Citizen Robotics INC FY2024 filing

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Detroit, MI501(c)(3)HousingEIN 85-1223308Revenue $287K in FY2024

On file with the IRScitizenrobtics.org2100 20th St, 48216-1580 · Detroit, MITax-exempt since Feb 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We seek to reduce the cost of housing construction through the adoption of robotic construction techniques. We raise awareness of whats possible with automation and showcase solutions from around the world. Thru our training center, we bring these technologies to the community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
51¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$145K 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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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
51%
of spending
Worth a look: 51% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$105K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$287K
-20% vs prior year
Spent
$375K
To programs
51%
Net assets
$119K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$287K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$414K
FY2022$543K
FY2023$356K
FY2024$287K
FY2025$30K
Expenses
$375K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$378K
FY2022$521K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$375K
FY2025$36K
Net assets
$119K
FY2024▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$36K
FY2022$57K
FY2023$172K
FY2024$119K
FY2025$99K

From the FY2024 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 Feb 2021.

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Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 51% · $192K Management & general 49% · $184K

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; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Lab Manager/Builder
$80,769Pt VII · Sec A
$64,615Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Controller
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Fernando Bales’s $81K as Lab Manager/Builder is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 142 <$100K housing 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Fernando Bales$80,769$48,522
Thomas Woodman III$64,615$22,462

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

Programs and updates

Promoting robotic construction to lower housing costs through training and showcasing global solutions.

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3 programs · $192K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Various small projects

$107Kprogram expense
02

We took the show on the road. Completed test prints in 3 counties in southeast Michigan. In cooperation with the Flint Genesee Group.

$77Kprogram expense
03

North Corktown Pocket Park

$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 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$287K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$375K
Ln 25
Programscol B$192K
Managementcol C$184K
Owns and owesPt X
$119K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$239K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$78K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Total revenueLn 12$287K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$211K
Other assetsLn 15$6K
Total assetsLn 16$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$105K
Net assetsLn 32$119K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K$8K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$203K$211K
Total assetsLn 16$287K$225K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K$105K
Net assetsLn 32$172K$119K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$52K$93K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$21K$42K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$7K$12K$0
Management feesLn 11a$35K$9K$26K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$277$277$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$445$0$445$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$0$1K$0
Information technologyLn 14$257$257$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$53K$52K$887$0
TravelLn 17$3K$3K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$20K$201$0
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$375K$192K$184K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $30K$36K−$7K$99K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $287K$375K−$89K$119K 990 PDF
FY2023 $356K$386K−$30K$172K 990 PDF
FY2022 $543K$521K$21K$57K 990 PDF
FY2021 $414K$378K$36K$36K 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
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Part I · Summary $286,772 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $352,017$239,327
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,590$44,690
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $774$2,755
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $356,381$286,772
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 $225,536$226,336
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $160,872$149,148
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $386,408$375,484
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$30,027−$88,712
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $286,772 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $47,445 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
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$239,327
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$77,840
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$239,327
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $47,445 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$286,772
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $375,484 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $52,308 · Management $93,077 · Fundraising $0$145,385
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $20,514 · Management $41,523 · Fundraising $0$62,037
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,988 · Management $11,926 · Fundraising $0$18,914
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $9,040 · Management $26,332 · Fundraising $0$35,372
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,237 · Fundraising $0$3,237
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $277 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$277
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $445 · Fundraising $0$445
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,025 · Fundraising $0$1,025
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $257 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$257
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,845 · Management $887 · Fundraising $0$52,732
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,211 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,211
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $5,109 · Fundraising $0$5,109
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,190 · Management $201 · Fundraising $0$20,391
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,092$27,092
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $191,722 · Management $183,762 · Fundraising $0$375,484
Part X · Balance sheet $224,901 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,502$7,922
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $203,175$210,888
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,091$6,091
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $286,768$224,901
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $48,630$5,898
X-18 Grants payable$0
X-19 Deferred revenue$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilities$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $114,432$105,450
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $172,336$119,451
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $172,336$119,451
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $286,768$224,901
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $119,451 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$286,772
XI-2 Total expenses$375,484
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$88,712
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$172,336
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$35,827
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$119,451

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