2023-11-14T15:14:05-06:00 2022-12-31 521231901 GORFINE SCHILLER & GARDYN PA 10045 RED RUN BLVD SUITE 250 OWINGS MILLS MD 21117 990 2022-01-01 521926756 ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY CENTERS INC ASSO 2027837200 818 CONNECTICUT AVENUENW 700 WASHINGTON DC 20006 CHRISTOFER NELSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2027837200 2023-11-14 1 CHRISTOFER NELSON 999009999 0 SCOTT D RODGVILLE CPA P00365285 4103565900 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CHRISTOFER NELSON 818 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW SUITE 700 WASHINGTON DC 20006 4087197 0 X WWW.ASTC.ORG X 1995 MD DEDICATED TO INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF-AND ENGAGEMENT WITH-SCIENCE AMONG ALL PEOPLE. 21 21 24 21 0 0 5955138 1932765 992907 1813535 248645 129433 45792 93839 7242482 3969572 2216076 580699 0 0 2130934 2349746 0 0 0 2241796 3266651 6588806 6197096 653676 -2227524 7016883 3753587 2292406 1760826 4724477 1992761 X THE ASSOCIATION OF SCIENCE-TECHNOLOGY CENTERS (ASTC) IS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION WITH A VISION OF INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF-AND ENGAGEMENT WITH-SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AMONG ALL PEOPLE AND A MISSION TO CHAMPION AND SUPPORT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS AND MUSEUMS. FOUNDED IN 1973, ASTC CHAMPIONS AND SUPPORTS MORE THAN 500 SCIENCE CENTERS, TECHNOLOGY MUSEUMS, NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS, CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS, AND OTHER STEM-RICH, PLACE-BASED INSTITUTIONS, SUCH AS NATURE CENTERS, AQUARIUMS, PLANETARIUMS, ZOOS, AND BOTANICAL GARDENS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA AND IN NEARLY 50 COUNTRIES-AS WELL AS NEARLY 200 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE AN INTEREST IN SCIENCE LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT. 0 0 1727197 320020 BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE - -PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT MEMBERS TO PREPARE AND LEAD WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES - BUILDS CAPACITY AMONG SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS AND MUSEUMS AND ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS FOR LEADING WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES ON CRITICAL ISSUES OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. THROUGH LARGELY GRANT-SUPPORTED EFFORTS, ASTC DEVELOPS AND DEPLOYS PROGRAMS TO UNDERSTAND AND SCALE NEW APPROACHES TO PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE AND INFORMAL SCIENCE LEARNING AMONG OUR MEMBERS. ASTC ALSO INVESTS IN RESEARCH TO HELP OUR MEMBERS RECOGNIZE AND ACT ON MARKET AND SOCIETAL TRENDS AFFECTING THEIR BUSINESSES AND THEIR COMMUNITIES. -ADVANCE EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - BRINGS TOGETHER INSTITUTIONS RICH IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) THAT SERVE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GLOBE, AND THAT RECOGNIZE THAT DIVERSITY, ACCESSIBILITY, INCLUSION, AND EQUITY ARE PARAMOUNT VALUES. INVESTS IN ACTION FOR THE FIELD IN SUPPORT OF THESE VALUES INCLUDING OUR DIVERSITY AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FELLOWS PROGRAM, COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT OF THE CULTURAL COMPETENCE LEARNING INSTITUTE, AND MULTIPLE PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN OUR FIELD AND IN STEM AROUND THE WORLD. HELPS ASTC MEMBERS THROUGH THESE EQUITY AND DIVERSITY PROGRAMS TO BECOME MORE WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE, AND ACCESSIBLE INSTITUTIONS, WITH AN AIM TO INCREASE THE DIVERSITY OF THOSE WHO VISIT AND WORK IN MUSEUMS; STEM; AND ENSURE THESE PLACE-BASED INSTITUTIONS REMAIN RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE AND SUPPORTIVE OF THE GOALS AND PRIORITIES OF THOSE COMMUNITIES. 