Massachusetts · Nonprofit
INGENUITYNE INC
INGENUITYNE INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,062,011 to it, the largest being For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) ($3,395,298). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.8M
- Funders on record
- 19
- Grants received
- $5.1M
- Net assets
- $-149656
What Ingenuityne Inc does
Mission
Ingenuityne, inc. Was formed to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication and leadership.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
First robotics competition (frc)- working with mentors, teams of students build robots from kits of common parts, designed to meet a challenge. The students compete for awards for game scores, safety practices, teamwork and other qualitative achievements, stressing the values of cooperation and inclusion. Award winning teams participate in the annual championship event of the foundation for the inspiration and recognition of science and technology (f.I.r.s.t.) the frc program provides students with the experience of applying science and technology to achieve a specific challenge under a time constraint. This experience develops students technical skills, teamwork and the ability to deal with the satisfactions and disappointments of a real engineering project.
$1,151,260 spentof which $366,285 as grants$531,200 earned by the program75% of program spendingFirst lego league (fll)- teams work on game challenges using lego technology, applying science and engineering to master complex missions. Teams from around the world meet every year for the fll world festival competition and celebration. Participation in fll engages students in a comprehensive experience developing confidence in their ability to address serious issues, enhancing their education in science and math, exposing them to a stem career. By progressing through each program and ultimately to frc, students gain a full suite of technical skills and ongoing encouragement, making it more likely that they will pursue careers in science and technology. The program was expanded several years ago to include pre-k through 8th grade age ranges: fll discover/explore/challenge.
$84,003 spentof which $42,251 as grants5% of program spendingFirst tech challenge (ftc)- like the frc program, teams in the ftc program design and build robots with smaller kits and simpler game challenges. This program is readily accessible to a broader audience of educators and students, in part because of its lower cost. The ftc experience simulates the excitement as well as the pressure of a real-life engineering project. Developing not only the students technical know-how, but also leadership, cooperation, ability to plan, patience and teamwork. Ftc enriches the participating students ability to deal with satisfactions and disappointments on a real engineering project. The ftc experience expands students interest in science, technology, engineering, math and inspires many to go on to higher education.
$98,109 spentof which $18,650 as grants$39,765 earned by the program6% of program spendingGeneral stem programs - new england first stages science and technology-related after school programs, robotics contests, professional development, and community volunteer opportunities across the entire new england district. New england first staff and the new england first volunteer community provide summer program and workshop experiences in every state along with seminars, training sessions, webinars and career and workforce seminars.
$206,495 spentof which $44,567 as grants13% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,539,867.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 $221k to $430k (+95%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2017 2% · 2021 1% · 2022 6% · 2023 1% · 2024 8% · 2025 25%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
68% of INGENUITYNE INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Michael Fantom
Executive director
Board chair
John Bugeau
Chair & president
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 8 funders, grant income fell $539k → $148k.
10 of 19 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 6% 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 INGENUITYNE INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 18 of 19 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
INGENUITYNE INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 67% of grant income and the top three 93%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
91% 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 INGENUITYNE INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 58% · 2019 100% · 2020 53% · 2021 71% · 2022 76% · 2023 84% — 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.
How long its funders stay
25% of INGENUITYNE INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 42% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
INGENUITYNE INC draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Massachusetts, across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $288k arriving through sponsors registered in 8 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
INGENUITYNE INC has grown faster than half of the 1,064 youth development nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,064 youth development nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like INGENUITYNE 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 Massachusetts
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
97%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 6 states
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for INGENUITYNE 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 INGENUITYNE INC?
- INGENUITYNE INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 19 organizations whose IRS filings report $5,062,011 to it, the largest being For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) ($3,395,298). 8 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does INGENUITYNE INC have?
- IRS filings report 19 organizations giving $5,062,011 in grants to INGENUITYNE INC, 8 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of INGENUITYNE INC?
- For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is the largest funder on record, with $3,395,298 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like INGENUITYNE INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 19 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing