2026-03-03T14:45:11-08:00 2025-06-30 Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP 548 Market St PMB 97503 San Francisco CA 94104 990 2024-07-01 274118171 Ten Strands TENS 5105927370 455 Market St Ste 1940 PMB 334614 San Francisco CA 94105 Karen Cowe CEO 2026-03-03 true true Felix Gorrindo P01658413 5108352727 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X Karen Cowe 455 Market St Ste 1940 PMB 334614 San Francisco CA 941052448 4416872 false X www.tenstrands.org X 2010 CA We strengthen the partnerships, strategies, and systems that advance environmental literacy, ensuring all California TK12 students thrive in sustainable, resilient schools and engage in meaningful environmental learning experiences, both in and beyond the classroom. 12 12 17 12 0 1778933 3972357 1955681 281958 254169 162557 1118 0 3989901 4416872 0 0 1655249 1863274 0 338045 2312918 1915834 3968167 3779108 21734 637764 5199922 4133734 2004876 362331 3195046 3771403 X We strengthen the partnerships, strategies, and systems that advance environmental literacy, ensuring all California TK12 students thrive in sustainable, resilient schools and engage in meaningful environmental learning experiences, both in and beyond the classroom. false false 1526264 Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (CCEJP), now known as Seeds to Solutions: Ten Strands served as the lead consultant for the Climate Change and Environmental Justice Program (CCEJP), now known as Seeds to Solutions, a statewide initiative to develop standards-based K12 instructional resources focused on climate change and environmental justice. The program is led by the San Mateo County Office of Education in partnership with the California Department of Education. Between FY23 and FY25, Ten Strands coordinated community-based writing teams and subject matter experts to complete development of the curriculum. With the publication of the materials, Ten Strands is now supporting the statewide rollout of Seeds to Solutions to ensure the resources reach educators and students across California. Found at: https://seedstosolutions.org/ 745313 281958 Youth engagement: Ten Strands advanced youth engagement through the California Youth Climate Policy Leadership Program (CYCP) and a student internship program. During FY25, more than forty high school students from nine regions across California participated in CYCP, receiving training and mentorship to design and lead local civic engagement and leadership projects related to climate literacy and school sustainability. Ten Strands also provided internship opportunities for high school and college students to gain hands-on experience supporting research, communications, and policy education work, strengthening a statewide youth leadership pipeline. Partners in this work include Sierra Club California and UndauntedK12. Found at: https://tenstrands.org/work/youth-engagement/Technical assistance services: Ten Strands provided targeted technical assistance to school districts and county offices of education to support planning and implementation of whole-school sustainability strategies, including environmental and climate literacy, youth leadership, and sustainable practices. These services helped education leaders overcome implementation barriers, scale promising practices, and build long-term capacity. Found at: https://tenstrands.org/work/technical-assistance-services/Public engagement and communications: Ten Strands conducted statewide communications and outreach to advance public understanding of environmental and climate literacy, including publication of a twice-monthly newsletter, feature articles, annual reporting, website management, and engagement through social media and partner events. Newsletters at: https://tenstrands.org/category/newsletters/ 472584 Outdoor learning initiatives: Ten Strands advanced three interconnected initiatives related to outdoor learning, with a primary focus on the California Campaign for Outdoor Learning. Through this campaign, Ten Strands convened leaders across education, health, research, and community organizations to establish a shared vision that every child in California should have regular opportunities to learn outdoors. Activities included cross-sector convenings, research and evaluation coordination, and development of exemplars to support integration of outdoor learning into everyday schooling. Ten Strands, in partnership with Green Schoolyards America, is a founding partner of and continues to support the California Schoolyard Forest System, which seeks to ensure that all public school grounds achieve at least 30 percent tree canopy cover to protect students from extreme heat and the impacts of climate change. In addition, Ten Strands is a member of the statewide California School Garden Coalition and supports advocacy efforts to ensure that every school has a garden, further supporting equitable access to outdoor learning and environmental literacy. Found at: https://tenstrands.org/work/outdoor-learning-initiatives/Sustainable and climate-ready schools: Ten Strands advanced work to support sustainable and climate-ready schools through coalition leadership, professional learning, and systems support. In partnership with UndauntedK12 and the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, Ten Strands launched a professional learning series for district and county leaders focused on climate adaptation strategies, including extreme heat mitigation, energy resilience, stormwater management, and emergency planning. This work culminated in the release of a resilience and adaptation toolkit and a recommendations brief to support climate-ready planning statewide. Ten Strands also contributed to coalition efforts supporting implementation of Californias Proposition 2 school facilities bond by informing guidance that integrates climate readiness, energy efficiency, and student health into school facility upgrades. Found at: https://www.climatereadyschoolscoalition.org/Data initiative for environmental and climate action in Californias TK12 schools: Ten Strands advanced a statewide, data-driven initiative to support county and district leaders in assessing and strengthening whole-school sustainability across curriculum, campus, community, and culture. During FY25, the initiative released a first-of-its-kind baseline assessment drawing on data from approximately 1,000 school districts and all 58 county offices of education, establishing a historic statewide picture of environmental literacy and climate action in California schools. Contributing partners include the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), UndauntedK12, UC Berkeleys Master of Computational Social Science program, UC Berkeley Computing, Data Science, and Society, and the University of Washington eScience Institute. Found at: https://tenstrands.org/work/data-initiative/ 384937 California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI): For the tenth year, Ten Strands led and managed the California Environmental Literacy Initiative (CAELI), a statewide collective action network focused on advancing environmental literacy across Californias education system. During the fiscal year, Ten Strands supported network coordination, leadership development, and cross-sector collaboration among educators, administrators, and community partners to continue to implement recommendations from Californias 2015 Blueprint for Environmental Literacy. These efforts strengthened systems of support enabling students to engage in local, standards- and environment-based learning experiences statewide. 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X X X false false false false false false false false false Andra Yeghoian Chief Innov Officr 175301 10518 9012 194831 Jilliann Rodriguez M'Barki Chief Adv. Officer 180092 10806 12500 203398 Karen Cowe CEO 192412 25000 12999 18494 248905 Roni Jones Dir. of Curriculum 168969 3069 10323 15923 198284 X 1 99240 FMV X Meals/supplies 2 11143 FMV false false false 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 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 For key employees and other officers, compensation is determined by the survey data from fair pay for northern California nonprofits. This was last done in 2024. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b For key employees and other officers, compensation is determined by the survey data from fair pay for northern California nonprofits. This was last done in 2024. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Available upon request