Moonlighter Fablab Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MOONLIGHTER FABLAB EMPOWERS MAKERS TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE THROUGH: EDUCATION - OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN IN THE STEAM LEARNING CENTER. ACCESS - DEMOCRATIZED ACCESS TO STATE OF THE ART DIGITAL FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES, TOOLS, AND SPACES TO CREATE AT THE FABLAB. COLLABORATION - COMMUNITY PROJECTS THAT SOLVE LOCAL CHALLENGES. OUTREACH - THROUGH THE ANNUAL MAKER FAIRE MIAMI AND OTHER ACTIVATIONS AND EVENTS.
- Income
- $411,341
- Spending
- $427,231
- Spent on programs
- 95%
- Reserves
- 2.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 64
- Highest pay
- $79,715, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.3 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1595% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $405,042 spent. MOONLIGHTER FABLAB PROVIDES EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HANDS-ON STEAM EDUCATION, CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND EDUCATORS ACROSS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. IN 2024, WE SERVED OVER 1,200 STUDENTS THROUGH AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS, HOMESCHOOL SESSIONS, AND SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS FOCUSED ON DESIGN THINKING, DIGITAL FABRICATION, ROBOTICS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION. WE HOSTED COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS MAKER FAIRE MIAMI, WHICH FEATURED OVER 150 MAKERS AND ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES. WE ALSO SUPPORTED OVER 100 EDUCATORS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND TRAINED HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS IN DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND CAREER READINESS. THESE PROGRAMS FOSTER CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS WHILE EXPANDING ACCESS TO EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. MOONLIGHTER FABLAB PROVIDED LOW-COST MEMBERSHIP ACCESS TO OVER A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR OVER 55 INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, NON-PROFITS, AND STARTUPS TO USE TO DEVELOP NOVEL WORKS. MOONLIGHTER'S ROBUST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 1000 STUDENTS ACROSS VARIOUS PROGRAMS: THE STEAM+ PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BASS MUSEUM AND THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH SERVED OVER 221 STUDENTS ACROSS 3 SCHOOLS FOR IN-SCHOOL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS WHICH CULMINATED IN AN END OF SEMESTER SCHOOL SHOWCASE AT EACH SITE. THE PROGRAM WAS KEY TO HELPING THESE SCHOOLS OBTAIN GOLD LEVEL STEAM DESIGNATION FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR STEAM FIELD TRIPS SERVED OVER 710 STUDENTS ACROSS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INCLUDING 294 MIAMI BEACH STUDENTS SERVED AT NO COST AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. OUR AFTER SCHOOL AND HOMESCHOOL PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY SERVED 81 STUDENTS ACROSS TWO SCHOOL SITES AND MOONLIGHTER FABLAB, WHICH EMPOWERED STUDENTS WITH TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING SKILLS ACROSS TWO SEMESTERS. OUR SPRING AND SUMMER CAMPS SERVED OVER 52 STUDENTS, 18 OF WHICH WERE PROVIDED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN 5 WEEKS OF PROGRAMMING AT NO COST TO THE FAMILIES WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND THE CHILDREN'S TRUST. OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS SERVED OVER 3500 PEOPLE WITH LOW OR NO COST PROGRAMMING INCLUDING 32 FREE EVENTS. MOONLIGHTER FABLAB'S FLAGSHIP ANNUAL EVENT, MAKER FAIRE MIAMI, GATHERED OVER 4200 ATTENDEES INCLUDING OVER 250 PRESENTING MAKERS SHOWCASING THEIR WORK TO THE PUBLIC. THE EVENT GATHERED OVER A DOZEN SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN VARIOUS PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND INCLUDING 4 FIRST ROBOTICS TEAMS, 48 FAMILY TEAMS