2026-08-13T10:29:30-05:00 2025-09-30 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 4334 MUNSON STREET SUITE 200 CANTON OH 44718 990 2024-10-01 341141558 INTERNATIONAL SOAP BOX DERBY INC INTE 3307338723 1000 GEORGE WASHINGTON BLVD AKRON OH 44312 BETHANY LAWRENCE TREASURER 3307338723 2026-08-10 1 1 JENNIFER COLEMAN P00743188 3304972000 2026-08-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ALL AMERICAN SOAP BOX DERBY BETHANY LAWRENCE 1000 GEORGE WASHINGTON BLVD AKRON OH 44312 1323366 0 X WWW.SOAPBOXDERBY.ORG X 1974 OH EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH STEM EDUCATION THAT BUILDS CHARACTER, LEADERSHIP, AND LIFELONG SKILLS. 13 13 17 3300 0 0 494613 453181 274496 244737 27857 7190 246982 132299 1043948 837407 4500 36000 0 0 513466 562821 0 0 160 762753 686610 1280719 1285431 -236771 -448024 2483312 2246597 492440 681331 1990872 1565266 X THE INTERNATIONAL SOAP BOX DERBY IS A NON-PROFIT YOUTH EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS TO INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHAMPIONS, BRING STEM EDUCATION OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, PROMOTE THE DERBY EXPERIENCE, AND CULTIVATE LIFELONG SKILLS AND CHARACTER. OUR CORE VALUES INCLUDE PERSEVERANCE, SPORTSMANSHIP, COMMUNITY, LEADERSHIP, AND COLLABORATION. 0 0 466845 36000 210043 FIRSTENERGY ALL-AMERICAN SOAP BOX DERBY RACING PROGRAM:THE FIRSTENERGY ALL-AMERICAN SOAP BOX DERBY (AASBD) IS THE INTERNATIONAL SOAP BOX DERBY'S (ISBD) SIGNATURE ANNUAL EVENT, DRAWING OVER 300 YOUTH CHAMPIONS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND JAPAN TO AKRON, OHIO. PARTICIPANTS QUALIFY BY COMPETING IN MORE THAN 1,300 SANCTIONED LOCAL AND RALLY RACES HELD ANNUALLY IN NEARLY 90 RACE CITIES WORLDWIDE. RACERS COMPETE IN THREE DIVISIONS: STOCK, SUPER STOCK, AND MASTERS. THE AASBD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE TAKES PLACE ON THE HISTORIC DERBY DOWNS TRACK, A WPA-ERA FACILITY MAINTAINED BY THE ORGANIZATION. THIS WEEK-LONG CHAMPIONSHIP PROMOTES YOUTH DEVELOPMENT, STEM LEARNING, INTERNATIONAL GOODWILL, FAMILY BONDING, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. 127717 0 98272 RETAIL STORE OPERATIONS SUPPORTING RACING AND EDUCATIONISBD OPERATES A NATIONAL RETAIL STORE TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR ITS RACING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THE STORE OFFERS OFFICIAL SOAP BOX DERBY CAR KITS, PARTS, TOOLS, AND ACCESSORIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN DIVISIONS INCLUDING STOCK, SUPER STOCK, MASTERS, LEGACY, AND THE CORPORATE DERBY CHALLENGE. THESE STANDARDIZED SUPPLIES PROMOTE SAFETY, EQUITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR YOUTH AND EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE.THE STORE ALSO DISTRIBUTES STEM-ALIGNED CLASSROOM KITS AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS THAT SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S CURRICULUM-BASED PROGRAMS. THESE RESOURCES HELP EXPAND THE REACH OF DERBY-BASED LEARNING IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. REVENUE GENERATED FROM THE STORE HAS BEEN REINVESTED DIRECTLY INTO ISBD'S RACING, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO HELP ENSURE LONG-TERM PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY AND MISSION DELIVERY. 126636 0 30205 STEM-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAM:THE INTERNATIONAL SOAP BOX DERBY (ISBD) DELIVERS EXPERIENTIAL STEM EDUCATION FOR K12 STUDENTS THROUGH CLASSROOM PROGRAMS, EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, AND HANDS-ON SUMMER LEARNING. STUDENTS APPLY SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH CONCEPTS BY DESIGNING, BUILDING, AND RACING BOTH MINI AND FULL-SIZE SOAP BOX DERBY CARS. THE CURRICULUM ALIGNS WITH NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND EMPHASIZES TEAMWORK, CREATIVITY, AND REAL-WORLD PROBLEM-SOLVING.KEY COMPONENTS INCLUDE THE GRAVITY RACING CHALLENGE (GRC) STEM TEAM COMPETITION AND THE STEM SUMMER CAMP, BOTH DESIGNED TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON LEARNING AND RACING EXPERIENCES. THE GRC TAKES PLACE IN SCHOOLS, YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND AFTER-SCHOOL SETTINGS, ENCOURAGING GROUP COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION THROUGH CAR CONSTRUCTION AND COMPETITION.THE STEM SUMMER CAMP IS A WEEK-LONG IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE HELD AT DERBY DOWNS FOR YOUTH AGES 8 TO 13. CAMPERS