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Columbia Stem Alliance Foundation

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Columbia, MO501(c)(3)Since 2017EducationEIN 82-2895534Revenue $114K in FY2025

On file with the IRScolumbiastemalliance.com810 Maupin Rd, 65203-2738 · Columbia, MOTax-exempt since Aug 2018Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Columbia Stem alliance's mission is to expand the number and diversity of students who are qualified to pursue Stem careers, to expand the number and diversity of job-ready Stem candidates needed to support economic growth, and to support students who are interested in and qualified to pursue Stem careers. The Alliance supports the completion of Stem projects in classrooms and clubs which help introduce students to the wide range of Stem career choices, as well as helping provide students with volunteer support to aid them in understanding Stem concepts, principles, and applications.the Columbia Stem Alliance is a network of educators, business partners and volunteers who inspire interest in and provide direct support for science, technology, engineering, and math education. IT adovocates and supports a solid Foundation of Stem education for all students, regardless of race, gender, or economic status.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers.
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
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $14K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$114K
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$116K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$98K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$114K
FY2025▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$70K
FY2022$74K
FY2023$261K
FY2024$83K
FY2025$114K
Expenses
$116K
FY2025▼ -37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$145K
FY2024$184K
FY2025$116K
Net assets
$98K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$93K
FY2021$113K
FY2022$84K
FY2023$201K
FY2024$100K
FY2025$98K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2018.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $107K Management & general 8% · $9K

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

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Bill Moore
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marge Vance
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Conway
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dave Nichols
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Craig Adams’s $18K as Executive Director is at the 14th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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.

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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

Programs and updates

Inspires and supports students to pursue STEM careers through projects and volunteer help.

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1 program · $107K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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The columbia stem alliance is a network of educators, business partners and volunteers inspiring an interest in and providing direct support for science, technology, engineering, and math education.

$107Kprogram 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
Boone Electric Community TrustFY2024$8K
Assistance League of Mid-MissouriFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$14K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$114K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Money outPt IX
$116K
Ln 25
Programscol B$107K
Managementcol C$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$98K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$114K
Total revenueLn 12$114K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$98K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$98K
Total assetsLn 16$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$98K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100K$98K
Total assetsLn 16$100K$98K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$100K$98K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$93K$93K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$14K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$195$195
Total functional expensesLn 25$116K$107K$9K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $114K$116K−$2K$98K 990 PDF
FY2024 $83K$184K−$100K$100K 990 PDF
FY2023 $261K$145K$116K$201K 990 PDF
FY2022 $74K$84K 990 PDF
FY2021 $70K$113K 990 PDF
FY2020 $86K$93K 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 $114,281 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $74,016$114,281
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,348$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $83,364$114,281
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,475$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $134,102$92,680
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $45,278$23,479
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $183,855$116,159
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$100,491−$1,878
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $114,281 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$114,281
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$114,281
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$114,281
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $116,159 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $92,680$92,680
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,138$2,138
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,704$2,704
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,388$3,388
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,021 · Management $1,033$15,054
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $195$195
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $106,896 · Management $9,263 · Fundraising $0$116,159
Part X · Balance sheet $98,278 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $100,156$98,278
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $100,156$98,278
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $100,156$98,278
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $100,156$98,278
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $100,156$98,278
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $98,278 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$114,281
XI-2 Total expenses$116,159
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,878
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$100,156
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$98,278

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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