Go Full Steam Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
844019740
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Orlando, FL, USA
Phone
4079477485
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development Programs

Reported finances

Revenue
$74,883
Expenses
$51,278
Assets
$59,685

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN PEDICONE (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOHN PEDICONE (PRESIDENT)
  • FRED WHITE (VICE PRESIDE)
  • DAVID W RUSSELL (TREASURY)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The primary purposes for which this organization is formed are: 1) to provide and support educational and enrichment opportunities in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (steam) for children and youth from under-resourced communities in central Florida to 1) maximize their potential and equip them to fully participate and thrive in the 21st century; 2) to nurture steam-literate children and youth of under-resourced communities by providing and supporting educational initiatives and programming to close the opportunity gap; and 3) to inspire and develop students' skills, potentials and self-esteem by partnering with public schools, government agencies, businesses, non-profit and community-based organizations and resourcing the program with necessary assets for effective outcomes through connecting participants with higher education and future careers, broadening the social and cultural experiences of participants, and encouraging family and community par

What it reported doing in 2025

1.math bee: the fourth grade math bee invitational was developed by go full steam in cooperation with orange county public schools (ocps) to create excitement for mathematics and encourage students to consider careers in stem (science technology engineering and math) related fields as well as see the importance of mathematics in their personal lives and future careers. Trophies, t-shirts, medals and cash prizes are used to motivate students to master the fourth-grade math curriculum in preparation for the math bee. Students also learn confidence, poise, and grace under pressure. During the 2025-2026 school year almost 3,000 4th grade students participated in the math bee. 2.art works: artworks inspires hope and promotes healing in children who have faced the challenges of poverty, abuse, homelessness, or other traumatic experiences. In artworks classes children learn to creatively express themselves in a variety of art mediums. Projects are designed to encourage introspective thought and healing, enhance cultural pride, and build self-esteem. Field trips to arts venues opens children's minds to new and exciting possibilities. Through community exhibits, artworks provides a personal connection between these often, isolated children and the general public, giving the children a desperately needed presence and voice, a voice that educates and advocates in an honest and powerful way for themselves and other children facing similar circumstances. Artworks impacted 200-300 students during the 2025 school year. 3.arts after 5: arts after 5 was established in 2015 in response to expressed needs of community residents to expand after school activities to children living in an under-resourced neighborhood in winter garden. Arts after 5 strives to fill that need by providing weekly theater classes at a neighborhood community center. In addition to classes students participate in special events and local celebrations. They also take field trips to theatrical performances. All activities are designed to teach life skills, teamwork, and the performing arts. The program involves about 200 students per year. 4) robotics: go full steam robotics programs provide students attending title i schools in orange county, Florida an opportunity for enrichment and depth of ???? Learning in science, technology, engineering, arts, and math disciplines through membership in first lego league (fll) explore and challenge ????? Robotics teams. Currently gfs' smallest program typically involves 1-2 robotics teams of about 10-20 students. Title i schools have a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 66
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 60
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 55.9%; rating input score 56
  • Program expense ratio: 81.6%; rating input score 82

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 31.5%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.16; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 55.9% of revenue deployed · 81.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $42K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 56/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 52/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.