Contemporary Science Center
Donations deductibleContemporary Science Center's network
13 people4 organisationsi13 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Coia Chair | Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Ailette Tobien | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Carmen Mugge | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Debra Milne Jones | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Dina Requena | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Elizabeth Cunningham | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Gary Rodgers | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeni Corn | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Joey Webb | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mitch Babb | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sherry Certy Vetere (also filed as Sherry Vetere) | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Sondra Rivers-Kobler | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Steven Hunter | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Mitchell | Chief Operations Officer | 2023 |
| Chris Elliott | Chief School Officer /Principal | 2023 |
| Eric Grunden | Chief School Officer and Founder | since 2018 |
| Pamela Blizzard | Managing Director and Founder | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akiba Grffin | Chief School Officer /Inte | 40 | $125k | $6k | |
| Alex Drake | Chief Operations Officer | 40 | $92k | $4k | |
| Elizabeth Cunningham | Chair | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Steven Hunter | Vice Chair | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Mitch Babb | Treasurer | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Ailette Tobien | Secretary | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Sondra Rivers-Kobler | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julian Berla | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Phoebe Thermitus | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Samina Khaliq | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Dwomoh | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maria Walden | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carolyn Coia | Governance Chair | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Dina Requena | Development Chair | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Jeni Corn | Academic Excellence Chair | 1.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Contemporary Science Center
- EIN
- 450481093
- Address
- 3106 East Nc Highway 54, Durham, NC, 27713
- State
- North Carolina
- Mission
- The mission of rths is to increase access to globally competitive stem education for students and teachers across nc, by incubating, proving and scaling innovative models of teaching and learning. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- Z99 Unknown
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Unknown
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Steven Hunter (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCarmen Mugge
≥8years on the filingsGary Rodgers
≥7years on the filingsElizabeth Cunningham
≥7years on the filingsSondra Rivers-Kobler
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $12.4m
- Total liabilities
- $9.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $7m
- Program service revenue
- $225k
- Employees
- 77
- Volunteers
- 25