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I founded FIRST in 1989 to inspire and recognize science TABLE OF CONTENTS and technology in young people. In fact, we were one of the FOUNDER’S LETTER first organizations to do it – setting in motion a movement 2 24 to transform our culture to one where science, technology, FIRST ® & Beyond FIRST ® Robotics Competition engineering, and invention are celebrated, and young 30-year Timeline & Season Highlights Start people dream of becoming leaders in these fields as much as they do in athletics and 26 entertainment. 3 F IR ST, Inspire Gala We began with 28 robotics teams competing in a U.S. high school gym, and we’ve come Founder’s Letter a long way since then. In 2019, we celebrated our 30th anniversary. From just one season 28 FIRST Championship event in our inaugural competition year, this year we held 3,600 official FIRST events for 5 four FIRST programs in over 100 countries – that’s more than half the world’s countries – Co-Chairs’ Letter and we capped it off with two international FIRST Championship events attended by more 30 In Memory of than 75,000 people. 6 Kendrick Castillo By fueling curiosity and fostering community, FIRST builds tomorrow’s challenge facers, Impact That Goes Dean Kamen Beyond High School Founder, FIRST risk takers, and change makers – what every young person can become, if supported. 32 As our past 30 years have shown, leaders in education, industry, and community must Sponsors work together to develop the future workforce and ensure it’s one where everyone 8 Progression of Programs can succeed. 33 Contributors As our world grows more complex, having a meaningful understanding of science and 10 technology is more important than ever for next generations to effect change. Among Beyond Barriers & other incredible findings from our unrivaled longitudinal impact study (see page 6), FIRST Stereotypes for Girls 41 and Women in STEM F IR ST, Inspire Gala Sponsors participants are twice as likely as their peers to show gains in STEM knowledge. Even more critical are the inspiration and community that drive their desire to learn and move 13 us forward. With 70% of FIRST alumni declaring engineering and computer science 42 Beyond the Robots FIRST Championship majors by their second year of college, we’re quickly getting there. Sponsors KIDS LEARN BETTER AND GROW STRONGER WHEN THEY’RE SURROUNDED 16 AND SUPPORTED BY PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY COME FIRST Alumni 43 FROM AND WHO CAN SEE THEIR POTENTIAL – PEOPLE LIKE YOU. AS FIRST Scholarship Program AN ORGANIZATION, FIRST LEARNS AND GROWS STRONGER WHEN IT IS 17 SUPPORTED BY YOU, TOO. FIRST LAUNCH: 44 A Season in Numbers Program Delivery Partners With your support, we’re focused on expanding participation; improving equity, diversity, and inclusion in our programs; scaling our programs efficiently; ensuring sustainability; 18 46 and achieving broad recognition. These strategic objectives have driven our actions FIRST ® LEGO® League Jr. Volunteers of the Year these past few years, and they will continue to be our guiding pillars going forward. It’s thanks to the full FIRST community that FIRST participants have the confidence and 20 50 strength to move past their toughest challenges and forge their way into the future. FIRST FIRST ® LEGO® League Financials is uniquely positioned to reach deep into neighborhoods around the world to help young people overcome obstacles standing in their way and give them a place to belong – and 22 51 yet there are still so many neighborhoods without access to FIRST. We must continue FIRST ® Tech Challenge Leadership expanding our reach until youth robotics is as ubiquitous and accessible as youth soccer.

As we move into the next decade of FIRST, let’s build a better future – together. This Annual Impact Report covers the period of July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019.

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} 4 2019 Report Impact Annual This season of FIRST, it was ALL SYSTEMS GO. For the first time, FIRST programs were united under a common CO-CHAIRS’ LETTER theme, FIRST LAUNCH, helping to further strengthen the connections between students and volunteers across our programs. This season brought together more than 570,000 students with 175,000 volunteers and thousands more sponsors, donors, alumni, and other supporters who help fuel the mission of FIRST in 110+ countries. We dedicated our FIRST LAUNCH season to space exploration to mark both 50 years of moon exploration and 30 years of FIRST inspiration. On that Sunday night in July 1969, when the first humans touched down on the moon, the world was united in celebration of human ingenuity and inspired by the possibility that by working together, we can quite literally reach the stars. We hope this is the feeling FIRST has brought you, whether you’ve been involved in our community for 30 years or one. Just like all those who were involved in the Apollo 11 DR. WOODIE FLOWERS (1943-2019) Kelly Ortberg mission, the FIRST community is working together to solve problems and build a bright Co-Chair, Board of Directors future. Thank you for being part of it. Dr. Woodie Flowers was Co-Chair of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board, Distinguished We’re especially grateful for the FIRST alumni who continue to be a part of our Advisor to FIRST, and Pappalardo Professor community. It’s amazing to see what our alumni can accomplish thanks to the Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering at the lasting impact of FIRST. Three decades of FIRST alumni are changing the world as Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Soon after entrepreneurs, community leaders, and key contributors to organizations like NASA, a Dean Kamen founded , he and Woodie FIRST Strategic Partner. While addressing the U.S. Congress, NASA Administrator Jim FIRST Bridenstine made an out-of-this-world case for supporting FIRST participants and alumni: collaborated on the development of the FIRST “If you look at the people who are building our robots that are currently on Mars, they Robotics Competition. Woodie was also critical were participants in FIRST robotics when they were coming up through school. That’s an to establishing the ethos of FIRST by coining the amazing program that has paid dividends for NASA and, in fact, for the country.” term Gracious Professionalism ® and nurturing its meaning in his every action. Through our partnership with LEGO® Education, we’re learning we need even earlier on- ramps for engaging children in STEM and preparing them for the future. In consultation Throughout the 30 years of FIRST, Woodie has Bob Tuttle with early childhood education experts, we developed the FIRST LEGO League Jr. been an incredible supporter of our mission, a Co-Chair, Board of Directors Discovery Edition for teams of children ages 4-6 and will continue our pilot into next year. friend to everyone he met, and an inspiration Shortly before publication of this report, Dr. Woodie Flowers, an innovator in design and to our students, alumni, mentors, volunteers, engineering education and an incredible advisor and supporter of our mission (see supporters, and staff. Recipients of our Woodie right), passed away. As thousands of heartfelt tributes to Woodie have poured in from Flowers Award (see page 25), past and future, will around the world, it is clear his legacy will live on indefinitely through the gracious nature carry on his legacy as mentors who inspire young of our community and our ongoing commitment to empowering educators and building people through the art and science of engineering global citizens. and design. After nearly seven years of outstanding leadership, Don Bossi is retiring from his Throughout the 2020 season and beyond, the position as President of FIRST. During his tenure, FIRST teams have more than doubled FIRST community will celebrate Woodie’s life in number and high-priority strategic initiatives were significantly advanced. We thank and legacy. Woodie’s beloved wife, Margaret, Don for all that he has done for and know he will remain a great supporter. FIRST has and will continue to be a key part of FIRST. As an organization, our efforts will continue to focus on ensuring every kid has access She has graciously asked that those wishing to to the STEM inspiration and knowledge our programs provide. Every day, the world honor Woodie do so through the Woodie Flowers changes a little more, and our problems grow a little more complex. That’s why it’s on Memorial Fund: us to support the young people who will join us in solving them. Using the tools we give firstinspires.org/woodie-flowers-memorial them now, they’ll change our future.

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FIRST ALUMNI By sophomore year of college, FIRST alumni are more likely to be majoring in STEM fields than comparison group peers.* “It’s been a few years since DECLARE A MAJOR DECLARE A MAJOR IN ENGINEERING I participated in FIRST IN STEM OR COMPUTER SCIENCE and I still find instances  FIRST alumni 89% FIRST alumni 70% Comparison where I have more Comparison group 59% group 25% experience with problem

WOMEN IN FIRST Young women in FIRST have significant gains in all STEM areas including STEM interest, solving and working with career interest, activity, knowledge, and identity compared to their non-participating peers. a group than many of DECLARE A MAJOR IN ENGINEERING OR TAKE COURSEWORK IN ENGINEERING OR COMPUTER SCIENCE COMPUTER SCIENCE FIRST female alumni are more likely to declare Compared to their peers, FIRST female alumni my peers … I can still majors in engineering and computer science are more likely to take coursework in engineering than their peers. and computer science. credit FIRST as my catalyst FIRST female alumni 59% 3.7x Engineering for pursuing a career in

Comparison group 12% 5.3x Computer science engineering, but also as my first contact with BENEFITS OF FIRST Positive impacts are evident for all FIRST students regardless of race, gender, income, or community type. problem solving, building, FIRST students are three times more likely to show an increase in STEM interest than comparison group students. and designing.” – FIRST female alum FIRST STUDENTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO SHOW GAINS IN STEM OUTCOMES THAN COMPARISON STUDENTS  3.0x Interest 2.6x Activity 2.5x Career interest 2.0x Knowledge 1.9x Identity

View more information about the study at www.firstinspires.org/impact.

*Comparison group includes students who did not participate in FIRST programs but were enrolled in science and technology classes at the same schools. SOURCE: FIRST Longitudinal Study, 2019, Center for Youth and Communities, Brandeis University; All differences statistically significant, p ≤ .05 2019 Annual Impact Report 7 30 YEARS OF FIRST ® & INNOVATION t _ M President Barack Obama Barack President FIRST FIRST for top-tier FIRST top-tier for at at first-ever White House Science Fair Science House White first-ever humans on the “ the on humans supercomputer Watson IBM’s intelligence, artificial for first aglobal In Strategic Partner designation Partner Strategic creates at the highest level (see page 32). 32). page (see level highest the at ‘ 2008 2010 2011 sponsors that support that sponsors support Jeopardy honors FIRST themed season. engineering- biomedical problems during the to real-world solutions to honor students’ Award Innovation Global the introduces FIRST !” quiz show. LEGO League LEGO defeats two defeats two teams teams .

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WHAT FIRST IS DOING: ■■ Launched online resources for elevating girls and young women in STEM

■■ Developed Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) training modules for mentors and youth participants

■■ Facilitated grants to lower barriers to entry for underserved communities

■■ Collaborated with FIRST community-led initiatives such as #FIRSTLikeAGirl and LGBTQ+ of FIRST and nonprofits such as Society of Women Engineers, Girl TEEN SISTERS CREATE SPACE FOR GIRLS Scouts, and Girls Inc. to raise awareness and access, TO CODE including through women-in-STEM-focused panel To close the gender gap in STEM, girls in FIRST should sessions and representation on the FIRST Board of have equitable opportunities to fill all roles on their teams, Directors and ED&I Youth Advisory Committee including technical roles like coding. That’s what inspired sisters Parker and Greta Mayer to start the “Nerdy Girls” PROGRESS: project. Parker and Greta give robot-building tutorials ■■ Over the past several years, young women’s and mentor two FIRST Tech Challenge teams from their participation in FIRST in the United States has risen barn in rural Ellensburg, Washington. EACH GIRL GETS ELEVATING VOICES OF GIRLS IN FIRST steadily from 25% to 32%. A CHANCE TO BUILD AND CODE ROBOTS – AND FIRST Robotics Competition Team 1902 “Exploding ■■ Of the 29,800+ young people reached through FIRST EXPERIENCE THE THRILL OF A ROBOT RUNNING Bacon” from Orlando, Florida, started #FIRSTLIKEAGIRL ED&I strategic initiatives in 2019, 48% are girls and 90% HER CODE. “WE WANTED AS MANY GIRLS AS as a local project targeting FIRST LEGO League students are economically disadvantaged. POSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT FEELING,” said Parker. to combat a drop in female STEM participation during ■■ “Our ultimate mission is to target teams in rural areas to Girls who join FIRST see amazing impacts. While all middle school. IT AIMED TO HELP GIRLS FIND FIRST participants are significantly more likely to show make trying to start robotics teams a little bit easier.” ROLE MODELS THEY IDENTIFY WITH AND ARE gains in STEM than their classmates, girls in FIRST The hands-on experience and supportive community they INSPIRED BY AND EMPOWER THEM TO BECOME indicate even greater gains in STEM than boys in FIRST are providing is creating a pipeline for an exciting future for ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE FIRST COMMUNITY AND or their peers, according to the FIRST Longitudinal the “Nerdy Girls” and their families. “It’s made me hopeful FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS IN STEM. #FIRSTLikeAGirl Study (see page 6). for my kids’ futures in a way I haven’t been able to be for a exploded to a global social media campaign within the very long time,” said Nikki Pollock, a team parent. “I really FIRST community, engaging 2,200 FIRST teams from can see that she’s got a bright future, and I know how to 70 countries. “Exploding Bacon” won the 2019 Chairman’s get her there.” Award for their efforts.

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BEYOND THE ROBOTS The FIRST Core Values encourage teams from all programs to become global citizens and create meaningful change within their communities and around the world. These stories are just a sample of the thousands of teams whose involvement in FIRST goes beyond robots.

FIRST CORE VALUES We express the FIRST philosophies of Gracious Professionalism ® and Coopertition ® through our Core Values:

DISCOVERY We explore new skills and ideas. INNOVATION We use creativity and persistence to solve problems. IMPACT We apply what we learn to improve our world. INCLUSION We respect each other and embrace our differences. TEAMWORK We are stronger when we work together. FUN We enjoy and celebrate what we do!

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TORNADOES PROVIDE NECESSITIES TO THEIR PEERS BUCKETS BRING CLEAN WATER TO 7,000 PEOPLE FIRST SPARKS PASSION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE FIRST Robotics Competition Team 7314 “Tornadoes” from During the 2017-2018 FIRST LEGO League HYDRO Some FIRST alumni pursue public service after graduating Franklin, New Hampshire, lives in a school district where DYNAMICSSM season, Team 7304 “Buckets” from high school. FIRST alum Amanda Pham said the strong more than 60% of the students receive free or reduced Ravena, New York, established a nonprofit called We role models she met through FIRST sparked her passion lunch and approximately 8% are homeless. THE TEAM Give Water. THEIR PROJECT BROUGHT TOGETHER for volunteerism: “I HAVE FOND MEMORIES OF THE WORKED TO EXPAND THE SIZE AND REACH OF SOLAR-POWERED DEEP-WATER WELLS, MOBILE VOLUNTEERS I ENCOUNTERED. I REMEMBER THE SCHOOL’S MAKESHIFT THRIFT SHOP, “KARMA PAYMENT SYSTEMS, AND CROWDFUNDING TO THE FIRST LEGO LEAGUE REFEREE WHO DANCED KORNER,” BY CONTACTING LOCAL BUSINESSES BRING CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER TO COMMUNITIES AT OUR TABLE, THE JUDGE WHO TOLD US SHE AND COMMUNITY CENTERS TO SECURE SUPPLIES IN NEED. The team continued its work on We Give STOOD ON A CHAIR TO VOUCH FOR MY TEAM, AND AND FUNDING. Water after the season and has raised more than its THE PASSIONATE PARTNERS AND DIRECTORS WHO NEVER CEASED TO LOVE THEIR WORK.” Through their outreach, the team was able to add a food $20,000 goal to fund clean water projects. pantry to Karma Korner, as well as purchase washers We Give Water implemented its first clean water After graduating high school, Amanda applied to be and dryers so students can clean their clothes at school. system in June of 2019, bringing clean water to more a national service member with AmeriCorps VISTA Team members spend several hours a week stocking the than 7,000 people in the village of Wellingara Ba, (Volunteers In Service To America), a U.S. program shelves and taking inventory to provide clothing, shoes, Gambia. “FIRST LEGO LEAGUE HAS BEEN A VERY that works to alleviate poverty by finding, training, and toiletries, school supplies, and food anonymously and POSITIVE EXPERIENCE FOR OUR CHILDREN, AND supporting full-time volunteers to build capacity for at no cost to their peers. “WE’RE NOT JUST ABOUT NOW WE’RE SEEING GLOBAL IMPACT AS WELL. nonprofit organizations. She was even able to serve with BUILDING ROBOTS; WE’RE ABOUT MAKING THE THE HYDRO DYNAMICS THEME INSPIRED OUR FIRST as part of her service. Now that her VISTA service COMMUNITY WHOLE,” team member Xiomara Head CHILDREN TO BRING LASTING CHANGE TO THE has ended, Amanda is pursuing her bachelor’s degree told the Concord Monitor. W O R L D ,” said team parent Kate Robertson. and is currently working at FIRST headquarters.

