2020-07-02T16:43:45-05:00 2019-08-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 230 PARK AVE FL 3 NEW YORK NY 101690005 990 2018-09-01 460973552 STEM ALLIANCE OF LARCHMONT- MAMARONECK INC STEM 9144191733 4 MONROE AVE LARCHMONT NY 10538 MARGARET KAUFER PRESIDENT 9144191733 2020-06-26 1 YIGIT UCTUM CPA P01269549 2125511724 66.222.124.178 2020-06-26 10:07:09 CD P 280B83802B97FB5DC9278DE9588E6B4DA9B6F3E7 74B0C536FBDEA54BE69F712409E5EA3D5A3AE8D3 2018 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z MARGARET KAUFER 4 MONROE AVE LARCHMONT NY 10538 584846 0 X WWW.LMSTEMALLIANCE.ORG X 2012 NY THE STEM ALLIANCE WORKS TO CREATE A NETWORK OF STEM LEARNING (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) OPPORTUNITIES THAT BRING CHILDREN AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER TO USE STEM SKILLS AS A MEANS OF SOLVING PROBLEMS AND FOSTERING INNOVATION. MOST SIGNIFICANTLY, WE ARE PREPARING ALL CHILDREN AND ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS FOR THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE. 9 6 74 419 0 0 10619 235424 192873 340532 0 0 0 653 203492 576609 0 5000 0 0 221349 336727 0 0 8218 90384 215986 311733 557713 -108241 18896 206448 220381 15873 10910 190575 209471 X TO ORGANIZE STEM EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT INITIATIVES IN ORDER TO INSPIRE A COMMUNITY WHERE ALL ARE EMPOWERED TO EMBRACE STEM PASSIONS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. 0 0 435498 0 340532 CO-OP SUMMER ENRICHMENT: THE STEM ALLIANCE IS HIRED BY THE MAMARONECK UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO ORGANIZE AND RUN THE CO-OP SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, OUR AREA'S ONLY SUMMER PROGRAM FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN. ESTABLISHED OVER FIFTY YEARS AGO, CO-OP SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES SIX WEEKS OF STEM FOCUSED ACADEMIC AND SUMMER RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR 245 MAMARONECK SCHOOL DISTRICT ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND TWO WEEKS OF PROGRAMMING FOR 48 MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. 90% OF THE STUDENTS WHO ATTEND RECEIVE FREE LUNCH OR REDUCED LUNCH. THE REMAINING 10% OF STUDENTS ARE NOMINATED FOR THE PROGRAM BY A PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR BASED UPON SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL OR ACADEMIC NEEDS. THE PROGRAM ALSO EMPLOYS MORE THAN 60 DIVERSE, LOCAL TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS TO PROMOTE LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPLOYMENT IN STEM EDUCATION. CO-OP SERVES A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE OVERALL ACADEMIC SUCCESS OF AT-RISK STUDENTS. CO-OP OFFERS HIGH QUALITY, HIGH TOUCH STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO CHILDREN FROM UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. 72% OF CO-OP CAMPERS ARE HISPANIC. 72% SCORED BELOW GRADE LEVEL OF THE STATE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT TESTS. THIS PROGRAM SERVES AS A SUMMER SLIDE INITIATIVE WHILE ALSO CONNECTING THESE CHILDREN TO STEM SKILLS THAT ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO FUTURE EMPLOYABILITY AND HIGHER WAGES. THE RESEARCH ON SUMMER LEARNING IS LARGELY A CONFIRMATION OF WHAT WE INTUITIVELY KNOW: CHILDREN'S EXPERIENCES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL ARE CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT TO THEIR SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC GROWTH. HIGH-QUALITY SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES CAN SUPPORT AND IMPROVE A YOUNG PERSON'S SOCIAL, ACADEMIC, PHYSICAL, AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT. CONVERSELY, YOUTH WHO LACK ACCESS TO ENRICHING SUMMER EXPERIENCES, EXPERIENCE NOT JUST SLOWED DEVELOPMENT, BUT AN ACTUAL DECLINE IN SKILLS OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS. THE NEGATIVE RESULTS OF THIS PHENOMENON, OFTEN CALLED SUMMER LEARNING LOSS OR THE SUMMER "BRAIN DRAIN," ARE CUMULATIVE AND, OVER TIME, CONTRIBUTE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH INCOME STUDENTS. THE DECLINE IN ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OVER THE SUMMER MONTHS IS DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH FOR LOW-INCOME STUDENTS, THOSE LEAST LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. TO COMBAT SUMMER SLIDE AND INCREASE STEM EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE LOCAL CHILDREN, THE STEM ALLIANCE CREATED AN INNOVATIVE SUMMER PROGRAM THAT TEACHES CRITICAL STEM SKILLS WHILE ALSO PROMOTING SUMMER FUN. AT CO-OP, STUDENTS ROTATE THROUGH ONE WEEK PROJECT-BASED LEARNING INQUIRIES IN STEM DISCIPLINES SUCH AS: DISSECTION, FLIGHT, STOP MOTION ANIMATION, DESIGN LAB, TECHNOLOGY AND WATER ENGINEERING. ADDITIONAL STEM LEARNING EXPERIENCES INCLUDE RESOURCE ROOMS SUCH AS ENGINEERING AND MATH. FINALLY, STUDENTS TAKE FIELD TRIPS TO LOCATIONS SUCH AS NY HALL OF SCIENCE, HUDSON RIVER MUSEUM, MARITIME AQUARIUM AND OTTER CREEK OR PARTICIPATE IN ON-SITE WORKSHOPS FROM THE WESTCHESTER CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND THE MARITIME AQUARIUM. 38444 0 0 STEM-TASTIC FESTIVAL: STEM-TASTIC IS A FREE, PUBLIC FESTIVAL OF STEM LEARNING WITH OVER 40 HANDS-ON ACTIVITY STATIONS FOR ALL AGES. THIS FAMILY EVENT MAKES LEARNING FUN AND BRINGS STEM SKILLS TO LIFE THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHALLENGES SUCH AS: RUBIK'S CUBE COMPETITIONS, BIOMIMICRY MATCHING, CHEMISTRY EXPERIMENTS, LEGO CONSTRUCTION FEATS, ENGINEERING IN ACTION AND MORE! THROUGHOUT THE EVENING, ATTENDEES STAMP THEIR "CHALLENGE CARDS" TO RECORD HOW MANY EXPERIENCES THEY HAVE COMPLETED. BEYOND THE 40+ ACTIVITY TABLES, THERE ARE 2-3 WORKSHOPS SUCH AS FOOD SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS WITH PROFESSIONALS FROM A NATIONAL FOOD COMPANY AND ASTRONOMY LESSONS AT THE STARLAB INDOOR PLANETARIUM EXPERIENCE. THERE IS ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG TEENS TO PUT THEIR ENGINEERING SKILLS TO WORK AT COMMUNITY BUILD - A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP TO CREATE TABLES FOR FURNITURE SHAREHOUSE, A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES FURNITURE TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MOVING INTO THEIR FIRST HOME. THIS FREE, PUBLIC EVENT ENGAGES 100 VOLUNTEERS, ENGAGES DOZENS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND SERVES OVER 1,000 ATTENDEES. 26270 5000 0 ROBOTICS EDUCATION: A MAJOR PRIORITY OF THE STEM ALLIANCE IS TO PROMOTE ROBOTICS EDUCATION WITH THE GOAL OF BUILDING A SERIES OF ROBOTICS EDUCATION EXPERIENCES FOR ALL GRADES. ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF ROBOTICS (IFR), THE USE OF ROBOTS IN THE UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE. A KEY DRIVER OF THIS GROWTH IS THE ONGOING TREND TO AUTOMATE PRODUCTION IN ORDER TO STRENGTHEN AMERICAN INDUSTRIES ON THE GLOBAL MARKET AND TO KEEP MANUFACTURING AT HOME, AND IN SOME CASES, TO BRING BACK MANUFACTURING THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SENT OVERSEAS. THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM APTLY DESCRIBED THIS MOMENT AS THE BEGINNING OF A FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. DEVELOPMENTS IN PREVIOUSLY DISJOINTED FIELDS SUCH AS ROBOTICS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING, NANOTECHNOLOGY, 3D PRINTING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ARE ALL BUILDING ON AND AMPLIFYING EACH OTHER. OUR WORK IN ROBOTICS EDUCATION SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO THIS DEMAND AND THE NEED TO EDUCATE CHILDREN FOR THE JOBS OF TOMORROW. OUR ROBOTICS EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE: LEADING 3 FIRST LEGO LEAGUE ROBOTICS TEAMS THAT PARTICIPATE IN LOCAL COMPETITIONS AND STRIVE FOR CONTINUED ADVANCEMENT THROUGH COMPETITIVE SUCCESS; LEADING REGULAR ALL GIRLS ROBOTICS WORKSHOPS THAT EMPHASIZE BUILDING AND CODING AS WELL AS INTRODUCTIONS TO EXAMPLES OF WOMEN WORKING IN ROBOTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WITH AN EMPHASIS ON HOW THOSE DISCIPLINES CAN BE USED TO SERVE OTHERS; HOSTING HOUR OF CODE WEEK SERVING OVER 6,000 STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS BOTH IN SCHOOLS AND THROUGH COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING BILINGUAL WORKSHOPS; BRINGING TECHNOLOGY EXPERTS TO MHS TALKS - AN ANNUAL CAREER PROGRAM AT OUR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL; HOSTING ROBOTICS CLUBS TO CREATE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN TO LEARN BASIC ROBOTIC SKILLS AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO JOIN ONE OF THE DISTRICT'S ROBOTICS TEAMS IN THE FUTURE; OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TECHNOLOGY, CODING AND ROBOTICS CLASSES FOR LOW INCOME STUDENTS; INTRODUCING ROBOTICS AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE INCLUDING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN TO 2ND GRADE. 