Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
22nd percentile
Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
75th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
13th percentile
Faster asset growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
33rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$14,271
Down $7,551 (-35%) from 2015
Net Assets
$14,271
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2015
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$65,928
Down $8,128 (-11%) from 2015
Expenses
Up$73,480
Up $15,712 (+27%) from 2015
Net Income
Down-$7,552
Down $23,840 (-146%) from 2015
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Oct 1, 2015 to Sep 30, 2016
- Signed
- Aug 15, 2017
- Return Version
- 2015v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $67,929
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To develop the next generation of problem-solvers through the application of interactive lessons, community based robotics programs, and encouraging students to excel in STEM.
STEM EDUCATION
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST ROBOTICS - THE ROBOBEES - ROBOTICS PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. MENTORS GUIDE STUDENTS THROUGH TEAM BASED PROBLEM SOLVING PROJECTS AND COMPETE VIA FIRST ORGANIZATION WITH 1000S OF TEAMS WORLDWIDE. STUDENTS ALSO ATTEND COMMUNITY EVENTS SUCH AS THE ST. MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND RIVER CONCERT SERIES (APPROXIMATELY 5,000 VISITORS), ST. MARY'S COUNTY SCHOOLS STEM EVENT (APPROXIMATELY 1,000 VISITORS), AND THE US NATIONAL OYSTER FESTIVAL (APPROXIMATELY 16,000 VISITORS) WHERE THEY PROVIDE FREE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BUILDING ROCKETS, DRIVING ROBOTS, AND SIMPLE CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS. | - | $68,032 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHEN PAGE | Chairman | PT | $0 | - | - |
| ZACHARY STACHELCZYK | Technical Ad | PT | $0 | - | - |
| TIM MIEDZINSKI | Former Treas | PT | $0 | - | - |
| ERIK WOOD | Vice-Chairma | PT | $0 | - | - |
| TIMOTHY SERGE | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| JACKLYN DUFF | Technical Ad | PT | $0 | - | - |
| ZACHARY LONG | Technical Ad | PT | $0 | - | - |
| LARRY BRANTHOOVER | Current Trea | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Growingstems Inc
- EIN
- 46-0573936
- Phone
- 2402980480
- Address
- PO BOX 736, HOLLYWOOD, MD 20636
Signing Officer
- Name
- Larry Branthoover
- Title
- Current Treasurer
- Phone
- 2402980480
- Signed
- 2017-08-15
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Murray Wamsley & Schrader LLC
- Address
- 22738 MAPLE RD STE 201, LEXINGTON PARK, MD 20653
- Preparer
- Mary Ann Murray CPA
- Phone
- 3018623367
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8
“Amazon referral revenue 1,110 total 1,110”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses promotional items 3,017 office expenses 1,115 student competition travel 21,969 robotics competition registra 6,776 insurance expense 1,316 robot parts 8,115 total 42,308”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Security deposit 0 3,000 total 0 3,000”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“First robotics - the robobees - robotics program for students of all ages, primary focus is on high school students. Mentors guide students through team based problem solving projects and compete via first organization with 1000s of teams worldwide. Students also attend community events such as the st. Mary's college of maryland river concert series (approximately 5,000 visitors), st. Mary's county schools stem event (approximately 1,000 visitors), and the us national oyster festival (approximately 16,000 visitors) where they provide free hands-on activities such as building rockets, driving robots, and simple chemistry experiments.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $14,271
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $14,271
- Revenue
- $65,928
- Expenses
- $73,480
- Net income
- -$7,552