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Learn more at www.firstinspires.org/alumni HIGH SCHOOL. FIRST ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ FIRST for career Resources advice at onlineand FIRST FIRST FIRST CONTINUES TO SUPPORT FIRST SUPPORT TO CONTINUES alumni events Groups Networking Alumni Internship Portal Program (seeScholarship page 43) ALUMNI AFTER AFTER ALUMNI FIRST LAUNCH: A SEASON IN NUMBERS 4 570,000+ 300,000 20 million space-themed challenges students in 110+ countries mentor, coach, judge, and volunteer roles volunteer hours served 3,500+ 3,600 77,000 45,000+ scholarship opportunities totaling official events in attendees at annual robots constructed $80 million+ from 200+ providers 100+ countries FIRST Championship

2019 Annual Impact Report 17 AGES 6-10 (GRADES K-4)

Teams explored what they would need to live on Earth’s Moon. They designed, built, programmed, tested, and improved a Team Model of a Moon Base to show their ideas for solving a challenge of living on the Moon. They used the MISSION MOONSM Inspire Model (a LEGO® rocket) in their design and LEGO® Education WeDo 2.0 to build and program a motorized part. Teams documented their journey in an Engineering Notebook and a Show Me poster.

18 2019 Annual Impact Report TEAM GROWTH 21,718 10,655 5,653 203 1, 3,347 702 147 125 2,

2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 FISCAL YEAR

SEASON FACTS

SEASON SNAPSHOT FIRST developed and piloted FIRST LEGO League Jr. Discovery Edition – aimed at providing 130,300 21,718 age-appropriate STEM experience to build habits of learning – based on the LEGO Education STEAM Park and Duplo® children teams in 103 countries system. This level of FIRST LEGO League Jr. focused on PreK-1 will roll out during the 2019-2020 season. discovered the excitement of STEM.

“WE HOSTED OUR FIRST-EVER KIPP NYC STEM FIRST LEGO LEAGUE JR. EXPO IN FEBRUARY 2019. THERE Teams presented their Team Model HAS NEVER BEEN ANY KIND OF STEM EXPO ACROSS THE KIPP NYC NETWORK, AND THIS ONE WAS A REAL and Show Me poster in SUCCESS. WE HAD OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS ON A SATURDAY! KIDS WERE SO EXCITED ABOUT THE MEDALS THEY RECEIVED THAT THEY WORE THEM FOR AN ENTIRE WEEK AFTERWARDS. THIS REALLY HELPED 984 68 SPREAD THE WORD ABOUT THE PROGRAM AND GET PEOPLE EXCITED.” events. countries. –Chéla S. Wallace, Director of K-12 Science, KIPP NYC Public Charter Schools (FIRST STEM Equity Community Innovation Grantees)

2019 Annual Impact Report 19 AGES 9-16 (GRADES 4-8)

Teams worked together to break out of earthly constraints. They identified a physical or social problem faced by humans during long-duration space exploration and designed a solution. Each team also built and programmed an autonomous LEGO® MINDSTORMS® robot to solve missions on a playing field. Each mission represented the engineering and science behind space travel.

20 2019 Annual Impact Report TEAM GROWTH 35,140 31,079 26,044 20,430 16,762 8,847 3,001 200

1999 2003 2007 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 FISCAL YEAR

SEASON FACTS SEASON SNAPSHOT In its ninth year, the 2019 FIRST LEGO League Global Innovation Award ceremony brought together 20 semi-finalist FIRST LEGO League teams to celebrate their innovations in long-duration space exploration and attend workshops on crafting strong pitches, business models, user experience design, and more, led by supporters and sponsors. Inventions in space-friendly health care and clothing products received awards. Team FrancoDroid from 281,120 35,140 Rio de Janiero, Brazil, won the top $20,000 prize and also the inaugural 2019 Global Innovation People’s Choice Award. students teams in 107 countries explored what’s possible when we work together to solve pressing issues facing our planet.

“FIRST LEGO LEAGUE HAS HELPED ME BECOME A BETTER INNOVATOR, THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX, AND NOT Teams competed with their robots and shared TO BE SCARED TO TACKLE PROBLEMS LIKE SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO SOLVE FOR what they learned through their projects and YEARS. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF PEOPLE THINK YOUR SOLUTION IS TOO WEIRD OR TOO DIFFERENT TO WORK. FIRST Core Values in WHEN YOU SHOW YOU CAN FIX A PROBLEM IN A NEW WAY, THEY WILL UNDERSTAND. THE FACT THAT IT WAS DIFFERENT IS WHAT MADE IT SUCCESSFUL.” 1,531 107 – Camilla Salvagno, Student, FIRST LEGO League Team “iDB-Tech-No-Logic,” Verona, Italy (2019 Global Innovation Award Runner-Up) events. countries.

2019 Annual Impact Report 21 AGES 12-18 (GRADES 7-12)

Teams worked in an alliance to go on a space adventure. Students designed, built, coded, and operated sophisticated robots to descend from the lander, collect and sort minerals into the cargo holds, and perform autonomous tasks to compete on the field during two-and-a-half minutes of gameplay.

22 2019 Annual Impact Report TEAM GROWTH 6,818 5,222 4,445 2,77 9 1,606 986 130 PILOT 53 DEMO 554

2005 2006 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 FISCAL YEAR

SEASON FACTS

SEASON SNAPSHOT “Winning is temporary; Learning is forever.” That was the quote of the day from a winning team at 68,180 6,818 the national championship for FIRST Tech Challenge Romania. 145 teams from all over the country gathered in Bucharest students teams in 37 countries for the event held March 23-25, 2019. Romania experienced 61% team growth this season. developed STEM skills, practiced engineering principles, and explored the value of teamwork.

Teams competed with their robots and to earn “MY MENTORS ARE MY HEROES. I DID NOT KNOW IT THEN, BUT I DEFINITELY KNOW IT NOW. I KNOW THE awards based on their teamwork, creativity, WORLD TO BE A CHALLENGING PLACE, AND I’M GLAD MY MENTORS TOOK THE TIME TO TEACH ME HOW TO innovation, and community outreach in FISH, INSTEAD OF FISHING FOR ME. FIRST GIVES YOU THE SKILLS TO MAKE A REAL IMPACT IN THE WORLD.” –Connor Tinker, FIRST alum, FIRST Tech Challenge Team “Some Disassembly Required,” Clarksville, Maryland 877 24 events. countries.

2019 Annual Impact Report 23 AGES 14-18 (GRADES 9-12)

All systems go! Teams built and programmed industrial-sized robots to compete in alliances to collect samples on planet Primus. Unpredictable terrain and weather patterns made remote robot operation essential to their mission on the planet. With only two-and-a-half minutes until liftoff, the alliances were challenged to gather as much cargo as possible and prepare their spaceships for liftoff before the next sandstorm arrived.

24 2019 Annual Impact Report TEAM GROWTH 3,802 3,357 2,900 2,546 2,072 1,501 927 372 28

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SEASON SNAPSHOT For the first time, a FIRST alum received the Woodie Flowers Award, which celebrates an 95,050 3,802 outstanding mentor who demonstrates excellence in teaching science, math, and creative design. Allen Gregory IV, students teams in 35 countries who participated in FIRST Robotics Competition in high school and is now a mentor for Team 3847 “Spectrum -△◅” in Houston, Texas, received the high honor at the 2019 FIRST Championship. unlocked real-world engineering concepts, self-confidence, and workforce skills, supported by professional team mentors and sponsors.

Teams competed with their robots for prestigious “I’M SUPER PROUD TO BE A FIRST ALUM. THE PROGRAM SINGLE HANDEDLY CHANGED MY LIFE. I LEARNED awards in front of cheering crowds in LEADERSHIP, PUBLIC SPEAKING, HOW TO RAISE MONEY, HOW TO ACTUALLY BUILD A ROBOT, HOW TO DO PROGRAMMING, AND I MADE FRIENDS ALL AROUND THE WORLD.” 175 6 –Neil Parikh, FIRST alum, FIRST Robotics Competition Team “Raider Robotix,” North Brunswick, New Jersey; co-founder, Casper events. countries.

2019 Annual Impact Report 25 Dean Kamen presents Jeff Bezos the “Leadership in Technology” Award.

FIRST HONORS JEFF BEZOS, CELEBRATES YOUNG CHANGE MAKERS “HIGH-QUALITY STEM LEARNING AND The fourth annual FIRST, Inspire Gala brought hundreds of ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES LIKE FIRST CAN BE A GAME-CHANGER FOR YOUNG FIRST supporters to New York City on November 1, 2018, to PEOPLE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE NOT HAVE ACCESS TO PATHWAYS TO DEVELOP THE SKILLS raise funds to further expand access to FIRST programs and THEY NEED TO BE LEADERS, INNOVATORS, reach underrepresented, underserved, and vulnerable students. AND CHANGE MAKERS.” – Don Bossi

26 2019 Annual Impact Report Don Bossi with Melissa Smith “FIRST TRULY ALLOWS STUDENTS TO and her guest, Newton Smith. FEEL EMPOWERED TO SHAPE THEIR OWN DESTINIES.” – Melissa Smith

Jeffrey P. Bezos, founder of Amazon.com, received the “Leadership in Technology” Award. The award recognizes outstanding visionaries whose leadership in innovation and advancing technology has changed the way we live, work, and communicate. At the gala, Bezos sat down with journalist Walter Issacson for an inspiring, forward-looking conversation.

FIRST alum Melissa Smith, a senior user experience researcher at Google, received the “Evelyn Kamen Rising Star” Award for her dedication to continuing to live the FIRST ethos in a way that is inspiring the next generation of FIRST participants. Melissa strives to share the excitement and possibilities STEM can offer people who otherwise may not encounter them. She continues her 18-year involvement in FIRST as a head referee and regional planning committee member at FIRST Robotics Competition events. “I was able to take my love for technological creation and development, that I learned through FIRST, and literally make a life’s work out of it,” said Smith.

Thank you to our FIRST, Inspire Gala sponsors who appear on page 41 of this report.

“YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO LEARN. WHATEVER YOU DO, CHOOSE SOMETHING YOU CAN BRING

– Jeff Bezos PASSION TO.” Jeff Bezos speaks with Walter Isaacson on stage at the FIRST, Inspire Gala.

2019 Annual Impact Report 27 RECORD-BREAKING FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP CELEBRATES INNOVATION AND STEM INSPIRATION

For back-to-back weeks in April 2019, MORE THAN 77,000 PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD TRAVELED TO HOUSTON AND DETROIT TO CELEBRATE INSPIRING YOUNG INNOVATORS, LEADERS, AND CHANGE MAKERS at the 2019 FIRST Championship, presented by Qualcomm® Incorporated. The event brought together tens of thousands of students from around the world who participate in our programs – along with the passionate volunteers, educators, industry professionals, sponsors, organizations, and colleges/universities who support them – for a celebration of STEM inspiration and space exploration.

2019 FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP HIGHLIGHTS 77,000 70 34,000+ 2,200+ countries team members (students, mentors, volunteers attendees represented coaches, and adult supporters) 1,300 1,367,854,087 159,570,937 robots traditional media impressions social media impressions

DEAN KAMEN PRESENTED THE 2019 FOUNDER’S AWARD TO RAJ SUBRAMANIAM, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF FEDEX, AT FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN DETROIT. FEDEX RECEIVED THE AWARD FOR ITS LONGTIME SUPPORT OF FIRST, INCLUDING SHIPPING THE KIT OF PARTS, ROBOTS, AND FIELD COMPONENTS, BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, FOR FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION TEAMS.

28 2019 Annual Impact Report THIRTEEN OF THE FOURTEEN STUDENTS ON FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION “THIS IS THE AGE WHEN A PASSION TEAM 7906 “UNDERDOGS” WERE REFUGEES FROM SEVEN COUNTRIES. FOR INNOVATION STARTS WITH NONE HAD STEM EXPERIENCE WHEN THEY JOINED THE TEAM. THAT DIDN’T STEM. WE ARE COMMITTED TO STOP THE COTTONWOOD HIGH SCHOOL TEAM (SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH) FROM GIVING TODAY’S STUDENTS THE MAKING IT TO THE 2019 FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP IN THEIR FIRST YEAR. FIRST FOUNDATIONS THEY NEED TO STRATEGIC PARTNER BOEING HEARD THEIR STORY AND SURPRISED THE INVENT THE FUTURE AND ARE STUDENTS IN HOUSTON WITH $5,000 AND A DEDICATED BOEING MENTOR. PROUD TO SUPPORT FIRST.” “CONGRATULATIONS! LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU ALL BEING EMPLOYEES ONE – Angela Baker, Director of Corporate Responsibility at Qualcomm DAY,” SAID JOHN BLAZEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF BOEING GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT.

“I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO OUT TO NASA JET PROPULSION CENTER IN CALIFORNIA … MANY WERE GRADUATES OF THE FIRST ROBOTICS PROGRAM. THEY WERE ALUMNI. THINK ABOUT THIS: TEN YEARS AGO, THEY WERE IN YOUR SEAT. TEN YEARS FROM NOW, WHERE WILL YOU BE? WHAT WILL YOU DISCOVER?” – Jim Bridenstine, Administrator of NASA

HOUSTON MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER DECLARED APRIL 17, 2019, “FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP DAY” IN RECOGNITION OF THE IMPACT OF FIRST ON HOUSTON’S YOUTH AND FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE CITY.

Thank you to our FIRST Championship sponsors who appear on page 42 of this report.

2019 Annual Impact Report 29 30 2019 Annual Impact Report FIRST COMMUNITY HONORS ONE OF OUR OWN: IN MEMORY OF KENDRICK CASTILLO The FIRST community is heartbroken by the death of The FIRST community is heartbroken by the death Donations poured in from the FIRST community, along of FIRST Robotics Competition Team 4418 “STEM with condolences expressing support and solidarity FIRST Robotics Competition Impulse” member Kendrick Castillo, who was killed after and heartfelt messages on social media. Over just a few blocking a shooter at his Colorado high school, STEM weeks, the community raised more than $100,000 from Team 4418 “STEM Impulse” School Highlands Ranch, on May 7, 2019. Kendrick over 1,200 donors. Donations came from 43 states and member Kendrick Castillo, quickly emerged in global media as an incredibly brave seven countries and were given by 180+ FIRST teams, and selfless hero – one who was passionate about plus many more FIRST alumni, staff, mentors, volunteers, who was killed after robotics and mentoring others and had a bright future parents, and other supporters. The family and team plan to blocking a shooter at his ahead of him. use the fund to help others. In response to the outpouring of support and At a celebration of life memorial service for Kendrick, Colorado high school, desire to help by the FIRST community, we launched local teams from FIRST Colorado lined up outside the the Team 4418 Victim Support and Memorial Fund. church with their robots, creating a robot procession in his STEM School Highlands The fundraising campaign was in support of Team honor. Inside, team mentor Dakotah Mann spoke about Ranch, on May 7, 2019. 4418 and Kendrick’s parents, team volunteers John Kendrick’s legacy: “No matter how small his influence on and Maria Castillo, as they grieve and memorialize each and every one of us, we have love in our hearts that Kendrick. he chopped, riveted, and welded together.”

2019 Annual Impact Report 31 SPONSORS AND 2018-2019 FIRST STRATEGIC PARTNERS CONTRIBUTORS As we celebrate 30 years as a mission-driven nonprofit leading a global movement for preparing young people for the future, we know we couldn’t have gotten here without the support of our sponsors, suppliers, donors, and other financial contributors. Their partnership, acknowledged on these pages, has helped us to inspire an entire generation of kids to pursue their dreams, big and small – and the best is yet to come.

