2026-04-15T12:38:44-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 920611373 Young STEAMers YOUN 5105160035 40521 Ambar Place Fremont CA 94539 Orna Kretchmer President & CEO 5105160035 2026-04-15 false 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Orna Kretchmer 222762 false X www.youngsteamers.org X 2022 CA WE PROVIDE FREE STEAM ENRICHMENT TO LOW-INCOME CHILDREN & STEM CAREER GUIDANCE FOR YOUTH. WE HIRE COLLEGE STUDENTS AS INSTRUCTORS & TRAIN HIGH SCHOOLERS AS AIDES, CREATING A FULL-CIRCLE OF COMMUNITY-LED EDUCATION TO BRIDGE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP IN STEM. 5 3 24 142 0 22410 123365 55627 97413 557 1984 0 78594 222762 0 0 19039 56628 0 1511 27264 38051 46303 94679 32291 128083 57910 186630 626 1263 57284 185367 YOUNG STEAMERS PROVIDES HANDS-ON STEAM EDUCATION, CAREER EXPLORATION, AND MENTORSHIP TO UNDERSERVED YOUTH, CLOSING OPPORTUNITY GAPS AND CREATING PATHWAYS TO EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC SUCCESS. false false 75940 220778 YOUNG STEAMERS OFFERS FREE, YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS THAT SPARK INTEREST IN STEAM AND OPEN PATHWAYS TO STEM CAREERS FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN & YOUTH. 1) STEAM CLASSES ENGAGE K8 STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON CORE SCIENCES, ENGINEERING, PHYSICS, & TECH ENRICHMENT. INSTRUCTORS AND AIDES ARE ALSO ROLE MODELS THAT INSPIRE AND EMPOWER. 2)AT FAMILY EVENTS, PARENTS GAIN TOOLS TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDRENS EDUCATION AND CAREER EXPLORATION. 3)CAREER COMPASS EVENTS INTRODUCE YOUTH TO REAL-WORLD STEM CAREERS AND CONNECT STUDENTS WITH PROFESSIONALS THROUGH MONTHLY VIRTUAL PANELS. 4) OUR EMPLOYMENT MODEL BUILDS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PIPELINE OF COLLEGE INSTRUCTORS & HIGH SCHOOL AIDES WHO GAIN EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, & NETWORK. IN 2025, WE TAUGHT 2,694 STUDENTS, DELIVERED 440 LESSONS AT 26 SITES, & TRAINED 22 INSTRUCTORS. 75940 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 24 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 3 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Orna Kretchmer 5105160035 40521 Ambar Place Fremont CA 94539 Orna Kretchmer PhD CEO 60.00 0.00 X X 3846 0 0 Christina Melnarik PhD COO 40.00 0.00 X X 3846 0 0 Irene S Landaw MD Director 5.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Talila Golan PhD Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Suzanne Young Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 7692 0 false false false 0 14000 109365 13026 123365 CLASSROOM LESSONS 97413 97413 97413 1984 1984 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222762 97413 1984 0 0 0 0 8000 8000 0 41212 38318 1904 990 0 1693 1319 340 34 5723 4456 1152 115 0 0 2950 2950 0 0 0 0 6046 5858 188 701 211 490 1215 479 583 153 0 1600 1600 0 0 0 0 0 0 2768 1384 1384 Supplies 20071 20071 Payroll Processing Fee 1525 1187 307 31 Recruitment Expense 1103 1057 46 Postage and Shipping 72 72 0 94679 75940 17228 1511 8255 13434 49655 173196 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57910 186630 626 1263 626 1263 X 57284 148062 37305 57284 185367 57910 186630 128083 X false false false X 8871 16345 22410 123365 170991 0 0 8871 16345 22410 123365 170991 87808 83183 1984 1984 0 0 172975 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED CREDIT CARD PAYABLE 1263 1263 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT HAVE COMMITTEES DURING 2025. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The complete Form 990 is provided to Senior Management sufficiently in advance of the filling deadline to enable a detailed and conscientious review. All questions, concerns, etc. of Senior Management are addressed by the CEO and incorporated into the Form 990 as appropriate. A draft copy of the form 990 is emailed to the Members of the Board of Directors. After all of the input from the Board has been appropriately addressed, Senior Management of the organization will file the final Form 990 as required. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors who are considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. After the disclosure of the financial interest and all material facts, and after any discussion with the interested person, the interested person shall leave the Board meeting while the potential conflict of interest is discussed and voted upon. The remaining Board members shall decide if a conflict of interest exists. In the event that the Board should establish that a proposed transaction or arrangement establishes a conflict of interest, the Board shall then proceed with the following actions: a) Any interested person may render a request or report at the Board meeting, but upon completion of said request or report the individual shall be excused while the Board discusses the information and/or material presented and then votes on the transaction or arrangement proposed involving the possible conflict of interest. b) The Chair of the Board shall, if deemed necessary and appropriate, appoint a disinterested person or committee to investigate alternatives to the proposed transaction or arrangement. c) After exercising due diligence, the Board shall determine whether the Corporation/Organization can obtain with reasonable efforts a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. d) If a more advantageous transaction or arrangement is not reasonably possible under circumstances not producing a conflict of interest, the Board shall determine by a majority vote of the disinterested directors whether the transaction or arrangement is in the best interest of the Corporation/Organization, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable. It shall make its decision as to whether to enter into the transaction arrangement in conformity with this determination. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a The determination of compensation for any Key Employee, Officer, Director, or Executive Director shall be approved by the Board or a committee composed solely of independent persons who do not have a conflict of interest with respect to the compensation arrangement. Prior to approval, the Board or committee shall obtain and rely upon appropriate comparability data. The basis for the determination shall be contemporaneously documented in the minutes or records of the approving body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b See above. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements and other pertinent documents available to the public upon request. It posts its recent filed Forms 990 on its website.