2025-04-08T15:18:42-05:00 2024-05-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2023-06-01 941265213 YOUTH SCIENCE INSTITUTE YOUT 4083564945 296 GARDEN HILL DRIVE LOS GATOS CA 95032 PAMELA BENTLEY MILLS INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4083564945 2025-04-08 1 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PAMELA BENTLEY MILLS 296 GARDEN HILL DRIVE LOS GATOS CA 95032 990220 0 X WWW.YSI-CA.ORG X 1953 CA TO INSPIRE ENTHUSIASM FOR SCIENCE AND A LOVE OF LEARNING. 8 8 43 12 0 0 346961 527703 365406 459855 1965 2662 0 0 714332 990220 0 0 0 0 527495 680088 0 0 71481 338902 366647 866397 1046735 -152065 -56515 1401558 1346279 305065 362592 1096493 983687 X THE MISSION OF YOUTH SCIENCE INSTITUTE (YSI) IS TO "INSPIRE ENTHUSIASM FOR SCIENCE AND A LOVE OF LEARNING" IN PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. YSI'S CORE PROGRAMS ARE SCHOOL AND GROUP PROGRAMS, SUMMER SCIENCE CAMPS, AND SCIENCE SAFARIS, TEACHING HANDS-ON, NATURE-BASED SCIENCE TO NEARLY 30,000 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS YSI TEACHES ARE SCHOOLCHILDREN (K-6) WHO ARE INTRODUCED TO YSI THROUGH ITS SCHOOL AND GROUP PROGRAMS. YSI IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THESE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO LOW-INCOME, ACADEMICALLY AT-RISK, AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. 0 0 824022 459855 YSI'S CORE PROGRAMS ARE SCHOOL AND GROUP PROGRAMS, SUMMER SCIENCE CAMPS, AND SCIENCE SAFARIS, TEACHING HANDS-ON, NATURE-BASED SCIENCE TO NEARLY 30,000 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE INDIVIDUALS YSI TEACHES ARE SCHOOLCHILDREN (K-6) WHO ARE INTRODUCED TO YSI THROUGH ITS SCHOOL AND GROUP PROGRAMS. YSI IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THESE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO LOW-INCOME, ACADEMICALLY AT-RISK, AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS.YOUTH SCIENCE PROGRAMS-FOR OVER 70 YEARS, YSI HAS INSPIRED ENTHUSIASM FOR SCIENCE AND A LOVE OF LEARNING IN THE BAY AREA, DELIVERING IMPACTFUL HANDS-ON, NATURE-BASED SCIENCE PROGRAMS TO NEARLY 30,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. AS SCIENCE PROGRAMS AND FUNDING HAVE BEEN HUGELY IMPACTED RECENTLY, YSI ADDRESSED THIS GAP THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING THAT MAKES SCIENCE RELEVANT AND MEMORABLE. PROGRAMS FEATURE NATURE WALKS AND HANDS-ON ENCOUNTERS WITH LIVE ANIMALS, FROM TOADS AND NEWTS TO BEARDED DRAGONS AND CHINCHILLASCORE PROGRAMS AND IMPACT-DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, YSI DELIVERED 894 HANDS-ON PROGRAMS SERVING 19,640 CHILDREN. FOR EXAMPLE, THE POPULAR "ANIMALS AND THEIR ADAPTATIONS" PROGRAM ALLOWS STUDENTS TO EXAMINE LIVE ANIMALS FROM VARIOUS TAXONOMIC GROUPS, LEARNING ABOUT DIET, HABITAT, ECOLOGICAL ROLES, AND ANIMAL STRUCTURES. THE SUMMER OF 2023 SAW 538 CAMPERS ATTENDING 709 SESSIONS AT VASONA PARK EXPLORING LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS, DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS, AND BUILDING CONFIDENCE, WITH A 95% FAMILY RECOMMENDATION RATE. PROGRAMS INCLUDED HERPETOLOGY, BIKE SAFETY TRAINING, WATER CYCLE STUDIES, AND ECOSYSTEM EXPLORATION. EDUCATIONAL CENTER AND COMMUNITY IMPACT-YSI MAINTAINS THREE SCIENCE AND NATURE CENTERS DELIVERING HANDS-ON, NATURE-BASED SCIENCE PROGRAMS: ALUM ROCK PARK, SAN JOSE; SANBORN COUNTY PARK, SARATOGA; AND VASONA LAKE COUNTY PARK, LOS GATOS. EACH SCIENCE AND NATURE CENTER HAS SPECIALIZED AND UNIQUE ARTIFACTS, COLLECTIONS, AND RESOURCES THAT CONNECT CHILDREN WITH NATURE WHILE TEACHING SCIENCE. THESE NATURE CENTERS WELCOMED APPROXIMATELY 15,000 VISITORS AND HOUSED OVER 70 ANIMAL AMBASSADORS. THE EXPERIENCE OF VISITING A YSI NATURE CENTER PROVIDES YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES CONNECTION TO NATURE THROUGH DIRECT INTERACTION WITH LOCAL PLANTS AND ANIMALS, ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND LEARNING AND SCIENTIFIC PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS. COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY-YSI REMAINS DEDICATED TO SERVING LOW-INCOME, ACADEMICALLY AT-RISK, AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. CURRENTLY, YSI PROVIDES 237 TITLE I SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT SERVER 5,510 STUDENTS AT LOW OR NO COST. ADDITIONALLY, YSI HOSTED 18 FREE COMMUNITY EVENTS ATTENDED BY 129 FAMILIES, OFFERING ACTIVITIES LIKE SCIENCE SAFARIS, STORYTIMES, AND NATURE WALKS. 