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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,091,484
Total expenses
$11,091,321
Contributions and grants received
$9,705,822
Grants paid
$206,698
Program service revenue
$2,023,788
Investment income
$96,534
Other revenue
$265,340
Total assets, end of year
$4,126,019
Total liabilities, end of year
$843,730
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,282,289
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$7,079,861
Management and general expenses
$3,811,910
Fundraising expenses
$199,550
Program service expenses (Part III)
$7,079,861

Program services were 63.8% 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)

    $5,352,571

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,353,251

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT AND OTHER PROGRAM

    total $2,023,788 · related or exempt $2,023,788

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $62,088 · excluded $62,088

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $256,143 · related or exempt $256,143

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $8,000

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $8,000

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $8,000 · related or exempt $8,000

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $2,150,275

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

    securities $2,115,829

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $34,446

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $34,446 · related or exempt $34,446

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $1,055

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,055 · related or exempt $1,055

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $142 · related or exempt $142

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $142

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $206,698 · program services $206,698

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,683,499 · program services $941,381 · management and general $725,341 · fundraising $16,777

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,439,673 · program services $1,923,401 · management and general $1,481,995 · fundraising $34,277

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,643,703 · program services $1,142,146 · management and general $483,869 · fundraising $17,688

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $434,577 · program services $301,971 · management and general $127,930 · fundraising $4,676

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $80,570 · management and general $80,570

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,279 · program services $195 · management and general $8,511 · fundraising $5,573

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,092,360 · program services $1,771,413 · management and general $320,947

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,412 · program services $1,890 · management and general $522

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $329,056 · program services $74,818 · management and general $254,174 · fundraising $64

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $66,430 · program services $63,329 · management and general $123 · fundraising $2,978

  • 17 · Travel

    total $407,595 · program services $362,627 · management and general $43,464 · fundraising $1,504

  • 20 · Interest

    total $10,746 · fundraising $10,746

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,374 · management and general $4,374

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $80,371 · management and general $80,371

  • 24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $118,622 · program services $107,950 · management and general $10,672 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: PARTICIPANT SUPPORT

    total $109,402 · program services $96,347 · management and general $13,055

  • 24c · Other expenses: COMPUTER EXPENSE

    total $75,668 · program services $29,825 · management and general $44,194 · fundraising $1,649

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $75,543 · program services $22,343 · management and general $32,346 · fundraising $20,854

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $215,743 · program services $33,527 · management and general $99,452 · fundraising $82,764

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $4,552 · end of year $50,068

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $308,044 · end of year $740,501

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,083,700 · end of year $621,836

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $127,718 · end of year $875,589

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $126,391 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $91,859 · end of year $103,680

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

    $1,574,501

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

    $1,457,577

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $121,297 · end of year $116,924

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,500,339 · end of year $1,617,421

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $935,626 · end of year $841,395

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,200

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $185,261

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,467 · end of year $2,335

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,318,191 · end of year $1,074,799

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $919,155 · end of year $2,207,490

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING IS ON A MISSION TO TRANSFORM SCIENCE EDUCATION. WE PURSUE OUR MISSION BY TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO POWERFUL PROGRAMS FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TODAY, WE OFFER ENGAGING RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING AND IMMERSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR EDUCATORS. WE'VE MADE A COMMITMENT TO HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES-SO THAT LEARNERS AND EDUCATORS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY SCIENCE EDUCATION.

  • FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS - PROJECTS FUNDED BY GRANTS FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO PURSUE ITS MISSION THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSING ON ONE OR MORE OF THEFOLLOWING: DESIGN OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS IN SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING. PROJECTS INVOLVE EXPLORATION OF NEW APPROACHES, RESEARCH ON IMPACTS OR EFFECTIVENESS OF INNOVATIONS, AND SYNTHESIS OF RESEARCH ON SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING. GRANTS ARE TYPICALLY 1-5 YEARS IN LENGTH.

    Expenses $4,191,884 · Revenue $5,352,571

  • FOUNDATION FUNDED PROJECTS - PROJECTS FUNDED BY FOUNDATIONS THROUGH OPEN REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS OR BY INVITATION. FOUNDATION-FUNDED PROJECTS ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO PURSUE ITS MISSION THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSING ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: DESIGN OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, TEACHERPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS IN SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING. PROJECTS INVOLVE EXPLORATION OF NEW APPROACHES, RESEARCH ON IMPACTS OR EFFECTIVENESS OF INNOVATIONS, AND SYNTHESIS OF RESEARCH ON SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING. GRANTS ARE TYPICALLY FROM 1-3 YEARS IN LENGTH.

    Expenses $2,024,277 · Grants $206,698 · Revenue $3,388,394

  • PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS. FUNDING IS PRIMARLY CONTRACTS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ALSO INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE FUNDED BY PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FEES OR CONTRACTED SERVICES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.

    Expenses $863,700 · Revenue $2,023,788

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Stephen Traphagen

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ellen Ebert

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jill Prather-Cowart

    CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Heidi Schweingruber

    VICE CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Philip Bell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rodolfo Dirzo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Erin Marie Furtak

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jose Felipe Martinez Fernandez

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Craig Heller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jeffrey Rozelle

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Warren

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Edelson

    PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT

    Total calculated
    $329,868
    From this org
    $248,124
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $81,744
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,124
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $81,744
    Filer's total
    $329,868

  • Jody Bintz

    VP/SR SCIENCE EDUCATOR/ASS

    Total calculated
    $218,839
    From this org
    $160,990
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $57,849
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,990
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $57,849
    Filer's total
    $218,839

  • Nancy Hopkins-Evans

    ASSOC DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $229,515
    From this org
    $170,317
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,198
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $170,317
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $59,198
    Filer's total
    $229,515

  • Molly Stuhlsatz

    VP/SR RESEARCH SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $212,373
    From this org
    $148,461
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $63,912
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,461
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $63,912
    Filer's total
    $212,373

  • Lindsey Hawkins

    VP/SR SCIENCE EDUCATOR/ASS

    Total calculated
    $180,358
    From this org
    $151,038
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,320
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,038
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,320
    Filer's total
    $180,358

  • Janet Ash

    TREASURER/SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $210,730
    From this org
    $154,467
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,263
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,467
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $56,263
    Filer's total
    $210,730

  • Christopher Wilson

    SR. RESEARCH SCIENTIST/DIR

    Total calculated
    $203,960
    From this org
    $142,266
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $61,694
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,266
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $61,694
    Filer's total
    $203,960

  • Zoe Buck Bracey

    SR. SCIENCE EDUCATOR

    Total calculated
    $186,392
    From this org
    $126,974
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $59,418
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,974
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $59,418
    Filer's total
    $186,392

  • Susan Gomez Zwiep

    SR. SCIENCE EDUCATOR

    Total calculated
    $168,150
    From this org
    $129,238
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,912
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,238
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,912
    Filer's total
    $168,150

  • Lauren Novo

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $165,491
    From this org
    $126,933
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,558
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $126,933
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,558
    Filer's total
    $165,491

  • Audrey Mohan

    SR. RESEARCH SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $174,606
    From this org
    $124,690
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,916
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $124,690
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,916
    Filer's total
    $174,606

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
25 July 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202502239349300815

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