Western Region Robotics Forum Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) education for K-12 students through annual CalGames high school For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) off-season FIRST Robotics Competitions; Robotics Workshops and Conferences.
- Income
- $7,279
- Spending
- $6,594
- Reserves
- 33.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 76%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $2,210 spent. CalGames Oct 2-5, 2025, Woodside HS, is planned for the beginning of the next fiscal year. About 20 volunteers planned for this event from June 2025. Expenses reflect storage costs for the field and pit supplies and the deposit on the 2025 game field, materials, and game pieces from For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST).
- $1,919 spent. Liability Insurance: Supports all WRRF events (CalGames and Workshops).
- $440 spent. CalGames Oct 11-13, 2024, Pittsburg HS, 36 High school robotics teams was cancelled on 9/9/24 too late to find an alternate site; registration fees paid in prior fiscal year were refunded in this fiscal year. About 20 volunteers planned for this event from March 2024 until it was cancelled on 9/9/24.
- $78 spent. Workshop registration covers expenses, principally food (60 volunteers & instructors) with excess towards general expenses. Workshops: Nov-10, 2024 (92 attendees). Workshops: An intro to Swerve: how it works, logic behind it, and optimization; electronics; robot subsystems and controls; outreach; printer dissection; team organization and sustainability and team structure; strategy; human centered robotics; streamline FRC code; UCSC research for hybrid motion planning; rookie team struggles; Intro to vision in FRC; SJSU robotics panel. For the first time, conference had panels where multiple speakers with relevant experience in a common topic (industry, women-in-STEM, international competition) briefly presented their experiences and then answered questions from the audience. The Women in STEM panel ended with students and mentors present exchanging contact information for future discussions, our STEM Careers panel extended even after the main conference event with one speaker from SCU showing attendees around the lab, and international FRC panel showcased two international teams, one of which answered questions live. For the first time, conference had e-waste collection bins next to the entrance of the event, which was overflowing by the end of the conference.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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