CRS empowers teachers and STEM professionals serving schools in historically marginalized communities to activate TK-8 students curiosity about the world, foster critical thinking, and inspire children to imagine future career pathways. CRS leads a dynamic network, fostering relationships and collaborations that leverage expertise and resources to transform science teaching and learning toward greater equity, opportunity, and success for all students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$103K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $66K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$103K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $83K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$846K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$842K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$465K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$846K
FY2023▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$512K
FY2021$542K
FY2022$827K
FY2023$846K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$842K
FY2023▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$372K
FY2021$455K
FY2022$710K
FY2023$842K
FY2024$987K
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$465K
FY2023▲ +0.7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$345K
FY2022$461K
FY2023$465K
FY2024$495K
FY2025$511K

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 1997.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $783K Management & general 5% · $38K Fundraising 2% · $21K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $103K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$103,292Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Teresa Barnett’s $117K as Executive Dir. is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Teresa Barnett$116,993$108,998$103,292$94,842

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires TK-8 students' curiosity and critical thinking through STEM education for equitable futures.

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3 programs · $783K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Bay Area Scientists Inspiring Students (BASIS) and Be a Scientist STEM Mentoring programs engage STEM professionals as volunteers in K-8 schools. Programs recruit, train, coach and place scientists, engineers, and other STEM professionals from academia and industry to serve as role models and mentors while leading students and teachers…

$378Kprogram expense
02

Teacher Services. CRS provided 2,000 TK and Kindergarten through 8th grade educators with comprehensive information services including news bulletins, curated online content, customized research, and resource guides regarding grants, lesson plans, field trips, training and more from over 200 science education partners in the region and…

$278Kprogram expense
03

Resource Development

Convening, consulting, and curriculum development and training projects targeting challenges and opportunities in K-8 science education. CRS provided professional development and curricular development services to schools, districts, and informal education organizations.

$128Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Kla FoundationFY2025$83K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$83K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$846K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$620K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$225K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$842K
Ln 25
Programscol B$783K
Managementcol C$38K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$465K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$433K
Total assetsLn 16$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$620K
Government grantsLn 1e$34K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$225K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$846K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$179K
SavingsLn 2$255K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$433K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$465K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 61,200
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
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$518K$433K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$50K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$522K$491K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$461K$465K
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$104K$88K$10K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$295K$281K$4K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$21K$209$245
Payroll taxesLn 10$32K$30K$758$587
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$614$614
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$856$856
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$185K$185K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$51K$41K$9K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$17K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$37K$35K$1K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$2$3
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$10K$9K$467$14
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$115$134
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$71K$71K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$842K$783K$38K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.1M$16K$511K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$987K$30K$495K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $846K$842K$3K$465K 990 PDF
FY2022 $827K$710K$117K$461K 990 PDF
FY2021 $542K$455K$87K$345K 990 PDF
FY2020 $512K$372K$140K$264K 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 O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $845,578 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $699,352$619,772
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $127,125$224,666
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $563$1,140
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $827,040$845,578
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $356,057$452,174
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$856
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $354,136$389,136
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $710,193$842,166
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $116,847$3,412
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $845,578 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$33,883
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$585,889
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$619,772
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $224,666$224,666
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,140$1,140
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 events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $224,666 · Excluded from tax $1,140$845,578
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $842,166 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 $87,939 · Management $9,827 · Fundraising $6,234$104,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $281,127 · Management $3,972 · Fundraising $9,918$295,017
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $21,008 · Management $209 · Fundraising $245$21,462
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,350 · Management $758 · Fundraising $587$31,695
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $614$614
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,969$12,969
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $856$856
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $185,059$185,059
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $40,934 · Management $8,642 · Fundraising $1,109$50,685
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,800$16,800
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $34,510 · Management $1,290 · Fundraising $1,510$37,310
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,677 · Management $2 · Fundraising $3$1,682
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,140 · Management $467 · Fundraising $14$9,621
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,064 · Management $115 · Fundraising $134$3,313
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $71,083$71,083
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $783,305 · Management $38,251 · Fundraising $20,610$842,166
Part X · Balance sheet $490,754 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $208,648$178,572
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $308,947$254,836
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 chargesStart of year $4,304$7,057
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$50,289
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $521,899$490,754
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $60,500$25,943
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,500$25,943
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $461,399$464,811
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $461,399$464,811
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $521,899$490,754
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $464,811 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$845,578
XI-2 Total expenses$842,166
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,412
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$461,399
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$464,811

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