2017-07-06T10:38:37-07:00 2016-12-31 Bregante Company LLP CPAs 301 Battery St 2 Mezzanine San Francisco CA 94111 990 2016-01-01 274118171 TEN STRANDS TENS 4158787651 PO Box 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 94915 JOEL GINGOLD CFO 2017-07-06 true Kenneth A Preston P01437149 4157771001 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X KAREN COWE 330 IGNACIO BLVD 201 NOVATO CA 94949 4826978 false false 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 5 20 0 1455673 4811978 15000 0 0 1455673 4826978 0 0 393415 521181 0 193304 493870 798745 887285 1319926 568388 3507052 850672 4391370 28510 62156 822162 4329214 X TEN STRANDS' 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, (cont'd on Sch O) false false 388795 ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY STEERING COMMITTEE: Fundraised for, co-chaired, and served as project director and fiscal sponsor of State Superintendent of Public Instructions 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 Californias Subject Matter Projects, and a member of the State Board of Education. The Steering Committee is working 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 Californias 6.2 million K12 students. 179516 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 12/31/2016, Ten Strands support of OEE has resulted in approximately 5 million environment-based lessons being delivered to students, more than 15,000 teachers trained, representing over 3,200 schools, since the partnership started. 160477 15000 ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE - Project-managed and led the second 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 three-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. Also managed the Environmental Learning Institute, an ELC for Lomita Park Elementary School and the Millbrae School District. 252682 981470 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 67 0 false 5 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true false false false CA X JOEL GINGOLD 4158787651 PO Box 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 949150869 WILLIAM PARISH PRESIDENT 40.00 0.00 X X 120000 0 2400 ANDREA LEWIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CANDICE DICKENS-RUSSELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MERGENDOLLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL M HOWE BOARD CHAIR 3.50 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JAKE SCHATZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA NAHI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KATE RIDGWAY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN COWE CEO 40.00 0.00 X 140000 0 10853 JOEL GINGOLD CFO 1.00 0.00 X 23237 0 0 283237 13253 2 false true false 0 4811978 28265 4811978 CONSULTING SERVICES 611710 15000 15000 15000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4826978 15000 0 0 0 0 260000 167200 26800 66000 0 187681 87735 16520 83426 3932 3932 35324 22032 13292 34244 19160 15084 0 0 33467 33467 0 0 0 0 0 21465 21465 0 0 28265 4240 4240 19785 4996 4589 407 0 0 0 0 0 0 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION 285269 285269 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING 214608 214608 CONTENT DEVELOPMENT 106594 106594 COMMUNICATIONS 63156 63156 40925 6887 9945 24093 1319926 981470 145152 193304 420004 743964 1200000 430668 2444935 0 0 0 0 0 0 3652 1181 2471 0 0 0 0 0 850672 4391370 28510 62156 28510 62156 X 632109 681164 190053 3648050 822162 4329214 850672 4391370 3507052 X false true X false false X 210250 436557 662416 1455673 4811978 7576874 0 0 210250 436557 662416 1455673 4811978 7576874 1704700 5872174 1 52 53 0 15000 15000 7591927 0.77350 0.45050 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3652 1181 2471 2471 X 4826978 4826978 4826978 1319926 1319926 1319926 Part X : FIN48 Footnote Ten Strands income tax returns are subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities, generally for three years and four years, respectively, after they are filed. The Organization believes that there are no material uncertain tax positions which require adjustment to the financial statements or additional footnote disclosure. X X false false false false false false false false false false KAREN COWE CEO 140000 2800 8053 150853 X 1 28265 FAIR VALUE false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY STEERING COMMITTEE: Fundraised for, co-chaired, and served as project director and fiscal sponsor of State Superintendent of Public Instructions 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 Californias Subject Matter Projects, and a member of the State Board of Education. The Steering Committee is working 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 Californias 6.2 million K12 students. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: OTHER PROGRAM RELATED TASKS OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Managed marketing and communications for Ten Strands and the Environmental Literacy Steering Committee. Developed the organizations first annual report, a new Ten Strands website, managed two events highlighting Ten Strands programs and work, and attended several community and partner events throughout California highlighting environmental literacy. Ten Strands also did some advocacy work to obtain additional funding for printing the EEI Curriculum. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process 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 THEN FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts THE ORGANIZATION requires its board members to annually submit written confirmation of compliance with the policy. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Available upon request Part III, line 1 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION (CONT'D) 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 EXPERIENCES BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM.