Inscite Illinois EIN 20-0707641

Inscite Illinois

EIN  20-0707641 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Rolling Meadows, IL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Coordinates FIRST Robotics programs for Illinois youth aged 6-18 to boost STEM education.
Leadership
Robert Hubberts · President
Money in and out
$704K revenue, $731K expenses
Bottom line
97% program efficiency

Coordinates FIRST Robotics programs for Illinois youth aged 6-18 to boost STEM education. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $704K in revenue, $731K in expenses, and $670K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$704K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$731K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$670K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$27K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
11.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +21% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-4%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -123% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$704K
FY2025▼ -27%
Expenses
$731K
FY2025▼ -9%
Total assets
$671K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total liabilities
$805
FY2025▼ -81%
Total revenue
$704K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$731K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$670K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$27K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$671K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $713K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

First Tech Challenge

Over 170 teams participated in Illinois during the past year. All events returned to in person tournaments. An online robot simulator software application was also developed. Approximately 1700 students participated in the program.

$412Kprogram expense
02

First Lego League Has 2 Subprograms

FIRST LEGO League Challenge and FIRST LEGO League Explore. FIRST LEGO League Challenge - Over 480 teams participated in the FIRST LEGO League Challenge program in Illinois this season. Approximately 3600 students participated in the program. Approximately 400 students participated in FIRST LEGO League Explore last year.

$175Kprogram expense
03

FIRST Robotics Competition. FIRST Robotics Competition activity in Illinois is run by FIRST (501c3 in New Hampshire). Inscite Illinois (DBA FIRST Illinois Robotics) assists FIRST in this program.

$125Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CInscite Illinois
EINHdr · item D20-0707641
Principal addressHdr · item CRolling Meadows, IL
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.firstillinoisrobotics.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MIL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$530K · 75%
Program service revenue$161K · 23%
Investment income$12K · 2%
Contributions & grants75%$530K
Program service revenue23%$161K
Investment income2%$12K
Other revenue$1K
Total revenueLn 12$704K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.00
Program services97%$713K
Management & general2%$18K
Fundraising$600
Total functional expensesLn 25$731K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$249K
Total assetsLn 16$671K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$805
Total net assetsLn 32$670K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $669K · Operating expenses/yr $731K
11.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $713K · Total expenses $731K
97%
Management & General
Management & general $18K · Total expenses $731K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $600 · Total expenses $731K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $764 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $592K
$0.00 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $530K · Total revenue $704K
75%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $704K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $161K · Total revenue $704K
23%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $704K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $161K · Total expenses $731K
22%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $704K · Prior year $961K
-27%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $382K · FY2024 $704K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $670K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $704K · Expenses $731K
-4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $671K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $670K · Total assets $671K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $420K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $671K
63%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Robert Hubberts · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $731K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $39K · Total expenses $731K
5%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%
Overhead ratio 2%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -27%
Investment management fee ratio 1%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 23 grants · $1.8M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$285,347
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and TechnologyFY2024$63,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$62,466
Unitemized GrantFY2024$62,079
Unitemized GrantFY2023$213,298
Unitemized GrantFY2023$115,782
Unitemized GrantFY2023$88,368
Unitemized GrantFY2022$111,502
Unitemized GrantFY2022$66,165
Unitemized GrantFY2022$65,170
Unitemized GrantFY2022$13,488
Unitemized GrantFY2021$76,232
Unitemized GrantFY2021$75,950
Unitemized GrantFY2021$39,037
Unitemized GrantFY2021$27,612
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$704K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$961K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$597K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$553K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$382K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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