2024-04-25T16:13:57-05:00 2023-06-30 680037990 GILBERT CPAS 2880 GATEWAY OAKS DR STE 100 SACRAMENTO CA 95833 990 2022-07-01 274118171 TEN STRANDS TENS 5105927370 PO BOX 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 949150869 JOEL A GINGOLD CFO 5105927370 2024-04-23 1 JOEL GINGOLD 999009999 1 JENNIFER Z IWATA P01310188 9166466464 2024-04-23 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z KAREN COWE PO BOX 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 949150869 5552691 0 X WWW.TENSTRANDS.ORG X 2010 CA TEN STRANDS IS A CALIFORNIA BASED NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL BRING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE LITERACY TO ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 5.8 MILLION K12 STUDENTS. 9 8 12 110 0 0 2459421 1683337 100044 2285132 2681 109153 0 1069 2562146 4078691 0 0 0 0 1143629 1554484 0 0 289527 576428 2603744 1720057 4158228 842089 -79537 6236978 6638366 3008870 3460456 3228108 3177910 X TEN STRANDS IS A CALIFORNIA BASED NONPROFIT WHOSE MISSION IS TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN THE PARTNERSHIPS AND STRATEGIES THAT WILL BRING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE LITERACY TO ALL OF CALIFORNIA'S 5.8 MILLION K-12 STUDENTS. TEN STRANDS WORKS IN PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AGENCIES, COUNTY OFFICES OF EDUCATION, SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS (E.G., SCIENCE MUSEUMS, OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ETC.) TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY STANDARDS- AND ENVIRONMENT-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS THAT WILL HELP THEM ADVANCE CORE SUBJECT CONTENT STANDARDS AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY OF THEIR STUDENTS. WE ALSO SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, SO TEACHERS CAN PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH ENGAGING ENVIRONMENT-BASED EDUCATION BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. 1 0 2234393 CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM (CCEJP). CCEJP WILL DEVELOP K-12 STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULAR RESOURCES FOCUSED ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE. THE PROGRAM IS LED BY SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. TEN STRANDS IS THE LEAD CONSULTANT ON THE PROJECT, AND IS WORKING WITH COMMUNITY WRITING TEAMS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM WILL LAUNCH IN SPRING 2025 AS A FREE RESOURCE FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CCEJP.NET. 562058 CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY INITIATIVE (CAELI) PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION: LED AND MANAGED CAELI, A COLLECTIVE ACTION NETWORK, AND CAELI'S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. WORKED TO IMPLEMENT 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 IN THE STATE'S BLUEPRINT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. PARTNERED WITH GOVERNMENT, NON-GOVERNMENT, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER ORGANIZATIONS TO MOVE THE WORK FORWARD, SOUGHT INPUT FROM A 80-PERSON LEADERSHIP COUNCIL IN ADDITION TO MANY OTHER EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERTS, ALL FOCUSED ON ADVANCING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY THROUGH PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, AND CAPACITY BUILDING. ENGAGED SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS THE UNIT OF CHANGE WITH SUPPORT FROM COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATIONS AS BACKBONES. MANAGED PUBLIC RELATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS. PRESENTED AT STATEWIDE CONFERENCES PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY. FORGED PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION SECTOR, AND THE NETWORK OF RESIDENTIAL OUTDOOR SCHOOLS IN THE STATE. FUNDRAISED FOR, CO-CHAIRED, AND SERVED AS PROJECT DIRECTOR AND FISCAL SPONSOR OF CAELI AND ITS LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WORKED FOR THE EIGHTH YEAR IN A ROW TO IMPLEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE STATE'S 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 5.8 MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL K12 STUDENTS. CAELI'S WEBSITE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CA-ELI.ORG. 312969 ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE LITERACY PROJECTS (ECCLPS): PARTNERED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UC) AND CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY (CSU) SYSTEMS TO RE-LAUNCH ECCLPS AS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. ALSO, PROVIDED PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. ECCLPS WILL FOCUS ON PRE-SERVICE AND IN-SERVICE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, RESEARCH, AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE LITERACY GOALS OF ECCLPS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.ECCLPS.NET. SAN MATEO ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONARY TEACHER FELLOWSHIP (ESTF): PARTNERED WITH SAN MATEO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR THE NINTH YEAR TO SUPPORT TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FOCUSED ON INTEGRATING CALIFORNIA'S EP&CS INTO STANDARDS-BASED INSTRUCTION IN SCIENCE, HISTORY-SOCIAL SCIENCE, AND OTHER SUBJECTS, WITH A FOCUS ON SOLUTIONARY UNITS OF STUDY. CALIFORNIA HUB FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING AND ACTION (CHELA): PARTNERED WITH THE CALIFORNIA GEOGRAPHIC ALLIANCE AND THE CALIFORNIA GLOBAL EDUCATION PROJECT TO LAUNCH THE CHELA INTERACTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ATLAS OF CALIFORNIA, WHICH USES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY TO ORGANIZE AND PRESENT ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION TO LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THE SOFTWARE IS FREE TO ALL K12 SCHOOLS, AND EDUCATORS HAVE ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP THEM USE THE TECHNOLOGIES IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OF EDUCATORS. CLIMATE READY SCHOOL COALITION: PARTNERED WITH UNDAUNTEDK12 TO LAUNCH AND BUILD THE CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS COALITION FOCUSED ON SCHOOL BUILDING DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS TO PROVIDE HEALTHY AND SAFE SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR CALIFORNIA'S STUDENTS. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CLIMATEREADYSCHOOLSCOALTION.ORG. DATA INITIATIVE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE ACTION IN CALIFORNIA'S TK-12 SCHOOLS: PARTNERED WITH UNDAUNTEDK12 TO CREATE A DATA-DRIVEN DASHBOARD FOR COUNTY AND DISTRICT LEADERS TO SUPPORT THEIR COMMITMENT/JOURNEY TO WHOLE SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY (CURRICULUM, CAMPUS, COMMUNITY, AND CULTURE). TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO A NUMBER OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SUPPORT THEIR PLANNING FOR WHOLE SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY. 576572 2286201 CALIFORNIA YOUTH CLIMATE POLICY (CYCP) LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SIERRA CLUB CALIFORNIA THIS PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO INFLUENCE SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES RELATED TO WHOLE SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY. CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY OUTREACH: MANAGED MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR TEN STRANDS RESULTING IN THE TWICE-MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF A NEWSLETTER AND FEATURED ARTICLES (WWW.TENSTRANDS.ORG/NEWS) AND AN ACTIVE PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS. DEVELOPED THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL REPORT, MANAGED THE TEN STRANDS AND CAELI WEBSITES, AND ATTENDED SEVERAL COMMUNITY AND PARTNER EVENTS VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON HIGHLIGHTING ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE LITERACY. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: BUILT A BROAD COALITION TO SUPPORT SENATOR BEN ALLEN'S BUDGET REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE EVENTUAL ROLLOUT OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM. WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL AT SECURING THE FUNDS THIS YEAR. ALSO, PARTNERED WITH UNDAUNTEDK12 AND THE CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS COALITION TO SUPPORT SENATOR LENA GONZALES' BILL (SB394) TO CREATE A STATEWIDE MASTER PLAN FOR CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS. THE BILL PASSED THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY AND WAS VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR. THE WORK ON THIS CONTINUES. CALIFORNIA SCHOOLYARD FOREST SYSTEM: THIS INITIATIVE WILL INCREASE TREE CANOPY ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO SHADE AND PROTECT K-12 STUDENTS FROM EXTREME HEAT AND RISING TEMPERATURES DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. TEN STRANDS IS THE STRATEGIC PARTNER TO THE INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON CENTERING THE EXPERIENCE OF STUDENTS. 