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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FOR INSPIRATION RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SC.

Totals

Total revenue
$502,384
Total expenses
$540,377
Contributions and grants received
$448,941
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$51,363
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$2,080
Total assets, end of year
$223,387
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$223,387
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$393,346
Management and general expenses
$147,031
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$393,346

Program services were 72.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $150,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $298,941

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT FEES

    total $51,363 · related or exempt $51,363

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $2,080 · related or exempt $2,080

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,080

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,050 · management and general $2,050

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $13,290 · management and general $13,290

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $67 · management and general $67

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $23,129 · management and general $23,129

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,075 · program services $17,075

  • 17 · Travel

    total $41,548 · program services $41,548

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,569 · management and general $3,569

  • 24a · Other expenses: STIPEND

    total $110,213 · program services $37,808 · management and general $72,405

  • 24b · Other expenses: TEAM SUPPORT/CONTACT

    total $90,477 · program services $86,258 · management and general $4,219

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $68,708 · program services $68,708

  • 24d · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTORS

    total $51,753 · program services $51,753

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $118,498 · program services $90,196 · management and general $28,302

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $260,630 · end of year $173,387

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $750 · end of year $50,000

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $261,380 · end of year $223,387

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

FIRST SOUTH CAROLINA WORKS TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM LEADERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE FIRST PROGRESSION OF PROGRAMS, FROM FIRST LEGO LEAGUE TO THE FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION, RANGING FROM AGES 4 TO 18 YEARS OLD. WE ORGANIZE COMPETITIVE EVENTS IN ALL THREE FIRST PROGRAMS AS WELL AS NON-COMPETITIVE, SHOWCASE, TRAINING, WORKSHOPS AND INFORMATIVE EVENTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF STEM LEADERS IN SOUTH CAROLINA BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO THE FIRST PROGRESSION OF PROGRAMS, FROM FIRST LEGO LEAGUE TO THE FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION, RANGING FROM AGES 4 TO 18 YEARS OLD. WE ORGANIZE COMPETITIVE EVENTS IN ALL THREE FIRST PROGRAMS AS WELL AS NON-COMPETITIVE, SHOWCASE, TRAINING, WORKSHOPS AND INFORMATIVE EVENTS.

  • FIRST SOUTH CAROLINA WORKED WITH SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL DISTRICTS, INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY AND PROVOCATIVELY TEACH K-12 STEM THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FIRST PROGRAMS. FIRST SOUTH CAROLINA IS ENGAGED IN EDUCATION THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS, AND PUBLIC ADVOCACY ALL DESIGNED TO ENGAGE AND INSPIRE STUDENTS IN STEM FIELDS.

    Expenses $393,346 · Revenue $51,363

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • TRISH HAYNER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • FAITH BONGIORNO

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • DARBY HUDNALL

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • HENRY BONGIORNO

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • CHARLES ANGEL

    ADVISOR FOR LEGISLATURE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • KARL KRULL

    MEMBER AT LARGE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • KAREN COOKE

    COMMUNITY LIAISON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • MATT STEWART

    ALUMNI LIAISON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511339349302911

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