Totals
- Total revenue
- $848,272
- Total expenses
- $801,615
- Contributions and grants received
- $762,541
- Grants paid
- $138,920
- Program service revenue
- $63,245
- Investment income
- $17,790
- Other revenue
- $4,696
- Total assets, end of year
- $649,371
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $31,283
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $618,088
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $726,011
- Management and general expenses
- $56,701
- Fundraising expenses
- $18,903
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $726,011
Program services were 90.6% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$762,541
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2a · Program service revenue: COMPETITION REGISTRAT
total $63,245 · related or exempt $63,245
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3 · Investment income
total $17,508 · excluded $17,508
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
other assets $5,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
other assets $4,718
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7c · Gain or loss
other assets $282
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $282 · related or exempt $282
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$4,696
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $4,696 · related or exempt $4,696
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $138,920 · program services $138,920
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $95,247 · program services $43,814 · management and general $34,289 · fundraising $17,144
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $6,997 · program services $3,219 · management and general $2,519 · fundraising $1,259
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11b · Fees: legal
total $79 · management and general $79
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $10,954 · management and general $10,954
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11g · Fees: other
total $31,500 · program services $27,500 · management and general $3,500 · fundraising $500
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $11,313 · program services $11,313
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,401 · management and general $1,401
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14 · Information technology
total $2,389 · program services $1,792 · management and general $597
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,475 · program services $1,475
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17 · Travel
total $9,062 · program services $9,062
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $3,110 · program services $3,110
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23 · Insurance
total $7,845 · program services $5,884 · management and general $1,961
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24a · Other expenses: EVENT SUPPLIES AND VENU
total $477,782 · program services $477,782
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24b · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND MA
total $1,977 · program services $1,977
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24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES AND SERVICE C
total $1,401 · management and general $1,401
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24d · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
total $163 · program services $163
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $173,639 · end of year $142,027
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $384,723 · end of year $454,731
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $12,500
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $300 · end of year $2,491
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $2,331 · end of year $2,331
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$25,500
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$2,550
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,278 · end of year $22,950
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $24,841
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $7,340 · end of year $8,132
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $23,151
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $520,931 · end of year $518,974
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $50,500 · end of year $99,114
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO SPREAD THE REACH OF THE FIRST PROGRAM THROUGH WISCONSIN TO PROVIDE K-12 STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN STEM, BUSINESS, TEAMWORK AND REAL WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING.
Activities or mission (Part I)
PROVIDE K-12 STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN STEM, BUSINESS, TEAMWORK AND REAL WORLD PROBLEM SOLVING THROUGH THE FIRST PROGRAM.
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SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATED AND SUPPORTED THREE FIRST TECH CHALLENGE KICKOFF EVENTS, TWO OFFSEASON EVENTS, 10 QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS, AND ONE FIRST TECH CHALLENGE WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, WHICH ADVANCED THREE TEAMS TO THE FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP AND FIVE WISCONSIN TEAMS TO FTC PREMIER EVENTS. THESE EVENTS WERE SUPPORTED BY 323 UNIQUE EVENT VOLUNTEERS, WHICH ALLOWED OVER 722 STUDENTS FROM 90 TEAMS TO COMPETE IN THE PROGRAM. THESE TEAMS WERE SUPPORTED BY 281 ADULT MENTORS.
Expenses $726,011 · Grants $138,920 · Revenue $68,223
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HOSTED FOUR FIRST TECH CHALLENGE CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING SESSIONS AT MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (2), WESTERN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (1), AND UW-STOUT (1) WITH ONE CERTIFIED FIRST TECH CHALLENGE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINER. THE EVENTS CONCLUDED WITH 41 CERTIFIED TEACHERS/MENTORS AND CREATED OR SUSTAINED 33 MIDDLE SCHOOL FIRST TECH CHALLENGE TEAMS.
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SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATED AND SUPPORTED FOUR FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION KICKOFF EVENTS AND THREE FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION REGIONAL EVENTS. THESE EVENTS WERE COORDINATED BY 265 UNIQUE VOLUNTEERS, WHICH ALLOWED OVER 1,396 STUDENTS TO BE SUPPORTED ACROSS 70 TEAMS. THESE TEAMS WERE SUPPORTED BY 750 ADULT MENTORS. IN ADDITION TO SUPPORTING THE WISCONSIN TEAMS AND STUDENTS, BETWEEN THE TWO REGIONAL EVENTS THERE WERE 39 OUT-OF-STATE TEAMS WHO ATTENDED THE COMPETITIONS, IMPACTING ANOTHER 975 STUDENTS FOR A TOTAL OF 2,371 YOUTH IMPACTED.
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Renee Becker-BlauRENEE BECKER-BLAU
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $88,660
- From this org
- $88,660
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jeffrey FenstermakerJEFFREY FENSTERMAKER
BOARD CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 6
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Sean SchuffSEAN SCHUFF
VICE CHAIRPERSON
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ryan JippRYAN JIPP
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Michael CookMICHAEL COOK
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David WoodsDAVID WOODS
PAST SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason FuhrJASON FUHR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Arrow GuetschowARROW GUETSCHOW
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jenna JoestgenJENNA JOESTGEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Juli PickeringJULI PICKERING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Darrin RotheDARRIN ROTHE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Megan VolkeningMEGAN VOLKENING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Erin SiemandelERIN SIEMANDEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bree GahaganBREE GAHAGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tiffany HoageTIFFANY HOAGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Austin LeeAUSTIN LEE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kyrie LemahieuKYRIE LEMAHIEU
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Melissa SamuelsMELISSA SAMUELS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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
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FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (FIRST)
$33,000
FIRST ROBOTICS PROGRAM
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ELMBROOK SCHOOL DISTRICT
$17,000
FIRST ROBOTICS PROGRAM
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MILWAUKEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$14,730
FIRST ROBOTICS PROGRAM
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MILWAUKEE ROBOTICS ACADEMY
$10,500
FIRST ROBOTICS PROGRAM
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HAMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
$6,000
FIRST ROBOTICS PROGRAM
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 27 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202600589349300615
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