TEN STRANDS: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: TEN STRANDS (EIN 27-4118171)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-05-23
IRS object ID: 201931439349300113
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-05-23T09:13:24-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	680037990	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	GILBERT ASSOCIATES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	SACRAMENTO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	95833	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	274118171	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TEN STRANDS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TENS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5105927370	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 150869	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN RAFAEL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	949150869	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JOEL A GINGOLD	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5105927370	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-05-14	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER Z IWATA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01310188	PTIN
Phone	9166466464	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-05-14	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	207.231.71.251	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-05-14	IPDt
IP Tm	14:02:52	IPTm
IP Timezone	PD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	A164FC14F6CA319A47FB63927E9D91A20FF94CE5	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	46C69BCAED55F0D03425DF2494C9589ABA64C1D2	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2019-02-21 02:37:17Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KAREN COWE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 150869	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN RAFAEL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	949150869	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$2,276,661	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.TENSTRANDS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2010	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	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.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	7	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,143,145	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$2,178,269	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$44,975	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$88,671	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$3,685	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$9,721	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,191,805	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$2,276,661	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$660,929	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$728,285	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$235,232	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,304,590	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,123,716	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,965,519	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,852,001	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$773,714	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$424,660	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,663,367	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$4,171,172	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$107,567	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$190,712	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,555,800	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,980,460	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	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. TEN STRANDS WORKS COLLABORATIVELY 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 MEET COMMON CORE STANDARDS, NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS (NGSS), HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE STANDARDS, AND SUPPORT ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. WE SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION RESOURCES, SO TEACHERS CAN PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT-BASED EDUCATION BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$742,859	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CAELI PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: LED AND MANAGED THE STEERING COMMITTEE'S WORK AND EVOLUTION TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INITIATIVE (CAELI). WORKED TO CREATE 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 BLUEPRINT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 20 GOVERNMENT, NON-GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD, SOUGHT ADVICE FROM A 30-PERSON ADVISORY BODY IN ADDITION TO A WIDE ARRAY OF OTHER EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS, ALL FOCUSED ON ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, CURRICULUM, AND NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS; ENGAGING SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS THE UNIT OF CHANGE; MANAGING PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS; AND PRESENTING AT STATEWIDE CONFERENCES PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$280,253	ExpenseAmt
Desc	CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INITIATIVE (CAELI): FUNDRAISED FOR, CO-CHAIRED, AND SERVED AS PROJECT DIRECTOR AND FISCAL SPONSOR OF STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION'S ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY STEERING COMMITTEE. COMPRISED OF 30 PROMINENT EDUCATIONAL LEADERS AND NONPROFIT STAKEHOLDERS, THE STEERING COMMITTEE INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CALRECYCLE, THREE DIRECTORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA'S SUBJECT MATTER PROJECTS, AND A MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. THE STEERING COMMITTEE WORKED TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE 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.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$68,625	ExpenseAmt
Desc	ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS: PROVIDED CALIFORNIA'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CDE) A CONSULTANT TO SHARE EXPERTISE, GUIDANCE, AND ORIGINAL CONTENT TO THE HEALTH EDUCATION FRAMEWORK COMMITTEE IN ITS DEVELOPMENT AND REVISION PROCESSES. INTENTION IS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS (EP&CS) TO BE INTEGRATED INTO THE CALIFORNIA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION - APPROVED HEALTH EDUCATION FRAMEWORK, JUST AS IT WAS FOR THE SCIENCE AND HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE FRAMEWORKS IN 2016, LEADING TO THE INCLUSION OF THE EP&CS IN THE STATE'S NEW INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS FOR ALL THREE SUBJECTS. PRESENTED ON EP&CS DURING CDE'S NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS AND HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE ROLLOUTS ACROSS THE STATE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$315,411	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$88,671	RevenueAmt
Desc	ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE: PROJECT-MANAGED AND LED THE FOURTH ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (ELC) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION AND THE STATE EDUCATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT ROUNDTABLE, CONNECTING 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 ONE FOUR-DAY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INSTITUTE 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: LED AND MANAGED ADVOCACY WORK, INCLUDING PASSAGE OF SB720 WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR EDMUND G. BROWN JR. ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2018. THE BILL WAS AUTHORED BY SENATOR BEN ALLEN, CO-AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TONY THURMOND, AND SPONSORED BY TEN STRANDS. SB720 STRENGTHENS CALIFORNIA'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME ENVIRONMENTALLY LITERATE CITIZENS PREPARED TO LEAD OUR STATE INTO THE FUTURE. COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MANAGED MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR TEN STRANDS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY STEERING COMMITTEE. DEVELOPED THE ORGANIZATION'S THIRD ANNUAL REPORT, MANAGED THE TEN STRANDS WEBSITE, MANAGED AN EDUCATION AFFILIATE EVENT AT THE GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT IN SEPTEMBER 2018, MANAGED TWO EVENTS HIGHLIGHTING TEN STRANDS' PROGRAMS AND WORK, AND ATTENDED SEVERAL COMMUNITY AND PARTNER EVENTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA 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. ASSISTED WITH MANAGEMENT OF THE TEACHER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM, WHICH ENLISTS MASTER TEACHERS TO LEAD EEI CURRICULUM WORKSHOPS AROUND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AS OF 12/31/2018, TEN STRANDS' SUPPORT OF OEE HAS RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY 8.2 MILLION ENVIRONMENT-BASED LESSONS BEING DELIVERED TO STUDENTS, MORE THAN 22,000 TEACHERS TRAINED, REPRESENTING OVER 4,700 SCHOOLS, SINCE THE PARTNERSHIP STARTED.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$315,411	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$88,671	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,407,148	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	27	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	7	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOEL A GINGOLD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4153062835	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 150869	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN RAFAEL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	949150869	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ANDREA LEWIS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CANDICE DICKENS-RUSSELL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN MERGENDOLLER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATE RIDGWAY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT SHEFFIELD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM PARISH
PRESIDENT	40.00	Yes (X)	$120,000	$0	$11,188	Yes (X)
MICHAEL M HOWE
BOARD CHAIR	3.50	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JAKE SCHATZ
