High Tech Kids FY2021 filing

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Eagan, MN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 41-1959073Revenue $553K in FY2021

On file with the IRShightechkids.org3370 Coachman Rd Ste D, 55121-1505 · Eagan, MNTax-exempt since Apr 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Delivers fun stem programs and events that help minnesota Kids in their formative grade k-12 years.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $163K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$59K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$553K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$476K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$352K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$553K
FY2021▲ +57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$351K
FY2021$553K
FY2022$652K
FY2023$599K
FY2024$834K
Expenses
$476K
FY2021▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$434K
FY2021$476K
FY2022$596K
FY2023$653K
FY2024$945K
Net assets
$352K
FY2021▲ +34%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$352K
FY2022$408K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$239K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2000.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $308K Management & general 29% · $138K Fundraising 6% · $29K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$83,744Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cheryl Moeller’s $50K as Executive Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cheryl Moeller$49,741$94,000$89,267$83,744$82,430

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides fun STEM programs and events for Minnesota kids in grades K-12.

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3 programs · $271K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

High tech kids supported over 2,850 minnesota students in our first lego league challenge program (for students ages 9 to 14) in 2021. High tech kids provided training to coaches, educators, volunteers and teams in support of our largest stem program.

$163Kprogram expense
02

High tech kids supported over 1,175 minnesota students in our first tech challenge program (for students ages 13 to 18) in 2021. High tech kids provided training to coaches, educators, volunteers and teams in support of our middle and high school stem program.

$105Kprogram expense
03

High tech kids supported over 750 minnesota students in our first lego league explore program (for students ages 6 to 9) in 2021. High tech kids offer a choice of a video submission or an in person expos in 2021. High tech kids organizes expos for students to share their work and our trained event volunteers determine team awards.

$3Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $66K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$23,252
Unitemized GrantFY2022$17,722
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,227
Unitemized GrantFY2020$14,575

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$553K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$476K
Ln 25
Programscol B$308K
Managementcol C$138K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$352K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$318K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$406K
Government grantsLn 1e$56K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$143K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$553K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$190K
SavingsLn 2$127K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$318K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$78K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K
Net assetsLn 32$352K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 61,650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K$318K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$35K$78K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$12K
Total assetsLn 16$320K$411K
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K$59K
Net assetsLn 32$263K$352K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$42K$21K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$197K$176K$14K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$17K$3K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$572$572
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$5K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$45K$4K$41K
TravelLn 17$4K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$817$43$774
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$52K$4K$14
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$430$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$476K$308K$138K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $834K$945K−$110K$239K 990 PDF
FY2023 $599K$653K−$53K$354K 990 PDF
FY2022 $652K$596K$56K$408K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $553K$476K$77K$352K 990 PDF
FY2020 $351K$434K−$83K$263K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $552,843 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $276,476$405,836
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $69,792$143,118
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $222$1,667
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,605$2,222
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $351,095$552,843
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $14,575$10,227
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $269,198$302,530
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $150,486$163,197
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $434,259$475,954
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$83,164$76,889
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $552,843 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,222 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$56,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$349,836
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$405,836
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $143,118$143,118
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,667$1,667
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $143,118 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,889$552,843
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $475,954 across 16 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,227$10,227
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,872 · Management $20,936 · Fundraising $20,936$83,744
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $176,249 · Management $14,345 · Fundraising $6,224$196,818
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,079 · Management $2,762 · Fundraising $2,127$21,968
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $572$572
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $2,174$2,174
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,830 · Management $8,348$13,178
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $19,261$19,261
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,628 · Management $41,353$44,981
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,021 · Management $2,347$4,368
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $43 · Management $774$817
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,578$2,578
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,735$13,735
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,019 · Management $3,884 · Fundraising $14$55,917
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $430 · Management $3,186$3,616
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $308,398 · Management $138,255 · Fundraising $29,301$475,954
Part X · Balance sheet $410,978 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $152,349$190,325
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $127,285$127,349
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,681$12,295
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $35,000$77,578
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$3,431
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $320,315$410,978
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $56,924$59,044
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $56,924$59,044
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $263,391$351,934
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $263,391$351,934
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $320,315$410,978
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $351,934 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$552,843
XI-2 Total expenses$475,954
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,889
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$263,391
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$11,654
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$351,934

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