2025-10-29T21:06:44-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 823925333 MAKER NEXUS MAKE 4086852500 1330 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089 Barbara Clemmensen Treasurer 4086852500 2025-10-29 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Kelly Yamanishi 1330 Orleans Drive Sunnyvale CA 94089 1808687 0 X www.makernexus.org X 2018 CA Maker Nexus empowers people of all ages and backgrounds to learn, create, and innovate. Our collaborative community provides access to hands-on training with professional-grade tools. We lower barriers to craftsmanship, build confidence, create opportunity, and foster a culture of creativity and resourcefulness across our region. 5 5 53 40 0 0 186899 153569 1394203 1643939 2489 422 0 2 1583591 1797932 3600 3777 0 0 935033 1105242 0 0 3959 577595 767973 1516228 1876992 67363 -79060 1061516 1004613 143982 166139 917534 838474 Maker Nexus empowers people of all ages and backgrounds to learn, create, and innovate. Our collaborative community provides access to hands-on training with professional-grade tools. We lower barriers to craftsmanship, build confidence, create opportunity, and foster a culture of creativity and resourcefulness across our region. 0 0 1465565 3770 1643988 We operate a 28,000 sq. ft. multi-media workshop with 3D printers, laser cutters, an extensive woodshop, home and industrial textile equipment, an electronics lab, a metal shop, welding facilities, classrooms, and meeting space. Our experienced staff maintains the machines in excellent working order and are always available to lend a hand or provide advice on how to effectively use a tool. Maker Nexus members pay a monthly or annual fee for access to all the makerspace tools and equipment for their own projects. By the end of 2024, our membership had increased to 503. We also provide training to members and non-members alike through skill-building sessions, project-oriented workshops, and enrichment programs that emphasize inquiry and problem-based learning methods used in the creative process. For adults, we delivered 779 equipment training classes to 2,803 makers and also provided 279 workshops for project-based learning. Our youth program included afterschool camps, vacation camps, homeschool classes and field trips. We delivered 80 youth camps to 680 campers and provided full scholarships to for 5 students to attend a 6-week maker experience for Summit School. For homeschoolers, 32 students participated in 5 homeschool classes covering metalworking, 3D printing, woodworking, and more. During 10 field trips and school events at the makerspace, 200 elementary and middle schoolers experienced firsthand the potential of a makerspace-exploring tinkering, inventing, and creative fun. Our spacious community and event space is available to groups and nonprofits free of charge. We are proud to support various organizations by hosting their meetups, regular club events, and occasional gatherings. 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Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Form 990 was reviewed by all board members before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Maker Nexus By Laws and Form 990 are available on request and are also posted on our website. Our Form 990 is also available on Guidestar.org (Candid). Our conflict of interest policy is included in our By Laws.