Organizations Filed Purposes:
SCIENCE CENTRAL IS A REGIONAL RESOURCE THAT PROVIDES INSPIRING AND FUN HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR ALL PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.
SCIENCE CENTRAL SERVED 123,929 IN FY 19-20 THROUGH ON-SITE VISITS AND OFF- SITE OUTREACH ACTIVITIES. VISITORS EXPERIENCED 200+ PERMANENT EXHIBITS, THREE TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS, LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS, SEASONAL SCIENCE CAMPS, SCOUT PROGRAMS, FAMILY EVENTS, & MORE. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: INSTALLING A NEW WATER TABLE EXHIBIT FOR ALL AGES; CONTINUING TO OFFER OUR SPECIAL ABILITIES DAYS EIGHT TIMES A YEAR, WHICH PROVIDED FUN SCIENCE EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; INSTALLING A NEW PERMANENT PHOTO EXHIBITION CELEBRATING THE APOLLO 11 MOON LANDING AND FABRICATING ADDITIONAL SETS THAT WERE DISPLAYED IN SITES AROUND THE CITY; OPENING A NEW, ADA COMPLIANT, UNIVERSAL DESIGN RESTROOM; BEING AWARDED A GRANT FROM THE FORT WAYNE LEGACY COUNCIL THAT WILL ALLOW US TO START CONSTRUCTION ON FORT WAYNE'S ONLY PUBLIC PLANETARIUM IN FY 20-21; SERVING 37,337 PEOPLE VIA OUTREACH. ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: BEING AWARDED A NATIONALLY COMPETITIVE GRANT TO HOST WEEKLONG SUMMER SCIENCE CAMPS FOR UNDERSERVED ELEMENTARY STUDENTS; RECEIVING STATEWIDE COMPETITIVE AWARDS TO HOST OUR CODING CLUB AND AN EDUCATOR APPRECIATION DAY; HOSTING SPRING, SUMMER, AND WINTER BREAK STEM CAMP SESSIONS FOR CAMPERS AGES 5-13, EDUCATING STUDENTS ON AN ARRAY OF SCIENCE CONCEPTS INCLUDING LEGO ROBOTICS, ENGINEERING, PHYSICS, CODING, SPACE, CHEMISTRY, PALEONTOLOGY, AND MORE; INSTALLING A LITTLE FREE LIBRARY, DESIGNED BY A LOCAL ARTIST IN THE SHAPE OF A CHEMISTRY FLASK; ADDING A NEW SUNDIAL AT THE FRONT OF OUR BUILDING THAT SHOWS THE TIME IN FORT WAYNE AND FORT WAYNE'S SISTER CITY, TAKAOKA, JAPAN; EXPANDING OUR INTERACTIVE VIDEO CONFERENCING (IVC) PROGRAM AROUND THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, AND WINNING AN INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT; DISPLAYING THREE TEMPORARY, NATIONALLY-TOURING EXHIBITIONS THAT USE HANDS-ON DISPLAYS, DIORAMAS, AND INTERPRETIVE PANELS: "ROBOTS" (CURRENT ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY), "APOLLO 11" (SCIENTIFIC AND HISTORICAL IMPACT OF APOLLO 11), AND "A-MAZE-D" (INTERACTIVE MAZES, PUZZLES AND GEOMETRY).
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 |
|---|
| Martin S Fisher | PRESIDENT/ED | 40 | $88,099 |
| Matthew Wirtz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Wirges | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cammy Treadway | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Curtis Tomlinson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rick Sutter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dan Stoker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Steigmeyer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Savieo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Will Ramsey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bharat Rajghatta | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Plumb | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Plant | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Montalvo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lauren Mcmann | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Mcgauley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Henry | EX-OFFICIO | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Haney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Geyer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Gerue | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jake Fetters | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Carroll | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Burdick | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Bruhn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Besore | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
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