Nonprofit · EIN 90-0101115
INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING
Tax-exempt · LOS ANGELES, CA 90050
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $39,325 | $49,610 | -$10,285 | $23,609 | $8,133 | $15,476 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $106,275 | $154,381 | -$48,106 | $28,722 | $2,960 | $25,762 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,500
- Program service revenue
- $36,626
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $199
Expenses
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $18,000
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $2,750
- Occupancy
- $5,500
- Printing, publications and postage
- $282
- Other expenses
- $41,078
- Program services (functional)
- $47,964
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $28,721
- Total assets, end of year
- $23,609
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,133
- Net assets, end of year
- $15,476
- Cash, savings and investments
- $19,418
- Gross receipts
- $39,366
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET WERTHEIM | PRESIDENT | 20 | $12,000 |
| CHRISTINE WERTHEIM | TREASURER&SE | 5 | $6,000 |
| SARAH SIMONS | PUBLICATION | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL ERIC MILLER | PHOTOGRAPHER | 1 | $0 |
| DARRYL YONG | DEPT. OF MAT | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET WERTHEIM | PRESIDENT | 45 | $62,000 |
| CHRISTINE WERTHEIM | TREASURER&SE | 30 | $53,000 |
| SARAH SIMONS | PUBLICATION | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL ERIC MILLER | PHOTOGRAPHER | 1 | $0 |
| DARRYL YONG | DEPT. OF MAT | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 50346, LOS ANGELES, CA 90050-0203
- Signed the 990-EZ
- MARGARET WERTHEIM, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (323) 445-5374
- Website
- WWW.THEIFF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WALTERS & SKLYAR LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 90-0101115 or by the name INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT SCIENCE, MATH AND TECHNOLOGY.
Program accomplishments
- EXHIBITIONS PROGRAM THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT SUBJECTS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS. TO THIS END, THE IFF CREATES AND PARTICIPATES IN EXHIBITIONS AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, AND ART. IN 2024 THE ORGANIZATION'S CROCHET CORAL REEF PROJECT - WHICH REFLECTS ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF CORAL REEFS DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, AS WELL AS MANIFESTATIONS OF MATHEMATICS IN NATURE - WAS EXHIBITED IN A MAJOR SOLO-SHOW AT SCHLOSSMUSEUM LINZ IN AUSTRIA IN THE MUSEUM'S NATURAL HISTORY WING. THIS WAS THE SECOND EXHIBITION OF OUR WORK AT THE SCHLOSSMUSEUM. THE NEW SHOW WAS MOUNTED IN RESPONSE TO POPULAR AUDIENCE DEMAND AND ONGOING COMMUNITY INTEREST. LIKEWISE, AN EXHIBITION OF THE PROJECT AT THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART IN PITTSBURGH (FIRST SHOWN IN 2023) WAS EXTENDED TO RUN THROUGH THE END OF 2024 - AGAIN IN RESPONSE TO POPULAR DEMAND. IN AUSTRIA, THE MUSEUM HAD RECORD ATTENDANCE, WITH MANY VISITORS SAYING IT WAS THEIR FIRST TIME EVER AT THE MUSEUM. A MASSIVE SLATE OF PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAMMING IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE EXHIBITION ENGAGED OVER 3,500 PEOPLE ACROSS AUSTRIA. THE EXHIBITION WAS REVIEWED IN MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WAS ON LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION. IN PITTSBURGH, OVER 300 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED FROM ACROSS THE CITY; AND THE FINISHED EXHIBITION WAS FEATURED IN LOCAL PRESS AND ON A NATIONAL PBS TELEVISION PROGRAM. OUR WORK WAS ALSO INCLUDED IN TWO LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITIONS: AT GUSTAV LUBCKE MUSEUM (HAMM, GERMANY) AROUND THE THEME OF ENVIRONMENTAL COLLAPSE; AND AT ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN (LA/PASADENA), AS PART OF THE GETTY CENTER'S CITY-WIDE PST-2024 ART AND SCIENCE INITIATIVE; THE EXHIBITION THEME WAS "DATA, DESIGN, ART." IN ADDITION, WE CONTRIBUTED WORK TO AN EXHIBITION TITLED SEEING THE UNSEEN: MATH AND ART AT THE WIGNALL MUSEUM AT CHAFFEY COLLEGE IN EASTERN LA - THE EXHIBITION WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A ROBUST SLATE OF EVENTS ABOUT MATHEMATICS FOR STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. FINALLY, OUR WORK WAS INCLUDED IN A MUSEUM-WIDE EXHIBITION TITLED IMAGERY OF THE SEA AT MUSEE CANTONAL DES BEAUX ARTS LAUSANNE (SWITZERLAND) - THE EXHIBITION BOUGHT TOGETHER SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC IMAGES OF OCEAN PHENOMENA AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A LAVISH CATALOG BOOK, IN DUAL FRENCH/ENGLISH, IN WHICH OUR WORK WAS DISCUSSED.Expenses $38,221
- PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, EVENTS, AND WORKSHOPS PROGRAM DURING 2024, THE IFF CONTINUED WORKING WITH SCHLOSSMUSEUM LINZ ON A LARGE- SCALE COMMUNITY SCIENCE+ART PROJECT THAT ENGAGED PEOPLE ACROSS AUSTRIA WITH THE SUBJECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, CORAL REEFS, AND MATHEMATICS IN NATURE. DURING THE 2 YEARS OF THIS PROJECT, 3,500 AUSTRIANS PARTICIPATED, INCLUDING ALMOST 1,000 SCHOOL STUDENTSExpenses $9,031
- WEBSITE PROGRAM DURING 2024, THE IFF EXTENDED OUR WEBSITE ABOUT OUR CROCHET CORAL REEF PROJECT AND ITS AFFILIATED EDUCATIONAL OFFSHOOTS IN MATHEMATICS, ECOLOGY, AND THE SCIENCE OF CORAL REEFS. THE SITE CONTAINS A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE SCIENTIFIC AND MATHEMATICAL TOPICS UNDERLYING THE PROJECT AND ITS NETWORK OF WORLDWIDE PROGRAMMING. THIS MATERIAL SERVES AS A VALUABLE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FREELY AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND EDUCATORS. SEE WWW.CROCHETCORALREEF.ORG. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT AND ADD TO OUR WEBSITE FOR THE INSTITUTE ITSELF WWW.THEIFF.ORG - WHICH CONTAINS ONLINE EXHIBITS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ON SCIENTIFIC AND MATHEMATICAL TOPICS SUCH AS FRACTAL GEOMETRY, MATHEMATICAL PAPER FOLDING, AND PRIME NUMBERS.Expenses $712
- PUBLICATIONS PROGRAM IN 2024, WORK CONTINUED ON A BOOK ABOUT THE INSTITUTE'S CROCHET CORAL REEF PROJECT TO BE PUBLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR TWO EXHIBITIONS AT SCHLOSSMUSEUM LINZ IN AUSTRIA. THE BOOK CONTAINS ESSAYS ABOUT THE MATHEMATICAL, GEOLOGICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY DIMENSIONS OF THE PROJECT, AND HAS JUST BEEN PUBLISHED - IN JULY 2025 - IN A DUAL ENGLISH/GERMAN EDITION. MS WERTHEIM ALSO WROTE ABOUT THE PROJECT IN A LONG SCHOLARLY ESSAY FOR THE FORTHCOMING BOOK SEEING THE UNSEEABLE: DATA, DESIGN, ART PUBLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION AT ARTCENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN. (THE BOOK IS FORTHCOMING FALL 2025).
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 90-0101115
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard)
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B60)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $23,609
- Income (IRS master file)
- $39,366
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $39,325 | $49,610 | $23,609 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $106,275 | $154,381 | $28,722 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 90-0101115).
Questions about INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING
- What is the EIN of INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING is 90-0101115.
- Is INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING file?
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard). Gross receipts normally $50,000 or less.
- When is the next return of INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2024.
- Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 5 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $12,000 (MARGARET WERTHEIM, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does INSTITUTE FOR FIGURING have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $39,325, expenses of $49,610 and total assets of $23,609 at year end.
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