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← BRSTEM INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by BRSTEM INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$198,247
Total expenses
$194,610
Contributions and grants received
$96,846
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$101,401
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$29,407
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$29,407
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$194,610
Management and general expenses
$0
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$194,610

Program services were 100.0% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $7,856

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $88,990

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $3,500

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Elementary and Secondary Schools School Workshops

    total $60,350 · related or exempt $60,350 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Educational support services Other schools and instruction Summer Camps

    total $36,811 · related or exempt $36,811 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Program development for enrichment partners

    total $4,240 · related or exempt $4,240 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $0

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $95,828 · program services $95,828 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,535 · program services $5,535 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $136 · program services $136 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,655 · program services $5,655 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,364 · program services $10,364 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $18,613 · program services $18,613 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,291 · program services $8,291 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program and Activities Supplies

    total $22,662 · program services $22,662 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Automobile Expenses

    total $9,777 · program services $9,777 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Marketing Expenses

    total $7,730 · program services $7,730 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Utilities

    total $4,364 · program services $4,364 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,655 · program services $5,655 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $18,794 · end of year $12,681

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,452 · end of year $12,977

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $524 · end of year $3,749

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 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 $25,770 · end of year $29,407

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

Our mission is to work with policymakers educators and the community to integrate STEM into classroom learning in alignment with college and career readiness standards.

  • Served approximately 43 youth over an 8-week period. This immersive summer camp provided hands-on STEM activities field trips to local STEM-related sites and guest speaker presentations from professionals in various STEM fields.

    Expenses $72,141 · Revenue $36,811

  • Served approximately 1,500 students through partnerships with local schools. This program delivered age-appropriate STEM lessons and activities integrated into the school curriculum supplementing classroom instruction and enhancing students learning experiences.

    Expenses $64,526 · Revenue $60,350

  • Reached approximately 1200 youth through a variety of community-based programs including after-school clubs weekend workshops and community festivals. These programs offered engaging STEM activities demonstrations and interactive exhibits.

    Expenses $57,943 · Revenue $4,240

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rebecca ArmstrongEnglish

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.2
  • Tresslyn Nixon

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Vikki Lee

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Cedric Murphy

    Vice-President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Lakeisha Robichaux

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.1
  • Eric B Lewis

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    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
2025
Filed
23 March 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202620829349300502

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