Tri-State Education and Technology Foundation

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Norwood, OH501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 31-1209362Revenue $135K in FY2025

On file with the IRSdrakeplanetarium.org2020 Sherman Ave, 45212-2616 · Norwood, OHTax-exempt since Sep 1987Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Our mission is to provide a wide range of supplemental active learning science programs that stress the learned use of higher order thinking skills necessary to function in todays society. We are committed to offering age appropriate hands-on fun oriented student participation in lab experiences that stress higher order thinking skills. Most significant actitivies include : planetarium shows outreach engineering labs math and reading tutoring career training programs and summer stem academy

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 4% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
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Revenue
$135K
-54% vs prior year
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$135K
FY2025▼ -54%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$190K
FY2020$190K
FY2021$300K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$257K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$135K
Expenses
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FY2025
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$235K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$253K
FY2024$287K
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$87K
FY2025▲ +232%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$14K
FY2020$33K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$161K
FY2023$22K
FY2024$26K
FY2025$87K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1987.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-EZ.

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

Pamela Bowers’s $72K as Executive Director is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020FY2019
Pamela Bowers$71,778$47,987$81,048

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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Programs and updates

Offers hands-on science programs and tutoring to develop critical thinking skills.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

6 weeks summer stem camps grades entering k through entering 9TH grade. 8 different stem camps per week 48 camps per summer camp includes space science education rocketry robotics and engineering architecture archeology steam and tutoring in math and reading

Pt IX · col B
02

Summer program for under reprsented youth. Monday-friday. Daily math and reading tutoring as well as hands on stem labs and activities

Pt IX · col B
03

Planetarium programming at brick and mortar facility.

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$135K
Other income$135K
Owns and owes
$87K
net assets
People
4
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$135K
Total revenue$135K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Net assets$87K
Operations
Employees22
Volunteers0
Fiscal year endsJune

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $135K$87K 990 PDF
FY2024 $291K$287K$4K$26K 990 PDF
FY2023 $257K$253K$3K$22K 990 PDF
FY2022 $286K$314K−$28K$161K 990 PDF
FY2021 $300K$235K$65K$65K 990 PDF
FY2020 $190K$33K 990 PDF
FY2019 $190K$14K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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