32 2019 Annual Impact Report FIRST FOUNDING SPONSORS 2018-2019 FIRST CONTRIBUTORS

CORPORATIONS AND FOUNDATIONS ADCO Manufacturing BioNex Solutions Constantly Pizza Inc. $1,000,000+ Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Bloomberg L.P. Consumers Energy Amazon Advanced Research Chemicals, Inc. Bloomberg Philanthropies Corning Incorporated Apple Advanced Technology Services, Inc. Blue Canyon Technologies, Inc. Cox Communications The Argosy Foundation Aegion Corp. BNY Mellon Creative Werks The Boeing Company Aerojet Rocketdyne Foundation Bonding Source Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. Collins Aerospace AES Controls, Inc. Boston Scientific Corporation CSC Holdings, LLC DoD STEM Ahresty Wilmington Corporation BounceX CUNY Hunter College LEGO Education AIAA Foundation Bradley University The Cup Lab, LLC The LEGO Foundation All Around Roofing & Exteriors Bridgeview Business Services CVS Health National Aeronautics and Space Allegro MicroSystems, Inc. Briggs & Stratton Corporation D & R Heating & Cooling, LLC Administration (NASA) Alliance Academy Butler Tech Dairyland Power Cooperative Qualcomm Incorporated ALM Holding CACI, Inc. Dan Brown Family Service Qualcomm Matching Gift Program ❤ Alpha Omega Epsilon (A.O.E.) California University of Pennsylvania Dana Corporation Rockwell Automation, Inc. Alta Resources LLC Cambridge Teachers Federal Credit Union Davis Robotics Foundation United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Altec Canal Park Lodge LLC Dell, Inc. Altice USA Canon Solutions America Delphi Corporation $250,000 - $999,999 American Express Capital Region Robotics Delphi Foundation (Aptiv) The 3M Company American Legion Post 21 Cardinal Robotics Association, Inc. Delta Air Lines Arconic Foundation America’s Charities Carol Temporaries, Inc. Demand Electric, Inc. BAE Systems Amgen Foundation Cedar Falls Scheels Denso Corporation Bayer Corporation AMN Healthcare / Club Staffing Cedar Falls Tourism and Visitors Bureau Denso International America, Inc. Bechtel Group Foundation Anonymous Center Art LLC Detroit Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Applied Materials CenterPoint Energy Devon Energy Corporation Bosch Arizona Community Foundation Central Michigan University Digi-Key Electronics Caterpillar, Inc. Arizona State University The Chickasaw Nation DISTek Integration, Inc. DEKA Foundation ARL Bio Pharma Chipotle Mexican Grill Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. Dow ARM, Inc. Christian Fellowship Doolittle Institute Ford Motor Company ARMI | BiofabUSA General Electric Company Arris General Electric Energy (Power & Water) Arrow Electronics General Electric Power Systems Ascent Resources, LLC “I LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY THAT FIRST PROVIDES General Motors Company ASRC Federal System Solutions TO YOUNG PEOPLE. I HOPE THAT MY DONATION Google, Inc. Association for Talent Development Google Matching Gifts Program ❤ Atlantic Health System HELPS SOMEONE TO FIND THEIR PASSION, GSD&M Idea City/United States Air Force Atlassian John Deere Autodesk, Inc. THEIR CONFIDENCE, OR JUST A CHANCE TO John Deere Matching Gift Program ❤ Autodidactic Intelligent Minors Leidos, Inc. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. LOOK AT STEM IN A NEW WAY.” –FIRST DONOR Lockheed Martin Corporation Avenues New York, LLC Magna International B&B Transportation Ciena Dr. Electric Marathon Petroleum B&E LLC Cirrus Aircraft Driscoll’s Inc. Motorola Solutions Foundation Baker Hughes Incorporated Cisco Foundation DTE Energy PwC US BancFirst TE Connectivity Citizens Equity First Credit Union (CEFCU) Duluth Entertainment and Bank of America Charitable Conference Center TE Connectivity Foundation ❤ Foundation, Inc. Citrix Systems Duluth Robotics, Inc. University of Central Florida Bank of Utica Cleveland State University Dunn & Semington Barr Engineering The Coca-Cola Company Up to $249,999 Dunwoody College of Technology Baxter International, Inc. Cognizant Technology Solutions 100 Black Men of Atlanta Inc. East Grand Middle School Bayer Corporation Combined Federal Campaign AAON, Inc. East Pierre Landscape & Garden Center Beam, Inc. Comcast Foundation AAR Eastman Chemical Company Beckman Coulter Foundation Comcast NBCUniversal Aavid Thermalloy, LLC Easton Robotics Becton Dickinson Comfort Inn of Duluth AB L.P. ❤ Ecolab Foundation Belcan, LLC Community Foundation for the ABB, Inc. Greater Capital Region Education First Bemis Abbott Fund The Community Foundation of Westchester Edwards Vacuum Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC Abbott Laboratories Matching Concord Rotary Foundation EFC Systems Benevity Community Impact Fund, The Gift Program ❤ Cone Communications Emerson Automation Systems Best Buy Co., Inc. Accenture Consolidated Edison Company Endurance Services Limited Accumetra, LLC Beverly Education Foundation, Inc. of New York, Inc.

2019 Annual Impact Report 33 Epic Metals Corporation Hartel’s / DBJ Disposal Kennametal Foundation Maurice’s Oklahoma City Convention The Roddenberry Foundation Charitable Foundation H-E-B Kerr Foundation, Inc. Maxine Smith Steam Academy and Visitors Bureau Roseland Mackey-Harris Architects Equity Education Management Solutions The Bruce J. Heim Foundation Kerrville Robotics Alliance R. J. McElroy Trust Oklahoma State University Rotary Club of White Sands Essentia Health The Heinz Endowments Kettering University McKesson Corporation OneWeb Royalty Pharma ETCS OLS Outreach Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Keysight Technologies McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing, Inc. Optum Services, Inc. RPM International Inc. Explore LaCrosse CVB Charitable Trust Kimberly-Clark Corporation MCPc Oracle Corporation S&P Global Express Employment Professionals Helping Hands Foundation KIPP Foundation NYC The Medtronic Foundation Osbourn Park High Sager Electronics Facebook Herman Miller Cares Kirkpatrick Foundation, Inc. Medtronic, Inc. Ozeno, LLC Saginaw Arts and Science FCA Foundation Hewlett-Packard Company KLA-Tencor The Merck Foundation ❤ P&G Global Engineering Robotics Boosters FedEx Corporation Hidden Valley Orthodontics Komatsu Mining Corp. MessageWatcher, LLC Palm Beach County 4-H St. Louis Community College Foundation FileBound Document & Workflow Hilton Korea-US Cultural Exchange Method Park America, Inc. Palm Beach County Convention Center St. Luke’s Automation Software The Home Depot, Inc. Foundation (KORUS) MHI (Material Handling Institute) Panasonic Salad Savoy Fine Designs Great Plains, LLC Honda of America Mfg., Inc. KoTrie Microsoft Corporation Parametrix, Inc. Salesforce.com Fine Designs of Midwest Region, Inc. Honeywell International Inc. Kraiburg TPE Corp. Microsoft Matching Gifts Program ❤ Parker Hannifin Corporation Salesforce.org Fine Designs, Inc. Houston First Kwik Trip MidAmerican Energy Parker Hannifin Foundation San Diego FIRST Tech Challenge First American Financial Corporation Hunter Industries Ladish Co. Foundation Mile High United Way Paycom Payroll, LLC Sanmina FIS HX5 Sierra Joint Venture Lam Research Foundation Fund at the The Milk Money Foundation, Inc. Paymerang, LLC Saturn Systems Inc. Florida Power & Light Company i2E East Bay Community Foundation Minneapolis Foundation Pearson Packaging Systems Sauce Science LLC State of Florida IBM Employee Services Center ❤ Lamar Minnesota Power Foundation Penn State Associated Student Activities Schneider Electric Foothill Taekwondo Inasmuch Foundation Las Cruces Radio Center The Mirage Pentair Foundation Science Applications International Franklin Philanthropic Foundation Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory MKThink Perella Weinberg Partners Group, LP Corporation (SAIC) Freestyle Infineon Technologies LearnBuildFly LLC MN State High School League Pershing Square Capital Management L.P. SCREEN Semiconductor Solutions FreeWheel Institute for Science Technology & Math Legendary Minds, Inc. Moore Fans LLC Petroleum Field Services, LLC SCTE New England Chapter Fresno Clovis Convention & Visitors Bureau Intel Corporation ❤ Leighty Fund of the Community Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated PGE Foundation ❤ Seagate Technology, LLC Foundation of Northeast Iowa Fresno Unified School District International Brotherhood of Mouser Electronics, Inc. Picatinny Arsenal Ser-Jobs for Progress, Inc. LEM USA Inc. Friends of Farmington FIRST Robotics Inc. Electrical Workers (IBEW) MRI Global Pitney Bowes ❤ Burt and Stanley Shaffer Foundation LHB, Inc. GE Healthcare Intuitive Foundation MUFG Union Bank, N.A. Pizza Factory Shell Oil Products Lincoln Savings Bank Gene Haas Foundation Intuitive Surgical, Inc. National Center for the Advancement The Plexus Corporation Charitable Shoebox Educational Services General Atomics Sciences Involta, LLC Littelfuse, Inc. of STEM Education (nCASE) Foundation, Inc. Silicon Valley Community Foundation Education Foundation Isthmus Engineering & LMEPAC National Grid PODS Enterprises Sil-Pro, LLC General Dynamics Manufacturing Co-op Logistics Health, Inc. National Instruments Point One Recruiting William E. Simon Foundation General Dynamics Information Technology Itasca Community College Loll Designs Navistar Power Foundation Inc. Smithsonian Institution General Electric Transportation ITOCHU International Inc. Luba Richter, D.M.D, P.A. Orthodontist NCR Foundation Power/mation Social Bicycles LLC dba Jump Bikes Genesis Attachments Nebraska 4-H Pratt & Whitney Society of Manufacturing Engineers Genesis Systems NetApp Presbyterian Health Foundation Solar Power Pros Georgia Robotics Alliance “ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I DONATE IS Network for Good Presidio Networked Solutions, LLC Solar Turbines, Incorporated Girl Scouts of Central Texas Neustar, Inc. Pro Source, LLC DS SolidWorks Corporation GitHub, Inc. BECAUSE FIRST WAS IMPORTANT TO ME Newman’s Own Foundation, Inc. Programming Electronics Academy Sons of American Legion Squadron 21 Givable St. Louis News Corp Prudential Financial, Inc. Sony Corporation Give inLieu Foundation AND, AT MY HIGH SCHOOL, IT WAS A MAJOR Nfrastructure PTC, Inc. Southern California Edison Glenn Research Center (NASA) CHALLENGE TO KEEP THE TEAM RUNNING NH Charitable Foundation The PTR Group, Inc. Southwest Airlines Co. Global Foundries Nidec Motor Corporation Purdue University SpaceCom Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. EVERY YEAR. I’M HOPING THE CONTRIBUTION Nokia Bell Labs Queen City Robotics Alliance SpaceX Google Mayes County Nordson Corporation Quicken Loans Spencer Ogden Inc. GPA Midstream Association WILL HELP OPEN UP THE EXPERIENCE TO North Shore Bank of Commerce R2OC Splash Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Big The GRACO Foundation Northern Clearing Ralph Lauren Frog Custom T-Shirts & More The Grainger Foundation A FEW MORE KIDS.” –FIRST ALUM DONOR Northrop Grumman Corporation Raybooker Sports & Arts in Schools Foundations, Inc. Grand Forks Visitors Bureau Novelis, Inc. Raytheon Company The Stallings Award Foundation Grandma’s Adventure Zone NRG Energy, Inc. Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems The Standard Itron Luminar Technologies Grandma’s Restaurant Group NRK Corporation Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems Stanton Community Partners J, Inc. Luther’s Supply LLC Granite Credit Union Numerati Partners, LLC Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. State Street Foundation, Inc. J. Mann Cabinetry LyondellBasell Matching Gift Program ❤ Great Waters Financial nVent Management Company Reinke Manufacturing Company Jacobs Technology, Inc. Magellan Aerospace, Middletown, Inc. Stay in Duluth Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic NVIDIA Corporation Reliable Restoration and Recovery Development Corp. JCB Performance Machine, LLC MAHLE Behr USA Inc. STEM Educational Foundation, Inc. OGE Energy Corporation Foundation, Inc. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Great-West Life & Annuity J.F. Brennan Company, Inc. Make My Donation, Inc. Steuben County Literacy Coalition Ohio Aerospace Institute (OAI) Repeat Business Solutions Insurance Company John Steele Zink Foundation Maloney Lauersdorf Reiner, PC The Sturman-Chu Fund Ohio State University Republic Bank Greenspan Foundation Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Mardal Investments Suncook Dental OHSRRJ Inc. Republican Party of Otero County Griffith Machine Works, Inc. Johnson Controls, Inc. Martin Engineering Superior Spring & Mfg. Co., Inc. Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Rescue Agency Harris Corporation J.R. Automation Marvin Windows Symantec Oklahoma Business Roundtable Rexnord Corporations Harris Corporation, RF J.R. Jensen Construction ❤ Mastercard Robbinsville High School Student Activities Synergy One Lending, Inc. Communications Division Kappa Foundation of Petersburg Matthews Automation Solutions Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science & Technology Robots and More Systel, Inc. The Harley-Davidson Foundation KatyAnn Foundation Mattlin Foundation Systematix The Harris Foundation Oklahoma Christian University Rochester Institute of Technology

34 2019 Annual Impact Report ■ Member of the FIRST Board of Directors ▲ Member of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board ● FIRST Honorary Director ◆ FIRST Alumni ✱ FIRST Senior Advisor ❤ Matching Gift Target Viasat, Inc. $5,000 - $24,999 David Van Slooten Claire Altschuler Michael Barnes Team Phoenix 4-H Robotics Club Vicarious Solutions Eric Aroesty Alexander Von Perfall Mauricio Alvarado Jon Barnhart Tech Alliance of CNY Viking Pump, Inc. Armen Avanessians Weber Family Foundation Inc. Alex Anderson Khalil Barrage Tennant Company Virgin Galactic Fred Baldwin Jeffrey & Celeste Wecker Jeffrey Anderson In honor of Robert Sobecki Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Virginia State University Bancroft-Clair Foundation Allen Weinberg R. Dale Anderson Joseph Barrera Tennessee Valley Robotics Visit Duluth Jim and Dede Bartlett Foundation James & Miriam Weinstein In honor of Kristen and Scott Anderson D.S. Barrett Teradata Corporation W. W. Grainger, Inc. Paul Bauhahn Ronald Zarrella S.A. Anderson Matthew Barrett Texas Instruments Incorporated Walk Talk Chalk, LLC Braverman Family Charitable Foundation Kenny Barrow Thermo Fisher Scientific The Walt Disney Company Don Bulens Jim Barstow Thief River Falls Education Foundation Wasserman Foundation Callahan Family Foundation Bradley Bartlett Thompson Coburn LLP City of Waterloo, Iowa Jay Chakrapani & Saileshi Patel “OUR SUPPORT OF STEM PROGRAMS LIKE DeAndre Barton Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Waterloo Dental Associates Cosema E. Crawford ▲ Randall Basinger Foundation Waterloo Warehousing & Services Inc. James Dimon FIRST IS ONE OF THE BEST INVESTMENTS WE Kevin Bass TigerRisk Capital Markets & Advisory WestCoast Products Michael Dubno ▲ & Loren Blackford CAN MAKE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR COMPANY Paul Bastone The Timken Company Westerwood Global LLC Justin Gaines Keith Bateman TKDA Williams Foundation Fund at the Victor & Patricia Ganzi AND INDUSTRY. THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Michael Bauer ◆ T-Mobile USA, Inc. Tulsa Community Foundation Mark Govoni Susan Baumgarten & David Totheroh Tokyo Electron Limited Wilson Toyota Robert Green & Sally McNagny EXPERIENCES THAT STUDENTS GAIN FROM FIRST Colleen Beauchamp Tormach Wilspec Technologies Frank Grossman William & Diana Beaulieu Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. Wizcom Corporation Walter Havenstein ■ PROGRAMS PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION Brad Beldon Toyota USA Foundation WMA Consulting Engineers Michael Herskovitz In memory of Dr. & Mrs. Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. Andrew Hinton FOR THEIR FUTURE CAREERS, AND WE INVEST Sheldon Braverman Tudor Investment Corporation Worcester Polytechnic Institute Nicholas Hope IN THESE NEXT-GENERATION LEADERS TO HELP Thomas Bell Twitch Workday, Inc. Paul Jacobs ■ Suzanne Bellina Twitter WSP Foundation Inc. The Keough Family Foundation MAINTAIN A STRONG WORKFORCE OF YOUNG MEN In honor of Matt Bellina Two Sigma Investments, LP Xcel Energy Lowell Kraff Trudy Bender UBS Financial Services Inc. Xerox Corporation The Kunkel Family Foundation AND WOMEN WHO LIKE TECHNOLOGY AND THE Deloris Bentley Umbrella Detailing XPRIZE Brady Law ◆ John Bentley Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) Xvoucher/Genuine Genius Lyn & Norman Lear POSSIBILITIES IT UNLOCKS.” Matthew Berg United Health Group Technologies, Inc. P.T. Bergen Pablo & Almudena Legorreta – BLAKE MORET, CHAIRMAN & CEO, ROCKWELL AUTOMATION United Launch Alliance (ULA) Yaskawa America, Inc. Yi Li Adam & Rachel Berger United Rentals Yelp Alan Lotvin Valerie Bergman YourCause, LLC United Therapeutics Corporation Lisa Maloney-Vinz Up to $4,999 Peter Bergstrom United Way of Central and Zebra Technologies Corporation Fred Andris Hadish Berhane Mike & Jody Mason Dmitriy Abaimov Northeastern Connecticut Zenith Systems, Inc. Andre Anthony Jr. Jacob Bernstein James & Sylvia Matthews Vince Abeyta United Way of Central Maryland ZF North America, Inc. Philip Aponte Marilyn Bernstein McMullen Family Foundation Habib Abi-Khalil United Way of the Bay Area Michael Appleby In memory of Jesse Lauffer Jennifer Miller Redmond Abutin Universal E-Business Solutions, LLC ■ Brett Arendt Iesha Berry INDIVIDUAL DONORS & Blake & Cheryl Moret Isaac Accomando Universities Space Research Association FAMILY FOUNDATIONS David Arenson Ben Bertram George Mosher Laurie Ackerman University of California, Davis Vince Arter Jr. Jim Beutler $100,000+ Tom Mueller J.R. Adamoli University of Dayton ■ Colleen Arthur Prasad Bevara Bezos Family Foundation Dennis Muilenburg Karin Adams University of Florida Victor Atkins Jayant Bhawalkar Jeffrey P. Bezos Kevin Murai In honor of Nathan Eckhoff University of Idaho Stewart Atwood Nick Bhuta Anonymous William Murphy Virginia Addicott ■ University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Xander Atwood The Bierenbaum Family Foundation, Inc. Overdeck Family Foundation The Kenneth T. and Eileen L. April Adema University of Minnesota College Norris Foundation Dana Aucoin Philip Billings Jaqui E. Safra & Jean Doumanian Mark Adler of Science & Engineering Gerald Oppenheimer Family Foundation In honor of Silas Larimer Lydia Birk Richard Aeling University of Minnesota Twin Cities R. Kelly ■ & Valerie Ortberg Emily Rose Bainton Jennifer Blackburn $25,000 - $99,999 Abel Afable University of Minnesota, Duluth Robert & Elizabeth Parkinson Hallie Baker Gary Blais Anonymous TayNay Afable University of Pennsylvania Pickett Family Foundation Whitney Baker Mike Blakeney Mike Bezos Kimberly Aftergood University of Tulsa ■ Rory Riggs Christine Baker-Terilli Steven Blank Donald & Susan Bossi Susan Agrawal Uplift Education Larry & Tami Cohen Adam Salem Kimberly Balcerzak Brooke Blew US Bank Manoj Agrawal ● Robert Sobolewski ▲ Christopher Baldy Eva Maria Blum L. John Doerr & Ann Howland Doerr Ben Agron U.S. Navy William Spear In honor of Nicole Baldy Scott Blumstein Heinz Family Foundation Kennie Albritton Uskudar American Academy Alfred Spector & Rhonda Kost David Ball In honor of Dan Green McLelland Family Foundation Selena Alcover UT-Battelle/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Karl Sprules Emily Ball Bruce Boczar John & Laura Overdeck Jill Alders UVAS Foundation Nandini Srinivasan Michael Banigan Heather Bolding Ed & Reka Schmidt Christopher Aldrich Valeo David Siegel ■ The Teshinsky Family Foundation David Banquer Elizabeth Bolling Valmet Machine Tool Edward Aldrich Siegel Family Endowment Gary ● & Diane Tooker Howard G. Barber David Bonderman Eric Aldridge Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program Robert ■ & Lynn Tuttle Olivia Tournay Flatto In honor of Dr. & Mrs. Angel Bonilla Jr. Jamie Allwine Vantage Partners LLC The Judy and Josh ✱ Weston Fund Cynthia Uber Sheldon Braverman Walter Bonomo David Alperovitz Verizon Foundation Myron Ullman ■ James Barbera Jeff Borling The VGM Group D.H. Alten James ● & Nancy Utaski Daniel Bares James Bothwell

