IN SITU EXPLORERS
EIN 47-5006681 · Elementary & Secondary Schools (B20)
What they do
Management of The NC Science Trail-We Partner With 110 Science Education Entities Across The State to Bring Awareness to SciEd Opportunities for The Public. Our Partners Include Public and Private Museums, Science Centers, Planetariums, Wildlife Centers, Aquariums, Zoos, Botanical Gardens, All of The NC State Parks. We Expanded Our Services In 2024 to Offer Additional Educational Resources to Classroom Teachers. In 2025, We Developed An Educator Newsletter and Online Resources Specifically for Educators In NC. So Many Science Venues Provide Great Science Education Opportunities for Visitors and Residents to NC, But It is Difficult to Find All of The Information In One Place. Our Goal is to Partner With These Organizations, Bring Awareness to Their Programs, and Reach Out to The Public Through Both In-person and Digital Means, Providing Entertaining, Intriguing, and Educational Information That Encourages Science Engagement Across The State. In 2025, Our Online Content Reached >80,000 V
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They name their leaders4 people are listed in the latest report.
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
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APRIL C SMITH PHDPRESIDENT
ELIZABETH GILLELAND PHDDIRECTOR
GITANJALI TENJA PHDDIRECTOR
KRISTEN NIGHTINGALEDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2016
- Location
- 1204 VILLAGE MARKET PL 245, MORRISVILLE, NC 27560-7508
- County
- Wake
- In care of
- % IN SITU EXPLORERS
- Primary officer
- April Smith, CEO
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- NTEE classification
- Elementary & Secondary Schools (B20)
- IRS tax category
- Elementary & Secondary Schools