Illinois · Nonprofit
ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION
ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $5,088 to it, the largest being THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES INC ($5,088). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $80k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $5k
- Net assets
- $65k
What Illinois Science Teaching Association does
Mission
We are a membership based organization dedicated to promoting excellence in science teaching and learning throughout Illinois.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Annual Conference ISTA hosts an annual statewide professional development conference providing Illinois science educators with access to workshops, keynote speakers, research presentations, and curriculum resources aligned with current science education standards. The conference supports educator growth and collaboration across all grade bands and science disciplines.
$32,607 spent82% of program spendingTeacher Recognition Awards ISTA administers recognition programs honoring outstanding Illinois science educators for excellence in teaching, innovation, and contributions to the field of science education. Awards are presented annually across grade-level categories, celebrating educators who demonstrate exceptional impact on student learning and the science education community
$6,655 spent17% of program spendingStudent Awards ISTA sponsors student recognition programs that celebrate achievement and excellence in science learning among Illinois students. These programs support the development of the next generation of scientists and science-literate citizens across the state.
$349 spent1% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $39,611.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $62k to $65k (+5%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
1% of ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (65% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 3 reported years ran a deficit.
Leadership and staff
Chief executive
Bridina Lemmer
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
From the IRS filings of ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION's grant income comes from Illinois funders.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION has grown faster than three-quarters of the 17,277 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 17,277 education nonprofits under $100k, FY2025
Organizations like ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION?
- ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $5,088 to it, the largest being THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES INC ($5,088). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $5,088 in grants to ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION.
- Who is the largest funder of ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION?
- THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EXCHANGE OF INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES INC is the largest funder on record, with $5,088 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ILLINOIS SCIENCE TEACHING ASSOCIATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing