Universities Space Research Association

Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since Oct. 1969
EIN: 52-0892064

Receive an email when new data is available for this organization.

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) 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 / Physical Sciences, Earth Sciences Research and Promotion (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Sept. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel

Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Revenue

$69.6M (2023)

Expenses

$77.4M (2023)

Total Assets

$47.5M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$17.1M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits 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.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$69,564,440

Expenses

$77,404,775

Net Income

-$7,840,335

Net Assets

$30,395,777

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$76,702,267	> 100%
Program Services	$706,107	1.0%
Investment Income	$119,284	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$7,983,428
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$20,210	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,624,101	6.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$30,359,045	39.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$47,481,085
Total Liabilities	$17,085,308
Net Assets	$30,395,777

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jeffrey Isaacson (President And Ceo)	$744,452	$0	$152,496
Bernard Seery (Vp, Science And Technology)	$386,626	$0	$29,112
David Bell (Director, Nams & Riacs)	$348,143	$0	$28,423
Eric Weaver (Vp, Human Resources)	$327,069	$0	$24,767
Margaret Meixner (Director, Sofia)	$318,754	$0	$36,353
Carol L Kory (Vp, Program Dev & Univ Engage)	$296,558	$0	$19,205
Dennis Feerick (Vp, Strategy And Program Dev)	$294,089	$0	$26,077
Rochelle Ford (Vp, Corp Affairs And Comm)	$283,472	$0	$26,702
William T Reach (Director, Sofia)	$277,168	$0	$49,468
Lisa Gaddis (Director, Lpi)	$269,238	$0	$23,571
Joan Schmelz (Director, Sti (Until 11/15/22) Then Princ Scientis)	$252,093	$0	$29,317
Richard Verbus (Director, Low Gravity Sciences)	$168,952	$0	$23,072
Mary Jean Greenwell (Former Vp,Finance And Admin,Cfo)	$120,788	$0	$12,082
Todd Bidwell (Vp,Finance And Admin,Cfo)	$87,237	$0	$12,334
Dr John A Montgomery (Trustee)	$55,100	$0	$0
Dr Berrien Moore Iii (Trustee)	$51,800	$0	$0
Dr Brian Gilchrist (Trustee)	$45,200	$0	$0
Ms Kim Williams (Trustee)	$34,200	$0	$0
Dr Robert Mccoy (Trustee)	$30,950	$0	$0
General Lester Lyles (Board Chair)	$30,700	$0	$0
Dr Wayne A Scales (Trustee)	$29,700	$0	$0
Mr Louis J Lanzerotti (Trustee Until 4/2023)	$27,400	$0	$0
Dr Daniel E Hastings (Trustee)	$25,400	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth A Lada (Trustee)	$24,150	$0	$0
Dr Truell Hyde (Trustee)	$21,000	$0	$0
See filing for compensation of 6 other people →

+ View more people

990

Filed on June 3, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

XML

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$111,291,044

Expenses

$110,656,456

Net Income

$634,588

Net Assets

$37,893,293

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$110,543,728	99.3%
Program Services	$616,923	0.6%
Investment Income	$89,106	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$31,894	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$9,393	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,912,064	3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$41,298,560	37.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$61,609,902
Total Liabilities	$23,716,609
Net Assets	$37,893,293

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jeffrey Isaacson (President And Ceo)	$775,782	$0	$146,564
Bernard Seery (Svp,Technology R&D)	$379,899	$0	$30,014
Mary Jean Greenwell (Vp,Finance And Admin,Cfo)	$335,133	$0	$38,438
David Bell (Director, Nams & Riacs)	$326,001	$0	$28,816
Ghassem Asrar (Svp, Science)	$322,577	$0	$28,665
Margaret Meixner (Director, Sofia)	$311,245	$0	$35,279
Eric Weaver (Vp, Human Resources)	$283,281	$0	$25,275
Dennis Feerick (Vp Business Development)	$273,264	$0	$27,058
Lisa R Gaddis (Director Lpi)	$271,646	$0	$24,680
Carol L Kory (Director Gears/Cld)	$269,784	$0	$19,469
Joan Schmelz (Director, Sti)	$269,109	$0	$27,387
Oreste Reale (Director, Gestar)	$260,146	$0	$33,199
William Reach (Assoc Director,Science Ops)	$255,346	$0	$40,602
Kenny Cheung (Sr Mgr & Principal Engineer)	$239,942	$0	$25,025
Suraiya Farukhi (Director Communications)	$239,363	$0	$20,664
Amanda Smith Hackler (Director, Education)	$207,874	$0	$25,334
John Montgomery (Board Chair)	$46,500	$0	$0
Berrien Moore (Board Vice Chair)	$44,150	$0	$0
Renu Malhotra (Former Trustee)	$43,100	$0	$0
Lou Lanzerotti (Trustee)	$28,650	$0	$0
Kim Williams (Chair, Audit & Finance Committee)	$28,450	$0	$0
Brian Gilchrist (Trustee)	$27,900	$0	$0
Dan Baker (Trustee)	$26,100	$0	$0
Truell Hyde (Chair, Governance, Nominations & Membership Commit)	$24,150	$0	$0
Kathleen Howell (Trustee)	$23,900	$0	$0
See filing for compensation of 10 other people →

