REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

REUBEN H FLEET SCIENCE CENTER

EIN 95-6066250 · Visual Arts (A40)

What they do

THE REUBEN H. FLEET SCIENCE CENTER is DEDICATED to REALIZING A SAN DIEGO WHERE EVERYONE is CONNECTED to THE POWER of SCIENCE. WE ARE A COUNTY-WIDE ORGANIZATION WORKING WITH COMMUNITIES to LEVERAGE STEM EXPERTISE and LEARNING IN SUPPORT of THEIR GOALS and ASPIRATIONS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $75.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders35 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

88.11%of revenue went to mission work75.3% of expenses · Program services

9.10%of revenue went to fundraising7.8% of expenses

$117.04spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

19.83%of revenue went to management and office costs16.9% of expenses

$1.32in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

30.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $1,554,043 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $249,647 for DR STEVEN L SNYDER (PRESIDENT & CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$9,119,074

Mission workProgram services$8,034,43188.11% of revenue75.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,808,40019.83% of revenue16.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$830,2869.10% of revenue7.8% of expenses

Total expenses$10,673,117117.04% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 75.3% mission · 16.9% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 117.04% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 74.8% mission · 17.1% management · 8.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.57% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 73.3% mission · 18.8% management · 7.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 114.38% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 73.3% mission · 19.4% management · 7.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 68.58% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 68.5% mission · 22.2% management · 9.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.85% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 74.3% mission · 17.9% management · 7.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 108.66% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 77.0% mission · 16.4% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.08% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 82.2% mission · 12.4% management · 5.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 118.44% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$9,119,074

Expenses$10,673,117

Annual shortfall $1,554,043 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$8,034,431 · 75.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,808,400 · 16.9% of expenses

Fundraising$830,286 · 7.8% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$9,119,074

Expenses$10,673,117

Assets$14,045,280

Income$9,884,650

Contributions$2,799,015

Mission work (program services)$8,034,431

Fundraising$830,286

Management and general$1,808,400

Stocks and bonds$2,936,542

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

DR STEVEN L SNYDERPRESIDENT & CEO · 50 hrs/week $249,647Base $243,782 · Other $5,865

HORACIO CORREACFO & COO · 50 hrs/week $180,687Base $156,079 · Other $24,608

CHRISTINA LAZICHVP ADVANCEMENT · 40 hrs/week $162,329Base $150,458 · Other $11,871

MWENDA KUDUMUBIGGSDIR OF EDUCATION · 40 hrs/week $144,818Base $132,053 · Other $12,765

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (35)

DR STEVEN L SNYDERPRESIDENT & CEO

HORACIO CORREACFO & COO

CHRISTINA LAZICHVP ADVANCEMENT

MWENDA KUDUMUBIGGSDIR OF EDUCATION

KELLY DECKTREASURER

JENNIFER HERSHMANTRUSTEE

KEVIN HARKENRIDERTRUSTEE

KIM LIMTRUSTEE

KRISTI JASKACHAIR

LOREEN COLLINSTRUSTEE

MARK CLAPPER MDTRUSTEE

MATT GROBTRUSTEE

NANCY ROBERTSONTRUSTEE

PAMELA SALGADOTRUSTEE

RANDY CAMPTRUSTEE

SANTOSH VETTICADEN MD PHDTRUSTEE

SID SUBRAMONY PHDTRUSTEE

SUSAN TOPHAM EDDTRUSTEE

VANESSA JACOBYTRUSTEE

KATE MOTONAGATRUSTEE

JOHN DRIVERIMM PAST CHAIR

ALI MOHAMMADIANTRUSTEE

JEFF MINER PHDTRUSTEE

IVANA MIKIC PHDTRUSTEE

ELSA VALAY-PAZSECRETARY

ELIZABETH SIMMONS PHDTRUSTEE

CRAIG JOHNSONTRUSTEE

CISCO SANCHEZTRUSTEE

CINDY HESSETRUSTEE

CHARLES BERGANTRUSTEE

CHANCE POWELLTRUSTEE

CATHY SWINDLEHURST PHDTRUSTEE

CAROLINA BRAVO-KARIMI1ST VICE CHAIR

ARMAN ORUCTRUSTEE

ARDY ARIANPOURTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1964
Location: PO BOX 33303 BALBOA PARK, SAN DIEGO, CA 92163
County: San Diego
In care of: DR STEVEN L SNYDER
Primary officer: DR STEVEN L SNYDER, President & CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(619) 238-1233

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: LEAF & COLE LLP
NTEE classification: Visual Arts (A40)
IRS tax category: Visual Arts