Bscs Science Learning: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 84-0622557)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$10.1M
FY2021	$10.9M
FY2022	$11.8M
FY2023	$10.8M
FY2024	$12.1M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$10.5M
FY2021	$11.5M
FY2022	$11.1M
FY2023	$11.6M
FY2024	$11.1M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.6M
FY2021	$3.0M
FY2022	$2.9M
FY2023	$2.2M
FY2024	$3.3M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1972.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

64%

34%

Program services 64% · $7.1M Management & general 34% · $3.8M Fundraising 2% · $200K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Daniel Edelson

President/Executive Direct

$248,124Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Hopkins-Evans

Assoc Director of Program

$170,317Pt VII · Sec A

Jody Bintz

VP/SR Science Educator/Ass

$160,990Pt VII · Sec A

Janet Ash

Treasurer/Secretary

$154,467Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsey Hawkins

VP/SR Science Educator/Ass

$151,038Pt VII · Sec A

Molly Stuhlsatz

VP/SR Research Scientist

$148,461Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Wilson

SR. Research Scientist/Dir

$142,266Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Gomez Zwiep

SR. Science Educator

$129,238Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Daniel Edelson	$248,124	$247,456	$239,239	$223,479	$233,618
Nancy Hopkins-Evans	$170,317	$167,906	—	—	—
Jody Bintz	$160,990	$155,364	$146,282	$142,047	$125,073
Janet Ash	$154,467	$133,039	$54,737	—	—
Lindsey Hawkins	$151,038	$148,803	$128,701	—	—
Molly Stuhlsatz	$148,461	$146,237	$129,964	—	—
Christopher Wilson	$142,266	$139,001	$132,693	—	—
Robert Smariga	—	—	—	$131,125	$121,731

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

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

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

Programs and updates

Develops research-based resources to improve science teaching and learning environments.

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3 programs · $7.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

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…

$4.2Mprogram expense

02

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…

$2.0Mprogram expense

03

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.

$864Kprogram expense

Funders

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

Gordon E and Betty I Moore FoundationFY2024$1.2M

Northwestern UniversityFY2024$645K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$295K

California State University East Bay Foundation INCFY2024$49K

The Pew Charitable TrustsFY2024$14K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$9K

Drexel UniversityFY2024$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$2.2M

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Grants paid · 42 grants · $6.3M · 2020–2024

Oregon Public BroadcastingOR · FY2024$206,698

American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral SciencesVA · FY2023$602,148

Oregon Public BroadcastingOR · FY2023$296,118

Georgia Tech Research CorporationGA · FY2023$101,557

McRel InternationalCO · FY2023$13,491

Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2023$13,201

American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral SciencesVA · FY2022$392,001

Oregon Public BroadcastingOR · FY2022$198,056

Regents of the University of ColoradoCO · FY2022$109,908

Northwestern UniversityIL · FY2022$85,565

Georgia Tech Research CorporationGA · FY2022$74,981

Trustees of Boston CollegeFY2022$74,298

University of Texas at AustinFY2022$51,889

Life LabFY2022$44,314

McRel InternationalCO · FY2022$38,501

Rockman CompanyFY2022$36,529

NweaFY2022$19,730

Trustees of Boston CollegeFY2021$296,051

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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$12.1M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.7M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M

Other incomeLn 4–11$265K

Money outPt IX

$11.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$7.1M

Managementcol C$3.8M

Fundraisingcol D$200K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.3M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$791K

Total assetsLn 16$4.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$844K

PeoplePt VI, VII

22

listed · VII A

PaidVII A11

Voting boardVI 1a11

IndependentVI 1b11

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$5.4M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$97K

Other incomeLn 4–11$265K

Gains on assetsLn 7$34K

Total revenueLn 12$12.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$50K

SavingsLn 2$741K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$791K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.6M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$117K

Total assetsLn 16$4.1M

LiabilitiesLn 26$844K

Net assetsLn 32$3.3M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 572

VolunteersI 613

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$313K	$791K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.5M	$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$121K	$117K
Total assetsLn 16	$3.4M	$4.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.1M	$844K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.2M	$3.3M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$207K	$207K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.7M	$941K	$725K	$17K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.4M	$1.9M	$1.5M	$34K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.6M	$1.1M	$484K	$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$435K	$302K	$128K	$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$81K		$81K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$14K	$195	$9K	$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$2.1M	$1.8M	$321K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$2K	$2K	$522
Office expensesLn 13	$329K	$75K	$254K	$64
Information technologyLn 14	$66K	$63K	$123	$3K
TravelLn 17	$408K	$363K	$43K	$2K
InterestLn 20	$11K			$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$4K		$4K
InsuranceLn 23	$80K		$80K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$379K	$256K	$100K	$23K
All other expensesLn 24e	$216K	$34K	$99K	$83K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$11.1M	$7.1M	$3.8M	$200K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$12.1M	$11.1M	$1.0M	$3.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$10.8M	$11.6M	−$827K	$2.2M	990 PDF
FY2022	$11.8M	$11.1M	$644K	$2.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$10.9M	$11.5M	−$608K	$3.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$10.1M	$10.5M	−$390K	$3.6M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $12,091,484 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,508,024$9,705,822

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,206,383$2,023,788

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,079$96,534

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $73,493$265,340

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,799,979$12,091,484

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,026,515$206,698

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $7,225,346$7,201,452

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,374,962$3,683,171

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $11,626,823$11,091,321

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$826,844$1,000,163

Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11

VI-1b Independent voting members11

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

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 $12,091,484 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $1,055 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$5,352,571

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,353,251

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,705,822

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,023,788$2,023,788

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $62,088$62,088

VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $256,143$256,143

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $8,000$8,000

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $34,446$34,446

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $142$142

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,323,574 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $62,088$12,091,484

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,091,321 across 17 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $206,698$206,698

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $941,381 · Management $725,341 · Fundraising $16,777$1,683,499

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,923,401 · Management $1,481,995 · Fundraising $34,277$3,439,673

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,142,146 · Management $483,869 · Fundraising $17,688$1,643,703

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $301,971 · Management $127,930 · Fundraising $4,676$434,577

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $80,570$80,570

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $195 · Management $8,511 · Fundraising $5,573$14,279

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,771,413 · Management $320,947$2,092,360

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,890 · Management $522$2,412

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $74,818 · Management $254,174 · Fundraising $64$329,056

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $63,329 · Management $123 · Fundraising $2,978$66,430

IX-17 TravelPrograms $362,627 · Management $43,464 · Fundraising $1,504$407,595

IX-20 InterestFundraising $10,746$10,746

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $4,374$4,374

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $80,371$80,371

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $256,465 · Management $100,267 · Fundraising $22,503$379,235

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,527 · Management $99,452 · Fundraising $82,764$215,743

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,079,861 · Management $3,811,910 · Fundraising $199,550$11,091,321

Part X · Balance sheet $4,126,019 assets, 16 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,552$50,068

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $308,044$740,501

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,083,700$621,836

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $127,718$875,589

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $126,391$0

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $91,859$103,680

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $121,297$116,924

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,500,339$1,617,421

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,363,900$4,126,019

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $935,626$841,395

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,467$2,335

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,126,554$843,730

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,318,191$1,074,799

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $919,155$2,207,490

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,237,346$3,282,289

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,363,900$4,126,019

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,282,289 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$12,091,484

XI-2 Total expenses$11,091,321

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,000,163

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,237,346

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$44,780

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,282,289

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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