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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$91K 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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FY2023 · 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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$91K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 24.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$0
0% 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
$507K
+93% vs prior year
Spent
$464K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$948K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$507K
FY2023▲ +93%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$263K
FY2023$507K
FY2024$695K
FY2025$746K
Expenses
$464K
FY2023▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$212K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$464K
FY2024$467K
FY2025$556K
Net assets
$948K
FY2023▲ +5%
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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 FY2023 Form 990 (year ending August 2023) · 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

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $313K Management & general 33% · $151K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $91K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$69,590Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$9,500Pt VII · Sec A
State Officer Coor
$4,500Pt VII · Sec A
Asst State Off.coor
$4,000Pt VII · Sec A
State Contest Coor
$3,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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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1 program · $313K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Organized conferences meetings and training for student members in Texas schools.

$313Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$507K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Money outPt IX
$464K
Ln 25
Programscol B$313K
Managementcol C$151K
Owns and owesPt X
$948K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$947K
Total assetsLn 16$948K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$133K
Government grantsLn 1e$47K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338K
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Total revenueLn 12$507K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$153K
SavingsLn 2$793K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$947K
Total assetsLn 16$948K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$948K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$891K$947K
Total assetsLn 16$904K$948K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$904K$948K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$4K$86K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$0$5K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$0$8K$0
Office expensesLn 13$18K$0$18K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$287K$287K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$22K$34K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$464K$313K$151K$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 Viewing $507K$464K$43K$948K 990 PDF
FY2022 $263K$351K−$88K$904K 990 PDF
FY2021 $361K$162K$198K$993K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $507,430 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $117,587$132,508
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $145,432$337,733
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$37,189
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $263,019$507,430
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $91,590$90,590
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $259,879$373,440
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $351,469$464,030
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$88,450$43,400
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 $507,430 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$83,203
VIII-1e Government grants$47,177
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,128
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$132,508
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$337,733
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $24,555 · Excluded from tax $0$37,189
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $350,367 · Unrelated business $24,555 · Excluded from tax $0$507,430
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $464,030 across 6 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $4,500 · Management $86,090 · Fundraising $0$90,590
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $5,000 · Fundraising $0$5,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,725 · Fundraising $0$7,725
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $17,822 · Fundraising $0$17,822
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $286,917 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$286,917
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,772 · Management $34,204 · Fundraising $0$55,976
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $313,189 · Management $150,841 · Fundraising $0$464,030
Part X · Balance sheet $947,693 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $128,138$153,439
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $763,010$793,114
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,145$1,140
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $904,293$947,693
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $504,981$523,826
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $399,312$423,867
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $904,293$947,693
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $904,293$947,693
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $947,693 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$507,430
XI-2 Total expenses$464,030
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,400
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$904,293
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$947,693

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