Georgia First Robotics INC

Tax-deductible

Cumming, GA501(c)(3)Since 2012Science & TechnologyEIN 46-0532411

To inspire young people to be sciense and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication and leadership.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,200 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$141K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 84% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $608K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$216K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$923K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$906K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$713K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$923K
FY2024▲ +4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$672K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$592K
FY2023$989K
FY2024$888K
FY2024$923K
Expenses
$906K
FY2024▲ +5%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$662K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$715K
FY2023$926K
FY2024$861K
FY2024$906K
Net assets
$713K
FY2024▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$685K
FY2021$736K
FY2022$604K
FY2023$668K
FY2024$695K
FY2024$713K

From the FY2024 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 Feb 2014.

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

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $761K Management & general 15% · $132K Fundraising 1% · $12K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $141K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$141,147Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Connie Haynes’s $141K as CEO is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Connie Haynes$141,147$142,698$131,945$120,444$117,285$115,018

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires youth to lead in science and tech through mentor programs building skills and confidence.

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1 program service account for $761K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Georgiafirst had a very successful season. We experienced program growth and service to the following individuals: 76 FRC teams which represents over 3,000 students; 145 FTC teams representing over 2,000 students; 525 FLL teams representing over 5,500 students and 67 discovery & explore FLL teams representing over 700 students.

$761Kprogram expense

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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 · 2 grants · $114K · 2019–2020

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$923K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$484K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$425K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$906K
Ln 25
Programscol B$761K
Managementcol C$132K
Fundraisingcol D$12K
Owns and owesPt X
$713K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$708K
Total assetsLn 16$929K
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$484K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$425K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Total revenueLn 12$923K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$473K
SavingsLn 2$235K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$708K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$206K
Total assetsLn 16$929K
LiabilitiesLn 26$216K
Net assetsLn 32$713K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 61,200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$709K$708K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$754K$929K
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K$216K
Net assetsLn 32$695K$713K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$107K$23K$11K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$677$339
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$8K$2K$854
Advertising and promotionLn 12$20K$20K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$645K$585K$60K
All other expensesLn 24e$42K$28K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$906K$761K$132K$12K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $888K$861K$28K$695K 990 PDF
FY2023 $989K$926K$64K$668K 990 PDF
FY2022 $592K$715K−$123K$604K 990 PDF
FY2021 $341K$289K$51K$736K 990 PDF
FY2020 $672K$662K$10K$685K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $923,212 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$483,987
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$58,957
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$483,987
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $424,705$424,705
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $14,520$14,520
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $439,225$923,212
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $905,504 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $107,272 · Management $22,584 · Fundraising $11,291$141,147
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,217 · Management $677 · Fundraising $339$4,233
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,109 · Management $1,707 · Fundraising $854$10,670
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $19,750$19,750
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,759$11,759
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,388$2,388
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,290$15,290
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,301$13,301
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $585,028 · Management $60,000$645,028
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $28,291 · Management $13,647$41,938
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $761,354 · Management $131,666 · Fundraising $12,484$905,504
Part X · Balance sheet $929,331 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $482,153$473,469
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $226,862$234,747
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,524$7,616
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,870$7,578
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,884$205,921
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $754,293$929,331
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,714$7,612
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $15,137$208,569
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,851$216,181
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $656,863$583,785
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $38,579$129,365
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $695,442$713,150
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $754,293$929,331
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $713,150 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$923,212
XI-2 Total expenses$905,504
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,708
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$695,442
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$713,150

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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