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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,142,438
Total expenses
$3,331,901
Contributions and grants received
$1,854,316
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,265,493
Investment income
$25,000
Other revenue
-$2,371
Total assets, end of year
$1,889,342
Total liabilities, end of year
$732,827
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,156,515
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,561,340
Management and general expenses
$420,629
Fundraising expenses
$349,932
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,561,340

Program services were 76.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $82,335

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $394,029

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,377,952

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $33,448

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM INCOME

    total $1,265,493 · related or exempt $1,265,493

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $24,707 · excluded $24,707

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $15,044

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $14,751

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $293

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $293 · excluded $293

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $11,253

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $82,335

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,931

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$5,678 · excluded -$5,678

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $3,307 · excluded $3,307

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $3,307

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $77,035 · program services $62,439 · management and general $7,345 · fundraising $7,251

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,382,579 · program services $1,937,748 · management and general $228,279 · fundraising $216,552

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $43,851 · program services $25,398 · management and general $4,792 · fundraising $13,661

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $218,909 · program services $180,965 · management and general $19,168 · fundraising $18,776

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,295 · management and general $3,295

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $117,050 · management and general $117,050

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $82,283 · fundraising $82,283

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $39,558 · program services $25,356 · management and general $12,255 · fundraising $1,947

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,821 · program services $4,281 · fundraising $540

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $35,517 · program services $27,258 · management and general $5,325 · fundraising $2,934

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $33,736 · program services $21,760 · management and general $9,715 · fundraising $2,261

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $134,109 · program services $134,109

  • 17 · Travel

    total $29,194 · program services $28,985 · fundraising $209

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,577 · program services $8,501 · fundraising $76

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,900 · management and general $1,900

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $19,411 · program services $14,397 · management and general $3,725 · fundraising $1,289

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

    total $85,890 · program services $85,890

  • 24b · Other expenses: DUES, FEES, MEMBERSHIPS

    total $7,436 · program services $790 · management and general $4,833 · fundraising $1,813

  • 24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $2,500 · management and general $2,500

  • 24d · Other expenses: RECRUITMENT

    total $2,180 · program services $1,393 · management and general $447 · fundraising $340

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,070 · program services $2,070

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $155,107 · end of year $209,105

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $739,807 · end of year $288,831

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $555,967 · end of year $798,839

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $15,251 · end of year $31,740

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $6,425 · end of year $7,072

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $27,735 · end of year $26,072

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

    $9,500

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

    $8,550

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,850 · end of year $950

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $86,875 · end of year $526,733

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $124,863 · end of year $154,547

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $36,000 · end of year $56,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $83,176 · end of year $522,280

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $484,978 · end of year $479,784

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $861,000 · end of year $676,731

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR VISION IS TO INSPIRE STUDENTS, IGNITE INTEREST, AND IMPROVE STEM COMPETENCY WITH THE GOAL OF FILLING THE WORKFORCE PIPELINE WITH TALENTED, COMPETENT INDIVIDUALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TEACH & INSPIRE NEW GENERATIONS TO IDENTIFY & SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS BY IMPROVING STEM LITERACY.

  • IN-SCHOOL MODULE-BASED STEM EDUCATION PROGRAM: OUR SIGNATURE PROGRAM FOR 22 YEARS. IN THE AY23-24, WE SERVED 12,700 STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-8 IN 104 SCHOOLS ACROSS OUR THREE REGIONS: MA, MN, AND CA. 76% OF THE STUDENTS WERE BIPOC, 60% ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED, AND 30% MULTILINGUAL LEARNERS. MATCHED PAIR ANALYSIS HAS SHOWN A 10% HIGHER SCIENCE PROFICIENCY SCORE THAN A COMPARISON GROUP OF NONPARTICIPATING PEERS. IN OUR MAY 2024 SURVEY, 82% OF TEACHERS REPORTED THAT THEIR STUDENTS UNDERSTAND STEM CONCEPTS MORE THAN THEY DID BEFORE, AND 98% OF TEACHERS SAID THAT STUDENTS HAD LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT WOULD NOT OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT SCIENCE FROM SCIENTISTS.

    Expenses $1,951,469 · Revenue $840,625

  • OTHER STEM EXPERIENCES: *SCIENCE CURRICULUM (GRADE 2): CURRICULUM AND MATERIALS COUPLED WITH SCIENTIST CLASSROOM VISITS, AIMED AT IMPROVING SCIENCE EDUCATION AND BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN DELIVERING HIGH-QUALITY, STANDARDS-ALIGNED SCIENCE INSTRUCTION. *STEM DISCOVERY DAYS & EXPLORATIONS: (GRADES 3-8): 1-DAY AND 4-DAY THEMED OPTIONS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. *AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS: STUDENTS DELVE DEEPER INTO STEM AND CULTIVATE INTEREST IN TOPICS NOT TYPICALLY COVERED DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. *SCHOOL BREAK PROGRAMS: FUN AND MEMORABLE STEM 1-DAY OR WEEK-LONG EXPERIENCES TO ENRICH SUMMER SCHOOL AND VACATION CAMP PROGRAMMING. *LIBRARY AND MUSEUM PROGRAMS: UNIQUE 1-2-HOUR INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES AND DEMONSTRATIONS COVERING VARIOUS STEM TOPICS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES.

    Expenses $585,093 · Revenue $229,868

  • SPECIALTY STEM PROGRAMS: FUN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EXPERIENCES TO WIN YOUTH AND FAMILIES' HEARTS AND MINDS TO SEE STEM MORE RELATABLE AND ENGAGING THAN YOUR STANDARD SCIENCE TEXTBOOK. *PRO SPORTS PROGRAMS: CONNECTING SCIENCE, SPORTS, AND SENSES THROUGH UNIQUE HANDS-ON SPORTS-THEMED SCIENCE EXPERIENCES. PAST EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED AT RED SOX GAMES AT FENWAY PARK AND THE MINNESOTA TWINS TARGET FIELD. *SCIENCE THEATER: EXCITING STEM DEMONSTRATIONS LED BY REAL SCIENTISTS AND ACCOMPANYING EXPLANATIONS OF SUCH EXPERIMENTS AS ELEPHANT TOOTHPASTE, CHEMILUMINESCENCE, AND A BED OF NAILS. PAST PERFORMANCES HAVE OCCURRED AT PATRIOT PLACE, FENWAY PARK, JOINT BASE ANDREWS, AND EPCOT THEME PARK AT WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT. *UNIQUE PARTNERSHIPS: SPECIAL COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN CORPORATE AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE STEM EDUCATION GOALS. PAST COLLABORATIONS INCLUDE ACTION-ORIENTED EDUCATION EXPERIENCES WITH THE WORLD WILDLIFE FUND (WWF), AS WELL AS INTERACTIVE SCIENCE EXHIBIT IDEATION FOR THE MILKEN CENTER FOR ADVANCING THE AMERICAN DREAM (MCAAD).

    Expenses $24,778 · Revenue $195,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Erika Ebbel Angle

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Colin Angle

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jondavid Chesloff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James Ellard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Yukiko Ueno Egozy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linda Hammett Ory

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mirza Cifric

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nancy Alvarado

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $46,865
    From this org
    $46,865
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    20
  • Samantha Nienow

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $110,497
    From this org
    $103,753
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,744
    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
2023
Filed
27 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500659349301220

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