Arizona · Nonprofit
THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY
THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY (Arizona) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $175,928 to it, the largest being ROSENBLUTH FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($64,287). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $138k
- Funders on record
- 6
- Grants received
- $176k
- Net assets
- $96k
What The Science Vortex of Verde Valley does
Mission
The Science Vortex provides STEM+art (STEAM) education to families. Our mission is to positively impact children's critical-thinking abilities, creativity, and STEM literacy. Our center is committed to achieving these goals by providing hands-on, interactive exhibits, enticing learning materials, and engaging programs for children ages 2-12. We strive to create an environment where children are drawn into a vortex of play, perseverance, collaboration, and innovation!
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Field Trip Program: In 2025, 3,134 students participated in 92 field trip visits to the Science Vortex, engaging in hands-on STEAM learning. Students attended from Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Cornville, Clarkdale, Sedona, and Beaver Creek schools.
$31,000 spent31% of program spendingSummer Camp Program: In 2025, 296 children attended STEAM summer camps held in May, June, and July. Camp themes included Coding Explorers, EcoExplorers, Future Innovators, Junior Extreme STEAM, Minecraft Masters, and a Winter Break camp.
$25,000 spent25% of program spendingFree Early Learning & Family Programs: In 2025, 1,144 participants attended Little Learners STEAM Time and Makerspace Family Night programs. Both programs are offered weekly and are free to the public.
$8,960 spent9% of program spendingWeekend Public Access: The Science Vortex is open to the public every Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM to 1 PM. In 2025, 773 visitors attended weekend public hours.
$11,280 spent11% of program spendingSchool-Based STEAM Instruction: In 2025, the Science Vortex delivered 77 STEAM lessons in PreK-8 classrooms, reaching 818 students.
$4,250 spent4% of program spendingCommunity Outreach Program: In 2025, the Science Vortex conducted community outreach through 14 events, reaching at least 613 participants. Events included library programs, school visits, after-school clubs, and community festivals such as the Verde Valley SciTech Festival and City of Sedona STEAM sessions.
$2,000 spent2% of program spendingChief Science Officers Program: In 2025, the Science Vortex supported 18 middle and high school students as STEM ambassadors, expanding service into Camp Verde and the broader Verde Valley community.
$3,000 spent3% of program spendingSchool STEAM Clubs: In 2025, 30 STEAM club sessions were conducted with elementary students in Cottonwood, Cornville, Sedona, and Camp Verde.
$2,000 spent2% of program spendingVerde Valley SciTech Festival: In 2025, the Science Vortex led the annual regional SciTech Festival, engaging 1,774 participants, including over 250 attendees at the kickoff event.
$5,400 spent5% of program spendingSTEAM Mobile / Camp Verde STEAM Initiative: In 2025, the Science Vortex completed this initiative, expanding access to STEAM education for youth ages 1-17 across the Verde Valley.
$8,037 spent8% of program spending
The 10 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $100,927.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $32k to $58k (+82%).
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.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2022: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income rose $25k → $29k.
2 of 6 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 30% 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 THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY’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
THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 37% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
99% 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 THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 45% · 2022 74% — 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
100% of THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY's grant income comes from Arizona funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $53k 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.
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Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY?
- THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY (Arizona) receives grants from 6 organizations whose IRS filings report $175,928 to it, the largest being ROSENBLUTH FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION ($64,287). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY have?
- IRS filings report 6 organizations giving $175,928 in grants to THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY?
- ROSENBLUTH FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $64,287 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE SCIENCE VORTEX OF VERDE VALLEY find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Arizona. 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 2021–2025), and the filings of 6 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