For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology
Founded	1989
Founder	Dean Kamen
Type	501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity
Tax ID no.	22-2990908
Headquarters	Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.
Members	660,000+ students; 51,000+ robots; 300,000+ mentors/volunteers; 79,000+ teams ;
Key people	Dean Kamen, Founder; Walt Havenstein, Chairman of the Board; Larry Cohen, President;
Revenue	$84,789,893 (2020)
Employees	135 (2013)
Website	www.firstinspires.org

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) is an international youth organization that operates the FIRST Robotics Competition, FIRST LEGO League Challenge, FIRST LEGO League Explore, FIRST LEGO League Discover, and FIRST Tech Challenge competitions. Founded by Dean Kamen and Woodie Flowers in 1989, its expressed goal is to develop ways to inspire students in engineering and technology fields. Its philosophy is expressed by the organization as Coopertition and Gracious Professionalism. FIRST also operates FIRST Place, a research facility at FIRST Headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire, where it holds educational programs and day camps for students and teachers.

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