Science Central Inc.

“The director of finance will be primarily responsible for facilitating the preparation of the irs form 990 (hereinafter "form 990") in compliance with irs regulations. He/she will work to provide information to the outside auditors for the preparation of the form 990. In advance of the filing deadline, once the form 990 has been completed, it will be submitted to the finance committee for review. After the finance committee has approved the form 990, it will be presented to the executive committee. Once the executive committee has approved it, it will be presented to the full board for review and approval prior to submission to the irs. At each level of review, the copies of the form 990 may be transmitted in either paper or electronic copy.”

“Conflicts of interest must be reported immediately; disclosure of conflicts of interest is an essential and ongoing obligation for board members in the course of their duties. If a conflict of interest is identified, it should be discussed with the president and chairman of the board to identify the proper course of remedial action. These actions may range from recusal in any business transactions involving science central or the other interested organization to withdrawing from involvement in the other organization's business or board of directors to other actions that assure the conflict of interest or even the appearance of a conflict of interest may be avoided.”

“Science central's executive committee reviews and establishes (or makes a recommendation to the full board for approval) executive compensation on an annual basis, usually in the first month of the fiscal year, based on the following factors: a. Achievement of goals and objectives as established by the executive committee, either through the establishment of such goals and objectives on an annual basis and/or successful implementation of a board approved strategic plan during the just concluded fiscal year. B. A survey of executive compensation for not-for-profit executive directors/presidents in the fort wayne, allen county and northeast indiana area, as such information is available c. Availability of funding as determined during preparation of the fiscal year's budget and approved by the executive committee or full board of directors.”

“The organization's irs form 990 for the prior three years is available at www.guidestar.org”

“Governing documents, policies and financial statements are available upon request.”

“Science central served 134,644 in fy18-19 through 200+ on-site exhibits, three temporary exhibitions, live demonstrations, seasonal science camps, educational outreach programs, & more. Highlights include: installing "recollections," an interactive video wall exhibit; continuing to offer our special abilities days eight times a year, providing fun science education for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities; installing "sun, earth, universe," an interactive exhibit about earth and space science; receiving a grant from the aws foundation to construct an ada compliant, gender neutral restroom; being awarded the 4 best museum in indiana by the indiana office of tourism development; serving 43,932 students via outreach. Additional highlights include: being awarded a nationally competitive grant to host weeklong summer science camps funded by gsk pharmaceuticals for underserved elementary students; receiving a grant from nasa to develop programming for our science on a sphere exhibit; receiving awards from the indiana space grant consortium to host our coding club; hosting spring, summer, and winter break stem camp sessions for campers ages 5-13, educating students on an array of science concepts including lego robotics, engineering, physics, coding, space, chemistry, paleontology, and more; resurfacing our water table and enclosing "kids central", an area designated for children under 7, to improve visitor safety and crowd control; completed installing new exhibits covering biology and physics throughout our lower level gallery exhibits; expanded our interactive video conferencing (ivc) program; housing three temporary, nationally-touring exhibitions: "in the dark" (adaptive environments), "don't be a zombie" (about disaster preparedness), and "heart smart" (about heart health). These temporary exhibitions use hands-on displays, dioramas, and interpretive panels.”