Stemulateocorg

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
843391918
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Santa Ana, CA, USA
Rating
48
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Development N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$142,871
Expenses
$140,629
Assets
$7,729

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

Leadership & pay

1 person listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ernest Garrison (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Ernest Garrison (Executive Director)

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 organizations primary exempt purpose is to provide support to student families and educational programs that promote interest skills and career readiness in science technology engineering and mathematics STEM. Through hands-on learning experiences in fields such as computer science engineering robotics artificial intelligence and emerging technologies the organization aims to enhance student achievement and support long-term academic and professional development.

What it reported doing in 2025

1. STEM Summer Innovation ProgramDescription: STEMULATE OC delivered a multi-week summer innovation program focused on project-based learning in engineering robotics and computer science. Students engaged in hands-on experiences using Raspberry Pi AI applications and sensor-based systems. Activities included designing robots coding autonomous systems and presenting final engineering projects.Persons Benefited: 50 studentsOutcome: Participants gained foundational and applied knowledge in embedded systems programming and real-world problem solving. Pre- and post-assessments showed measurable improvement in STEM self-efficacy and skill proficiency.2. Cryptocurrency & Emerging Technologies Workshop SeriesDescription: This program introduced students to blockchain technology cryptocurrency mining and the fundamentals of financial technology. Over a series of guided workshops students built their own cryptocurrency miners explored ethical investing strategies and created mock digital currencies to understand decentralized systems.Persons Benefited: 40 studentsOutcome: Students developed core understanding of blockchain operations digital finance and network security. Several teams presented capstone ideas for future decentralized applications demonstrating technical creativity and business thinking.3. Aerospace & Rocketry Certification ProgramDescription: In partnership with certified instructors students participated in a rocketry program that included instruction in aerodynamics propulsion and flight safety. The program culminated in students constructing and launching high-powered rockets and pursuing Jr. Level 1 certification with the National Association of Rocketry.Persons Benefited: 35 studentsOutcome: Students gained hands-on experience in aerospace engineering safety protocol and flight physics. Multiple students successfully passed the certification exam enhancing their eligibility for advanced STEM opportunities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Transfer-based 990-EZ. The 990-EZ reports grants or member benefits, but it does not separate enough spending to show the nonprofit’s full delivery mix.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 7
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 10.7%; rating input score 11
  • Program expense ratio: Limited

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: 1.6%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.05; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 71.3% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 33.9% per year; rating input score 100; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 10.7% of revenue deployed
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 1 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • 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.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 11/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 8/100.