10 Years & Growing

2022 - 2023

The STEM Alliance Annual Report

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Our 2022-2023 fiscal year was both a time of looking back and forward. This year we:


  • celebrated the foundations of our nonprofit with the launch of our “Road to 10” campaign in honor of our tenth anniversary
  • crafted a 5 Year Strategic Plan;
  • saw continued year-over-year programmatic and revenue growth
  • opened a new office for our 26 full-time employees


The compounding effect of this work is that we've ignited minds and transformed lives. Our theory of change is simple yet profound: by bridging gaps in STEM education, we unlock boundless potential, inspire innovation, and pave the way for economic opportunity. From creating enrichment programs to advocating for digital equity, we are contributing to a community where everyone can thrive.


Our annual report celebrates this journey and shows how our theory of change assures that our work is focused and impactful.

Meg Käufer

President & Chief Visionary Officer

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Celebrating years of impact

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Our Mission

The STEM Alliance bridges systemic gaps in education to provide equal access to critical science, technology, engineering and math learning resources with the goal of empowering communities, inspiring innovation and creating opportunity for all.

Our Three Workstreams:

STEM Enrichment & Equity

Digital Equity

Summer Enrichment

The STEM alliance theory of change

Our theory of change explains how our key activities and our use of gathered resources will help us achieve our intended outcomes to support our mission.

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Quality Programs Advocacy

STEM Education & Equity

Summer Enrichment

Digital

Equity

Innovation Partnerships

Key Activities

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Summer Enrichment Digital Equity

Empower

Communities


Inspire

Innovation


Create

Opportunity

STEM Education Equity Advocacy
For all

Resources

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Diversity of funding

Building

Talent

Engine

Advancing Grant

Writing

Volunteer engagement Growing investments

Fiscal

Systems

for

Efficiency

Fixed Investments

Benefits, HR, Accounting,

Office Space

Outcomes

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Partners
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52%

growth in partners over the previous fiscal year

The United Way is

committed to leveling the playing field for the 40% of our

neighbors living in poverty or

paycheck-to-paycheck.

That’s why we are delighted to partner with and support

The STEM Alliance’s

Digital Pathways program which will bridge the systemic gaps associated with technology and foster digital equity in our community

- United Way

of Westchester & Putnam

Providing Diverse Role Models

Women, Black, and Hispanic workers are underrepresented in the STEM workforce. We are intentional in employing diverse staff members at all levels of our organization to ensure that the next generation of leaders see themselves in our teachers, our digital navigators, and our leadership.

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74%

of STEM Alliance staff are women, including 83% of leadership positions

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57%

of STEM Alliance staff identify as people of color.

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of STEM Alliance staff

are bilingual

(Spanish/English)

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Advocacy & Recognition

The STEM Alliance is recognized for our work at national, state and county levels, and is a premiere expert on digital inclusion and equity. Recognition and speaking engagements include:

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National:

2023 Excellence in Summer Learning Award Winner

New York Life Foundation & National Summer Learning Association


2023 NDIA Net Inclusion Conference Planning Team Member

Margaret Käufer, President


2023 NDIA Net Inclusion Conference, San Antonio, TX

Presenters: Margaret Käufer, President & Walter Gabino Rendon


AmeriCorps Partner Site since 2020

US State of New York

State:

Founding member NYS Digital Equity Network


Regional Liaison to ConnectAll, NYS Broadband Office

County:

2022 Changemaker Award

Nonprofit Westchester / Keep Westchester Thriving Event


2020 Westchester County Association Leadership Award

Margaret Käufer, President


2020 Community Resource Center Annual Gala Honoree

The STEM Alliance / Coalition for Community


Founding Member Westchester Digital Inclusion Coalition

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Diversity of funding

Government contracts

Connect Westchesterleading our County’s first digital equity and inclusion contract

Invest in Kids — providing STEM education through the Westchester Youth Bureau

Co-Op Summer Enrichment7th year serving as lead administrator for this Mamaroneck Union Free School District program

State contracts for STEM and Digital Equity thanks to direct support from NY State Senator Shelley Mayer and NY State Assemblyman Steve Otis

The STEM Alliance is the partner that stepped up and helped us deliver

free/low cost internet through the Y-Zone in Yonkers, helping in our shelters and our affordable housing properties.

- Steve Myrthil

VP Information & Technology Westhab

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Enrichment & Equity

STEM

We deliver high quality programs incorporating cutting edge Next Generation Science Standards across all STEM disciplines.

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+97

programs delivered

+2,500

students served

preK - grade 12

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26

partner sites

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Key Activities
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It was a very impressive event with many tables. It really showed the scope of what STEM is.

- Parent at STEM-tastic

The First Lego League Robotics program has given me a chance to grow in more ways than I could have ever imagined.

- 8th Grade Female

Robotics Team Member

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I am blown away by the program ... I could see in real-time how that workshop sparked an interest in STEM in every kid that attended. Incredible.

- Parent

Tinkering Night Attendee

Thank you for the

financial assistance for

the STEM Sails. My kids

had never sailed before. They enjoyed the various table demonstrations, touching the marine creatures and the scenic view!

- Parent

STEM Sail Scholarship Family

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10,000+ hours

of STEM Education

64%

of all STEM programming

served BIPOC

communities

47%

increase

in STEM programming

1000+ attendees

at the return

of the

STEM-tastic festival

Digital Equity

It has been a remarkable year for the expansion of our work in digital equity. Implementation of our program is simple: Through our Digital Pathways initiative, we connect low and moderate income Westchester County residents & children to:​​

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  • Free or low cost computer devices
  • Free or low cost internet access through ACP
  • Free tech skills education
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Key Activities
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Outcomes

The Y-Zone project completed 15 months of wraparound digital equity services in Yonkers, New York State’s third largest city. The STEM Alliance served 800+ clients. Read about Y-Zone partners, funding and impact in our full report.

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Diversity of funding

Connect

Westchester

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A Westchester County Digital Equity Initiative

Connect Westchester

is a Westchester County

digital equity initiative led by

The STEM Alliance in partnership with Westchester County Association & Westchester Library System

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Key Activities

Snapshot

of Clients’ Needs

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91%

STEM Alliance Services

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103

tech education cohorts

Chromebook

812

clients completed education & received a device

needed a personal device

58%

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Outcomes

needed computer skills

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81%

program

impact

3-6 months post services

91%

access to Critical tools & resources

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New partners

Carver Center


Don Bosco

Community Center


La Plaza de Paulo


Lifting Up Westchester


Mercy University


New York

Presbyterian

New Partners

81%

were more able to

find reliable

health or medical information online

improved various financial literacy skills

74%

are more confident using computers

were able to use the internet to save money

SEE FULL Results on our

Data Dashboard

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I am really grateful for the classes. Now I will be able

to make my resume, use

Zoom, take classes and

most importantly, I am a

computer owner.

- Digital Equity Client

I just came out of 15 years in prison and no one gave us these skills. I’m going to have to learn a lot more but these are the skills that I know I need.

- Digital Equity Client,

Formerly Incarcerated


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Summer Enrichment

The STEM Alliance is committed to providing quality summer programming because research shows summer matters in the academic, social and emotional growth of all children.

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An Award-winning year

Co-Op Summer Enrichment was awarded the 2023 Excellence in Summer Learning Award from New York Life Foundation and the National Summer Learning Association.

This was The STEM Alliance’s seventh year leading the 5-week program for Mamaroneck Union Free School District. It is our area’s only summer program for students with financial and other needs and blends summer fun with high touch, high quality learning. LEARN MORE

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Outcomes

Co-Op 2023 highlights

92%

of campers agreed that Co-Op made them a better student

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80%

held or improved their reading scores from May to October 2023

16%

38%

to

increase of independent swimmers in just 5 weeks of high quality swim instruction

47%

Campers who attended 2 or more years were 47% more likely to join a high school honors or AP class than their low-income peers

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You gave my child an opportunity to go to camp and have an active, enriched summer learning experience.

