ROBONATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization: ROBONATION INC (EIN 52-1797483)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-11-15
IRS object ID: 202343199349315724
Schema version: 2022v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-11-15T13:45:18-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521392008	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	208142930	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521797483	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROBONATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ROBO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5714124500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3100 CLARENDON BOULEVARD 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22201	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DARYL DAVIDSON	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5714124500	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	DARYL	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	DAVIDSON	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00288314	PTIN
Phone	3019519090	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DARYL DAVIDSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3100 CLARENDON BOULEVARD 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22201	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,108,090	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ROBONATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1992	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE PART III, LINE 1.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	7	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	15	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	7	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,665,823	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$3,629,235	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,209,325	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,445,784	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$37,550	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$29,856	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$20,047	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$3,215	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,892,651	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,108,090	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$38,505	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$35,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,174,046	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,298,001	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,025,576	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,897,499	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,238,127	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,230,500	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$345,476	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$122,410	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,648,286	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,269,968	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$848,897	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$858,645	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,799,389	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,411,323	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO SPONSOR, PROMOTE AND CONDUCT CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY; TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY THROUGH DISCUSSION GROUPS, FORUMS, PANELS AND OTHER PROGRAMS; AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ADVANCE THE TRAINING AND EDUCATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$2,332,559	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$35,000	GrantAmt
Desc	STUDENT COMPETITIONS: SPONSORED AND SUPPORTED COMPETITIONS IN WHICH TEAMS OF COLLEGE, HIGH SCHOOL, AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES DESIGNED, BUILT AND OPERATED UNMANNED AND REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES TO ACHIEVE SPECIFIED PERFORMANCE AND MISSION GOALS. THESE COMPETITIONS FOSTER TECHNICAL INNOVATION IN UNMANNED SYSTEMS AND HELP TO DEVELOP THE FUTURE WORKFORCE FOR THE ROBOTICS INDUSTRY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$2,036,770	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,445,784	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: CONDUCTED ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF AND INTEREST IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) AMONG STUDENTS IN GRADES K-12, WITH EMPHASIS ON FOSTERING INTEREST IN CAREERS IN ROBOTICS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$4,369,329	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	15	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	7	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DARYL DAVIDSON	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5714124500	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3100 CLARENDON BOULEVARD 1200	AddressLine1Txt
City	ARLINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	22201	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
EUGENE FRASER
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT BROWN
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RAASHI QUATTLEBAUM
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
VIRGINIA YOUNG
BOARD OF TRUSTEES	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENNETH BERRY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN WAICKWICZ
BOARD OF TRUSTEES	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE DUBA
BOARD OF TRUSTEES	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DARYL DAVIDSON
PRESIDENT AND CEO	40.00		Yes (X)	$175,704	$0	$12,250
JANELLE CURTIS
STRATEGY AND MARKETING DIR	40.00			$115,682	$0	$8,214	Yes (X)
LINDSEY GROARK
PROGRAM DIRECTOR	40.00			$118,068	$0	$8,050	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$409,454	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$28,514	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
APACO ELECTRONICS
6433 PINECASTLE BLVD STE 2	ORLANDO	FL	32809	KIT MANUFACTURING, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT,	$1,076,101
OPEN SOURCE ROBOTICS FOUNDATION INC
170 S WHISMAN ROAD BLDG D STE A	MOUNTAIN VIEW	CA	940411512	VRX EVENT CONSULTING	$436,900
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND	COLLEGE PARK	MD	20742	EVENT CONFERENCE SERVICES	$337,890
THINK GLOBAL LOGISTICS PTY LTD
				EVENT LOGISTICS AND WAREHOUSE STORAGE	$230,639	ABN 58 166 822 340 LEVEL 2 88 GE	AS	2000
FACTORY DOOR LLC
3002 APOLLO DRIVE SUITE 10	CHAMPAIGN	IL	61822	CONSULTING, KIT MFG, INV MGMT	$122,890

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$3,533,836	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$95,399	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,629,235	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATIONAL KIT INCOME	900099	$1,201,161	$1,201,161
HOUSING FEES	900099	$162,704	$162,704
ENTRY FEES	900099	$71,532	$71,532
SALES	900099	$10,387	$10,387

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,445,784	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$29,856	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$29,856	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$3,215	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$3,215	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$3,215	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,108,090	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,445,784	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$33,071	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$187,954	TotalAmt
Program Services	$90,428	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$97,526	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$922,026	TotalAmt
Program Services	$865,257	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,769	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,619	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,619	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$68,160	TotalAmt
Management And General	$68,160	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,242	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,737	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,505	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,380	TotalAmt
Management And General	$9,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$128,050	TotalAmt
Management And General	$128,050	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$683,879	TotalAmt
Program Services	$620,778	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,101	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$40,992	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,171	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,821	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$213,659	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,171	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$125,488	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$87,573	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,755	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$80,818	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$346,397	TotalAmt
Program Services	$290,204	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$56,193	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$991,854	TotalAmt
Program Services	$984,959	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,895	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,476	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,476	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,849	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,862	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,987	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
TOOL KITS AND EQUIPMENT	$1,087,993	$1,073,479	$14,514
COMPETITION AWARDS	$163,465	$163,403	$62
MISCELLANEOUS	$79,965	$8	$79,957
TAXES AND FEES	$22,898	$10,162	$12,736

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,069	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,336	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,733	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,230,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,369,329	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$861,171	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,576	BOYAmt
EOY	$55,438	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$134,379	BOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$515,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$979,691	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$167,991	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,728	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$129,537	BOYAmt
EOY	$165,558	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$27,023	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$16,590	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,433	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,683,140	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,976,120	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,648,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,269,968	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$422,934	BOYAmt
EOY	$839,780	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,865	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$207,671	BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$210,792	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$848,897	BOYAmt
EOY	$858,645	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,799,389	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,411,323	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,799,389	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,411,323	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,648,286	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,269,968	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$122,410	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$571,255	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$305,599	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (1)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,817,626	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,085,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,420,391	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,665,823	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,629,235	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,618,792	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,817,626	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,085,717	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,420,391	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,665,823	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,629,235	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$11,618,792	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$13,532	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$11,605,260	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$35,023	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$55,307	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$44,526	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$37,550	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$29,886	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$202,292	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$19,134	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-$20,047	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,215	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,302	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$11,823,386	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$7,947,355	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.98160	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.96160	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$27,023	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,590	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$10,433	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$10,433	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,536,835	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	-$571,255	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$571,255	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,108,090	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,108,090	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,230,500	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$5,230,500	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$5,230,500	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022, ROBONATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10, INCOME TAXES, THAT PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND HAS DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICES	$60,900
NORTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	$2,000
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	$2,250
SOUTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	$5,500
SOUTH ASIA	PROGRAM SERVICES	$500
EUROPE	PROGRAM SERVICES	$7,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$78,150	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$78,150	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
SEPDAC INC (IARC)
161 RIDGE RD THE PRESERVE AT SHARP	MTN	JASPER	GA	30143	753078873	501(C)(3)	$15,000	$0	IARC SPONSORSHIP
SUAS SEAFARER CHAPTER
PO BOX 141		CALIFORNIA	MD	20619	522155394	501(C)(3)	$20,000	$0	SUAS SPONSORSHIP

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FUNDS REPORTED ARE SPONSORSHIPS OF OTHER STUDENT COMPETITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION ASKS THAT SPONSORSHIPS BE ACKNOWLEDGED, BUT THERE IS NO FURTHER MONITORING.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DARYL DAVIDSON	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT AND CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$175,704	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$12,250	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$187,954	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND THE TREASURER. IT WAS THEN SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ONCE FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AND DISCLOSURE REPORT IS REQUIRED FROM EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY AND SENIOR STAFF. ANY REPORTED OR APPARENT CONFLICTS WHICH ARISE AT ANY TIME ARE REFERRED TO THE GOVERNING BODY FOR ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ROBONATION'S ESTABLISHED WRITTEN POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY ROBONATION'S COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE FOUNDATION'S BOARD, WITH SUPPORTING DATA FROM A COMPENSATION STUDY AND WITH SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN JANUARY 2023. COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES IS BASED ON KNOWLEDGE OF INDUSTRY AND REGIONAL NORMS AND REFERENCE TO PUBLISHED COMPENSATION SURVEYS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BASED UPON MERITS OF THE REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	SUBCONTRACTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 400,900. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 400,900. OTHER CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 157,626. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 62,865. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 220,491. TEMPORARY HELP AND RECRUITING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 62,252. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 236. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 62,488.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	ADJUSTMENTS TO ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND REFUNDABLE ADVANCES OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS COMPLETED AFTER THE FORM 990 FILING 305,599.