2024-10-13T18:25:32-05:00 2023-12-31 061667465 Prager Metis CPAs LLC 14 Penn Plaza Suite 1800 New York NY 10122 990 2023-01-01 364540146 Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation Inc CHIL 9144496868 500 Summit Lake Drive Suite 130 Valhalla NY 10595 Tara Stafford Ocansey Executive Director 9144496868 2024-10-11 1 1 Michael E Williams P01054634 2126430099 2024-10-11 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Tara Stafford Ocansey 500 Summit Lake Drive Suite 130 Valhalla NY 10595 921805 0 X www.celfeducation.org X 2002 NY CELF provides professional learning programs for K-12 teachers and administrators, student experiential learning programs, and curriculum consulting services in order to make sustainability education an integral part of the K-12learning experience. Our programs for educators, students and community members complement our consulting services by providing varying routes to bringing sustainability into classroom and school culture. 11 10 10 13 0 0 626948 725399 218503 180455 3506 1541 0 0 848957 907395 0 0 0 0 546065 625081 0 0 97855 206507 144853 752572 769934 96385 137461 331105 416739 52036 0 279069 416739 X The organization's mission is to establish sustainability as an integral part of every child's K-12 learning experience. By integrating sustainability across subjects and grades, we can equip students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will help lead to a sustainable future for everyone. CELF programs use sustainability as an integrating context for teaching and learning, decision-making, civic engagement, community partnerships and campus practices. The lens of sustainability transforms curriculum, school operations, physical surroundings and school-community activities and fosters the cultivation and engaged citizens. 0 0 39876 Summer Institutes:Multi-day immersive professional development programs for K-12 educators that explore the social, economic, and environmental dimensions of sustainability, and ways of bringing these concepts to life in classrooms through hands-on STEAM activities, case studies, and fieldwork. The Institutes build practical curriculum integration of stewardship perspectives, skills and action to the restoration, rebuilding, and reconnecting of human communities, environmental stewardship and civic life.Participants leave with resources for implementing interdisciplinary,place-based, and inquiry-driven sustainability projects, and receive implementation support from CELF throughout the academic year. 249151 Civic ScienceInquiry to Action is a semester- or year-long program that engages educators and students in project-based STEAM learning outside of the classroom. Using our Inquiry-to-Action framework, this program trains teachers to engage students in hands-on learning to identify, analyze, and solve real-world environmental issues that impact their school communities. Exploring cross-curricular inquiry pathways such as air and water quality, biodiversity, waste, and infrastructure, students visit local green spaces to collect data, develop action plans, and share findings and solutions with field experts and decision-makers during our culminating annual Student Symposium events. 298327 180455 Professional development and TrainingThe concepts of sustainability are universal, but every district and school starts from a different place in implementing sustainability education. CELF customized professional development (PD) helps schools infuse curriculum and school culture with education for a sustainable future. PD services include: gap analyses ofcurriculum; on-site Education for Sustainability training and resources (specific to grade level and school or district needs and interests); and review of facilities "green" improvements to help infuse projects into curriculum. Through half-day workshops to multi-year engagements, we provide a framework for integrating sustainability concepts into existing curricula, review curriculum exemplars. help teachers connect students to place-based learning opportunities in the community, create whole-school action plans, and activate student civic engagement.Green Careers Speaker SeriesAs student interest in sustainability grows, CELF helps students see how their interests and community concerns can be channeled into potential career pathways by connecting them with professionals working in a wide array of sustainabilityfocused careers. CELF connects classrooms directly with industry professionals across sectors to explore opportunities for applying sustainability and systems thinking in their career planning and aspiration. 587354 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X The Organization 9144496868 500 Summit Lake Drive Suite 130 Valhalla NY 10595 Maureen Brady Atinsky Vice President 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Tara Stafford Ocansey Executive Director 40.00 X X 115500 0 0 William Davis Treasurer 10.00 X X 0 0 0 Evan Matzen President 15.00 X X 0 0 0 Dean A Slocum Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alex Krueger Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Samarth Bhaskar Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Maureen Burgess Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cassandra Clark Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 David Stubbs Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Joanne Howard Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 115500 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 725399 10452 725399 Professional Developme 611430 180455 180455 180455 930 930 15021 14410 611 611 611 907395 180455 0 1541 115500 87203 5775 22522 457863 350420 57161 50282 955 903 3 49 50763 38622 5637 6504 6977 6977 38308 38308 11452 1434 1240 8778 5031 3267 552 1212 14257 11015 1511 1731 15620 10587 456 4577 1853 1853 2124 2124 Stipends to partcipants 25997 25997 Utilities 8372 6311 1778 283 Program materials and s 7085 6974 111 Payroll processing 4276 3209 539 528 3501 1251 861 1389 769934 587354 84725 97855 239200 411285 84688 3750 7020 7020 1853 0 5364 1704 331105 416739 52036 0 52036 0 X 277104 242358 1965 174381 279069 416739 331105 416739 137461 209 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 691497 496836 573797 845451 907604 3515185 691497 496836 573797 845451 907604 3515185 899960 2615225 2 3506 930 4438 3519623 0.74300 0.72710 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 7020 7020 0 0 X Part X, Line 2: CELF is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is not "private foundation" within the meaning of Section 509(a). Management has determined that there are no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in the financial statements. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1a The Executive Director is a board member as well but does not participate in any votes Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 is provided at the Organization's Board Meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c During board member nominee interviews the conflict of interest policy is reviewed with all potential board members. At regularly scheduled board meeting a review potential conflicts is discussed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Board compares the salary to the national average and discusses accomplishments and goals. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization will make all of its documents available upon request.