Civic Intelligence

Ideation Lab

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 81-5168182

Feb 01, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023 • Filed on May 31, 2023

20961 Canyon View DrSaratoga, CA 95070

(512) 508-6294

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

3rd percentile

-242%

Higher net margin than 3% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

33rd percentile

-9.1%

Faster asset growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

51st percentile

5.7%

Faster revenue growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Assets

Down

$45,635

Down $4,595 (-9.1%) from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$45,635

Down $4,595 (-9.1%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Revenue

Up

$1,902

Up $102 (+5.7%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$6,497

Up $4,171 (+179%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$4,595

Down $4,069 (-774%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2020: $57,072Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $57,0722020Assets 2021: $50,756Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $50,7562021Assets 2022: $50,230Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $50,2302022Assets 2023: $45,635Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $45,6352023Assets 2024: $46,237Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $46,2372024Assets 2025: $34,148Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $34,1482025

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$45,635
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$45,635

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$20K$10K$0-$10K-$20KRevenue 2020: $17Expenses 2020: $2,233Net Income 2020: -$2,2162020Revenue 2021: $996Expenses 2021: $7,327Net Income 2021: -$6,3312021Revenue 2022: $1,800Expenses 2022: $2,326Net Income 2022: -$5262022Revenue 2023: $1,902Expenses 2023: $6,497Net Income 2023: -$4,5952023Revenue 2024: $2,633Expenses 2024: $2,031Net Income 2024: $6022024Revenue 2025: $0Expenses 2025: $12,089Net Income 2025: -$12,0892025

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$1,902
Expenses$6,497
Net Income-$4,595
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Feb 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2023
Signed
May 31, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$1,902
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Ideation Worldwide is founded by a team of young professionals and top-notch university students, who share a real passion for helping non-profits make profound and sustainable social impact via solving long-standing international development challenges. We are systematic thinkers and creative practicers, who recognize the need for new integrated ways of turning ideas into action. We understand that policy changes and welfare model cannot provide the ultimate solutions to the most pressing problems around the world. With experience from design thinking, lean startup, rights-based approach, and modern management practice inspires us a new path forward in today digitalized and rapidly-changing world. We are young architects, policymakers, social workers, and economists - who are determined to change the perception of international development and non-profits with multi-disciplinary high-performance social innovation.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
In 2017, Ideation Lab has supported Teacher Training program in Nairobi, Kenya, benefited 1 training college (over 60 teacher trainees), also provided funds to Resilience in Action to support building one brick-and-mortar school center for entrepreneurial skill training over 50 refugees.$132,098$19,834
In 2018, Ideation Lab has provided $7500 grant prize for the Ideas in Action Refugee Architecture competition.$7,500$0
In 2020, Ideation Lab provided financial support to over 21 preschools (covering over 50 teachers) in Nairobi, Kenya during covid-19 school lock-down periods.$6,617$710
In 2022, Ideation Lab has supported humanitarian architectural research conducted by Christina Zhang themed "Thank you for loving me till the end" to discuss Life, Memory and Urban Landscape in Post-Atrocity Bosnia and Rwanda, the grant is devoted to supporting exhibition and academic workshop series. Ideation World has also supported our late teacher Serah Mucheke's children with the necessary financial means to education and accomodation.$6,497$0
In 2021, Ideation Lab has supported teachers in Nairobi, Kenya with financial means to secure registration spots in Teacher Training Examination. Ideation World has also supported our late teacher Serah Mucheke's children with necessary financial means to school.$1,652$0
In the year 2019, Ideation Lab has focused on program design and research, to prepare for 2020 program initiatives.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Xiaoyi YuangPresidentPT$0--
Chi ZhangOfficerPT$0--
Zhaoyi HuangProgram OfficerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Ideation Lab
EIN
81-5168182
Phone
5125086294
Address
20961 Canyon View Dr, Saratoga, CA 95070

Signing Officer

Name
Zhaoyi Huang
Title
Officer
Phone
5125086294
Signed
2023-05-31
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

Grants to support Kenyan teacher's families - $1828;Grants to support humanitarian architectural research - $4100

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

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