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← FIRST NORTH CAROLINA

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FIRST NORTH CAROLINA.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,052,047
Total expenses
$1,066,917
Contributions and grants received
$1,028,663
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$35,377
Investment income
$10,198
Other revenue
-$22,191
Total assets, end of year
$514,939
Total liabilities, end of year
$55,093
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$459,846
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,035,431
Management and general expenses
$15,468
Fundraising expenses
$16,018
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,035,431

Program services were 97.0% 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)

    $11,111

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,017,552

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EVENT FEES

    total $31,177 · related or exempt $31,177

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPME

    total $4,200 · related or exempt $4,200

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $10,198 · excluded $10,198

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $7,559

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $29,750

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$22,191 · excluded -$22,191

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $90,826 · program services $81,126 · management and general $5,291 · fundraising $4,409

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $101,086 · program services $88,361 · management and general $6,941 · fundraising $5,784

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,818 · program services $1,327 · management and general $268 · fundraising $223

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $14,601 · program services $14,601

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,129 · program services $29,129

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $10,006 · program services $10,006

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $20,700 · program services $20,700

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,929 · program services $13,929

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,124 · program services $7,004 · management and general $184 · fundraising $2,936

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $30,392 · program services $30,392

  • 17 · Travel

    total $22,075 · program services $18,543 · management and general $883 · fundraising $2,649

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,074 · program services $6,074

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,373 · program services $5,226 · management and general $1,147

  • 24a · Other expenses: EVENT FEES

    total $452,658 · program services $452,658

  • 24b · Other expenses: TEAM RE-GRANTS & SUPPOR

    total $246,818 · program services $246,818

  • 24c · Other expenses: UTILITIES

    total $3,270 · program services $2,681 · management and general $589

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS

    total $2,940 · program services $2,940

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,098 · program services $3,916 · management and general $165 · fundraising $17

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $205,787 · end of year $196,901

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $252,038 · end of year $262,147

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,000 · end of year $6,789

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

    $82,808

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

    $63,366

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $25,515 · end of year $19,442

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $59,728 · end of year $29,660

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $21,158 · end of year $27,933

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $56,194 · end of year $27,160

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $439,646 · end of year $448,493

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $35,070 · end of year $11,353

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF FIRST NORTH CAROLINA IS TO PROVIDE LIFE-CHANGING ROBOTICS PROGRAMS THAT GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE THE SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND RESILIENCE TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD.FIRST NORTH CAROLINA WANTS STUDENTS TO THRIVE IN A HIGH TECH WORLD WITH AN UNBRIDLED PASSION FOR SKILLED TRADES, ENGINEERING, COMPUTER SCIENCE, AND CORPORATE PROBLEM-SOLVING. FIRST'S HANDS-ON APPROACH ENABLES STUDENTS TO "TEST DRIVE" THESE AREAS TO SEE WHERE THEIR INTERESTS AND APTITUDES FIT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF FIRST NORTH CAROLINA IS TO PROVIDE LIFE-CHANGING ROBOTICS PROGRAMS THAT GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE THE SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND RESILIENCE TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD.

  • THE FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION (FRC) PROGRAM DIRECTLY SERVED APPROXIMATELY 1692 STUDENTS WORKING WITH APPROXIMATELY 284 MENTORS ON 78 HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAMS IN NORTH CAROLINA. DURING THE WINTER BUILD SEASON, TEAMS DESIGNED, PROTO-TYPED, BUILT, TESTED AND PROGRAMMED ROBOTS TO COMPETE IN THE FIRST "CRESCENDO" SEASON. TEAMS COMPETED IN AT LEAST TWO DISTRICT QUALIFYING EVENTS FOR AWARDS INCLUDING IMPACT AWARD, DEAN'S LIST AND WOODIE FLOWERS AND MANY MORE. TEAMWORK, GRACIOUS PROFESSIONALISM, PERSEVERANCE AND COMMUNICATION ARE THE KEY COMPONENTS THAT MAKE FIRST "MORE THAN ROBOTS."

    Expenses $1,035,431 · Revenue $35,377

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Bart Coan

    BOARD CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Laura Schoppe

    BOARD CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Curri

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Wilson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ramesh Akkiangadi

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marietta Cameron

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Campbell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Arlane Gordon-Bray

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Karson Nelson Hallow

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jon Heaton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Kaiser

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kristin Lloyd

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Alex Santalucia

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Gil Shoaf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mark Rohlinger

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Candace Offield

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dan Stancil

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Balaji Srinivasan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Melissa Wittner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marie E Hopper

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $90,826
    From this org
    $88,181
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,645
    Hours/week
    50

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
30 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413169349300421

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