■ Member of the FIRST Board of Directors ▲ Member of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board ● FIRST Honorary Director ◆ FIRST Alumni ✱ FIRST Senior Advisor ❤ Matching Gift 2019 Annual Impact Report 35 Kyle Bowen Jeffrey & Susan Cather Maxence Crossley Judith Dudley M.F. Fenton Alison Goldsmith K.V. Bowker Kurt Cegielski Patricia Crumly Carl Dunham Leah Ferguson Alfred Goldstein Anne Bowman Jane Center Fernanda Cruz Haley Dunn Peter Ferlazzo Barbara L. Goldstein Kyle Bowman Jennifer Chalsty Nola Cutts Rene Dupre Alexander Fernandez In memory of Shelly Braverman Todd Bowman Thomas Chan Lawrence D’Addario Terrence & Patricia Durkin Jose Fernandez Jeffrey & Doris Goldstein In honor of Marsha & Ralph Schilling Ron Chaney Sheryl Dalton In honor of David Brown Erica Fessia Max Goldstein Nikia Boyer Justin Chang Robert & Jean Finke George Gomez In honor of Robert Stein Charissa Changadveja Christopher Finley ◆ Juli Gonzalez Thomas Bradburn Pauline Chao Mike & Linda Fiterman Family Foundation Stephen Goodfellow Stirling Brandt William Chapman “AS A MOTHER, I’M GRATEFUL FOR ALL Cherrie Fleisher-Strauss and Jim Gorham Paul Brantley D.A. Chart THAT FIRST EXPOSED MY DAUGHTER TO, Leslie & Simon Strauss Gregory Gorman Jeffrey Braun & Susan Holt Rodolfo Chavez S.P. Fleming Kathryn Gorrell Stephen Braverman Ben Chen ESPECIALLY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT Java Flower Timothy Goudge Xose Bravo Feng Chen Howard & Margaret Fluhr Kalyani Govindaraju Ellen Bray Yan-Jiun Chen TO KEEP THE MIND OPEN TO ALL THINGS Bernard Flynn Troy Grabel Candice Breaux Yau Cheng John Foerster D.T. Graff Jonathan Bredemeyer Sundar Chetlur POSSIBLE, NO MATTER HOW MANY ATTEMPTS Debbie Forcier Grenier Nancy Graham Rutt Bridges Gowri Chetty Caitlin Fowler Robert Graham –FIRST DONOR Robert Brik Ying Chi IT TAKES OR HOW HARD IT IS.” Joshua Fox Brian Gray Joseph Brisch Jeff Chiappone Ilene Franco Angela Greeley Jerome Bristow Mary Chiroi-Murphy Tamara Dalton Torin Eastburn In memory of Dr. and Mrs. J.H. Green Sheldon Braverman Christopher & Barbara Brody Cassie Christensen ◆ Patricia Daly & Henry Schreiber In honor of Robin Magelky Peter Green Danielle Frantz Cathy Bromberg Abdul Aziz Cisse Eric Daniels Chris Eastman Eric Greenwald ◆ Joe Frantz J. Brooks Brad Clark Stacey Darin Sean Ebanks Michael Grenier Renee French Thomas Brotherton Dick Clark Daniel Dasaro Michael Eck Chris Gretchko Carly Friedman Alice Brown Randie Clark J.M. David Allison Eckel Joseph Griffith Pamela Friedman David Brown Elizabeth Clarke Jonathan David Carol Edelman Ed Grogan Scott Friery Stephanie Brown Toby Clarke Brent Davis William Eder Christopher Grontkowski Nancy Frisch Thomas Brown Steven Claucherty ◆ Kenneth & Lisa Davis Ross Edman Donna Gross David Frost Zachary Brown Matthew Clements ◆ Terry Davis Che Edoga Patrick & Sheila Gross Collin Fultz ◆ Larry Buckley Gordon Climer In memory of Dr. & Mrs. Nancy Edwards Randy Groves John Fultz Terrell Burch Rob Cobbley Sheldon Braverman Ted Edwards Jessica Guastella Jeffrey Funk Ulrike Burchardi Robin Coger ■ Derek Dawson Virginia Ehemann Jennifer Guggenheim David Furie ◆ W.A. Burgess Howard Cohen ◆ S.L. Dawson Mitzi and Warren Eisenberg Connor Guidry Billy Burkey ◆ Lisa & Richard Coico Erick Dean Family Foundation Zoe Furst Michelle Guimond Mark Burns John Cole Michelle Dean Christian Ekren Robert Fyfe Ananda Gunawardena Madeline Burris ◆ Rich Cole Yannick Debaupte Richard Elliott Maria Gacek Mary Guse Bonna Burtt Michael Collette Bob Debes Jr. Daniel Elnes Michelle Gagnon S.R. Gutterson Elizabeth Buzzelli Kirsten Collins Robert Debes Kimberly Emmert Annette Galeazzi Derek Haas ◆ Lynne Cacciola Nicholas Collins Ann Delorme-Heller In honor of Jeremy Martinez Mark & Nancy Gallivan Armond Habiby William Caddick Traci Connor Steven Demarzio Diane Engels Hector Garcia Rita Hachmann Christopher Caez Ian Cook Greg DePaul Ellen Erhardt Gary Garrett Allan Haddox Renee Cairo Walgenbach Ryanne Cook Justice Devara Ahmet Erispaha Jay Garver Sara Hagle B.W. Caldwell Alexander Cooper Tricia DeVries Nicolas Etcheverry Jules Gathman George Hague ◆ John Callahan Larry Cooper Aditya Dharap John Eubank Pat Gencarelli Bethany Halasz Donald Callan Robert Cooper Timothy Dickinson Jeffrey Evelhoch Jim George Dave Hale Pam Callan Tracy Cooper Huyen Diep Twila Everitt Debra Gerbino Diana Haley E.G. Campbell The Leon and Toby Cooperman Joseph DiFilippo Scott Evers Aimee Gerhard M. Halford Spillane Tammy Campbell Family Foundation Sami Dilaveri Randall Fahey In honor of Team 1218 SCH Thomas Hansen ◆ Vulcan Robotics Mentors Jeffrey Canclini A.M. Cordes Teri Dimas Jared Failor Carolyn Harrington Maryann Germita Daniel Canterino Rachel Corigliano Jose Sonny Dingle Ron Falcone Lauren Harris Koen Gieskes Jennifer Cantu Sean Cornett Olrac Dls Laura Falendysz Rodney Hart Ryan Giles Scott Caradonna Josh Correa Zachary Dobberthien In honor of Gene Falendysz Dawson Haw ◆ Ben Gilliland ◆ Reid Carlberg Regina Corry Brenda Doll Vickie Falzarano Troy Hawkins Bradley Ginesin & Lucia Bertea Ginesin Thomas Carlone ◆ Paul Costa Robert Donaldson Craig Fasel Dean Hawkinson Mark Giordono Melissa Carlson Michael Cox Noreen Donato Bradley Faskowitz Stephen & Lynn Hazard Neal Girard In memory of Jack Sellers Matthew Craig Irwin & Janet Dorros Thomas Favenyesi Gary Heege Eliezer Glik Lino Carnesecca George Creasy Emily Draper Dan Fawaz W.J. Hegarty Scott Godin Matt Carpenter In memory of Daniel Creasy Jeff Drasher Elizabeth Feld Adrian Heggeseth Scott Godlew David Carr Jeff Crockett Mikhail Drob Garrett Felker Debra Heiberger Christine Golden Donald Cassity Dan Cronin Nicky Dubois Jeff Fenstermaker Brian Heiman Nancy Golden Caddick

36 2019 Annual Impact Report ■ Member of the FIRST Board of Directors ▲ Member of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board ● FIRST Honorary Director ◆ FIRST Alumni ✱ FIRST Senior Advisor ❤ Matching Gift Ray Held Sharon Jarosz Raghbir Kern Everett Lai Susan Lipscomb Marshall Massengil Garrett Hellman Kristin Jarrett Ben Kershaw Susilpa Lakireddy Norah Liu John Mastin Danielle Henderson Gerlie Javier Arthur Kessler David Lam Sudhiandra Lodd Nicholas Mata ◆ Shelley Henderson Jerri Jazmin Mark Kessler Keith Land Steven Loftin William Mattaliano Robert Henke Audrey Jeannin Jonathan Keys Daniel Landhurr Guy Lohman Thomas May Bruce Henry Oliver Jenkins ◆ Luyi Khasi Greg Landry Wendi Lohmar Kris Mayes Robert Herndon Francia Jenks In honor of Valentine LeeAnne M. Lang Nicky Lombardi Corey McBride Lily Hevesh Keith Jobe Elementary School Matthew Langlois Michelle Long & Isaac Mishkit Melissa McBrien Gary Hilbert Hilary Joel Chase Kidder ◆ Ken Languedoc Charles Losito William McClung Michael Hiles Jessica Johansen Brent Kiley Cheryl Lapointe Brooke Lovallo Mark McCombs ◆ Daria Luisi Hirsch Berry Johndon Ashley Kim Christopher LaPointe Anna Loveland Jonathan McCoy Gary Hirschhorn In honor of Jim Rothrock Christy King William Larson Jessica Lowery Adam McCulle Alex Hodara Nancy Johns John King Gregory Laubisch Richard Lowery Nancy McEachern Marc Hodosh ▲ Ashley Johnson Marian Kirchhoff Srinivasarao & Nagalakshmi Lavu Sara Lubic M.W. McGehee Bradley Hoefel J.D. Johnson Jan Kirk J.F. Lawhorn Annie Luc Madison McGlaun Timothy Hoehl John Johnson Ann Kirschner Paul ▲ & Kelley Lazarus Jamee Luce Kevin McGovern Laura Hoepker Kenneth Johnson Philip Kirsh Hue Le Christina Luconi Scott McKay ■ Brandon Hoff In honor of Caroline Magus Sanvi Kishore Kurt Leafstrand In honor of Maranda Cigna Barb McKernan Carol Hollaway Kurt Johnson Michael Kist Eric Lee Carina Lukasch John McKimmy ◆ Leslie Hollaway In honor of Jim Rothrock Lauren Klatsky Milly Lee Maxim Lukiyanov Zachary McMenemy Harold & Mary Ellen Holley M.S. Johnson In honor of Alex Klatsky Shun Lee Nicole Lum Byron McNaught In memory of Jack Sellers Timothy ◆ & Kim Johnson Irena Klayko Laurie Lefko Nicholas Luther Tyrone & Lisa McNichols Kandace Holley Christine Johnston Joel Klein In memory of Dr. & Mrs. Kelly Luu David McQuiggan In memory of Steve Stark Michael Jokerst Kathleen & George Klinich Sheldon Braverman Douglas Lynam John Medaris Tina Hollifield Andrew Jones Keith Knapp Scott Legasse John Lynch ■ Mohamed Meeran Da Hong Brian Paul Jones Jesse Knight Sandra Leigh Patricia Lynott Mark Mehren Amber Hormann Curtis Jones John Koch In memory of Dr. & Mrs. Kyle Macey Chet Mehta Lucy & Darrell Horn Jill Jordan Stefanie Koenig Sheldon Braverman Dustin Mackey Kevin Meier Nicholas Horn Lori Kahn Robert Koerner Steven Lengieza Kurt Mackey Aneesha Meka ■ Karen Horting ■ Rajesh Kamath In memory of Bruce Koerner Laurie Leshin Natalie Macon Frederick Melden Bryan Houlberg Jeff Kammerer Derek & Angela Konigsberg Scott Alisa Lessing In memory of Harley Macon Lisa Meltzer Joseph Houle Naman Kanakiya Cory Korchin Lorraine Lester Grant Macpherson Tiago Mendes Marc Howard Sungin Kang Eric Kratzer David Levine Sophia Macris Advay Mengle Patricia Howie-Jones Swaraj Kankipati Matthew Krever Lindsay Levine In honor of Harrison Macris Frank & Deb Merrick Christina Hsia Alex Kaplan ◆ Charlotte Kroc In honor of Gail & Joel Alpert Marsha Maffioli Lewis Nicholas Mesenburg Hsin I. Huang Samantha Kappagoda Bill & Beth Krueger Margaret Levine Punam Mahato Kyle Mestery Louis Huard ◆ Sajna Kattil Veettil Jenna Kudla In memory of Dr. & Mrs. Heather Mahoney Judith Mettler Sheldon Braverman Chris Hughes Richard Katz Elena Kuleshov Stephanie Maines Kazie Metzger & John Harvey Susanna Lewalski Glenn Hughes In memory of Jesse Laufer Abhay Kulkarni John Mainieri Jeffrey Meyers Greg Lewis Kent Hughes ▲ Carol Keeney Ajay Kumar Lida Mainieri Kevin Mikolajczak Jessamine Li Adylia Hull Tasende In honor of Devin Keeney Dominique Kun Pamela Maker Colin Mildenberger Linda & Thomas Ligon Amy Lynn Hunt Shannon Keith Steve Kurtz P.W. Malik Anastasia Miliano ◆ Shaan Hurley Candace Malis Benjamin Miller Neil Hurst Jordan Mancini ◆ Grant & Kimberly Mills In memory of Russell Renaud “AT TE, WE BELIEVE IN BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITIES AND ENCOURAGING Sean Manning In memory of Jack Sellers Hutchison Family Fund John Mannisto Jacob Mintz Janna Hutz ◆ YOUNG PEOPLE TO PURSUE STEM AND TECHNICAL CAREERS. FIRST INSPIRES Kenneth Mantey Sylvia Miskoe Alex Huynh John Manvell William Miskoe Artem Ignatenko THE NEXT GENERATION OF INNOVATORS AND TE IS HONORED TO BE A Lisa Marie Chris Mitchell Susan Ilax Paula and William J. Marino Jonathan Mittelman Brandon Immonen STRATEGIC PARTNER WITH FIRST. WE APPRECIATE BOTH THE EFFECTIVENESS Family Foundation Jerry Mogensen Jason Markesino Mark Indovina OF FIRST PROGRAMS AND THE VOLUME AND DIVERSITY OF FIRST PARTICIPANTS.” In memory of Robert Paul Chase Ingraham Mary Beth Marks Annmarie Mones Bruce Ioki – KATHLEEN AMBROSE, VICE PRESIDENT, GLOBAL GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Trevor Marks Tanmay Monga Walter Isaacson AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY, TE CONNECTIVITY Greg Stanton Marra ◆ Dafina Monsanto Stephen Ives Michael Marshall Elana Moore Renuka Iyengar Ryan Martens Eric Moore Aimee Martin Jenna Jackson Brion Keller Moriah Lim ◆ Gaea Moore Tony Jackson Charles Kennedy Pati Kuziomko Christopher Martin ◆ In honor of Derek Shang ◆ Yixu Lin Curtis James Patrick Kennedy Lloyd Kwan Brittney Martinez Julie Moquin Elizabeth Kysel ◆ Shi-Key & Irene Lin Vaughn James Zackary Kent Michael Martinez ◆ Annette Morgan Julie Labate Sam Lipscomb David Jannain Steven Keptner ◆ Sarah Martinez Douglas Morgan

■ Member of the FIRST Board of Directors ▲ Member of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board ● FIRST Honorary Director ◆ FIRST Alumni ✱ FIRST Senior Advisor ❤ Matching Gift 2019 Annual Impact Report 37 William Morrow David Nissimoff David Parks Page Provence Gary Ronan Dan Schneiderman Aaron Morse Anika Noble Diane Parks Kimberley Prygocki-Jeakins ◆ Janee Rosario Paul Schoch Jim Moskum Erik Nodacker Ryan Parliment & David Jeakins Yanil Rosario Travis Schoepp G.R. Moss Deb Nordgaard Rathik Patel Spencer Pupp Karen Rose Brian Schubert Sailaja Mothukuri Linda Nordstrom William Patterson Debra Putnam Charles Roseman Jim & Laraine Schubert David Mozersky Jared Normile Mary Ann Paul Rodney Qualls Jessica Roseman Lawrence Schuette In honor of Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Noyszewski In honor of Robert Paul Oscar Quincoces Tami Rosen Jordan Schulman Sheldon Braverman Anne Nunes Lisa Paulos Lisa Rager Risa Rosenberg Alexander Schwach Peter Mueller Patricia Nunez In honor of Russell Renaud Bharath Raja Stephanie Rosenberg Linda Schwartz Kedar Rajadnya In honor of Patti & Eric Poppe In memory of Robert James Paul Joanne Rake Allyson Ross Scott Schwartz Rob Rakoczy In honor of William Godsey George Schweitzer “BY SHARING OUR KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES WITH FIRST STUDENTS, Sophia Ramdass Jason Rothenberg James Scollick BOSCH IS NOT ONLY INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF STEM BUT BUILDING Lisa Ramezzano Rita Rubinstein Julie Seamans In honor of Brendan Boyle In memory of Dr. & Mrs. In memory of Dr. & Mrs. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN STUDENTS AND MENTORS. IT’S SO IMPORTANT Aaron Raphel Sheldon Braverman Sheldon Braverman Scott Rasmussen Leonard Rucinski Ronald Semel TO GIVE OUR TIME TO MENTOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE. AS A STRATEGIC Earl Ratliff Jr. Brandon Ruiz Surjit Sengha Deborah Rauscher Cathy Ruiz Robert Sese PARTNER OF FIRST, BOSCH IS CONTINUING TO GROW ITS SUPPORT OF FIRST Murali Ravel Sam Ruppert P.M. Sesha Andres Ravinet Michael Rusignuolo Prakash Sesha TEAMS AND EDUCATING AND INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT.” Nancy Rector-Finney Rick Russell Matthew Sessa – CHARLIE ACKERMAN, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES, BOSCH IN NORTH AMERICA Edward Reed Edward Rust In honor of Sigma Phi Delta Charles & Kathleen Reid Jennifer Rust Fraternity Beta-Kappa Chapter Karl & Verna Reid Calvin Ryan Elizabeth & Spencer Seufert Anna Reneau The Ryan Family Foundation Gregory Sevcik Brian Muirhead Justin Nygaard Linda Payne Leslie Rennie-Hill Daniel Rybka Kevin Sevcik Donald Mullin Richard Oakes Jacqueline Payton In honor of Jon Hill Bin Ryu John Seybold Julie Mulvey Marne Obernauer In honor of William Krekler R.F. Ezmeralda Sager Neal Shapiro P.R. Munoz Gene R. O’Brien T. Penderghest Cameron Rhinehardt Nidhi Sahgal Michael Sharkey Christian Munzimi Jennifer O’Brien Yanhai Peng Stephen Rhodes Helen Sain Surinder Sharma Dawn Murakami Jennifer O’Callaghan Arnold S. Penner Foundation Inc. Cristal Rice Michelle Salgado Sanjay Shastri In honor of David Nichols Mary Beth O’Donnell Erica & Francisco Perez James Rice Kathleen Salik K.B. Shastry Andrew Murray Daniel Oelke Felicia Perkins J.R. Rice Oluwafemi Samuel Sonya Shaver Janet Murray Morris Offit Evan Perperis Jamie Rich Amanda Sanchez Richard Sheldon In honor of Sarah Murray Jennie Ohyoung Melissa Persaud James Richardson David Sanchez Lauren Marie Shen Thomas Myers Abby Oliver Sam Persaud Ashlynn Rickord Kenneth Sanders Jonathan Shepard Jane Nachtman Jon Oliveros James Peterson In honor of Bill Werner Andrea Sanderson Brian Sheridan ◆ Jill Nachtman Jaime Olmos In memory of Robert Bond April Riddett Joyce Sanford Eric D. & Mary Sherk N.J. Nakhleh Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Olson Steve Peterson Ariel Rideout Maggie Sant Aaron Shipley Melanie Nance Robert Orifici Steve Peterson & Kalli Bennett J.D. Riechers Daisy I. Santa Barbara Shipley Mark Nasuti In honor of Patrick Corey Rob Pettus Stephen Rinaldi Eileen Santa Sherry Showell Nathaniel Naukam Matthew O’Rourke In honor of Lloyd O’Hara Peggy Ristas Kristopher Sargent ◆ Eleanor & Pablo Siegal Patricia Neary-Hayward Nathalia Orozco Brianna Pfouts Jasmine Rivera Kevin Satow In memory of Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Nelson Miguel Ortiz Karleen Phu Garth Roark M.A. Sauer Sheldon Braverman Cecilia Neumann ▲ Jeffrey Otano Thomas Pickering Shawna Roberts Rich Sauer Jeffrey Siegel Latisha Neville Justin Ott Kelli Plasket David Robertson K.R. Scalera Fred Silberberg Donald Newhouse Carolyn Ottman Joseph Polin Stephen Robertson ◆ Kristine I. Scarpone Cynthia & Randall Simatic Jeffrey Ng W. Ou In honor of Bob Ward In honor of FIRST Robotics John Scasino Guyla Sineni Justin Ng Danny Page Michael Pomianek Competition LAUNCH TEAM 6352 Janet Schaefer In memory of Dr. & Mrs. Sheldon Braverman Hien Nguyen F.H. Page Garrett Ponder David Robinson Richard Schaffer Carol Singer & Daniel Singer Bricklin Thomas Nguyen Jennifer Page In honor of Scott Legasse Jackie Roche Rachel Schaumburger Sukhvinder Singh Kang William Nguyen In honor of Sonja Page Brian Pongracz David Rock In honor of Elliot H. M.A. Sirotkin S.E. Nibbe Stephen Page John Poole Jonathan Rodin Cynthia Scheetz Roy Sivley Max Nibert Reuben Palaparthi Thomas Poole Vinnie & Kelley Rodino Sam Scheinman Susan Slattery Isabelle Nichols Emily Palomo Lynette Poss In honor of Bill Aucoin Mark & Juanita Schemel In memory of Jack Sellers Karen Nichols Peter Palomo Victoria Powell Elena Rogachevsky Rich Schermerhorn Edward Sleeper Margaret Nichols Mary F. Parent Marcy Prem Isaiah Roland ◆ Judith Schierts Stephanie Slezycki ◆ Amanda Nickel Bianca Parente Stacy Pressman Janice Roll Keith Schilling Barry Smith Daniel Nieh Je-Hyeong Park Matthew Pringle Francesca Romano Steven Schmidt Connor Smith A.W. Nieto-Donnelly Michael Parker Jane Prins Nicholas Romano Albert Schmitt Frank Smith Natalie Nill Kyle Parkey Jane & Thomas Propst Anthony Romero Vicki Schmucker

38 2019 Annual Impact Report ■ Member of the FIRST Board of Directors ▲ Member of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board ● FIRST Honorary Director ◆ FIRST Alumni ✱ FIRST Senior Advisor ❤ Matching Gift Larry Smith Bhavana Tallavajhula John Vanleeuwen Bradley Whitney Clifton Zawasky FIRST LEGO LEAGUE JR. SPONSORS Kristine Snipes Bruce Tannahill James Van Otten Karl Wieck In honor of Spencer Zawasky 2018-2019 SEASON Justin Sohl ◆ Emily Tanoury Richard Van Smith Geoffrey Wigglesworth Kevin Zawilski Program Sponsor Marc Solomon Joey Taralson Bharath Varadarajan Vincent ■ & Jean Wilczynski Yan Huang & Qinan Zhang Miriam Somero Kevin Taylor Joel Vardy Dirk Willer Dachuan Zhang Monika Sommerfeld Linda Tenda Apurva Varia Carlene Williams Shi Zhang Michael Sorrenti ◆ Paul Tenreiro Joe Varnell Jeni Williams Xiuhong Zhao Gavin Sortor Drew Terry Crystal Ann Velasco Ken A. Williams Hai Zhu Norman & Stacy Soucy Tezel Tezel Phillip Vermiglio Janie Wilson Toni Ziehm Kaitlyn Spencer ◆ In memory of Dr. and Mrs. Michael Vieda In memory of Dr. & Mrs. Vena Zier Alfred Speredelozzi Sheldon Braverman Sahana Vijaya Prasad Sheldon Braverman Mihailo Zilovic Top Team Sponsors William Spero ◆ Frank Thomas Karlo Villanueva Jordan Wilson Marc Ziss (10 or more teams in 2018-2019) Steven Spoldi Karen Thomas Jake Vis Andrea Winegar Matt Zito Sponsors in this section are listed in Sridhar Srinivasan Lori Thomas Lynn Wachtmann Amanda Winkelmayer Kenneth Zolot descending order starting with the Donald Stacy Ralph Thurston Andrea Wagner Marc Winthrop In honor of John Abele sponsor of the highest number of teams. Deborah Stambaugh Nate Tibbits Erika Wagner Joseph Woelfling DoD STEM Stephen Stebbins Claudia Tidwell Aric Walker Jason Wojak DR. BART KAMEN MEMORIAL FIRST John Deere Andrew Stein James Tillery Terri Walker Adam Wolenc SCHOLARSHIP FUND CONTRIBUTORS Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Evelyn Stein Shelbe Timothy Frank & Marguerite Walter Amy Wolfberg Continued special thanks to the Argosy United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Michael Steinberg Rick Tinker Mike Walton Richard & Barbara Wollmershauser Foundation and the DEKA Foundation Rockwell Automation, Inc. Leslie & Philip Steinmeyer Todd Tinker Guththika Wanawasa Pamela Wong ◆ Nextera Energy Foundation Mary Ann Toledo Joshua Wood Matthew Stemple Brian Wang 2019 FIRST ALLIANCES (Florida Power & Light) Julie Stevens Joseph Tonte Lambert Wang Tiffany Woodard Qualcomm Incorporated Alpha Omega Epsilon (A.O.E.) William Stevens Chris Tooley Paul Warfield Bryan Woodbury TE Connectivity Nicholas Stewart Matthew Toonkel Devrha Warren Connor Worley American Society for Engineering Dow Education (ASEE) Teri Stockham Garen Torikian In honor of Kyra Philipp Benjamin Worthington Leidos Richard Stocking Robert Torre Kaitlyn Waters In honor of Frank Minolli Automation Federation/ISA Bayer Corporation Ted Stokes Isabella Torres ◆ Cara & Douglas Watts Timothy Wright Boys & Girls Clubs of America Booz Allen Hamilton Dia Stolnitz Anthony Tortora Jordan Webb Stef Wu Electronics Components Industry FIRST in NH Linda Stone In honor of Kylie Saccente Andreas Weber Yiliang Wu Association (ECIA) Foundation Kerby Stoudt Fran Toubin John Weedon Rebecca Wunder Girl Scouts of the USA FIRST LEGO LEAGUE SPONSORS Nikki Stout ◆ In honor of Shelly Braverman Jake Weinmann Davis Wurth MIT Alumni Association 2018-2019 SEASON Steven Toupin Kenneth Wylie Roberta Stout Rachel Weinstein National 4-H Council Founding Partner Robert & Vada Strattan Anthony Tran Paul Weiss Jerry Wynes Kenny Tran Yanxia Xie National Center for Women & In memory of Jack Sellers Tim Wells Information Technology (NCWIT) Scott Strecker Lauren Trottier David Wert Henry Xu National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) Jeff Stroud In memory of George Trottier Ann Westerheim Vincent Xu In memory of Edward Zawislak Trevor Tupper Heather Weston Yingwei Yang National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Betty Stuart Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Turckes Mike Wey Ting Ye National Robotics Week Sunkara Family Foundation Natalie Turcotte In honor of Liam Su Darrel Yerkovich Sigma Phi Delta (SPD) Society of Hispanic Professional Global Sponsors Engineers (SHPE) Society of Women Engineers (SWE) “I BECAME A MENTOR THIS YEAR FOR MY SON’S TEAM. I GAVE TO FIRST BECAUSE IN THE SHORT TIME I’VE Triangle Fraternity BEEN WITH THE TEAM I’VE WITNESSED SO MANY POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE STUDENTS I WORK WITH ... MORE Yale Science & Engineering Alumni CONFIDENCE, BETTER SPEAKING SKILLS, IMPROVED ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS. IT’S SO REWARDING TO WATCH ONE OF THEM REALIZE HE OR SHE CAN ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING THEY’VE NEVER DONE BEFORE.” –FIRST DONOR

Sravan Suryadevara Allison Turner Terry James Wheatley Yogesh Yogesh Maryana Svyatskiy In honor of Paul Zaninovich Tanya Wheeler Carol Yonke Matthew Swagler Paul & Judy Ulland Rebecca Whitaker Michael Young Stephen Swanson J.A. Unruh Family Foundation Robert Whitcomb In memory of Harvey Young Jane Sweatt Myron Uretsky James White Dave Young Willie Sze Ronald Uyerno Julie White Curtis Young In memory of David Peins Joshua Van Allen Sherri White Hongchuan Yu Jessica Szemraj Heidi Vanderbloemen Margaret Whitehead Michael Zarin In honor of Michelle Lee Raquel Van Hofwegen Newton Whitman David Zatorski

