Radio Astronomy Institute has a mission to excite and inform kids from 9 to 90 about the sky, hopefully leading some into a career in astronomy or computer science and further on to perform new research at RAI or elsewhere. This mission is a direct response to declining American interest and achievement in science, mathematics and engineering. RAI is a not-for-profit Arizona corporation founded in 1999 to provide educational and research programs in astronomy to the public and students as well as amateur and professional astronomers.