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THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION INC (EIN 11-2656357)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-06-04
IRS object ID
201901559349300830
Schema version
2018v3.1
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; and by monitoring and mobilizing against efforts to undermine science education, whether at the statehouse or in the classroom. Our members are scientists, teachers, and citizens with diverse political affiliations.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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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; and by monitoring and mobilizing against efforts to undermine science education, whether at the statehouse or in the classroom. Our members are scientists, teachers, and citizens with diverse political affiliations.MissionDesc
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DescCommunications: 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 2018, we hired a new communications director who developed content and marketing strategies, including the implementation of a new monthly e-newsletter that is sent to 24,000 subscribers and plans to redesign the organization's website. Our staff also made public appearances as guest lecturers or were workshop presenters at colleges and universities, museums such as the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and local and regional community organizations as part of our effort to maintain public awareness of our mission, goals, work, and the issues affecting the integrity of science education. We ended the year with 170,000 Facebook fans and 13,000 Twitter followers.Desc

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DescBreaking Down Barriers: Our community outreach program creates science learning in communities around the country, led by graduate students and volunteers implementing Do-It-Yourself science activities. The goal is to ensure that everyone, everywhere has access to effective and accurate evolution and climate science education. At nine locations around the country in 2018, the program engaged with more than 3,000 young people and adults at science events in libraries, at county fairs, and at community gatherings. The program developed 5 new activity kits which it distributed freely to its local affiliates around the country.Desc

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DescSupporting Teachers: Our teacher support program held workshops attended by 18 NCSE Teacher Ambassadors representing 14 states -- master teachers of climate change or evolution who underwent a rigorous application process. We worked with partners at the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication and the University of California Museum of Paleontology to facilitate the workshops. At the workshops, the teachers developed 10 lesson plans aimed at helping students overcome misconceptions and misinformation about climate change and evolution, then field-tested those lessons. Our Teacher Ambassadors taught those lessons to their students, who number in the hundreds, and will provide professional development to local colleagues so that they too can teach the lessons effectively, creating a multiplier effect. We also began assessing the efficacy of the lessons and are making any necessary modifications based on our assessments. In addition, our teacher support program held a series of webinars on the climate change lessons that garnered over 400 registrants. Finally, the program sent a monthly educator newsletter with resources and other items of interest to more than 5,000 subscribers.Desc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$12,086LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,394LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,230BOYAmt
EOY$2,692EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,950,686BOYAmt
EOY$1,963,061EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,703,497BOYAmt
EOY$2,822,311EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,510BOYAmt
EOY$41,020EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,510BOYAmt
EOY$41,020EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,223,987BOYAmt
EOY$2,602,540EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$388,000BOYAmt
EOY$178,751EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,611,987BOYAmt
EOY$2,781,291EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,703,497BOYAmt
EOY$2,822,311EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$366,084ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$196,780NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,185,978CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$973,183CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,490,360CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,144,200CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,504,149CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,297,870TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

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)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,185,978CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$973,183CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,490,360CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,144,200CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,504,149CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,297,870TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$678,866SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$5,619,004PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$116,989CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,738CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,570CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50,432CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$63,656CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$288,385TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$912CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,762CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,184CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,858TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$6,601,113TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$442,655GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.85120PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.75980PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,950,686BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$45,369ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$50,080InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,963,061EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,808,289BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions-$40,916ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$27,953InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,739,420EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,689,469BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions-$26,262ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$145,082InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,808,289EndYearBalanceAmt
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$12,086OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,394DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,692BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,692TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,445,370TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$196,780NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$196,780RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,642,150RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$17,933InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$17,933RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,660,083TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,276,066TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,276,066ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$17,933InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$17,933ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,293,999TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNCSE has designated a portion of its unrestricted net assets as a general endowment fund to support the mission of the Organization. Since the endowment resulted from an internal designation and is not donor-restricted, it is classified and reported as unrestricted net assets. Each year, the Organization is authorized to withdraw up to 5 of the average balance of the stock and securities portfolio investment account over the prior three 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 distributions from the investment account will be left up to the discretion of the Executive Director and the Treasurer.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
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAnn ReidPersonNm
TitleExecutive Dir.TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$173,708BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,254DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$181,962TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$31,213NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 2018, we hired a new communications director who developed content and marketing strategies, including the implementation of a new monthly e-newsletter that is sent to 24,000 subscribers and plans to redesign the organization's website. Our staff also made public appearances as guest lecturers or were workshop presenters at colleges and universities, museums such as the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, and local and regional community organizations as part of our effort to maintain public awareness of our mission, goals, work, and the issues affecting the integrity of science education. We ended the year with 170,000 Facebook fans and 13,000 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 990s 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 ManagementIn 2018, research 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.
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.