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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CITIZEN SCIENCE LAB.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,164,708
Total expenses
$1,169,910
Contributions and grants received
$1,071,197
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$89,298
Investment income
$439
Other revenue
$3,774
Total assets, end of year
$1,394,371
Total liabilities, end of year
$251,108
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,143,263
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$847,836
Management and general expenses
$162,616
Fundraising expenses
$159,458
Program service expenses (Part III)
$847,836

Program services were 72.5% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,071,197

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CAMPS, FIELD TRIPS, WORKSHOPS

    total $89,298 · related or exempt $89,298

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $439 · excluded $439

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $3,774 · related or exempt $3,774

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,774

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $144,474 · program services $92,845 · management and general $24,285 · fundraising $27,344

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $359,327 · program services $288,510 · management and general $55,290 · fundraising $15,527

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $12,988 · program services $7,525 · management and general $3,786 · fundraising $1,677

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $41,771 · program services $31,267 · management and general $6,929 · fundraising $3,575

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $44,993 · program services $34,058 · management and general $7,106 · fundraising $3,829

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $33,023 · program services $24,997 · management and general $5,216 · fundraising $2,810

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,130 · program services $9,182 · management and general $1,916 · fundraising $1,032

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,208 · program services $13,784 · management and general $2,875 · fundraising $1,549

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $21,562 · program services $16,321 · management and general $3,406 · fundraising $1,835

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $121,116 · program services $91,681 · management and general $19,130 · fundraising $10,305

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,447 · program services $40,457 · management and general $8,442 · fundraising $4,548

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $15,960 · program services $12,081 · management and general $2,521 · fundraising $1,358

  • 20 · Interest

    total $773 · program services $585 · management and general $122 · fundraising $66

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $38,996 · program services $29,519 · management and general $6,159 · fundraising $3,318

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,049 · program services $13,662 · management and general $2,851 · fundraising $1,536

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $138,712 · program services $121,999 · management and general $8,538 · fundraising $8,175

  • 24b · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING EXPENSES

    total $68,795 · fundraising $68,795

  • 24c · Other expenses: HIRING & RECRUITMENT

    total $12,654 · program services $9,578 · management and general $1,999 · fundraising $1,077

  • 24d · Other expenses: TELEPHONE/INTERNET

    total $8,492 · program services $6,428 · management and general $1,341 · fundraising $723

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,440 · program services $3,357 · management and general $704 · fundraising $379

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $119,181 · end of year $63,062

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $92,388 · end of year $351,391

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $503,500 · end of year $358,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $14,603

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $18,724 · end of year $18,985

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $562,339

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $212,831

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $288,963 · end of year $349,508

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $134,402 · end of year $131,845

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $121,580

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $36,439 · end of year $119,404

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,885 · end of year $131,704

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $425,236 · end of year $462,648

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $700,201 · end of year $680,615

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CREATING SCIENCE PIPELINES FOR DIVERSE AND MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES THROUGH LIFE CHANGING HANDS-ON STEM EXPERIENCES.

  • THE ABE PROGRAM IS A 4-WEEK INTENSIVE TRAINING THAT PROVIDES MIDDLE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY CONCEPTS TO YOUR CLASSROOM, HANDS-ON, INSTRUCTIONAL BIOTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM, AND PERSONALIZED MENTORING SO THAT TEACHERS CAN PREPARE STUDENTS FOR STEM CAREERS WHICH BOLSTER THE COUNTRY'S STEM-RELATED ECONOMIES. TEACHERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH AN "ABE CLASSROOM KIT" FILLED WITH LAB-GRADE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, AS WELL AS ONGOING TECHNICAL SUPPORT FROM THE CITIZEN SCIENCE LAB. ALL TRAINING, MATERIALS, AND SUPPORT ARE PROVIDED AT NO CHARGE.

    Expenses $353,560 · Revenue $89,298

  • THE AQUAPONICS & SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM SUPPORTS PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS BY PROVIDING CURRICULA, AQUAPONICS SYSTEMS, AND A STAFF SUPPORT DURING WEEKLY LESSONS. THE PROGRAM EMPHASIZES CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND SUSTAINABILITY, INVITING STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN SYSTEMS THINKING AND EXPLORING HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION. DURING THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS ARE GIVEN THE TASKS OF CARING FOR FISH, PLANTING SEEDS, AND MONITORING THEIR AQUAPONICS SYSTEM. THROUGHOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE, STUDENTS GAIN CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP OVER THEIR CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT AS THEY LITERALLY WATCH THEIR WORK GROW.

    Expenses $188,455

  • SEAPERCH IS AN INNOVATIVE UNDERWATER ROBOTICS PROGRAM THAT EQUIPS STUDENTS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO BUILD AN UNDERWATER REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE (ROV) IN AN IN-SCHOOL OR OUT-OF-SCHOOL SETTING. STUDENTS BUILD THE ROV FROM A KIT COMPRISED OF LOW-COST, EASILY ACCESSIBLE PARTS, FOLLOWING A CURRICULUM THAT TEACHES BASIC ENGINEERING AND SCIENCE CONCEPTS WITH A MARINE ENGINEERING THEME.THE SEAPERCH PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT ROBOTICS, ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) WHILE BUILDING AN UNDERWATER ROV AS PART OF A SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM. THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT, STUDENTS WILL LEARN ENGINEERING CONCEPTS, PROBLEM-SOLVING, TEAMWORK, AND TECHNICAL APPLICATIONS.

    Expenses $129,428

  • THE DRONE ACADEMY IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TEACH YOUTH IN GRADES 9-12 FLYING LESSONS TO SAFELY FLY THEIR OWN DRONES. FOR STUDENTS THAT ARE 16 AND OLDER, WE WILL TAKE THE TIME TO ORGANIZE STUDY AND TESTING SESSIONS TO PREPARE STUDENTS TO PASS THEIR 14 CFR 107.71 EXAM. IN IGEM, STUDENTS PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY BY TACKLING EVERYDAY ISSUES FACING THE WORLD SUCH AS TURNING AGRICULTURAL WASTE INTO BIOFUELS AND WORKING TO CURE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. THE IGEM COMPETITION IS AN ANNUAL WORLD-WIDE SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY COMPETITION WITH TEAMS REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES, CHILE, KAZAKHSTAN, SOUTH KOREA, EGYPT, SOUTH AFRICA, MEXICO, GERMANY, AND AUSTRALIAAMONG OTHERS. THESE MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAMS WORK THROUGHOUT THE SPRING, SUMMER AND FALL TO BUILD GENETICALLY ENGINEERED SYSTEMS FOR THE COMPETITION. STUDENTS PARTICIPATING ON THE CSL'S TEAMWORK WITH CSL STAFF MENTORS TO TRAIN AND FINE-TUNE THEIR ESSENTIAL LAB SKILLS IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPETE IN THE IGEM WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP JAMBOREE, HELD ANNUALLY IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. WORKSHOPS (HOMESCHOOL & WEEKEND WORKSHOPS) - THE CITIZEN SCIENCE LAB'S HOME SCHOOL AND WEEKEND WORKSHOPS ARE HANDS-ON, AGE-APPROPRIATE STEM LESSONS THAT INSPIRE CURIOSITY, DISCOVERY & EXPLORATION OF LIFE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES SUBJECTS INCLUDE: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, PHYSICS, AND CHEMISTRY. CLASSES: FIELD TRIPS (TO LAB AND OUT OF LAB) - WE OFFER STUDENTS A ONE-OF- A-KIND LABORATORY EXPERIENCE. SCHEDULE A FIELD TRIP AT ONE OF THE CITIZEN SCIENCE LAB'S LOCATIONS. SUMMER CAMPS - WE OFFER FUN, HANDS-ON CAMPS FOR GRADES 4 THROUGH 12. WITH A FULL RANGE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ADVENTURES, INCLUDING ROBOTICS, OUTER SPACE, ZOOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, DNA, AND DRONES. THERE'S SURE TO BE SOMETHING THAT EXCITES AND INSPIRES THE BUDDING SCIENTIST IN YOUR HOME.

    Expenses $176,393

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • ANDRE SAMUEL

    PRESIDENT &

    Total calculated
    $139,979
    From this org
    $139,979
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • SAMANTHA BLACK

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DAVID DUMONT

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DEON EATON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • LISA ELLIOT

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • AMBER FARR

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DENNIS HENDERSON

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • PHILLIP PALMER

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • CLYDE PICKETT

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • MICHAEL QUIGLEY

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • DAMEN TAYLOR

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
11 July 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441949349301004

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