2021-09-10T17:14:48-05:00 2020-12-31 680037990 GILBERT CPAS 2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95833 990 2020-01-01 274118171 TEN STRANDS TENS 5105927370 PO BOX 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 949150869 JOEL A GINGOLD CFO 5105927370 2021-09-09 1 JOEL GINGOLD 999009999 JENNIFER Z IWATA P01310188 9166466464 2021-09-09 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z KAREN COWE PO BOX 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 949150869 2102817 0 X WWW.TENSTRANDS.ORG X 2010 CA TEN STRANDS IS A SAN FRANCISCO BASED NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL BRING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TO ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 6.2 MILLION K-12 STUDENTS. 8 7 9 44 0 0 1321062 1790986 114432 111806 46596 10462 0 0 1482090 1913254 0 0 0 0 818239 1051631 0 0 261337 1755560 889760 2573799 1941391 -1091709 -28137 2994510 2979606 107326 118182 2887184 2861424 X TEN STRANDS IS A SAN FRANCISCO BASED NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL BRING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TO ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 6.2 MILLION K12 STUDENTS. TEN STRANDS WORKS IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AGENCIES, COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND NONFORMAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS (E.G. SCIENCE MUSEUMS, OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS) TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY STANDARDS- AND ENVIRONMENT-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT WILL HELP THEM ADVANCE CORE SUBJECT CONTENT STANDARDS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY OF THEIR STUDENTS. WE ALSO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, SO TEACHERS CAN PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT-BASED EDUCATION BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. 0 0 711738 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INITIATIVE (CAELI) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: LED AND MANAGED CAELI'S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. WORKED TO IMPLEMENT A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT IN CALIFORNIA THAT ENABLES ALL STUDENTS TO HAVE LOCAL, STANDARDS- AND ENVIRONMENT-BASED EXPERIENCES THAT ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM, BASED ON RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STATE'S BLUEPRINT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 35 GOVERNMENT, NON-GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD, SOUGHT INPUT FROM A 44-PERSON LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IN ADDITION TO A WIDE ARRAY OF OTHER EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS, ALL FOCUSED ON ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND CAPACITY BUILDING. ENGAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS THE UNIT OF CHANGE WITH SUPPORT FROM COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AS BACKBONES. MANAGED PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. PRESENTED AT STATEWIDE VIRTUAL CONFERENCES PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. FORGED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE UC AND CSU SYSTEMS, THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION SECTOR, AND THE NETWORK OF RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. FUNDRAISED FOR, CO-CHAIRED, AND SERVED AS PROJECT DIRECTOR AND FISCAL SPONSOR OF CAELI AND ITS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IS COMPRISED OF APPROX. 44 PROMINENT EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND NONPROFIT STAKEHOLDERS, AND INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CALRECYCLE, STATE PARKS, AND THREE DIRECTORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S SUBJECT MATTER PROJECT. THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WORKED FOR THE FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STATE'S BLUEPRINT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TEACHERS, AND LOCAL PROGRAM PROVIDERS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 6.2 MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL K-12 STUDENTS. CAELI'S WEBSITE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CA-ELI.ORG. 131851 NATIONAL COVID-19 OUTDOOR LEARNING INITIATIVE (NCOLI): TEN STRANDS CO-FOUNDED NCOLI WITH GREEN SCHOOLYARDS AMERICA, THE LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE AT UC BERKELEY, AND THE SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION TO CREATE A FREE LIBRARY OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT AND SITE LEADERS TO USE OUTDOOR SPACES FOR LEARNING DURING COVID AND BEYOND. NCOLI CREATED OVER 150 RESOURCES FOCUSED ON CREATING OUTDOOR LEARNING SPACES, TEACHING AND LEARNING OUTDOORS, AND HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS. THE INITIATIVE GARNERED NATIONAL ATTENTION AND WAS FEATURED ON PBS NEWSHOUR, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, THE NEW YORK TIMES, FAST COMPANY, AND OVER 80 ADDITIONAL NEWS OUTLETS. 113386 ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE: PROJECT-MANAGED THE SIXTH ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (ELC) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION. CONNECTED TEACHERS, CURRICULUM EXPERTS, LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, TO CREATE NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS)- AND ENVIRONMENT-BASED UNITS OF STUDY FOR IMPLEMENTATION IN THE CLASSROOM. TEACHERS PARTICIPATED IN FOUR-DAY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INSTITUTES AND RECEIVED ONGOING COACHING AND SUPPORT IN DEVELOPING THEIR UNITS OF STUDY, EXPOSING THEIR STUDENTS TO INTEGRATED, INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES USING THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AS THE CONTEXT. THE ENTIRE PROGRAM WAS CUSTOM-DESIGNED FOR A VIRTUAL EXPERIENCE IN 2020 DUE TO COVID. 125 TEACHERS REGISTERED FOR THE PROGRAM. 318227 111806 ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS (EP & CS) INTEGRATION: PROVIDED THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CDE) A CONSULTANT WHO OFFERED EXPERTISE, GUIDANCE, AND ORIGINAL CONTENT FOR THE ARTS FRAMEWORK IN 2020. STARTED WORK ON THE MATH FRAMEWORK WHICH WILL CONCLUDE IN 2021. ADDED TO A BODY OF WORK THAT STARTED WITH THE SCIENCE FRAMEWORK (2016), HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE FRAMEWORK (2016), AND THE HEALTH FRAMEWORK (2019), LEADING TO THE INCLUSION OF THE EP & CS IN THE STATE'S NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ALL FOUR SUBJECTS. