ROCK-IT SCIENCE EDUCATIONALLY USEFUL PROGRAMS
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Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2021–2025. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.
2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $145K · expenses $123K · assets $53K
- EIN
- 77-0477609
- Address
- 3584 MOORLAND AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407-8131
- Website
- www.rockitscience.com
- NTEE code
- B99
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 1998
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Teach science to children
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lyn Azar | Director | 2021-2025 | $55,750 | $182,208 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peggy Ripley | Treasurer | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Brady Sewall | Board Member | 2021-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rhonda Ressel | Board member | 2022-2025 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $56K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lyn Azar | Director | 40 | $55,750 | - | $0 | $55,750 | 1 |
| Peggy Ripley | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brady Sewall | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rhonda Ressel | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $1K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lyn Azar | Director | 40 | $1,028 | - | $0 | $1,028 | 1 |
| Peggy Ripley | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brady Sewall | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rhonda Ressel | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $53K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lyn Azar | Director | 40 | $53,430 | - | $0 | $53,430 | 1 |
| Peggy Ripley | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brady Sewall | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rhonda Ressel | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $36K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lyn Azar | Director | 40 | $36,000 | - | $0 | $36,000 | 1 |
| Peggy Ripley | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brady Sewall | Board Member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Rhonda Ressel | Board member | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $36K · 4 employees · 2 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lyn Azar | Director | 30 | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | $36,000 | 1 |
| Peggy Ripley | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Brady Sewall | Board Member | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $145,479 | $123,119 | $52,518 | $52,013 | $2,688 | $142,779 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $121,432 | $123,680 | $30,559 | $29,653 | $968 | $120,462 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $149,265 | $148,039 | $33,215 | $31,901 | $4,290 | $144,973 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $165,646 | $150,312 | $33,754 | $33,754 | $7,222 | $158,416 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $200,431 | $201,253 | $19,788 | $15,340 | $51,789 | $148,642 | $36,000 | 4 | 2 |
Funders of this organization
5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $64,462 in all, tax years 2013 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOUIS AND MARY KAY SMITH FAMILY FOUNDATION INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ROCK IT SCIENCE EDUCATIONALLY USEFUL PROGRAMS”, “ROCK-IT SCIENCE EDUCATIONALLY USEFUL PROGRAMS” | 2014-2023 | 10 | $28,600 | 2023 | $4,000 | show |
| GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Rock-It Science Educationally Useful Programs” | 2013 | 1 | $20,000 | 2013 | $20,000 | show |
| SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 | $10,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020 | 1 | $5,377 | 2020 | $5,377 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “ROCK-IT SCIENCE EDUCATIONALLY USEFUL PROGRAMS” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $485 | 2023 | $56 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $123,119 spent · pay $68,910 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $68,910 | 56.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $39,190 | 31.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $15,019 | 12.2% | |
| Total | $123,119 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $123,680 spent · pay $70,806 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $70,806 | 57.2% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $34,540 | 27.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $17,934 | 14.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $400 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $123,680 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $148,039 spent · pay $98,842 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $98,842 | 66.8% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $32,855 | 22.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $15,174 | 10.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,168 | 0.8% | |
| Total | $148,039 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $150,312 spent · pay $104,840 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $104,840 | 69.7% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $30,472 | 20.3% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $12,936 | 8.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,064 | 1.4% | |
| Total | $150,312 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990 · $201,253 spent · pay $146,216 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $95,761 | $77,419 | $18,342 | - | 47.6% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $36,000 | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | 17.9% | |
| Occupancy | $30,280 | $28,280 | $2,000 | - | 15.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Class Materials | $13,506 | $13,506 | $0 | $0 | 6.7% |
| Payroll taxes | $10,542 | $8,000 | $2,542 | - | 5.2% | |
| Office expenses | $8,077 | - | $8,077 | - | 4.0% | |
| Other employee benefits | $3,913 | $3,000 | $913 | - | 1.9% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $2,113 | - | $2,113 | - | 1.0% | |
| Insurance | $986 | - | $986 | - | 0.5% | |
| Information technology | $75 | - | $75 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $201,253 | 100% |