Curiodyssey

“Finance committee will review and approve the form 990. A copy is then distributed to the board before filing.”

“The finance committee reviews each signed conflict of interest policy statement yearly with regards to any possible conflict. Compliance is achieved throughout the year.”

“The executive director reviews salary compensation surveys in bay area non-profits and establishes the pay scale for directors. The executive committee reviews non-profit salary and benefits comparable in the bay area and sets the executive director's compensation.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and the annual audited financial statements are available for public inspection upon request. Form 990 is also available at guidestar.org and on the website for the california registry of charitable trusts.”

“Curiodyssey, a science playground and zoo, helps children acquire the tools they need to deeply understand the changing world. We let kids loose to observe what is, ask "what if and let the natural world answer their questions. We give kids the real power of science.”

“The campaign for curidoyssey: building the minds of tomorrow today the campaign for curiodyssey continues to be a strategy to grow the organization. Early investors in the campaign saw curiodyssey's potential to increase its impact and lay the foundation for future expansion. With investments in new, exciting science exhibits, hands-on education programs and animal exhibits, curiodyssey demonstrated proof of concept and increased our admission revenue, attendance, membership enrollment and revenue, and contributed income. During this phase, curiodyssey achieved its goal to develop a fully realized architectural rendering of the new curiodyssey building complete with a permit set, creating a shovel-ready project. Building on the initial success, the next phase of the capital campaign will focus on raising the remaining funds needed to: construct our building, and support campaign expenses. The renovation will double our classrooms, triple our exhibit space, create an outdoor play area and build an immersive wildlife observation deck. It will support our expanded mission and give more kids the super power of science. The renovation will ultimately take curiodyssey from a community treasure to a world-class institution.”

“As a science playground and zoo, curiodyssey helps children acquire the tools to deeply understand the changing world. They learn this at curiodyssey, by interacting with science exhibits, touching animals and participating in education programs. We help children learn to think like a scientist early on, grow up to ask questions, think critically and take intelligent action.”

“Changing exhibits/public programs: curiodyssey offers two very popular pop-up exhibitions, illuminodyssey, a winter light experience for kids, and a spring stem exhibition, both effectively doubling our science exhibition space. These programs were developed in cooperation with local scientists, makers and exhibit designers. In addition, we successfully extended our hours and programming to give working families access in the evening hours through our first friday program. Our team continues to create innovative designs and programs to reinforce in children their natural inquisitiveness and build their powers of investigation and understanding. These efforts resulted in increased admission and attendance and increased our numbers of first time visitors. Camp curiodyssey engages campers in an immersive journey exploring natural phenomena through science and the outdoors. The camp program fosters creativity, imagination and appreciation for nature. Each camp provides personal, interactive experiences for preschool through eighth grade youth. Our camps consistently sell out each year.”

“Wildlife habitats: curiodyssey houses nearly 80 animals - from golden eagles to river otters - giving children the opportunity to experience glorious nature. All of our animals are nonreleasable, meaning they have been injured or imprinted and would not survive if returned to their natural habitats. All of our animals reinforce the organization's mission by taking center stage in our wildlife habitats, school]based programs and public programs. The association of zoos and aquariums (aza) accredits curiodyssey. The aza accredits fewer than 10% of zoos and aquariums nationwide.”

“Community outreach/guest services: we are out in the community weekly through ongoing education programs in local low-income schools and our wildlife on wheels program. We offer free admission and free or discounted field trips to the underserved. We just launched a new discounted membership for struggling families. We are continuously developing our website as a resource for science information for parents and teachers. We have a popular new resource for at-home science experiments, one of the highest trafficked areas of our site. Marketing plays a vital role in informing teachers, parents, and children about our educational programs and exhibits and encouraging a scientific mindset. Curiodyssey's rental spaces provide a natural setting for a variety of events, including birthday parties, weddings, company retreats, and other celebrations. For evening events, guests have access to our beautiful gardens and our main building, which houses a variety of fascinating interactive exhibits. With prior arrangement with our wildlife department, guests may include an up close encounter with one of our many animal ambassadors.”

“Professional fees: program service expenses 81,898. Management and general expenses 20. Fundraising expenses 520. Total expenses 82,438. Recruitment: program service expenses 2,298. Management and general expenses 450. Fundraising expenses 275. Total expenses 3,023. Contract services: program service expenses 283,956. Management and general expenses 1,240. Fundraising expenses 246,968. Total expenses 532,164. Outside services: program service expenses 1,600. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,600.”