500212 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X MARGARET KAUFER 9144191733 4 MONROE AVE LARCHMONT NY 10538 MARGARET KAUFER PRESIDENT 45.00 X X 15000 0 1547 LIORA SUKHATME TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JILL BOCK VP OF COMMUNICATIONS 20.00 X X 10001 0 1125 ANTONELLA KAUFFMAN SECRETARY AND VP OF PROGRAMMING 20.00 X X 10000 0 1125 CHRISTIAN TEMPLEMAN THRU JULY VP OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DUGAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAUREN LAMBERT DIRECTOR (THRU OCTOBER) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK MANLEY VP OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (BEG. AUGUST) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FELIX APFALTRER DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH COADY DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 ALISON MAERTENS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 35001 0 3797 0 0 0 0 0 13497 221927 235424 PROGRAM SERVICES 611699 340532 340532 340532 8890 13497 8237 653 653 576609 340532 0 653 X 5000 5000 63480 48348 15132 245072 244363 709 28175 26728 1447 13795 13795 73110 67739 5371 1639 1088 401 150 77291 66901 2322 8068 13371 7764 5607 3332 2381 951 10494 9510 984 14699 14188 511 8255 6202 2053 557713 500212 49283 8218 194534 195490 8500 24891 3414 0 206448 220381 15873 10910 15873 10910 X 175655 206698 14920 2773 190575 209471 206448 220381 18896 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 35111 159952 208440 10619 235424 649546 35111 159952 208440 10619 235424 649546 176375 473171 3706 1531 2123 7360 656906 990707 0.72030 0.73940 X SCHEDULE A, PART II: THE 2017 COLUMN ON SCHEDULE A, PART II REPRESENTS THE SHORT TAX YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2018 AND ENDING AUGUST 31, 2018. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 5TH ANNIVERSARY 22387 13497 8890 1752 5260 1225 22387 13497 8890 1752 5260 1225 8237 653 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS FISCAL YEAR-END IN THE PRIOR YEAR. FISCAL YEAR 2019 WAS THE FIRST FULL YEAR AFTER THE YEAR-END CHANGE. THE BOARD TERMS CHANGED FROM A 2 YEAR ROTATION TO A 3 YEAR ROTATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PREPARED FORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE THE RETURN IS FILED WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS COMPLETE AND SIGN A STATEMENT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION REGARDING THEIR INTERESTS AND THOSE OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY MAKE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS AND REVIEW ACTUAL CONFLICTS. ANY PERSON WITH A CONFLICT IS PROHIBITED FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE GOVERNING BODY'S DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS IN THE TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE NONPROFIT WILL ANNUALLY EVALUATE ALL SALARIES OF HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE FULL BOARD FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF ANY HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES OR CONSULTANTS BASED ON A REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. THIS DATA MAY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. SALARY AND BENEFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES BY INDEPENDENT SOURCES; 2. WRITTEN JOB OFFERS FOR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS; 3. DOCUMENTED TELEPHONE CALLS ABOUT SIMILAR POSITIONS AT BOTH NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS; AND 4. INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE IRS FORM 990 FILINGS OF SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MADE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CO-OP SUMMER ENRICHMENT CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 42,526. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,894. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 47,420. EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND ADMISSIONS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,773. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,773. PAYROLL MANAGER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,440. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 477. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,917.