Nonprofit · EIN 84-0622557
BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING
Also known as BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES CURRICULUMSTUDY
Tax-exempt · COLORADO SPGS, CO 80918
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $12,091,484 | $11,091,321 | $1,000,163 | $4,126,019 | $843,730 | $3,282,289 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,799,979 | $11,626,823 | -$826,844 | $3,363,900 | $1,126,554 | $2,237,346 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,705,822
- of which government grants
- $5,352,571
- Program service revenue
- $2,023,788
- Investment income
- $96,534
- Royalties
- $256,143
- Net rental income
- $8,000
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $34,446
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,055
- Other revenue
- $265,340
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $206,698
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,683,499
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,439,673
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,201,452
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $80,570
- Travel
- $407,595
- Depreciation
- $4,374
- Program services (functional)
- $7,079,861
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,811,910
- Fundraising (functional)
- $199,550
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,363,900
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,126,019
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $843,730
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,282,289
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $116,924
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,617,421
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,074,799
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,207,490
- Gross receipts
- $14,207,313
- Employees
- 64
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1972
- State of legal domicile
- CO
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL EDELSON | PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT Officer | 40 | $248,124 | $81,744 |
| NANCY HOPKINS-EVANS | ASSOC DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM Officer | 40 | $170,317 | $59,198 |
| JODY BINTZ | VP/SR SCIENCE EDUCATOR/ASS Officer | 40 | $160,990 | $57,849 |
| MOLLY STUHLSATZ | VP/SR RESEARCH SCIENTIST Officer | 40 | $148,461 | $63,912 |
| JANET ASH | TREASURER/SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $154,467 | $56,263 |
| CHRISTOPHER WILSON | SR. RESEARCH SCIENTIST/DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,266 | $61,694 |
| ZOE BUCK BRACEY | SR. SCIENCE EDUCATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,974 | $59,418 |
| LINDSEY HAWKINS | VP/SR SCIENCE EDUCATOR/ASS Officer | 40 | $151,038 | $29,320 |
| AUDREY MOHAN | SR. RESEARCH SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $124,690 | $49,916 |
| SUSAN GOMEZ ZWIEP | SR. SCIENCE EDUCATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,238 | $38,912 |
| LAUREN NOVO | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $126,933 | $38,558 |
| STEPHEN TRAPHAGEN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN EBERT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL PRATHER-COWART | CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI SCHWEINGRUBER | VICE CHAIR ELECT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILIP BELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RODOLFO DIRZO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN MARIE FURTAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSE FELIPE MARTINEZ FERNANDEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG HELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY ROZELLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM WARREN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL EDELSON | PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT Officer | 40 | $247,456 | $58,347 |
| JODY BINTZ | VP/SR SCIENCE EDUCATOR/ASS Officer | 40 | $155,364 | $57,014 |
| NANCY HOPKINS-EVANS | ASSOC DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM IMPACT Officer | 40 | $167,906 | $44,179 |
| MOLLY STUHLSATZ | VP/SR RESEARCH SCIENTIST Officer | 40 | $146,237 | $54,688 |
| JANET ASH | TREASURER/SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $133,039 | $44,228 |
| CHRISTOPHER WILSON | SR. RESEARCH SCIENTIST/DIRECTOR RESEARCH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $139,001 | $34,347 |
| BRIAN DONOVAN | SR. RESEARCH SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,925 | $33,563 |
| SHERRY HSI | PRINCIPAL SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,087 | $20,877 |
| LINDSEY HAWKINS | VP/SR SCIENCE EDUCATOR/ASS Officer | 40 | $148,803 | $1,461 |
| SUSAN GOMEZ ZWIEP | SR. SCIENCE EDUCATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $125,530 | $23,565 |
| LAUREN NOVO | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,951 | $22,201 |
| STEPHEN TRAPHAGEN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLEN EBERT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP BELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD CARDULLO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RODOLFO DIRZO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA FUENTES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN MARIE FURTAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOUIS GOMEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG HELLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE FELIPE MARTINEZ FERNANDEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN PRUITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN ROOT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY ROZELLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DENNIS SCHATZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WARREN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5415 MARK DABLING BLVD, COLORADO SPGS, CO 80918-3842
- In care of
- % THE ORGANIZATION
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DANIEL EDELSON, 5415 MARK DABLING BLVD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80918
- Signed the 990
- DANIEL EDELSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (719) 531-5550
- Website
- WWW.BSCS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RYAN GUNSAULS & O'DONNELL LLC
Mission
BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING IS ON A MISSION TO TRANSFORM SCIENCE EDUCATION. WE PURSUE OUR MISSION BY TRANSLATING RESEARCH INTO POWERFUL PROGRAMS FOR SCIENCE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. TODAY, WE OFFER ENGAGING RESOURCES FOR SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING AND IMMERSIVE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR EDUCATORS. WE'VE MADE A COMMITMENT TO HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED, UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES-SO THAT LEARNERS AND EDUCATORS HAVE ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY SCIENCE EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- FEDERALLY FUNDED PROJECTS - PROJECTS FUNDED BY GRANTS FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES THAT ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO PURSUE ITS MISSION THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSING ON ONE OR MORE OF THEFOLLOWING: DESIGN OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS IN SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING. PROJECTS INVOLVE EXPLORATION OF NEW APPROACHES, RESEARCH ON IMPACTS OR EFFECTIVENESS OF INNOVATIONS, AND SYNTHESIS OF RESEARCH ON SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING. GRANTS ARE TYPICALLY 1-5 YEARS IN LENGTH.Expenses $4,191,884 · revenue $5,352,571
- FOUNDATION FUNDED PROJECTS - PROJECTS FUNDED BY FOUNDATIONS THROUGH OPEN REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS OR BY INVITATION. FOUNDATION-FUNDED PROJECTS ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO PURSUE ITS MISSION THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOCUSING ON ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: DESIGN OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, TEACHERPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENTS IN SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING. PROJECTS INVOLVE EXPLORATION OF NEW APPROACHES, RESEARCH ON IMPACTS OR EFFECTIVENESS OF INNOVATIONS, AND SYNTHESIS OF RESEARCH ON SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING. GRANTS ARE TYPICALLY FROM 1-3 YEARS IN LENGTH.Expenses $2,024,277 · grants $206,698 · revenue $3,388,394
- PROJECTS THAT ARE NOT FUNDED THROUGH GRANTS. FUNDING IS PRIMARLY CONTRACTS WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ALSO INCLUDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE FUNDED BY PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FEES OR CONTRACTED SERVICES WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $863,700 · revenue $2,023,788
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-0622557
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1972
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,126,019
- Income (IRS master file)
- $14,207,313
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $12,091,484 | $11,091,321 | $4,126,019 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $10,799,979 | $11,626,823 | $3,363,900 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $11,757,125 | $11,113,583 | $4,122,900 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 84-0622557).
Questions about BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING
- What is the EIN of BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING is 84-0622557.
- Is BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1972.
- Are donations to BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING 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 BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names DANIEL EDELSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 22 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $248,124 (DANIEL EDELSON, PRESIDENT/EXECUTIVE DIRECT).
- How much revenue does BSCS SCIENCE LEARNING have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $12,091,484, expenses of $11,091,321 and total assets of $4,126,019 at year end.
Other nonprofits in COLORADO SPGS
- YOUNG LIFE EIN 84-0385934 · last filed 990 for 2025
- HEXAGON FOUNDATION EIN 92-0520319 · last filed 990 for 2024
- CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC EIN 75-1750059 · last filed 990 for 2025
- COLORADO COLLEGE TH EIN 84-0402510 · last filed 990 for 2025
- GOODWILL OF COLORADO EIN 84-0513404 · last filed 990 for 2024
- MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE EIN 84-1472434 · last filed 990 for 2025
- ROCKY MOUNTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES EIN 84-0765729 · last filed 990 for 2024
- PEAK VISTA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS EIN 84-0617567 · last filed 990 for 2024