Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$115,008

Total expenses

$119,630

Contributions and grants received

$97,970

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

— not reported

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

$66

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

$16,892

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

$80

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$60,206

Total liabilities, end of year

$1,012

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$59,194

Program service expenses (Part III)

$18,458

Program services were 15.4% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

• THANKS TO THE FUNDING WE RECEIVED FROM DONORS WE WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT OUR 3 FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS, EXPOSING STUDENTS TO STEM VIA: GIRLS IN STEM (GSTEM), STEM SATURDAY, AND COMPETITIVE ROBOTICS CLUB. IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR OVERARCHING MISSION, WE EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPLORATION WITHIN STEM DISCIPLINES WHILE IMPARTING ESSENTIAL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING METHODOLOGIES. WE ENGAGE STEM PROFESSIONALS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH ROLE MODELS AND GAIN INSIGHTS FROM REAL-LIFE SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. THE PRESENCE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RESEMBLE OUR STUDENTS AND ARE SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED IN THEIR DESIRED PROFESSIONS SERVES AS A POWERFUL SOURCE OF ENCOURAGEMENT, REINFORCING THE BELIEF THAT THEIR ASPIRATIONS ARE ATTAINABLE. OUR STUDENTS HAVE SHOWN CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR RESILIENCE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG COPING SKILLS. THEY EFFICIENTLY LEVERAGE THEIR RESOURCES, REQUEST SUPPORT WHEN NEEDED, AND DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE. WE HAVE PLACED PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON SKILLS SUCH AS PROBLEM SOLVING, ACCOUNTABILITY, TRUST, AND COMPASSION FOR ONESELF AND OTHERS. AN ILLUSTRATION OF OUR STUDENTS' RESILIENCE WAS EVIDENT AT THE 2024 VEX ROBOTICS TENNESSEE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP, WHERE AMONG 44 COMPETING MIDDLE SCHOOL TEAMS, OUR TEAM RADIUM EARNED A TROPHY FOR THE JUDGES AWARD THIS AWARD IS PRESENTED BY THE EVENT JUDGES TO RECOGNIZE A TEAM THAT: - DISPLAYED SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES, EXEMPLARY EFFORT, OR PERSEVERANCE AT THE EVENT. - OVERCAME AN OBSTACLE OR CHALLENGE AND ACHIEVED A GOAL OR SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENT. - INTERVIEWED AND DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, TEAMWORK, PROFESSIONALISM, AND A STUDENT-CENTERED ETHOS. YO-STEM PREPARES STUDENTS FOR TOMORROW'S WORKFORCE BY ADHERING TO ITS MISSION OF: - FOSTERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF 21ST CENTURY SKILLS THROUGH STEM EDUCATION. - PROVIDING PROGRAMS THAT COVER A WIDE RANGE OF STEM TOPICS. - MENTORING STUDENTS ON THE PATH FOR THE PURSUIT OF STEM CAREERS. - EXPOSURE TO LOCAL STEM BUSINESSES THAT USE AI, SUPERCOMPUTERS, LARGE SCALE 3-D PRINTING AND OTHER TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT. - ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN HIGH LEVEL STEM PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES. - CREATING AVENUES FOR INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION IN CONTRIBUTING TO STEM INITIATIVES. - GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AND GAIN INSIGHT FROM CURRENT STEM PROFESSIONALS. IN DOING THIS, OUR STUDENTS' PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATHS AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE POSITIVELY IMPACTED THROUGH INCREASING SELF-CONFIDENCE, MAKING GENUINE CONNECTIONS IN THE COMMUNITY, AND DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP SKILLS. OUR GOAL IS TO FACILITATE A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE SO THAT OUR STUDENTS WILL THRIVE IN THE MARKETPLACE, BUILD WEALTH, AND POSITIVELY IMPACT SOCIETY. WITH THE HELP OF 33 VOLUNTEERS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING IMPACTFUL STEM PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES TO OVER 200 STUDENTS VIA OUR AFTER- SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, AT NO COST TO THE STUDENTS FISCAL YEAR 2024.

  Expenses $18,458

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

Listed in Part IV

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990_ez

Tax year

2023

Filed

16 December 2024

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202510159349200296

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