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SHEILA NAHI
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
KAREN COWE
CEO	40.00		$167,692	$0	$25,357	Yes (X)
JOEL GINGOLD
CFO	10.00		$23,104	$0	$0	Yes (X)
JENNIFER CARLIN
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT	40.00		$107,308	$0	$10,742		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$418,104	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$47,287	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STATE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT ROUNDTAB	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	13648 JACKRABBIT ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	POWAY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92064	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	DEVELOPS AND PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL LEARN	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$145,594	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$2,178,269	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$2,178,269	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONSULTING SERVICES	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$88,671	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$88,671	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$88,671	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,721	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9,721	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,276,661	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$88,671	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9,721	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$347,344	TotalAmt
Program Services	$215,059	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,963	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$67,322	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$282,231	TotalAmt
Program Services	$181,875	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,279	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$79,077	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,127	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,699	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,152	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,276	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$30,710	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,288	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,614	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,808	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$43,873	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,712	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,305	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,856	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,986	TotalAmt
Management And General	$42,986	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,723	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,830	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$53,893	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,086	TotalAmt
Management And General	$52,086	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,077	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,077	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,329	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,329	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION	$741,940	$741,940
PROFESSIONAL LEARNING	$88,505	$88,505
COMMUNICATIONS	$84,768	$84,768
CONTENT DEVELOPMENT	$49,510	$49,510

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$792	TotalAmt
Program Services	$792	ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,852,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,407,148	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$209,621	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$235,232	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$789,393	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,601,588	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,501,228	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,008,476	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,369,425	BOYAmt
EOY	$554,431	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$8,985	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,308	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,321	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,677	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,663,367	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,171,172	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,567	BOYAmt
EOY	$190,712	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,567	BOYAmt
EOY	$190,712	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$554,377	BOYAmt
EOY	$745,431	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,001,423	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,235,029	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,555,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,980,460	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,663,367	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,171,172	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$424,660	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	0	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$662,416	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,455,673	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,811,978	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,143,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,178,269	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,251,481	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$662,416	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,455,673	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$4,811,978	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,143,145	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$2,178,269	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,251,481	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,077,630	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$8,173,851	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$52	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,685	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,721	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,458	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$10,264,939	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$148,646	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.79630	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.80120	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$64,258	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$64,258	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,787,743	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,852,001	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$242,600	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$60,650	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$237,030	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$242,600	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$479,630	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$719,445	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$115,077	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$64,258	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$179,335	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$59,258	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$60,650	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$119,908	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$179,862	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$0	CurrentYearMinus1Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II-A, LINE 1B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TEN STRANDS LED AND MANAGED ADVOCACY WORK, INCLUDING PASSAGE OF SB720 WHICH WAS SIGNED INTO LAW BY GOVERNOR EDMUND G. BROWN JR. ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2018. THE BILL WAS AUTHORED BY SENATOR BEN ALLEN, CO-AUTHORED BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER TONY THURMOND, AND SPONSORED BY TEN STRANDS. SB720 STRENGTHENS CALIFORNIA'S COMMITMENT TO PROVIDING ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME ENVIRONMENTALLY LITERATE CITIZENS PREPARED TO LEAD OUR STATE INTO THE FUTURE. SPECIFICALLY THE BILL: 1)DIRECTS THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION, DISTRIC SUPERINTENDENTS AND THEIR SCHOOL BOARDS TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY 2) CODIFIES CALIFORNIA'S ADOPTED ENVIRONMENTAL PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS (EP&CS) IN EDUCATION CODE AS THE STATE'S DEFINITION OF ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY 3) MOVES CORE IDEAS FROM THE BLUEPRINT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INTO EDUCATION CODE, AND 4) ARTICULATES A PROCESS IN PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE FOR REVISING THE EP&CS, IF APPROPRIATE, BASED ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$8,985	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,308	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,677	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$6,677	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,312,239	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$35,578	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$35,578	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$2,276,661	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$2,276,661	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,887,579	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$35,578	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$35,578	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,852,001	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,852,001	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAREN COWE	PersonNm
Title	CEO	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$167,692	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$15,092	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$10,265	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$193,049	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
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 COMMITTEE FORMED DURING THE YEAR. COMPENSATION SURVEY WAS COMPLETED AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD COMPLETED COMPENSATION REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.