■ Member of the FIRST Board of Directors ▲ Member of the FIRST Executive Advisory Board ● FIRST Honorary Director ◆ FIRST Alumni ✱ FIRST Senior Advisor ❤ Matching Gift 2019 Annual Impact Report 39 FIRST LEGO League FIRST in NH The Boeing Company Clippard Instrument Laboratory National Aeronautics and Space Global Innovation Award Booz Allen Hamilton Motorola Solutions Foundation Diamond Technologies Administration (NASA) Partners in Innovation Bloomberg L.P. Nextera Energy Foundation Digilent – A National Instruments Company United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. (Florida Power & Light) ebm-papst Inc. The 3M Company Picatinny Arsenal Google LEGO® Education FIRST TECH CHALLENGE SPONSORS ECIA – Electronic Components 2018-2019 SEASON Schneider Electric North Industry Association Anonymous Global Innovation Collaborators America Foundation Haydonkerk Motion Solutions Apple Season Presenting Sponsor Collins Aerospace FIRST Nevada Hydro – Extrusion North America General Motors John Deere IMI Precision Engineering Florida Atlantic University Qualcomm Incorporated FIRST ROBOTICS Kent Elastomer Products, Inc. University of Central Florida ® XPRIZE COMPETITION SPONSORS Kettering University BAE Systems In Cooperation with 2019 SEASON MaxBotix Inc. Ford Motor Company United States Patent and Trademark Office Season Presenting Sponsor Nason Qualcomm Incorporated Official Program Sponsor Next Gen Robots LLC Fikret Yuksel Foundation Top Team Sponsors Robopromo.com Medtronic, Inc. (10 or more teams in 2018-2019) Robot Extrusions Raytheon Sponsors in this section are listed in descending order starting with the Siemens Rockwell Automation, Inc. sponsor of the highest number of teams. Tableau Software Leidos Suppliers TE Connectivity John Deere DoD STEM Official IoT, CAD & Collaboration Crown Suppliers WestCoast Products Bayer Corporation John Deere Software Sponsor The 3M Company Comcast NBCUniversal Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Bronze Suppliers AndyMark, Inc. Dow The Boeing Company Charmed Labs Autodesk, Inc. Boston Scientific/Argosy Foundation LEGO Foundation CUI Inc. Bimba Manufacturing Picatinny Arsenal Caterpillar Cypress CTR Electronics Abbott Fund Rockwell Automation, Inc. DNR Laboratories, LLC FedEx Corporation Intuitive Surgical Inc. M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Honeywell Sensing & IOT Gates Corporation John Deere Booz Allen Hamilton United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Top Team Sponsors ® igus Inc. Bosch Qualcomm Incorporated (10 or more teams in 2018-2019) Kauai Labs Innovation First International Bechtel Group Foundation Dow Sponsors in this section are listed in PHD Inc. Inventables Motorola Solutions Foundation Bosch descending order starting with the The Siemon Company sponsor of the highest number of teams. Loctite SolidProfessor Caterpillar Collins Aerospace Mastercam / CNC Software, Inc. Arconic Foundation Sports Awards TE Connectivity Bayer Corporation National Instruments DoD STEM Techplex Labs Pentair Foundation Google PTC, Inc. Lockheed Martin Triangle Manufacturing Company Altice USA Leidos REV Robotics John Deere Wago Corporation FIRST Nevada Nextera Energy Foundation Rockwell Automation, Inc. (Florida Power & Light) The Boeing Company Xilinx NOKIA Bell Labs DS SolidWorks Corporation Apple Collins Aerospace PTC, Inc. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. (UL) Other Contributors FIRST Nevada PTC, Inc. Schneider Electric North Bourns America Foundation TE Connectivity Google Diamond Suppliers Colicraft Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Motorola Solutions Foundation TE Connectivity BaneBots Eaton’s Bussmann Division ABB Inc. Bechtel Group Foundation United Technologies Corporation (UTC) Bishop-Wisecarver Group EPEC LLC ® GE Energy (Power and Water) Raytheon Company Leidos BURNDY LLC HPE Automation Digi-Key Electronics Infineon Technologies Worcester Polytechnic Institute FIRST thanks our supporters and has Panasonic made every effort to ensure complete and Gold Suppliers Parts Express accurate listings. If we’ve made an error, “I HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR THREE YEARS BUT Analog Devices Inc. Sager Electronics please accept our sincere apology and let Armabot ScreenSteps us know at [email protected]. HAVE NEVER DONATED [UNTIL NOW]. I BELIEVE CollabNet, Inc. Stoneridge Inc. 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42 2019 Annual Impact Report FIRST SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM “WHEN I WROTE AN ESSAY TO APPLY FOR As part of the FIRST Scholarship Program, we partner Thank you to the following organizations for supporting NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY’S FULL-TUITION with colleges, universities, technical schools, and FIRST alumni in continuing their educations. NU-FIRST SCHOLARSHIP, I FOUND IT DIFFICULT other companies, foundations, and associations that To learn more about the FIRST Scholarship Program, or to TO CONVEY WHAT FIRST MEANT TO ME IN JUST make available scholarship opportunities specifically make FIRST Scholarships available from your institution, for participants and alumni. In 2019, more than 500 WORDS. FIRST NOT ONLY TAUGHT ME ABOUT FIRST please visit www.firstinspires.org/scholarships. 200 FIRST Scholarship Providers made available over ENGINEERING; IT TAUGHT ME HOW TO LEARN.” 3,500 scholarship opportunities totaling over $80 million. – Peyton Fitzgerald, FIRST alum

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PLATINUM ($500,000+) Indiana University Rice University Vaughn College of Aeronautics Molloy College University of Massachusetts Amherst/PTC Bahcesehir University Jacksonville University Saginaw Valley State University and Technology Morrison Tech • University of Mississippi Capitol Technology University Kenzie Academy Inc. • St. Clair College Vermont Technical College Murray State University University of Missouri Clarkson University Macquarie University Seattle Pacific University Xavier University New Horizons Computer University of Nevada Las Vegas Florida Institute of Technology Merrimack College SUNY Polytechnic Institute Learning Centers • University of New Hampshire Illinois Institute of Technology Michigan Tech University Temple University BRASS (UP TO $19,999) New York Institute of Technology University of New Orleans Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo Northeastern University University of Cincinnati – College of Actobotics/ServoCity NH Governor’s Cup Individual University of North Alabama de México (ITAM) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Engineering and Applied Science Anoka Technical College Scholarship Award • University of Ontario Institute Kettering University Southern New Hampshire University of Detroit Mercy Bethany Lutheran College • North Carolina Agricultural and of Technology (UOIT) Lawrence Technological University University (SNHU) University of Hartford Boise State University Technical University University of Southern Maine Massachusetts Institute of Trine University • University of Massachusetts Cleveland State University North Carolina State University University of Texas Arlington Technology (MIT) University of Evansville • Lowell Engineering The College of St. Scholastica NYU Tandon School of Engineering University of Texas at San Antonio Milwaukee School of Engineering University of Missouri – Kansas City University of Minnesota Twin Cities/PTC Columbia University • Oral Roberts University University of Waterloo North Central College • Virginia Commonwealth University University of Portland DePaul University Oregon Institute of Technology University of Windsor Olin College of Engineering (VCU) School of Engineering University of Southern California East Carolina University Oregon State University University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Quinnipiac University • Western New England University • Viterbi School of Engineering Eastern Michigan University Pennsylvania State University, University of Wisconsin Platteville • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute College of Engineering University of Texas at Austin Elbit Systems • University of Wisconsin, Madison Rochester Institute of Technology Phil Clancy Memorial Scholarship SILVER ($40,000 – $99,999) Electronic Components Industry Viterbo University Stevens Institute of Technology Plymouth State University American Society of Mechanical BRONZE ($20,000 – $39,999) Association (ECIA) • Wake Technical Community College Syracuse University College of Engineers (ASME) Portland State 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Navy ROTC – St. Louis Fairfield University • Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation SME Education Foundation Indiana University-Purdue University Youngstown State University Recruiting District Grand Valley State University The Ohio State University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Society for the Advancement of Young Scientists (SAY) • College of STEM Webb Institute Harvey Mudd College Oklahoma State University College Industrial Arts Institute Society of Women Engineers Worcester Polytechnic Institute Hofstra University of Engineering, Architecture Iowa State University and Technology (SWE) – Houston Yale University Horizons School of Technology Itasca Community College Pace University, Seidenberg South Dakota School of Johnson & Wales University School of Computer Science Kansas State University College Mines & Technology GOLD ($100,000 – $499,999) Marquette University and Information Systems of Engineering Boston University Southeast Missouri State University McKendree University Rutgers University Lake Superior State University Bucknell University Southwestern Michigan College McMaster University Saint Martin’s University LMI • College of the Atlantic Sweet Briar College • Missouri University of Science Steve Sanghi Scholarship Louisiana State University • TKS The Knowledge Society • Dr. Bart Kamen Memorial FIRST and Technology Make School Scholarship Fund Texas Tech University Triangle Fraternity • National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) Maryville University ECPI University • University of Alaska – Anchorage University of Central Missouri New England College • Mercer University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – AZ University of Maryland, A. James University of Connecticut Nipissing University Clark School of Engineering Metropolitan Community Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – FL University of Dayton Northwest Nazarene University Engineering University of Northern Iowa College – Maple Woods Hampshire College University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Pacific University University of Tennessee, Mineral Area College Hudson Valley Community College – College of Engineering The Raytheon Company College of Engineering Minnesota State College Southeast University of Kansas • New Provider

2019 Annual Impact Report 43 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE JR. Ecuador Jordan Romania 2018-2019 SEASON Fabiana Pedrini Ismail Yasein Hasan Stefan Radulescu Maria Dolores Herrera Jubilee Center for Excellence in CRESTEM PROGRAM GLOBAL PARTNERS Plan Ceibal Education/King Hussein Foundation Australia Saudi Arabia Egypt Kenya Luan Heimlich Ahmad Tawalbeh Macquarie University Ayman El Kabbany Christine Achieng Onyango ATLAB Trading, LLC Techno Future Egypt FIRST LEGO League East Africa DELIVERY PARTNERS Belgium Scotland Estonia Republic of Korea Brigitte van Helden Mandy Workman Stichting Techniekpromotie Heilo Altin Professor Kyoung-Mihn Do David Lakin Ramon Rantsus FEST (Feeling and Enjoying Science The Institution of Engineering Brazil MTÜ Robootika & Technology Organization) and Technology Alex de Souza France Latvia Singapore Positivo FIRST is the vehicle by Erwan Gallee Edgars Skruodis Nualwon Cha-ume Canada Educabot MTÜ Robootika Pittayut Tangsatjatham Duck Learning ALBERTA Germany Lebanon which young people of all Kimberley Werezak Slovenia FIRST Robotics Society Franzi Ronneburger Ghazi Mtaweh Stefanie Sieber Cedars Cultural School-Education Natalija Premuzic BRITISH COLUMBIA HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e. V. and Technology Center Zavod Super Glavce backgrounds can discover Ursula Leslie Julie Occleshaw Greece Lithuania South Africa FIRST Robotics British Columbia Society Kostas Vasileiou Arturus Gaulia Johannes de Vries Vasilis Tanis Robotikos Akademija Tshwane University of Technology/ a love of learning, hone their NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR EduACT FIRST South Africa Steven Noseworthy Malaysia FIRST Technology Association, Inc. Guatemala Kevin Wan Spain creativity, and unlock their Fabiana Pedrini Sasbadi Sdn Bhd Ricard Huguet ONTARIO Shiomara Bennett de Trujillo Montse Bover Christine Bibic Plan Ceibal/Computacion Avenzada México Fundación Scientia FIRST Robotics Canada Roberto Saint Martin full, amazing potential. Our Hong Kong RobotiX Swaziland QUÉBEC Eugene Zhang Johannes de Vries Rachid Abiza Semia Limited Moldova Tshwane University of Technology/ Robotique FIRST Québec The Hong Kong Youth Federation Viorica Bordei FIRST South Africa Program Delivery Partners MTÜ Robootika Cayman Islands India Sweden Stephen Ta’Bois NORTH The Netherlands Silje Kumeus work tirelessly to bring Fundación para el Desarrollo de las Sudhanshu Sharma Brigitte van Helden Mariann Johnsen Ciencias y Tecnología India STEM Foundation Stichting Techniekpromotie FIRST Scandinavia Ministry of Education/Cayman New Zealand Islands Government SOUTH Thailand programs that keep STEM Sajeev Karuthody Debbie Wooliams Nualwon Cha-Ume Chile Edutech India Pvt Ltd. FIRST New Zealand Trust GAMMACO Kristin Engemann Northern Ireland Fundación SparkTalents WEST Tunisia exciting and accessible to Hozefa Aziz Mandy Workman Ikram Ben Abdallah China Duck Learning David Lakin Edurobot Tunisia The Institution of Engineering Jason Wang Indonesia communities and classrooms LEGO Education and Technology Turkey Bambang Rusli Fatma Habip Chinese Taipei Gunawan Tunas Norway Asli Yikici Yurtsever Johnson Jan PT Edukasi Kreatifitas Anak / CK Education Mariann Johnsen Bilim Kahramanlari Dernegi around the world. The Silje Kumeus Rene Cheng Ireland K Kingdom Inc. FIRST Scandinavia Ukraine Mandy Workman Oksana Stoyetskaya following key organizations Costa Rica David Lakin Pakistan Innovative Education Solutions Mariela Sanchez The Institution of Engineering Rehan Ahmad Fundación STEAM and Technology Qamar Iqbal United Arab Emirates Nadeem Hassan Khushboo Samkaria and volunteers in the field Cyprus Israel STARfALL Foundation ATLAB Trading, LLC Kostas Vasileiou Bosmat Shalom-Tuchin Vasilis Tanis Keren Muchnik Philippines United Kingdom EduACT Gila Kusan Mylne Abiva Mandy Workman implement FIRST programs FIRST Israel/Technion Institute of FELTA Multi-Media, Inc. David Lakin Denmark Science and Technology The Institution of Engineering Mariann Johnsen Portugal and Technology in their respective regions. Silje Kumeus Italy Ana Raquel Silva FIRST Scandinavia Valentina Bisoffi Noah Revoy United States Francesca Maffei Evoluir21 ADVENTIST ROBOTICS LEAGUE Dominican Republic Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto Mel Wade Abraham Dauhajre Qatar Japan Mariam Awadi ALABAMA Fundación para el Desarrollo de Taylor Whisenant las Ciencias y Tecnología Hideki Kamoshida Jubilee Center for Excellence in Education Takahiro Kondo FIRST in Alabama FIRST Japan

