2024-11-12T12:47:41-08:00 2023-12-31 200276349 MUN CPAs LLP 2901 Douglas Blvd Roseville CA 95661 990 2023-01-01 943093624 California Council on Science and Techno logy CALI 9164920996 1017 L Street 438 Sacramento CA 95814 Julianne McCall CEO 2024-11-12 true true Justin J Williams CPA P00851793 9167744208 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Julianne McCall 19933511 false X www.ccst.us X 1990 CA The primary purpose of the organization is to examine and report on public policy issues related to Science and Technology that affect the State of California. Please refer to Sch. O for expanded description. 17 17 53 28 0 11359607 11647584 0 1137131 1312118 1651 694 12498389 12960396 0 0 3125908 3162334 0 180136 830176 834257 3956084 3996591 8542305 8963805 31810158 43953828 515541 356627 31294617 43597201 The primary purpose of the organization is to examine and report on public policy issues related to Science and Technology that affect the State of California. CCST is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization that was established as an independent science advising body at the request of the state legislature in 1988. CCST's mission is to engage leading experts in science and technology to advise state policymakers to ensure that California policy is strengthened and informed by scientific knowledge, research, and innovation. CCST's vision for the Golden State is that California enhances its global leadership in science, technology, and innovation to guide the state, nation, and world towards a healthy economy, society, and environment.CALIFORNIA'S POLICIES ARE STRONGER WITH SCIENCE, AND CCST IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION CREATED VIA THE LEGISLATURE TO CONVENE A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF EXPERTS ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND INSTITUTIONS. AS THIS COORDINATING BODY, CCST CAN PROVIDE IMPARTI false false 1762046 The 2023 class of Fellows marked the 14th year of placing Ph-D level scientists, engineers, and social scientists directly into legislative offices, policy committees, and more recently State Agencies and Offices of the Governor to prepare them for public service through the S&T Policy Fellowship Program. Working in placements that included the California Governor's Office of Planning and Research, California Natural Resources Agency, Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee, California Department of Insurance, Senate Environmental Quality Committee, California Air Resources Board, Assembly Transportation Committee, and more, CCST S&T Policy Fellows made an impact across a range of policy and regulatory fields. Altogether, CCST S&T Policy Fellows have worked on over 1,400 bills, briefings, hearings, and bill analyses. There are now 158 alumni of the program, many of whom serve in positions in legislative offices and agencies. With the arrival of the 2024 class in November 2023, 172 Fellows have now been trained to work directly with policymakers as trusted staff. 979471 Over the past 35 years, CCST's approach to partnering and facilitating dialogue across institutions - including our renowned Partner Institutions - and disciplines has allowed CCST to create a collective impact that exceeds what any single institution could accomplish on its own.Collaboration continued to be key in 2023. CCST conducted a joint study with Blue Forest Conservation that investigated links between forest management, wildfire smoke, and the health sector and released a peer reviewed report, "The Human Health Benefits of Improving Forest Health in California".CCST partnered with the Federation of American Scientists, COMPASS, and Conservation X Labs to develop policy memos for the Federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, charged with providing wildfire policy recommendations to Congress. As a result of ongoing outreach with congressional offices, several report recommendations were included in a congressional letter to federal agencies urging them to take action to improve smoke data.CCST published "Key Challenges for California's Energy Future" to help current and incoming policymakers quickly get up to speed on key energy issues. CCST consulted with policymakers and more than 30 experts across California's preeminent academic and research institutions. The resulting peer-reviewed energy primer offers an overview of California's energy transition prepared by the Steering Committee, followed by background on eight high-level key challenges, including environmental justice and equity considerations, key policies, and resources for more information.An inaugural "Science Day" at California Natural Resources Agency kicked off S&T Week 2023, CCST's annual flagship event. Science Day featured two panel discussions with leaders, "Successful Science-Based Partnerships, and A Cross-Sectoral Call to Action: Meeting California's Climate Goals While Building Resilience."Following Science Day, CCST hosted its 35th Anniversary Reception and Leadership Awards Ceremony, where it recognized California Air Resources Board Chair Liane Randolph and California State Senator John Laird as recipients of the 2023 CCST Leadership Awards for Science in Public Service.CCST Expert Briefings convene leading experts from CCST's Partner Institutions and beyond to address pressing scientific and technical questions facing California policymakers. In 2023, CCST held a series of six briefings, focused on identifying and addressing the key issues on the California policy landscape critical to ensuring long-term disaster resilience; Lithium Extraction from Geothermal Brine; Building a Domestic Lithium Supply Chain; Study: Human Health Benefits of Improving Forest Health; Agrivoltaics in California's Water-Energy-Food Nexus; Training Tomorrow's Cybersecurity Workforce; Innovations in Desalination. 