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Name:	iSPACE, Inc.
Address:	3254 East Kemper Road
	Cincinnati, OH 45241
Phone:	(513) 612-5786
Web Address:	www.ispacescience.org

iSPACE, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

iSPACE is a hands-on science center serving over 12,000 people each year. iSPACE uses space as a theme to inspire students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), improve academic performance and create career awareness in these areas. iSPACE also emphasizes 21st Century Learning Skills in all programs to ensure that students develop lifelong skills such as problem solving, teamwork, collaboration, critical thinking and communication. iSPACE serves as a field trip destination for interactive, hands-on/minds-on, inquiry-based programs aligned with state and national standards to students, educators and families in 16 counties in the Tri-State region. Using topics such as space exploration, robotics and rocketry, iSPACE also provides iSPACE To-Go: School Outreach; iDISCOVER: Daytime programs perfect for homeschool; iEXPLORE: Evening and weekend programs for students; iWONDER: Pipsqueak Science for Preschoolers; iTEACH: Professional Development for Educator; Summer Day Camps; Youth Programs: Scouts, 4-H, PTO-PTA, Clubs; Family Nights. iSPACE is very conscious of the need for collaboration and works diligently with their partners, some of whom include Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development, Hamilton County Educational Service Center, the OHIO STEM Learning Network, the University of Cincinnati, the Ohio Space Grant Consortium, Time Warner Cable, and many other corporations, institutions and organizations.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, iSPACE, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Program	185,343
Total Program Expenses:	$185,343

Chief Executive : Ms. Linda Neenan, Executive Director

Compensation*:

$

Highest Paid Executive: Ms. Bev Ketron,Education Director
Compensation*: $47,675

Chair of the Board: Mr. Jon Quatman
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Vice President of Performance and Outcomes, Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development

Board Size: 10

Paid Staff Size: 4

*According to the charity, Ms. Neenan is a volunteer with the charity. *Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

direct mail appeals, invitations to fundraising events, grant proposals, Internet

Fundraising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $75,003, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

This charity is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on iSPACE, Inc.'s unaudited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Camp Registrations	84,870
Foundation and Agency Grants	38,168
Student Workshops	28,871
Corporation Contributions	22,708
Tournaments	10,704
Individual Donations	8,600
Special Events	5,527
T-Shirt Sales	1,920
Gift Shop Sales	1,383
Miscellaneous Income	967
Educator Workshops	880
Public Programs	668
Interest and Dividends	94
Total Income	$205,360

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 85%  Fund Raising: 1%  Administrative: 14%

Total income				$205,360
	Program expenses			$185,343
	Fund raising expenses			2,031
	Administrative expenses			31,068
Total expenses				$218,442
Expenses in Excess of Income				(13,082)
Beginning net assets				97,781
Ending net assets				84,699
Total liabilities
Total assets				$84,699