44 2019 Annual Impact Report ALASKA ILLINOIS NEVADA – LAS VEGAS PENNSYLVANIA – SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN Bolivia Rebecca Soza Kyle Blais Pam Garfield Joe McCullough Lisa Bartig Raul Ontiveros Juneau Economic Development Council Dan Green Jean Hoppert Dan Ueda Ben Senson ONTI Foundation Dee Karabowicz FIRST Nevada University of Pennsylvania BadgerBOTS Robotics Corporation ARIZONA Illinois FIRST Robotics Bosnia & Herzegovina Hilary Mitchell NEVADA – RENO PENNSYLVANIA – SOUTHWEST WYOMING Natalija Premuzič Arizona State University, Ira A. INDIANA Dee Frewert Marcel Bergerman Cathy Bisiar Zavod Super Glavce Fulton Schools of Engineering Renee Becker-Blau FIRST Nevada Maria Yamanaka Natrona County School District Chris Osborne BrainSTEM Learning, Inc. Brazil Uruguay ARKANSAS IndianaFIRST NEW JERSEY – NORTH Paulo Mol Junior Richard Cassady Ernest DiCicco, Jr. PUERTO RICO Fabiana Pedrini SESI–Brazilian Social Services of Science and Technology Group Inc. IOWA Mount Olive Robotics Education Miray Ramy Plan Ceibal – LED/NGO/NPO Industry–National Department Camille Sloan-Schroeder Association Eureka STEM CALIFORNIA – CENTRAL College of Engineering, Iowa Vietnam Bulgaria Michael Adam State University NEW JERSEY – SOUTH RHODE ISLAND Su Kim Ngan Kostas Vasileiou Santanu Banerjee Brigid Milone Nick Terry Viet Tinh Anh JSC Vasilis Tanis Clovis Unified School District KANSAS – KANSAS CITY Rowan University Rhode Island School of the Future EduACT Christina Chandler Wales CALIFORNIA – NORTHERN KC STEM Alliance NEW MEXICO SOUTH CAROLINA Mandy Workman Canada Jill Wilker Chris Morgan Marie Fischer David Lakin ALBERTA Playing At Learning KANSAS – SOUTHWEST Sandy Trissell Louis Rubbo The Institution of Engineering Ania Ossowska Traci Kirk FIRST LEGO League New Mexico SC FIRST LEGO League and and Technology FIRST Robotics Society CALIFORNIA – SOUTHERN Mid-America Air Museum/City of Liberal Robotics Education, Inc. Lynn Crockett NEW YORK – FINGER LAKES Zimbabwe BRITISH COLUMBIA LEGOLAND® KENTUCKY Elayne Stewart SOUTH DAKOTA Johannes de Vries Philip Pierce Bev Ketron Kyle Doyle Jeremy Haugen Tshwane University of Technology/ St. Margaret’s School COLORADO Beth Koch University of Rochester Stacy Stahl FIRST South Africa Katherine Aschenberg Northern Kentucky University EmBe NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR Colorado Robotics Excelling at NEW YORK – LONG ISLAND Clarence Button Science and Technology Inc. LOUISIANA Eileen Kaler TENNESSEE – CHATTANOOGA (N. GEORGIA) FIRST LEGO LEAGUE FIRST Technology Association, Inc. Carol Cancienne Robert Kaler Scott Rosenow 2018-2019 SEASON CONNECTICUT Annette Oertling Rick Ramhap Greater Chattanooga Robotics NOVA SCOTIA Lisa Nolman FIRST Louisiana-Mississippi FIRST Long Island GLOBAL PARTNERS Gary Walsh NE FIRST TENNESSEE – EAST Albania Acadia University MARYLAND NEW YORK – MID-HUDSON VALLEY Ingrid Busch DELAWARE Michael Kaurich Casimer DeCusatis Kris Craven Kostas Vasileiou ONTARIO Eric Cheek STEMaction, Inc. John Houston Tennessee Technology University Vasilis Tanis David Ellis Delaware State University Hudson Valley FIRST LEGO League EduACT FIRST Robotics Canada MASSACHUSETTS TENNESSEE – WEST Andorra FLORIDA – CENTRAL Stephen Green NEW YORK – NEW YORK CITY Avis Robinson QUÉBEC Joyce Walters NE FIRST Norm Sutaria The Children’s Museum of Memphis Ricard Huguet Rachid Abiza Polk State College Lisa Cai Montse Bover Robotique FIRST Québec MICHIGAN NYC FIRST TEXAS – ACES Fundación Scientia FLORIDA – NORTHEAST Chile Cindy Nader Megan Clark Argentina Joe Moseley FIRST in Michigan NEW YORK – UTICA Kristi Cantu Kirstin Engemann Krystal Martz Janice Martino Jane Taylor Gonzalo Zabala Fundación SparkTalents Kalai Sankar MINNESOTA SUNY Institute of Technology Jason Arms Fabiana Pedrini Renaissance Jax Cheryl Moeller FIRST in Texas Plan Ceibal China Jeannie Badger NORTH CAROLINA Playbots S.A. Jason Wang FLORIDA – NORTHWEST Vicki Coaty Marie Hopper TEXAS – NORTH Australia LEGO Education Rick Soria High Tech Kids Julia Wagner John Shellene DEFENSEWERX, Inc. FIRST North Carolina DFW Technology and Education Council Luan Heimlich Chinese Taipei MISSISSIPPI Macquarie University Rene Cheng FLORIDA – SOUTH Teresa Lanum NORTH DAKOTA TEXAS – WEST Austria Johnson Jan Stacey Jones Robotics Alliance of Mississippi Gwen Klawon Gabby Gandara K Kingdom Inc. Green Mouse Academy Laura Munski Virgilio Gonzalez Franzi Ronneburger MISSOURI – CENTRAL University of North Dakota, University of Texas at El Paso Stefanie Sieber Colombia FLORIDA – WEST COAST Sherry Comer HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e. V. Viviana Garzon Cardoza Desh Bagley College of Engineering and Mines Camdenton R-III Schools UTAH Azerbaijan Fabiana Pedrini DEFENSEWERX, Inc. OHIO Kyle Feuz Plan Ceibal/Uniminuto MISSOURI – EAST Fatma Habip GEORGIA Sarah Heist Dana Dellinger Kathie Reuter Brenda Ronnebaum Weber State University Asli Yikici Yurtsever Costa Rica Georgia Clark St. Louis Community College Bilim Kahramanlari Dernegi Mariela Sanchez Connie Haynes Educational Outreach – Florissant Valley Wright Patterson Air Force Base VIRGINIA/DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Fundación STEAM GeorgiaFIRST Robotics, Inc. Kaitlin Ilnitzki Bahamas MISSOURI – KANSAS CITY OKLAHOMA Nick Swayne Abraham Dauhajre Croatia GUAM Christina Chandler Scott Taylor James Madison University Fundación para el Desarrollo de Natalija Premuzič Charika Garcia KC STEM Alliance Suzanne Dodson las Ciencias y Tecnología Zavod Super Glavce Dr. Ajay Sunga WASHINGTON NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE) Oklahoma Science and Engineering Bahrain Science is Fun and Awesome Foundation (OKSEF) FIRST Washington Cyprus David Varnado Khushboo Samkaria Kostas Vasileiou HAWAI‘I OREGON WEST VIRGINIA ATLAB Trading, LLC Vasilis Tanis Sheree Herrera NEBRASKA Todd Ensign Brandy Wagner Loridee Wetzel Belgium EduACT Hawai‘i FIRST LEGO League David Perry Fairmont State University University of Nebraska – Lincoln Brigitte van Helden Czech Republic IDAHO 4-H Youth Development Oregon Robotics Tournament Stichting Techniekpromotie and Outreach Program Franzi Ronneburger Timothy Ewers, Ph. D. Stefanie Sieber Robin Baumgartner HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e. V. Extension 4-H, University of Idaho

2019 Annual Impact Report 45 Denmark Hungary Malaysia Mariann Johnsen Franzi Ronneburger KingHui Law Silje Kumeus Stefanie Sieber Kevin Wan THANK YOU, FIRST Scandinavia HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e. V. Sasbadi Sdn Bhd Dominican Republic Iceland Martinique Abraham Dauhajre David Armannsonn Caroline Bayart FIRST VOLUNTEERS! Fundación para el Desarrollo de FIRST LEGO League á Íslandi West Side Robot Lab las Ciencias y Tecnología India México Ecuador NORTH Roberto Saint Martin Fabiana Pedrini Sudhanshu Sharma RobotiX India STEM Foundation Fernando Armendariz Moldova Plan Ceibal/Colegio SEK SOUTH Viorica Bordei For 30 years, FIRST Egypt Sajeev Karuthody MTÜ Robootika/Moldovan Association Ayman El Kabbany Edutech India Pvt Ltd. of ICT Companies (ATIC) Techno Future Egypt WEST Mongolia volunteers have fueled our Estonia Hozefa Aziz Tumurchudur Dugerragchaa Heilo Altin Duck Learning Mongolia Robot Education Association Ramon Rantsus Indonesia Montenegro MTÜ Robootika mission by inspiring millions Bambang Rusli Prof. Srdjan Kadic Faroe Islands Gunawan Tunas Young Inventors of Montenegro PT Edukasi Kreatifitas Anak/CK Education Mariann Johnsen Morocco of young people to reach for Silje Kumeus Ireland FIRST Scandinavia Laila Berchane David Lakin Play Academy Finland Mandy Workman The Netherlands the stars. Our hundreds of Pekka Pihola The Institution of Engineering Robotiikka and Technology Brigitte van Helden Stichting Techniekpromotie France Israel thousands of volunteers are New Zealand Caroline Bayart Bosmat Shalom-Tuchin West Side Robot Lab Gila Kusan Debbie Wooliams FIRST Israel/Technion Institute of FIRST New Zealand Trust Germany part of a global support system we’ve built for Science and Technology Nigeria Franzi Ronneburger Italy Stefanie Sieber Olajide Ademola Ajayi HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e. V. Valentina Bisoffi CODERINA young people who need a spark of curiosity Francesca Maffei Republic of North Macedonia Ghana Fondazione Museo Civico di Rovereto Kostas Vasileiou Olajide Ademola Ajayi Japan CODERINA Vasilis Tanis and encouragement to launch their dreams. Hideki Kamoshida EduACT Greece Takahiro Kondo Northern Ireland Kostas Vasileiou FIRST Japan Mandy Workman Vasilis Tanis Jordan EduACT David Lakin AT THE 2019 FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP, WE HONORED THE Ismail Yasein Hasan The Institution of Engineering Guadalupe King Hussein Foundation/Jubilee Center and Technology Caroline Bayart for Excellence in Education Norway 2019 FIRST VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENTS: West Side Robot Lab Kenya Mariann Johnsen FIRST LEGO LEAGUE JR. FIRST TECH CHALLENGE Guatemala Christine Achieng Onyango Silje Kumeus Fabiana Pedrini FIRST LEGO League East Africa FIRST Scandinavia Julia Wagner Jill Wilker Shiomara Bennett de Trujillo Republic of Korea Oman Plan Ceibal/Computacion Avenzada Greensboro, North Carolina Campbell, California Professor Kyoung-Mihn Do Khushboo Samkaria Haiti FEST (Feeling and Enjoying Science ATLAB Trading, LLC Pablo Hernandez George Marchant Odule Augustin & Technology Organization) Pakistan Kinvil Jean Latvia Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico Goffstown, New Hampshire FEDUDEVH Rehan Ahmad Edgars Skruodis Qamar Iqbal Honduras MTÜ Robootika STARfALL (Science and Technology Juan Carlos Morales Awareness and Recognition for All) FIRST LEGO LEAGUE FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION Lebanon Fabiana Pedrini Palestine Plan Ceibal/Uniminuto Ghazi Mtaweh David Stolz Terrell Burch Cedars Cultural School-Education Ismail Yasein Hasan Honduras STEM Foundation and Technology Center King Hussein Foundation/Jubilee Center Cypress, Texas Camden, South Carolina for Excellence in Education Hong Kong Lithuania Eugene Zhang In-country sub-partner: Stacey Jones James Lockman Arturus Gaulia Muhannad Omareya Booky Chiu Robotikos Akademija Palm City, Florida Gorham, Maine Semia Limited Fakker For Educational Materials In-country sub-partner: Luxembourg Paraguay The Hong Kong Youth Federation Brigitte van Helden Fabiana Pedrini Stichting Techniekpromotie Liú Ficorilli Gómez Plan Ceibal/Espacios de Ser

46 2019 Annual Impact Report Peru Thailand COLORADO KENTUCKY NEW JERSEY – SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA – SOUTHEAST Sadya Velizarof Nualwon Cha-ume Kevin Kowalczyk Beth Koch Eric Milou Nate Knauss Alex Mori Pittayut Tangsatjatham Dawn Lutz Northern Kentucky University Rowan University Dan Ueda Wernher Von Braun IEP SA Gammaco (Thailand) Co. Ltd. Kevin Popp University of Pennsylvania Colorado Robotics Excelling at LOUISIANA NEW MEXICO Philippines Trinidad and Tobago Science and Technology Inc. Michelle Sanchez Chris Morgan PENNSYLVANIA – SOUTHWEST Mylene Abiva Lovaan Superville Annette Oertling Sandy Trissell Gordon Walton FELTA Multi-Media, Inc. Toni Hinds-Joel CONNECTICUT FIRST Louisiana-Mississippi Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails BrainSTEM Learning, Inc. NIHERST Mike Gentry Poland NE FIRST MAINE NEW YORK – FINGER LAKES PUERTO RICO Franzi Ronneburger Tunisia Tom Bickford Kyle Doyle Roberto Gorbea Stefanie Sieber Ikram Ben Abdallah DELAWARE Maine Robotics Elayne Stewart Miray Ramy HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e. V. Edurobot Tunisia Eric Cheek, Ph. D. University of Rochester Eureka Enrichment and Delaware State University MARYLAND Learning Center, Inc. Portugal Turkey Jamie Gurganus NEW YORK – LONG ISLAND Noah Revoy Fatma Habip FLORIDA – CENTRAL College of Engineering & Information Janet Anderson RHODE ISLAND Ana Raquel Silva Asli Yikici Yurtsever Michael Schweim Technology Rick Ramhap Rebekah Gendron Evoluir21 Bilim Kahramanlari Dernegi Joyce Walters University of Maryland Baltimore Stephanie Stern Rhode Island School of the Future Polk State College FIRST Long Island Qatar Uganda MASSACHUSETTS SOUTH CAROLINA Mariam Awadi Christine Achieng Onyango FLORIDA – NORTHEAST Colleen Shaver NEW YORK – MID-HUDSON VALLEY Louis Rubbo King Hussein Foundation/Jubilee Center FIRST LEGO League East Africa Mark McCombs Worcester Polytechnic Institute Leah Akins SC FIRST LEGO League and for Excellence in Education Krystal Martz Casimer DeCusatis Robotics Education, Inc. Ukraine Renaissance Jax, Inc. MICHIGAN John Houston Romania Oksana Stoyetskaya Angela Hite Hudson Valley FIRST LEGO League SOUTH DAKOTA Stefan Radulescu Innovative Education Solutions FLORIDA – NORTHWEST FIRST in Michigan Stacy Stahl CRESTEM Lauren Bierman NEW YORK – NEW YORK CITY Jeremy Haugen United Arab Emirates DEFENSEWERX, Inc. MINNESOTA Lisa Cai EmBe Saudi Arabia Khushboo Samkaria Vicki Coaty Norm Sutaria Ahmad Tawalbeh ATLAB Trading, LLC FLORIDA – SOUTH Cheryl Moeller NYC FIRST TENNESSEE – CHATTANOOGA (N. GEORGIA) ATLAB Trading, LLC Stacey Jones High Tech Kids Scott Rosenow United Kingdom Green Mouse Academy NEW YORK – POTSDAM Greater Chattanooga Robotics Scotland Mandy Workman MISSISSIPPI Mary Margaret Small Mandy Workman David Lakin FLORIDA – WEST COAST Teresa Lanum Clarkson University TENNESSEE – EAST David Lakin The Institution of Engineering Desh Bagley Robotics Alliance of Mississippi Kris Craven Hillsborough Community College NEW YORK – UTICA Paula Suchomski The Institution of Engineering and Technology MISSOURI – CENTRAL and Technology Janice Martino Bradley Weil United States GEORGIA Sherry Comer SUNY Polytechnic Institute Tennessee Technological University Serbia ADVENTIST ROBOTICS LEAGUE Jeff Rosen Camdenton R-III School District Georgia Institute of Technology NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE – WEST Natalija Premuzič Mel Wade MISSOURI – EAST Zavod Super Glavce Kory Bennett, Ph. D. Tom Banning ALABAMA HAWAI‘I Kathie Reuter North Carolina A&T State University Daniel Kohn Singapore Drew Whisenant Taka Kimura Rhonda Rosson Frank Niedzwiedz St. Louis Community College – NORTH DAKOTA Hozefa Aziz Singapore Wala Taylor Whisenant Derrick Shiroma University of Memphis and Herff Duck Learning FIRST in Alabama Hawai‘i FIRST LEGO League Florissant Valley Gwen Klawon College of Engineering University of North Dakota, School Slovakia ALASKA IDAHO MONTANA of Engineering & Mines TEXAS – ACES Robin Baumgartner Christine Foreman Franzi Ronneburger Rebecca Soza Kristi Cantu Juneau Economic Development Council Timothy Ewers, Ph. D. College of Engineering, OHIO Jason Arms Stefanie Sieber Extension 4-H, University of Idaho Montana State University Brenda Ronnebaum HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e. V. Megan Clark ARIZONA Wright Patterson Air Force Base – Jane Taylor Slovenia Hilary Mitchell ILLINOIS NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NSBE) Educational Outreach Bob Hubberts David Varnado FIRST in Texas Natalija Premuzič Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Arizona State University Sara Lubic OKLAHOMA TEXAS – NORTH Zavod Super Glavce Illinois FIRST Robotics NEBRASKA Brandy Wagner Scott Taylor Kelly Goodner South Africa ARKANSAS Oklahoma Science and Engineering Perot Museum of Nature and Science Richard Cassady INDIANA University of Nebraska–Lincoln Foundation (OKSEF) Johannes de Vries Carol Dostal 4-H Youth Development Tshwane University of Technology/ Amber Williamson TEXAS –WEST Science and Technology Group, Inc. College of Engineering, Technology OREGON FIRST South Africa NEVADA – LAS VEGAS Gabby Gandara and Computer Science Loridee Wetzel Virgilio Gonzalez Spain CALIFORNIA – CENTRAL Purdue University, Fort Wayne Pam Garfield Oregon Robotics Tournament Jean Hoppert University of Texas at El Paso Ricard Huguet Michael Adam and Outreach Program IOWA FIRST Nevada Montse Bover Callie Carbajal UTAH Camille Sloan-Schroeder PENNSYLVANIA – CENTRAL Fundación Scientia Robyn Castillo Dana Dellinger Clovis Unified School District College of Engineering, Iowa NEVADA – RENO Shawn Cerully Dee Frewert Garth Tuck Swaziland State University Janel Vancas Weber State University CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES Scot Duncan Appalachia Intermediate Unit 8 Johannes de Vries KANSAS CITY REGION FIRST Nevada Tshwane University of Technology/ Tony Ayad VERMONT Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles Christina Chandler PENNSYLVANIA – EAST FIRST South Africa NEW HAMPSHIRE David Feinauer, Ph. D. KC STEM Alliance Kathleen Hauser Norwich University Sweden CALIFORNIA – NORTHERN Alex Carter Penn State Berks Mark Edelman KANSAS – CENTRAL Samantha Ruppert VIRGINIA/DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Mariann Johnsen Mark Esau NE FIRST PENNSYLVANIA – NORTHWEST Silje Kumeus Neta Retter Kaitlin Ilnitzki Jill Wilker Kansas Youth Science and Melanie Ford FIRST Scandinavia NEW JERSEY – NORTH Nick Swayne Playing At Learning Technology Foundation Edward Smith James Madison University Switzerland Ernest DiCicco, Jr. Penn State Erie, The Behrend College KANSAS – SOUTHWEST Mount Olive Robotics Education Franzi Ronneburger CALIFORNIA – SOUTHERN Lynn Crockett Traci Kirk Association Stefanie Sieber ® Mid-America Air Museum/City of Liberal HANDS on TECHNOLOGY e. V. LEGOLAND