RACE FULL-SIZE SOAP BOX DERBY CARS DAILY, PARTICIPATE IN STEM CHALLENGES, AND BUILD, DECORATE, AND RACE THEIR OWN MINI SOAP BOX DERBY CARS, WHICH THEY TAKE HOME AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM. THE CAMP CULMINATES IN A FAMILY DAY CELEBRATION, WHERE PARENTS AND GUESTS ATTEND A MINI CAR AND FULL-SIZE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE TO CHEER ON PARTICIPANTS.ISBD PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO SCHOOLS AND NONPROFITS THROUGH GRANTS AND DONATIONS SUPPORTING STEM EDUCATION. THESE PROGRAMS ARE INTENTIONALLY INCLUSIVE, PRIORITIZING ACCESS FOR UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, ISBD FOSTERS EARLY INTEREST IN STEM CAREERS, ENGINEERING CONCEPTS, AND LIFELONG LEARNING BY MAKING SCIENCE FUN AND ENGAGING. 14230 0 4489 EVENTS AT DERBY DOWNSDERBY DOWNS IS MORE THAN A RACETRACK. IT SERVES AS A COMMUNITY HUB WHERE ISBD HOSTS MISSION-ALIGNED EVENTS THAT PROMOTE INCLUSION, INTERGENERATIONAL EXPERIENCES, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THESE PROGRAMS BRING TOGETHER YOUTH, SENIORS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN UNIQUE WAYS THAT SUPPORT EDUCATION, WELLNESS, AND SOCIAL CONNECTION.EVENTS HELD AT DERBY DOWNS INCLUDE:SENIOR DAY AT DERBY DOWNSTHIS ANNUAL EVENT PROVIDES OLDER ADULTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO RELIVE CHILDHOOD THRILLS BY RIDING DOWN THE DERBY DOWNS TRACK IN SPECIALLY MODIFIED SOAP BOX DERBY CARS. THE DAY INCLUDES WELLNESS RESOURCES, SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. THE PROGRAM PROMOTES ACTIVE AGING, COMMUNITY CONNECTION, AND FUN.CORPORATE DERBY CHALLENGETHIS TEAM-BUILDING EVENT INVITES LOCAL BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD AND RACE ADULT-SIZED SOAP BOX DERBY CARS AT DERBY DOWNS. WHILE THE EVENT WAS NOT HELD IN THE MOST RECENT PROGRAM YEAR, IT IS SCHEDULED TO RETURN IN 2025. THE CORPORATE DERBY CHALLENGE FOSTERS COLLABORATION, FRIENDLY COMPETITION, AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT WHILE SUPPORTING THE MISSION OF ISBD.THESE COMMUNITY-CENTERED EVENTS ALLOW ISBD TO EXPAND ITS REACH BEYOND TRADITIONAL RACE PARTICIPANTS AND FOSTER A DEEPER CONNECTION WITH THE GREATER AKRON REGION. BY OFFERING MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES TO RESIDENTS OF ALL AGES, DERBY DOWNS BECOMES A PLACE WHERE HISTORY, EDUCATION, AND JOY COME TOGETHER. 72 0 0 YOUTH LEADERSHIP & VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENTISBD CULTIVATES YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE THROUGH STRUCTURED VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN RACING OPERATIONS, MENTORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. FORMER RACERS AND LOCAL YOUTH SERVE AS RACE ASSISTANTS, CAR INSPECTORS, PIT CREW MEMBERS, AND EVENT COORDINATORS. THESE ROLES PROVIDE VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN LEADERSHIP, LOGISTICS, AND TEAMWORK. EACH YEAR, ISBD HONORS YOUTH UNDER 21 WHO DEMONSTRATE EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AT THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL LEVELS WITH THE PRESIDENT'S YOUTH SERVICE AWARD. TO HONOR EXEMPLARY CONTRIBUTIONS, ISBD ESTABLISHED A HALL OF FAME, WHICH HAS INDUCTED NEARLY 90 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY ADVANCED THE SPORT THROUGH THEIR LEADERSHIP, MENTORSHIP, INNOVATION, OR PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORT. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUSTAINED BY MORE THAN 3,300 DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS ANNUALLY, MANY OF WHOM HAVE SUPPORTED SOAP BOX DERBY EVENTS FOR DECADES. IN SOME FAMILIES, VOLUNTEERING HAS BECOME A PROUD GENERATIONAL TRADITION, WITH MULTIPLE GENERATIONS RETURNING EACH YEAR TO CONTRIBUTE. SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS HAVE GIVEN OVER 60 YEARS OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE, REFLECTING A DEEP PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO THE MISSION AND COMMUNITY OF THE DERBY. THESE EFFORTS ARE COORDINATED BY A NETWORK OF REGIONAL DIRECTORS WHO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF HUNDREDS OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL EVENTS. 14302 0 4489 735500 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 OH X BETHANY LAWRENCE 3307338723 1000 GEORGE WASHINGTON BLVD AKRON OH 44312 OLENGER PANNELL CHAIR THRU APRIL 2025 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JILL KOLESAR CHAIR BEGIN MAY 2025 4.00 X X 0 0 0 NATHAN SARGENT VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 BETHANY LAWRENCE TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ANNE RERICHA SECRETARY BEGIN JUNE 2025 4.00 X X 0 0 0 GREGORY BEAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BILL FORQUER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT GERBERRY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAY GRIFFITH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JESSE HURST BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOLENE LANE BOARD MEMBER THRU JUNE 2025 2.00 X 0 0 0 EUFRANCIA LASH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELE TOMER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRET TREIER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA WAGNER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DARRAN WIMER BOARD MEMBER THRU DEC 2024 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT TAYLOR PRESIDENT & CEO THRU JUNE 2025 40.00 X 128554 0 12391 DENNIS VANFOSSEN JR INT. 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DIRECTOR BEGIN JUNE 2025 40.00 X 0 0 0 128554 0 12391 1 0 0 0 0 50000 403181 265 453181 ALL AMERICAN SOAP BOX 711210 210043 210043 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS 711210 30205 30205 EVENTS AT DERBY DOWNS 711210 4489 4489 244737 7199 7199 17153 0 17153 17153 17153 9 -9 -9 -9 584222 485950 98272 98272 16874 16874 16874 837407 343009 0 41217 36000 36000 136007 47602 88405 351675 123086 228589 2625 919 1706 30400 10640 19760 42114 14740 27374 170 170 30636 30636 2957 2957 12493 1801 10692 15399 15245 154 45850 41265 4585 9717 8745 972 41134 19745 21389 13306 13306 6988 6988 90868 90868 107569 86055 21514 ALL-AMERICAN SOAP BOX D 193864 193864 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM COS 87380 87380 BANK FEES 19723 19723 DIRECT EVENTS AT DERBY 8396 8396 160 160 1285431 735500 549771 160 277253 2932 111607 70738 117488 162777 142948 19040 11033 3568375 1998017 1661226 1570358 262187 257163 30091 33068 2483312 2246597 198309 346100 38382 38382 5670 14770 250079 282079 492440 681331 X 1990872 1536741 28525 1990872 1565266 2483312 2246597 -448024 22418 0 X 0 0 0 X 1096444 935304 570111 494613 453181 3549653 1096444 935304 570111 494613 453181 3549653 1192599 2357054 9082 15725 31635 30832 24352 111626 43982 28341 3440 5135 16874 97772 3759051 4363025 0.62700 0.65820 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3158083 1655254 1502829 272499 243153 29346 137793 99610 38183 1570358 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 9 36000 PART I, LINE 2: AWARDED FUNDS ARE NOT PAID OUT UNTIL THE RECIPIENT REQUESTS THE FUNDS AND THE FUNDS ARE HELD BY HUNTINGTON BANK. TO REQUEST THE PAYMENT OF THE FUNDS, THE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO FILL OUT A FORM WITH THEIR STUDENT ID AND THE REGISTRAR INFORMATION OF THE UNIVERSITY. THE CEO OF INTERNATIONAL SOAP BOX DERBY, INC. WILL REVIEW THE INFORMATION AND THEN WILL SEND TO HUNTINGTON BANK ONCE APPROVED. THE CHECKS ARE CUT BY THE BANK AND SENT DIRECTLY TO THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF BOARD OFFICERS - CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY & TREASURER. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETS IN THE OFF MONTHS THAT THE FULL BOARD DOES NOT MEET, AND HAS THE ABILITY TO APPROVE ACTIONS WITHOUT FULL BOARD APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SOAP BOX DERBY CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THIS POLICY ENSURES TRANSPARENCY AND INTEGRITY BY MANDATING THAT THESE INDIVIDUALS IDENTIFY AND REPORT ANY PERSONAL OR PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS THAT MAY CONFLICT WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTERESTS. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY THROUGH ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES, SUCH AS RECORDING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IN MEETING MINUTES AND REQUIRING BOARD MEMBERS TO WITHDRAW FROM DECISIONS WHERE CONFLICTS ARE IDENTIFIED. ADDITIONALLY, THE POLICY MANDATES THAT IT BE REVIEWED AND THE DISCLOSURE FORM SIGNED BY EACH SOAP BOX DERBY BOARD MEMBER, ENSURING ONGOING ADHERENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND BASED ON BUDGETARY ALLOWANCE, COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED ANNUALLY. THE PROCESS DESCRIBED HERE WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2025. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.