2026-04-14T11:41:22-05:00 2025-05-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2024-06-01 941265213 YOUTH SCIENCE INSTITUTE YOUT 4083564945 296 GARDEN HILL DRIVE LOS GATOS CA 95032 DAN GROSS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4083564945 2026-04-14 1 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z DAN GROSS 296 GARDEN HILL DRIVE LOS GATOS CA 95032 966894 0 X WWW.YSI-CA.ORG X 1953 CA TO INSPIRE ENTHUSIASM FOR SCIENCE AND A LOVE OF LEARNING. 7 7 41 12 0 0 527703 454849 459855 482311 2662 6940 0 0 990220 944100 0 0 0 0 680088 692177 0 0 60775 366647 378752 1046735 1070929 -56515 -126829 1346279 1377692 362592 582104 983687 795588 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 780409 482311 DURING FY24-25, YOUTH SCIENCE INSTITUTE CONTINUED TO DELIVER ITS CORE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND NATURE-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SCHOOL-BASED FIELD TRIPS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND SEASONAL CAMPS. DURING THE YEAR, YSI DELIVERED APPROXIMATELY 625 SCHOOL AND GROUP PROGRAMS SERVING AN ESTIMATED 16,000 STUDENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GRADE LEVELS. PROGRAMMING INCLUDED CURRICULUM ALIGNED WITH APPLICABLE SCIENCE STANDARDS AND EMPHASIZED HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. IN ADDITION TO SCHOOL AND GROUP PROGRAMS, YSI HOSTED SUMMER CAMPS DURING 2024, SERVING MORE THAN 500 CHILDREN OVER A NINE-WEEK PERIOD.NOTABLE DEVELOPMENTS DURING THE YEAR INCLUDED THE CONTINUED EXPANSION OF YSI'S SUMMER CAMP OFFERINGS, INCREASED OUTREACH TO TITLE I SCHOOLS, AND THE LAUNCH OF PILOT PROGRAMMING IN CLIMATE SCIENCE AND YOUTH WELL-BEING. YSI ALSO STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL DISTRICTS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO BROADEN ACCESS TO SCIENCE EDUCATION.DURING FY24-25, YSI EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL TRANSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSED ON MAINTAINING PROGRAM CONTINUITY WHILE STRENGTHENING INTERNAL SYSTEMS RELATED TO FINANCE, OPERATIONS, AND DOCUMENTATION. THESE EFFORTS SUPPORTED IMPROVED INTERNAL CONTROLS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STABILITY. 780409 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 4 0 41 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 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 ERIKA C BUCK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU 9/24 40.00 X 182219 0 10520 DAN GROSS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM 4/25 40.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN KACZMARSKI INTERIM PRESIDENT 4.00 X X 0 0 0 AJIT KRISHNAN PHD INTERIM TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PAMELA BENTLEY MILLS INTERIM PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X X 30449 0 0 SHILPA NAGARAJA SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 EINAT CLARKE DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 SARA LEVENTON DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARINA LORD DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 PRIYANKA SONI DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 212668 0 10520 1 0 1 0 0 168004 286845 454849 PROGRAM FEES 624110 482311 482311 482311 7409 7409 22325 22794 -469 -469 -469 944100 482311 0 6940 199783 99891 49946 49946 398748 350300 47829 619 28843 23178 5630 35 64803 45969 14888 3946 106903 22155 84748 180 180 32333 24259 5526 2548 19728 19728 8820 6277 1020 1523 10378 8165 2213 38486 32502 5197 787 5969 5644 325 48824 47743 1081 21716 14082 7459 175 SUPPLIES 46458 44854 1604 BANK AND MERCHANT FEES 15480 15106 312 62 ANIMAL CARE 15420 15371 49 MISCELLANEOUS 8057 5185 2819 53 1070929 780409 229745 60775 364831 555433 14207 1241 81158 37501 8498 9625 8902 7565 1911689 1366137 594376 545552 21661 30949 252646 189826 1346279 1377692 60767 36433 301825 545671 362592 582104 X 532327 490367 451360 305221 983687 795588 1346279 1377692 -126829 1549 -62819 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 301151 517139 346961 463213 454849 2083313 56400 56400 407025 56400 56400 632625 357551 573539 753986 519613 511249 2715938 424485 2291453 1394 779 1965 2662 7409 14209 2730147 1590330 0.83930 0.84630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 35248 2122 5000 150 32190 29265 6133 150 35248 30977 -1562 150 29265 32432 -1305 150 30977 26683 5899 150 32432 0.41000 0.59000 0 0 1602309 1069064 533245 73243 71782 1461 236137 225291 10846 545552 BUILDINGS AND LAND LEASE 189826 189826 X 1013075 1549 67606 69155 943920 180 180 944100 1201174 130425 130425 1070749 180 180 1070929 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. X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ERIKA C BUCK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR THRU 9/24 182219 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10520 0 192739 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION. 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.