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West Suburban STEM

Elmhurst, IL   |  http://westsubstem.org/

Mission

West Suburban STEM provides Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities for school age children. Such activities include sponsoring robotics, math or computer science teams. Participants will be learning not only engineering and design skills, but will also be developing leadership, business, public speaking, coaching and communication skills. We will supply equipment, registration fees, travel and lodging to events and participate in fundraising activities to support these teams and promote STEM activities to the local community.

Ruling year info

2016

Head Coach / Mentor

John Groppe

Coach / Mentor

Patrick Stefanski

Main address

205 E Butterfield Rd Suite #615

Elmhurst, IL 60126 USA

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EIN

81-2321060

NTEE code info

Science, General (includes Interdisciplinary Scientific Activities) (U20)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

FTC Team 10836

We sponsor a First Tech Challenge team. The FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) is designed for students in grades 7–12 to compete head to head, using a sports model. Teams are responsible for designing, building, and programming their robots in a 10-week build period to compete in an alliance format against other teams.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents

We sponsor a 4-H Robotics Special Interest (SPIN) Robotics club. The club is limited to 5th through 8th grade children. The children are taught simple programming, and engineering. They build their own robot and program it to perform tasks autonomously.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Beginning in the 2019/2020 season we will begin shifting our middle school program to the VEX IQ Challenge. Skills will be similar to the other robotics programs, but should provide a better learning path into the FIRST Tech Challenge program.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

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Financials

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West Suburban STEM

Board of directors
as of 09/21/2022
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Board chair

John Groppe

Motorola Soluations

Term: 2016 - 2020

Patrick Stefanski

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC

Karen Campbell

Consultant

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No