About
About Inspiring Mindz
Inspiring Mindz is a student-run 501(c)(3) robotics outreach nonprofit in Pleasanton, California. It is run by FTC team 18466 Mastermindz, founded in 2020.
Who runs it
Inspiring Mindz is run by the students of FTC team 18466 Mastermindz. The team competes in the FIRST Tech Challenge from Pleasanton, California. Aadi Dahake founded it in summer 2020 with a group of eighth graders, and 2020 was its rookie year.
The team created Inspiring Mindz to continue its outreach, outlasting the team. Students teach robotics in Bay Area schools and work with partner nonprofits in India.
Legal and tax status
Our legal name is Inspiring Mindz Inc. It is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 99-5027211. The IRS recognized it as tax exempt in October 2024, and the team announced the status on Instagram on November 16, 2024. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
You can check the status in two public records:
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search, searching EIN 99-5027211
Our finance mission is “To raise funds and engage in outreach to promote our team and expand awareness of FIRST and its mission.”
The name
The name is also written InspiringMindz, as one word, and the legal name is Inspiring Mindz Inc. All three refer to the same nonprofit.
Impact
The numbers so far
What we do
Our programs
Workshops, demonstrations and mentoring at home. Online seminars, open-source prosthetics and a scouting tool beyond it.
In the Bay Area
- Introduction to FTC Workshop A hands-on workshop for rookie teams covering Fusion 360, the FTC SDK, finite state machines and PIDF controllers.
- School showcases Robot demonstrations and presentations at high schools and middle schools across the Tri-Valley.
- PPIE middle school workshop A workshop at Harvest Park Middle School with the Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation.
- Mentoring and starting teams We mentor FTC and FLL teams, run scrimmages and workshops, and have started two teams.
- Public demonstrations Drive-the-robot fields and demos at fairs, festivals and maker events across the Bay Area.
- Summer training Eight weeks of weekly sessions where new members choose design, hardware or software.
Beyond the Bay
- GoogleServe for an Indian orphanage An online robot demonstration and FTC fundamentals session for children in shelter homes in Bangalore.
- Garje Marathi Global A partnership with a Mountain View 501(c)(3) to inspire regional groups in India about robotics.
- Akanksha and KCTVN Pune seminars A multi-week online seminar teaching Java and CAD to school children in Pune.
- e-NABLE prosthetics Open-source prosthetic designs and 3D printed arms for the e-NABLE community.
- FIRST Scouter An open-source scouting website for FTC teams that computes live OPR for alliance selection.
Reach us
How to reach us
Email and Instagram
Email hello@inspiringmindz.org or message the team at @mastermindzftc.