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COMMUNITY SCIENCE INSTITUTE INC
ITHACA, NY · EIN 161598492 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE C020 · Environment · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$504K
expenses
$502K
net assets
$169K
employees
10
program ratio
80%
mission · from form 990

TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES TO SAFEGUARD WATER RESOURCES BY CULTIVATING SCIENTIFIC LITERACY THROUGH VOLUNTEER WATER QUALITY MONITORING, CERTIFIED LABORATORY ANALYSES, AND EDUCATION.

profile · synthesized from sources

Community Science Institute Inc is a New York-based environmental nonprofit focused on water resource protection through scientific literacy and community engagement. The organization trains volunteers in water quality monitoring, operates a certified laboratory for water analysis, and provides educational programs to empower communities in safeguarding local waterways. Its primary operations are centered in the Ithaca, NY area.

named programs · 3 · from sources

What they call their work

Certified Laboratory Analysis
Provides state-certified water testing services for municipalities, researchers, and community groups to support regulatory compliance and environmental research.
Environmental Education and Outreach
Offers workshops, school programs, and public events to promote scientific literacy and stewardship of local water resources.
Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Program
Trains community volunteers to collect and analyze water samples from local streams, lakes, and watersheds to track pollution and ecosystem health.
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Lake and River Advocacy 1 activity
    • Volunteer water quality monitoring and certified laboratory analysis
      Conducts volunteer-based water quality monitoring and provides certified laboratory analyses to safeguard local water resources.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$504K
Contributions & grants$242K48%
Program service revenue$258K51%
Investment income$4K1%
Other revenue$0
expenses
Total expenses$502K
Program expenses80%
Admin / overhead18%
Fundraising2%
Salaries & benefits$337K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$169K
Cash$117K
Investments$0
Liabilities$0
Net assets$169K
Liquid reserves2.8 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +8.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

board members · 6
  • DEBORAH JONES — VOTING MEMBE
  • HOLLIE ELLISON — VOTING MEMBE
  • JERRY VANORDEN — VOTING MEMBE
  • ROBERT MEEK — VOTING MEMBE
  • ROBERT THOMAS — VOTING MEMBE
  • STEPHEN CARROLL — VOTING MEMBE
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.

  • Community-Science Partnership Model
    methodology: community_science_partnership
    By combining volunteer monitoring with certified lab analysis and education, we produce improved community capacity to protect water resources because participatory science increases local ownership, data credibility, and scientific literacy.