2020-10-05T13:40:15-05:00 2019-12-31 680037990 GILBERT CPAS 2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95833 990 2019-01-01 274118171 TEN STRANDS TENS 5105927370 PO BOX 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 949150869 JOEL A GINGOLD CFO 5105927370 2020-08-11 1 JENNIFER Z IWATA P01310188 9166466464 2020-08-11 50.250.160.149 2020-08-11 16:06:10 PD P 67639D8D55F6B218ED5E382FB77B71D17F0527F1 1D8C44CC124914FB3ECA2E7117F7225E0C6AE454 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z KAREN COWE PO BOX 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 949150869 4182044 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 8 30 0 0 2178269 1321062 88671 114432 9721 46596 0 0 2276661 1482090 0 0 0 0 728285 818239 0 0 193098 1123716 1755560 1852001 2573799 424660 -1091709 4171172 2994510 190712 107326 3980460 2887184 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 1237527 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 20 GOVERNMENT, NON-GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD, SOUGHT INPUT FROM A 30-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 PLANNING. 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 CONFERENCES PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. FORGED NEW PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE UC AND CSU SYSTEMS, THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION SECTOR, AND THE NETWORK OF RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. 386197 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INITIATIVE (CAELI) PROJECT MANAGEMENT: 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. 30 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 FOURTH 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 K12 STUDENTS. A NEW WEBSITE WAS LAUNCHED AND CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CA-ELI.ORG. 106812 ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS (EP&CS) INTEGRATION: PROVIDED THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CDE) A CONSULTANT WHO OFFERED EXPERTISE, GUIDANCE, AND ORIGINAL CONTENT FOR THE HEALTH (2019) AND VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS FRAMEWORKS (2020). ADDED TO A BODY OF WORK THAT STARTED WITH THE SCIENCE FRAMEWORK (2016) AND HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE FRAMEWORK (2016), LEADING TO THE INCLUSION OF THE EP&CS IN THE STATE'S NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ALL FOUR SUBJECTS. PRESENTED ON EP&CS DURING CDE'S NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS), HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND HEALTH ROLLOUTS ACROSS THE STATE. 331615 114432 ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE: PROJECT-MANAGED THE FIFTH ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (ELC) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE FIRST ELC WITH MARIN 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 TWO 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.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 2019 INCLUDED SEEKING PUBLIC FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY PLANNING AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE ADVOCACY EFFORTS WILL CONTINUE IN 2020. WE ALSO LOBBIED FOR SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 1111 OUTDOOR RECREATION: OFFICE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION (FRIEDMAN, GARCIA); CALIFORNIA AB 556 OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES: COMMUNITY ACCESS GRANT PROGRAM (CARRILLO, BROUGH, GARCIA, GONZALEZ, HERTZBERG, JONES, STERN); CALIFORNIA AB 209 PARKS: OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM (LIMN, GARCIA, GONZALEZ, STONE); AND A $10M FEDERAL REQUEST IN FY 2020 FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MANAGED MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR TEN STRANDS RESULTING IN APPROXIMATLEY 30 ORIGINAL ARTICLES PUBLISHED AT WWW.TENSTRANDS.ORG/NEWS. DEVELOPED THE ORGANIZATION'S FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT, MANAGED THE TEN STRANDS WEBSITE, ATTENDED SEVERAL COMMUNITY AND PARTNER EVENTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA HIGHLIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY, AND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CALIFORNIA HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE PROJECT AT UC DAVIS PUBLISHED AN ISSUE OF THE SOURCE MAGAZINE DEDICATED TO 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. ASSISTED WITH MANAGEMENT OF THE TEACHER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, WHICH ENLISTS MASTER TEACHERS TO LEAD EEI CURRICULUM WORKSHOPS AROUND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AS OF 12/31/19, TEN STRANDS' SUPPORT OF OEE HAS RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY 10 MILLION ENVIRONMENT-BASED LESSONS BEING DELIVERED TO STUDENTS, MORE THAN 26,688 TEACHERS TRAINED, REPRESENTING OVER 5,000 SCHOOLS, SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP STARTED IN 2013. 331615 114432 2062151 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 1 102 0 1 8 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 CANDICE DICKENS-RUSSELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MERGENDOLLER 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 WILLIAM PARISH PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 120000 0 11195 MICHAEL M HOWE BOARD CHAIR 3.50 X X 0 0 0 JAKE SCHATZ SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHEILA NAHI TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN COWE CEO 40.00 X 175754 0 26868 JOEL GINGOLD CFO 10.00 X 29346 0 0 KIRK ANNE TAYLOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT 40.00 X 102283 0 7122 427383 0 45185 3 0 1 0 STATE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT ROUNDTAB 13648 JACKRABBIT ROAD POWAY CA 92064 DEVELOPS AND PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL LEARN 285686 UC REGENTS LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE 1 CENTENNIAL DRIVE BERKELEY CA 94720 PROGRAM SERVICES 188860 THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFOR PO BOX 989062 WEST SACRAMENTO CA 95798 PROGRAM SERVICES 124207 SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 5250 CAMPANILE DRIVE MC1947 SAN DIEGO CA 92182 PROGRAM SERVICES 111560 4 1321062 10015 1321062 CONSULTING SERVICES 611710 114432 114432 114432 37186 37186 2709364 2699954 9410 9410 9410 1482090 114432 0 46596 363163 217338 86723 59102 338669 241387 31335 65947 29973 6644 11215 12114 33988 19684 6100 8204 52446 32584 9578 10284 48488 48488 103106 66131 36975 48701 48229 472 8782 8782 1969 1969 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION 1276685 1276685 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING 98593 98593 COMMUNICATIONS 85122 85122 CONTENT DEVELOPMENT 84114 84114 2573799 2062151 318550 193098 2601588 460443 1008476 0 554431 429934 49658 10707 4277 6677 6430 2048045 4171172 2994510 190712 107326 190712 107326 X 745431 1241215 3235029 1645969 3980460 2887184 4171172 2994510 -1091709 -1567 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1455673 4811978 1143145 2178269 1321062 10910127 1455673 4811978 1143145 2178269 1321062 10910127 2955914 7954213 3685 9721 37186 50592 10960719 263078 0.72570 0.79630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 61202 61202 2512597 2573799 278690 69673 0 0 237030 242600 278690 758320 1137480 115077 64258 61202 240537 59258 60650 69673 189581 284372 PART II-A, LINE 1B TEN STRANDS 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 2019 INCLUDED SEEKING PUBLIC FUNDING TO SUPPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY PLANNING AND TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THESE ADVOCACY EFFORTS CONTINUE IN 2020. WE ALSO LOBBIED FOR SUPPORT OF CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL (AB) 1111 OUTDOOR RECREATION: OFFICE OF OUTDOOR RECREATION (FRIEDMAN, GARCIA); CALIFORNIA AB 556 OUTDOOR EXPERIENCES: COMMUNITY ACCESS GRANT PROGRAM (CARRILLO, BROUGH, GARCIA, GONZALEZ, HERTZBERG, JONES, STERN); CALIFORNIA AB 209 PARKS: OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION GRANT PROGRAM (LIMON, GARCIA, GONZALEZ, STONE); AND A $10M FEDERAL REQUEST IN FY 2020 FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ACT. 10707 4277 6430 6430 1519522 -1567 38999 37432 1482090 0 1482090 2612798 38999 38999 2573799 0 2573799 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KAREN COWE CEO 175754 0 0 0 0 0 15818 0 11050 0 202622 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 AUDIT COMMITTEE IN 2018. AUDIT COMMITTEE WAS FORMED IN 2019 TO OVERSEE THE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT.