2024-11-14T13:18:29-08:00 2023-12-31 320076871 Magnus Blue LLP 100 E San Marcos Blvd Ste 100 San Marcos CA 92069 990 2023-01-01 814834326 STEM NEXT OPPORTUNITY FUND STEM 6195059127 2305 HISTORIC DECATUR ROAD 100 SAN DIEGO CA 92106 RON OTTINGER Executive Director 2024-11-14 true true JESSICA M DORSETT P00874090 7605999900 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z RONALD L OTTINGER 13167586 false X STEMNEXT.ORG X 2016 CA STEM Next Opportunity Fund is a national leader, strategic guide, policy advocate, and investor that is bringing about a transformative expansion of high-quality and inclusive STEM learning opportunities. 6 5 23 5 0 12120074 7602145 38252 89252 -27890 68715 0 12130436 7760112 4341466 6416531 0 2841585 3983228 0 613889 3677035 3884104 10860086 14283863 1270350 -6523751 11167712 6161399 780555 1942257 10387157 4219142 BUILDING INCLUSION AND OPPORTUNITY FOR MILLIONS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND CLOSING THE GENDER GAP IN STEM CAREERS. false false 12984919 6416531 STEM Next Opportunity Fund is a national, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to scaling high-quality STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) learning to millions of youth with a particular focus on kids of color, girls and youth in under-resourced communities. Our mission is expanding exceptional STEM learning opportunities outside the classroom for all children everywhere. Through STEM learning in afterschool and summer, STEM Next creates pathways to economic opportunity and fuels innovation.STEM learning beyond the classroom inspires youth and prepares them for future success in STEM as well as many other fields. Outside the structured school day, hands-on STEM learning provides a fertile environment to experiment, build confidence and develop life skills like critical thinking, collaboration, perseverance, creativity and communication. Despite this power and potential, STEM learning in afterschool and summer is underutilized and under-prioritized across the U.S a critical issue STEM Next is working to solve as a national nonprofit.What We DoSTEM Next brings together a diversity of partners and leads synchronized efforts to achieve our common goal of equity in STEM. By leveraging partnerships, STEM Next mobilizes funding and accelerates what works to reach the 10 million young people served in more than 100,000 local afterschool and summer programs across all 50 states. For youth, our work increases STEM access, interest, identity, and career knowledge. Our three big strategic initiatives to Engage Learners Everywhere are: - Growing STEM Leaders: Raising awareness, building skills & connecting problem-solvers across communities- Advancing Policy & Research: Powering lasting change in STEM learning by putting ideas into action- Leading Moonshot Bets: Local, regional & national challenges that create seismic STEM learning shifts for youth & educatorsEvery $1 invested in STEM Next Opportunity Fund programs: - Enables more youth to build, invent and discover every afternoon.- Sparks summer STEAM learning opportunities for youth.- Brings STEAM opportunities to more families and communities across the U.S.Nationally and locally, our programs create seismic STEAM learning shifts for millions of youth and hundreds of thousands of educators. Our 2023 Program ImpactLaunched in 2020, the Million Girls Moonshot is a flagship initiative of STEM Next Opportunity Fund aimed at engaging millions more youth, particularly girls, in quality out-of-school time (OST) STEM learning experiences. By the end of 2023, the initiative had reached more than 4.3 million young people, including 2.1 million girls. In 2023 alone, the initiative had engaged about 85,000 adult staff members from 45,000 afterschool and summer programs.Many youth demonstrated more engagement in STEM after participating in Million Girls Moonshot-connected programs in 2023. In a recent survey of 1,700 students, the majority reported increased excitement about technology (63%), science (54%), and engineering (52%). These findings demonstrate how hands-on, real-world STEM activities are cultivating not only skills but a passion among girls and youth for STEM.Another core initiative of STEM Next is the Flight Crew a youth leadership initiative to engage girls from across different communities to serve as youth ambassadors for STEM.These young ambassadors share their stories on national stages, engage in mentorship programs, and lend their voices to policy conversations at all levels to advocate for greater STEM opportunities in out-of-school settings. 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Part IV - Additional Information ACCRUED VACATION 220676 220676 X 8085124 355736 355736 7729388 30724 30724 7760112 14253139 14253139 30724 30724 14283863 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Organization has analyzed its tax positions taken for filings with the Internal Revenue Service and the State of California. The Organization believes that its income tax filing positions will be sustained upon examination and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material adverse effect on the Organizations financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Accordingly, the Organization has not recorded any tax assets or liabilities, or related accruals for interest and penalties for uncertain income tax positions at December 31, 2023 and 2022. true VARIOUS - ATTACHED SCHEDULE VARIOUS SAN DIEGO CA 92106 6416531 0 STEM PROGRAMS 0 1 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Grants are made to a variety of nonprofit organizations focusing on STEM learning within the US either competitively or through invitation. Competitive grants are awarded through a selection process that includes 1) the public release of a request for proposals (RFP), 2) an open submission period, and 3) review and award based on criteria outlined in the RFP. Invitation-only grants are awarded based on submitted proposals aligned with desired outcomes that advance the STEM Next mission. All grantees must submit evidence of organizational good standing, including nonprofit status documentation, audited financials (or comparable), progress and final narrative and budget reports. X X X X X false false false false false false false false false KAM KYZER SR DIR DEVELOPMENT 236990 7110 244100 MELISSA MORITZ DIRECTOR OF POLICY 189240 6003 20946 216189 NICOLE EVANS DIR RESOURCE DEVEL 192838 5794 11412 210044 PATTI CURTIS INFORM EDUC FELLOW 182913 5517 188430 QUINCY BROWN DIR SPACE FELLOW 182015 5490 187505 RON OTTINGER Secretary 356756 9900 32616 399272 STEPHANIE RODRIGUEZ WORKFORCE FELLOW 178822 5490 14538 198850 TERESA DREW DEPUTY DIRECTOR 250000 7500 257500 VERONICA GONZALES DIRECTOR OF COMMUN 185276 5670 16920 207866 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS PRESENTED BY THE CPA AND REVIEWED BY THE STAFF AND AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR ACCURACY AND COMPLETENESS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c IF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS, THE BOARD MEMBER, STAFF MEMBER, CONSULTANT OR OTHER AGENT MUST FULLY DISCLOSE THE POTENTIAL CONFLICT TO THE BOARD. THE INTERESTED PERSON WILL ABSENT HIMSELF OR HERSELF FROM ANY RELATED DISCUSSION OR VOTE, AND THE MEETING MINUTES WILL REFLECT THAT THIS PERSON IS NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE DISCUSSION. HOWEVER, THE BOARD MEMBER MAY REQUEST THAT THE INTERESTED PERSON BE PRESENT DURING A DISCUSSION IN ORDER TO PROVIDE CLARIFYING INFORMATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 DOCUMENTS SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.