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Future Problem Solving Program of Califo

EIN 68-0286884 • 501(c)3 • Stanford, CA

Profile

The organization administers an academic program that prepares students in grades 4-12 for the future by teaching them essential problem solving skills.

PO Box 19377Stanford, CA 94309-9377

cafpsp.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

40th percentile

-2.4%

Higher net margin than 40% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

35th percentile

-16%

Faster asset growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

40th percentile

-12%

Faster revenue growth than 40% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$1,422

Down $63,487 (-98%) from 2022

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $25,500 (-100%) from 2022

Net Assets

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin40th percentile

Revenue

Down

$59,076

Down $8,368 (-12%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$71,563

Up $10,620 (+17%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$12,487

Down $18,988 (-292%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth35th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2012: $31,139Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $47,104Net Assets 2013: $47,1042013Assets 2014: $71,084Liabilities 2014: $978Net Assets 2014: $70,1062014Assets 2015: $56,122Liabilities 2015: $1,9252015Assets 2016: $38,550Liabilities 2016: $2062016Assets 2017: $36,338Liabilities 2017: $2912017Assets 2018: $17,715Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $31,775Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $59,196Liabilities 2020: $25,5002020Assets 2021: $58,408Liabilities 2021: $25,500Net Assets 2021: $32,9082021Assets 2022: $64,909Liabilities 2022: $25,500Net Assets 2022: $39,4092022Assets 2023: $1,422Liabilities 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$1,422
Liabilities$0
Net Assets-
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth40th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2012: $40,773Expenses 2012: $49,432Net Income 2012: -$8,6592012Revenue 2013: $67,681Expenses 2013: $51,716Net Income 2013: $15,9652013Revenue 2014: $66,635Expenses 2014: $43,633Net Income 2014: $23,0022014Revenue 2015: $57,087Expenses 2015: $72,699Net Income 2015: -$15,6122015Revenue 2016: $53,444Expenses 2016: $69,293Net Income 2016: -$15,8492016Revenue 2017: $55,095Expenses 2017: $53,841Net Income 2017: $1,2542017Revenue 2018: $42,450Expenses 2018: $63,395Net Income 2018: -$20,9452018Revenue 2019: $76,047Expenses 2019: $61,077Net Income 2019: $14,9702019Revenue 2020: $66,423Expenses 2020: $64,502Net Income 2020: $1,9212020Revenue 2021: $57,835Expenses 2021: $58,624Net Income 2021: -$7892021Revenue 2022: $67,444Expenses 2022: $60,943Net Income 2022: $6,5012022Revenue 2023: $59,076Expenses 2023: $71,563Net Income 2023: -$12,4872023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$59,076
Expenses$71,563
Net Income-$12,487
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,422
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
-
Revenue
$59,076
Expenses
$71,563
Net income
-$12,487
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.42$0.00$59.1$71.6$12.5
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$64.9$25.5$39.4$67.4$60.9$6.50
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$58.4$25.5$32.9$57.8$58.6$0.79
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$59.2$25.5$66.4$64.5$1.92
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$31.8$0.00$76.0$61.1$15.0
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$17.7$0.00$42.5$63.4$20.9
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$36.3$0.29$55.1$53.8$1.25
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$38.6$0.21$53.4$69.3$15.8
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$56.1$1.93$57.1$72.7$15.6
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$71.1$0.98$70.1$66.6$43.6$23.0
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$47.1$47.1$67.7$51.7$16.0
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$31.1$0.00$40.8$49.4$8.66
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2021 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2020 to Jun 30, 2021
Signed
May 17, 2022
Return Version
2020v4.2
Gross Receipts
$57,835
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Our organization administers an academic program to teach essential problem-solving skills to students from 4th to 12th grades. We run vie academic competitions per year throughout California and serve more than 1,000 students. We are an affiliate of Future Problem Solving Program International based in Melbourne FL. Our final competition each April brings students together to one California campus to compete in-person. During the pandemic we moved to online competitions We rely on volunteers evaluators and two contractors to deliver our program. Our Board is 100% volunteer and receives no compensation whatsoever.

Ourorganizationadministersanacademicprogramtoteachessentialproblem-solvingskillstostudentsfrom4thto12thgrades.WerunvieacademiccompetitionsperyearthroughoutCaliforniaandservemorethan1,000students.WeareanaffiliateofFutureProblemSolvingProgramInternationalbasedinMelbourne,FL.OurfinalcompetitioneachAprilbringsstudentstogethertooneCaliforniacampustocompetein-person.Duringthepandemic,wemovedtoonlinecompetitionsWerelyonvolunteers,evaluators,andtwocontractorstodeliverourprogram.OurBoardis100%volunteerandreceivesnocompensationwhatsoever.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
InourGlobalIssuesProblemcurriculum,ourstudentsbuildessentialskillstosolvesocial,scientific,andhumanitarianchallengesthatplaguesociety.Thesestudentsadvancesignificantlyovertheir8yearsintheprogram.Wehavemorethan1,000studentsinourprogrameveryyear.$0$25,000
Since1984,wehavetaughtcriticalandcreativeproblem-solvingskillstothousandsofCaliforniastudents.Manyofourstudentshavegoneontosignificantacademicandprofessionalachievements.Ongoingprogramservicesareprovidedbytwoco-affiliatedirectorstostudentsandtheirteachers.$0$10,000
InourCommunityProblemSolvingcurriculum,wehavehadstudentsdevelopcriticalservicesfortheirpiers.Oneexampleisaprogramdevelopedbyourhighschoolstudentstocreateawarenessaroundteensuicide.Thisprogramissmallerbutgrowing.$0$5,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Erwin HosonoPresidentPT$0--
Lisa ChandVice President And TreasurerPT$0--
Mackenzie YaryuraSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Future Problem Solving Program of California Inc
EIN
68-0286884
In Care Of
% Erwin Hosono
Address
PO BOX 19377, STANFORD, CA 94309-9377

Signing Officer

Name
Erwin Hosono
Title
President
Signed
2022-05-17
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| California State Bowl $3821 Evaluators $4248 Payments to parent organization for services and fees $2346 Software and services $539 Bank and PayPal Fees $169, $11124|”

Part II, line 26

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| We received an SBA Loan for $25,500 due to Covid-19 Relief. Payments for this loan begin in 2022., $25500, $25500|”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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