EIN 95-4577359

Great Minds in STEM

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
17
Year formed
1996
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
Great Minds in STEM is the gateway for Hispanics in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Great Minds in STEM is a non-profit organization that focuses on STEM educational awareness programs for students from kindergarten to career.
Also known as...
Henaac
Total revenues
$2,512,291
2022
Total expenses
$3,238,292
2022
Total assets
$3,284,403
2022
Num. employees
17
2022

Program areas at Great Minds in STEM

National awards conferece brinding together college students with professional engineers and scientists form industry, academia, the military and government sectors for a virtual event which includes conducting webinars focused on skill-building, leadership development and career opportunity enhancement with a career and graduate fair. The research poster competition offers undergraduate and graduate students the opporutinity to showcase their research projects. Professionals serve as judges and provide feedback on the presentation to help support their professional development. Four 1-hour professional awards events and other recognition programs capture and showcase the accomplishments of 50 world-class engineers and scientists that have made entraordinary achievements in their related fields. At the conference scholarships are awarded to stuents majoring in the fields of engineering and science with a minimum grade point average of 3.0.
Viva technology! A k-12 national science, technology, math and engineering awareness program offered virtually to schools across the nation for teachers and students in a variety of program formants. The program features project-based activities for students with engineers and scientists as guest speakers. Current Stem college students serve as team college captains to help students through the challenges presented. Information packets are shipped to the schools to provide students and parents with information about Stem careers, college entrance requirements to pursue these fields of studies and guides to both universities and scholarship programs. A master callendar of viva technology events and sponsors is on the website which also includes information on past gmis award winners, role models of the week and general announcements.
Mentornet program's objectives are to provide all science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Stem) students in the united states with access to effective mentorships in a vibrant community committed to student success; to develop a scalable mentoring platform that combines the technology of social networks with the social science of mentoring; and to deliver evidence-based programs that address the critical issues impacting Stem student success. Students are matched with professionals based on commonalities shared. The curriculum used is based on the students' classification, which can range from a 2-year college up through a ph.d. Candidate.
The hbcu_mi summer intern program places college students, majoring in Stem, from historically black colleges and minority institutions, into national laboratories for the summer months. This program is funded by the department of defense and it was contracted for one year increments, september 2021 - august 2022, and with options to renew for four more years. As of the reporting of this information return, management has effectively renewed for one year.

Who funds Great Minds in STEM

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Casa La MercedSupport the Organization$3,000,000
Casa ParedesSupport the Organization$200,877
Northrop Grumman FoundationGeneral Operating Grants & Matching Gifts.$75,000
...and 6 more grants received

Personnel at Great Minds in STEM

NameTitleCompensation
Juan RiveraActing Chief Executive Officer$0
Berta MontoyaDirector of Business Development
Bertha HaroBusiness Development Strategy and Fund Raising
Lupe Munoz-AlvaradoConference and Education Programs Executive Director
Monica VillafanaDirector of Client Relations and Executive Services / Director of Professional Programs
...and 11 more key personnel

Financials for Great Minds in STEM

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$427,492
Program services$2,382,869
Investment income and dividends$52,049
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$-350,119
Total revenues$2,512,291

Form 990s for Great Minds in STEM

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-11-01990View PDF
2021-122022-11-10990View PDF
2020-122021-11-09990View PDF
2019-122021-02-26990View PDF
2018-122020-01-23990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 30, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
December 25, 2023
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $75,000 from Northrop Grumman Foundation
August 1, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 5 new personnel
July 15, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
May 9, 2023
Received grants
Identified 2 new grant, including a grant for $20,000 from The Francis Bacon Foundation
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsPublic sector nonprofitsCharities
Issues
EducationHispanicPublic policy
Characteristics
Receives government fundingProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
5211 E Washington Blvd 2-320
Los Angeles, CA 90040
Metro area
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
County
Los Angeles County, CA
Website URL
greatmindsinstem.org/ 
Phone
(323) 262-0997
Facebook page
greatmindsinstem 
Twitter profile
@greatmindsstem 
IRS details
EIN
95-4577359
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1996
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
W00: Public Policy, Public Services Institutions: General
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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