2741517 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 53 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Lisa Poon 9164920996 1017 L Street 438 Sacramento CA 95814 Sarah Brady Interim CEO 40.00 0.00 X 174464 0 21351 Amber Mace CEO until 10/10/2023 40.00 0.00 162674 0 20461 Lisa Poon Dir. of Finance 40.00 0.00 X 136359 0 6818 Peter Cowhey Board Chair 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Lisa A Rossbacher Board ViceChair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Pramod Khargonekar Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce B Darling Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard C Flagan Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charles E Harper Board Sec/Treas 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Theresa A Maldonado Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Andrew McIlroy Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bernadette Glenn Board member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ganesh Raman Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Eugene Tu Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Burns Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Hadly Board member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ishwar Puri Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Erika Bustamante Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeff Scott Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Louis Stewart Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 473497 48630 3 true true false 0 803775 10296574 547235 11647584 0 1379004 1379004 0 0 0 6906229 6973115 -66886 -66886 -66886 0 0 0 Other Income 900099 694 694 694 12960396 694 1312118 0 0 0 0 522126 365185 132518 24423 0 2146415 1512744 536319 97352 55246 30531 20136 4579 227305 169205 49520 8580 211242 152025 50133 9084 0 0 0 0 0 0 328168 134672 180802 12694 0 18194 13887 3454 853 32590 24280 6698 1612 0 172403 127207 45196 92488 69402 7691 15395 0 50216 39983 8003 2230 0 0 3388 3388 17869 13059 3940 870 RELOCATION EXPENSES 38819 38819 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 28826 24438 3062 1326 professional development 27134 13302 13625 207 telecomunication 11172 9025 1718 429 12990 3753 8735 502 3996591 2741517 1074938 180136 199382 323599 4293864 3540668 37582 34867 33488 0 0 0 0 0 47203 56835 18491 3388 12289 15103 26815351 39781158 0 0 0 370999 201598 31810158 43953828 127609 152199 387932 204428 515541 356627 X 6661667 9866908 24632950 33730293 31294617 43597201 31810158 43953828 8963805 3338779 X false true X true false X 15159983 1674671 6428633 11359607 11425909 46048803 0 0 15159983 1674671 6428633 11359607 11425909 46048803 0 46048803 118897 470899 1016459 1180801 1379004 4166060 0 433359 -42019 155483 546823 50761686 0.90720 0.92630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false false false false false true 60820 false false 60820 false false 5096687 897090 5993777 5831141 -734454 5096687 5422642 408499 5831141 5019747 402895 5422642 1000000 3955553 64194 5019747 false false false 18491 3388 15103 15103 LEASE LIABILITY 204428 204428 X 16299175 3338779 3338779 12960396 12960396 3996591 3996591 3996591 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. CCST has one donor restricted endowment for the fellows program. From time to time, the fair value of assets associated with donor-restricted endowment funds may fall below the level that the donor or the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (UPMIFA) requires CCST to maintain as a fund of perpetual duration (underwater endowment). At December 31, 2023 and 2022, CCST did not have any endowments that were considered to be underwater. Part X : FIN48 Footnote The accounting standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under that guidance, the Organization may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. Examples of tax positions include the tax-exempt status of the Organization and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income (UBIT). The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. There were no unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities at December 31, 2023. X false false false false false false false false false Amber Mace CEO until 10/10/2023 162674 8461 12000 183135 Sarah Brady Interim CEO 174464 9351 12000 195815 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 is prepared by a firm of certified public accountants. The Finance Committee reviews and recommends the Form 990 for acceptance by the Board. The Form 990 is approved by the Board before finalizing. Questions and comments are answered and resolved prior to filing the Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c BOARD MEMBERS UPDATE UPON APPOINTMENT TO BOARD AND/OR WHEN CHANGES OCCUR. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a Compensation is reviewed and approved by the Board annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 INFORMATION PROVIDED WHEN REQUESTED.