Maryland Science Olympiad

What Maryland Science Olympiad does

Maryland Science Olympiad is a Baltimore-based nonprofit organization that operates as the official Maryland State Chapter of Science Olympiad. The organization runs a tiered STEM competition program for Maryland students, hosting invitational, regional, and state-level tournaments in which student teams compete across multiple scientific disciplines. Its primary customer segments are STEM students, classroom teachers and coaches, parents, and STEM professionals who serve as volunteers, event organizers, or sponsors within the Maryland school ecosystem.

The organization's core product is its annual cycle of sanctioned tournaments, supported by event rules, team registration infrastructure, and curriculum-aligned competition categories drawn from the national Science Olympiad framework. Operations are centered in Baltimore and staffed by a small team of approximately 10 employees, with broader delivery dependent on a distributed volunteer network across Maryland schools. The technology footprint appears limited to a public-facing informational website and standard registration workflows rather than a proprietary digital platform.

Revenue is generated primarily through tournament registration fees paid by participating schools and teams, supplemented by donations and sponsorship support typical of nonprofit STEM education organizations. The organization's value proposition rests on providing Maryland students with access to a nationally recognized STEM competition brand and a structured pathway from regional qualifying events to the state championship.

Name

Maryland Science Olympiad

Legal name

Maryland Science Olympiad

Website

https://marylandscioly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Maryland Science Olympiad is a Baltimore-based nonprofit that operates as the official Maryland State Chapter of Science Olympiad, hosting invitational, regional, and state-level STEM tournaments for Maryland students, teachers, and schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

STEM Education Tournament Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Olympiads & Subject Competitions (Science, Math, Informatics) (EDAMAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

STEM Competitions & Olympiads (Science Bowls, STEM Challenges) (EDAMABAL), Hands-on Science Exploration & Experiments (Lab Kits, Science Clubs) (EDAMABAA)

Keywords

• STEM tournament organization
• Science competition events
• Nonprofit education programs
• K-12 STEM competitions
• Regional science tournaments

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tournament Registration Fees: The organization collects registration fees for invitational tournaments, with fees collected by tournament directors. Regional and state tournament participation may also involve registration costs. The nonprofit structure suggests additional revenue may come from donations and sponsorships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Maryland Science Olympiad (MSO) is the Maryland State Chapter of Science Olympiad, hosting invitational, regional, and state-level STEM tournaments for middle and high school students. The nonprofit organizes science, technology, engineering, and mathematics competitions using official Science Olympiad rules, enabling qualifying teams to advance to the national tournament. Tournament participation is facilitated through the scilympiad.com registration platform and supported by a community of teachers, parents, and STEM professional volunteers.

Product overview

Maryland Science Olympiad (MSO) is a nonprofit organization hosting state and regional STEM tournaments for over 12 years. The organization operates a single unified program offering three levels of science competitions: Invitational Tournaments (optional practice competitions at individual schools), Regional Tournaments (qualifying competitions for state advancement), and the State Tournament (for top regional performers). MSO also provides tournament registration services through its partner platform scilympiad.com. The organization functions as the Maryland State Chapter of the national Science Olympiad program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Invitational Tournaments

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• MATHCOUNTS: National middle-school math competition with a chapter/local/regional/state/national ladder analogous to MSO's STEM tournament structure. Comparable audience (K-12 students and teacher-coaches), tournament-driven GTM, and nonprofit operating model.
• National Science Bowl: U.S. Department of Energy-sponsored team science competition for high school and middle school students. Directly comparable as a K-12 STEM tournament with regional qualifiers feeding a national championship.
• Technology Student Association: National nonprofit student organization running middle and high school STEM competitions (problem solving, engineering design, coding, etc.) with chapter, state, and national conference tiers. Comparable audience, comparable tournament ladder, comparable teacher-coach delivery model.
• Destination Imagination: Nonprofit running team-based STEM and creative problem-solving tournaments for K-12 students with regional, state, and global finals. Comparable target audience, comparable tournament ladder, comparable volunteer-driven operating model.
• Mathematical Association of America — AMC: Runs the American Mathematics Competitions (AMC 8/10/12), AIME, USAMO, and USA Mathematical Olympiad pipeline. Comparable as a multi-tier academic olympiad serving the same K-12 STEM student base with regional → national qualification.
• Future Problem Solving Program International: Nonprofit academic competition for K-12 students focused on critical thinking, problem solving, and STEM topics with state and international qualifying ladders. Directly comparable competition format and audience.
• FIRST: For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology — runs FIRST Robotics, FIRST LEGO League, and related K-12 STEM competitions with regional and state-level events culminating in a national championship. Directly comparable audience and tournament-based GTM.
• Junior Science and Humanities Symposium: DoD-sponsored regional and national research symposium for high school students in STEM. Comparable format (regional to national), comparable K-12 STEM audience, comparable nonprofit/government-affiliated structure.

Broad incumbents

• Society for Science & the Public: Operator of the Regeneron Science Talent Search, International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), and Broadcom MASTERS — the most prestigious K-12 STEM research competitions. Comparable audience (advanced K-12 STEM students) and nonprofit competition model, though broader scope and higher prestige.
• Science Olympiad (national organization): The national Science Olympiad organization that charters MSO and ~50 other state chapters, operates the national tournament, and authors the official rule set governing every event MSO hosts. Directly comparable because MSO is functionally a regional franchise of this body.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ScienceOlympiadTV
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maryland-science-olympiad

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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