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National Strategic Research Institute

  • Lincoln, NE
  • Tax-exempt since Oct. 2014
  • EIN: 45-5426026

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Science and Technology Research Institutes, Services / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$18.9M (2023)

Expenses
$17.8M (2023)

Total Assets
$8.84M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$4.07M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2013 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$18,937,332
Expenses
$17,824,895
Net Income
$1,112,437
Net Assets
$4,769,287
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $18,912,431
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $24,901
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,201,012
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,240,851
29.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,838,961
Total Liabilities $4,069,674
Net Assets $4,769,287
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Evans Iii (Executive Director) $334,037 $0 $0
Christopher Yeaw (Research Director) $237,170 $0 $20,784
Marvin Sikes Jr (Dir For Global Health) $235,723 $0 $0
Neal Woollen (Sr Research Strategy Officer) $226,709 $0 $0
Dillan Cunningham (Dir Of Special Projects) $201,380 $0 $1,221
Wes Carter (Dir Of Operational Training) $200,102 $0 $13,416
Thomas Mueller (Deputy Director) $191,759 $0 $23,796
John Tencer (Dir Of Business Operations) $80,000 $128,293 $12,080
Anna Ravnholdt (Facility Security Officer) $52,143 $119,414 $24,354
Christopher Kratochvil (Strategic Advisor Global Health Security) $2,400 $227,054 $31,060
Josh Santarpia (Science & Tech Advisor) $2,400 $277,479 $45,813
Ken Bayles (Director (Beg 10/2022)) $1,200 $361,354 $49,227
Carl V Van Mauney (Chairman (Thru 05/2023) / Director) $0 $0 $0
Roosevelt Mercer Jr (Vice Chairman (Thru 06/2023)) $0 $0 $0
Ted Carter (Chairman (Beg 06/2023)) $0 $1,049,204 $25,209
David Jackson (Director) $0 $244,777 $44,641
David Kriete (Director) $0 $0 $0
E Benjamin Nelson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Larsen (Director (Thru 09/2022)) $0 $331,424 $45,019
Robert Wilhelm (Director) $0 $352,643 $38,271
W Gary Gates (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Kabourek (Treasurer) $0 $392,191 $46,081
Stacia Palser (Secretary) $0 $281,265 $48,292
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990
Filed on May 13, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,752,207
Expenses
$16,458,887
Net Income
$293,320
Net Assets
$3,648,090
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,752,155
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $52
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,294,682
7.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,558,151
27.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,164,677
Total Liabilities $5,516,587
Net Assets $3,648,090
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Richard Evans Iii (Executive Director) $301,610 $0 $0
Marvin Sikes Jr (Dir For Global Health) $232,109 $0 $0
Christopher Yeaw (Research Director) $230,578 $0 $20,160
Neal Woollen (Sr Research Strategy Officer) $218,801 $0 $0
Wes Carter (Dir Of Operational Training) $196,126 $0 $13,008
Dillan Cunningham (Dir Of Special Projects) $194,027 $0 $14,652
Thomas Mueller (Deputy Director) $179,173 $0 $23,076
David Roberts (Deputy Director) $167,994 $0 $20,160
Daniel Polanski (Deputy Director) $156,734 $0 $20,160
Anna Ravnholdt (Facility Security Officer) $113,636 $0 $20,160
John Tencer (Dir Of Business Operations) $80,000 $125,299 $11,845
Carl V Van Mauney (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Roosevelt Mercer Jr (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
David Jackson (Director) $0 $238,327 $39,730
David Kriete (Director (Beg 11/21)) $0 $0 $0
E Benjamin Nelson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Larsen (Director) $0 $328,922 $38,941
Robert Wilhelm (Director) $0 $363,934 $45,990
W Gary Gates (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Kabourek (Treasurer) $0 $334,971 $44,112
Stacia Palser (Secretary) $0 $242,536 $44,556
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990
Filed on May 3, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$19,460,380
Expenses
$20,273,404
Net Income
-$813,024
Net Assets
$3,418,020
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $19,458,280
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,080
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $20
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,288,029
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,955,686
24.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,662,384
Total Liabilities $6,244,364
Net Assets $3,418,020
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Hinson (Executive Director (Thru 12/21)) $393,590 $0 $23,527
Marvin Sikes Jr (Dir For Global Health) $229,916 $0 $0
Christopher Yeaw (Research Director) $226,374 $0 $15,396
Richard Evans Iii (Interim Executive Director (Beg 01/21)) $215,190 $0 $0
Neal Woollen (Sr Research Strategy Officer) $213,396 $0 $0
Gary Carter (Dir Of Operational Training) $194,174 $0 $10,968
Dillan Cunningham (Dir Of Special Projects) $192,034 $0 $10,968
Thomas Mueller (Deputy Director) $170,639 $0 $15,396
David Roberts (Deputy Director) $166,404 $0 $15,396
Daniel Polanski (Deputy Director) $153,335 $0 $15,396
Anna Ravnholdt (Facility Security Officer) $107,338 $9,856 $15,396
John Tencer (Dir Of Business Operations) $70,939 $124,747 $11,772
Carl V Van Mauney (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Roosevelt Mercer Jr (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
David Jackson (Director) $0 $235,064 $40,708
E Benjamin Nelson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Larsen (Director) $0 $330,381 $38,138
Robert Wilhelm (Director) $0 $341,949 $42,822
W Gary Gates (Director) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Kabourek (Treasurer) $0 $322,974 $42,156
Stacia Palser (Secretary) $0 $201,515 $41,120
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990
Filed on May 6, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$24,792,691
Expenses
$21,852,543
Net Income
$2,940,148
Net Assets
$4,231,044
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $24,763,294
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,907
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $24,490
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,548,842