824022 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 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 5 0 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SE 4083564945 1631 WILLOW STREET SUITE 200 SAN JOSE CA 95125 SHILPA NAGARAJA SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBIN O'HERN PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVE ZIEGLER TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JACKIE FARHNER DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN KACZMARSKI DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA BENTLEY MILLS DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 ANSHUMAN MOHAPATRA DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 PRIYANKA SONI DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA C BUCK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 169238 0 7991 169238 0 7991 1 0 1 0 0 241990 285713 527703 PROGRAM FEES 624110 459855 459855 459855 2662 2662 990220 459855 0 2662 184932 92466 48843 43623 414418 394275 20143 28900 23472 5024 404 51838 41754 6676 3408 74791 22110 38681 14000 150 150 42590 29258 10818 2514 25840 25840 18083 12162 648 5273 16210 13600 2610 24498 22653 1537 308 7880 7329 498 53 48825 47744 1081 29067 23440 5377 250 SUPPLIES 26788 26096 692 BANK AND MERCHANT FEES 21124 20066 991 67 MISCELLANEOUS 20355 11354 8501 500 ANIMAL CARE 10446 10403 43 1046735 824022 151232 71481 373493 364831 13984 14207 16668 81158 6112 8498 18247 8902 1911689 1317313 643201 594376 17445 21661 312408 252646 1401558 1346279 38786 60767 266279 301825 305065 362592 X 672816 532327 423677 451360 1096493 983687 1401558 1346279 -56515 3471 -59762 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 466297 301151 517139 346961 463213 2094761 56400 56400 56400 407025 56400 632625 522697 357551 573539 753986 519613 2727386 410190 2317196 2256 1394 779 1965 2662 9056 1675 1675 2738117 1590821 0.84630 0.88220 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 29265 6133 150 35248 30977 -1562 150 29265 32432 -1305 150 30977 26683 5899 150 32432 27599 -766 150 26683 0.37000 0.63000 0 0 1381752 802449 579303 73243 69829 3414 456694 445035 11659 594376 BUILDINGS AND LAND LEASE 252646 252646 X 1064204 3471 70663 74134 990070 150 150 990220 1177010 130425 130425 1046585 150 150 1046735 PART II, LINE 9: YSI HAS A COLLECTION OF ANIMAL SKINS AND MOUNTS, BIRD MOUNTS, ROCKS AND OTHER GEOGRAPHICAL ARTIFACTS, NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS, AND OTHER NATURE-BASED TEACHING MATERIALS OF VALUE, THAT HAVE BEEN DONATED OR PURCHASED BY THE YSI SINCE 1953. A PORTION OF THE OVERALL COLLECTION IS ON DISPLAY AT YSI'S THREE SCIENCE AND NATURE CENTERS. A SIGNIFICANT PORTION IS IN STORAGE DUE TO LACK OF DISPLAY SPACE. THE YSI DOES NOT CURRENTLY HAVE A STAFF CURATOR; CARE AND INVENTORY OF THE COLLECTION IS TAKEN CARE OF BY STAFF ON AN AS-NEEDED BASIS. CONTRIBUTIONS OR PURCHASES OF ITEMS FOR THE COLLECTION ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION SINCE YSI DOES NOT CAPITALIZE COLLECTIONS. PART V, LINE 4: GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE INSTITUTE. PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT FISCAL YEAR-END. GENERALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (FEDERAL) OR FOUR (STATE OF CALIFORNIA) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERIKA C BUCK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 169238 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7991 0 177229 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE INSTITUTE'S INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. THIS DRAFT IS REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT AND CORRECTED AS APPROPRIATE, AND THEN SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND CORRECTION. EACH FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER REVIEWS THE FORM 990 DRAFT IN DETAIL, FOLLOWED BY A COMMITTEE MEETING TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE A FINAL DRAFT OF FORM 990. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN PRESENTS THE FINAL FORM 990 TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A PAPER OR ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS ALSO PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C PURSUANT TO THE INSTITUTE'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AN ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE, AIMED AT DETERMINING ANY FAMILY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS THAT MAY POSE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT, IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COVERED PERSONS (I.E. BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP OR KEY EMPLOYEES). COVERED PERSONS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE REAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AT THE TIME WHEN SUCH CONFLICTS ARISE. WHEN SOMEONE BECOMES A COVERED PERSON AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, EACH COVERED PERSON IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THAT HE/SHE: (1) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; (2) HAS READ THE POLICY AND UNDERSTANDS SAID POLICY; AND (3) AGREES TO COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE POLICY, INCLUDING COMPLETING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THE PROCEDURE FOR ADDRESSING ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE FOLLOWING: (1) THE CONFLICTING INTEREST IS FULLY DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD; (2) THE INTERESTED PERSON RESPONDS TO FACTUAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE SUBSTANCE OF THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT BEING CONSIDERED, AFTER WHICH HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE MEETING; (3) THE PERSON WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS EXCLUDED FROM THE DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF SUCH TRANSACTION; (4) ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION ARE INVESTIGATED, COMPETITIVE BIDS OR COMPARABLE VALUATIONS ARE OBTAINED; AND (5) THE TRANSACTION OR ACTION MUST BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF DISINTERESTED PERSONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION'S PERSONNEL COMMITTEE (SUBCOMMITTEE OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS) SETS COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ED). THE COMMITTEE PERFORMS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ED. THE COMMITTEE ALSO GATHERS INPUT FOR SETTING THE ED'S COMPENSATION FROM LOCAL NONPROFIT COMPENSATION SURVEYS, FROM FORM 990S OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR SERVICE AREA, AND FROM COMPENSATION INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM MEMBER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS. THE DELIBERATION AND DECISION REGARDING THE ED'S COMPENSATION IS CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE COMMITTEE AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ED IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SETTING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES THROUGH SALARY INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM SIMILAR SOURCES AS USED IN SETTING THE ED COMPENSATION. THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION DECISION IS DOCUMENTED IN THE APPLICABLE EMPLOYEE'S PAYROLL FILE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B: A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE INSTITUTE'S INDEPENDENT OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. THIS DRAFT IS REVIEWED WITH MANAGEMENT AND CORRECTED AS APPROPRIATE, AND THEN SUBMITTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND CORRECTION. EACH FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBER REVIEWS THE FORM 990 DRAFT IN DETAIL, FOLLOWED BY A COMMITTEE MEETING TO DISCUSS AND APPROVE A FINAL DRAFT OF FORM 990. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN PRESENTS THE FINAL FORM 990 TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A PAPER OR ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FINAL FORM 990 IS ALSO PROVIDED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.