Provide barrier free access to emerging science, technology, engineering, and mathematics STEM technology for students from underserved and underrepresented ethnicities and genders in STEM. The Organization teaches leadership development principles and provides access to project ased experiential learning in advanced technologies leveraging concepts in AI, Robotics, Drones, Coding, Clean Energy and more.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 7 employees.
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 9% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$52K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $67K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$45K
32% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 32% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$512K
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$467K
To programs
83%
Net assets
$95K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$512K
FY2025▲ +69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$73K
FY2021$171K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$174K
FY2024$302K
FY2025$512K
Expenses
$467K
FY2025▲ +54%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$227K
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$304K
FY2025$467K
Net assets
$95K
FY2025▲ +90%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$17K
FY2022$67K
FY2023$52K
FY2024$50K
FY2025$95K

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 Apr 2018.

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% · $386K Management & general 16% · $76K Fundraising 1% · $5K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $52K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Chair
$52,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Wulf’s $52K as Co-Chair is at the 44th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Michael Wulf$52,000$27,000$41,858$33,891

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empower under-served students with free access to STEM technology and education.

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3 programs · $386K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

ROBOTICS PROGRAMS- Provide STEAM Education and related workforce skills development through competitive leagues and supporting programs FIRST, VEX, drones, coding, computer aided design, 3D printing, AI Racing, & more for FREE to K-12 BIPOC students.

$308Kprogram expense
02

COMMUNITY CAMPS & SCHOOL PROGRAMS-STEAM Education & Clean Energy related workforce skills development with public, private and municipal partners interested in broadening participation for K-12 & College BIPOC students.

$71Kprogram expense
03

NSBE JR-Provide Engineering career exploration, hands on workshops, and engaging directly with engineering and technology specialists from business, local and national organizations. Participate in the larger National Society for Black Engineers Convention and Mentor opportunities.

$6Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$512K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Other incomeLn 4–11$675
Money outPt IX
$467K
Ln 25
Programscol B$386K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$95K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$123K
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$453K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$675
Total revenueLn 12$512K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$45K
SavingsLn 2$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$45K
Net assetsLn 32$95K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K$123K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$0
Total assetsLn 16$50K$140K
LiabilitiesLn 26$432$45K
Net assetsLn 32$50K$95K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$84K$62K$20K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$52K$52K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$0$21K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$41K$2K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$24K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$978$0
Information technologyLn 14$10K$0$10K$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$0$3K$0
TravelLn 17$9K$9K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$0$3K$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$111K$96K$15K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$98K$95K$527$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$467K$386K$76K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $512K$467K$45K$95K 990 PDF
FY2024 $302K$304K−$2K$50K 990 PDF
FY2023 $174K$52K 990 PDF
FY2022 $277K$227K$50K$67K 990 PDF
FY2021 $171K$17K 990 PDF
FY2020 $73K$22K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $511,793 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $236,618$453,143
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $64,480$57,974
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $984$675
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $302,082$511,793
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $95,317$84,328
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $208,631$382,528
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $303,948$466,856
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,866$44,937
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $511,793 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$453,143
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$95,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$453,143
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$57,974
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$1
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $675 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$675
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,649 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$511,793
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $466,856 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $61,649 · Management $19,655 · Fundraising $3,024$84,328
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $52,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$52,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $20,942 · Fundraising $0$20,942
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,103 · Management $1,926 · Fundraising $0$43,029
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $23,820 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$23,820
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,934 · Management $978 · Fundraising $0$3,912
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $10,108 · Fundraising $0$10,108
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,422 · Fundraising $0$3,422
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,424 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,424
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $2,933 · Fundraising $0$2,933
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,105 · Management $1,035 · Fundraising $0$4,140
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $96,375 · Management $14,833 · Fundraising $0$111,208
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $95,103 · Management $527 · Fundraising $1,960$97,590
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $385,513 · Management $76,359 · Fundraising $4,984$466,856
Part X · Balance sheet $139,520 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $41,075$44,527
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$78,592
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,182$16,401
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,933$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $50,190$139,520
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $432$44,825
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $432$44,825
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $49,758$94,695
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $49,758$94,695
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $50,190$139,520
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $94,695 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$511,793
XI-2 Total expenses$466,856
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$44,937
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$49,758
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$94,695

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