7.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,255,209
24.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,704,504
Total Liabilities $3,473,460
Net Assets $4,231,044
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Hinson (Exec Director) $338,689 $0 $23,329
Marvin Sikes Jr (Dir For Global Health) $227,673 $0 $648
Christopher Yeaw (Research Director) $224,239 $0 $20,010
Laura Nolan (Dir Cyber Prog (Thru 5/20)) $216,179 $0 $5,808
Neal Woollen (Sr Research Strategy Officer) $211,296 $0 $1,470
Gary Carter (Dir Of Operational Training) $191,368 $0 $12,882
Dillan Cunningham (Dir Of Special Projects) $189,293 $0 $14,406
Thomas Mueller (Deputy Director) $169,103 $0 $22,770
David Roberts (Deputy Director) $165,477 $0 $16,166
David Adler (Sr Research Engr (Thru 2/20)) $161,187 $0 $1,470
Daniel Polanski (Deputy Director) $151,538 $0 $20,070
James Taylor (Dir For Strategic Missions) $144,520 $0 $1,470
Anna Ravnholdt (Facility Security Officer) $106,366 $9,856 $20,070
John Tencer (Dir Of Business Operations) $64,592 $123,528 $11,440
Robert Wilhelm (Board Member) $0 $342,602 $32,432
Christopher Kabourek (Treasurer) $0 $320,780 $40,075
Jennifer Larsen (Board Member) $0 $321,121 $35,919
David Jackson (Board Member) $0 $297,169 $43,576
Josh Santarpia (Research Director) $0 $243,693 $33,675
Stacia Palser (Secretary) $0 $191,275 $37,082
Carl V Van Mauney (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Roosevelt Mercer Jr (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
W Gary Gates (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
E Benjamin Nelson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
George Bartko (Board Member (Thru 3/20)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 7, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$20,453,796
Expenses
$21,311,631
Net Income
-$857,835
Net Assets
$1,290,896
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $20,365,875
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $87,921
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,255,628
5.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,569,257
7.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,550,016
Total Liabilities $4,259,120
Net Assets $1,290,896
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Hinson (Executive Director) $338,689 $0 $0
Marvin Sikes Jr (Dir For Global Health) $227,673 $0 $648
Laura Nolan (Dir Of Cyber Programs) $216,179 $0 $4,416
Gary Carter (Dir Of Operational Train) $191,368 $0 $14,448
Dillan Cunningham (Dir Of Special Projects) $189,293 $0 $14,448
David Roberts (Deputy Director) $165,477 $0 $8,496
David Adler (Senior Research Engineer) $161,187 $0 $1,070
Daniel Polanski (Deputy Director) $151,538 $0 $20,454
James Taylor (Missions Director) $144,520 $0 $1,176
Richard Arestad (Program Manager) $133,313 $0 $0
Anna Ravnholdt (Facility Security Officer) $49,944 $60,619 $26,418
Carl V Van Mauney (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Roosevelt Mercer Jr (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Larsen (Board Member) $0 $317,804 $36,991
David Jackson (Board Member) $0 $211,740 $38,770
Robert Wilhelm (Board Member) $0 $222,756 $27,882
W Gary Gates (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
E Benjamin Nelson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
George Bartko (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stacia Palser (Secretary) $0 $201,719 $39,984
Christopher Kabourek (Treasurer) $0 $297,005 $43,730
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990
Filed on May 15, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,547,386
Expenses
$14,575,613
Net Income
-$28,227
Net Assets
$2,148,731
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $14,468,846
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $78,540
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $818,711
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,962,178
20.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,253,346
Total Liabilities $3,104,615
Net Assets $2,148,731

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990

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,001,486
Expenses
$10,923,551
Net Income
$1,077,935
Net Assets
$2,176,958
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,912,219
99.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $89,267
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $970,987
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,721,578
15.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,236,565
Total Liabilities $2,059,607
Net Assets $2,176,958

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,784,371
Expenses
$7,493,285
Net Income
$291,086
Net Assets
$1,099,023
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,671,704
98.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $112,667
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $282,594
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,203,933
16.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,606,355
Total Liabilities $1,507,332
Net Assets $1,099,023

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,339,571
Expenses
$6,821,246
Net Income
$518,325
Net Assets
$807,937
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,339,571
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $254,562
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $319,325
4.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,515,750
Total Liabilities $707,813
Net Assets $807,937

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,867,434
Expenses
$3,905,359
Net Income
-$37,925
Net Assets
$289,612
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $245,774
6.4%
Program Services $3,621,660
93.6%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $250,800
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $88,243
2.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,039,178
Total Liabilities $749,566
Net Assets $289,612

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,246,366
Expenses
$918,829
Net Income
$327,537
Net Assets
$327,537
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $600,000
48.1%
Program Services $646,366
51.9%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $229,900
25.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $40,000
4.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $535,718
Total Liabilities $208,181
Net Assets $327,537

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