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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PRAIRIE STEM.

Totals

Total revenue
$480,488
Total expenses
$572,027
Contributions and grants received
$373,636
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$106,852
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$85,217
Total liabilities, end of year
$158,695
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$73,478
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$437,934
Management and general expenses
$76,306
Fundraising expenses
$57,787
Program service expenses (Part III)
$437,934

Program services were 76.6% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $373,636

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $8,400

  • 2a · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAMS

    total $92,205 · related or exempt $92,205

  • 2b · Program service revenue: STEM KITS

    total $12,768 · related or exempt $12,768

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SUMMER CAMPS

    total $1,879 · related or exempt $1,879

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $53,846 · program services $37,460 · fundraising $16,386

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $349,340 · program services $275,138 · management and general $37,048 · fundraising $37,154

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $22,004 · program services $14,747 · management and general $3,613 · fundraising $3,644

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,000 · management and general $4,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $700 · management and general $700

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,273 · program services $3,273

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $3,094 · program services $3,094

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $52,762 · program services $52,762

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $18,217 · management and general $18,217

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,523 · management and general $1,523

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,490 · program services $4,490

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,191 · management and general $6,191

  • 24a · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $27,698 · program services $27,698

  • 24b · Other expenses: CONTRACTORS

    total $13,407 · program services $13,407

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER

    total $5,286 · program services $5,286

  • 24d · Other expenses: QUICKBOOKS PAYMENT FEES

    total $3,402 · management and general $3,402

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,794 · program services $579 · management and general $1,612 · fundraising $603

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $24,220 · end of year $3,320

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $48,700 · end of year $46,945

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $23,715 · end of year $8,950

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

    $99,814

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

    $74,373

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $29,930 · end of year $25,441

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $561 · end of year $561

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $27,966 · end of year $2,439

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $81,099 · end of year $156,256

  • 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 $18,061 · end of year -$73,478

Mission and programs · 2024

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 $3,506 · Revenue $12,768

  • HAVE ROBOTS WILL TRAVEL BRINGS STEM ITEMS TO ELEMENTARY CHILDREN FOR A FUN AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE. THE PROGRAM IS OFFERED AT SCHOOLS AND AFTER SCHOOL CLUBS FOR MAXIMUM IMPACT.

    Expenses $1,079

  • 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 $2,467 · Revenue $1,879

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

    Expenses $430,882 · Revenue $92,205

As filed on the 2024 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
    $53,846
    From this org
    $53,846
    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
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523219349311402

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