Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 68-0286884
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
19th percentile
Higher net margin than 19% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
78th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
3rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
31st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Flat$1,422
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
$1,422
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Revenue
Flat$59,076
Flat from 2023
Expenses
Flat$71,563
Flat from 2023
Net Income
Flat-$12,487
Flat from 2023
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.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Since 1984 we have taught critical and creative problem-solving skills to thousands of California students. Many of our students have gone on to significant academic and professional achievements. Ongoing program services are provided by two co-affiliate directors to students and their teachers both in-person and online. | $0 | $20,000 |
| In our Global Issues Problem curriculum our students build essential skills to solve social scientific and humanitarian challenges that plague society. These students advance significantly over their 8 years in the program. We had 21 schools and approximately 750 active participants this year. | $0 | $20,000 |
| In our Community Problem Solving curriculum we have had students develop critical services for their piers. One example is a program developed by our high school students to create awareness around teen suicide. This program is smaller but growing. | $0 | $10,000 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erwin Hosono | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Lisa Chand | Vice President And Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
“CAFPS”
“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Evaluation of booklets, $6715| Fees to parent organization including software, $4726| Zoom Adobe Quickbooks Tax900 and other software, $1012| State Bowl expenses, $11610|”
“| Explanation:, Amount:| Repayments of SBA Loan, $-25500|”
“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| SBA Receivable, $25500, $0|”
“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| We received an SBA Loan for $25,500 due to Covid-19 Relief., $25500, $0|”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | CAFPS |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Evaluation of booklets, $6715| Fees to parent organization including software, $4726| Zoom Adobe Quickbooks Tax900 and other software, $1012| State Bowl expenses, $11610| |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | | Explanation:, Amount:| Repayments of SBA Loan, $-25500| |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| SBA Receivable, $25500, $0| |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | | Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| We received an SBA Loan for $25,500 due to Covid-19 Relief., $25500, $0| |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Doing Business As Names |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Part I, line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Part I, line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Part II, line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Part II, line 26 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Erwin Hosono |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | President |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2024-05-15 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | 0 | FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAM OF CALIFORNIA INC |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | FUTU |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN | 0 | 680286884 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/ForeignPhoneNum | 0 | 6503322377 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/InCareOfNm | 0 | % Erwin Hosono |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | PO BOX 19377 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | STANFORD |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | CA |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 943099377 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2024-05-15T20:31:57-04:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/SigningOfficerGrp/PersonFullName/PersonFirstNm | 0 | Erwin |
| ReturnHeader/SigningOfficerGrp/PersonFullName/PersonLastNm | 0 | Hosono |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2022-07-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2023-06-30 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2022 |
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2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.