Swerve Robotics INC

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Woodinville, WA501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 82-2238297Revenue $111K in FY2025

On file with the IRSswerverobotics.org18606 201st Ave Ne, 98077-5947 · Woodinville, WATax-exempt since Nov 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Swerve Robotics promotes lifelong intellectual growth opportunities to students by providing access to science, technology, engineering, and math (stem) through first robotic competitions and other related activities. The programs assist youth and volunteer staff, through informal education, to acquire knowledge and develop life skills and values that enable them to become increasingly self-directing, productive, contributing citizens. Our youth participate in Robotics competitions such as first tech challenge, first lego challenge and first lego explorer, where they have opportunities to have fun while developing 21st century skills that employers are looking for such as problem solving, conflict resolution, persistence, time management and communication.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 29 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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FY2025 · 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
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 30% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 30% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $25K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$111K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$124K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$105K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$111K
FY2025▲ +36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$31K
FY2022$84K
FY2023$95K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$111K
Net assets
$105K
FY2025▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$102K
FY2022$117K
FY2023$107K
FY2024$119K
FY2025$105K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2017.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $99K Management & general 11% · $14K Fundraising 9% · $11K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$36,890Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (through 05/25)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sara Jones’s $37K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1017 $100K–1M recreation & sports 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Sara Jones$36,890$39,832$38,860$13,060

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides STEM learning and life skills through robotics competitions.

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3 programs · $99K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Support of First Technology Challenge Teams (ftc)

We maintain two teams made up of 12 students each supported by a volunteer coach and three mentors. The team is also supported by the swerve robotics board and executive director. The students are taught engineering skills and how to make decisions beyond engineering.

$66Kprogram expense
02

Support of First Lego League Challenge Teams (fllc)

We maintain four teams made up of six to eight students supported by a volunteer coach and mentor. The team is also supported by our executive director and the swerve robotics board. The students are taught engineering skills and how to make decisions beyond engineering.

$26Kprogram expense
03

Support of Fist Lego League Expolorer Team (flle)

First lego league explorer is an entry level program for students aged 6-10. We have two flle teams that are supported by a volunteer parent and our executive director. The team is also supported by the swerve robotics board. The students are taught basic engineering.

$8Kprogram 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 3 funders$25K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$111K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$74K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$124K
Ln 25
Programscol B$99K
Managementcol C$14K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$105K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$74K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$33K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$438
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$111K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$77K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$117K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$105K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 629
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128K$117K
Total assetsLn 16$128K$117K
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$119K$105K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$37K$22K$7K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$644$644
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$600$600
Office expensesLn 13$10K$6K$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$780$468$156$156
OccupancyLn 16$2K$1K$453$453
TravelLn 17$44K$44K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$2K$805$805
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$21K$163$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$124K$99K$14K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $111K$124K−$14K$105K 990 PDF
FY2024 $82K$119K 990 PDF
FY2023 $95K$107K 990 PDF
FY2022 $84K$117K 990 PDF
FY2021 $31K$102K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $110,689 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $77,488$73,683
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $450$33,394
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,850$3,174
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,829$438
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $81,617$110,689
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $41,052$40,111
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $28,903$84,233
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $69,955$124,344
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,662−$13,655
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $110,689 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$73,683
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,337
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$73,683
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $33,394 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$33,394
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,886$1,886
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,050 · Unrelated business $238 · Excluded from tax $0$1,288
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $438$438
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,444 · Unrelated business $238 · Excluded from tax $2,324$110,689
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $124,344 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $22,134 · Management $7,378 · Fundraising $7,378$36,890
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,933 · Management $644 · Fundraising $644$3,221
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $600$600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,154 · Management $2,053 · Fundraising $2,053$10,260
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $468 · Management $156 · Fundraising $156$780
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,360 · Management $453 · Fundraising $453$2,266
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,971$43,971
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,415 · Management $805 · Fundraising $805$4,025
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,308$1,308
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,860 · Management $163 · Fundraising $0$21,023
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $99,295 · Management $13,560 · Fundraising $11,489$124,344
Part X · Balance sheet $117,487 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $54,611$40,732
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $73,459$76,755
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $128,070$117,487
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,927$11,999
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,927$11,999
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,143$105,488
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,143$105,488
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $128,070$117,487
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $105,488 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$110,689
XI-2 Total expenses$124,344
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,655
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,143
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$105,488

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