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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 11 January 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$36,398 changed to $478,754
Total expenses
$76,942 changed to $447,156
Contributions and grants received
$17,206 changed to $96,256
Program service revenue
$19,170 changed to $372,197
Investment income
$22 changed to $3,306
Other revenue
$0 changed to $6,995
Total assets, end of year
$271,594 changed to $288,552
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,583 changed to $18,443
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$261,011 changed to $270,109
Program services expenses
$67,026 changed to $355,223
Management and general expenses
$8,182 changed to $91,933
Fundraising expenses
$1,734 changed to $0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$67,026 changed to $355,223

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Jeff Bartig
  • Joel Cryer

Listed only on the later return

  • Adam Steinert
  • Melvin Aguirre

Totals

Total revenue
$36,398
Total expenses
$76,942
Contributions and grants received
$17,206
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$19,170
Investment income
$22
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$271,594
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,583
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$261,011
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$67,026
Management and general expenses
$8,182
Fundraising expenses
$1,734
Program service expenses (Part III)
$67,026

Program services were 87.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $17,206

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL CAMPS

    total $19,170 · related or exempt $19,170

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $22 · excluded $22

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $50,766 · program services $47,402 · management and general $2,018 · fundraising $1,346

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $798 · program services $798

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,540 · program services $5,178 · management and general $217 · fundraising $145

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,813 · management and general $3,813

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $100 · program services $100

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,131 · program services $1,013 · management and general $1,062 · fundraising $56

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $200 · program services $187 · management and general $8 · fundraising $5

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,023 · program services $6,568 · management and general $273 · fundraising $182

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,780 · program services $5,780

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $791 · management and general $791

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $166,977 · end of year $26,160

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $134,306 · end of year $242,245

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $875

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $15,345

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $15,345

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,314 · end of year $2,314

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $2,042 · end of year $10,583

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $294,055 · end of year $238,511

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,500 · end of year $22,500

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) IN DANE COUNTY AND WISCONSIN BY ENGAGING STUDENTS IN EXCITING HANDS-ON, MENTOR-BASED PROGRAMS THAT BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE, DEVELOP COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE STEM SO STUDENTS WILL SUCCEED IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENGAGE IN EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INSPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERS, ENGAGING THEM IN EXCITING MENTOR-BASED PROGRAMS THAT BUILD SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS, INSPIRING INNOVATION, AND FOSTERING WELL-ROUNDED LIFE CAPABILITIES, INCLUDING SELF CONFIDENCE, COMMUNICATION, AND LEADERSHIP.

  • EDUCATIONAL CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS - WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) FOR STUDENTS IN 3RD THROUGH 7TH GRADE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DURING SUMMER, WE OFFER WEEKLY CAMPS FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 WEEKS WITH VARIOUS THEMES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GENERAL PROGRAMING, ROBOTICS WITH LEGO SYSTEMS, MINECRAFT PROGRAMMING, AND 3D PRINTING. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE OFFER WORKSHOPS DURING WINTER AND SPRING BREAKS COVERING SIMILAR TOPICS. WE ALSO HAVE DEVELOPED PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP GIRLS SCOUTS ATTAIN THEIR STEM BADGE. WE REACH MORE THAN 800 STUDENTS PER YEAR THROUGH OUR CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS.

    Expenses $47,402 · Revenue $19,170

  • BADGERBOTS' COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (CEP) WAS DEVELOPED TO BRING STEM ACTIVITIES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE MADISON. THE FIRST PART OF THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF ONE-TIME EVENTS AT LIBRARIES, FARMS, MUSEUMS, PARKS, ETC. WHEN WE BRING A SINGLE STEM ACTIVITY TO SHARE WITH ALL CHILDREN THAT SHOW UP. THE SECOND PART OF THE PROGRAM IS A MUCH MORE STRUCTURED AND CONSISTENT (E.G., WEEKLY) STEM CURRICULUM WITH SPECIFIC COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE HAVE REACHED OVER 250 STUDENTS OF COLOR FROM OUR CEP PROGRAMMING.

    Expenses $14,563

  • CENTER FOR ROBOTICS EDUCATION (CRE) - BADGERBOTS IS THE PROGRAM DELIVERY ORGANIZATION (PDO) FOR THE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL) PROGRAM FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF WISCONSIN. AS PDO, WE COORDINATE, PROMOTE, AND HELP SUPPORT FLL TEAMS THROUGH THE CHALLENGES, WHICH INCLUDE BUILDING A FUNCTIONAL ROBOT WITH LEGO PARTS, PROGRAMMING THAT ROBOT TO PERFORM MISSIONS, AND DEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT TO ADDRESS SOME ISSUE OF THE THEME OF THE SEASON (E.G., ENERGY CONSERVATION). ULTIMATELY, TEAMS COMPETE AT TOURNAMENTS THAT WE HELP COORDINATE, INCLUDING 10 OR MORE REGIONALS AROUND THE STATE, TWO SECTIONALS, AND ONE CHAMPIONSHIP. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 250 FLL TEAMS IN WISCONSIN, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 8 PARTICIPANTS PER TEAM.

    Expenses $5,061

  • FIRST ROBOTICS CHALLENGE - THE BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION PROGRAM SUPPORTED MORE THAN 25 YOUTH THROUGH A SUCCESSFUL SEASON OF REGIONAL AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITIONS AS WELL AS YEAR-LONG LEARNING AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

  • FIRST TECH CHALLENGE - THE BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS FIRST TECH CHALLENGE PROGRAM SUPPORTED MULTIPLE TEAMS AND MORE THAN 20 YOUTH THROUGH A SUCCESSFUL SEASON. WE HOSTED SCRIMMAGE AND TOURNAMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH FROM THROUGHOUT THE MIDWEST REGION.

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Steve Decabooter

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeff Bartig

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Craig Peterman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Karina Burkhard

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joel Cryer

    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
23 January 2023
IRS schema version
2022v4.1
Source object
202310249349300426

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