Missouri · Nonprofit
STEM on WHEELS
STEM on WHEELS (Missouri) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being GOOD360 ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $76k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $0
- Net assets
- $21k
What STEM on WHEELS does
Mission
At STEM ON Wheels our mission is to narrow the opportunity divide in STEM education by offering inclusive top-tier programming to underserved communities throughout St. Louis. We are dedicated to breaking down barriers and ensuring that all individuals regardless of background or circumstance have access to the transformative power of STEM learning. Through our immersive hands-on programs and personalized mentorship initiatives we strive to do more than just educate; we aim to ignite a passion for innovation problem-solving and leadership in every participant. By providing engaging experiences and fostering supportive relationships we empower individuals to not only excel academically but also to envision themselves as active contributors to the ever-evolving landscape of STEM. Our commitment extends beyond the classroom walls. We recognize the importance of nurturing talent at every stage of development which is why we offer ongoing support and guidance to our participants.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
.Program Title: STEM on Wheels Mind & TECH: STEM Empowerment After-School During the reporting year the organization provided impactful remote STEM learning sessions and operated the Mind & TECH: STEM Empowerment After-School program serving over 100 students in grades pk-8 throughout the St. Louis STL community. These initiatives were designed to expand access to hands-on experiential STEM learning in economically disadvantaged areas. Students participated in a variety of engaging standards-aligned STEM lessons including LED lighting and circuits block-based coding drone operation and an introduction to aviation via flight simulation. Programs were delivered both virtually and on-site to ensure accessibility regardless of transportation or location constraints. Program services were supported by approximately $75,000 in expenses covering instructional materials staff facilitation mobile and remote learning equipment and digital platform infrastructure. These services
$62,000 spentof which $62,000 as grants86% of program spendingCompleted LED Lighting Introduction to Block Coding Robotics Drone Theory and Operation and Introduction to Aviation.
$9,100 spentof which $62,000 as grants13% of program spendingLED LIGHT Workshop
$900 spent1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $72,000.
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 2023 to 2024, from $296 to $60k (+20280%).
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.
18% of STEM on WHEELS’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (89% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
James O Turner
CEO
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Against its field
STEM on WHEELS runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 660 science & tech nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 660 science & tech nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
Organizations like STEM on WHEELS
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 Missouri
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 STEM on WHEELS: 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 STEM on WHEELS?
- STEM on WHEELS (Missouri) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $0 to it, the largest being GOOD360 ($0). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does STEM on WHEELS have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $0 in grants to STEM on WHEELS.
- Who is the largest funder of STEM on WHEELS?
- GOOD360 is the largest funder on record, with $0 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like STEM on WHEELS find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Missouri. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), and the filings of 1 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