Leadership and opportunities in technology innovation design and engineering Members apply STEM concepts through activities

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$41K 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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FY2020 · 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 $97K a year · 21% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$41K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
45 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 45.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$4K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$223K
Spent
$212K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$794K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$223K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$507K
FY2024$695K
FY2025$746K
Expenses
$212K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$467K
FY2025$556K
Net assets
$794K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$794K
FY2021$993K
FY2022$904K
FY2023$948K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending August 2020) · 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 1980.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $162K Management & general 24% · $50K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $41K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
State Treasurer
$9,000Pt VII · Sec A
State Officer Coor
$4,500Pt VII · Sec A
Asst State Officer Cor
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
State Contest Coor
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
Website Mgr
$1,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Pamela Cook$91,000$81,000$69,590$69,090$18,000
Kathy Ballard$11,000$9,500$9,500$9,500$9,000
Jennifer Obrian$4,500$4,500——$4,500
Jeff Taylor$4,500$3,000$3,000$4,500$4,000
Jennifer Obrien——$4,500$4,500—
Rachell Ferguson$4,000————
Julie Patterson—$4,000$4,000$4,000—
John Simmons————$4,000

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

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Empowers youth with hands-on STEM activities in tech innovation, design, and engineering.

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2 programs · $174K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Organized conferences meetings and training for student members in texas schools

$157Kprogram expense
02

This amount is paid out as scholarships to students.

$17Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$223K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Money outPt IX
$212K
Ln 25
Programscol B$162K
Managementcol C$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$794K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$796K
Total assetsLn 16$798K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$102K
Government grantsLn 1e$46K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Investment incomeLn 3$35K
Total revenueLn 12$223K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$65K
SavingsLn 2$731K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$796K
Total assetsLn 16$798K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$794K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$781K$796K
Total assetsLn 16$783K$798K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$4K
Net assetsLn 32$783K$794K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$41K$4K$36K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$413$413
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$157K$157K
Total functional expensesLn 25$212K$162K$50K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $746K$556K$190K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $695K$467K$228K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $507K$464K$43K$948K 990 PDF
FY2022 $263K$351K−$88K$904K 990 PDF
FY2021 $361K$162K$198K$993K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $223K$212K$11K$794K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $223,081 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $111,449$101,746
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $152,306$86,709
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $69,564$34,626
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $333,319$223,081
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$40,700
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $291,840$171,028
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $291,840$211,728
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,479$11,353
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $223,081 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$55,510
VIII-1e Government grants$46,236
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$101,746
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,709$86,709
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $34,626$34,626
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $121,335$223,081
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $211,728 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,500 · Management $36,200$40,700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,150$7,150
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,047$4,047
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $413$413
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $2,128$2,128
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $157,290$157,290
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $161,790 · Management $49,938 · Fundraising $0$211,728
Part X · Balance sheet $797,874 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $105,289$64,910
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $675,675$731,256
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,057$1,708
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $783,021$797,874
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$3,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$3,500
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $503,699$495,330
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $279,322$299,044
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $783,021$794,374
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $783,021$797,874
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $794,374 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$223,081
XI-2 Total expenses$211,728
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,353
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$783,021
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$794,374

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