Center for Science Teaching & Learning INC FY2020 filing

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Rockville Ctr, NY501(c)(3)EducationEIN 31-1774356Revenue $1.2M in FY2020

On file with the IRScstl.org1450 Tanglewood Rd, 11570-3545 · Rockville Ctr, NYTax-exempt since Jul 2001Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide science education. CSTL's mission is encouraging science learning and literacy. This means giving people and children the opportunity to study

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$141K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$141K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$133K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
Spent
$903K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$862K
FY2024$954K
Expenses
$903K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$903K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2001.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $837K Management & general 7% · $66K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $141K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Asst Director
$87,151Pt VII · Sec A
$53,817Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ray Ann Havasy’s $150K as Director is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric J Patysiak$150,000$150,175$149,608$87,151
Ray Ann Havasy$150,000$145,000$114,280$53,817

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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers science education and learning opportunities for all ages.

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3 programs · $837K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide staff development opportunities for teachers and provide programs and projects that help improve science education so that it reaches more children.

$674Kprogram expense
02

The NSPC health science competition is a design challenge for pre-college youth. The program is to experiment and test any innovation in health science.

$83Kprogram expense
03

The Clean Tech Competition is a unique, worldwide research and design challenge for pre-college youth. The program encourages scientific understading of real-world issues and the integration of environmentally responsible energy sources.

$81Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $399K · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2022$110,700
Unitemized GrantFY2021$150,600
Unitemized GrantFY2020$138,100

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$850K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$355K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$903K
Ln 25
Programscol B$837K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$474K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$355K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$850K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$10K
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$474K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$474K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$862K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$199K$474K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$183K$206K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$890K$862K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$183K$133K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$875$875
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$138K$138K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$141K$134K$7K$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$311K$296K$16K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$36K$36K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$36K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$0$8K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$7K$4K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$17K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$14K$13K$688$0
OccupancyLn 16$29K$27K$1K$0
InterestLn 20$259$0$259$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K$770$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$106K$81K$25K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$19K$2K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$903K$837K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $954K$1.0M−$85K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $862K$1.0M−$153K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$125K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$70K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.2M$903K$293K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $1,195,635 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $55,000$354,537
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $919,346$849,816
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $20,398−$5,350
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$309−$3,368
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $994,435$1,195,635
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $150,066$138,975
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $543,739$525,483
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $369,692$238,492
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,063,497$902,950
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$69,062$292,685
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,195,635 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$354,537
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$354,537
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$849,816
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,166$4,166
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$3,368−$3,368
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$9,516−$9,516
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $849,816 · Unrelated business −$3,368 · Excluded from tax −$5,350$1,195,635
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $902,950 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $875$875
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $138,100$138,100
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $133,920 · Management $7,048 · Fundraising $0$140,968
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $295,789 · Management $15,568 · Fundraising $0$311,357
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $35,592 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$35,592
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,688 · Management $1,878 · Fundraising $0$37,566
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $8,250 · Fundraising $0$8,250
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $7,000 · Management $3,674 · Fundraising $0$10,674
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,780 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$16,780
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $13,080 · Management $688 · Fundraising $0$13,768
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $27,081 · Management $1,425 · Fundraising $0$28,506
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $259 · Fundraising $0$259
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $18,818 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,818
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $14,639 · Management $770 · Fundraising $0$15,409
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $81,045 · Management $24,687 · Fundraising $0$105,732
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $18,663 · Management $1,633 · Fundraising $0$20,296
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $837,070 · Management $65,880 · Fundraising $0$902,950
Part X · Balance sheet $1,543,030 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $139,524$474,432
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $59,672$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $889,637$862,274
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $182,537$206,324
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,271,370$1,543,030
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $183,172$132,503
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $183,172$132,503
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,088,198$1,410,527
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,088,198$1,410,527
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,271,370$1,543,030
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,410,527 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,195,635
XI-2 Total expenses$902,950
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$292,685
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,088,198
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$29,789
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,410,527

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