Nonprofit · EIN 45-3598842
BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION
Tax-exempt · MIDDLETON, WI 53562
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $700,694 | $737,511 | -$36,817 | $253,941 | $28,314 | $225,627 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $429,863 | $437,528 | -$7,665 | $275,658 | $13,214 | $262,444 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $478,754 | $447,156 | $31,598 | $288,552 | $18,443 | $270,109 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $87,856
- of which government grants
- $15,346
- Program service revenue
- $601,255
- Investment income
- $11,164
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $419
- Other revenue
- $419
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $81,846
- Other salaries and wages
- $256,089
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $379,455
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $2,520
- Occupancy
- $87,599
- Travel
- $12,194
- Program services (functional)
- $503,914
- Management and general (functional)
- $233,597
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $275,658
- Total assets, end of year
- $253,941
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $28,314
- Net assets, end of year
- $225,627
- Publicly traded securities
- $173,557
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $225,627
- Gross receipts
- $702,831
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK RUSHTON | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $72,308 |
| STEVE DECABOOTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| ADAM STEINERT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CRAIG PETERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| MELVIN AGUIRRE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHIKHA ARORA GUPTA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PADMINI CHINTAKAYALA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE DECABOOTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| ADAM STEINERT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CRAIG PETERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| KARINA BURKHARD | SECRETARY (F Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MELVIN AGUIRRE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SHIKHA ARORA GUPTA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PADMINI CHINTAKAYALA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELVIN AGUIRRE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KARINA BURKHARD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| STEVE DECABOOTER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| CRAIG PETERMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 25 | $0 |
| ADAM STEINERT | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 7615 DISCOVERY DR, MIDDLETON, WI 53562-5528
- In care of
- % CRAIG PETERMAN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CRAIG PETERMAN, 7615 DISCOVERY DR, MADISON, WI 535625528
- Signed the 990
- CRAIG PETERMAN, TREASURER
- Phone
- (608) 831-6479
- Website
- HTTPS://WWW.BADGERBOTS.ORG/
- Return prepared by
- BERNDT CPA LLC
Mission
BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) IN DANE COUNTY AND WISCONSIN BY ENGAGING STUDENTS IN EXCITING HANDS-ON, MENTOR-BASED PROGRAMS THAT BUILD SELF-CONFIDENCE, DEVELOP COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS, AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE STEM SO STUDENTS WILL SUCCEED IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATIONAL CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS - WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) FOR STUDENTS IN THIRD THROUGH SEVENTH GRADE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. DURING SUMMER, WE OFFER WEEKLY CAMPS FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN WEEKS WITH VARIOUS THEMES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO GENERAL PROGRAMING, ROBOTICS WITH LEGO SYSTEMS, MINECRAFT PROGRAMMING, AND 3D PRINTING. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, WE OFFER WORKSHOPS DURING WINTER AND SPRING BREAKS COVERING SIMILAR TOPICS. WE ALSO HAVE DEVELOPED PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP GIRL SCOUTS ATTAIN THEIR STEM BADGE. WE REACH MORE THAN 800 STUDENTS PER YEAR THROUGH OUR CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS.Expenses $353,334 · revenue $511,005
- FIRST ROBOTICS CHALLENGE (FRC) - THE BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION PROGRAM SUPPORTED MORE THAN 25 YOUTH THROUGH A SUCCESSFUL SEASON OF REGIONAL AND WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITIONS AS WELL AS YEAR-LONG LEARNING AND TRAINING. FIRST TECH CHALLENGE (FTC) - THE BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION FIRST TECH CHALLENGE PROGRAM SUPPORTED MULTIPLE TEAMS AND MORE THAN 20 YOUTH THROUGH A SUCCESSFUL SEASON.Expenses $83,773 · revenue $38,100
- CENTER FOR ROBOTICS EDUCATION (CRE) - BADGERBOTS IS THE PROGRAM DELIVERY ORGANIZATION (PDO) FOR THE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE (FLL) PROGRAM FOR THE ENTIRE STATE OF WISCONSIN. AS A PDO, WE COORDINATE, PROMOTE, AND HELP SUPPORT FLL TEAMS THROUGH THE CHALLENGES, WHICH INCLUDE BUILDING A FUNCTIONAL ROBOT WITH LEGO PARTS, PROGRAMMING THAT ROBOT TO PERFORM MISSIONS, AND DEVELOPING AN INNOVATIVE PROJECT TO ADDRESS SOME ISSUE OF THE TEAM OF THE SEASON (E.G., ENERGY CONSERVATION, ETC.). ULTIMATELY, TEAMS COMPETE AT TOURNAMENTS THAT WE HELP COORDINATE, INCLUDING TEN OR MORE REGIONALS AROUND THE STATE, TWO SECTIONALS, AND ONE CHAMPIONSHIP. THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 250 FLL TEAMS IN WISCONSIN, WITH AN AVERAGE OF EIGHT PARTICIPANTS PER TEAM.Expenses $65,481 · revenue $52,150
- BADGERBOTS' ROBOTICS CORPORATION COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (CEP) WAS DEVELOPED TO BRING STEM ACTIVITIES TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN THE MADISON AREA. THE FIRST PART OF THE PROGRAM CONSISTS OF ONE-TIME EVENTS AT LIBRARIES, FARMS, MUSEUMS, PARKS, ETC. WHERE WE BRING A SINGLE STEM ACTIVITY TO SHARE WITH ALL THE CHILDREN THEN SHOW UP. THE SECOND PART OF THE PROGRAM IS A MUCH MORE STRUCTURED (E.G., WEEKLY) AND CONSISTENT STEM CURRICULUM WITH SPECIFIC COMMUNITY CENTERS. WE HAVE REACHED OVER 250 STUDENTS OF COLOR FORM OUR CEP PROGRAMMING.Expenses $1,326
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-3598842
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $253,941
- Income (IRS master file)
- $702,831
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $700,694 | $737,511 | $253,941 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $429,863 | $437,528 | $275,658 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $478,754 | $447,156 | $288,552 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $36,398 | $76,942 | $271,594 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $429,880 | $302,293 | $303,597 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-3598842).
Questions about BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION
- What is the EIN of BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION is 45-3598842.
- Is BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names CRAIG PETERMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 7 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $72,308 (MARK RUSHTON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does BADGERBOTS ROBOTICS CORPORATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $700,694, expenses of $737,511 and total assets of $253,941 at year end.
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