2025-09-02T14:33:28-07:00 2024-12-31 460796445 Shining Star Consulting LLC 1831 Solano Ave Unit 8058 Berkeley CA 94707 990 2024-01-01 882385911 MIZZEN EDUCATION INC MIZZ 4243229150 13157 Mindanao Way 1892 Marina del Rey CA 90292 Carlos Santini President & CEO 2025-09-02 true true Suzanne Pon P03097587 5109996712 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Carlos Santini 13157 Mindanao Way 1892 Marina del Rey CA 90292 2327319 false X www.mizzen.org X 2022 DE Mizzen Education is an education technology organization. It is dedicated to creating no-cost, high-quality and engaging afterschool learning resources for youth in grades K-12. Additionally, Mizzen offers professional development opportunities that prepare afterschool educators to teach effectively. 7 7 9 7 0 3334664 2303715 23604 0 0 3334664 2327319 0 0 266830 1277818 53524 178597 249180 846805 516010 2178147 2818654 149172 2885182 3164502 66528 196676 2818654 2967826 Mizzen partners with the out-of-school time field to design experiences that spark curiosity, cultivate joy, and inspire a love of learning among children and youth. false false 816329 23604 Educator Training + Development: A key element of Mizzen Education's mission has been its ability to equip youth development professionals to deliver high-quality learning experiences through a series of professional development experiences (virtually and in-person). This has accelerated the organization's growth, engagement, and brand awareness. These efforts have been promoted via activations and digital marketing and communication campaigns. The program expands Mizzen's standing as an innovative education organization through initiatives such as Mizzen's Beyond the Booth campaign (designing and curating of learning spaces), Mizzen Meets (an ongoing zoom webinar series promoting youth development experts in the field), and industry keynoting and conference presentations, town halls and expert speaker panels. Mizzen's Professional Development added 5,677 new educators to our free platform in 2024 through workshops, conventions and conferences which resulted in a total of 22,500 educators nationwide benefiting from our content. This included significant growth in several states, with some seeing increases of over 1,000% compared to FY 2023. In total, 13 states experienced growth of 100% or more, while another 13 saw increases ranging from 33% to 90% over the course of the year. In 2023-2024, we partnered with the 50 State Afterschool Network to broaden the reach and impact of out-of-school time programs for youth. Together, we brought transformative experiences to educators in 27 states. 523873 Strategic Innovation & Partnerships: The program focuses on cultivating alliances to expand the organization's high-quality digital learning resources available on the Mizzen platform and enhancing existing digital learning resources. It has expanded its STEM-focused content with an emphasis on SEL and durable skills. The program works in tandem with Mizzen's Engagement and Experiences program to design and deliver professional development resources for youth development professionals. In 2024, Mizzen Education expanded its learning resources library through two new partnerships and four existing partner organizations broadening our partnerships to 27 organizations. The partnership expansion grew the Mizzen library to over 1,800 innovative activities and Pro Tips with 120 new learning resources. The Strategic Innovation & Partnerships department is responsible for partnerships and strategic initiatives to cultivate learning resources and quality instructional practices. In addition to overseeing a comprehensive assessment system which includes the management of partnership lifecycles, the program is responsible for the enhancement of existing digital learning resources to maintain content quality and growth. Mizzen's virtual library and professional development supports impacted approximately 508,000 youth in 2024. 413648 Platform development: At the center of Mizzen Education's program offering is the Mizzen platform, which serves a diverse community of educators throughout the country. Our community of users includes individual educator members as well as organizational accounts for administrators, staff and more-allowing organizations to collaborate and plan across multiple sites. The Mizzen Education platform/app runs on desktop computers, all tablets and mobile devices. The Organization hosts a rapidly growing library of 1,800+ individual activities for students of all ages and stages. The activities are searchable, and many are part of thematic collections. The Organization allows access to additional features including organizing their members into different groups, scheduling & sharing activities, sending messages within Mizzen, and more. 1753850 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 9 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true false true true false AL AR CA FL HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN VA WI WV X Joseph Davis 4243229150 13157 Mindanao Way 1892 Marina del Rey CA 90292 Carlos Santini President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 254710 0 36735 Angelina Garner VP of Strategic Partnerships 40.00 0.00 171047 0 8451 Alexander Jergensen Head of Product 40.00 0.00 133243 0 40499 Kristin Stayer VP of Engagement + Educ Exp 40.00 0.00 122486 0 24645 David Wong Treasurer 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Joseph Davis Secretary 0.