He had an amazing time on a budget I could afford.

— Co-Op Parent

2022-2023

Summarized Financials

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115%

increase

in Program Service Revenue

from FY 21-22 to FY 22-23

increase

64%

increase

in Program Service Revenue

from FY 21-22 to FY 22-23

NOTE: FY 22-23 is curently under full audit review. Audited Financials will be available in 2024.

Revenue

Expenses

75%

Program Services

34%

Program Services

40%

Grants & Contributions

3%

Fundraising

26%

Government Funding

22%

Operating

< 1%

Other

Corporate Engagement

The STEM Alliance is grateful to the following organizations who provided volunteer support to our progams throughout FY 2022-2023. Volunteers engaged at the STEM-tastic festival, assisted at Digital Pathways outreach events, and read to children at Co-Op Summer Enrichment.

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2022-2023 Honor Roll

STEM Champions

$100,000 and up

Gloria & Richard Kushel Foundation

STEM Leaders

$25,000 - $99,999

Alliant Foundation

Dennis & Co Auto Group

Glenn W. Bailey Foundation

Alix & Rudolf Laager

Lance R. Wachenheim

STEM Advocates

$5,000 - $24,999

Jill Bock & Andrew Dresner

Lisa & Etienne Boillot

Sarah & James Coady

Community Resource Center

Junior League of Westchester on the Sound

Stephany & Ryan Kirkpatrick

Mamaroneck School Secretaries Association

Sasha & Chris Nahr

Orans Family Foundation

Nancy & Frank Pierson

St. John’s Episcopal Church Women

United Way

STEM Supporters

$1,000 - $4,999

AT&T Foundation

Carmelo Alvarado

Ellie & Bob Berlin

Brandel-Murphy Foundation

Catizone Engineering

Charity for Parity LLC

Joseph Bruha

Pamela & Ross Buchmueller

Joy Chaillou

Melinda Chopra

Mary & Palmer Davis

Deutsche Bank

Elizabeth Estroff & Ciarán Grant

Laurie & Stephen Girsky

Sunny & Bradley Goldberg

Andrea & Tjarko Hektor

Margaret & Patrick Kaufer

Polly Lagana & Jim Fanning

Lauren & Jim Lambert

Larchmont-Mamaroneck Lions Club

Larchmont Temple

Lincoln Ellsworth Foundation

Michele & Seth Metsch

Jennifer Mitchell & David Szuchman

Charles Newman

Andrea & Andrew Potash

Sedona Taphouse

Lawrence & Carol Saper Foundation

Ainslie Simmonds & Mark Manley

Leigh Smith

Christian Templeman

Alice Tenney & Budd Wiesenberg

Carla Volpe Porter

Wegner CPAs

Westchester Jewish Community Services

Tom Witkowski

Woman’s Club of Larchmont

STEM Friends

$1-$999

Nicole Alifante & Eric Soloway

Patricia & Jim Allen

Noa & John Arias

David Avraamides

Bank of America

Lesley Barovick

Veronica & Joseph Barnes

Kira & Robert Bartlett

Joy & Stephen Beckwith

Beth & Chris Belisle

Sonita & Peter Bennitt

Michael Berlin &

Amelia Tuminaro-Berlin

Katherine & Kenneth Bialo

Caroline Birenbaum

Carmen Blanco Uribe

Gabi Blumberg & Timothy Power

Gail Boyle

Pam & George Brandman

Barry Brause

Brenda Brush

Lauren Buonome & John Curley

Tami Burks

