Youth Outreach in Science Technology Engineering and Mathema
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
YOUTH OUTREACH IN SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING AND MATH (YO-STEM) IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE AIM IS TO EMPOWER UNDERSERVED STUDENTS BY EDUCATING THEM THROUGH HANDS-ON STEM EXPERIENCES AND ENGAGING THEM IN STEM THROUGH INDEPENDENT OWNERSHIP. WE SERVE STUDENTS IN GRADES PREK-12 AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING DEMOGRAPHICS: CULTURAL MINORITIES, GIRLS, LGBTQ+, AND STUDENTS FROM LOW-SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. YO-STEM PROVIDES 3 PROGRAMS TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO STEM: GIRLS IN STEM (GSTEM), STEM SATURDAY, AND A CO-ED COMPETITIVE ROBOTICS CLUB. WE WANT STUDENTS TO HAVE A FUN EXPERIENCE EXPLORING THE VAST RANGE OF WHAT STEM HAS TO OFFER, WHILE FUELING THE PIPELINE OF DIVERSE STUDENTS INTO STEM. OUTREACH INITIATIVES THAT INTRODUCE YOUNG STUDENTS TO STEM PROFESSIONS THAT LOOK LIKE THEM ALLOWS MORE WOMEN AND MINORITIES TO MAKE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR FIELD OF STUDY.
- Income
- $78,338
- Spending
- $114,866
- Reserves
- 2.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $8,869, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 10% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 47% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 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 July 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 (1)
- $31,363 spent. THANKS TO THE FUNDING WE RECEIVED FROM DONORS WE WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT OUR 3 FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS, EXPOSING STUDENTS TO STEM VIA: GIRLS IN STEM (GSTEM), STEM SATURDAY, AND COMPETITIVE ROBOTICS CLUB. IN ALIGNMENT WITH OUR OVERARCHING MISSION, WE EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPLORATION WITHIN STEM DISCIPLINES WHILE IMPARTING ESSENTIAL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING METHODOLOGIES. WE ENGAGE STEM PROFESSIONALS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERACT WITH ROLE MODELS AND GAIN INSIGHTS FROM REAL-LIFE SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS. THE PRESENCE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO RESEMBLE OUR STUDENTS AND ARE SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGED IN THEIR DESIRED PROFESSIONS SERVES AS A POWERFUL SOURCE OF ENCOURAGEMENT, REINFORCING THE BELIEF THAT THEIR ASPIRATIONS ARE ATTAINABLE. YO-STEM HOSTED AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AT TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN EAST TENNESSEE. WE HOSTED OURROBOTICS PROGRAM AT VINE MIDDLE SCHOOL, A PRIORITY SCHOOL WHERE 84% OF THE STUDENT POPULATION IS BLACK OR HISPANIC, 53% ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, AND ONLY 6.5% ARE MASTERING GRADE-LEVEL STANDARDS IN MATH AND ELA COMPARED TO 37.2% FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND 37.6% FOR THE STATE(STATE OF TENNESSEE, 2024). GIRLS IN STEM IS HOSTED AT SOUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL, WHERE 32% OFTHE STUDENT POPULATION IS BLACK OR HISPANIC, 32% ARE ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, AND ONLY 11.8% ARE MASTERING GRADE-LEVEL STANDARDS IN MATH AND ELA COMPARED TO 37.2% FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND 37.6% FOR THE STATE (STATE OF TENNESSEE, 2024). STUDENTS INVOLVED IN OUR CLUBS EXHIBIT ABILITY IN STEM, YET COULD BE IMPACTED BY THE CHALLENGES OFATTENDING A TSI (TARGETED SUPPORT AND IMPROVEMENT) SCHOOL. BY ENGAGING THEM IN STEM ACTIVITIESON A REGULAR BASIS AND PROMOTING OWNERSHIP, WE ARE ENSURING A LONG-LASTING LOVEFOR STEM, IGNITING AN INTEREST IN STEM CAREERS, BOTH OF WHICH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR ACADEMIC SUCCESS AND COLLEGE READINESS. DURING THE 2024-2025 ROBOTICS SEASON WE HAVE SERVED 15 STUDENTS (2 GIRLS, 11 BOYS, AND 2 NON-BINARY INDIVIDUALS) TO FORM 4 TEAMS: TEAM ULTRAMAINIUM (CO-ED), TEAM G (CO-DED), URANIUMDONKEYS (BOYS), AND RADIUM (CO-ED). STUDENTS COMPETED IN THREE VEX IQ ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO QUALIFY FOR THE STATE COMPETITION. TEAMS ULTRAMAINIUM AND URANIUM DONKEYS WON JUDGES AWARD AND 2ND PLACE TEAMWORK CHAMPION, RESPECTIVELY, IN THEIR FIRST ROBOTICSCOMPETITION THAT WAS HELD IN CHATTANOOGA TN, NOVEMBER 2024. TEAM RADIUM TOOK HOME THE JUDGES AWARD AT THE FEBRUARY VEX ROBOTICS COMPETITION HELD IN CORRYTON TN. THE GAME THISSEASON WAS VERY CHALLENGING, UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THE TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.THE GAME THIS SEASON WAS VERY CHALLENGING, UNFORTUNATELY, NONE OF THE TEAMS QUALIFIED FOR THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. OUR GSTEM PROGRAM AT SDMS HAS SUCCESSFULLY REACHED ITS CAPACITY, PROVIDING WEEKLY STEMPROGRAMMING TO 15 GIRLS. THESE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE BUILDING AND PILOTING OF DRONES, LEARNINGELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY, AND STUDYING FORMULATIONS FOR COSMETIC SCIENCES. WITH THE HELP OF 33 VOLUNTEERS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BRING IMPACTFUL STEM PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVITIES TO OVER 200 STUDENTS VIA OUR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENTS, AT NO COST TO THE STUDENTSFISCAL YEAR 2025.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending July 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending July 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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