Mouse
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About this organization
Mission
Mouse is a national nonprofit that empowers all youth and educators to engage with computer science and creative technology to solve real problems and make meaningful change in our world. With a commitment to fostering greater equity, diversity and humanity in STEM, we bring together the people, programs and platforms necessary to meet the full range of creative computing needs, today and for our future. By combining youth and professional development, and connecting creative to computational thinking, we are empowering youth — and all those that educate them — to access and amplify technology as a force for good.
About
Youth Engagement/Mouse Design League:To deliver content, programs, events, and digital platforms that engage learners; build creative computing literacies through problem-solving, collaboration and iteration; leverage interests and playfulness to connect learners to new skills; and apply those skills to address local and global issues. Through this work, we hope to open opportunities within STEM and creative computing pathways for students from ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds underrepresented in these academic and professional contexts. 279 Students / Goal for FY19: ~300 (93% of Goal, 8% increase from last year) 47% non cis-gender male 84% Students of Color 34.8% Students per event (Average) Mouse Design League is a youth-centered design and technology program that develops emerging leadership, professional and technical skills of high school students from Mouse programs across NYC. In FY18, Design League will expand to include a pilot implementation at DreamYard in the Bronx and the Best Buy Teen Tech Center @ Hope Community in Minneapolis. # Total students in Design League programs 23 - DL Manhattan/Mouse 22 - DL Bronx/DreamYard 20 - DL Minneapolis 64% Male 36% Female 0% Non-Binary/Prefer-to-Self-Describe 95.2% Students of Color 80% of Students attend on-mission (70% or higher FRL) schoolsEducator Training:This fiscal year we held 97 educator learning events throughout 13 states:New York , Texas, Indiana, Georgia, California, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania , Florida, South Carolina,, New Jersey, Delaware, Arizona799 educators participated in educator learning events. This number does not include the educators who attended follow-up workshops. Currently at 110.8% of goal to train 1,000 educators by June 2019Mouse Create Platform:FY19 showed a significant increase in depth of the student learning experience for sites that were active on the platform. Active users are completing more projects each, spending more time on the platform, and finishing work for entire courses. Evidence of this trend: 24% increase in earned badges (badges are pending when students complete several projects within a course but the educator did not issue the badge) 7.35% increase in # of sessions on Mouse Create per user 7.41% increase in the length of time each user spends on Mouse Create at a time 30% increase in total discussion 2% increase in submitted evidence per student
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing documents outline the non-profit's mission as “Mouse empowers students and educators to engage with computer science and creative technology to solve real problems and make meaningful change in our world. we are committed to fostering greater diversity and humanity in stem and empower youth -- and all those that educate them -- to access and amplify technology as a force for good.”.
When outlining the tasks it performs, they were referred to as: “Mouse is a national youth development nonprofit that believes in technology as a force for good. we empower all students to create with technology to solve real problems and make meaningful change in our world.”.
- The non-profit's reported state of operation is NY as per legal requirements.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has 27 employees reported on their 990 form.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$18,391.
- The compensation policy for the CEO of the organization is established through a review and endorsement from an independent source.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 24 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1997.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $2,197,692 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $353,197 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.