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STEM for Flathead Valley Schools Incorporated

EIN 84-4005211 • 501(c)3 • Kalispell, MT

Profile

To bring STEM to Montana Flathead Valley Schools by giving students the tools to become innovative in science, technology, engineering and math.

175 Hutton Ranch STE103Kalispell, MT 59901

flatheadstem.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

34th percentile

-6.4%

Higher net margin than 34% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

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 2025

Asset Growth

40th percentile

-9.6%

Faster asset growth than 40% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

39th percentile

-13%

Faster revenue growth than 39% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$10,171

Down $1,074 (-9.6%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$10,171

Down $1,074 (-9.6%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin34th percentile

Revenue

Down

$16,766

Down $2,493 (-13%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$17,840

Down $835 (-4.5%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

-$1,074

Down $1,658 (-284%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth40th percentile

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

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2020: $11,874Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $11,8742020Assets 2021: $10,046Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $10,0462021Assets 2022: $8,049Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $8,0492022Assets 2023: $10,661Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $10,6612023Assets 2024: $11,245Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $11,2452024Assets 2025: $10,171Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $10,1712025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$10,171
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$10,171
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth39th percentile

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

$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2020: $4,217Expenses 2020: $1,385Net Income 2020: $2,8322020Revenue 2021: $9,849Expenses 2021: $6,682Net Income 2021: $3,1672021Revenue 2022: $6,144Expenses 2022: $8,141Net Income 2022: -$1,9972022Revenue 2023: $15,384Expenses 2023: $12,772Net Income 2023: $2,6122023Revenue 2024: $19,259Expenses 2024: $18,675Net Income 2024: $5842024Revenue 2025: $16,766Expenses 2025: $17,840Net Income 2025: -$1,0742025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$16,766
Expenses$17,840
Net Income-$1,074
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$10,171
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$10,171
Revenue
$16,766
Expenses
$17,840
Net income
-$1,074
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.2$0.00$10.2$16.8$17.8$1.07
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.2$0.00$11.2$19.3$18.7$0.58
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.7$0.00$10.7$15.4$12.8$2.61
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.05$0.00$8.05$6.14$8.14$2.00
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.0$0.00$10.0$9.85$6.68$3.17
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.9$0.00$11.9$4.22$1.39$2.83
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Mar 20, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$16,766
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To bring STEM to Montana Flathead Valley Schools by giving students the tools to become innovative in science, technology, engineering and math.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The Robotics program seeks to train the students in the critical and logical thinking processes required for software computer coding and the control of robotic systems. Elementary students will learn the capabilities of robotic systems and learn how to program them to do basic maneuvers and actions. Middle school students will use math and geometry to program the robot to perform more complex maneuvers and actions. Learning how to simplify and code more efficient programs will be emphasized. 148 students from 3 schools participated this year. Additional schools have expressed interest in participating next year.$0$5,993
One of our key programs is our STEM Resource Library and teaching support available to all the schools we support. The library has resources for teacher education as well as classroom lab materials and books they can use to give the students hands-on lab experience in applying and/or proving the concepts they have learned during classroom lectures. The teachers can schedule checking out the materials according to their curriculum. The resources are available to grades 1 - 12 teachers. We also provide assistance to the teacher in giving class lectures on the material while also educating the teacher so they can do it themselves in subsequent classes. This resource has been well received and we are continuing to expand it accordingly to include more subjects as well as a greater number of lab materials to handle multiple school simultaneous use. The Library currently supports over 1,300 students. The library also has lots of science demonstration equipment that is used to demonstrate important elements of physics and chemistry to classes grades 1 - 12. Physics topics covered in the labs and demonstrations include thermodynamics, aerodynamics, states of matter, cryogenics, astronomy, electricity & magnetism, electrostatics, lightning, forces of motion, gravity, light & sound waves, and optics.$0$5,528
We support 12 schools districts with a physics of flight and engineering aerospace principals for aircraft and rockets. Over 640 students take part in this program where we supply all the materials required for the construction of large water bottle rockets that are tested and improved according to the engineering process. The culmination of their work is a competition between all of the schools at the Flathead Valley Rocket Rally which is an event organized by this non-profit. The schools compete for 1st - 3rd place medals in 5 categories of performance and design. Since we have a significant number of fiscally challenged rural schools with fiscally challenged students, we provide bus transportation, event insurance, shelter, materials and lunch to all participating students at the rally.$0$5,287
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Alison GodfreyPresident/Executive DirectorPT$0--
Christopher WasherBoard Member/Treasurer-$0--
Erica WirtalaBoard Member-$0--
Tom RitzdorfBoard Member-$0--
Steven AlejandroSecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Stem for Flathead Valley Schools Incorporated
EIN
84-4005211
Phone
4062502790
Address
175 Hutton Ranch STE103, Kalispell, MT 59901

Signing Officer

Name
Christopher Washer
Title
Treasurer
Phone
4062502790
Signed
2026-03-20
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Other expenses included: insurance, transportation, PO Box rental, demonstration equipment, general supplies, website, computer and domain fees, Flathead Valley Rocket Rally expenses, robots and support equipment, electricity and magnetism lab kits, science consumables, VISA fees, and text books”

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