2023 ANNUAL
REPORT
Our Mission STE(A)M community
Truck’s
mission
members
in
is
to
hands-on,
immerse
youth,
high-tech,
and
educators, low-tech
and
STEAM
experiences that unleash their creativity and enable them to design and drive the lives and future communities of their dreams.
Our Vision STE(A)M Truck’s vision is that K-12 youth throughout the U.S. will have
equitable
access
to
relevant,
transformative
and
inspiring
learning experiences that open doors for future life opportunities.
A WORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Greetings STE(A)M Truck friends and supporters,
STE(A)M Truck is proud to celebrate another year of impact on youth and educators across Metro Atlanta. This year with your support we connected youth with the tools and technology to _________ and we launched our Educator Community of Practice, connecting educators with real tools and curriculum to prepare students for STEM careers across Georgia. Through it all, we led with joy and energy, celebrating the brilliance of our youth and partner educators.
We still need your support to ensure more youth have access to relevant, career-connected STEM content. We know that together, we can provide kids often left out of STEM a pathway to rewarding life and community-changing STEM careers.
As we look forward to the new year and STE(A)M Truck’s 10th anniversary, we are excited to focus in 2 main areas, increasing our impact on youth, primarily in 3rd-8th grades and expanding the capacity of inschool and out-of-school educators. Leading with our values of equity, inclusion and belonging, experiential learning,
innovation,
and
partnership,
STE(A)M
Truck
is
ready
to
connect
Georgia’s
students
with
opportunities to thrive in STEAM pathways and careers.
We are excited to continue the work of unleashing the creativity of youth and enable them to design the lives and future communities of their dreams.
DR. M EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
By the numbers I’ve not met a class yet
5,530
that doesn’t look forward to it every Friday. They speak about what they
Students served
learned and the tools
645
they used, and they walk away with something they
programming hours
made. It has impacted
serving students across
students in such a positive
Metro-Atlanta
way.
183
Summer Blackmon - STEM Specialist Centennial Academy Charter
teachers empowered POST-PROGRAMMING STUDENT REPORT
6 60% expressed an increased
new global corporate partnerships
interest in graduating 63% indicated 50% Female
using high tech
47% Male
tools was more fun. 53% Black 43% expressed 30% Latinx an increased interest in getting a STEAM degree
MESSAGE ON PARTNERSHIP
DR. NATALIE DAVIS Assistant Professor Creative and Innovative Education (MACIE) *
The M.A. The program in Creative & Innovative Education (MACIE) at Georgia State University is deeply committed to educational justice and nourishing children's creative lives. Through our apprenticeship course and ongoing partnership with STE(A)M *Currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan
Truck, our graduate students have gained valuable experience in community engagement and immersive pedagogical design. STE(A)M Truck understands that learning can and should be joyful. It should be energizing, accessible and a catalyst for change. We are grateful for the support of STE(A)M Truck as we collectively strive toward more equitable, innovative educational PAGE 01 futures.
MESSAGE ON PARTNERSHIP
TERRETA RODGERS Head of Community Affairs Amazon
“It is estimated that 1 in 8 children in Georgia face hunger. Amazon is committed to fighting food insecurity in the communities it calls home, and by launching programs like Good, Clean, Fair Food, we are empowering youth to leverage local resources to provide their families and neighbors with access to healthy foods.”
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Finances REVENUE
$1,991,064
Foundation Grants
$694,000
Fee for Service
$847,553
Corporate Sponsors
$381,752
Other Income
$43,343
Individual Donors
$24,416
EXPENSES
$2,161,678*
Personnel
$1,581,553
Operational Expenses
$192,392
Program Overhead
$301,114
Legal & Professional Fees
$32,675
Total Vehicle Expenses
$53,944
*Note: $433K of expenses this fiscal year were from dedicated funds received in our prior fiscal year.
