Be a national leader in keeping america technologically strong by promoting science, technology, engineering and math careers especially in underserved communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2,250 volunteers and 12 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $238K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $115K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$448K
34% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 34% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.2M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$882K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.2M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2024+0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.0M
Net assets
$882K
FY2024▼ -47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$882K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1996.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $2.3M Management & general 23% · $699K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vacant
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anna M Park Jd’s $125K as CEO/Board Member is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 732 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 15aYes

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Promotes STEM careers, especially in underserved communities, to keep America technologically strong.

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3 programs · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

National awards conference bringing together college students with professional engineers and scientists from industry, academia, the military, and government sectors for an event that includes conducting pre-conference webinars and on-site sessions focused on skill-building, leadership development and career opportunity enhancement with…

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Viva technology! Is a k-12 national science, technology, engineering, and math (stem) awareness program offered (through a combination of virtual and physical means) to schools across the national for teacher and students in a variety of formats.

$148Kprogram expense
03

The mentornet program's objectives are to provide all science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) students in the united states with access to effective mentorships via a vibrant community committed to students' success; to develop a scalable mentoring platform that comintes the technology of social networks with the social…

$139Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$115K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$182,108
Unitemized GrantFY2023$78,507
Unitemized GrantFY2022$209,462
Unitemized GrantFY2022$62,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$212,024
Unitemized GrantFY2021$62,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$301,396

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Other incomeLn 4–11$132K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$699K
Owns and owesPt X
$882K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$929K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$448K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$80K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$132K
Total revenueLn 12$2.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$581K
SavingsLn 2$348K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$929K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$448K
Net assetsLn 32$882K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 62,250
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.1M$929K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$782K$448K
Net assetsLn 32$1.7M$882K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$150K$150K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$117K$33K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$668K$479K$190K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$27K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$45K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$13K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$160K$160K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$168K$30K$139K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$12K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$17K$13K$3K
TravelLn 17$466K$396K$70K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$6K$987
InsuranceLn 23$9K$7K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M$987K$52K
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$34K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.3M$699K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.2M$3.0M−$790K$882K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$3.0M−$443K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$3.2M−$726K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.0M$696K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.2M$2.1M$74K$2.1M 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
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Part I · Summary $2,214,869 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $432,094$310,168
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,968,019$1,739,076
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $50,077$33,705
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $105,059$131,920
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,555,249$2,214,869
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $260,615$149,517
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $989,563$911,303
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,748,042$1,943,942
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,998,220$3,004,762
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$442,971−$789,893
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,214,869 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$310,168
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$80,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$310,168
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,739,076$1,739,076
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $33,705$33,705
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $131,920$131,920
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,904,701 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,214,869
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,004,762 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $149,517$149,517
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $116,955 · Management $33,045$150,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $478,736 · Management $189,613$668,349
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,011 · Management $7,632$34,643
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,465 · Management $12,846$58,311
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,583$12,583
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $159,580$159,580
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $29,658 · Management $138,722$168,380
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,214$12,214
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,362 · Management $3,340$16,702
IX-17 TravelPrograms $396,189 · Management $69,916$466,105
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,202$2,202
IX-20 InterestManagement $8,202$8,202
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,593 · Management $987$6,580
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,837 · Management $1,709$8,546
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $987,332 · Management $51,753$1,039,085
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $34,226 · Management $9,537$43,763
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,305,297 · Management $699,465 · Fundraising $0$3,004,762
Part X · Balance sheet $1,329,987 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $753,129$580,998
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,352,972$347,672
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $296,081$369,693
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,616$20,562
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,103$11,062
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,453,901$1,329,987
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $85,502$91,884
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $253,000$218,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $443,560$138,157
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $782,062$448,041
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $318,867$316,274
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,352,972$565,672
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,671,839$881,946
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,453,901$1,329,987
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $881,946 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,214,869
XI-2 Total expenses$3,004,762
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$789,893
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,671,839
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$881,946

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