1387077 1865327 STRENGHEN MEMBERS AND THEIR CAPACITY - -ASTCS ANNUAL CONFERENCE - HOSTS ONE OF THE PREMIER PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GLOBAL SCIENCE-CENTER COMMUNITY, WHERE, EACH YEAR, 1,500 TO 2,000 INDIVIDUALS REPRESENTING SCIENCE CENTERS AND MUSEUMS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD, INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATORS, AND COMPANIES COLLABORATING WITH THE MUSEUM FIELD GATHER. OFFERS GENERAL SESSIONS, CONCURRENT SESSIONS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS AT THIS ANNUAL CONVENING. -PUBLICATIONS AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE - KEEPS MEMBERS APPRISED OF TRENDS, PRACTICES, PERSPECTIVES, AND NEWS OF SIGNIFICANCE TO THE SCIENCE-MUSEUM FIELD THROUGH A DIGITAL MAGAZINE AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS. PROVIDES RESOURCES, TIMELY INFORMATION AND ONLINE COMMUNITIES AND FORUMS THAT PROMOTE THE SHARING OF SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES THROUGH ONLINE COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE. -WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS, AND OTHER CONVENINGS - PROVIDES LEARNING AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MUSEUM AND SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS ON A RANGE OF TOPICS. -RESEARCH SERVICES - TRACKS AND ANALYZES TRENDS AND COMPILES DATA, INFORMATION, AND STATISTICS FOR THE SCIENCE MUSEUM FIELD. 943534 42047 CHAMPION AND SUPPORT SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT - -ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC RELATIONS - ADVANCES THE INTERESTS OF SCIENCE CENTERS, INFORMAL SCIENCE LEARNING, AND SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT BROADLY WITHIN THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ENCOURAGES MUSEUM VISITORSHIP THROUGH PUBLIC RELATIONS EFFORTS AND A RECIPROCAL FREE ADMISSION PROGRAM. -PUBLIC AWARENESS AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT - CONDUCTS OUTREACH TO NORTH AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH, BUSINESS, TECHNOLOGY, AND EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS TO POSITION THE SCIENCE MUSEUM FIELD AS A POTENTIAL PARTNER FOR CONNECTING THE PUBLIC TO SCIENCE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO GLOBAL ISSUES. -COLLABORATING ACROSS THE SCIENCE-ENGAGEMENT ECOSYSTEM - SUPPORTS A GROWING NETWORK OF LEADERS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGAGEMENT NETWORKS TO FOSTER A MORE ROBUST ECOSYSTEM OF ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE ENGAGING THE PUBLIC IN STEM. -INTERNATIONAL NETWORK AND MEMBER COLLABORATIONS - WORKS WITH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SCIENCE CENTER NETWORKS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES TO SUPPORT SCIENCE CENTERS AND MUSEUMS WORLDWIDE. 898614 30670 CAISE - THE CENTER FOR ADVANCEMENT OF INFORMAL SCIENCE EDUCATION (CAISE) IS A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-FUNDED PROJECT TO BUILD AND ADVANCE THE INFORMAL STEM EDUCATION FIELD BY PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE, RESOURCES AND CONNECTIVITY FOR EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, EVALUATORS AND OTHER INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS. 565626 132009 COMMUNITIES FOR IMMUNITY - COMMUNITIES FOR IMMUNITY IS AN INITIATIVE SUPPORTING THE WORK OF MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES IN ENGAGING THEIR COMMUNITIES IN COVID-19 VACCINE CONFIDENCE. ADMINISTERED BY ASTC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS AND THE NETWORK OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE, AND WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE INSTITUTE OF MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, COMMUNITIES FOR IMMUNITY SUPPLIED FUNDING TO MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES DURING IN 2021-2022 TO SUPPORT VACCINE CONFIDENCE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. 