Totals
- Total revenue
- $214,510
- Total expenses
- $135,795
- Contributions and grants received
- $160,348
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $41,805
- Investment income
- $8,917
- Other revenue
- $3,440
- Total assets, end of year
- $423,257
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,186
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $422,071
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $71,742
- Management and general expenses
- $64,053
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $71,742
Program services were 52.8% 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.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$0
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1b · Membership dues
$0
-
1c · Fundraising events
$0
-
1d · Related organizations
$0
-
1e · Government grants (contributions)
$8,750
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$151,598
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: FRC
total $14,100 · related or exempt $14,100 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2b · Program service revenue: VEX IQ
total $10,885 · related or exempt $10,885 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2c · Program service revenue: VEX GO
total $1,350 · related or exempt $1,350 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2d · Program service revenue: Combat Robotics
total $15,470 · related or exempt $15,470 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
3 · Investment income
total $1,706 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $1,706
-
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
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6a · Gross rents
real property $0 · personal property $0
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0 · personal property $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $0 · other assets $7,211
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0 · other assets $0
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $7,211
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $7,211 · related or exempt $7,211 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$2,545
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $2,545 · unrelated business $2,545 · excluded $0
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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
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$0
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11a · Other revenue: Combat Robotics Competition Prizes
total $2,300 · related or exempt $2,300 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11b · Other revenue: Contra Revenue
total -$1,405 · related or exempt -$1,405 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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11d · All other revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$895
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0 · program services $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0 · program services $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0 · program services $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0 · program services $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $241 · program services $0 · management and general $241 · 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 $1,534 · program services $0 · management and general $1,534 · fundraising $0
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
13 · Office expenses
total $205 · program services $0 · management and general $205 · fundraising $0
-
14 · Information technology
total $1,409 · program services $0 · management and general $1,409 · fundraising $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $59,255 · management and general $59,255 · fundraising $0
-
17 · Travel
total $0 · program services $0 · 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 $0 · program services $0 · 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 $814 · program services $0 · management and general $814 · fundraising $0
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24a · Other expenses: FRC
total $28,861 · program services $28,861 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
24b · Other expenses: VEX IQ
total $21,987 · program services $21,987 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
24c · Other expenses: Combat Robotics
total $16,494 · program services $16,494 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
24d · Other expenses: Merchandise
total $4,400 · program services $4,400 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
-
24e · All other expenses
total $595 · management and general $595
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $317,263 · end of year $401,048
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $4,561 · end of year $1,338
-
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
$20,797
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$0
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $20,797 · end of year $20,797
-
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 $736 · end of year $74
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,186
-
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 $0 · 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
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $343,357 · end of year $422,071
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
At growingSTEMS, our mission is to ignite a lifelong passion for learning and innovation by providing accessible and engaging robotics education to children of all ages. We believe that every child deserves the opportunity to explore, create, and excel in the world of robotics, and we are committed to empowering them with the skills and knowledge they need to thrive in an increasingly technology-driven world.
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FIRST Robotics - Mentors guide students through team-based problem-solving projects and compete via FIRST organization, which has 1000s of teams worldwide. Students also attend community events such as the St. Mary's College of Maryland River Concert Series (~5000 visitors) St. Mary's County Public School STEM events (~1000 visitors) and the US National Oyster Festival (~16000 visitors), where they provide free hands-on activities such as building paper rockets, driving robots, and simple chemistry experiments. This category includes the FIRST FRC team.
Expenses $28,861 · Revenue $14,100
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Combat Robotics - Program participants develop engineering skills and design/manufacture robots focused on violence for use in various competitions (e.g., National Havoc Robot League). This category includes the internal and travel teams, as well as the in-house combat-focused summer camps.
Expenses $16,494 · Revenue $15,470
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VEX Robotics - Mentors guide students through team-based problem-solving projects and compete via the VEX organization. This category includes the VEX IQ and GO teams.
Expenses $21,987 · Revenue $12,235
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Sale of STEM related merchandise, such as motors for the combat program and uniforms for the FRC program.
Expenses $4,400 · Revenue $4,031
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Erik Wood
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
-
Zachary Stachelczyk
Vice Chairman / Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Andrew Koch
Secretary / Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Larry Branthoover
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
-
Petra Branthoover
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
-
John Ingram
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
-
Tim Miedzinski
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 20
-
Tom Moulds
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
-
Stephen Page
Member at Large
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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
- 9 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202601359349315595
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