2025-05-14T12:49:48-07:00 2024-06-30 825419537 JACOBSON LAWRENCE & ASSOCIATES PLLC 200 FIRST AVENUE W SUITE 302 SEATTLE WA 98119 990 2023-07-01 912010658 Environmental Science Center ENVI 2062484266 126 SW 148th St Suite C-100-90 Burien WA 98166 Joanna Stodden Executive Dir. 2025-05-14 true true Zoe Joens CPA MSTax P02389255 9095937431 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Joanna Stodden 126 SW 148th St Suite C-100-90 Burien WA 98166 639085 false X www.environmentalsciencecenter.org X 2000 WA Promotes environmental stewardship, sustainability, and academic achievement. 10 10 32 23 0 705425 607434 6169 9828 2138 7512 -16357 -23738 697375 601036 0 0 434908 458303 0 40316 220133 249085 655041 707388 42334 -106352 918236 826744 43174 54498 875062 772246 The Environmental Science Center promotes environmental stewardship and academic achievement through science-based education. We help people feel a deeper connection and a motivation to want to protect the environment by using nature as our teacher at local beaches, streams, school gardens, and forests in south King County of Washington. Our programs increase scientific literacy, provide an opportunity for more diversity in STEM career fields, and increase healthy every-day choices that affect the Salish Sea community. false false 477545 9828 The Environmental Science Center (ESC) is a non-profit organization offering experiential environmental education programs for all ages at local beaches, streams, forested areas, and school gardens throughout South King County. Our goals are to inspire and foster environmental stewardship actions for all program participants, and to offer knowledge and resources for communities to deepen their relationship with their local environment. ESC was founded in 2000 after a group of educators wanted more students to experience environmental stewardship for thousands of people through collaborations with a growing number of school districts, community-based organizations, municipalities, and individuals. ESC recognizes that many communities in South King County particularly black, indigenous, people of color, immigrant, refugee, and low-income communities have been systematically excluded from safe, positive outdoor experiences, and we are striving to change that. We aim to remove some of the barriers to these experiences by providing transportation and free or low-cost programs, translation and interpretation, and by working to create a safe and affirming space within our programs and in the broader community. It is important to form values early on that foster conservation. This guided our initial focus on programming with children and families. Early learning programs have included both indoor and outdoor seasonal experiences, and school programs typically consist of one hour of classroom instruction followed by a two- or three-hour field study at nearby green spaces. During inquiry-based field portions, students learn to analyze what they are seeing, develop a deeper understanding of ecological systems, see how environment quality is impacted by human decisions, and reach informed conclusions about how to make responsible choices. We also provide after-school programs, summer programs, adult and teacher workshops, high school internships, teen leadership opportunities, and restoration projects. 477545 true true false false false false false false false false true false 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 false false false false false true 9 0 true 32 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 10 10 false false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true true true true false WA X X Jennifer Oberheuser 2062484266 2610 57th St SE Auburn WA 98092 Joanna Stodden Executive Dir. 35.00 0.00 X 59040 0 0 Margaret Alley President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nicole Killebrew Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Steve Buchsbaum Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Carolina Chambers Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Brenda Sullivan Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Larry Reyman Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Lynch Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Karl Mejia Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rachel Lytton Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Don Hunsaker Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 59040 0 false false false 0 87700 370261 149473 9420 607434 Out of School Fees 900099 9828 9828 9828 7512 7512 0 0 3625 3625 3625 3625 0 9650 87700 38049 -28399 -28399 0 0 Other Income 900009 1036 1036 1036 601036 9828 -16226 0 0 0 0 74391 11676 38568 24147 0 309279 288940 9727 10612 8396 4350 4046 24043 23113 930 42194 34242 4002 3950 0 0 20031 20031 0 0 0 50177 37802 12375 530 30 500 29911 17416 12382 113 5631 361 5270 0 15873 14873 1000 27263 27222 13 28 0 2176 1710 466 0 0 52532 52532 10979 10979 Program Supplies 17414 17252 162 Stipends & Gifts 13333 12532 801 Hospitality & Catering 2956 2539 417 Furniture & Equipment 279 70 209 0 707388 477545 189527 40316 67953 39949 166836 177779 0 28755 856 0 0 0 0 4143 7278 1273751 672869 650549 600882 0 0 0 0 0 918236 826744 43174 54498 43174 54498 X 868945 772246 6117 875062 772246 918236 826744 -106352 3536 X false false false X 274880 486441 505480 705425 607434 2579660 0 0 274880 486441 505480 705425 607434 2579660 56737 2522923 10 6 157 2899 11137 14209 0 1925 1036 2961 2596830 103241 0.97150 0.98090 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1235390 641627 593763 26270 21131 5139 12091 10111 1980 600882 false Spring Gala 97350 87700 9650 9420 12753 1748 14128 97350 87700 9650 9420 12753 1748 14128 38049 -28399 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Board members review the 990 before it is filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization requires that board members submit a conflict of interest form annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b Executive and Program Director propose compensations for new and existing employees which are approved by a majority vote at board meetings. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon request.