Skunk Works Robotics Booster Club

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
813818495
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-T 2024, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Phone
2063215743
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Parent/Teacher Group

Reported finances

Revenue
$101,583
Expenses
$68,101
Assets
$124,351
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AMIE FISHER (PRESIDENT)
  • ERIN CRANSTON (CO-VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SCOTT STOLZ (CO-VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • AMIE FISHER (PRESIDENT)
  • ERIN CRANSTON (CO-VICE PRESIDENT)
  • SCOTT STOLZ (CO-VICE PRESIDENT)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization's primary purpose is to support, encourage and advance a community based 4-h stem education program for high school students in the greater seattle area-skunk works robotics team 1983. The robotics team focuses on designing, building and operating robots, participating in local, regional and national first robotics competitions, as well as community outreach events to introduce robotics and stem to younger students in the community. In the process, the program builds student skills in computer assisted design, programming, electrical and mechanical engineering, community outreach and teamwork. The team typically consists of about 30 students,2 volunteer coaches and 15 volunteer mentors.the booster club's purpose is to fund the costs for student travel to competitions, student lodging and meals at the events, and the materials, tools and technology needed for building the competition robots used in these activities.

What it reported doing in 2024

The primary program is supporting, encouraging, and advancing a community based 4-h stem education program for high school students by providing funding for student travel to competitions, funding for student lodging and meals at the competitions, and funding for materials, tools, and the technology needed for building the competition robots.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 66% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 33%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.83; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 33.3% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 31.4% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2017 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.