Megabyte Labs MissionEvery dollar. Every check.
100% pass-through to programs. Monthly reconciliations. Open ledger. Built for trust, not press releases.
The promise
Brian Zalewski covers every operating cost personally — domain, Cloudflare, email, accounting. The 501(c)(3) is real (EIN: pending IRS determination). Square deposits land in a dedicated bank account that exists for one purpose: writing checks to St. John's Soup Kitchen.
Live financials (last 30 days)
| Category | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Meals at St. John's Soup Kitchen | $0.00 | — |
| Operating overhead (paid personally by founder) | $0.00 | 0% |
| Fundraising costs | $0.00 | 0% |
| Square processing fees (absorbed personally) | $0.00 | 0% |
Updates weekly. First donation cycle begins once IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter clears.
Documents
When available, the following documents will be linked here as plain PDFs — no signup, no email gate:
- IRS Form 990 (annual, filed publicly)
- IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter
- State of New Jersey charitable registration
- Independent annual financial statement
- Board meeting minutes (sanitized)
Why this matters
Most non-profits spend 15-30% of donations on overhead. That's the cost of running a real organization. We're choosing a different model: the founder eats the overhead so 100% of your gift reaches the soup line. That requires a small organization — and a stubborn one.
Receipt and tax-deduction: Square sends an automated receipt after every donation, mailed by our worker via Resend. Save it. The mission qualifies as a U.S. 501(c)(3) once IRS determination is finalized — donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
Audit trail
Every donation receipt has a unique Square payment ID. We publish a monthly reconciliation against bank deposits and check-clearing dates at St. John's. Anyone can request the underlying CSV by emailing hey@megabyte.space — we'll send it within 48 hours.
Independent oversight
We're applying for Charity Navigator rating and Candid Gold Seal of Transparency as soon as the 501(c)(3) determination clears. Until then, all financial data lives on this page.
Questions?
Email hey@megabyte.space. Brian responds personally — no support ticket queue, no canned reply. Newark-rooted, operator-first.
