Stem Connection
Donations deductibleRevenue
$957k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$857k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$687k
$11k liabilities
Net assets
$675k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
3.1 years on average
Staff
41
426 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Stem Connection's network
13 people3 organisationsi13 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arash Habibi-Soureh | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ashleigh Frank | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Barb James | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chris Tracy | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Dave Stewart | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Erica Grider-Roszkowski | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jennifer Hendrian | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jill Gordon | Secretary/President-Elect | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Julius Edwards | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kristen Sherman | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Nick Reich | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ricardo Aguirre | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Umesh Nathani | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Vera Vander Kooy | Executive Director | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vera Vander Kooy | Executive Director | 40 | $90k | $3k | |
| Jennifer Hendrian | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erica Grider-Roszkowski | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dave Stewart | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jill Gordon | Secretary/President-Elect | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julius Edwards | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ashleigh Frank | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ricardo Aguirre | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Umesh Nathani | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Tracy | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nick Reich | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arash Habibi-Soureh | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Barb James | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kristen Sherman | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Stem Connection
- EIN
- 465647562
- Address
- 8407 Moore Rd, Indianapolis, IN, 46278-1247
- State
- Indiana
- Mission
- The stem connection (tsc) is a 501(c)(3) corporation aimed at facilitating science, technology, engineering and math experiences at moore road farm and other educational sites. Tsc educates and empowers children and adults in stem principles through relevant hands-on stem experiences for an increasingly stem-related workforce and world. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- O50 Youth development
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Youth Development
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2014
- Principal officer
- Vera Vander Kooy (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsJennifer Hendrian
≥4years on the filingsDave Stewart
≥4years on the filingsRicardo Aguirre
≥3years on the filingsBarb James
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $687k
- Total liabilities
- $11k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $675k
- Contributions and grants received
- $821k
- Program service revenue
- $155k
- Employees
- 41
- Volunteers
- 426
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $834k | $722k | $112k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.