Form 990 for tax year 2024

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 13 July 2026. 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.

Total revenue

$2,369,487 →changed to $2,209,702

Total expenses

$2,745,092 →changed to $2,750,112

Contributions and grants received

$2,287,119 →changed to $2,127,334

Total assets, end of year

$890,851 →changed to $857,762

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

-$28,064 →changed to -$61,153

Program services expenses

$2,073,016 →changed to $2,323,993

Management and general expenses

$405,342 →changed to $283,171

Fundraising expenses

$266,734 →changed to $142,948

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,073,016 →changed to $2,323,993

Totals

Total revenue

$2,209,702

Total expenses

$2,750,112

Contributions and grants received

$2,127,334

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$13,244

Investment income

$259

Other revenue

$68,865

Total assets, end of year

$857,762

Total liabilities, end of year

$918,915

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

-$61,153

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,323,993

Management and general expenses

$283,171

Fundraising expenses

$142,948

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,323,993

Program services were 84.5% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• PROJECT EXPLORATION'S YOUTH-SCIENCE PATHWAY (YSP) PROGRAMS PROVIDE STUDENTS K-12 WITH HANDS-ON STEM LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH AFTERSCHOOL, SCHOOL-BREAK, SUMMER, SCHOOL-BASED, AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS. YOUTH PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES FOCUSED ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH WHILE BUILDING CONFIDENCE, TEAMWORK, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO STEM CAREERS, CONNECT THEM WITH MENTORS, AND SUPPORT LONG-TERM INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT IN STEM LEARNING.

  Expenses $2,100,525

• PROJECT EXPLORATION'S COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEM WORK BRINGS TOGETHER SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, FAMILIES, YOUTH, AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO CREATE SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, AND ENGAGING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS, NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIPS, YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, AND COLLABORATIVE PLANNING, THIS WORK HELPS INCREASE ACCESS TO RESOURCES, STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS THE COMMUNITY, AND SUPPORT POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES.

• PROJECT EXPLORATION'S STEM ECOSYSTEM WORK FOCUSES ON BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION ACROSS SCHOOLS, NONPROFITS, BUSINESSES, HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS, AND PUBLIC AGENCIES TO EXPAND ACCESS TO QUALITY STEM LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH. THIS WORK INCLUDES CONVENING PARTNERS, SHARING RESOURCES AND BEST PRACTICES, SUPPORTING COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES, AND HELPING STRENGTHEN THE OVERALL STEM LEARNING LANDSCAPE ACROSS CHICAGO COMMUNITIES.

• 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 $223,468

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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

2024

Filed

10 August 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.0

Source object

202642239349302079

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