576572 2286201 3685992 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 51 0 1 12 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 1 0 CA X JOEL A GINGOLD 4153062835 PO BOX 150869 SAN RAFAEL CA 949150869 WILLIAM PARISH FOUNDER AND BOARD CHAIRMAN 50.00 X X 73846 0 4431 SHEILA NAHI BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KELLY LE SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CANDICE DICKENS-RUSSELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS ADAMS 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 ADRIAN HIGHTOWER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNA COOPER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN COWE CEO 50.00 X 192280 0 26432 JOEL GINGOLD CFO 10.00 X 30458 0 0 AMY FRAME DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS 50.00 X 111204 0 15869 JILLIANN RODRIGUEZ M'BARKI CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 50.00 X 171183 0 20079 578971 0 66811 3 0 1 0 CHILDRENS ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FD 100 SUMMIT LAKE DR STE 160 VALHALLA NY 10595 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 161250 MYCELIUM YOUTH NETWORK 1633 54TH AVE OAKLAND CA 94601 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT 104419 2 1683337 1683337 CONSULTING SERVICES 611710 2285132 2285132 2285132 109153 109153 1474000 1474000 0 OTHER INCOME 900099 1069 1069 1069 4078691 2286201 0 109153 331447 245043 34651 51753 960738 710287 100438 150013 43122 31881 4508 6733 122760 90758 12834 19168 96417 71282 10080 15055 64368 47584 6734 10050 205149 203810 537 802 36599 27057 3829 5713 87048 62418 3199 21431 7267 5372 760 1135 1281 947 134 200 13174 9740 1377 2057 PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION 1986372 1986372 COMMUNICATIONS 164388 164338 20 30 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 21845 16149 2285 3411 MEMBERSHIP DUES 12653 9354 1323 1976 3600 3600 4158228 3685992 182709 289527 722434 95607 813202 690991 25000 37200 10707 10362 1626 345 4674716 5814223 6236978 6638366 208870 500098 2800000 2960358 3008870 3460456 X 2209026 2203482 1019082 974428 3228108 3177910 6236978 6638366 -79537 29339 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1321062 1790986 453666 2459421 1683337 7708472 1321062 1790986 453666 2459421 1683337 7708472 2067993 5640479 37186 827 2681 109153 149847 154 1069 1223 7859542 2809307 0.71770 0.64510 X PART II, SECTION A, LINES 1-13 THE AMOUNTS REPORTED IN COLUMN (C) 2020 ARE FOR THE SHORT TAX YEAR FROM 1/1/21 THROUGH 6/30/21 DUE TO THE ENTITY CHANGING ITS TAX YEAR END TO 6/30 FROM 12/31. THE TWO PRIOR TAX YEARS ARE REPORTED IN COLUMNS (A)-(B). RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 63125 63125 4095103 4158228 357911 89478 0 0 247070 187639 236003 357911 1028623 1542935 43939 32402 62400 63125 201866 61768 46910 59001 89478 257157 385736 PART II-A, LINE 1B PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT: BUILT A BROAD COALITION TO SUPPORT SENATOR BEN ALLEN'S BUDGET REQUEST FOR PROFESSIONAL LEARNING FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE EVENTUAL ROLLOUT OF THE CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM. WE WERE NOT SUCCESSFUL AT SECURING THE FUNDS THIS YEAR. ALSO, PARTNERED WITH UNDAUNTEDK12 AND THE CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS COALITION TO SUPPORT SENATOR LENA GONZALES' BILL (SB394) TO CREATE A STATEWIDE MASTER PLAN FOR CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS. THE BILL PASSED THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY AND WAS VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR. THE WORK ON THIS CONTINUES. 10707 10362 345 345 4142568 29339 34538 63877 4078691 0 4078691 4192766 34538 34538 4158228 0 4158228 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KAREN COWE CEO 192280 0 0 0 0 0 11764 0 14668 0 218712 0 0 0 JILLIANN RODRIGUEZ M'BARKI CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER 166183 0 5000 0 0 0 9965 0 10114 0 191262 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 TEN STRANDS LAUNCHED THREE NEW PROGRAMS. THE FIRST WAS THE CLIMATE READY SCHOOLS COALITION, FOCUSED ON SCHOOL BUILDING DECARBONIZATION. THE SECOND WAS THE DATA INITIATIVE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE ACTION IN CALIFORNIA'S TK-12 SCHOOLS, FOCUSED ON CREATING A DECISION-MAKING DASHBOARD FOR COUNTIES AND DISTRICTS RELATED TO WHOLE SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY, AND THE THIRD WAS THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH CLIMATE POLICY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, FOCUSED ON WORKING WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO INFLUENCE SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES RELATED WHOLE SCHOOL SUSTAINABILITY. 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 15 FOR KEY EMPLOYEES AND OTHER OFFICERS COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE SURVEY DATA FROM FAIR PAY FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NONPROFITS AND THIS WAS LAST DONE IN 2022. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.