SAN DIEGO SCIENCE ALLIANCE
EIN 33-0806707 · Alliance/Advocacy Organizations
What they do
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Of every $100 spent, about $96.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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They name their leaders18 people are listed in the latest report.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $97,272 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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ELLEN PENESKIEXECUTIVE DIR.
KAREN OVERKLIFTDIRECTOR
WENDY WANGTREASURER
TERESA SANCHEZVICE PRESIDENT
SAEID EIDGAHYDIRECTOR
ORIANNA BRETSCHGERDIRECTOR
MIRELA ALBERTSONDIRECTOR
MELANIE BROWNDIRECTOR
MARY KRAUSDIRECTOR
MARY CRUZDIRECTOR
ANNE S FEGEDIRECTOR
JOY WOLFDIRECTOR
JOHN SPIEGELSECRETARY
DON WHISMANDIRECTOR
DENNIS SPURRDIRECTOR
DEBRA S ROYDIRECTOR
DAVID DRESSLERDIRECTOR
CINDY HESSEPRESIDENT
About this charity
- Location
- 2366 Carolyn Place, Encinitas, CA 92024
- County
- San Diego
- In care of
- Cindy Hesse
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2015
- Tax period began
- July 1, 2015
- Tax preparer
- BLITZ LEE & COMPANY
- IRS tax category
- Alliance/Advocacy Organizations