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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$700,694
Total expenses
$737,511
Contributions and grants received
$87,856
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$601,255
Investment income
$11,164
Other revenue
$419
Total assets, end of year
$253,941
Total liabilities, end of year
$28,314
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$225,627
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$503,914
Management and general expenses
$233,597
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$503,914

Program services were 68.3% 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)

    $15,346

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $72,510

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL CAMPS & WORKSHOPS

    total $510,830 · related or exempt $510,830

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CENTER FOR ROBOTIC EDUCATION

    total $52,325 · related or exempt $52,325

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FIRST ROBOTICS/TECH CHALLENGE

    total $38,100 · related or exempt $38,100

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,164 · excluded $11,164

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,556

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $2,137

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $419 · excluded $419

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $81,846 · program services $51,888 · management and general $29,958

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $256,089 · program services $162,353 · management and general $93,736

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,376 · program services $3,769 · management and general $2,607

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $35,144 · program services $24,179 · management and general $10,965

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $2,520 · management and general $2,520

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,345 · program services $3,700 · management and general $1,645

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,322 · program services $22,248 · management and general $16,074

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $87,599 · program services $23,829 · management and general $63,770

  • 17 · Travel

    total $12,194 · program services $10,818 · management and general $1,376

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $25,818 · program services $25,816 · management and general $2

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,337 · management and general $4,337

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT

    total $67,635 · program services $65,399 · management and general $2,236

  • 24b · Other expenses: ROBOT COMPONENTS

    total $42,558 · program services $41,359 · management and general $1,199

  • 24c · Other expenses: TOURNAMENTS EXPENSE

    total $41,376 · program services $41,376

  • 24d · Other expenses: FIRST TEAM SUPPORT

    total $16,998 · program services $16,998

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,354 · program services $10,182 · management and general $3,172

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $41,271 · end of year $21,361

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $227,021 · end of year $51,777

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $120

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

    $15,435

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

    $15,435

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $173,557

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $7,246 · end of year $7,246

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $8,282 · end of year $20,982

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,932 · end of year $7,332

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $262,444 · end of year $225,627

Mission and programs · 2024

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 INSPIRE AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE TO BECOME SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERS THROUGH MENTOR-BASED STEM PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER INNOVATION, SKILLS, CONFIDENCE, AND LEADERSHIP.

  • EDUCATIONAL CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS - WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) FOR STUDENTS IN THIRD THROUGH SEVENTH GRADE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DURING SUMMER, WE OFFER WEEKLY CAMPS FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN 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 GIRL SCOUTS ATTAIN THEIR STEM BADGE. WE REACH MORE THAN 800 STUDENTS PER YEAR THROUGH OUR CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS.

    Expenses $353,334 · Revenue $511,005

  • FIRST ROBOTICS CHALLENGE (FRC) - THE BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION 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. FIRST TECH CHALLENGE (FTC) - THE BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION FIRST TECH CHALLENGE PROGRAM SUPPORTED MULTIPLE TEAMS AND MORE THAN 20 YOUTH THROUGH A SUCCESSFUL SEASON.

    Expenses $83,773 · Revenue $38,100

  • 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 A 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 TEAM OF THE SEASON (E.G., ENERGY CONSERVATION, ETC.). ULTIMATELY, TEAMS COMPETE AT TOURNAMENTS THAT WE HELP COORDINATE, INCLUDING TEN OR MORE REGIONALS AROUND THE STATE, TWO SECTIONALS, AND ONE CHAMPIONSHIP. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 250 FLL TEAMS IN WISCONSIN, WITH AN AVERAGE OF EIGHT PARTICIPANTS PER TEAM.

    Expenses $65,481 · Revenue $52,150

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

    Expenses $1,326

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mark Rushton

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $72,308
    From this org
    $72,308
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Steve Decabooter

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Adam Steinert

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Craig Peterman

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Melvin Aguirre

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shikha Arora Gupta

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Padmini Chintakayala

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2 June 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202611909349301466

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