The great minds of tomorrow are in elementary schools everywhere, but science isnot. PS Science brings to elementary classrooms and program sites inspiring lessons that cultivate a deep understanding of the world and grow students and teachers who are confident and inspired by science.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$89K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $16K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$89K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $310K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$477K
Spent
$509K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$363K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$477K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$477K
FY2021$441K
FY2022$880K
FY2023$865K
FY2024$876K
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$509K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$509K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$778K
FY2023$857K
FY2024$883K
FY2025$945K
Net assets
$363K
FY2020
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$363K
FY2021$373K
FY2022$474K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$476K
FY2025$553K

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2020 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $344K Management & general 18% · $93K Fundraising 14% · $72K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $89K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$89,063Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co VP/Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co VP/Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Julie Olds’s $94K as Executive Dir. is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julie Olds$94,084$88,716$89,237$79,569$83,856$89,063

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

See Ps Science executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Brings rich STEM programs to under-served elementary schools.

Questions for Ps Science

Tap to ask. Ps Science sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Ps Science answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

3 programs · $337K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Beginning in September 2019,the PS Science program provided weekly, 90-minute engaging hands-on science lessons to over 2,200 students and 80 teachers in grades K through 5 throughout the school year. We delivered all lesson materials to our partner schools each week.

$310Kprogram expense
02

S-Team Rangers Summer Science CampWe are pleased to report that our 5th annual S-TEAM Rangers Summer Science camp for our oldest PS Science students wasrun through Zoom in June 2020. Camp materials bags were assembled and delivered to all participants, high school mentor/coaches recruited, and the remote two-week camp was an incredible…

$17Kprogram expense
03

Code ClubPS Science now offers an after school Code Club for 4th and 5th grade students who are interested in exploring coding and programming. The club meets weekly after school throughout the school year. Participants receive a materials kit containing a micro:bit microprocessor and additional sensors and components.

$10Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
See all 14 funders →

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$477K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$370K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Money outPt IX
$509K
Ln 25
Programscol B$344K
Managementcol C$93K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$363K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$395K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$370K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$86K
Other incomeLn 4–11$21K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$477K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$295K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$395K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$363K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6125
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$365K$395K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$395K$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$62K
Net assetsLn 32$395K$363K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$27K$36K$27K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$195K$166K$14K$16K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$32K$27K$2K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$20K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$52K$47K$5K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$87K$56K$7K$24K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$2K$4K$951
Total functional expensesLn 25$509K$344K$93K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$945K$76K$553K 990 PDF
FY2024 $876K$883K−$7K$476K 990 PDF
FY2023 $865K$857K$8K$483K 990 PDF
FY2022 $880K$778K$102K$474K 990 PDF
FY2021 $441K$494K−$53K$373K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $477K$509K−$32K$363K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $477,091 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $372,685$370,053
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $157,345$86,367
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,301$20,671
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $531,331$477,091
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $362,685$339,164
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $164,805$169,967
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $527,490$509,131
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,841−$32,040
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $477,091 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$370,053
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$370,053
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,367$86,367
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $20,671$20,671
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $86,367 · Excluded from tax $20,671$477,091
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $509,131 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $26,719 · Management $35,625 · Fundraising $26,719$89,063
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $165,778 · Management $13,652 · Fundraising $15,603$195,033
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,172 · Management $2,238 · Fundraising $2,557$31,967
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,636 · Management $1,617 · Fundraising $1,848$23,101
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,794$2,794
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,101$5,101
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,330$5,330
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,237$2,237
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $46,573 · Management $5,175$51,748
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,528$8,528
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,730 · Management $6,861 · Fundraising $24,200$86,791
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,372 · Management $4,115 · Fundraising $951$7,438
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $343,980 · Management $93,273 · Fundraising $71,878$509,131
Part X · Balance sheet $425,466 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $364,596$294,756
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$100,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $30,710$30,710
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $395,306$425,466
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$62,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$62,200
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $395,306$363,266
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $395,306$363,266
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $395,306$425,466
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $363,266 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$477,091
XI-2 Total expenses$509,131
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,040
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$395,306
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$363,266

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.