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TEACHERS IN SPACE INC
NEW YORK, NY · EIN 465720474 · Form 990 · FY2024 · NTEE B60 · Education · Small ($100K-$1M)
revenue
$907K
expenses
$906K
net assets
$2K
employees
4
program ratio
99%
mission · from form 990

OUR MISSION IS TO STIMULATE STUDENT INTEREST IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) BY OFFERING TEACHERS ENGINEERING FOCUSED, SPACE SCIENCE CURRICULUM, FLIGHT EXPERIENCES, SPACE OPPORTUNITIES, AND INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS. OUR INITIATIVES SPARK A TRANSFER OF PASSION FOR SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION FROM TEACHERS TO THEIR STUDENTS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO FULFILLING OUR VISION: FLYING TEACHERS TO SPACE WITH STUDENT DEVELOPED, CLASSROOM EXPERIMENTS

profile · synthesized from sources

Nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing student engagement in STEM through space science education. Provides teachers with engineering-focused curriculum, flight experiences, and space-related opportunities to bring back to their classrooms. Works to connect educators with industry partners and aims to eventually fly teachers to space with student-developed experiments.

named programs · 4 · from sources

What they call their work

Flight Experience Training
Offers teachers hands-on flight experiences and space mission simulations to enhance STEM instruction
Industry Connections Network
Facilitates partnerships between teachers and aerospace industry professionals for mentorship and collaboration
Space Science Curriculum Development
Provides engineering-focused space science curriculum materials to educators for classroom use
Teacher Space Flight Program
Initiative to prepare and fly teachers to space carrying student-developed classroom experiments
activities · 1 group

What they do

  • Aviation-Integrated STEM Education 1 activity
    • Providing engineering-focused space science curriculum and flight experiences for teachers
      Offers engineering-focused space science curriculum, flight experiences, space opportunities, and industry connections to teachers to stimulate student interest in STEM.
financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$907K
Contributions & grants$756K83%
Program service revenue$92K10%
Investment income$15K2%
Other revenue$43K
expenses
Total expenses$906K
Program expenses99%
Admin / overhead1%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$277K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$425K
Cash$62K
Investments$361K
Liabilities$423K
Net assets$2K
Liquid reserves5.6 mo
5 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +15.1%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024

Who runs it

paid leadership · 1
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ELIZABETH G KENNICK PRESIDENT/DI 40 $109K
board members · 6
  • CAROL PINCHEFSKY — GENERAL MEMB
  • CHRIS MURPHY — GENERAL MEMB
  • PETER WAINWRIGHT — TREASURER
  • ROBERT WERB — GENERAL MEMB
  • STEVEN TRIMBERGER — GENERAL MEMB
  • W JAMES ADAMS — GENERAL MEMB
strategies · 1

How they approach the work

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  • Teacher as Catalyst
    methodology: teacher_as_catalyst
    By providing teachers with immersive space science experiences, we increase student STEM engagement because inspired teachers transmit passion and curiosity to their students.