California · Nonprofit
Blockhead Boosters Inc
Blockhead Boosters Inc (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,635 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($6,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $138k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $9k
- Net assets
- $20k
What Blockhead Boosters Inc does
Mission
La Canada High Schools Engineering Program is dedicated to fostering a dynamic and inclusive environment that inspires and empowers students to explore innovate and excel in STEM Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics fields. Our mission is to promote accessibility and engagement by providing students with cutting-edge resources hands-on learning opportunities and mentorship from industry professionals. We aim to cultivate a diverse community of learners who are prepared to meet the challenges of the future with creativity critical thinking and collaboration. Through our commitment to excellence in education we strive to equip students with the skills knowledge and confidence needed to succeed in higher education and STEM careers ultimately contributing to the advancement of technology and society. Blockhead Boosters Inc directly supports the aicitives of the La Canada High School Engineering Program.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
FIRST Robotics Competition FRC Program: FIRST Robotics Competition FRC is a high school robotics program designed for students in grades 9 through 12 challenging them to develop advanced skills in STEM science technology engineering and mathematics through a team-based robotics competition. In FRC students work together to design build and program large industrial-sized robots to compete in complex challenges against teams from around the world. In 2024 our FRC team consisted of approximately 35 high school students who participated in local and regional competitions ultimately qualifying for and competing in the prestigious FIRST World Championship held in Houston Texas. This program fosters technical expertise problem-solving skills and teamwork equipping students with the experience and knowledge needed for future success in STEM-related fields.
$58,356 spent50% of program spendingEngineering Workshop at La Canada High School: The organization operates an Engineering Workshop at La Canada High School offering hands-on STEM education to 525 students in grades 9-12. The workshop provides practical experience in engineering including building prototypes and using advanced tools. The program is open to all LCUSD students and supports skill development in areas like mechanical and electrical engineering.
$25,978 spent22% of program spendingFIRST Tech Challenge FTC Program: FIRST Tech Challenge FTC is a robotics program aimed at students in grades 7 through 12 encouraging them to deepen their understanding of STEM science technology engineering and mathematics through hands-on team-based challenges. In FTC students design build and program mid-sized robots to compete in head-to-head challenges developing skills in engineering coding and collaboration. In 2024 our FTC program supported approximately 45 students in grades 7 to 12 who participated in regional competitions mentorship sessions and skill-building workshops. This program equips students with advanced technical skills critical thinking and teamwork abilities laying a strong foundation for future studies and careers in STEM fields.
$14,798 spent13% of program spendingFIRST LEGO League FLL Program: FIRST LEGO League FLL is an introductory robotics program designed for elementary and middle school students inspiring young learners to explore STEM through hands-on team-based learning. In FLL students research real-world problems design and code autonomous LEGO-based robots to complete mission challenges and develop innovative solutions while practicing core teamwork values. In 2024 our FLL program supported student participants across 5 teams 50 students through regional competition hosting technical workshops and mentorship fostering foundational engineering concepts critical thinking and a lifelong passion for STEM fields.
$13,020 spent11% of program spendingRIDE Research Innovation Design and Engineering Program: The RIDE program is an advanced hands-on engineering initiative designed to engage students in creative design technical prototyping and real-world mechanical concepts beyond standard robotics competition formats. Through specialized projects-such as amusement park ride engineering 3D modeling dynamic physics modeling and custom hardware fabrication-students apply key principles of mechanical design software tools and practical construction. In 2024 our RIDE program supported 10 students with specialized building kits engineering tools digital modeling assets and hardware supplies equipping them with versatile technical skills and innovative problem-solving abilities for future STEM pathways.
$3,839 spent3% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $115,991.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $9k to $20k (+127%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
25% of Blockhead Boosters Inc’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (83% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2022 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $55 → $3k.
2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 71% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Blockhead Boosters Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 3 of 4 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Blockhead Boosters Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 69% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
71% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Blockhead Boosters Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2022 100% · 2023 97% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
71% of Blockhead Boosters Inc's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $3k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside California, across 1 state.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Blockhead Boosters Inc runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 3,734 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 3,734 youth development nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like Blockhead Boosters Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Blockhead Boosters Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Blockhead Boosters Inc?
- Blockhead Boosters Inc (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $8,635 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($6,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 71% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does Blockhead Boosters Inc have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $8,635 in grants to Blockhead Boosters Inc, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Blockhead Boosters Inc?
- VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM is the largest funder on record, with $6,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Blockhead Boosters Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2023–2025), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing