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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PRAIRIE STEM.

Totals

Total revenue
$676,975
Total expenses
$854,533
Contributions and grants received
$490,461
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$186,514
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$86,425
Total liabilities, end of year
$176,887
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$90,462
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$647,535
Management and general expenses
$144,379
Fundraising expenses
$62,619
Program service expenses (Part III)
$647,535

Program services were 75.8% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $490,461

  • 2a · Program service revenue: VIRTUAL STEAM KITS & C

    total $97,497 · related or exempt $97,497

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SUMMER CAMPS

    total $48,015 · related or exempt $48,015

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAMS

    total $39,002 · related or exempt $39,002

  • 2d · Program service revenue: GIRLS IN STEAM

    total $2,000 · related or exempt $2,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $69,230 · program services $50,737 · management and general $8,315 · fundraising $10,178

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $539,758 · program services $407,521 · management and general $96,176 · fundraising $36,061

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $584 · program services $524 · management and general $60

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $39,766 · program services $29,925 · management and general $6,823 · fundraising $3,018

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $9,546 · management and general $9,546

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $645 · management and general $645

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,117 · program services $1,382 · management and general $2,373 · fundraising $13,362

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,997 · program services $2,854 · management and general $2,143

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $43,408 · program services $29,681 · management and general $13,727

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,458 · program services $14,458

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,211 · management and general $3,211

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROJECT BASED: EQUIPME

    total $47,726 · program services $47,726

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROJECT BASED: TRAININ

    total $40,741 · program services $40,741

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROJECT BASED: CONTRAC

    total $20,203 · program services $20,203

  • 24d · Other expenses: REFERENCE MATERIALS

    total $3,143 · program services $1,783 · management and general $1,360

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,940 · end of year $8,086

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $44,304 · end of year $23,986

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $20,642 · end of year $15,076

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

    $99,814

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

    $61,098

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $53,175 · end of year $38,716

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $561 · end of year $561

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $19,252 · end of year $14,127

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $14,274 · end of year $162,760

  • 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 $87,096 · end of year -$90,462

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

PRAIRIE STEM IS A NEBRASKA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION DEDICATED TO ENCOURAGING K THROUGH 12TH GRADE LEARNERS TO INVESTIGATE AND FOLLOW TECHNICAL CAREER PATHS BY SPONSORING ENGAGING AND HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES IN THE CLASSROOM AND LEARNING ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO INVESTIGATE AND FOLLOW TECHNICAL CAREER PATHS.

  • VIRTUAL STEM KITS - THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES A SET OF EXPANDING LESSONS AND MATERIALS THAT ARE OFFERED TO STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS. A BOX OF A SET NUMBER OF LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES IS PROVIDED ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO UTILIZE THE ITEMS CONTAINED IN THE BOX. THE STUDENTS MAY USE THE STEM KIT ON THEIR OWN AT HOME OR TEACHERS MAY PROVIDE STEM KITS TO AN ENTIRE CLASSROOM AS A GROUP ACTIVITY.

    Expenses $168,626 · Revenue $97,497

  • GIRLS IN STEAM - THIS PROGRAM IS OFFERED TO ANY SCHOOL, ORGANIZATION, OR NON-PROFIT IN THE OMAHA AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE GIRLS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE STEAM PROGRAM. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED WITH IN-PERSON EVENTS, AS WELL AS VIRTUAL LESSONS. PRAIRIE STEM STAFF ASSISTS WITH THE IN-PERSON EVENTS ALONG WITH THE DESIGNATED STAFF FROM THE ORGANIZATION UTILIZING THE GIRLS IN STEAM PROGRAM. PRAIRIE STEM STAFF CREATES THE LESSONS AND PROVIDES THE MATERIALS FOR ALL IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES. PRAIRIE STEM CREATES THE LESSONS FOR ALL VIRTUAL CLASSES AND PROVIDES THE INSTRUCTION OF THOSE CLASSES.

    Expenses $67,509 · Revenue $2,000

  • SUMMER CAMPS: PRAIRIE STEM DELIVERS A CUSTOMIZED PROGRAM AT EACH SCHOOL. ALL STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOLS RECEIVE STEM/CONTENT SPECIFIC LESSONS. THE CLASSROOM TEACHER IS PRESENT AT ALL LESSONS LEARNING AS THE STUDENTS LEARN. AS PART OF A SCHOOL-WIDE PLAN, ALL TEACHERS PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD) ACTIVITIES AS ARRANGED BY THE SCHOOL COORDINATOR OR PRINCIPAL. THIS PD IS OFFERED DURING GRADE-LEVEL PLANNING TIME, AFTER SCHOOL OR ON DISTRICT PD DAYS. THE OVERARCHING GOAL IS TO HAVE THE SCHOOL ADOPT THE USE OF CURRENT TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY AS AN ENGAGING TOOL FOR CONTENT DELIVERY.

    Expenses $69,729 · Revenue $48,015

  • TEACHING AND SUPPORTING STEM-RELATED ACTIVITIES AROUND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $341,671 · Revenue $2,310

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Bing Chen

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nancy Williams

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alan Wang

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $69,231
    From this org
    $69,231
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Neal Grandgenett

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elliott Osler

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Conway

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Moreano

    BOARD MEMBER

    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
7 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313199349321576

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