Limarie Cabrera

Joyce Callahan

Donna Campanelli

Patricia Campbell

Ana & Cory Campon

Maura & Glenn Carlin

Dana & David Carlos

Andrea Carson

Lisa Catacci

Marie & John Cattau

Lisa Marie Catucci Manning

Elaine & David Chapnick

Anne Chodosh

Deirdre & Larry Cohen

James Coughlin

Risa & Matthew Crandall

Nova & Adam Cutler

Mary Davidson

Barbara Dempsey Spellman

& William Spellman

Carol Dold

Lu Doyle & Ettore Viazzo

Aileen Dresner & Frank Drury

Jill & Michael Dresner

Jonna & Michael Dugan

Patricia Ellingwood

Martha & John Farris

Karen Fechter & Dave Rosenberg

Mary Jane & Ernest Feleppa

Melanie Fernandez

& Carmine Castellano

Sabrina & Jeffrey Fiddelman

Barbara Flickinger

& Kim Christiansen

Ximena & Andrew Francella

Elinor Fredston

Barry Fried

Judith Friedman & Ron Goldstock

Shelley & Jerry Forristal

Malcolm Frouman & Anne Kimball

Carolyn Gallaher

Julio Garcia-Ortiz

Anthony & Gail Gelber

Vincent & Chris Gerosa

Seth Goldstein

Lauren & Michael Gottfried

Lindsay & Nicholas Gourevitch

Anabelle & Bogdan Grigorescu

Becky Gray

Yuval & Laura Grill

Judith Gutmann

Pamela Haas Schwab

Heidi & Jim Hanley

Jeffrey Hanley

Becky Hanna

Sarah Hechtman

Todd Hendricks

Naomi Hill

Angela Holton

Noelle Ifshin

Ilana Arbeit Charitable Fund

Robert Ingenito

Nikhil Jagga

Ellen Kaldor

Jacqueline Kaplan

Andrea Karamitsos

Arthur Katz

Marie & Christopher Käufer

John Kenji Kono

Martha & Jerry Kennedy

Karen Khor

Bonni Kingsley

Kevin Kittle

Marlene Kolbert

Juliet Konvisser

Rebeca Knirsh

Jeffrey Adam Kravetz

Courtney & Daniel Kuhn

Karin Laager

Kim Larsen

Carolyn Lee

Elizabeth Lee Bradley

Elizabeth Lelo De Larrea

Ann LoBue

Lorraine Walsh & Michael Berger

Charitable Fund

Julia Love

Madeline Lukas

Alison Maertens

Gene Maiorano

Mary Manin

Ronald Marino

Allison May

Greg Mcandrew

Nannette & Mark McNally

Stephanie McNally

Eleanor McNamara

Theresa Michna

Danielle & William Morgan

David Morse

Tom Murphy

Brian Nickerson

Lilian Ochoa

Catherine Oleary

Cindy Olsen

Doris Patt Smith

Pamela Peralta

Danielle Peterson-Robles

Pillar & Pen

Lexie Pitney

Gillian Prozes

Christel Pugin

Karla Rangi

Clay Reichart

Kelley Remole

Sue Resnick

Dina Reynoso

Jill Robertson

Alison Roffi

Kathryn Romita

Anita & Alan Rosenberg

Laura Rosenthal

Nash Rossi

Anne Russo

Paul Sarkozi

Sally Lynne Schaefer

Nazanine Scheuer

Jaime Sejdiu

Nancy Seligson

Diane Sferrazza Katz

Lauren Shapiro

Karen Shen

Jane & Rob Shepardson

Susan Shipley

Joanna Shlesinger

Amy & Scott Silverstein

Theresa Sim

Paul Slesinger

Pamela Smallwood

Anne Mieke Smeets

Andrene Smith

Jane Sovern

Stop & Shop

Liora Sukhatme

Kerry Tarr

Marshall Taylor

Tad Tobkes

Linnet Tse

Monica Trujillo

Caroline Vance

Annie Ward

Marcia Warner

Nancy Wasserman

Judith Weber

Bonnie & Michael Weinbach

Lee Wexler

Philippa & Phillip Wharton

Ian White

John Kenny Wieber Jr.

Krista Williams

Alissa Wilson

Jenny Wismer

Rick Wolf

Patricia Wolff

Brian Wood

Jeff Wordham

Pam Yerger

Kevin Yonon

Elise Young

Michele & Adam Zipper

Lauren Zucker



About The STEM Alliance

Board of Directors & Leadership

Current Board of Directors

Sarah Coady - Chair

Lauren Buonome

Pietro Catizone

Joy Chaillou - Vice Chair

Elizabeth J Estroff

Irene Ianuzzi

Nilesh Jain

Mark Manley -Treasurer

Aarthi Muthukrishnan - Secretary

Steve Stieglitz

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Current Officers

​​Margaret Käufer - President & Chief Visionary Officer

Gabi Blumberg - Chief Operations Officer

Jill Bock - VP & Chief Communications Officer

Joanna Jimenez - Chief Client Experience Officer

Polly Lagana - Chief Resource Development Officer

Walter Gabino Rendon - Chief Programs Officer

​The STEM Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization / EIN # 46-0973552


Donations may be made online or by check made payable to:

The STEM Alliance, ​P.O. Box 528, Larchmont, NY 10538

Your gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.


www.theSTEMalliance.org

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FY 2021 - 2022 Annual Report

A Year of Exponential

STEM Reach

3

E to the Power of 3

2021 - 2022

The STEM Alliance Annual Report

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Mission

The STEM Alliance bridges systemic gaps in education to provide equal access to critical science, technology, engineering and math learning resources with the goal of empowering communities, inspiring innovation and creating opportunity for all.

Click here for a video message from our President

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Education

Educating the next generation of STEM leaders — connecting them to high demand, high paying skills

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I learned about saving water and learned how to use the microscope to look at organisms up close.

- 4th Grader, Age 9

Specializing in

We bring our high quality programs across Westchester County and the NY Metropolitan area.

+1,250

students served

21

partner sites

+57

programs delivered

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preK - grade 12

across Westchester County

Prioritizing Quality

Our STEM programs reflect cutting edge Next Generation Science Standards across all STEM disciplines and get high ratings in post-program surveys

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80%

of our Co-Op summer students reported that they would recommend Co-Op STEM classes to a friend.

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Recommend to a friend

97%

of Digital Equity Now participants rated agreed/strongly agreed with the program quality across multiple quality markers including:

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Time was well used

Explanations were clear

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Providing Diverse Role Models

Women and Black and Hispanic workers are underrepresented in the STEM workforce. Nationally, diversity recruitment emphasizes that children “can’t be it if they can not see it.” Our staff reflects our diverse community

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68%

of STEM Alliance staff are women, including 80% of leadership positions

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58%

of STEM Alliance staff identify as people of color.

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83%

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Bilingual

of STEM Alliance Educators and Teaching Assistants are bilingual (Spanish/English)

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I am blown away by the [Tinkering Nights program], from the organized presentation to the experiments. I could see in real-time how that workshop sparked an interest in STEM in every kid that attended. Incredible.

- Parent Attendee

Boosting STEM Confidence

Surveys of 240+ underserved students who participated in our Co-Op summer STEM program show the powerful impact of our programs on a child's sense of STEM identity

60%

of students in our summer enrichment program used

STEM content language to describe “what they learned” ↓

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90%

of students agreed that attending

Co-Op will make them better students when

they go back to school in September

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Expansion

Now reaching across Westchester County and beyond with more resources and more staff

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This work is so rewarding. It's incredible to be a part of such a collaborative and supportive team that share the same values and mission as me.

- New Staff Member

Expanding Organizationally

The STEM Alliance has grown dramatically since our founding in 2013. We keep growing our mission-driven work through innovation, leadership, and trusted collaboration.


STAFF

Budget

PROGRAMS

FUNDING

2013

3 part-time

volunteers

10,000

dollars

1 public STEM festival

in Larchmont, NY

1 local grant

2023

20 full-time staff

17 auxiliary staff

+60 summer employees

2.6

million

dollars

30 programs

quarterly

across Westchester County

& in New York City

31 grants written

Government funding: $460,000

Foundation grants: $700,000

We doubled in 1 year!

2X

the Staff

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2X

the Programs

Expanding Geographically

This map shows our expansion since our founding in 2013.

50+

organizational clients

In our 2021-22 fiscal year, the clients we worked with across the County included schools, libraries, community centers, and nonprofit organizations.

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Thank you so much for everything you do! Our clients and staff love working with you and we are looking forward to continuing our partnership in 2023!

