2025-11-15T10:27:09-00:00 2024-12-31 822851604 SECHLER MORGAN CPAS PLLC 2418 W BARROW DRIVE CHANDLER AZ 85224 990EZ 2024-01-01 261502209 FUTURE STARS INC FUTU 6232210902 PO BOX 21062 PHOENIX AZ 85036 CARLA WASHINGTON PRESIDENT 6232210902 2025-11-11 true KRISTINA MORGAN P01370742 6022302700 2025-10-08 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X FUTURESTARSAZ.ORG X X 197429 X 194429 3000 197429 2103 65494 218 39751 107566 89863 327209 417072 X 323258 413791 3951 3281 327209 417072 327209 417072 X Provide inner city youth higher education focused on tech Second year of Coding Stars at three locations 9th Annual Hands on STEM Fair, 363 attendees. The STEM Fair allows students to help attendees recreate the projects they worked on throughout the school year. 2103 80535 9th year of the Hands on STEM Program-45 students, Instructor-led programming First and third Thursday of the month at Faye Gray Recreation First Saturday of the month Lindo Recreation Center. Career and College Readiness-Tasha Carr-4 students End of the year dinner with 2/4 of students Kappa Backpack event July 28 gave out over 220 laptops NAU Gear Up Kuumba Camp-Tucson--see more on Sch O. 80535 Shereka Jackson Founder Executive Director/CEO 025.00 0 Carla Washington President 010.00 0 Kim Gathers Treasurer 020.00 0 Tyrone Benson Board Member 005.00 0 Shaunta Hendking Board Member until 01/14/24 005.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false false LaTonya Stewart Boss MBA PO Box 21062 Phoeniix AZ 85036 6232210902 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 77059 105459 107042 185042 194429 669031 77059 105459 107042 185042 194429 669031 14857 654174 36 36 669067 4126 0.97770 0.96290 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Advertising Promotion 781 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Office Expenses 3,198 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses IT Expenses 2,071 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Conferences Meetings 2,134 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Insurance 1,710 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Depreciation 878 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Supplies Materials 28,979 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other Assets Net Fixed Assets Beginning of year 3,951, End of year 3,073 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other Assets Inventory Beginning of year 0, End of year 208 Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 31 STEM Competition March 2024-4 teams registered and two competed for the prize, 1st pace 1250, 2nd place 750 Phoenix Raceway Tour for Black History Month February 2024 many students attended Hosted in partnership with South Mountain Community College STEM Day at Phoenix Raceway in March 2024-paper circuit activity October 2024 Attended Arizona Gain Event, provided STEM activities for community members July 2024 Bell Bank/Dicks Sporting Goods/Larry Fitzgerald shopping. Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 32 Vision for 2024 10th Annual Hands On STEM Fair 2nd Annual STEM Competition Phoenix Raceway Tour-new partnership-collaborations. Strategic Plan Diversify revenue Hire two new staff members, contract with grant writer, and build systems, policies, and procedures to support staff Expand all programming and include the hardware program, partnerships and collaborations to prepare for school and community center expansion, plus programming across the state Recruit new members with the skill sets and connections needed to support our growth and lifecycle.