112970 98000 LEGACY PROJECTS -LEGACY PROJECTS REPRESENT MULTI-YEAR FUNDED PROJECTS THAT ASTC DOES NOT ANTICIPATE CONTINUING. WHILE THESE PROJECTS ADVANCE ASTC'S MISSION AND SUPPORT OUR WORK WITH OUR MEMBERS, THEY MAY NOT FALL INTO ONE OF ASTC'S NEW STRATEGIC PILLARS. 1577210 260679 5635018 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 94 0 1 24 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 21 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X CHRISTOFER NELSON 2027837200 818 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NW NO 700 WASHINGTON DC 200062734 LARRY DUBINSKI IMMED. PAST CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM HARRIS CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TIM RITCHIE CHAIR ELECT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CURT SIMMONS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERIC BERTLEY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT FIRMHOFER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RENA DORPH BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOANN NEWMAN SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHERINE HORNE TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TRACY CALOGHEROS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTIAN GREER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARILEE JENNINGS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS JONES BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDRES ROLDAN MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 TARA MACDOUGALL BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA EMILIA BEYER RUIZ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ADALENE SPIVY BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SAM DEAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERIN GRAHAM MEMBER-AT-LARGE 2.00 X 0 0 0 LORI BETTISON-VARGA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARA SCHAPIRO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOFER NELSON PRESIDENT AND CEO 40.00 X 279799 0 30114 FRANCES BURG CHIEF OF STAFF 40.00 X 104272 0 21027 JAMES BELL PROJECT DIRECTOR, CAISE 40.00 X 120883 0 44817 ADAM FAGEN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 114489 0 13552 ERICA KIMMERLING SENIOR ADVISOR FOR SCIENCE 40.00 X 109262 0 27083 JULIAN BOAITEY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 40.00 X 101692 0 20905 MELISSA BALLARD DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 40.00 X 103657 0 30746 934054 0 188244 7 0 1 0 LEVY CONVENTION CENTER 1000 FT DUQUESNE PITTSBURGH PA 15222 CATERING SERVICES 263546 AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS 2451 CRYSTAL DR ARLINGTON VA 22202 PROGRAM CONSULTANT 219254 INSPIRE EVENT TECHNOLOGIES LLC 9150 N ROYAL LANE SUITE 150 IRVING TX 75063 AUDIO AND VISUAL CONTRACTOR 170718 SRI INTERNATIONAL 4616 25TH AVE SE 248 SEATTLE WA 98105 PROGRAM CONSULTANT 106253 6 975813 956952 1932765 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 870880 870880 REGISTRATION FEES 900099 657605 657605 EXHIBIT HALL FEES 900099 285050 285050 1813535 95948 95948 151110 117625 33485 33485 33485 OTHER 900099 51792 51792 ADVERTISING 541800 42047 42047 93839 3969572 1907374 0 129433 X 580699 580699 435212 140128 295084 1485679 1244596 241083 89722 76899 12823 196880 122994 73886 142253 105512 36741 743 743 36227 36227 1608515 1521872 86643 2292 166 2126 93761 25556 68205 201450 201450 360110 360110 167187 128350 38837 413336 413336 8124 8124 80706 80706 51681 4788 46893 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 97580 96444 1136 TAXES AND FEES 97493 58597 38896 MISCELLANEOUS 26016 3924 22092 REGISTRATION FEES 18272 16632 1640 3158 893075 -889917 6197096 5635018 562078 0 257913 123312 303453 315938 2236968 389366 57404 61051 128222 55517 972070 883475 169301 88595 3863622 2719808 7016883 3753587 603589 799657 1060348 79093 119480 409606 508989 472470 2292406 1760826 X 1989187 543978 2735290 1448783 4724477 1992761 7016883 3753587 -2227524 -504192 0 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 3407433 3087556 1950407 5955138 1932765 16333299 1986162 2034676 1259513 1038699 