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The WRSG fiscal year ends with the calendar year. The FIRST robotics season ends in April. Reports completed before the end of the season provide information available at the time. Ranked by highest financial amount to lowest, funds cover expenses in following the categories:
Because the WRSG is a volunteer organization with no paid staff, the professional IRS report preparation is the only administrative expense. In-kind donations are neither tallied nor considered. In years when teams win an invitation to the world championship, the WRSG might reimburse some travel expense. Funds donated and dispersed for travel expense are accounted for independently in order to honor the requirement of most donors that grants not be used for travel expense.
Information for the season is not complete. The high school team is heading for the world championship, which means more spending. The WRSG funded seven teams again this season, the same mix as last season, one FRC and six FLL again representing all Wilsonville schools. However, three rookie teams replaced three FLL teams that aged out this season. The teams were comprised of sixty-eight students in total, twenty-six girls, twelve Asians, one Oceanian and two Hispanics. The high school team raised about $6,000 with an event that drew a number of corporate sponsors. Three of the FLL teams did some fund raising.
Wilsonville High School Population Report - The number of students enrolled is 1,078, 547 boys and 531 girls, 16 African-Americans, 35 Asians, 185 Hispanics, 5 Native Americans, 6 Occeanian, 780 whites and 51 of mixed race. Twenty-four percent of students participate in the free and reduced lunch program.
The WRSG funded seven teams — one FRC and six FLL — from all four of Wilsonville's public schools. The four teams from 2009 returned. In addition, three rookie FLL teams were formed, two of them from Boeckman Creek Primary School for the first time. In 2010 student demographics were collected to provide the most accurate information to the supporting organizations. The teams were comprised of seventy-six students total, twenty-two girls, one African-American, two Asians, one Oceanian, three Hispanics, three classified Other by U.S. Census categories. In the fall of 2010 twenty-five members of the high school team held a fund-raising event that raised about $5,000. Two of the FLL teams also did some independent fund raising. Total funds provided to robotics teams was $31,292.
The WRSG funded four teams from three schools. Besides the high school team, three rookie FLL teams were funded, one from Inza R. Wood Middle School and two from Boones Ferry Primary School. In addition, two FLL teams from outside the area were funded after special requests. Total funds provided to robotics teams was $35,465.
In its first year the WRSG funded one team, the FRC team at Wilsonville High School, with $27,806.