Steady Studios

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873334712
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
Merced, CA, USA
Rating
93
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

Reported finances

Revenue
$73,334
Expenses
$68,726
Assets
$60,738
Liabilities
$33,399

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Alexandria Reid (Executive Director)
  • Joe Serena (Board President)

People named in this filing

  • Alexandria Reid (Executive Director)
  • Dinorha Flores (Operations Manager)
  • Joe Serena (Board 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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Steady Studios is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bridging the digital divide by providing accessible STEAM Science Technology Engineering Arts and Mathematics education to underserved communities. The organization offers hands-on programs such as LEGO coding robotics and Minecraft Education to students in grades K12 with a focus on fostering creativity critical thinking and digital literacy. Through partnerships with schools and community organizations Steady Studios empowers youth with the skills needed to succeed in an increasingly digital world.

What it reported doing in 2025

Steady Studios provided hands-on STEAM education programs to students in underserved communities focusing on coding robotics and digital literacy. Programs included LEGO-based coding and robotics activities as well as Minecraft Education lessons designed to build problem-solving creativity and critical thinking skills. Services were delivered through partnerships with local schools and community organizations reaching elementary and middle school students. These programs supported students in developing foundational technology skills and increasing access to educational opportunities in a digital learning environment. Over 2,500 students benefited from these services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 86% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.7%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

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: 6.3%; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.88; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.55; rating input score 7; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 100.4% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -91.4% per year; rating input score 0; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.7% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $69K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 55/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 7/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.