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STEMULATE EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $86K · expenses $95K · assets $6K

EIN
85-2089656
Address
12468 LA GRANGE RD372, LOUISVILLE, KY 40245-1901
NTEE code
B90
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2021
Cross-check
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Mission

BrainSTEM University is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes Its primary exempt purpose is to increase access to high-quality STEM education by providing hands-on learning experiences technology training career exploration robotics coding engineering artificial intelligence virtual reality and workforce development programs for youth educators and underserved communities

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Ricky Mason Executive Director2025 $24,000$24,000 1
Kara Mason Chief Operating Officer2025 $12,000$12,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Marquel Lett Board Chair2025 3 $0 reported 1
Mike Jackson Board Member2025 1 $0 reported 1
Valerie Shaffer Board Member2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $36K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Ricky Mason Executive Director35 $24,000-$0 $24,0001
Kara Mason Chief Operating Officer20 $12,000-$0 $12,0001
Marquel Lett Board Chair3 $0-$0 $01
Mike Jackson Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Valerie Shaffer Board Member1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2026-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,054$95,358 $5,559$5,559 $41,187$44,867 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $70,000 in all, tax years 2021 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
T ROWE PRICE PROGRAM FOR CHARITABLE GIVING INC DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022, 2024-2025 4$45,000 2025$13,000
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METRO UNITED WAY INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$25,000 2024$12,500
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$401,73013 82017–2024 NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; FULLERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION; HACKER FUND; EDTECH FOR LEARNING and 4 more
LUMEN CLARKE M WILLIAMS FOUNDATION Private foundation$342,0003 12013–2015 ARIZONA TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
PANTA RHEA FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$252,7003 12020–2021 COTA COLLABORATIONS TEACHERS AND ARTISTS
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$176,4597 42016–2024 EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS; PENN-TRAFFORD COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION; EAGLEFORCE ROBOTICS; BIG BRAINS EDUCATION ENRICHMENT
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $95,358 spent · pay $34,883 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $52,929 55.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $34,883 36.6%
Fees to independent contractors $6,000 6.3%
Printing, publications, postage $1,546 1.6%
Total$95,358100%

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