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SOLVING FOR SCIENCE DAF sponsor

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Plain text SOLVING FOR SCIENCE. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2024. https://strategystudio.org/org/874048733. Retrieved 2026-10-19.

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MLA “SOLVING FOR SCIENCE.” Strategy Studio, tax years 2021–2024, https://strategystudio.org/org/874048733. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-10-19; covers tax years 2021–2024. Data: Strategy Studio, CC BY 4.0.

2024 · Form 990 · revenue $467K · expenses $495K · assets $145K

EIN
87-4048733
Address
1263 STANYAN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117-3816
Website
solvingfor.org
NTEE code
U20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2022
Donor-advised funds
Sponsor: its returns say it maintains donor-advised funds (latest tax year 2024). Figures by year
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Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE SCIENCE IS GENUINELY COLLABORATIVE, INCLUSIVE, AND SOCIALLY ENGAGED.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Brooke Runnette EXECUTIVE OFFICER2021-2024 $158,335$209,335 1
Vincent Chan TREASURER2021-2024 $0$11,023 1
Kari R Fisher (former) HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE2023 $121,841$121,841 1
Elizabeth Neeley (former) SECRETARY2021-2022 $0$10 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Matthew F Krummel CHAIR2021-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Jose Ordovas-Montanes BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Sara Suliman BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ananda Goldrath BOARD MEMBER2023-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Andrew Oberst BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 2
Sunny Shin BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 2
Joe Sun BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Igor Brodsky BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tiffany Scharschmidt BOARD MEMBER2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $158K · 2 employees · 150 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BROOKE RUNNETTE EXECUTIVE OFFICER40 $158,335$0$0 $158,3351
VINCENT CHAN TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
MATTHEW F KRUMMEL CHAIR1 $0$0$0 $02
JOSE ORDOVAS-MONTANES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SARA SULIMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ANANDA GOLDRATH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
JOE SUN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
SUNNY SHIN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
IGOR BRODSKY BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
TIFFANY SCHARSCHMIDT BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ANDREW OBERST BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 7 people listed · 3 paid, $174K · 2 employees · 30 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KARI R FISHER HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE1 $121,841$0$0 $121,8411
BROOKE RUNNETTE EXECUTIVE OFFICER3 $41,000$0$0 $41,0001
VINCENT CHAN TREASURER3 $11,023$0$0 $11,0231
MATTHEW F KRUMMEL CHAIR3 $0$0$0 $02
JOSE ORDOVAS-MONTANES SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
SARA SULIMAN BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
ANANDA GOLDRATH BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $10K · 1 employee · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BROOKE RUNNETTE VICE PRESIDENT5 $10,000$0$0 $10,0001
MATTHEW F KRUMMEL PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $02
VINCENT CHAN TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
ELIZABETH NEELEY SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $10
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Elizabeth Neeley Director5 $10-$0 $101
Vincent Chan Director5 $0-$0 $01
Matthew F Krummel Director5 $0-$0 $02
Brooke Runnette Director5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $10K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$467,426$494,961 $144,699$144,699 $450,419$17,000 $208,3372150
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$338,901$340,422 $173,158$172,583 $335,000$0 $176,841230
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$400,008$315,642 $174,053$174,053 $400,000$0 $61,00014
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,101$10,415 $89,686$89,686 $100,100$0 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $861,000 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$855,000 2024$130,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$6,000 2024$6,000
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AUSTIN SCIENCE EDUCATION FOUNDATIONTXU20 $382,494$308,730 MEMBER AT LARGE$0 Same NTEE code U20, revenue within 2x
CITIZEN SCIENCE FOUNDATIONNVU20 $551,176$477,356 President$0 Same NTEE code U20, revenue within 2x
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INSTITUTE FOR POPULATION HEALTH SCIENCESILU20 $260,556$50,166 Director$12,000 Same NTEE code U20, revenue within 2x
SPACE FOR HUMANITYCOU20 $929,414$1,040,783 EXECUTIVE DI$150,000 Same NTEE code U20, revenue within 2x
ASIAN AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INCNJU20 $445,728$290,488 Director$0 Same NTEE code U20, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$18,449,00019 62017–2024 TRICONTINENTAL LTD; HOROLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW YORK INC; CLIMATE IMPACT LAB INC; SPACE FOR HUMANITY and 2 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$9,408,12532 122014–2024 SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC; FOUNDATION FOR ANIMAL CARE ANDEDUCATION; COUNCIL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE WRITING INC; ELEMENTARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE and 8 more
APHORISM FOUNDATION Private foundation$9,000,0002 12023–2024 SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$5,406,57820 42011–2024 ELEMENTARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE; TREOBYTES INC; DATA SCIENCE ALLIANCE; FOUNDATION FOR ANIMAL CARE ANDEDUCATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$4,801,14868 212016–2024 CLIMATE IMPACT LAB INC; FOUNDATION FOR ANIMAL CARE ANDEDUCATION; QUEST SCIENCE CENTER; HUMAN POTENTIAL LAB INC and 17 more
CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA DAF sponsor$2,145,05119 62020–2024 SPACE FOR HUMANITY; ELEMENTARY INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE; AUSTIN SCIENCE EDUCATION FOUNDATION; SOUTH JERSEY INNOVATION CENTER A NJ NONPROFIT CORPORATION and 2 more
THE ERIC AND WENDY SCHMIDT FUND FOR STRATEGIC INNOVATION Private foundation$1,800,0001 12023–2023 SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC
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EVERY ORG Private foundation$791,6562 12023–2024 SPRITELY NETWORKED COMMUNITIES INSTITUTE

