Mbadika Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Education Services 611710 | STEM Education Outreach
- Income
- $58,753
- Spending
- $65,447
- Reserves
- 1.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $5,255, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 49 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 11% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $50,607 spent. MLAB | A STEM education initiative including hands-on workshops projects and digital content for almost [1,500] members of the general public to explore STEM and related career pathways while applying their newfound knowledge. Includes [200] MLab Field Kits and [30] Internships for high school students.
- $7,500 spent. MLAB Island Adventure | A STEM education initiative to expose City of Boston residents to the natural beauty of Bostons Harbor Islands while exploring Bostons legacy in textile innovation with a STEM lens in partnership with Boston Harbor Island NOW through the Innovation Islands Grant Program to almost 200 Greater Boston learners and their families.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending April 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on September 15, 2018 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on September 15, 2018.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending April 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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