2024-11-05T09:27:39-05:00 2023-12-31 453768259 MARTINBROWN CPAS & ADVISORS 3411 TAMIAMI TRAIL NORTH SUITE 201 NAPLES FL 34103 990 2023-01-01 521703587 NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MEDALS FOUNDATION INC NATI 2023335550 3222 N STREET NW STE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20007 ANDREW RATHMANN-NOONAN PRESIDENT 2023335550 2024-09-04 true false DANIEL J BROWN CPA P00839712 2392548306 2024-11-05 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z ANDREW RATHMANN-NOONAN 3222 N STREET NW STE 300 WASHINGTON DC 20007 1517435 false X NATIONALMEDALS.ORG X 1990 DC THE NSTMF'S MISSION IS TO BUILD INCLUSIVE STEM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FUNDAMENTAL TO THESE COMMUNITIES ARE THE SIGNIFICANT, INSPIRATIONAL CONNECTIONS WE FOSTER BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN STEM AND TODAYS DIVERSE GENERATION OF COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. TOGETHER THEY WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. OUR VISION IS TO BE A DRIVING FORCE IN CREATING A WORLD IN WHICH THE DIVERSITY OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY IS REFLECTED IN THE RECIPIENTS OF ALL PRESTIGIOUS STEM HONORS, INCLUDING FUTURE LAUREATE CLASSES OF THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE AND THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. 9 8 4 100 0 1230742 1516651 0 122 95 689 1230864 1517435 264500 187668 0 757884 678508 0 168894 502640 892980 1525024 1759156 -294160 -241721 1417748 1071863 120088 15924 1297660 1055939 X THE NSTMF'S MISSION IS TO BUILD INCLUSIVE STEM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FUNDAMENTAL TO THESE COMMUNITIES ARE THE SIGNIFICANT, INSPIRATIONAL CONNECTIONS WE FOSTER BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN STEM AND TODAYS DIVERSE GENERATION OF COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. TOGETHER THEY WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. OUR VISION IS TO BE A DRIVING FORCE IN CREATING A WORLD IN WHICH THE DIVERSITY OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY IS REFLECTED IN THE RECIPIENTS OF ALL PRESTIGIOUS STEM HONORS, INCLUDING FUTURE LAUREATE CLASSES OF THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE AND THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. false false 1015325 187668 THE INSTEM MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: IS AN AUXILIARY SUPPORT NETWORK OF AND FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES STUDYING STEM. STUDENTS ARE LEAVING STEM MAJORS AT AN ALARMINGLY FAST RATE. STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES ARE EVEN LESS LIKELY TO GRADUATE WITH THEIR STEM DEGREES. EFFECTIVE MENTORSHIP HAS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL IN RETAINING STUDENTS IN STEM PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. INSTEM OFFERS AN INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS TO CONNECT WITH THEIR PEERS AND FACULTY WHILE FEELING SUPPORTED IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT CAN BE SUBJECT TO A LACK OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. INSTEM OFFERS FOUR YEARS OF PROGRAMMING; EACH HAS A THEME BASED ON THE SCHOLARS' NEEDS FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. EACH COHORT INCLUDES 15 INSTEM SCHOLARS AND ONE COACH, A STEM PROFESSOR, OR AN ESTABLISHED GRADUATE STUDENT AT THE INSTITUTION. STEM EXPERTS VISIT COHORTS TO LEAD WORKSHOPS AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO THE GREATER STEM COMMUNITY. 200728 "SCIENCE AND INNOVATION UNSCRIPTED- OR "UNSCRIPTED," WAS CREATED BY THE NSTMF TO SERVE THE FOUNDATIONS MISSION OF CHAMPIONING THE WORK AND LIVES OF AMERICAS GREATEST SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS AND CONNECTING THESE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS TO THE NEXT GENERATION. THE PROGRAM MARKS OUR FIRST STEP TOWARD BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE COALITION OF INSPIRED STEM STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM FEATURES NATIONAL MEDAL LAUREATES AND OTHER PROMINENT STEM EXPERTS IN INTIMATE, DISCUSSION-CENTRIC EVENTS. NOW IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, THE PROGRAM HAS FEATURED NEARLY 40 EXPERTS, REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND CREATED RELATIONSHIPS WITH 20+ UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS. THE HALLMARK OF THESE EVENTS IS THE INTIMATE ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH STEM EXPERTS SHARE STORIES ABOUT NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS WELL AS THE FAILURE AND FALSE STARTS THAT DEFINED THEIR JOURNEY TO SUCCESS. GEARED TOWARDS STUDENTS AND YOUNG STEM PROFESSIONALS, THESE EVENTS PULL BACK THE CURTAIN ON WORLD-CHANGING SCIENTIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE AUDIENCE IS ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS AND ENGAGE WITH THE SPEAKERS OUTSIDE THE STRUCTURE OF A TYPICAL STUDENT-TEACHER INTERACTION. BY ATTENDING ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS OR WATCHING ONLINE, STUDENTS GAIN ACCESS TO A SET OF INDIVIDUALS THEY WOULDNT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN A SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION. 211617 NATIONAL MEDALS EVENTS - SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE NSTMF HAS HONORED THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO RECEIVE AMERICAS HIGHEST HONORS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE AND THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. THESE MEDALS, BESTOWED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO LEAD OUR COUNTRY AND THE WORLD IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT. THEIR PASSION FOR KNOWLEDGE HAS TAKEN US BEYOND OUR PLANET, TO THE BOTTOM OF OUR SEAS, AND DEEP WITHIN THE NEURAL PATHWAYS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN. THE NSTMF HONORS THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY HOSTING THE NATIONAL MEDALS CELEBRATION, A THREE-DAY CELEBRATION OF INGENUITY AND EXCELLENCE IN STEM. THE CELEBRATION HONORS THE NEW CLASS OF LAUREATES, THE BROADER LAUREATE COMMUNITY, AND LEADERS IN THE STEM COMMUNITY DOING EXCELLENT WORK IN THE LAB AND IN SUPPORT OF THEIR COMMUNITY. 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FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE FOUNDATION HAS DOCUMENTED ITS CONSIDERATION OF FASB ASC 740-10 AND DETERMINED THAT NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. true CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY 401 GOLDEN SHORE LONG BEACH CA 90802 931150363 501C3 40000 INSTEM PROGRAM EXP HOWARD UNIVERSITY 2400 6TH ST NW WASHINGTON DC 20059 530204707 501C3 147668 INSTEM PROGRAM EXP 2 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 A GRANT AGREEMENT IS REVIEWED BY NSTMF COUNSEL AND THEN SENT TO THE GRANTEE FOR REVIEW AND SIGNATURE. THE GRANT STIPULATES THE USAGE OF FUNDS TO EXECUTE THE INSTEM PROGRAM. RELEVANT LEADERSHIP SIGNS THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND SUBMITS IT BACK TO THE NSTMF TO BE FILED. AFTER EACH GRANT TERM (TYPICALLY SEPTEMBER TO JUNE) THE GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE USAGE OF FUNDS THROUGH A FINANCIAL REPORTING DOCUMENT WHICH IS THEN KEPT ON FILE. IF FUNDS WERE NOT USED BEFORE THE COMPLETION OF THE GRANT TERM, THE GRANTEE IS AFFORDED THE FLEXIBILITY TO USE THE FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE INSTEM PROGRAM PROMPTLY. ANNUALLY AND FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE GRANT TERM, THE GRANTEE IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A GRANT REPORT TO THE NSTMF THAT INCLUDES A NARRATIVE ACCOUNT OF THE ACTIVITIES FINANCED BY THE GRANT AND A COMPLETE FINANCIAL REPORT SHOWING ALL FUNDS RECEIVED AND EXPENDED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE GRANT. X X X false false false false false false false false false OMOMAYOWA AWE EMPLOYEE 200139 10000 210139 ANDREW RATHMANN-NOONAN PRESIDENT 156939 15000 171939 SCHEDULE J, PART III THE PRESIDENTS COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY A BOARD-APPOINTED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE USES PERFORMANCE METRICS AND COMPARATIVE SALARY DATA PROVIDED BY THE ECONOMIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE TO MAKE SALARY RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ARE THEN SUBJECTED TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD. ANDREW RATHMANN-NOONAN SEE PART V 156939 W-2 WAGES & BENEFITS false SCHEDULE L, PART V SCHEDULE L, PART IV, LINE 1(B) - ANDREW RATHMANN-NOONAN, FULL-TIME PRESIDENT OF THE NSTMF, IS A FAMILY MEMBER OF ROBIN RATHMANN-NOONAN, MEMBER OF THE BOARD. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE NSTMF'S MISSION IS TO BUILD INCLUSIVE STEM COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. FUNDAMENTAL TO THESE COMMUNITIES ARE THE SIGNIFICANT, INSPIRATIONAL CONNECTIONS WE FOSTER BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR EXCELLENCE IN STEM AND TODAYS DIVERSE GENERATION OF COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. TOGETHER THEY WILL PAVE THE WAY FOR A MORE EQUITABLE FUTURE IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. OUR VISION IS TO BE A DRIVING FORCE IN CREATING A WORLD IN WHICH THE DIVERSITY OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY IS REFLECTED IN THE RECIPIENTS OF ALL PRESTIGIOUS STEM HONORS, INCLUDING FUTURE LAUREATE CLASSES OF THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE AND THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE INSTEM MENTORSHIP PROGRAM: IS AN AUXILIARY SUPPORT NETWORK OF AND FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES STUDYING STEM. STUDENTS ARE LEAVING STEM MAJORS AT AN ALARMINGLY FAST RATE. STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES ARE EVEN LESS LIKELY TO GRADUATE WITH THEIR STEM DEGREES. EFFECTIVE MENTORSHIP HAS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL IN RETAINING STUDENTS IN STEM PROGRAMS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES. INSTEM OFFERS AN INVALUABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS TO CONNECT WITH THEIR PEERS AND FACULTY WHILE FEELING SUPPORTED IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT CAN BE SUBJECT TO A LACK OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. INSTEM OFFERS FOUR YEARS OF PROGRAMMING; EACH HAS A THEME BASED ON THE SCHOLARS' NEEDS FOR THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR. EACH COHORT INCLUDES 15 INSTEM SCHOLARS AND ONE COACH, A STEM PROFESSOR, OR AN ESTABLISHED GRADUATE STUDENT AT THE INSTITUTION. STEM EXPERTS VISIT COHORTS TO LEAD WORKSHOPS AND PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO THE GREATER STEM COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B "SCIENCE AND INNOVATION UNSCRIPTED- OR "UNSCRIPTED," WAS CREATED BY THE NSTMF TO SERVE THE FOUNDATIONS MISSION OF CHAMPIONING THE WORK AND LIVES OF AMERICAS GREATEST SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS AND CONNECTING THESE EXTRAORDINARY INDIVIDUALS TO THE NEXT GENERATION. THE PROGRAM MARKS OUR FIRST STEP TOWARD BUILDING AN INCLUSIVE COALITION OF INSPIRED STEM STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM FEATURES NATIONAL MEDAL LAUREATES AND OTHER PROMINENT STEM EXPERTS IN INTIMATE, DISCUSSION-CENTRIC EVENTS. NOW IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, THE PROGRAM HAS FEATURED NEARLY 40 EXPERTS, REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF MORE THAN 10,000 STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND CREATED RELATIONSHIPS WITH 20+ UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTIONS. THE HALLMARK OF THESE EVENTS IS THE INTIMATE ATMOSPHERE IN WHICH STEM EXPERTS SHARE STORIES ABOUT NOTABLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS WELL AS THE FAILURE AND FALSE STARTS THAT DEFINED THEIR JOURNEY TO SUCCESS. GEARED TOWARDS STUDENTS AND YOUNG STEM PROFESSIONALS, THESE EVENTS PULL BACK THE CURTAIN ON WORLD-CHANGING SCIENTIFIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE AUDIENCE IS ENCOURAGED TO ASK QUESTIONS AND ENGAGE WITH THE SPEAKERS OUTSIDE THE STRUCTURE OF A TYPICAL STUDENT-TEACHER INTERACTION. BY ATTENDING ONE OF THESE PROGRAMS OR WATCHING ONLINE, STUDENTS GAIN ACCESS TO A SET OF INDIVIDUALS THEY WOULDNT OTHERWISE BE ABLE TO ENGAGE IN A SUBSTANTIVE DISCUSSION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D NATIONAL MEDALS EVENTS - SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE NSTMF HAS HONORED THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO RECEIVE AMERICAS HIGHEST HONORS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY: THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE AND THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. THESE MEDALS, BESTOWED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, RECOGNIZE THOSE WHO LEAD OUR COUNTRY AND THE WORLD IN SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT. THEIR PASSION FOR KNOWLEDGE HAS TAKEN US BEYOND OUR PLANET, TO THE BOTTOM OF OUR SEAS, AND DEEP WITHIN THE NEURAL PATHWAYS OF THE HUMAN BRAIN. THE NSTMF HONORS THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY HOSTING THE NATIONAL MEDALS CELEBRATION, A THREE-DAY CELEBRATION OF INGENUITY AND EXCELLENCE IN STEM. THE CELEBRATION HONORS THE NEW CLASS OF LAUREATES, THE BROADER LAUREATE COMMUNITY, AND LEADERS IN THE STEM COMMUNITY DOING EXCELLENT WORK IN THE LAB AND IN SUPPORT OF THEIR COMMUNITY. THE NSTMF HOSTS THE NATIONAL MEDALS CELEBRATION, A DAY-LONG SERIES OF EVENTS BEGINNING WITH A CEREMONY WHERE THE LAUREATES RECEIVE THEIR MEDALS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND ENDING WITH A CELEBRATORY GALA FOR LAUREATES AND THEIR HONORED GUESTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 ROBIN RATHMANN-NOONAN ANDREW RATHMANN-NOONAN BOARD MEMBER PRESIDENT SIBLING RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS, THE NSTMF MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF THREE AND A MAXIMUM OF 11 DIRECTORS. ALSO PURSUANT TO THE BYLAWS, THE RATHMANN FAMILY FOUNDATION HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT ONE DIRECTOR. ALL OTHER DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE THEN-SERVING BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE NSTMF'S FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT. THE DRAFT IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT, AUDIT COMMITTEE AND LEGAL COUNSEL. ONCE THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH THE RETURN, IT IS PROVIDED (PRIOR TO FILING) TO THE NSTMF'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER COMPLETES A DISCLOSURE FORM IDENTIFYING ANY RELATIONSHIPS, POSITIONS OR CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THEY ARE INVOLVED AND THAT COULD CONTRIBUTE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. ALL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE SUBMITTED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION. PRIOR TO BOARD OR COMMITTEE ACTION ON A CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION INVOLVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, A DIRECTOR OR COMMITTEE MEMBER OR INTERESTED PERSON HAVING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST SHALL DISCLOSE ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF THE BOARD DEEMS NECESSARY, A BOARD MEMBER WITH A CONFLICT SHALL NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR BE PERMITTED TO HEAR THE BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER. THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETINGS RECORD THE NAMES OF ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS AND THE CORRESPONDING ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION IS FIRST REVIEWED BY A BOARD-APPOINTED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE PRESIDENT'S PERFORMANCE AND CONSIDERS COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY DATA IN CONNECTION WITH ITS REVIEW. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN MAKES A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION THAT IS SUBJECTED TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B AT THIS TIME, THE PRESIDENT IS THE ONLY COMPENSATED OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE. SHOULD THIS CHANGE IN THE FUTURE, ALL FORMS OF COMPENSATION PAID TO OTHER OFFICERS OR TO KEY EMPLOYEES WILL BE REVIEWED BY A BOARD-APPOINTED COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE WILL EVALUATE THE OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE'S PERFORMANCE AND CONSIDER COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY DATA IN CONNECTION WITH ITS REVIEW. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN WILL MAKE A RECOMMENDATION REGARDING THE OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION THAT WILL BE SUBJECTED TO THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST THE FOLLOWING GOVERNING DOCUMENTS: AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS BY LAWS FORM 990 FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING 228,776 0 0