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← PROJECT EXPLORATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by PROJECT EXPLORATION.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 21 November 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Listed only on the later return

  • Kelli Beyer Patel

Totals

Total revenue
$1,273,272
Total expenses
$1,475,055
Contributions and grants received
$1,171,553
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$101,616
Investment income
$103
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$396,681
Total liabilities, end of year
$233,434
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$163,247
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,128,608
Management and general expenses
$234,159
Fundraising expenses
$112,288
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,128,608

Program services were 76.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $336,876

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $834,677

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICES

    total $101,616 · related or exempt $101,616

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $103 · excluded $103

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $128,057 · program services $25,611 · management and general $64,029 · fundraising $38,417

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $538,245 · program services $474,116 · management and general $35,916 · fundraising $28,213

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $15,635 · program services $11,726 · management and general $2,345 · fundraising $1,564

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $57,024 · program services $42,768 · management and general $8,554 · fundraising $5,702

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $9,350 · management and general $9,350

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,243 · program services $3,282 · management and general $25,177 · fundraising $2,784

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $17,074 · program services $14,513 · management and general $1,707 · fundraising $854

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $8,750 · program services $8,750

  • 17 · Travel

    total $39,587 · program services $31,669 · management and general $3,959 · fundraising $3,959

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $31,883 · management and general $31,883

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $20,680 · program services $16,544 · management and general $2,068 · fundraising $2,068

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACTUAL SERVICES

    total $306,231 · program services $275,608 · management and general $30,623

  • 24b · Other expenses: HONORARIUMS

    total $80,711 · program services $80,711

  • 24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $66,550 · program services $66,550

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS

    total $54,342 · program services $54,342

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $69,693 · program services $22,418 · management and general $18,548 · fundraising $28,727

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $69,623 · end of year $22,248

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $137,488 · end of year $742

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $110,580 · end of year $326,731

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

    $177,093

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

    $130,133

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $78,843 · end of year $46,960

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $31,504 · end of year $33,434

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    end of year $200,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $95,280 · end of year -$161,753

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $269,750 · end of year $325,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

PROJECT EXPLORATION CREATES TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE SCIENCES -- PARTICULARLY STUDENTS OF COLOR AND GIRLS -- BY EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS, PRACTICES, AND MINDSET NEEDED FOR A LIFELONG PURSUIT OF LEARNING.

  • "DISCOVER" PROGRAMS SPARK INTEREST, AND ENGAGEMENT AND INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO A BROAD RANGE OF SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES AND TOPICS, AS WELL AS THE BASICS OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE, SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY, AND ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS. EXAMPLES OF PROJECT EXPLORATION'S DISCOVER PROGRAMS: SISTERS4SCIENCE, BROTHERS4SCIENCE,STEM@HOME, AND STEM QUEST.

    Expenses $378,882

  • THE "EXPLORE" PROGRAMS FOCUS ON SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES AND INQUIRY METHODS WHILE REINFORCING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND INVESTIGATIVE APPROACHES. EXAMPLES OF PROJECT EXPLORATION'S EXPLORE PROGRAMS: EXPLORE ENGINEERING,MEDICAL SCIENCES, AVIATION.

    Expenses $324,756

  • CHICAGO STEM PATHWAYS COOPERATIVE (STEM CO-OP) IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING CRADLE-TO-CAREER PATHWAYS OF HIGH-QUALITY STEM LEARNING FOR CHICAGO'S YOUTH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE IN- AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME SECTOR, AS WELL AS DEEP SUPPORT FROM STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN CHICAGO'S STEM LEARNING LANDSCAPE.

    Expenses $378,882

  • SPRING BREAK SCIENCE CAMP THIS WEEKLONG PROGRAM IMMERSES PE STUDENTS IN THE EXPERTISE AND CULTURE OF A STEM-BASED COMPANY OR INSTITUTION. PAST PARTNERS HAVE INCLUDED: TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES, WHICH LED ACTIVITIES IN CODING AND ROBOTICS; AND MOTOROLA MOBILITY, WHICH PAIRED GIRLS FROM S4S WITH A DIVERSE GROUP OF PROFESSIONAL WOMEN. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVENTURERS (EA) EA IS AIMED AT ENGAGING DIVERSE, URBAN YOUTH IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, BIOLOGY, ANATOMY, AND ZOOLOGY SUBJECTS TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN RESEARCH IN A MEANINGFUL AND HANDS-ON WAY. THE PARTICIPANTS INVOLVED IN THE PROGRAM WILL DO REAL SCIENTIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL WORK WITH OTHER PARTICIPANTS WHILE LEARNING HOW TO DEVELOP A RESEARCH QUESTION TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS - SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STEM PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS AT THEIR HOME SCHOOL. PROJECT EXPLORATION HAS IDENTIFIED COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE WEST AND NEAR WEST SIDE, FAR SOUTH, SOUTH, AND SOUTHWEST SIDE OF CHICAGO AS PROGRAM SERVICE AREAS. THESE COMMUNITIES REFLECT AREAS THAT HAVE LIMITED TO NO ROBUST STEM LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. PE PARTNERS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS OR WORKS DIRECTLY WITH CPS TO DETERMINE WHICH SCHOOLS TO SERVE. PE COLLABORATES WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS TO DETERMINE WHICH PROGRAMS TO OFFER. PLACE-BASED PROGRAMS - PLACE-BASED PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE STEM PROGRAMMING WITHIN A GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND SERVE AS A COMMUNITY STEM HUB. PROJECT EXPLORATION HAS TWO PLACE-BASED LOCATIONS. THE WEST SIDE STEM LEARNING CENTERS AT THE GEORGE LELAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMPUS WAS LAUNCHED IN 2017. IN 2021, PE LAUNCHED A SECOND PARTNERSHIP WITH BETHEL NEW LIFE TO CREATE ANOTHER PLACE-BASED STEM LEARNING CENTER. EACH AIMS TO AMPLIFY THE VALUE OF STEM LEARNING IN THE COMMUNITY, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY COHESION THROUGH FAMILY PROGRAMMING, AND BRING CITYWIDE STEM RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

    Expenses $46,088

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Judy Lubin

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Deborah Williams

    VICE-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Renee Schoenberg

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Nicole Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Narasimha Raju Nagubhai

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Henry Craan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katherine Acles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brigitte Bokemeier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Sharmila Gade

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bryan Hunt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Natasha Smith-Walker

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $113,671
    From this org
    $113,671
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
14 July 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202441979349302554

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