2024-03-21T16:36:47-05:00 2023-05-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2022-06-01 941265213 YOUTH SCIENCE INSTITUTE YOUT 4083564945 296 GARDEN HILL DRIVE LOS GATOS CA 95032 ERIKA C BUCK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4083564945 2024-03-21 ERIKA BUCK 999009999 1 JOHN BOVARD MIRON P01358141 2136393550 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ERIKA C BUCK 296 GARDEN HILL DRIVE LOS GATOS CA 95032 714332 0 X WWW.YSI-CA.ORG X 1953 CA TO INSPIRE ENTHUSIASM FOR SCIENCE AND A LOVE OF LEARNING. 9 9 36 12 0 0 517139 346961 227106 365406 779 1965 0 0 745024 714332 0 0 0 0 387552 527495 0 0 56558 264977 338902 652529 866397 92495 -152065 1157160 1401558 210894 305065 946266 1096493 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 656307 365406 EARLY CHILDHOOD SCIENCE EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT, BUT MOST PUBLIC SCHOOLS FACE OBSTACLES TO INCLUDING IT IN THEIR CURRICULUM. MANY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS DO NOT HAVE THE TIME, SCIENCE BACKGROUND, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, OR FACILITIES TO TEACH SCIENCE, YET STUDIES SHOW THAT EARLY EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN TO STEM SUBJECTS IS CRITICAL TO SPARKING A LIFE-LONG INTEREST. THE NEED TO ENHANCE SCIENCE EDUCATION THROUGH OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROVIDERS LIKE YSI IS UNDERSCORED BY A STUDY OF CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS REVEALING 40% OF K-5 TEACHERS SPEND 60 MINUTES OR LESS PER WEEK ON SCIENCE AND 13% SPEND 30 MINUTES OR LESS ON SCIENCE. SOURCE: DORPH, R., SHIELDS, P., TIFFANY-MORALES, J., HARTRY, A., MCCAFFREY, T. (2011). THE STATUS OF SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE CALIFORNIA: RESEARCH BRIEF. LAWRENCE HALL OF SCIENCE, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA, AND SRI INTERNATIONAL.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. IF TEACHERS CANNOT BRING THEIR STUDENTS TO YSI, YSI BRINGS THEIR PROGRAMS TO THEM. YSI'S INQUIRY-BASED, LIFE, PHYSICAL, EARTH, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE PROGRAMS ENRICH TRADITIONAL SCHOOL-BASED CURRICULA BY PROVIDING AUTHENTIC ENGAGEMENT. FOR EXAMPLE, RATHER THAN LEARNING ABOUT THE OHLONE INDIANS BY READING ABOUT THEM IN A BOOK, THE YSI PROGRAM IMMERSES CHILDREN IN THE OHLONE INDIANS' WAY OF LIFE, CULTURE, CUSTOMS, HISTORY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH THEY LIVED.YSI'S EXPERIENTIAL, HANDS-ON, PARK-BASED PROGRAMS SPARK INTEREST AND ENGAGEMENT IN A WAY THAT NO OTHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITY CAN: HALF OF ITS PROGRAMS FEATURE A NATURE WALK AND/OR A HANDS-ON ENCOUNTER WITH ITS COLLECTION OF LIVE ANIMALS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN YSI'S ANIMALS AND THEIR ADAPTATIONS PROGRAM, CHILDREN GET A UNIQUE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH LIVE ANIMALS - FROM TOADS, NEWTS, SNAKES, AND TURTLES, TO BEARDED DRAGONS AND CHINCHILLAS.YSI BELIEVES, AS MARGARET MEAD SAID, "CHILDREN MUST BE TAUGHT HOW TO THINK, NOT WHAT TO THINK." AS SUCH, YSI ENCOURAGES CHILDREN TO BE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR OWN LEARNING. THE HANDS-ON NATURE OF YSI PROGRAMS HELPS CHILDREN SEE THAT SCIENCE IS FUN AND EXCITING, AND HAS REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS. WHEN CHILDREN SEE THE RELEVANCE OF SCIENCE, LEARNING BECOMES MORE MEANINGFUL AND MEMORABLE. YSI'S GOALS ARE TO ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPMENT OF 21ST CENTURY SKILLS SUCH AS CRITICAL THINKING, PROBLEM SOLVING, CREATIVITY, COMMUNICATION, AND TEAMWORK THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR ACADEMIC AND, ULTIMATELY, ECONOMIC SUCCESS. 656307 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 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 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 SHAYLYNN GRAYDON DIRECTOR (THROUGH 4/23) 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 PADMAJA NADKARNI DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 PRIYANKA SONI DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA C BUCK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 154975 0 7021 154975 0 7021 1 0 1 0 0 100000 246961 346961 PROGRAM FEES 624110 365406 365406 365406 1965 1965 714332 365406 0 1965 167050 83525 43642 39883 292980 268420 24560 22979 19200 3238 541 44486 33309 7684 3493 57525 21041 36484 150 150 58407 44783 8761 4863 25619 12810 12809 15447 11127 759 3561 18223 14883 3340 28941 26210 2276 455 7492 7240 166 86 47712 46631 1081 19697 13952 5571 174 BANK AND MERCHANT FEES 19864 17357 1605 902 MISCELLANEOUS 14925 12185 2487 253 SUPPLIES 14837 13571 1266 ANIMAL CARE 10063 10063 866397 656307 153532 56558 389608 373493 13766 13984 16667 16668 12725 6112 12769 18247 1911689 1268488 685054 643201 19982 17445 6589 312408 1157160 1401558 34938 38786 175956 266279 210894 305065 X 757689 672816 188577 423677 946266 1096493 1157160 1401558 -152065 -3527 305819 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 148237 466297 301151 517139 346961 1779785 56400 56400 56400 56400 407025 632625 204637 522697 357551 573539 753986 2412410 274115 2138295 1621 2256 1394 779 1965 8015 1751 1675 3426 2423851 1377366 0.88220 0.86750 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 30977 -1562 150 29265 32432 -1305 150 30977 26683 5899 150 32432 27599 -766 150 26683 29593 -1994 27599 0.45000 0.55000 0 0 1381752 756391 625361 73243 67875 5368 456694 444222 12472 643201 BUILDINGS AND LAND LEASE 312408 312408 X 1128841 -3527 418186 414659 714182 150 150 714332 978614 112367 112367 866247 150 150 866397 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 MAY 31, 2023. 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 154975 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7021 0 161996 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 XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS REMAINS UNCHANGED.