Scientiae

Legal name: Scientiae Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873655511
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2024
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Tallahassee, FL, USA
Phone
8508152394
Rating
49
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$182,457
Expenses
$120,294
Assets
$32,987
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • QUENTIN KNIGHT-BAKER (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KASIMU HENRY (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • KHARY HENRY (PRESIDENT)
  • CHERRELLE LAWSON (VICE PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • QUENTIN KNIGHT-BAKER (VICE PRESIDENT): $1,200 total reported compensation
  • KASIMU HENRY (VICE PRESIDENT): $797 total reported compensation
  • KHARY HENRY (PRESIDENT): $781 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To provide hands-on STEM education and professional development for students and educators, igniting curiosity and equipping children with skills for a technology-driven future.

What it reported doing in 2024

The scientiae science summer camps summer bridge 2023 program has achieved several key accomplishments that set it apart from other summer programs, making it a unique and exceptional choice for young learners. The program offers a curriculum that is at the forefront of stem (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education. It incorporates the latest scientific advancements and technologies, providing participants with a truly innovative learning experience.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 23
  • Transparency & Controls: 89
  • Accountability: 45
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 21.5%; rating input score 21
  • Program expense ratio: 32.6%; rating input score 33
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 88.9%; rating input score 89; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 50%; rating input score 50; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 34.1%; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.27; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 2.8%; rating input score 35; 35th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -53.9% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -25.3% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 208.8% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 1 operating location identified
  • Where the money goes: 21.5% of revenue deployed · 32.6% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 4 board members independent · 3 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $39K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $1K · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 19 of 20 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 21/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 33/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 50/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Transparency & Controls: Schedule A contributions reconciliation did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 15/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 35/100.