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
HANDS-ON PROGRAMMING
STE(A)M Trucks roll up to each site with all they need to create a “hands-on, minds-on” maker experience for students. Each STE(A)M Truck is a mobile innovation lab equipped with the best available high-tech and low-tech tools, and kids will see (and appreciate) that at first contact. Program Instructors are there to guide students through distinctive lessons, helping them learn to safely operate real tools and machines. These programs can be a single-day or extend to multiple-week engagements where kids will get their hands dirty and make and design things like sneakers, geodesic domes, pyramid planters, and rockets.
TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
STE(A)M Truck Teacher Engagement empowers faculty and staff to incorporate more tools, technologies, and problembased activities into their lessons with our Professional Learning Experiences. These experiences are prepared with the teacher in mind and put the educator’s needs at the center. Faculty and staff are invited into an open, comfortable space where they are treated as professionals and all learn together.
INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM DESIGN
The STE(A)M Trucks bring a powerful, authentic curriculum that puts students first. Whether the focus is on building a pyramid planter or designing a rocket, each lesson is created by going straight to experts in the field and incorporating information gained into every lesson plan. STE(A)M Truck curricula are for every single student. Using the Universal Design for Learning guidelines, we work hard to ensure that ALL learners can access and participate in meaningful, challenging learning opportunities
We'd like to thank all our donors for their generous support ADAM BARRETT
JATISHA MARSH
OREOLUWA ADEYEMI
ALAN STUKALSKY
JAVIER BUITRAGO
PARAG MEHTA
ALONZO FORD
JEFF BROWN
PAUL MARQUARDT
AMAZON CORPORATE
JEWANNA GAITHER
PPG FOUNDATION
AMAZON SMILE
JIMMIE WALKER
PRERANA SHARMA
ANDRE DEMETRIUS
JOEL RAMIREZ
PURPOSE BUILT SCHOOLS
ANKUSH SINGLA
JORI & JUSTIN MENDEL
RACHEL POWELL LEWIS
ASHTASHA SUTTON
JOSHUA TYSON
RADHI MOHAN
ATLANTA JEWISH FOUNDATION
JULIAM WOODWARD
RAHIM KABANI
ATLANTA WOMEN'S FOUNDATION
KEDRA FAIRWETHER
RALPH PASSAFIUME
BILL SCHNITZER
KENDI O'MARD
RANDI FARAGE
BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION
KEVIN KELLY
RITA ANNE ONEIL
BRIAN FORRESTER
KEYA WONDWOSSEN
JOY & RITCHIE DICKIE
BRIDGETTE BROWNING
KILPATRICK STOCKTON
ROSA MELANO
CYNTHIA JEWELL
LESLIE & HUNTER PIERSON
RYAN MURPHY
DAN WEINSTEIN
MARLOW FRANCIS
SCOTT STROBRIDGE
DAWN BRYANT
MARY JO PEED
SHAUN EVANS
DAWN LAMPERT
MATTHEW THOMAS
SHELODON CUMMINGS
DIONNE COWAN
MAURICE MITCHELL
SHERICKO LEVERETTE
DOUGLAS ANANIA
MELANIE CALHOUN
SIOBHAN FORD
EDWARD PARK
MICHAEL DURAL
SNIPES
EMILY ABRAMS MASSEY
MICHAEL FRANCIS
SPELMAN COLLEGE
ERIC SCHNELL
MICHAEL GRIFFIN
STAR MELANCON
HAL STOREY
MICRON
STEM NEXT OPPORTUNITY
HANDS ON ATLANTA C
MISHONE DONELSON
SUSAN REU
HARRY KURTZ
MONICA NIXON
TERI LASSITER
IAN POLLOCK
MORGAN FAISON
THE LULUMA FOUNDATION
IVY PREP ACADEMY
NATHAN RILEY
VALEISHA ELLIS
JACK AND JILL
NICHOLAS BRANKER
VICTORIA CAREY
JAMES & CASSIDY PETA
NIKE INC
VINCENT D'AURIA YU PENG
It takes a collective effort to create real change. Together, we can eliminate systemic barriers in public education and create positive outcomes for students in communities across the Atlanta area.
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