2019-05-23T09:13:24-05:00 2018-12-31 680037990 GILBERT ASSOCIATES INC 2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95833 990 2018-01-01 274118171 TEN STRANDS TENS 5105927370 PO BOX 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 949150869 JOEL A GINGOLD CFO 5105927370 2019-05-14 1 JENNIFER Z IWATA P01310188 9166466464 2019-05-14 207.231.71.251 2019-05-14 14:02:52 PD P A164FC14F6CA319A47FB63927E9D91A20FF94CE5 46C69BCAED55F0D03425DF2494C9589ABA64C1D2 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z KAREN COWE PO BOX 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 949150869 2276661 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. 9 8 7 30 0 0 1143145 2178269 44975 88671 3685 9721 0 0 1191805 2276661 0 0 0 0 660929 728285 0 0 235232 1304590 1123716 1965519 1852001 -773714 424660 3663367 4171172 107567 190712 3555800 3980460 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 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. 0 0 742859 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. 280253 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. 68625 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. 315411 88671 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. 315411 88671 1407148 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 27 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 8 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 ANDREA LEWIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 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 11188 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 167692 0 25357 JOEL GINGOLD CFO 10.00 X 23104 0 0 JENNIFER CARLIN DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 107308 0 10742 418104 0 47287 3 0 1 0 STATE EDUCATION AND ENVIRONMENT ROUNDTAB 13648 JACKRABBIT ROAD POWAY CA 92064 DEVELOPS AND PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL LEARN 145594 1 2178269 2178269 CONSULTING SERVICES 611710 88671 88671 88671 9721 9721 2276661 88671 0 9721 347344 215059 64963 67322 282231 181875 21279 79077 24127 1699 8152 14276 30710 16288 4614 9808 43873 26712 6305 10856 42986 42986 59723 5830 53893 52086 52086 2077 2077 1329 1329 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION 741940 741940 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING 88505 88505 COMMUNICATIONS 84768 84768 CONTENT DEVELOPMENT 49510 49510 792 792 1852001 1407148 209621 235232 789393 2601588 1501228 1008476 1369425 554431 8985 2308 3321 6677 3663367 4171172 107567 190712 107567 190712 X 554377 745431 3001423 3235029 3555800 3980460 3663367 4171172 424660 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 662416 1455673 4811978 1143145 2178269 10251481 662416 1455673 4811978 1143145 2178269 10251481 2077630 8173851 52 3685 9721 13458 10264939 148646 0.79630 0.80120 X 0 64258 64258 1787743 1852001 242600 60650 0 0 237030 242600 479630 719445 115077 64258 179335 59258 60650 119908 179862 0 PART II-A, LINE 1B 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. 8985 2308 6677 6677 2312239 35578 35578 2276661 0 2276661 1887579 35578 35578 1852001 0 1852001 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KAREN COWE CEO 167692 0 0 0 0 0 15092 0 10265 0 193049 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 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.