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THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION INC (EIN 11-2656357)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-05-17
IRS object ID
202111379349311071
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionThe National Center for Science Education (NCSE) promotes and defends accurate and effective science education, because everyone deserves to engage with the evidence. NCSE is a not-for-profit, membership organization that helps ensure students across the country receive an accurate and effective evolution and climate science education. We do this by supporting teachers with resources and best teaching practices; through community outreach led by dedicated volunteers delivering hands-on, engaging science activities; by monitoring and mobilizing against efforts to undermine science education, whether at the statehouse or in the classroom; and by undertaking in-depth research to understand how these topics are being taught in U.S. classrooms. Our members are scientists, teachers, and citizens with diverse political affiliations.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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DescBreaking Down Barriers: Our community outreach program, whose goal is to create science learning in communities around the country, had to make major adjustments to its projects due to the pandemic. Once it became apparent that in-person activities were not going to be allowed, the program focused instead on its work with a cohort of graduate student outreach fellows. The fellows focused on three areas of inquiry: museum exhibits that focus on evolution, specifically genetics and evolution; the improvement of evolution and climate change education in rural museums; and the impact of an online role-playing game called Climate Change Summit that prompts participants to make decisions as townspeople on how best to spend $100,000 to mitigate climate change in their communities. The research papers generated by this work will be published in peer-reviewed journals in mid- to late-2021.Desc

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DescSupporting Teachers: Our teacher support program, in response to the worldwide pandemic, turned its attention to developing online resources for teachers. The program published two lesson sets focused on the Nature of Science and plans to publish three more. The program also began laying the groundwork for the publication of a revised set of Climate Change lessons and a set of lessons on Evolution by enlisting the aid of NCSE's Teacher Ambassadors in development of the lessons. All three sets of lessons are aimed at helping students recognize and correct common misconceptions about the three topic areas. In addition, the program continued to send each month an educator newsletter with resources and other items of interest to more than 6,000 subscribers.Desc
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EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,034BOYAmt
EOY$3,828EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,500BOYAmt
EOY$11,356EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,085LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$12,060LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,603BOYAmt
EOY$2,025EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,317,254BOYAmt
EOY$2,374,400EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,738BOYAmt
EOY$14,869EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,734,227BOYAmt
EOY$2,826,075EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,331BOYAmt
EOY$75,926EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,331BOYAmt
EOY$75,926EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,620,541BOYAmt
EOY$2,743,794EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,355BOYAmt
EOY$6,355EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,694,896BOYAmt
EOY$2,750,149EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,734,227BOYAmt
EOY$2,826,075EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$45,753ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$101,006NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,490,360CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,144,200CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,504,149CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,031,364CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,153,145CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,323,218TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,144,200CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,504,149CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,031,364CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,153,145CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,323,218TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$602,804SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,720,414PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$34,570CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$50,432CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$63,656CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$66,755CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$63,624CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$279,037TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$912CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,762CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,184CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$264CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,422CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,544TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,618,799TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$144,305GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.86430PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.87190PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSupport Schedule: Other Income ExplanationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFrom time to time, miscellanous amounts are received during the course of performing the organizations' tax-exempt function.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,317,254BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$11,242ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$245,904InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$200,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,374,400EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,963,061BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$69,057ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$360,136InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$75,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$2,317,254EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,950,686BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$80,388ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$68,013InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,963,061EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,704,609BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions-$7,395ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$253,472InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,950,686EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,739,420BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions-$144,583ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$109,772InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,704,609EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$14,085OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,060DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,025BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,025TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,412,926TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$101,006NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$101,006RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,311,920RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$21,072InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$21,072RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,332,992TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,357,673TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,357,673ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$21,072InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$21,072ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,378,745TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEach year, the Organization is authorized to withdraw up to 4% of the average balance of the stock and securities portfolio investment account over the prior five years. (Market value to be determined as of the last business day of the preceding year for the organization's operating purposes.) The dollar amount and timing of any distribution(s) from the investment account will be left up to the discretion of the Executive Director and the Treasurer. The Organization may request additional spending on an as needed basis to add to the general funds available for possible new initiatives.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAnn ReidPersonNm
TitleExecutive Dir.TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$140,439BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$16,800NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$157,239TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New ServicesAs with most organizations, NCSE needed first and foremost in 2020 to come to terms with the realities of the worldwide pandemic. Programmatically, that meant pivoting from face-to-face activities such as in-person teacher professional development and community outreach to online opportunities. Those opportunities took the form of the development of a new set of free-to-download lessons for science teachers focused on the Nature of Science and a set of resources to help students improve their understanding of the science related to the novel coronavirus. We also worked extensively with graduate student fellows to conduct research on science outreach, much of which is scheduled to be published in mid- to late-2021. Most notably, we engaged in two collaborative research efforts. We worked with the Texas Freedom Network Education Fund to develop a "report card" on the treatment of climate change in the science standards that guide what is taught in science classrooms in each state. The "Making the Grade?" report garnered a great deal of publicity from regional media, particularly in states that received failing grades. We also published initial results of a research effort on evolution and climate change education with Penn State University that began in 2019. The results helped to inform NCSE's efforts in defending and promoting the teaching of climate change and evolution, two socially - though not scientifically - controversial areas of science.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services DescriptionOTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Communications: NCSE is the go-to source for the public generally, and the news media in particular, for up-to-date information on threats to the integrity of the science classroom. In 2020, we continued to send our monthly e-newsletter to approximately 25,000 subscribers. We also sent a quarterly print publication to our members, Reports of the National Center for Science Education. The high-production, 16-page publication includes news about our programs, our members, and other articles of interest. NCSE?s work was featured in external publications such as The New York Times, Scientific American, Nature, The Washington Post, The Houston Chronicle, and The Philadelphia Inquirer. We ended the year with 165,000 Facebook fans and 17,000 Twitter followers. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Reports of the National Center for Science Education: We send a quarterly print publication to our members. The high-production, sixteen-page publication includes news about our programs, our members, and other articles of interest.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe 990's are reviewed by both the Executive Director, and the Treasurer prior to filing. They review the electronic form. The Director of operations submits it to them with comments to explain information and allows for questions and edits prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsThe board secretary has the directors sign a conflict of interest statement each year. We haven't had a conflict so there has never been any discussion on prohbitions.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementResearch was done by contacting other similar organization in the Bay area to discuss ED salaries. A independent survey was also used, that compares salary data from other non-profits. This process last occurred in 2018.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableNCSE makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available upon request. The organization makes its completed 990 form available upon request and uploads it onto, GuideStar, on the NCSE website and Charity Navigator websites.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection ProcessEffective with its 12/31/2019 audit, the Organization formed an audit committee to oversee the audit process.