Ne Steam Coalition

“The external accounting firm prepares the form 990 and supplemental schedules as soon as possible and forwards a draft of the return to the executive director and governing board for review. The executive director receives all board members' comments (if any) and relays them to the cpa firm for answers. Once the executive director and board has approved the 990 and supplemental schedules instructions are given to the external accouting firm to prepare a final version of the return for signature or electronic filing. The executive director recieves an electronic copy of the return for record keeping. Every effort will be made to file the return in a timely manner with the internal revenue service.”

“Annually members are asked to disclose any potential conflicts of interest.”

“The executive director's salary is reviewed annually as part of the budgeting process. The board chair performs the annual review based on goals and criteria established previously. Any adjustments to compensation is based upon performance and financial capacity to do so.”

“Documents are made available upon write request.”

“Program service accomplishments 2024 summer video camp: we operated a three-week video production camp, serving 16 students. Funding supported curriculum development, staff, equipment purchase, and a final showcase. Entrepreneurship & making camp: we ran a six-week entrepreneurship and digital fabrication camp in partnership with two organizations, serving over 40 youth. Students designed and produced products while learning business fundamentals. After-school sun programs: we expanded after-school robotics, drones, and coding programs through the sun system, doubling our capacity to more than six sites in spring and fall 2024. Drop-in makerspace: we maintained a year-round drop-in makerspace, providing hands-on stem learning opportunities and leadership development through a youth advisory group that helped guide programming. Coalition meetings: we convened 10 coalition meetings during 2024, engaging between 12 and 24 partner organizations at each meeting to share resources and coordinate steam programming. Total reach across all programs, we served over 500 students in 2024.”