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FOUNDATION FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN T

ROUND ROCK, TXEIN: 27-2657899Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

FOUNDATION FOR INSPIRATION AND RECOGNITION OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN T FIRST IN TEXAS IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION DEDICATED TO EMPOWERING AND EQUIPPING STUDENTS ACROSS TEXAS FOR SUCCESS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) FIELDS. OUR MISSION IS TO SUPPORT FIRST ROBOTICS TEAMS, FACILITATE PROFESSIONAL STEM ACTIVITIES, PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATOR TRAINING, AND ORGANIZE INCLUSIVE EVENTS, ALL WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS ON ENHANCING ACCESSIBILITY FOR LOW-INCOME AND UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN TEXAS. THROUGH OUR EFFORTS, WE AIM TO FOSTER A TRANSFORMATIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE THAT ENABLES STUDENTS TO DEVELOP CRITICAL SKILLS, IGNITE THEIR PASSION FOR STEM, AND UNLOCK THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS THE NEXT GENERATION STEM WORKFORCE.

Local (City/County Level)
Youth/Teens (Ages 13-18)
Direct Service Delivery
Education & Awareness
Low-Income/Economically Disadvantaged
STEM Education
Education
K-12 Education

Annual Revenue

$2,927,837

Known Funders

10

Grants Received

13

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$3,276,614$3,529,653$885,434
2022$2,731,821$2,733,221$990,859
2018$2,927,837$2,450,388$947,347
2017$2,208,599$2,296,162$420,176
2016$2,026,501$2,040,372$533,530
2015$1,426,693$1,271,395$446,013
2014$1,375,199$1,224,861$380,018
2013$705,691$647,442$140,475

Top Funders

$90,000 (2021)
$60,000 (2023)
$50,000 (2022)
$49,500 (2021)
$34,750 (2022)
$25,000 (2021)
BUCCANEER COMMISSION INC

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

$13,500 (2023)

Key Personnel

From 2023 IRS 990 filing

J

JASON ARMS

EXECUTIVE DI

Officer
A

ANGELA JAMES

FINANCE MANA

Officer
E

ERIC VAN GERNEREN

PRESIDENT

Officer
L

LEN RUCINSKI

TREASURER

Officer
C

CINDY STRONG

BOD

S

SHAWN PRESTON

BOD

S

STEVE SCHAFFER

BOD

S

STEFANIE BREYER

BOD

A

AMY BATES

BOD

K

KAZIQUE PRINCE

BOD

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