- STEM Alliance Partner

Expanding Our Reputation:

Advocacy & Recognition

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The STEM Alliance is recognized for our work at national, state and county levels, and has become a premiere expert on digital inclusion and equity. Recognition and speaking engagements include:

National Level:

NDIA National Conference Planning Team

Member: Margaret Käufer, President


NDIA National Conference, Portland, OR

Presenters: Margaret Käufer, President & Barry Fried, Director


AmeriCorps Partner Site since 2020


1 of 8 National Finalists for New York Life and National Summer Learning Association's Excellence in Summer Learning Award

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US State of New York

State Level:

Public Sector Network Government Innovation Conference, Albany, NY

Presenter: Margaret Käufer, President


New York State Library’s Digital Equity Roundtable Conversation

Presenter: Margaret Käufer


Founding member NYS Digital Equity Network

County Level:

Westchester County Association Leadership Award, 2020

Recipient: Margaret Käufer, President


Community Resource Center, 2020 Honoree

For The STEM Alliance's Covid response with the Coalition for Community


Founding Member Westchester Digital Inclusion Network

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Equity

Creating equity of access to STEM enrichment for all

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The STEM Alliance gave my daughter the exposure, inspiration and the opportunity to explore. A huge part was granting her a scholarship. Without the scholarship she would not have had the opportunity. Thank you so much.

- Girls In STEM Parent

Identifying Gaps in Opportunity

Research shows that the achievement gap between higher income and lower income students is driven by an opportunity gap in afterschool and summer programming

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30%

70%

of a child’s learning life happens outside of school . . .

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but income determines access to enrichment experiences

120,000

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residents in Westchester lack access to affordable internet, computer devices and/or the basic skills to use them

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Funding equitable access

80% of our budget goes to EQUITY programming including:

80%

of our budget is dedicated to equity

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Free or low-cost STEM programs for high need kids

Co-Op Summer Enrichment: a STEM summer camp for over 300 underserved students

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Digital Equity Now & Digital Pathways: programs which bridge the digital divide for residents lacking digital tools and skills

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EQUITY

Program Spotlight

The ProbleM:

Clients stuck in The Digital Divide

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50%

had no computer or laptop

in the home

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40%

had no reliable internet

(18% had none at all)

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84%

no computer or laptop that was primarily

for their own use

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57%

had no computer training

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75%

weren't comfortable with basic workforce tools

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The Answer:

Devices

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A wraparound solution to bridging the digital divide!

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WiFi Access

Skills Training

Top 3 ways clients plan to use their new devices

90%

85%

80%

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Use and

check email

Improve skills to get a job

Look for

a job online

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Zoom Meetings

42%

83%

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35%

75%

75%

35%

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Keeping information

safe online

Zoom Meetings

83%

76%

42%

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Organizing computer files and folders

35%

75%

66%

26%

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Powering a computer on and off

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92%

68%

35%

75%

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Logging on or off users accounts

52%

90%

Clients' comfort with technology before & after

just

15 hours

of digital skills training

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“No one ever taught me these skills...I had never even heard about some of these free websites until you taught me about them. This is definitely not the end. I’m going to stick to this and keep exploring and learning.”

-Digital Equity Client

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Comfort with workforce tools

TRIPLED!

67%

Before

after

54%

60%

76%

26%

17%

19%

23%

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2021-2022

Summarized Financials

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40%

increase

in Government Funding

from FY 20-21 to FY 21-22

Increase

37%

increase

in Program Services Fees

from FY 20-21 to FY 21-22

NOTE: FY 21-22 is curently under full audit review. Audited Financials will be available in 2023

Revenue

28.2%

Program Services

41%

Grants & Contributions

28.9%

Government Funding

1.8%

Other

Expenses

Fundraising

41.8%

Program Services

28.8%

Operating

60%

of revenue from Grants & Government contracts (totaling 1.2 million) that were

earned in FY 21-22 have yet to be received as they fund on-going programs in FY 22-23

