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ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC

ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC (California) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $322,561 to it, the largest being For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) ($230,953). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$137k
Funders on record
11
Grants received
$323k
Net assets
$180k
6/11 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 51%
01What it does

What Robotics Inspiring Science and Engineering Inc does

Mission

Stem education opportunities for youth k-12

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. Provide a non-profit funding mechanism for first tech challenge teams, matching them with sponsors, acting as their funding agent and providing non-profit status so they can engage in outreach activities with sponsors. Manage and support a 23 tournament robotics challenge in the san diego area.

    $82,094 spentof which $3,000 as grants
    76% of program spending
  2. Support a variety of San Diego County STEAM programs. These include, but are not limited to, low cost Arduino Robotics challenges, various STEAM courses/camps and project based mentor development.

    $24,836 spentof which $1,500 as grants
    23% of program spending
  3. PhyzAI's mission is to inspire and educate the next generation by fostering a deep appreciation for STEM through innovative, interactive robotics. By integrating cutting-edge artificial intelligence with creative artistry, we develop engaging robotic characters like Phyz to ignite curiosity, excitement, and a passion for learning among young students.We are dedicated to expanding access to STEM education, particularly for underserved communities, by providing hands-on experiences that make technology approachable, fun, and impactful. Through mentorship and outreach, we empower students with the skills, confidence, and knowledge they need to become future leaders, engineers, and problem-solvers.

    $571 spent
    1% of program spending

The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $107,501.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($138k) Expenses 100 ($91k) Net assets 100 ($73k)2018 Revenue 162 ($224k) Expenses 234 ($212k) Net assets 116 ($85k)2019 Revenue 159 ($219k) Expenses 240 ($218k) Net assets 117 ($85k)2020 Revenue 58 ($80k) Expenses 118 ($107k) Net assets 79 ($58k)2021 Revenue 77 ($107k) Expenses 78 ($70k) Net assets 129 ($94k)2022 Revenue 183 ($252k) Expenses 212 ($193k) Net assets 210 ($153k)2023 Revenue 155 ($213k) Expenses 171 ($155k) Net assets 290 ($211k)2024 Revenue 95 ($131k) Expenses 153 ($139k) Net assets 279 ($203k)2025 Revenue 99 ($137k) Expenses 176 ($160k) Net assets 247 ($180k)
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Revenue (99)Expenses (176)Net assets (247)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $94k to $153k (+63%).

$73k
$85k
$85k
$58k
$94k
$153k
$211k
$203k
$180k
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

78% of ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (57% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 24,946 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

$47k
’17
$12k
’18
$813
’19
−$28k
’20
$36k
’21
$59k
’22
$58k
’23
−$8k
’24
−$23k
’25
16
months of
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.

2018201920222023
Listed3333
Joined·+0·+0
No longer listed·0·0
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 8 funders, grant income rose $18k → $27k.

4 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 21% 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 ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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

ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 72% of grant income and the top three 90%; half comes from just 1 funder.

the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left

94% 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 ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC.

72%
largest funder
90%
top three
~2
effective funders

Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 47% · 2019 47% · 2020 98% · 2021 100% · 2022 87% · 2023 53% — 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

33% of ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% give in more than one year at all.

first grant+1y+2y+3y+4y

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

ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC draws 96% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 6 states in all.

NH
IL
CA
VA
GA
FL

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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’18
’19
’20
’21
’22
’23
California out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $67k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC's funding base is broadening — from 1 funders to 8 as grant income climbed.

Operating margin−17% · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)−0% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

86%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

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Questions and answers

Who funds ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC?
ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC (California) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $322,561 to it, the largest being For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) ($230,953). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC have?
IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $322,561 in grants to ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INC?
For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is the largest funder on record, with $230,953 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like ROBOTICS INSPIRING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 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.

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 11 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