VANDEN ROBOTICS FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
VANDEN ROBOTICS FOUNDATION (EIN 27-0448093)
Tax period
2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31
Filed
2025-10-11
IRS object ID
202522869349200307
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-10-11T14:51:31-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-05-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-06-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN270448093EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VANDEN ROBOTICS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVANDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7073653866PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2772AddressLine1Txt
CityVACAVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP956962772ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDuane MurphyPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone7073653866PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-11SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresshttp://www.vandenrobotics.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization OtherYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Type Of Organization OtherPublic CharityTypeOfOrganizationOtherDesc
Gross Receipts$31,136GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$18,578ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$4,276ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$5,559FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$162SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$5,397SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,723GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$2,723GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$30,974TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$35,024GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$0FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$0OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$0PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$0OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$35,024TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$4,050ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$16,727NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$12,677NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,721BOYAmt
EOY$20,670EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,410BOYAmt
EOY$5,410EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,131BOYAmt
EOY$26,080EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,404BOYAmt
EOY$13,403EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,727BOYAmt
EOY$12,677EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe Vanden Robotics Team intends to develop and support a competitive high school robotics team that will; 1) encourage a passion for science and engineering through education and experience, 2) engage students, mentors, parents and teachers to work collaboratively by building competitive robots, 3) develop, organize and maintain facilities to research and develop engineering skills, 4) involve parents and mentors in both technical and non-technical aspects of the team, and 5) encourage community partnerships and outreach through presentations, demonstrations, donations, and sponsorships.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Build, Design and Construct a robot to compete in the FIRST Robotics competition.$10,427$10,427
Support the team expenses involved in attending competitions.$5,825$5,825
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$16,252TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Noleen Robinson
President0.25$0$0$0
Brian Arendes
Vice President0.25$0$0$0
Sarah Burghardt
Secretary0.3$0$0$0
Duane Murphy
Treasurer1$0$0$0
Erika Stoffel
Head Coach10.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDuane MurphyPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11024 Topaz CourtAddressLine1Txt
CityVacavilleCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP956877870ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7073653866PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$38,530CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,720CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,506CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,185CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$18,578CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$120,519TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$38,530CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,720CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,506CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,185CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$18,578CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$120,519TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$120,519PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$120,519TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701PublicSupportPY170Pct
Private Foundation170Yes (X)PrivateFoundation170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10Vanden Robotics and Golden West Robotics Team support for registration, manufacturing, and general support expenses.
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Continuing inventory of team merchandise
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Continuing liabilities for supporting the team

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