Kids building real robots,
supported by their own community.
Launchpad Robotics is a parent-led nonprofit program in the Puget Sound, Washington area. We help parent-led youth robotics and STEM teams get the parts and guidance they need — so students get hands-on experience with engineering, coding, problem-solving and teamwork, and parents get a practical way to make that happen.
What we do
We handle the funding and paperwork so parent volunteers can focus on the kids.
Help starting out
We help parents get a neighborhood team off the ground — registration, sourcing parts and kit, and guidance through the paperwork nobody wants to deal with.
Parts and entry costs
We help cover parts, kit and competition entry fees for the parent-led teams we support, so no family is priced out of participating.
Keep it accessible
Community funding rather than per-family fees. Students should be able to join because they're curious, not because their household can absorb the cost.
How we're organized
Launchpad Robotics operates as a sponsored program of Yellowstone Robotics, a registered 501(c)(3) public charity.
Tax-deductible giving
Donations, corporate grants and matching funds route through our fiscal sponsor and are fully tax-deductible for the contributor.
No administrative cut
Our sponsor is volunteer-operated and passes 100% of received funds through to our program budget — no platform fees, no overhead skim.
Parent-led by design
Teams are run by their own parent volunteers. We are not a facility or a coaching staff — we are the shared backend that helps those teams get parts and find their footing.
Verify us
Legal name: Yellowstone Robotics
EIN: 46-3680683
17714 NE 105th Street, Redmond, WA 98052-2888
Ways to help
Give — and double it
Most large local employers match employee donations, many at 1:1. Your gift can be worth twice what you put in.
See employer instructionsLog your volunteer hours
Already helping out? Many employers convert volunteer hours into cash grants. It costs you nothing but a few minutes in a portal.
How to log hoursGive your time
Helping hands, chaperones and folks who are just good with a soldering iron — we can use you.
Volunteer form- Never name an individual child
- Not for dues, fees, or a family's own equipment
- A parent shouldn't fund their own child's participation here
- Gifts must be unrestricted
- No goods or services in return
Why these exist — they protect the nonprofit status that makes your gift deductible.