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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.

2024 · Form 990 · $494,961 spent · pay $208,445 · grants $10,000 · events $24,578
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: investment management $217,170$107,282$109,888- 43.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $208,337$102,918$105,419- 42.1%
Other (as described) EventSPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES $24,578$0$0$24,578 5.0%
Fees: accounting $14,304-$14,304- 2.9%
Grants to US organizations and governments $10,000$10,000-- 2.0%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $9,619$9,619$0$0 1.9%
Travel $4,356-$4,356- 0.9%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $3,561$2,456$1,105$0 0.7%
Office expenses $1,196-$1,196- 0.2%
Insurance $1,162-$1,162- 0.2%
Fees: legal $570-$570- 0.1%
Other employee benefits $108-$108- 0.0%
Total$494,961100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $340,422 spent · pay $232,374 · grants $0 · events $3,556
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $176,841$125,683$45,944$5,214 51.9%
Fees: other services $79,574$43,165$36,409- 23.4%
Other employee benefits $22,218$14,685$6,526$1,007 6.5%
Other salaries and wages $22,049$17,345$3,760$944 6.5%
Fees: accounting $13,903-$13,903- 4.1%
Payroll taxes $11,266$8,558$2,254$454 3.3%
Fees: legal $4,857$4,195$662- 1.4%
Travel $3,117-$1,502$1,615 0.9%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $2,912$2,262$650$0 0.9%
Information technology $2,374$2,374-- 0.7%
Office expenses $974$75$899- 0.3%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $309-$309- 0.1%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $28$28$0$0 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $5,847$3,247reported apart
Total$340,422100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $315,642 spent · pay $207,131 · grants $0 · events $100,586
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Conferences, conventions and meetings $100,586-$100,586- 31.9%
Other salaries and wages $81,763$57,234$16,353$8,176 25.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $61,000$1,840$59,160- 19.3%
Pay: disqualified persons $41,000$41,000-- 13.0%
Other employee benefits $14,939$10,457$2,988$1,494 4.7%
Payroll taxes $8,429$5,900$1,686$843 2.7%
Information technology $2,615-$2,615- 0.8%
Fees: accounting $2,014-$2,014- 0.6%
Office expenses $1,715$1,139$576- 0.5%
Other (as described)DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS $788$0$788$0 0.2%
Fees: other services $763$429$273$61 0.2%
Advertising and promotion $30--$30 0.0%
Total$315,642100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $10,415 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $10,415 100.0%
Total$10,415100%

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Donor-advised funds

Donors to individual donor-advised funds are not public. These filings show what the sponsor reports, not who gave.

As reported on Schedule D Part I (and the Form 990 Part IV question “did the organization maintain donor advised funds”). Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Maintains DAFsDAFs heldContributionsGrantsValue at year endOther funds heldOther contributionsOther grantsOther value at year end
2024 · Form 990 view filing
Yes 1$110,000$0$0 0$0$0$0
2023 · Form 990 view filing
Yes 1$325,000$0$325,000 0$0$0$0
2022 · Form 990 view filing
Yes 1$400,000$0$400,000 0$0$0$0