Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$78,338

Total expenses

$114,866

Contributions and grants received

$78,368

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

— not reported

Membership dues (line 3)

— not reported

Investment income (line 4)

$1

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

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

-$38

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

$7

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$22,796

Total liabilities, end of year

$130

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$22,666

Program service expenses (Part III)

$31,363

Program services were 27.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2024

• 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. YO-STEM HOSTED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AT TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN EAST TENNESSEE. WE HOSTED OURROBOTICS PROGRAM AT VINE MIDDLE SCHOOL, A PRIORITY SCHOOL WHERE 84% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION IS BLACK OR HISPANIC, 53% ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, AND ONLY 6.5% ARE MASTERING GRADE-LEVEL STANDARDS IN MATH AND ELA COMPARED TO 37.2% FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND 37.6% FOR THE STATE(STATE OF TENNESSEE, 2024). GIRLS IN STEM IS HOSTED AT SOUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE 32% OFTHE STUDENT POPULATION IS BLACK OR HISPANIC, 32% ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, AND ONLY 11.8% ARE MASTERING GRADE-LEVEL STANDARDS IN MATH AND ELA COMPARED TO 37.2% FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND 37.6% FOR THE STATE (STATE OF TENNESSEE, 2024). STUDENTS INVOLVED IN OUR CLUBS EXHIBIT ABILITY IN STEM, YET COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE CHALLENGES OFATTENDING A TSI (TARGETED SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT) SCHOOL. BY ENGAGING THEM IN STEM ACTIVITIESON A REGULAR BASIS AND PROMOTING OWNERSHIP, WE ARE ENSURING A LONG-LASTING LOVEFOR STEM, IGNITING AN INTEREST IN STEM CAREERS, BOTH OF WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND COLLEGE READINESS. DURING THE 2024-2025 ROBOTICS SEASON WE HAVE SERVED 15 STUDENTS (2 GIRLS, 11 BOYS, AND 2 NON-BINARY INDIVIDUALS) TO FORM 4 TEAMS: TEAM ULTRAMAINIUM (CO-ED), TEAM G (CO-DED), URANIUMDONKEYS (BOYS), AND RADIUM (CO-ED). STUDENTS COMPETED IN THREE VEX IQ ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO QUALIFY FOR THE STATE COMPETITION. TEAMS ULTRAMAINIUM AND URANIUM DONKEYS WON JUDGES AWARD AND 2ND PLACE TEAMWORK CHAMPION, RESPECTIVELY, IN THEIR FIRST ROBOTICSCOMPETITION THAT WAS HELD IN CHATTANOOGA TN, NOVEMBER 2024. TEAM RADIUM TOOK HOME THE JUDGES AWARD AT THE FEBRUARY VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION HELD IN CORRYTON TN. THE GAME THISSEASON WAS VERY CHALLENGING, UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THE TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.THE GAME THIS SEASON WAS VERY CHALLENGING, UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THE TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. OUR GSTEM PROGRAM AT SDMS HAS SUCCESSFULLY REACHED ITS CAPACITY, PROVIDING WEEKLY STEMPROGRAMMING TO 15 GIRLS. THESE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE BUILDING AND PILOTING OF DRONES, LEARNINGELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY, AND STUDYING FORMULATIONS FOR COSMETIC SCIENCES. 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 INVOLVEMENTS, AT NO COST TO THE STUDENTSFISCAL YEAR 2025.

  Expenses $31,363

As filed on the 2024 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

2024

Filed

9 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202513119349202111

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