Nonprofit · EIN 95-6066250
REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER
Tax-exempt · SAN DIEGO, CA 92101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $9,119,074 | $10,673,117 | -$1,554,043 | $14,045,280 | $4,438,205 | $9,607,075 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $9,468,540 | $10,564,312 | -$1,095,772 | $14,601,717 | $3,838,252 | $10,763,465 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $8,493,993 | $9,715,555 | -$1,221,562 | $15,715,092 | $4,201,127 | $11,513,965 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,799,015
- of which government grants
- $1,001,584
- Program service revenue
- $4,691,533
- Investment income
- $121,058
- Net income from fundraising events
- $46,122
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,360,307
- Other revenue
- $1,507,468
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $442,014
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,912,963
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $6,417,529
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $20,741
- Depreciation
- $913,624
- Program services (functional)
- $8,034,431
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,808,400
- Fundraising (functional)
- $830,286
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $14,601,717
- Total assets, end of year
- $14,045,280
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,438,205
- Net assets, end of year
- $9,607,075
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,123,213
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,936,542
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,840,392
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,766,683
- Gross receipts
- $9,884,650
- Employees
- 190
- Volunteers
- 275
- Year formed
- 1957
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR STEVEN L SNYDER | President & CEO Officer | 50 | $243,782 | $5,865 |
| HORACIO CORREA | CFO & COO Officer | 50 | $156,079 | $24,608 |
| CHRISTINA LAZICH | VP ADVANCEMENT | 40 | $150,458 | $11,871 |
| MWENDA KUDUMUBIGGS | DIR OF EDUCATION | 40 | $132,053 | $12,765 |
| ARMAN ORUC | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ardy Arianpour | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HERSHMAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SIMMONS PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BERGAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY CAMP | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM LIM | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY HESSE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE MOTONAGA | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DRIVER | Imm Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VANESSA JACOBY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINA BRAVO-KARIMI | 1st Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ELSA VALAY-PAZ | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN TOPHAM EDD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF MINER PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK CLAPPER MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IVANA MIKIC PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG JOHNSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT GROB | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN HARKENRIDER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAMELA SALGADO | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTI JASKA | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALI MOHAMMADIAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SID SUBRAMONY PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHANCE POWELL | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CISCO SANCHEZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANTOSH VETTICADEN MD PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHY SWINDLEHURST PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY DECK | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY ROBERTSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOREEN COLLINS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 29 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR STEVEN L SNYDER | President & CEO Officer | 50 | $235,644 | $29,018 |
| HORACIO CORREA | COO Officer | 50 | $160,795 | $39,978 |
| CHRISTINA LAZICH | VP ADVANCEMENT | 40 | $153,220 | $10,237 |
| MWENDA KUDUMUBIGGS | DIR OF EDUCATION | 40 | $113,677 | $8,322 |
| ARMAN ORUC | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINA BROWN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER HERSHMAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SIMMONS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BERGAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE BJORG | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM LIM | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY HESSE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE MOTONAGA | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DRIVER | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINA BRAVO-KARIMI | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELSA VALAY-PAZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN TOPHAM | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF MINER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RASHMI CHAR | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG JOHNSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MOLA | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY MANHARD | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA SALGADO | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTI JASKA | 1ST Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SID SUBRAMONY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CISCO SANCHEZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANTOSH VETTICADEN MD PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY SWINDLEHURST PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY DEVINE DECK | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 33 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR STEVEN L SNYDER | President & CEO Officer | 50 | $261,123 | $4,750 |
| HORACIO CORREA | COO Officer | 50 | $158,686 | $35,831 |
| CHRISTINA LAZICH | VP ADVANCEMENT | 40 | $146,972 | $14,190 |
| KRISTINE MOONEY | DIREC OF EDUCATION | 40 | $100,969 | $6,939 |
