Small Public Charity

GULL LAKE AREA ROBOTICS

GULL LAKE AREA ROBOTICS, of BATTLE CREEK, MI, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $101K in revenue, $101K in expenses, $119K in total assets. 4 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $23K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 463221701 BATTLE CREEK, MI Computer Science NTEE: U41 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$101K

Total Expenses$101K

Total Assets$119K

Grant Records4

Funding Total$23K

Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

1. To challenge the minds of students in the greater Gull Lake area, to learn and appreciate the fields of science, technology, engineering, and business through the participation with the FIRST programs at all levels.2. To serve our community by offering opportunities for students and community members to engage in real life problem solving activities.3. To inspire students to thrive in a highly competitive time sensitive environment.4. To learn communication and cooperation skills with the team as well as the community.

Where $100 goes at Gull Lake Area Robotics

How Gull Lake Area Robotics divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 4 years.

$97 Programs the work itself

$3 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $97 for programs

$61

To educate students in ninth through twelve grade in First Robotics Competition robotics

63% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 34 students

$15

To educate students in third through fifth grade in First Lego League Challenge robotics

16% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 54 students

$14

To educate students in sixth through eighth grade in First Tech Challenge robotics

14% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 33 students

Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

2023

GENERAL SUPPORT

$7,480

AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC

2021

GENERAL SUPPORT

$5,372

DRIVE FOR LIFE

2018

OPERATIONS

$10,000

Showing up to 5 of 4 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

President Alan Thornton

Treasurer Cheryl Thornton

Trustee Dan Fluker

Trustee Greg Frybarger

Vice President Howard Straub

Secretary Laura Allishaw

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support

$22,852 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$101K	$101K	$119K
2024	$118K	$108K	$119K
2023	$112K	$107K	$109K
2022	$73K	$71K	$104K

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $73K to $101K (+38%), with total assets most recently reported at $119K.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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