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ridgway White Director 0.15 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Reyes Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Benita Melton Director 0.15 0.00 X 0 0 0 Omekia Snider Director 0.50 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Berry Director 0.25 0.00 X 0 0 0 681486 110330 4 false true false Meygan My-Diem Ngo 1123 Maxey Court San Jose CA 95132 Marketing Consulting 119522 Michael DuVarney 3528 E Kaibab Pl Chandler AZ 85249 Partnership Development & Fundraising Counsel 134561 2 2303715 3715 2303715 Program Revenue 900099 23604 23604 23604 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2327319 23604 0 0 0 0 291445 174867 14572 102006 0 821273 692865 125266 3142 31342 24354 4135 2853 55725 46271 9115 339 78033 60582 10293 7158 0 13714 2622 11092 28789 28789 0 53524 53524 0 158874 142998 14022 1854 317589 315723 814 1052 33322 25902 6927 493 84845 73251 9999 1595 0 9264 8856 408 72518 66514 2834 3170 0 51340 49176 1109 1055 0 0 66837 66837 9713 3032 6325 356 0 2178147 1753850 245700 178597 622582 1047707 0 2000000 1800000 0 0 0 0 0 18012 0 0 0 0 262600 298783 0 2885182 3164502 66528 56676 140000 66528 196676 X 302071 339336 2516583 2628490 2818654 2967826 2885182 3164502 149172 X false true X true false X 3334664 2303715 5638379 0 0 3334664 2303715 5638379 5521893 116486 0 0 0 5638379 23604 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X 2327319 2327319 2327319 2178147 2178147 2178147 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization is recognized as a public charity exempt from Federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, whereby only unrelated business income, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, is subject to income tax. Management believes that all of the Organization's income was directly related to its exempt purpose; thus, the accompanying financial statements do not include any provision for income taxes. The Organization has evaluated its current tax positions and has concluded that as of December 31, 2024, the Organization does not have any significant tax positions for which a provision would be necessary. X X X true Mike DuVarney 3528 E Kaibab Place Chandler AZ 85249 Fundraising Counsel & Partnership Development false 53524 53524 AL AR CA CO CT DC FL HI KS KY MA MD ME MI MS NC ND NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI TN VA WA WI WV MN X false true X X X X X false false false false false false false false false Alexander Jergensen Head of Product 131073 350 1820 20000 20499 173742 Angelina Garner VP of Strategic Partnerships 170697 350 8451 179498 Carlos Santini President & CEO 254710 19500 17235 291445 Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a. Part I, Line 1b: Reason for not following policy regarding payment provisions for expenses For flights longer than three hours, the CEO may upgrade to business class - or to first class on carriers that do not offer a business option - when traveling to deliver a keynote or other time-sensitive engagement where arriving well-rested and prepared is critical to representing the organization effectively. While Mizzen does not have a formal written policy, an informal practice is followed to limit upgrades to circumstances where enhanced travel directly supports the CEO's ability to fulfill essential duties and advance the organization's mission. All such purchases or reimbursements are reviewed by the Director of Operations for accountability. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 will be reviewed with the CEO as well as the Finance Committee of Mizzen which will make recommendations. After their approval, it is signed by the CEO and President. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Mizzen's CEO and Operations Team are in constant conversations with the Board of Directors and any possible Conflict of Interest will be addressed before any engagements are entered. The possible CofA is presented to the board the party in question is excused from meeting along with relating information like competitor quotes and then discussed with the board. The board then votes on if a Conflict of Interest exists, if it is in the best interest of the company and how to move forward either way. Everything is recorded in meeting minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b An Independent Contractor conducted Salary Surveys - including key responsibilities, salary comparisons and a professional recommendation for key employees. During Mizzen Education's status as a foundation-administered project, salaries for the CEO position and other key employees were reviewed and confirmed by the Foundation's Board of Trustees prior to Mizzen becoming an independent 501(c)(3) organization. Salary surveys were conducted both in 2022 and 2023 with no changes to the CEO's and most key employees' roles and responsibilities. The Director of Operations' position was reviewed in 2024 by TriNet's Benchmarking team. Since 2024, the process is that every new position / promotion / transfer needs to receive a bechmarking study, conducted by TriNet. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Documents are available upon reasonable request.