AUSTIN SCIENCE EDUCATION FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization
AUSTIN SCIENCE EDUCATION FOUNDATION (EIN 46-3571765)
Tax period
2022-09-01 to 2023-08-31
Filed
2023-12-26
IRS object ID
202313609349200401
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-12-26T09:50:46-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ronald Dittmar CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1904 Ebony StAddressLine1Txt
CityAustinCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78704ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN463571765EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AUSTIN SCIENCE EDUCATION FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlAUSTBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1704 WEST GIBSON STAddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRONALD DITTMARPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5129944783PhoneNum
Signature2023-12-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstRONALDPersonFirstNm
Person LastDITTMARPersonLastNm
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Preparer PersonRonald DittmarPreparerPersonNm
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Phone5124428120PhoneNum
Preparation2023-12-26PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.AUSTINSCIENCE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$179,135GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$131,533ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$45,725ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$10,000GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
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Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$94,083FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$46,849OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$4,015PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$60,064OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$259,011TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$79,876ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$130,842NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$225,081BOYAmt
EOY$131,346EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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BOY$29,851BOYAmt
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BOY$254,932BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeSEE SCHEDULE O - PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSEPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt
LOGISTICAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR THE AUSTIN ENERGY REGIONAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL$226,013
SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS$10,000$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$236,013TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
RONALD DITTMAR
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0
SUEANN DECUIR
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00$0$0$0
RICHARD S HOWARD
PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0
PAUL STRANGE
VICE PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0
INGRID WEIGAND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR25.00$0$0$0
JONATHAN LUDEN
SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0
VIC RAMIREZ
VICE PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0
ASKIA LITTLE
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00$0$0$0
TAMMY COOPER
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00$0$0$0
NINA GOLDER
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00$0$0$0
TONI WEST
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00$0$0$0
MARK MENZIE
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00$0$0$0
LAURA MORRISON
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00$0$0$0
PEGGY WANG
MEMBER AT LARGE1.00$0$0$0
JANET PICHETTE
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Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
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Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonINGRID WEIGANDPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
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Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$123,025CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$146,570CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$163,244CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$160,850CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$121,533CurrentTaxYearAmt
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Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
General explanation attachmentPRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE THE AUSTIN SCIENCE EDUCATION FOUNDATION PROMOTES STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH BY ENABLING PARTICIPATION IN THE AUSTIN ENERGY REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR, AND SUPPORTING SELECTED STUDENTS ADVANCEMENT TO THE TEXAS AND INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIRS
List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10ACTIVITY SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS - LESS THAN $5000 GRANTEE VARIOUS RELATIONSHIP AE SCIENCE FAIR SCHOLARSHIP WINNERSAMOUNT 10,000
Description of other expenses Part I line 16DESCRIPTION AMOUNTBUSINESS OVERHEAD COSTS 6,746PAYROLL TAXES 3,366EVENT TECH SUPPORT 4,641OTHER EVENT SUPPORT 1,671EVENT PROMOTION TRAINING RECOGNITIO 13,161SIGNAGE 7,476ISEF FEES & REGISTRATION 6,600ISEF TRAVEL & PER DIEMS 16,403
Description of other assets Part II line 24CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 29,851 10,975PREPAID EXPENSES 0 7,515
Description of total liabilities Part II line 26CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARSCHOLARSHIPS PAYABLE 16,000 16,167DEFERRED REVENUE 25,000 500PAYROLL TAX PAYABLE 3,214 2,327

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonINGRID WEIGANDPersonNm
Short ExplanationMS WEIGAND COORDINATES AND SUPPORTS ALL ASPECTS OF THE ANNUAL AUSTIN ENERGY REGIONAL SCIENCE FESTIVAL, INCLUDING SPONSORSHIPS, SCHOOL REGISTRATIONS, AND LOGISTICS.ShortExplanationTxt

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