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: MANAGED ADVOCACY WORK TO BUILD ON THE PASSAGE OF CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 720 (2018; ALLEN, THURMOND). SENATE BILL 720 INTEGRATES CALIFORNIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS INTO THE STATE'S EDUCATION CODE. OUR WORK IN 2020 INCLUDED SEEKING PUBLIC FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY PLANNING AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO LOBBIED FOR SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 1968 TRIBAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ACT (RAMOS); CALIFORNIA AB 1922 PUPIL INSTRUCTION: SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS: CLIMATE CHANGE (RIVAS); CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL (SB) 939 EMERGENCIES: COVID-19: COMMERCIAL TENANCIES: EVICTIONS (WIENER, GONZALEZ); AND AGAINST SB 217 RECREATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAMPS. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MANAGED MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR TEN STRANDS RESULTING IN 22 ORIGINAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED AT WWW.TENSTRANDS.ORG/NEWS AND WWW.CA-ELI.ORG/STORIES. DEVELOPED THE ORGANIZATION'S FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT, MANAGED THE TEN STRANDS AND CA-ELI.ORG WEBSITES, AND ATTENDED SEVERAL COMMUNITY AND PARTNER EVENTS VIRTUALLY HIGHLIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE CURRICULUM SUPPORT: STRATEGIC CONSULTANT TO THE OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT (OEE) AT CALRECYCLE TO GENERATE DEMAND FOR AND MANAGE DISSEMINATION OF THE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT INITIATIVE (EEI) CURRICULUM. AS OF 12/31/20, TEN STRANDS' SUPPORT OF OEE HAS RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY 11.2 MILLION ENVIRONMENT-BASED LESSONS BEING DELIVERED TO STUDENTS, MORE THAN 27,000 TEACHERS TRAINED, REPRESENTING OVER 5,200 SCHOOLS, SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP STARTED IN 2013. 318227 111806 1275202 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 62 0 1 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 CA X JOEL A GINGOLD 4153062835 PO BOX 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 949150869 KAREN COWE CEO 40.00 X 192005 0 40747 JILLIANN RODRIGUEZ M'BARKI DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 137308 0 29805 KIRK ANNE TAYLOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 40.00 X 121731 0 20283 WILLIAM PARISH FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 109265 0 19547 JOEL GINGOLD CFO 10.00 X 33220 0 0 SHEILA NAHI BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JAKE SCHATZ SECRETARY/TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CANDICE DICKENS-RUSSELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS ADAMS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE RIDGWAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT SHEFFIELD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIAN HIGHTOWER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 593529 0 110382 4 0 1 0 UC REGENTS LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE 1 CENTENNIAL DRIVE BERKELEY CA 94720 PROGRAM SERVICES 119469 1 150100 1640886 10138 1790986 CONSULTING SERVICES 611710 111806 111806 111806 200025 189563 10462 10462 10462 1913254 111806 0 10462 394784 213848 100116 80820 525806 257115 143634 125057 42432 7327 20253 14852 22475 8435 8603 5437 66134 33253 17971 14910 52011 52011 30574 10313 20261 48142 48142 8239 6571 1668 2141 2141 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION 544278 544278 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING 101890 101890 COMMUNICATIONS 64016 64016 CONTENT DEVELOPMENT 38469 38469 1941391 1275202 404852 261337 460443 874906 429934 183997 49658 45000 10707 6418 6430 4289 2048045 1871414 2994510 2979606 107326 118182 107326 118182 X 1241215 2010282 1645969 851142 2887184 2861424 2994510 2979606 -28137 2377 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4811978 1143145 2178269 1321062 1790986 11245440 4811978 1143145 2178269 1321062 1790986 11245440 2873179 8372261 3685 9721 37186 0 50592 11296032 374884 0.74120 0.72570 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 43939 43939 1897452 1941391 247070 61768 0 0 237030 242600 278690 247070 1005390 1508085 115077 64258 61202 43939 284476 59258 60650 69673 61768 251349 377024 PART II-A, LINE 1B MANAGED ADVOCACY WORK TO BUILD ON THE PASSAGE OF CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 720 (2018; ALLEN, THURMOND). SENATE BILL 720 INTEGRATES CALIFORNIA'S ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS INTO THE STATE'S EDUCATION CODE. OUR WORK IN 2020 INCLUDED SEEKING PUBLIC FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY PLANNING AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. WE ALSO LOBBIED FOR SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 1968 TRIBAL LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ACT (RAMOS); CALIFORNIA AB 1922 PUPIL INSTRUCTION; SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE (RIVAS); CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL (SB) 939 EMERGENCIES; COVID-19; COMMERCIAL TENANCIES; EVICTIONS (WIENER, GONZALEZ); AND AGAINST SB 217 RECREATIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAMPS. 10707 6418 4289 4289 1951119 2377 35488 37865 1913254 0 1913254 1976879 35488 35488 1941391 0 1941391 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KAREN COWE CEO 192005 0 0 0 0 0 17280 0 23467 0 232752 0 0 0 JILLIANN RODRIGUEZ M'BARKI DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 137308 0 0 0 0 0 11873 0 17932 0 167113 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B N/A - NO SUCH COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AFTER BOARD REVIEW, THE 990 IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ITS BOARD MEMBERS TO ANNUALLY SUBMIT WRITTEN CONFIRMATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A COMPENSATION SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD COMPLETED COMPENSATION REVIEW. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C NO CHANGES.