| ARMAN ORUC | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINA BROWN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAN S CHIU MD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SIMMONS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES BERGAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE BJORG | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM LIM | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRWIN RODRIGUES | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOREEN COLLINS | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DRIVER | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER PREUSS JR | Past Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINA BRAVO-KARIMI | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELSA VALAY-PAZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATT GROB | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF MINER | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RASHMI CHAR | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER HEAVEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG JOHNSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL MOLA | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY MANHARD | 2ND VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA SALGADO | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTI JASKA | 1ST Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ROBERTSON | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SID SUBRAMONY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE MAYBERRY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CISCO SANCHEZ | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANTOSH VETTICADEN MD PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY SWINDLEHURST PHD | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY DEVINE DECK | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1875 EL PRADO, SAN DIEGO, CA 92101-1625
- In care of
- % REUB
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR STEVEN L SNYDER
- Signed the 990
- DR STEVEN L SNYDER, President & CEO
- Phone
- (619) 238-1233
- Website
- WWW.RHFLEET.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Leaf & Cole LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-6066250 or by the name REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE REUBEN H. FLEET SCIENCE CENTER IS DEDICATED TO REALIZING A SAN DIEGO WHERE EVERYONE IS CONNECTED TO THE POWER OF SCIENCE. WE ARE A COUNTY-WIDE ORGANIZATION WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES TO LEVERAGE STEM EXPERTISE AND LEARNING IN SUPPORT OF THEIR GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (the Fleet) operates the following programs and activities:Science ExhibitsThe Fleet features more than 120 interactive science exhibits in multiple galleries, as well as major traveling exhibitions. Visitors can create colored shadows, touch a tornado, examine the vibration of guitar strings, and get their hands on a variety of intriguing scientific phenomena. Permanent exhibitions include Studio X, where people can invent and create, and Design Zone where each thematic area will draw you into compelling scenarios where you can design your own experiences and solve real-world challenges while discovering that math isnt just a subject in school. Children rule in Kid City, just for kids ages five and under. Kid City contains a factory with conveyor belts, cranes, air chutes, an interactive fire truck, several Young Explorer computers, a child-size grocery store and much more. In Its Electric visitors of all ages can explore the science and history of electricity to life through an introduction to the types and uses of electricity. In addition to other galleries, New Science, Sun, Earth, and Universe, the Fleet offers a variety of temporary exhibitions throughout the year. On weekends, scheduled programs such as the Genius in the House and Weekend Science Clubs provide additional opportunities for educational fun.IMAX Giant Dome TheaterThe Fleet is also home to the worlds first IMAX Dome Theater, presenting the biggest film and digital presentations on the planet. Its unique configuration wraps the audience in images and provides the illusion of being suspended in space. Film topics take audiences from outer space to under water, and every place in-between. Films are generally suitable for all ages. The Eugene Heikoff and Marilyn Jacobs Heikoff Dome Theater also plays host to the monthly Sky Tonight planetarium show, which is led by an astronomer and paired with outdoor telescope viewing, courtesy of the San Diego Astronomy Association (weather permitting).Education ProgramsThe Fleet offers science education for students, seniors, teachers, and the public through lectures, classes, workshops, virtual programs, and more. Whether its a visit to the Fleet or a Science-to-Go program delivered at a school site, we offer programs accessible by everyone. The Fleet also runs half-day and full-day educational camps during school breaks. Camps are offered for grades pre-K8, and are designed to be fun, educational, hands-on, and to incorporate the Fleets Science Center Exhibit Galleries. Recent summer camp themes have included: chemistry, the human body, robotics, and space. The Fleets Education department also facilitates a number of community initiatives, including collaborative meetings with STEM partners across San Diego County, as well as science-themed events that occur in a variety of community locations.Craveology Cafe Craveology is the perfect location to pick up the lunch or treat youre craving. The casual, friendly atmosphere has a great selection of items, including salads, sandwiches, wraps, and flatbread pizzas. We can satisfy any growling stomach! And if youre looking to rejuvenate from your busy day, order one of our specialty coffees and have a seat at our beautiful patio, located in front of the iconic Balboa Park Bea Evenson Fountain. Admission to the Fleet is not required for a visit to Craveology, so stop by, feed your craving, and enjoy the view. North Star Science StoreThe North Star Science Store, located inside the Fleet, is the perfect place to shop for educational gifts, do-it-yourself kits, toys, and souvenirs. We offer a wonderful assortment of curious and hard-to-find items, a great selection of books, models, and more! Examine tons of science-related products to awaken the astronomer, physicist, or chemist within. Shop, learn, and enjoy!Expenses $8,034,431 · revenue $4,691,533
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-6066250
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $14,045,280
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,884,650
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $9,119,074 | $10,673,117 | $14,045,280 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $9,468,540 | $10,564,312 | $14,601,717 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $8,493,993 | $9,715,555 | $15,715,092 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 95-6066250).
Questions about REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER
- What is the EIN of REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER is 95-6066250.
- Is REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR STEVEN L SNYDER.
- Who are the officers and directors of REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 35 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $243,782 (DR STEVEN L SNYDER, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,119,074, expenses of $10,673,117 and total assets of $14,045,280 at year end.
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