FOR ROBOT RENEGADES, AND 4 HIGH SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN A WEEKEND-LONG BUILD-A-THON WHERE THEY WERE TASKED WITH CREATING A WORKING ELECTRIC VEHICLE. OVER 150 EDUCATORS RECEIVED FREE ENTRY AS PART OF A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE THAT ENCOURAGES TEACHERS TO INCORPORATE STEAM AND PROJECT-BASED LEARNING CURRICULUM INTO THEIR CLASSROOMS. THE COMMUNITY WAS ABLE TO HEAR FROM A DOZEN LEADERS IN THE MAKER MOVEMENT WHO SPOKE AT THE EVENT AND SHARED THEIR EXPERTISE IN VARIOUS TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND ARTISTIC PRACTICES. THIS EVENT SERVES AS THE GREAT CONVENING OF OUR REGION'S MAKER COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE THEIR CREATIVITY AND INSPIRE THEM WITH THE STORIES OF LEADERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO ARE SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CREATIVE INNOVATION. MOONLIGHTER FABLAB CONTINUES TO SERVE MAKERS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES AND EMPOWER THEM WITH THE SKILLS, TOOLS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE. MOONLIGHTER FABLAB PROVIDES EQUITABLE ACCESS TO HANDS-ON STEAM EDUCATION, CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH AND EDUCATORS ACROSS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. IN 2024, WE SERVED OVER 1,200 STUDENTS THROUGH AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS, HOMESCHOOL SESSIONS, AND SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS FOCUSED ON DESIGN THINKING, DIGITAL FABRICATION, ROBOTICS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION. WE HOSTED COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS MAKER FAIRE MIAMI, WHICH FEATURED OVER 150 MAKERS AND ATTRACTED THOUSANDS OF ATTENDEES. WE ALSO SUPPORTED OVER 100 EDUCATORS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS AND TRAINED HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS IN DESIGN, FABRICATION, AND CAREER READINESS. THESE PROGRAMS FOSTER CREATIVITY, CRITICAL THINKING, AND 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS WHILE EXPANDING ACCESS TO EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. MOONLIGHTER FABLAB PROVIDED LOW-COST MEMBERSHIP ACCESS TO OVER A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR OVER 55 INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, NON-PROFITS, AND STARTUPS TO USE TO DEVELOP NOVEL WORKS. MOONLIGHTER'S ROBUST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 1000 STUDENTS ACROSS VARIOUS PROGRAMS: THE STEAM+ PARTNERSHIP WITH THE BASS MUSEUM AND THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH SERVED OVER 221 STUDENTS ACROSS 3 SCHOOLS FOR IN-SCHOOL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS WHICH CULMINATED IN AN END OF SEMESTER SCHOOL SHOWCASE AT EACH SITE. THE PROGRAM WAS KEY TO HELPING THESE SCHOOLS OBTAIN GOLD LEVEL STEAM DESIGNATION FROM MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. OUR STEAM FIELD TRIPS SERVED OVER 710 STUDENTS ACROSS MIAMI-DADE COUNTY INCLUDING 294 MIAMI BEACH STUDENTS SERVED AT NO COST AS PART OF OUR COMMUNITY BENEFITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY. OUR AFTER SCHOOL AND HOMESCHOOL PROGRAMS COLLECTIVELY SERVED 81 STUDENTS ACROSS TWO SCHOOL SITES AND MOONLIGHTER FABLAB, WHICH EMPOWERED STUDENTS WITH TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING SKILLS ACROSS TWO SEMESTERS. OUR SPRING AND SUMMER CAMPS SERVED OVER 52 STUDENTS, 18 OF WHICH WERE PROVIDED A FULL SCHOLARSHIP FOR UNDERSERVED STUDENTS AND CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN 5 WEEKS OF PROGRAMMING AT NO COST TO THE FAMILIES WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS AND THE CHILDREN'S TRUST. OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS SERVED OVER 3500 PEOPLE WITH LOW OR NO COST PROGRAMMING INCLUDING 32 FREE EVENTS. MOONLIGHTER FABLAB'S FLAGSHIP ANNUAL EVENT, MAKER FAIRE MIAMI, GATHERED OVER 4200 ATTENDEES INCLUDING OVER 250 PRESENTI
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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