Organizations Filed Purposes:
SCIENCE COUNTS IS COMMITTED TO INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF, AND SUPPORT FOR, SCIENCE IN ORDER TO FOSTER A THRIVING SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE THAT DELIVERS PROSPERITY AND WELL-BEING TO ALL AMERICANS.
MISSION IS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF AND SUPPORT FOR SCIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH.
PUBLIC ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCIENCE REFRESH SURVEY: IN 2019, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM OUR COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS, SCIENCECOUNTS CONDUCTED A NATIONAL SURVEY OF AMERICANS TO EXPLORE ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCIENCE AND TRUST IN SCIENTISTS. RELATIVE TO 2015, PUBLIC INDIFFERENCE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF US LEADERSHIP STEM RESEARCH HAS GROWN, AND TRUST IN VARIOUS SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY COMPLEX.
WILLINGNESS OF SCIENTISTS TO ENGAGE IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION SURVEY: IN COLLABORATION WITH RESEARCHERS FROM THE ALAN ALDA CENTER FOR COMMUNICATING SCIENCE, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SCIENCECOUNTS COMPLETED A NATIONAL SURVEY OF RESEARCH SCIENTISTS AND STEM PROFESSIONALS. THE STUDY DETERMINED THE GOALS AND BENEFITS OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT SCIENTISTS PRIORITIZE, AND HOW SCIENTISTS VIEW THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN SOCIETY SOMEWHAT DIFFERENTLY THAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Christopher Volpe | Executive Director | 50 | $217,028 |
| Donna Nelson | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Alan Leshner | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Leinen | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Kahan | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Rush Holt | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Mariette Dichristina | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Benjamin Corb | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Stefano Bertuzzi | Secretary | 4 | $0 |
| David Helfand | Treasurer | 4 | $0 |
| Alan Hurd | Vice Chair | 4 | $0 |
| Michael Turner | Chair | 5 | $0 |
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