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2021-2022 Honor Roll

STEM Champions

$100,000 and up

Gloria & Richard Kushel Foundation

STEM Leaders

$25,000 - $99,999

Heidi & Jim Hanley

Jane Orans Charitable Trust

Alix & Ruedi Laager

Lance R. Wachenheim Foundation

STEM Advocates

$5,000 - $24,999

Jill Bock & Andy Dresner

CIT Group

Sarah & James Coady

Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever LLP

Lauren & James Lambert

M & T Bank

Sasha & Chris Nahr

Sam & Nathalie Orans

PCSB Community Foundation

Andrea & Andrew Potash

The Philip & Lynn Straus Foundation

Carla Volpe Porter

Town of Mamaroneck

Village of Mamaroneck

STEM Supporters

$1,000 - $4,999

Badger Swim Club

Gabi Blumberg & Tim Power

Amy Brelia

Amy & Bruce Meighan

Catizone Engineering

Risa & Matthew Crandall

Mary & Palmer Davis

Stacy DiCristofaro

Episcopal Church Women of St. John's Church

St. John's Episcopal Church

Elinor Fredston

Sunny & Brad Goldberg

Emily Grant

Caroline Hoch

Larchmont Temple

Houlihan Lawrence

Margaret & Patrick Käufer

Alison & Kevin Maertens

Mamaroneck Avenue PTA

Jennifer Mitchell & Dave Szuchman

Stephanie & John Power

Carol & Lawrence Saper

George & Claude Schwab

Sasha & Jason Shapiro

Nicole Sheindlin

Ainslie Simmonds & Mark Manley

Kate Snow & Chris Breault

Alice Tenney & Budd Wiesenberg

Monica Trujillo & Pablo Castillo

TD Charitable Foundation

Woman's Club of Larchmont

STEM Friends

$1-$999

Maria Albano

Nicole Alifante

Patricia & James Allen

Altieri Sebor Wieber LLC

Tara & Stephen Anderson

Noa Arias

Verena Arnabal

Robin Askins

Cynthia & Kenneth Auker

Beth Belisle

Allison Belolan

Sonita & Peter Bennitt

Ellie & Bob Berlin

Michael Berlin

Danielle Beshar

Caroline Birenbaum

Matthias Bogarin

Susan & Reed Bonadonna

Erin Bond

Gail Boyle

Pam & George Brandman

Barry Brause

Zachary Breault

Patricia Brigham

Erika Bucci

Tami Burks

Andrea Burtman Selonick

& James Selonick

Michelle Burton Zuckman

& Michael Zuckman

Joyce Callahan

Patricia Campbell

Cory Campon

Joan Capaldi

Martha Carballo Lopez

Maura & Glenn Carlin

Catherine & Joe Carney

Lisa Catucci

Elaine Chapnick

Kathleen Chastaine

Sheila Chervin

Anne Chodosh

Mindy Chopra

Leslie Condon

Stacey Creem

Nova & Adam Cutler

Lindsay & Kevin Danckwerth

Michelle & Fredric Daum

Alexandra De Jager

Carol & Albert Dold

Aileen Dresner

Jill Dresner

Meryl Elkin

Trish Ellingwood

Sofia Estrada

Elizabeth Estroff

Rachel Estroff

Stephen Estroff

Susan Estroff

Martha & John Farris

Mary Jane & Ernest Feleppa

Sabrina Fiddelman

Megan Fischer


Barbara Flickinger & Kim Christiansen

Pollena Forsman

Grace Fowles

Barry Fried

Judith Friedman

Katie & Seth Freidman

Anne Kimball & Malcolm Frouman

Luisa Fuentes

Carolyn Gallaher

Julio Garcia-Ortiz

Gail & Anthony Gelber

Sandra Geroux

Laurie & Stephen Girsky

John Gitlitz

Anne Gold

Gloria & Arthur Goldstein

Marjorie & Seth Goldstein

Diane Goodman

Nancy Goodman

Yuval Grill

Patricia & Hamilton Hadden

Jennifer Haire

Sarah Hechtman

Scott Heifetz

Andrea Hektor

Todd Hendricks

