• Founded 1989
• Headquartered in Manchester, NH
• 501(c)(3) public charity
• FIRST Financial Information

• Dean Kamen, Founder
• Walt Havenstein, Chairman of the Board
• Robert M. Tuttle, Interim President
• Board of Directors & Senior Management

• More than 120,000 Volunteers make FIRST happen
• FIRST is supported by a network of more than 3,500 Sponsers, including corporations, educational and porfessional institutions, and individuals

• More than $16 million in college scholarships
• 756+ scholarship opportunities
• 150+ scholarship providers

• 303,000+ students
• 29,200+ teams
• 25,000+ robots
• 56,500+ Mentors/adult supporters
• 64,000+ other Volunteers (e.g. events Volunteers, Operational and Affiliate Partners)

2013 FIRST Robotics Competition

• 2,548 teams
• 50,960 high-school students (Grades 9-12)
• 58 Regional Events; 1 State Championship; 1 Region Championship; 17 District Competitions
• FIRST Robotics Competition Championship at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO, April 24-27, 2013
• Robots are built in 6 weeks from a common kit of parts provided by FIRST, and typically weigh up to 150 lbs.

2012/13 FIRST Tech Challenge

• 2,500 teams
• 25,000 high-school students (Grades 7-12)
• 100+ Qualifying and Championship Tournaments
• FIRST Tech Challenge World Championship at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO, April 24-27, 2013
• Robots are built using a re-usable, modular robotics platform

2012/13 FIRST LEGO League

• 20,500 teams
• 205,000 children (Grades 4-8)
• From 60+ countries
• 814 Qualifying Tournaments; 124+ Championship Tournaments
• FIRST LEGO League World Festival at the FIRST Championship in St. Louis, MO, April 24-27, 2013
• Autonomous robots are built using LEGO MINDSTORMS technologies

2012/13 Junior FIRST LEGO League

• 3,700 teams
• 22,200 kids, ages 6 to 9(Grades K-3)
• 100+ Jr.FLL Expos
• Participants design and construct a model using LEGO bricks and moving parts and present their research journey on a poster

For more information about these programs visit FIRST Robotics website