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Private non-operating foundationEIN 471670799Est. 2017-01

MATHHAPPENS FOUNDATION

AUSTIN, TX 78701

Total Assets

$4.4M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$27K

FY 2023

Grants Made

6

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$4K

FY 2023

Grant Range

$1K–$16K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$83K

Math kit and model creation headquartered in austin, texas, mathhappens foundation has been exploring ideas, options, strategies, and partnerships to bring math into community conversations in austin in texas, minnesota, new mexico, wisconsin, north carolina, georgia, new york, california and more. In spring of 2022, mathhappens@explora opened in albuquerque, nm. The math kits and models are distributed to approximately 30 organizations and individuals. Austin nature & science center, austin public library, as well as math educators throughout the united states are some of the beneficiaries. The funding was used to procure materials , nonemployee services, and to create and produce models for distribution.

Program 2

$2K

Louise radloff middle schoolprovided funds for math festivals at radloff middle school, a title 1 school in gwinnett county. Examples of items purchased: students t-shirts, puzzles, geomtiles, 4' x 10' vinyl banner, a math vending machine, and the capsules for the math vending machine.

Program 3

$16K

Seattle universal math museum (summ) summ's mission is to spark each and every person to love math. Summ seeks to enrich math education through programming opportunities, to enhance math education, experiences, and attitudes by offering a wide range of activities delivered and designed by instructors qualified to lead groups of 512 participants. Most programs are geared toward 3rd through 8th grade students. Summ offer numerous free events years round.

Program 4

$5K

Social and environmental entrepreneurs (see) as a fiscal sponsor, see incubates projects that will make a cultural impact by creating progressive, social,and environmental change. Support has been given to the julia robinson mathematics festival, a see project. The julia robinson mathematics festival (jrmf) hosted its first math festival at google headquarters in 2007, and has since spread magical math to 30 states, 20 countries and 6 continents. More than 45,000 kids and families have experienced playbased math through jrmf to date. Jrmf began with a focus on math festivals, but our mission has expanded to include many forms of joyful math, including math puzzles, educator training, and other fun math events for kids.

Focus Areas

Education

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Revenue

$202K

Total Expenses

$575K

Qualifying Distributions

$278K

Min. Investment Return

$228K

Grant Range

6 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $1K through median $2K to maximum $16K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

2 years

Giving over time from 2022 to 2023. Peak $60K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

20 grants

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENTREPRENEURS
$17K
2 grants
SUMM (MATHEATRE)
$16K
1 grant
MUSIC NOTES LLC FOR SEATTLE UNIVERSAL MATH MUSEUM 501C(3)
$13K
1 grant
FUNDAPROMAT
$11K
1 grant
LOUISE RADLOFF MIDDLE SCHOOL GWINNETT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
$5K
2 grants
MATHEATRE CORPORATION
$4K
1 grant
MATH2THEPOINT
$4K
1 grant
MMACA MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS IN CATALONIA
$3K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants

<$10K
16
grants
$10–50K
4
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

8 states

California
$30K
42% of total
Wyoming
$20K
28% of total
Texas
$8K
12% of total
Georgia
$7K
10% of total
North Carolina
$3K
4% of total
Indiana
$2K
2% of total
Pennsylvania
$1K
1% of total
Missouri
$500
1% of total

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