2024-11-15T12:54:27-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 814855797 YOUNG THINKERS OF YORK INC YOUN 7173784440 PO Box 7514 YORK PA 17404 Raymond Ames Executive Director 7173784440 2024-11-15 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X WWW.YOUNGTHINKERSOFYORK.ORG X X 14333 X 12244 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2089 0 2089 0 0 0 0 14333 0 0 0 16206 12316 2145 23091 53758 -39425 127935 0 88510 X 126935 87510 0 0 1000 1000 127935 88510 0 0 127935 88510 YOUNG THINKERS OF YORK IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING ROBOTICS AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS TO UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. EACH YEAR, HUNDREDS OF YORK STUDENTS GET HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES FROM OUR YOUTH ROBOTICS PROGRAM. IN 2023, OVER 350 STUDENTS IN KINDERGARTEN, 5TH, AND 7TH GRADES PARTICIPATED IN ONE OF OUR IN-SCHOOL ROBOTICS ACTIVITIES. OUR ACTIVITIES EDUCATE OUR UNDERSERVED YOUTH ON ROBOTICS AND ENGINEERING CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES. AIMING TO GET STUDENTS INTERESTED IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WE PROVIDE OUR ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY IN LOCAL SCHOOL CLASSROOMS. OUR GOAL IS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN STEM-RELATED CAREER PATHWAY INTERESTS. 0 10800 OUR ROBOTHINKERS AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM IS A COMPETITIVE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE ROBOTICS TEAM FOR GRADES 4-8. PARTICIPATING STUDENTS BUILD AND PROGRAM ROBOTS AND COMPETE IN A 4-PART COMPETITION AGAINST OTHER REGIONAL TEAMS. OVER THE PAST 7 YEARS, A TOTAL OF 58 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM AND THE TEAMS HAVE RECEIVED 23 AWARDS OF WHICH 6 WERE WON IN 2023. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPS EACH TEAM MEMBER'S 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS AND BUILDS CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM IN EACH TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. OUR STUDENTS LEARN THE VALUE OF TEAMWORK WHILE DEVELOPING SKILLS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME. TEAM MEMBERS SPEND ABOUT 150 HOURS PRACTICING TOGETHER DURING THE YEAR. DURING 2023, A TOTAL OF 17 YORK STUDENTS PARTICIPATED ON THE TEAMS. 0 6560 THE ROBOMASTERMINDS FIRST TECH CHALLENGE (FTC) COMPETITIVE HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM STARTED. STUDENTS LEARN ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE STEAM SKILLS (SUCH AS KEEPING AN ENGINEERING NOTEBOOK) UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF ADULT COACHES AND MENTORS, WHILE ALSO APPRECIATING THE VALUE OF PERSEVERANCE, CREATIVITY, AND IDEA SHARING. THE ROBOT KIT CAN BE PROGRAMMED USING JAVA AND IS REUSABLE FROM YEAR TO YEAR. TEAMS MUST ALSO RAISE MONEY, CREATE AND MARKET THEIR TEAM BRAND, AND ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR WHICH THEY CAN RECEIVE RECOGNITION. A TOTAL OF 8 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM DEVELOPS EACH TEAM MEMBER'S 21ST-CENTURY SKILLS AND BUILDS CONFIDENCE AND SELF-ESTEEM IN EACH TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. OUR STUDENTS LEARN THE VALUE OF TEAMWORK WHILE DEVELOPING SKILLS THAT WILL LAST A LIFETIME. TEAM MEMBERS SPEND ABOUT 200 HOURS PRACTICING TOGETHER DURING THE YEAR. 0 2482 19842 RAY AMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 10 0 0 0 SCOTT BOWMAN JR TREASURER 1 0 0 0 SHERRY ROLAND-WASHINGTON SECRETARY 1 0 0 0 MARY JENKINS BOARD MEMBER 1 0 0 0 SANDRA THOMPSON ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1 0 0 0 ZACHARY NEWBY BOARD MEMBER 1 0 0 0 KELLY ARCIERI BOARD MEMBER 1 0 0 0 JASMINE BUTLER ESQ BOARD MEMBER 1 0 0 0 NATE HARDMAN BOARD MEMBER 1 0 0 0 JAMIE KINSLEY PHD BOARD MEMBER 1 0 0 0 EILEEN MULLEN BOARD MEMBER 1 0 0 0 NORA ROTZ BOARD MEMBER 1 0 0 0 DIAZ WOODARD BOARD MEMBER 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PA RAYMOND AMES PO Box 7514 YORK PA 17404 7173784440 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 61536 35486 112846 46978 12244 269090 61536 35486 112846 46978 12244 269090 269090 61536 35486 112846 46978 12244 269090 1 1 0 0 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Supplies - $15,474 Travel & Meetings - $3,602 Registration Fees - $2,989 Miscellaneous - $488 Donations - $338 Fundraising Exp - $200 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Security Deposit - $1,000