The organization's mission is to inspire, motivate, and educate elementary, middle and high school Students in economically disadvantaged communities to pursue careers in Science, technology, engineering, and math ("stem") subjects and foster a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 54 volunteers and 28 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $262K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$486K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $180K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.7M
42% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 42% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.5M
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$4.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$5.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.5M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$4.1M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.1M
FY2025$4.5M
Expenses
$4.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$3.9M
FY2025$4.2M
Net assets
$5.2M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.8M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$4.6M
FY2024$4.9M
FY2025$5.2M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2009.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $3.4M Management & general 18% · $756K Fundraising 3% · $123K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $486K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Development Officer
$160,224Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$137,730Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Science Officer
$134,808Pt VII · Sec A
President/Co-Founder
$52,954Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Bartnett’s $160K as Chief Development Officer is at the 40th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Daniel Bartnett$160,224$156,000$153,000———
Catherine a Nugent————$147,656$133,221
Bill Brenner$137,730$137,500$138,000$140,951$81,490$6,181
Gary Sarkis$134,808$125,000$122,039$103,004——
Joanne Bruno———$103,000——
Paul Winslow PHD$52,954$49,858$42,670$51,500$51,500$55,730

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Inspires and educates disadvantaged students to pursue STEM careers for a diverse workforce.

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1 program · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The organization provides educational programs related to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (stem) to youth in grades 3-12, reaching over 50,000 students annually. The in-laboratory program provides authentic, hands-on learning opportunities in state-of-the art laboratories outfitted with cutting-edge instrumentation.

$3.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$180K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Money outPt IX
$4.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$756K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$22K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$84K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$51K
Total revenueLn 12$4.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$101K
SavingsLn 2$2.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$692K
Other assetsLn 15$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$5.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 528
VolunteersI 654
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.0M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$174K$692K
Total assetsLn 16$5.5M$8.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$657K$3.7M
Net assetsLn 32$4.9M$5.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$519K$424K$87K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.5M$317K$32K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$68K$51K$15K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$226K$187K$35K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$31K$29K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$27K$27K
Office expensesLn 13$20K$20K
Information technologyLn 14$50K$50K
OccupancyLn 16$389K$309K$48K$32K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$5K$4K
InterestLn 20$36K$36K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$42K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$38K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$787K$733K$49K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$71K$41K$19K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.2M$3.4M$756K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $4.5M$4.2M$293K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.1M$3.9M$218K$4.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.2M$3.9M$277K$4.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.1M$3.3M$824K$4.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.4M$641K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$2.5M−$682K$2.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,541,920 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,319,048$2,743,684
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,690,075$1,695,846
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $120,829$99,887
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,461$2,503
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,132,413$4,541,920
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,461,026$2,710,908
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,453,582$1,538,202
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,914,608$4,249,110
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $217,805$292,810
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,541,920 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$22,415
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,721,269
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$84,488
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,743,684
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,695,846$1,695,846
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $151,120$151,120
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$51,233−$51,233
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,503$2,503
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,695,846 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $102,390$4,541,920
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,249,110 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $423,688 · Management $86,914 · Fundraising $8,761$519,363
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,549,575 · Management $316,712 · Fundraising $31,929$1,898,216
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,367 · Management $14,944 · Fundraising $1,471$67,782
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $186,884 · Management $35,195 · Fundraising $3,468$225,547
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,060$39,060
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,380 · Fundraising $2,090$31,470
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $27,069$27,069
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $19,974$19,974
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $50,273$50,273
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $309,439 · Management $47,615 · Fundraising $31,914$388,968
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,638 · Management $3,997$8,635
IX-20 InterestManagement $35,534$35,534
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $41,723$41,723
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $38,026$38,026
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $732,517 · Management $48,674 · Fundraising $5,568$786,759
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $40,899 · Management $19,280 · Fundraising $10,532$70,711
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,370,110 · Management $756,198 · Fundraising $122,802$4,249,110
Part X · Balance sheet $8,877,306 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $191,535$100,542
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,316,565$2,106,951
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $606,300$625,663
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $169,460$148,894
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $174,441$691,566
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,012,742$2,535,794
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $66,983$2,667,896
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,538,026$8,877,306
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $108,845$177,424
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $48,448$2,636,383
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $657,293$3,696,552
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,663,233$3,792,507
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,217,500$1,388,247
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,880,733$5,180,754
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,538,026$8,877,306
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,180,754 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,541,920
XI-2 Total expenses$4,249,110
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$292,810
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,880,733
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,211
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,180,754

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