2016-09-26T14:06:38-07:00 2015-12-31 Bregante Company LLP CPAs 301 Battery St 2 Mezzanine San Francisco CA 94111 990 2015-01-01 274118171 TEN STRANDS TENS 4158787651 330 IGNACIO BOULEVARD NOVATO CA 94949 JOEL GINGOLD CFO 2016-09-26 true Kenneth A Preston P01437149 4157771001 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z 1455673 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. 7 6 4 20 0 662416 1455673 0 52 0 0 662468 1455673 0 0 110697 393415 0 216815 509310 493870 620007 887285 42461 568388 204222 850672 1080 28510 203142 822162 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 193260 SAN MATEO ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE: CREATED, LED, AND PROJECT-MANAGED THE FIRST ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING COLLABORATIVE (ELC) IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, 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. MORE THAN 90 TEACHERS ATTENDED TWO THREE-DAY PROFESSIONAL LEARNING INSTITUTES IN 2015, RESULTING IN JUST OVER 2,000 STUDENTS EXPOSED TO INTEGRATED, INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES USING THEIR LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AS THE CONTEXT. 153744 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 12/31/2015, TEN STRANDS' SUPPORT OF OEE HAS RESULTED IN APPROXIMATELY 3.6 MILLION ENVIRONMENT-BASED LESSONS BEING DELIVERED TO STUDENTS, MORE THAN 11,566 TEACHERS TRAINED, REPRESENTING OVER 2,700 SCHOOLS. 73078 ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TASKFORCE (ELTF): FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION'S ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TASK FORCE (ELTF) WHICH CREATED AND RELEASED THE BLUEPRINT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY (BEL) IN SEPTEMBER 2015. THE BEL LAYS OUT SIX GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND SIX KEY STRATEGIES THAT SUPPORT THE GOAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 6.2 MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. 101702 521784 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 false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 25 0 false 4 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 7 6 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 330 IGNACIO BLVD SUITE 201 NOVATO CA 94949 WILLAM PARISH PRESIDENT 40.00 0.00 X X 106154 0 9136 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 MEMBER 3.50 0.00 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 KAREN COWE CEO 40.00 0.00 X 115385 0 16877 221539 26013 2 false false false 0 1455673 27331 1455673 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1455673 0 0 0 0 221538 177762 14192 29584 0 120984 30535 63079 27370 1628 1628 25522 14150 11372 23743 13525 10218 0 0 16187 16187 0 0 0 0 0 13238 2821 10417 0 0 27331 4100 4100 19131 31170 30691 479 0 0 0 0 0 0 OUTSIDE SERVICES 157593 16863 140730 SAN MATEO ELC PROF'L LEARNING 111363 111363 EEI CURRICULUM SUPPORT 52407 52407 EEI CURRIC. PROF'L LEARNING 51047 51047 33534 33383 151 887285 521784 148686 216815 204070 420004 0 430668 0 0 0 0 0 0 907 907 152 0 0 0 0 0 0 204222 850672 1080 28510 1080 28510 X 203142 632109 190053 203142 822162 204222 850672 X 568388 50632 X false true X false false X 135000 210250 436557 662416 1455673 2899896 0 0 135000 210250 436557 662416 1455673 2899896 1593595 1306301 1 52 53 0 0 2899949 0.45050 0.42670 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 907 907 X 1455673 1455673 1455673 887285 887285 887285 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 1 27331 FAIR VALUE false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TASKFORCE (ELTF): FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION'S ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY TASK FORCE (ELTF) WHICH CREATED AND RELEASED THE BLUEPRINT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY (BEL) IN SEPTEMBER 2015. THE BEL LAYS OUT SIX GUIDING PRINCIPLES AND SIX KEY STRATEGIES THAT SUPPORT THE GOAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOR ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 6.2 MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES BENEFITTING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY 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 INSDIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. PART XI, LINE 8 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, THE ORGANIZATION HAD ITS FIRST FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT. THIS IS AN ADJUSTMENT TO BEGINNING NET ASSETS TO REFLECT THE CHANGE FROM CASH TO ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING.