PROJECT EXPLORATION
4511 SOUTH EVANS, CHICAGO, IL 60653 projectexploration.org

Total Revenue
$743,524
Total Expenses
$734,874
Net Assets
$138,913

Organizations Filed Purposes: PROJECT EXPLORATION CREATES TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE SCIENCES -- PARTICULARLY STUDENTS OF COLOR AND GIRLS -- BY EQUIPPING THEM WITH THE SKILLS, PRACTICES, AND MINDSET NEEDED FOR A LIFELONG PURSUIT OF LEARNING.

"DISCOVER" PROGRAMS SPARK INTEREST, AND ENGAGEMENT AND INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO A BROAD RANGE OF SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES AND TOPICS, AS WELL AS THE BASICS OF THE NATURE OF SCIENCE, SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY, AND ENGINEERING DESIGN PROCESS. EXAMPLES OF PROJECT EXPLORATION'S DISCOVER PROGRAMS: SISTERS4SCIENCE, BROTHERS4SCIENCE, SCIENCE DIGESTS, AND STEM QUEST.

THE "EXPLORE" PROGRAMS FOCUS ON SPECIFIC DISCIPLINES AND INQUIRY METHODS WHILE REINFORCING CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND INVESTIGATIVE APPROACHES. EXAMPLES OF PROJECT EXPLORATION'S EXPLORE PROGRAMS: FORENSIC INVESTIGATORS, SCIENCE GIANTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ADVENTURERS, AND EXPLORE ENGINEERING.

CHICAGO STEM PATHWAYS COOPERATIVE (STEM CO-OP) IS DEDICATED TO BUILDING CRADLE-TO-CAREER PATHWAYS OF HIGH-QUALITY STEM LEARNING FOR CHICAGO'S YOUTH THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE IN- AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME SECTOR, AS WELL AS DEEP SUPPORT FROM STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN CHICAGO'S STEM LEARNING LANDSCAPE.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Natasha Smith-WalkerEXECUTIVE DI40$108,000
Renee SchoenbergSECRETARY1.5$0
Lukas CottinghamDIRECTOR1$0
Nicole WilliamsDIRECTOR1$0
Deborah WilliamsDIRECTOR1$0
Anita WhiteDIRECTOR1$0
Mark RaderVICE CHAIR1$0
Timothy KolschowskyTREASURER1$0
Judy LubinCHAIR1$0

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