Badgerbots Robotics Corporation EIN 45-3598842

Badgerbots Robotics Corporation

EIN  45-3598842 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Madison, WI Founded 2011
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Inspires young people to lead in science and tech through mentor-based programs building skills and confidence.
Leadership
Mark Rushton · Executive Di · $72K
Money in and out
$701K revenue, $738K expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency

Inspires young people to lead in science and tech through mentor-based programs building skills and confidence. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $701K in revenue, $738K in expenses, and $226K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$701K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$738K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$226K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$37K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.32
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -46% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-5%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -195% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$701K
FY2024▲ +63%
Expenses
$738K
FY2024▲ +69%
Total assets
$254K
FY2024▼ -8%
Total liabilities
$28K
FY2024▲ +114%
Total revenue
$701K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$738K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$226K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$37K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$254K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $503K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Educational Camps and Workshops

We provide educational programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) for students in third through seventh grade throughout the year. During summer, we offer weekly camps for approximately ten weeks with various themes including but not limited to general programing, robotics with lego systems, minecraft…

$353Kprogram expense
02

First Robotics Challenge (frc)

The badgerbots robotics corporation first robotics competition program supported more than 25 youth through a successful season of regional and world championship competitions as well as year-long learning and training.

$84Kprogram expense
03

Center for Robotics Education (cre)

Badgerbots is the program delivery organization (pdo) for the first lego league (FLL) program for the entire state of wisconsin. As a pdo, we coordinate, promote, and help support FLL teams through the challenges, which include building a functional robot with lego parts, programming that robot to perform missions, and developing an…

$65Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBadgerbots Robotics Corporation
EINHdr · item D45-3598842
Principal addressHdr · item CMadison, WI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.badgerbots.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2011
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFYouth Development (O50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$72,308Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Rushton’s $72K as Executive Di is at the 65th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1984 $100K–1M youth development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Rushton$72,308
Lisa Bartig$40,849$38,059
Lisa Bartig - Executive$39,337
Benjamin Senson$608$10,815

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$601K · 86%
Contributions & grants$88K · 13%
Investment income$11K · 2%
Program service revenue86%$601K
Contributions & grants13%$88K
Investment income2%$11K
Other revenue$419
— government grantsLn 1e$15K
Total revenueLn 12$701K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.32
Program services68%$504K
Management & general32%$234K
Total functional expensesLn 25$738K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$73K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$28K
Total net assetsLn 32$226K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $247K · Operating expenses/yr $738K
4.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $504K · Total expenses $738K
68%
Management & General
Management & general $234K · Total expenses $738K
32%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $738K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $578 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $34K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $88K · Total revenue $701K
13%
Government reliance
Government grants $15K · Total revenue $701K
2%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $601K · Total revenue $701K
86%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11K · Total revenue $701K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $601K · Total expenses $738K
82%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $701K · Prior year $430K
+63%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $274K · FY2024 $701K
+21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $226K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $701K · Expenses $738K
-5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $254K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $226K · Total assets $254K
89%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $174K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $254K
68%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mark Rushton · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $72K · Total expenses $738K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $379K · Total expenses $738K
51%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 32%
Revenue growth 63%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K

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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
FY2024$430K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023not on file
FY2022$430K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$212K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$274K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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