1907374 8226424 5393595 5122232 3209920 6993837 3840139 24559723 0 0 0 24559723 110585 88765 75014 87215 95948 457527 110585 88765 75014 87215 95948 457527 5504180 5210997 3284934 7081052 3936087 25017250 0.98170 0.98110 0.01830 0.01860 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER - SCHEDULE A, PART III, SUPPORT SCHEDULE THE ORGANIZATION HAS A SHORT YEAR IN THE FIVE YEAR LOOKBACK PERIOD BECAUSE OF A CHANGE IN YEAR-END. THE AMOUNTS ON SCHEDULE A, PART III, SECTIONS A AND B, COLUMN (D) 2019, ARE FOR THE PERIOD MARCH 1, 2019 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2019 WHICH IS THE SHORT YEAR RESULTING FROM THE CHANGE IN YEAR-END. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5630162 5630162 431508 107877 0 0 320301 341608 452559 431508 1545976 2318964 80075 85402 113140 107877 386494 579741 693166 -82614 610552 609388 83778 693166 483135 126253 609388 479280 3855 483135 474611 4669 479280 0.77855 0.07916 0.14230 0 0 536403 488726 47677 435667 394749 40918 88595 DEFERRED RENT AND LEASE INCENTIVES 117470 SMALL BUSINESS LOANS 150000 LINE OF CREDIT 205000 472470 X 3465380 -504192 -504192 3969572 0 3969572 6197096 0 6197096 0 6197096 PART V, LINE 4: ASTC'S ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF A BOARD-RESTRICTED FUND AND DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS. THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD-RESTRICTED FUND IS TO SUPPORT ASTC'S GENERAL OPERATIONS, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE PURPOSES OF THE DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO INCREASE INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS' PARTICIPATION IN ASTC'S ACTIVITIES AND TO ADVANCE EXTRAORDINARY LEADERSHIP IN THE SCIENCE CENTER AND MUSEUM FIELD. PART X, LINE 2: ASTC QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE IRC AND IS CLASSIFIED AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION UNDER IRC SECTION 509(A)(1). ASTC RECEIVES UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME FROM ADVERTISING. ASTC'S PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVERTISING INCOME TOTALED $-0- FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2022 AND 2021. ASTC FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. ASTC PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. IT IS ASTC'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021, ASTC HAD NO ACCRUAL FOR INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES. 1 ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER 600 EAST WASHINGTON ST PHOENIX AZ 85004 860390558 501(C)(3) 13610 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD, VOYA STEM GRANT ASSOCIATION OF TRIBAL ARCHIVES LIBRARIES AND MUSEUMS 4841 HILLSIDE LANE EDMOND OK 73025 273853278 501(C)(3) 20000 0 COMMUNITIES FOR IMMUNITY VACCINE CONFIDENCE PROGRAM GRANT AWARD CENTRO CRIOLLO DE CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA 59 GAUTIER AVE CAGUAS PR 00725 660703415 501(C)(3) 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY MUSUEM OF CAPE COD INC 577 GREAT NECK ROAD SOUTH MASHPEE MA 02649 043132922 501(C)(3) 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD CHILDREN'S MUSEUM FOUNDATION CORPORATION 412 E ADAMS STREET SPRINGFIELD IL 62701 371320003 501(C)(3) 5220 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF OSWEGO 7 WEST BRIDGE ST OSWEGO NY 13126 462648553 501(C)(3) 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER 250 COLUMBUS BLVD HARTFORD CT 06103 061538101 501(C)(3) 6000 0 VOYA STEM GRANT EAST MEADOW PUBLIC LIBRARY 1886 FRONT ST EAST MEADOW NY 11554 116003077 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD EXPLORA OF ALBUQUERQUE 1701 MOUNTAIN ROAD NW ALBUQUERQUE NM 87104 850442062 501(C)(3) 15000 0 UNIVERSE OF LEARNING MINIFUND GEORGIA MUSEUMS INC TA TELLUS SCIENCE MUSEUM PO BOX 3248 CARTERSVILLE GA 30120 201234015 501(C)(3) 17000 0 VOYA STEM GRANT GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER 601 ERIESIDE AVENUE CLEVELAND OH 44114 311258416 501(C)(3) 10720 0 