Werobotics INC FY2020 filing

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Our mission is to shift power from the global back to the local byensuring that local experts with local knowledge and lived experiencehave the leadership opportunities they seek to implement technologyfor good projects themselves. We co-create and facilitate a network of local knowledge hubs in africa, asia and latin america to build on existing expertise in drones, data and ai, the flying labs network. The goal of flying labs is to accelerate the positive impact of humanitarian, health, development and environmental solutions locally.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-1302417) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$398K 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
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $63K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
83% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$398K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
12.6 mo
of spending, in cash
12.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $410K
2 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$41K
3% of total assets
Liabilities are 3% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 8 voting members
6 of 8 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$738K
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$738K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$738K
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$916K
FY2023$989K
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$643K
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$976K
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$701K
FY2023$684K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$962K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · 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 2016.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.0M Management & general 11% · $130K Fundraising 7% · $83K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $398K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$162,000Pt VII · Sec A
Head of HR & Administration
$119,700Pt VII · Sec A
Drone & Data Systems
$115,873Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patrick Meier—————$162,000
Joyce Monsees———$116,860$119,700$119,700
Joseph Muhlhausen—————$115,873
Renee Welch$90,000$90,000$60,000———

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering communities with robotics technology for social good.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Our mission is to create a future using robotics to aid development and environmental organizations. This is accomplished through a global network of labs, partnetships and social innovation.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 81-1302417) · Dispute this line
$1.0Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$410K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$738K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$424K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$130K
Fundraisingcol D$83K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$313K
Government grantsLn 1e$60K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$33K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$424K
Total revenueLn 12$738K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Accounts receivableLn 4$42K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$639
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 67
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Grants to other countriesSch F Pt II–III$525K
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$33K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$58K$41K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.3M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$549K$549K
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$162K$97K$65K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$236K$104K$120K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$35K$18K$10K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$132K$132K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$23K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$109
Information technologyLn 14$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$274$274
TravelLn 17$14K$14K$154
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$130K$83K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 15, 2026 $643K$976K−$333K$962K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 13, 2025 $1.7M$1.1M$612K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2024 $989K$1.0M−$17K$684K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 9, 2023 $916K$1.2M−$324K$701K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 14, 2022 $2.1M$2.0M$166K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 25, 2021 $738K$1.2M−$482K$1.3M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support F · Foreign I · Grants J · Pay M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $737,543 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,421,095$313,133
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $809,746$424,410
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,230,841$737,543
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $624,340$548,911
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $397,760$432,136
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $693,864$238,724
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,715,964$1,219,771
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $514,877−$482,228
Part VI · Governance 6 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $737,543 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$59,796
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$253,337
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$32,740
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$313,133
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $424,410$424,410
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $424,410 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$737,543
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,219,771 across 13 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $548,911$548,911
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $97,200 · Fundraising $64,800$162,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $104,274 · Management $119,700 · Fundraising $11,587$235,561
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,949 · Management $10,187 · Fundraising $6,439$34,575
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,483$12,483
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $131,633$131,633
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,771$22,771
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,129 · Management $109$4,238
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,658$10,658
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $274$274
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,586 · Fundraising $154$13,740
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,939$2,939
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $39,988$39,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,006,795 · Management $129,996 · Fundraising $82,980$1,219,771
Part X · Balance sheet $1,327,022 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,292,517$1,283,933
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,200$42,450
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,329$639
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,812,046$1,327,022
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,236$38,865
X-19 Deferred revenue$2,071
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,236$40,936
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $309,721$801,586
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,444,089$484,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,753,810$1,286,086
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,812,046$1,327,022
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,286,086 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$737,543
XI-2 Total expenses$1,219,771
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$482,228
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,753,810
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$14,504
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,286,086

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