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Robots in Service of the Environment Inc

EIN 47-5492766 • 501(c)3 • Woburn, MA

Profile

The mission of rise is to apply scalable robotic technology to solving large-scale environmental challenges and to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers through our efforts. Our initial focus is to provide a hyper-targeted solution for lionfish population control and help restore a balance to subsea ecosystems.

16 Tower Office ParkWoburn, MA 01801

under construction

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

11th percentile

-80%

Higher net margin than 11% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

12th percentile

-72%

Faster revenue growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $68,196 (-100%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $68,196 (-100%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin11th percentile

Revenue

Down

$85,002

Down $215,500 (-72%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$153,197

Down $178,152 (-54%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$68,195

Down $37,348 (-121%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth10th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2015: $50,000Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $50,0002015Assets 2016: $152,026Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $152,0262016Assets 2017: $87,361Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $87,3612017Assets 2018: $53,543Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $53,5432018Assets 2019: $79,644Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $79,6442019Assets 2020: $42,295Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $42,2952020Assets 2021: $148,050Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $148,0502021Assets 2022: $99,043Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $99,0432022Assets 2023: $68,196Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $68,1962023Assets 2024: $0Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $02024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth12th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2015: $50,000Expenses 2015: $0Net Income 2015: $50,0002015Revenue 2016: $150,010Expenses 2016: $47,984Net Income 2016: $102,0262016Revenue 2017: $52,606Expenses 2017: $117,271Net Income 2017: -$64,6652017Revenue 2018: $51,873Expenses 2018: $85,691Net Income 2018: -$33,8182018Revenue 2019: $200,369Expenses 2019: $174,273Net Income 2019: $26,0962019Revenue 2020: $300,010Expenses 2020: $337,359Net Income 2020: -$37,3492020Revenue 2021: $300,008Expenses 2021: $194,253Net Income 2021: $105,7552021Revenue 2022: $200,569Expenses 2022: $249,576Net Income 2022: -$49,0072022Revenue 2023: $300,502Expenses 2023: $331,349Net Income 2023: -$30,8472023Revenue 2024: $85,002Expenses 2024: $153,197Net Income 2024: -$68,1952024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$85,002
Expenses$153,197
Net Income-$68,195
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$85,002
Expenses
$153,197
Net income
-$68,195
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.85$1.53$0.68
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.68$0.00$0.68$3.01$3.31$0.31
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.99$0.00$0.99$2.01$2.50$0.49
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.48$0.00$1.48$3.00$1.94$1.06
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.42$0.00$0.42$3.00$3.37$0.37
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.80$0.00$0.80$2.00$1.74$0.26
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.54$0.00$0.54$0.52$0.86$0.34
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.87$0.00$0.87$0.53$1.17$0.65
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.52$0.00$1.52$1.50$0.48$1.02
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.00$0.50$0.50$0.00$0.50
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 1, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$85,002
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of rise is to apply scalable robotic technology to solving large-scale environmental challenges and to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers through our efforts. Our initial focus is to provide a hyper-targeted solution for lionfish population control and help restore a balance to subsea ecosystems.

Our mission is to apply scalable robotic technology to solving large-scale environmental challenges.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
APPLYING ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE LARGE-SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES.$0$58,437
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRIAN LUCASDirector Of EngineeringPT$0--
COLIN ANGLEPresident-$0--
ERIKA ANGLESecretary-$0--
JOHN RIZZITreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Robots in Service of the Environment Inc
EIN
47-5492766
Phone
9783140647
Address
16 TOWER OFFICE PARK, WOBURN, MA 01801

Signing Officer

Name
Nancy Alvarado
Title
Chief Financial Officer
Phone
6173147773
Signed
2025-05-01
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Administrative Fees and Expenses: $4,565, Postage and Shipping: $1,447, Parts and Supplies: $6,975, IT and Computer Expenses: $2,395, Travel: $16,271”

Raw XML Appendix182 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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