DIALOGUE AND DELIBERATION CHALLENGE GRANT GREENSBURG HEMPFIELD AREA LIBRARY 237 S PENNSYLVANIA AVE GREENSBURG PA 15601 250974302 501(C)(3) 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD HEALTHWORKS KIDS' MUSEUM 1100 MACKLIND AVE ST LOUIS MO 63110 753018876 501(C)(3) 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD IMAGINATION STATION 1 DISCOVERY WAY TOLEDO OH 43604 752426534 501(C)(3) 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD KANSAS CHILDREN'S DISCOVERY CENTER 4400 SW 10TH AVENUE TOPEKA KS 66604 371534978 501(C)(3) 10500 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD KIDZU 201 S ESTES DRIVE STE A9 CHAPEL HILL NC 27514 202058235 501(C)(3) 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER 222 JERSEY CITY BOULEVARD JERSEY CITY NJ 07305 222302253 501(C)(3) 17000 0 VOYA STEM GRANT LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY FOUNDATION 900 EXPOSITION BLVD LOS ANGELES CA 90007 956132185 501(C)(3) 19000 0 DIALOGUE AND DELIBERATION CHALLENGE GRANT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 314 MAIN STREET CAMBRIDGE MA 02142 042103594 501(C)(3) 6000 0 VOYA STEM GRANT MCALLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM 1900 W NOLANA MCALLEN TX 78504 746084228 501(C)(3) 13080 0 DIALOGUE AND DELIBERATION CHALLENGE GRANT MCAULIFFE-SHEPARD DISCOVERY CENTER 2 INSTITUTE DRIVE CONCORD CT 03301 455337441 501(C)(3) 7178 0 DIALOGUE AND DELIBERATION CHALLENGE GRANT MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND HISTORY OF JACKSONVILLE INC 1025 MUSEUM CIRCLE JACKSONVILLE FL 32207 590651090 501(C)(3) 11000 0 VOYA STEM GRANT MUSKOGEE STEAM CENTER 4704 HOWARD ST MUSKOGEE OK 74403 731437770 501(C)(3) 15000 0 UNIVERSE OF LEARNING MINIFUND OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 312 KERR ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CORVALLIS OR 97331 936022772 501(C)(3) 30670 0 CAISE GRANT ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER 777 EAST PRINCETON STREET ORLANDO FL 32802 590896343 501(C)(3) 7200 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD, UNIVERSE OF LEARNING MINIFUND PENSACOLA MESS HALL 418 E WRIGHT ST PENSACOLA FL 32501 455211853 501(C)(3) 11550 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD, UNIVERSE OF LEARNING MINIFUND RUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER PO BOX 33303 SAN DIEGO CA 92163 956066250 501(C)(3) 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD SCHOOL DISTRICT OF LA CROSSE HOGAN ADMINISTRATIVE CENTER 807 EAST AVENUE SOUTH LA CROSSE WI 54601 396002841 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD SCIENCENTER 601 FIRST STREET ITHACA NY 14850 222470652 501(C)(3) 23375 0 DIALOGUE AND DELIBERATION CHALLENGE GRANT, UNIVERSE OF LEARNING MINIFUND SCI-TECH DISCOVERY CENTER 8004 N DALLAS PARKWAY - 100 FRISCO TX 75034 200384307 501(C)(3) 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD SOUTH DAKOTA DISCOVERY CENTER 805 W SIOUX PIERRE SD 57501 363599183 501(C)(3) 17610 0 UNIVERSE OF LEARNING MINIFUND, IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD TUCSON CHILDREN'S MUSEUM 200 S SIXTH AVENUE TUCSON AZ 85701 860676237 501(C)(3) 13100 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD, UNIVERSE OF LEARNING MINIFUND VIRGIN ISLANDS CHILDREN'S MUSEUM BUCCANEER MALL RTE 30 ST THOMAS VI 00802 660828032 501(C)(3) 6000 0 IF/THEN GENDER EQUITY GRANT AWARD 31 2 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTEES SUBMIT PROGRESS AND FINAL REPORTS DESCRIBING THEIR PROJECTS AND USE OF FUNDS. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CHRISTOFER NELSON PRESIDENT AND CEO 242899 0 36900 0 0 0 20500 0 9614 0 309913 0 0 0 JAMES BELL PROJECT DIRECTOR, CAISE 120883 0 0 0 0 0 12622 0 32195 0 165700 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ASTC IS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION WITH NEARLY 650 MEMBERS IN ALMOST 50 COUNTRIES. ASTC HAS TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS WHICH ARE: SCIENCE CENTER AND MUSEUM MEMBERS AND ALLIED MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE OF A SCIENCE CENTER AND MUSEUM MEMBER IS ENTITLED TO PARTICIPATE IN MEETINGS AND CAST ONE VOTE ON BEHALF OF ITS INSTITUTION ON CORPORATION MATTERS BROUGHT TO THE MEMBERSHIP FOR A VOTE. ASTC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY ELECTRONIC BALLOT IN ADVANCE OF THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING BY A QUARUM OF THE SCIENCE CENTER AND MUSEUM MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES. NOMINEES FOR THE POSITION OF DIRECTOR ARE SELECTED FROM THE SCIENCE CENTER AND MUSEUM MEMBERS BY THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. MEMBER REPRESENTATIVES OF ALLIED MEMBERS ARE NOT ENTITLED TO VOTE ON CORPORATION MATTERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990, PREPARED BY THE AUDIT FIRM, IS SUBMITTED TO THE ASTC STAFF. THIS DRAFT FEDERAL FORM 990 IS THEN E-MAILED TO BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE ALL COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED AND REVIEWED AND ANY NECESSARY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE AUDIT FIRM, ASTC APPROVES THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 TO BE E-FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST SHALL BE DISCLOSED BY BOARD MEMBERS TO THE ASTC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE THROUGH THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM AND/OR WHENEVER AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARISES AS DISCOVERED THROUGH THE MONITORING OF CONTRACTS. THE DISINTERESTED MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL MAKE A DETERMINATION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND WHAT SUBSEQUENT ACTION IS APPROPRIATE (IF ANY). THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL INFORM THE BOARD OF SUCH DETERMINATION AND ACTION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL RETAIN THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR RESERVE SUCH DETERMINATION AND ACTION, AND SHALL RETAIN THE ULTIMATE ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THIS POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PRESIDENT AND CEO: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT AND CEO'S ATTAINMENT OF MUTUALLY AGREED UPON PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER AND TO WHAT EXTENT THE PRESIDENT AND CEO HAS ACHIEVED THE PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DETERMINES ANY SALARY INCREASE BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THE CHAIR DOCUMENTS IN WRITING THE RESULTS OF THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND THE BASIS FOR ANY DECISION TO INCREASE COMPENSATION. ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES: ALL EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL BY THEIR SUPERVISOR ANNUALLY. THE REVIEW PROCESS INCLUDES SETTING PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES FOR THE COMING YEAR AND ASSESSING ATTAINMENT OF PREVIOUS OBJECTIVES. A WRITTEN RECORD OF THE REVIEW IS SIGNED BY THE EMPLOYEE, THE SUPERVISOR, AND THE PRESIDENT AND CEO. ONE COPY IS GIVEN TO THE EMPLOYEE AND ONE IS KEPT IN ASTC'S PERSONNEL FILES. THE EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE IS ONE BASIS FOR A MERIT INCREASE. AT LEAST BIANNUALLY, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION REVIEWS COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR COMPARABLE POSITIONS AND MAKES ANY NEEDED ADJUSTMENTS IN SALARY RANGES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ASTC'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE OR UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,166,334. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 84,543. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,250,877. HONORARIA: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 355,538. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,100. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 357,638. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.