2019 Annual Impact Report 47 WASHINGTON Egypt/Lebanon CALIFORNIA – NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONTANA TEXAS – LUBBOCK United Kingdom and Ireland FIRST Washington Ayman El Kabbani Jill Wilker Ed Huth Patrick Felty Muktar Ali Ghazi A Mtaweh Mark Edelman Oracle FIRST in Texas WEST VIRGINIA Playing At Learning United States Todd Ensign TechnoFuture Egypt, Education & NEBRASKA TEXAS – PASADENA/HOUSTON Technology Center Lebanon ALASKA Fairmont State University CALIFORNIA – SAN DIEGO Bradley Barker Sharon Sledge Rebecca Soza Europe DoD Matt Nilsen Nebraska 4-H Youth Development San Jacinto College WISCONSIN David Patterson Galen Tate RISE Lisa Bartig NEVADA TEXAS – SAN ANTONIO CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES Ben Senson India COLORADO Jean Hoppert Patrick Felty Theresa Klemme BadgerBOTS Robotics Corporation Vinay Kunwar Matthew Collier FIRST Nevada FIRST in Texas Patrick Brophy Ashvin Savant Kathy Collier WYOMING India Robotics Society LAUNCH NEW HAMPSHIRE UTAH GEORGIA Cyndee Guthmiller Bruce Linton David Ferro Steven Hovey Natrona County School District CONNECTICUT ingenuityNE Weber State University Israel HAWAI‘I Bruce Linton Uruguay Bosmat Shalom-Tuchin Blake Uramoto FIRST Israel ingenuityNE NEW JERSEY VERMONT Fabiana Pedrini Joel Bloom Douglas Dickey Jenny Uramoto Plan Ceibal – LED/NGO/NPO Jamaica DELAWARE New Jersey Institute of Technology Kristin Winer IDAHO Eric Cheek, Ph.D. University of Vermont Vietnam Christopher Williams Robin Baumgartner Jamaica College Foundation Delaware State University NEW YORK CITY Su Kim Ngan Michael Zigman VIRGINIA ILLINOIS Viet Tinh Anh JSC Republic of Korea FLORIDA NYC FIRST Scott McKay Sue Kunzeman Hans Wolf VirginiaFIRST Jonathan Weiland Wales Professor Kyoung-Mihn Do FEST (Feeling and Enjoying Science Tampa Bay Robotics Foundation, Inc. NEW YORK – EXCELSIOR Janice Martino WASHINGTON INDIANA Mandy Workman & Technology Organization) David Lakin GEORGIA SUNY Polytechnic Institute FIRST Washington Lori Hall The Institution of Engineering México Connie Haynes LOUISIANA and Technology GeorgiaFIRST Robotics, Inc. NEW YORK – EMPIRE WEST VIRGINIA Bárbara Gómez de Navarro Richard Kline Donald Trisel Clark Rowley Explora, Descubre Y Crea, AC Yemen HAWAI‘I Pace University Fairmont State University MICHIGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL Mohammed Saban The Netherlands Aaron Dengler Tammy Damrath King Hussein Foundation/Jubilee Center Punahou School NEW YORK – LONG ISLAND WISCONSIN Ron Visser Yacov Shamash Michael Krauski MINNESOTA for Excellence in Education STEAMup IDAHO School Business Partnerships University of Wisconsin Milwaukee Vicki Coaty Zimbabwe Romania Tim Ewers of Long Island, Inc. WYOMING MISSISSIPPI Johannes de Vries Dana Razboiu University of Idaho Extension 4-H Mannie Lowe Tshwane University of Technology/ NORTH CAROLINA Bryan Honken Natie Prin ILLINOIS Robert Pompey Jr. Natrona County School District FIRST South Africa Educatie Association MISSOURI Michael Seedman North Carolina A&T State University Tom McGovern South Africa Laura Roth INDIANA NORTH DAKOTA PROGRAM MANAGERS FIRST TECH CHALLENGE Johannes de Vries Darrin Wilcoxson Lee Gullingsrud Canada NEW JERSEY 2018-2019 SEASON Tshwane University of Technology Crawfordsville High School Bismarck Career Academy ALBERTA Vince Frascella Spain Patricia Frascella AFFILIATE PARTNERS IOWA OHIO Philippe Manseau Richard Huguet Australia Rebecca Whitaker Linda Neenan BRITISH COLUMBIA NEW HAMPSHIRE Luan Heimlich Fundacion Scientia University of Iowa iSPACE, Inc. Christine Nicholls Frank Grossman Michael Heimlich United Arab Emirates NEW YORK – LONG ISLAND Macquarie University LOUISIANA OKLAHOMA CEESA School District Sanjay Raghunath Annette Oertling Randy Beutler Janet Anderson Dr. Bjorn Kjerfve Ionel Doboaca Brazil FIRST Louisiana-Mississippi Southwest Oklahoma State University NEW YORK CITY Mauricio Vasconcelos de Carvalho ATLAB Trading LLC and American China Mary-Ann Oluwanifise SESI – Social Service of the Industry – University of Sharjah MARYLAND OREGON Dr. Jeffrey Isaacson Flora Li National Department United Kingdom and Ireland David Perry Janice Wang NORTH CAROLINA Universities Space Research Oregon Robotics Tournament and Dr. Kory Bennett Canada Ed Cervantes-Watson Association (USRA) Ice Yam Outreach Program (ORTOP) Kody Ho OHIO ALBERTA FIRST Tech Challenge UK MASSACHUSETTS Lori McAlister Katherine McKinnon United States PENNSYLVANIA Chinese Taipei Loretta Bessette Thomas Zawislak Paul Smith FIRST Robotics Society ALABAMA Rene Cheng MIT Lincoln Laboratory Pennsylvania FIRST Robotics OREGON BRITISH COLUMBIA Brian Pappas FIRST in Alabama MICHIGAN MIDDLE SCHOOL Israel Cathy Swider Randy Enkin RHODE ISLAND Oregon Robotics Tournament and Francois Castaing Erin Flynn Ran Sabag Society for the Advancement ALASKA Outreach Program (ORTOP) of Young Scientists Gail Alpert New England Institute of Technology Republic of Korea Brian Holst FIRST in Michigan China Juneau Economic Development Council Wonsup Le PENNSYLVANIA SOUTH CAROLINA Dave Hackett MINNESOTA William Pedersen Eugene Zhang ARIZONA Romania Semia Limited Cheryl Moeller South Carolina Robotics TEXAS – LUBBOCK Christine Sapio High Tech Kids Education Foundation Andrei Toniuc De’Lila Holder Chinese Taipei Coconino High School Ana Popescu Texas Tech University MISSISSIPPI Johnson Jan David Thompson TENNESSEE Spain ESUN Robot Association Northern Arizona University John O’Haver Mike Wehrenberg TEXAS – SAN ANTONIO University of Mississippi TNFIRST, Inc. Montse Bover i Jimenez Megan Clark Czech Republic CALIFORNIA – LOS ANGELES United Arab Emirates Andrew Schuetze David Hughes Gigi Johnson MISSOURI TEXAS – ARLINGTON/DALLAS CEESA School District Next Careers Susie Mathieu Patrick Michaud Khushboo Samkaria UTAH University of Texas at Dallas Abdallah El Marhoune Dana Dellinger Erik Jonsson School of Engineering Weber State University and Computer Science

48 2019 Annual Impact Report VIRGINIA NEVADA Kristin Clemons FIRST Nevada WASHINGTON NEW ENGLAND FIRST Washington NE FIRST WISCONSIN NEW YORK CITY Julianne Pickering NYC FIRST University of Wisconsin Milwaukee NEW YORK – LONG ISLAND WEST VIRGINIA FIRST Long Island Todd Ensign NORTH CAROLINA West Virginia Robotics Alliance FIRST North Carolina WYOMING OREGON Cyndee Guthmiller Oregon Robotics Tournament & Natrona County School District Outreach Program (ORTOP) SOUTH CAROLINA FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION Palmetto Partners for Science 2019 SEASON and Technology TEXAS Australia FIRST in Texas Macquarie University UTAH Canada FIRST Utah ONTARIO FIRST Robotics Canada VIRGINIA, MARYLAND, WASHINGTON DC FIRST Chesapeake ALBERTA FIRST Robotics Society (FRS) WASHINGTON FIRST Washington Israel FIRST Israel México Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey Turkey Fikret Yüksel Foundation United States ARIZONA AZFirst ALABAMA FIRST in Alabama COLORADO FIRST Colorado FLORIDA Florida FIRST Robotics Education Foundation, Inc. (FFREF) GEORGIA GeorgiaFIRST Robotics, Inc. IDAHO Idaho Regional Robotics Inc. ILLINOIS FIRST Illinois Robotics INDIANA IndianaFIRST LOUISIANA FIRST Louisiana-Mississippi MICHIGAN FIRST in Michigan MID-ATLANTIC REGION FIRST Mid-Atlantic MISSOURI – GREATER KANSAS CITY KC STEM Alliance MISSOURI – ST. LOUIS Saint Louis Science Center

2019 Annual Impact Report 49 FINANCIALS

Our programs’ STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 30, 2018 participation growth 10% Revenues and other support: and mission successes Program registration fees $32,718,347 $31,029,505 continued once again 3% in fiscal year 2019. We Contributions and grants 18,469,938 15,680,501 continue to have relatively Other income 2,154,040 1,779,661 balanced growth in both Special event income, net of expenses of $396,560 in 2019 and $404,980 in 2018 496,506 559,006 operating revenues and Net assets released from restrictions 30,951,062 27,968,209 87% expenses, including Total revenues (losses) and other support $ 84,789,893 $ 77,016,882 additional investments in our Youth Protection ■ TEAM SERVICES & GROWTH OF PROGRAMS Expenses: ■ GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES Program, Information ■ FUNDRAISING COSTS FIRST Program Expenses 71,557,755 63,997,525 Technology, Program Net cost of building space occupied by unrelated not-for-profit organizations 295,730 320,596 Evaluations, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Program, General, administrative, and supporting services 8,990,597 7,987,326 and Education Initiative. Contributions remained strong, Funding and Development 2,387,833 2,312,412 as many individuals, small businesses, corporations – Total expenses $ 83,231,915 $ 74,617,859 including over 200 of the Fortune 500 companies – and Operating surplus 1,557,978 2,399,023 foundations maintained or increased their support, while many new sponsors joined FIRST. This contributed support provided very meaningful experiences to more STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION JUNE 30, 2019 JUNE 30, 2018 than a half-million youth engaged worldwide in the FIRST Assets: Progression of Programs. Cash and cash equivalents* 27,748,958 24,324,389 Short-term investments* 12,000,000 9,740,000 As noted in the chart above, and in keeping with long- time practices, FIRST continues to apply the maximum Pledges, receivables, program supply inventory, and other assets 15,498,863 14,215,014 percentage of funds possible to directly benefit FIRST Net property, plant, and equipment 5,176,264 5,179,524 participants. Included within the modest general Total assets, end of year $ 60,424,085 $ 53,458,927 and administrative expenses are several significant investments in infrastructure enhancements, including Liabilities and net assets: those noted above. Total liabilities, end of year $ 7,653,948 $ 5,764,527 Net assets: FIRST achieved its 14th consecutive Unrestricted 29,391,900 27,833,922 four-star rating from Charity Navigator, certifying our continued commitment Temporarily restricted 23,378,237 19,860,478 to accountability, transparency, and sound fiscal Total net assets, end of year $ 52,770,137 $ 47,694,400 management. This consecutive rating places FIRST in Total liabilities and net assets, end of year $ 60,424,085 $ 53,458,927 the top 1% of the U.S. charities annually evaluated by For each of the two fiscal years summarized above, FIRST received unmodified (unqualified) opinions from its independent auditor, BerryDunn. Charity Navigator. *NOTE: The cash and short-term investments are comprised of both unrestricted funds and donor temporarily restricted funds. The total liquid assets balance available to FIRST, for operating purposes, at June 30, 2019, is equivalent to approximately five months of FIRST operating expenses. The financial information presented here is condensed and does not include the value of all donated services and materials. Audited Financial Statements (AFS) are readily available on our website at www.firstinspires.org under “About/Annual Report & Financials.” Certain amounts reported for 2018 have been restated. For details, please refer to the accompanying notes which are an integral part of the AFS, at the above web address.

50 2019 Annual Impact Report LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Blake Moret EXECUTIVE ADVISORY BOARD Paul Lazarus Chairman & Chief Executive Officer President Robert K. Ortberg CO-CHAIR Kevin Ross CO-CHAIR Chief Executive Officer Rockwell Automation, Inc. Founder White Dwarf Productions Collins Aerospace Dennis A. Muilenburg FIRST Washington Susie Mathieu President & Chief Executive Officer Partner Robert M. Tuttle CO-CHAIR Ray Almgren General Partner The Boeing Company Chief Operating Officer Spirit Hockey, LLC 1848 Associates David Siegel Swift Sensors, Inc. Ceci Neumann Co-Chairman Independent Law Practice Professional Dr. Laurie Leshin VICE CHAIR Gail Alpert President Two Sigma President Nancy Quan Worcester Polytechnic Institute FIRST in Michigan Senior Vice President & Chief Technical Officer The Coca-Cola Company Dr. Vincent Wilczynski TREASURER HONORARY DIRECTORS Susie Armstrong Deputy Dean, Yale School of Engineering & Applied J.T. Battenberg III Senior Vice President of Engineering Heidi Sipe Science & James S. Tyler Director of the Center for Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Retired Qualcomm Superintendent Umatilla Public Schools Engineering Innovation & Design Delphi Corporation Mark Breadner Yale University François J. Castaing President Robert Sobolewski Donald E. Bossi SECRETARY Executive Vice President, Retired FIRST Robotics Canada President & Chairman ingenuityNE President Chrysler Corporation Sujeet Chand ® FIRST L. John Doerr III Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President Dave Wilson Dean Kamen FOUNDER Chairman Rockwell Automation, Inc. Business and Technology Fellow, Marketing National Instruments President Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Cosema (Connie) Crawford, P.E. DEKA Research & Development Corporation Gary L. Tooker Senior Vice President John E. Abele Chairman of the Board, Retired The Louis Berger Group, Inc. LEADERSHIP TEAM Founding Chairman, Retired Motorola, Inc. Michael Dubno Donald E. Bossi Boston Scientific Corporation James R. Utaski FIRST CHAIRMAN: 2000-2002 Head of Global Markets & Research Technology, Retired President Virginia Addicott Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions Officer, Retired Bank of America Merrill Lynch FIRST President & Chief Executive Officer Johnson & Johnson Greg Hale Terry Durkin FedEx Custom Critical, Inc. Vice President & Chief Safety Officer Vice President, Finance Dr. Robin N. Coger SENIOR ADVISORS Walt Disney Parks & Resorts FIRST Dean, College of Engineering Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Luan Heimlich Erica Fessia North Carolina A&T State University President Manager, Technology-based Outreach, Dept. of Vice President, Global Field Operations Walter P. Havenstein Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Engineering FIRST Chief Executive Officer, Retired Macquarie University Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen Mark Giordono Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) Deputy Chairman of the Board James E. Heppelmann Vice President, Development Karen Horting LEGO Foundation & KIRKBI A/S President & Chief Executive Officer FIRST Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer PTC Dr. William P. Murphy, Jr. Chris Rake Society of Women Engineers Founder Marc Hodosh Vice President, Programs Dr. Paul E. Jacobs Cordis Corporation Co-Creator FIRST Chairman & Chief Executive Officer TEDMED Steve Sanghi XCOM Labs, Inc. Listing current as of November 1, 2019 Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer Kent H. Hughes Lonnie Johnson Microchip Technology, Inc. Public Policy Scholar President & Founder Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen Johnson Research & Development Corporation United States Senator Esben Stærk Jørgensen Scott McKay New Hampshire President Former Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer LEGO® Education Josh S. Weston Genworth Financial Honorary Chairman David Lavery Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Program Executive for Solar System Exploration NASA

2019 Annual Impact Report 51 FIRST ® IS A ROBOTICS COMMUNITY PREPARING YOUNG PEOPLE FOR THE FUTURE.

VISION MISSION IMPACT “To transform our culture by creating a world To inspire young people to be science and For three decades, FIRST participants have where science and technology are celebrated technology leaders and innovators, by engaging developed self-confidence in STEM, meaningful and where young people dream of becoming them in exciting mentor-based programs that friendships, and valuable, real-world skills that open science and technology leaders.” build science, engineering, and technology pathways and help young people build a better – Dean Kamen, FIRST Founder skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster future. FIRST programs are proven to encourage well-rounded life capabilities including self- students to pursue education and careers in confidence, communication, and leadership. STEM-related fields, but they also inspire kids to become leaders and innovators in any industry.

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