Organizations Filed Purposes:
SCIENCE CLUB FOR GIRLS' MISSION IS TO FOSTER EXCITEMENT, CONFIDENCE AND LITERACY IN STEM FOR GIRLS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES, BY PROVIDING FREE, EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS AND BY MAXIMIZING MEANINGFUL INTERACTIONS WITH WOMEN MENTORS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS.
OVER THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, SCIENCE CLUB FOR GIRLS HAS EXPANDED AND ENHANCED BOTH ITS PROGRAMMING AND INFRASTRUCTUREINCREASING THE NUMBER OF GIRLS SERVED BY IN-PERSON CLUBS IN THE FALL OF 2019 AND ADAPTING AND CREATING NEW VIRTUAL PROGRAMS IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2020. OUR MAJOR PROGRAMMATIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FY20 INCLUDED: INCREASED NUMBER OF CITIES SERVED FROM ONE TO THREE TO INCLUDE CAMBRIDGE, BOSTON AND SOMERVILLE; INCREASED ENROLLMENT BY 70% (TO OVER 250 GIRLS PER SEMESTER); MORE THAN DOUBLED THE NUMBER OF PARTNER SITES IN CAMBRIDGE, DORCHESTER AND SOMERVILLE. IN ADDITION, SCFG INCREASED THE NUMBER OF MENTORS BY 70% (FROM 35 TO 60); RECRUITED PARTICIPANTS SUCH THAT 70%-75% CAME FROM SCFG'S TARGET POPULATIONS (E.G., GIRLS UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM BY RACE AND SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS); RECRUITED MENTORS SUCH THAT 67% WERE WOMEN OF COLOR AND OVERALL 50% WERE WOMEN WHO CAME FROM SCFG'S TARGET POPULATIONS ; AND SURVEYED PARTICIPANTS IN GRADES K-12, SHOWING STRONG POSITIVE INDICATORS OF STEM ENGAGEMENT. IN SPITE OF BEING FACED WITH SITES BEING CLOSED WITHOUT NOTICE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, SCFG WAS ABLE TO TRANSITION TO VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING WITHIN A WEEK, AND SUCCESSFULLY RETAINED RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL SPRING PARTICIPANTS AND HAD A WAIT LIST FOR THE SUMMER ROCKETRY PROGRAM. STAFF GREW TO FOUR FULL TIME AND ONE PART TIME WITH THE ADDITION OF A DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR IN FEBRUARY 2020 AND A PART TIME FINANCE DIRECTOR IN MAY. PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO HIRE A PROGRAM RECRUITMENT MANAGER IN FALL 2020.
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 |
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| Bonnie Bertolaet | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $100,010 |
| Karen Page | PRESIDENT/CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
| Abraham Ahumada | TREASURER (SINCE 4/27/2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Gretchen Fougere | VICE PRES. (CLERK UNTIL 4/27/2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Sharon Walker | CLERK (SINCE 4/27/2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Karen Whitney | DIR. (TREAS UNTIL 4/27/2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Alejandra Carvajal | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Tracy Accardi | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Kate Hardock | DIRECTOR (SINCE 4/27/2020) | 5 | $0 |
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