Courtney Hewson

Teresa Hough

Robert Ingenito

Robin & David Ingram

Chiyo Itoh

Cary James

Christiane Janssen

& Jean-Emmanuel Shein

Coralie Joseph

Theresa Joyce

David Kahn

Marie & Christopher Käufer

Rebeca Knirsch

Marlene & Gerald Kolbert

Juliet & Joshua Konvisser

Mark L Kramer

Karin Laager

Colleen Tierney & Ed Latimer

Jamie Lazar

Lynne Barnes Leahy & Richard Leahy

Elizabeth Lelo De Larrea & Antonio Paras

Paige & Gregory Lewis

Joe Liberti

Bonnie & Wayne Lin

Stefanie Lob & Zinovy Iosovich

Julia Love

Katherine Macleod

Jirandy Martinez

Lisa & Kirk Mason

Lisa Master

Robert Master

Allison May

Joanne McHugh

Nannette & Mark McNally

Eleanor McNamara

Maureen Meehan & Alan McDowell

Jessica & Benjamin Meth

Michele Metsch

George Mgrditchian

Jean Michel

David Morse

Sarah & James Murray

Aarthi Muthukrishnan

Sheila Narayanan

Scott Newman

Mary Noonan

Steven Otis

Clayton Otto

Oindrila Pathani

Pillar & Pen LLC

Elizabeth Poyet

Gillian Prozes

Christel Pugin

Georgia Quinn

Nathan Radcliffe

Emmanuel Rawlings

Lindsay Reitzes

Jill Robertson

Randi Robinowitz

Kathryn & Jack Romita

Sandi Rosenberg

Laura & Brian Rosenthal

Edith Roth

Theodora Saal

Emily Saltzman & David Hoffner

Jill & Paul Sarkozi

Pam & Clarence Schwab

Rosalind & Thomas Secker-Walker

Diane Sferrazza Katz

Karin Sherman

Benton Silberstein

Alison & Jonathan Silverman

Andrea & Joe Simpson

Emily Slate

Carole Smyth

Jane Sovern

Cortney Stanley

Christian Templeman

Amy Tenney Levere

Richard Tietjen

Linnet Tse & John Forsyth

Dena Vachna

Caroline Vance

Richard Viscarello

MaryAnn Walkin

Lorraine Walsh & Michael Berger

Marcia Warner

Bonnie & Michael Weinbach

Bruce Weinstein

Elizabeth Weiss

Paige & Eric Welner

Mindi Wernick

Sally Westbrook

Lee Wexler

Philippa & Philip Wharton

Michelle & Neil White

John Wieber Jr

Daniel Wiesner

Jeff & Laxmi Wordham

Pam Yerger

Lisa Young

Adam Zipper

About The STEM Alliance

Board of Directors & Leadership

Board of Directors FY 2021-2022

Board of Directors FY 2022-2023

​Alison Maertens - Chair

​Margaret Käufer - President

Felix Apfaltrer

Jill Bock - Vice President

Pietro Catizone

Sarah Coady

Elizabeth J Estroff

Mark Manley

Aarthi Muthukrishnan - Secretary

Jhonasttan Regalado

​Liora Sukhatme - Treasurer

​Sarah Coady - Chair

Joy Chaillou - Vice Chair

​Margaret Käufer - President

Pietro Catizone

Elizabeth J Estroff

Minnie Ianuzzi

Mark Manley

Aarthi Muthukrishnan - Secretary

​Liora Sukhatme - Treasurer

Current Officers

​​Margaret Käufer - President & Chief Visionary Officer

Gabi Blumberg - Chief Operations Officer

Jill Bock - VP & Chief Communications Officer

Joanna Jimenez - Chief Client Experience Officer

Polly Lagana - Chief Resource Development Officer

Walter Rendon - Chief Programs Officer

​The STEM Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization / EIN # 46-0973552


Donations may be made online or by check made payable to: The STEM Alliance, ​P.O. Box 528, Larchmont, NY 10538

Your gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.


www.theSTEMalliance.org