+ View more people

990

Filed on Aug. 14, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

XML

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

This audit found:

Material weakness in internal controls • Significant deficiency in internal controls

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$147,588,502

Expenses

$146,017,890

Net Income

$1,570,612

Net Assets

$37,307,931

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$147,066,460	99.6%
Program Services	$486,182	0.3%
Investment Income	$102,522	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$76,332
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$9,670	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,438,196	2.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$53,216,065	36.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$66,030,846
Total Liabilities	$28,722,915
Net Assets	$37,307,931

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jeffrey Isaacson (President And Ceo)	$1,369,873	$0	$148,639
David Bell (Director, Nams & Riacs)	$324,065	$0	$28,203
Mary Jean Greenwell (Vp,Finance And Admin,Cfo)	$317,521	$0	$38,539
Bernard Seery (Svp,Technology R&D)	$306,520	$0	$29,449
Ghassem Asrar (Svp, Science)	$296,932	$0	$27,908
Kevin Schmadel (Vp,Corp Affairs And Comm)	$283,214	$0	$37,592
James Jackson (Associate Director, Science)	$260,835	$0	$39,997
Eric Weaver (Vp, Human Resources)	$259,371	$0	$23,950
William Reach (Assoc Director,Science Ops)	$248,514	$0	$40,755
Joan Schmelz (Director, Sti)	$235,303	$0	$26,969
Kenny Cheung (Sr Mgr & Principal Engineer)	$233,386	$0	$24,664
Margaret Meixner (Director, Sofia)	$222,836	$0	$23,397
Oreste Reale (Director, Gestar)	$222,221	$0	$34,536
Amanda Smith Hackler (Director, Education)	$187,560	$0	$23,716
Dr Patricia H Doherty (Trustee)	$44,050	$0	$0
Dr Renu Malhotra (Trustee)	$38,700	$0	$0
Kim Williams (Trustee)	$29,450	$0	$0
Dr Carolyn B Morgan (Trustee)	$28,450	$0	$0
Dr William Ballhaus (Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$27,850	$0	$0
Dr John Montgomery (Trustee)	$26,950	$0	$0
Berrien Moore (Trustee)	$26,500	$0	$0
Mr Louis J Lanzerotti (Trustee)	$24,150	$0	$0
Dr Alfred Krabbe (Trustee)	$22,150	$0	$0
Dr Pascale Enrenfreund (Trustee)	$21,150	$0	$0
Kathleen Howell (Trustee)	$21,150	$0	$0
See filing for compensation of 9 other people →

+ View more people

990

Filed on May 3, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

XML

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$149,553,675

Expenses

$147,205,132

Net Income

$2,348,543

Net Assets

$34,957,309

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$150,546,486	> 100%
Program Services	-$1,201,140
Investment Income	$128,618	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$55,001	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$24,710	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,860,448	2.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$55,658,371	37.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$66,653,965
Total Liabilities	$31,696,656
Net Assets	$34,957,309

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jeffrey A Isaacson (President And Ceo)	$778,032	$0	$94,756
Bernard Seery (Sr Vp, Technology R&D)	$331,558	$0	$28,564
Mary Jean Greenwell (Vp,Finance & Admin, Cfo)	$329,941	$0	$37,174
David Bell (Director, Nams & Riacs)	$318,208	$0	$27,114
Kevin Schmadel (Vp, Corp Affairs & Comm)	$309,303	$0	$35,948
Vince Defrancisci (Vp, Stategy & Program Dev)	$298,549	$0	$40,364
Harold Yorke (Director, Sofia)	$290,033	$0	$40,357
Louise Prockter (Director, Lpi)	$263,707	$0	$30,843
Christopher Pestak (Director, Arts)	$262,688	$0	$35,940
Hina Kazmi (Director, Program Mgr, Sofia)	$245,473	$0	$35,771
James Jackson (Assoc Director, Science)	$241,047	$0	$23,116
Joan Schmelz (Director, Npp)	$234,459	$0	$25,825
Karin Hilser (Program Dev/Capture Mgr)	$215,777	$0	$26,119
Oreste Reale (Director, Gestar)	$213,756	$0	$32,610
Amanda Smith Hackler (Director, Education)	$183,607	$0	$22,413
Daniel N Baker (Coi Vice Chair)	$47,050	$0	$0
Patricia H Doherty (Trustee)	$44,950	$0	$0
William F Ballhaus (Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$35,100	$0	$0
Renu Malhotra (Coi Chair)	$31,900	$0	$0
Carolyn B Morgan (Trustee)	$31,700	$0	$0
John A Montgomery (Trustee)	$29,250	$0	$0
Louis J Lanzerotti (Trustee)	$25,650	$0	$0
Alfred Krabbe (Trustee)	$24,650	$0	$0
Kim Perry Williams (Trustee)	$24,400	$0	$0
Pascale Ehrenfreund (Trustee)	$22,400	$0	$0
See filing for compensation of 8 other people →

+ View more people

990

Filed on Aug. 13, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

This audit found:

Material weakness in internal controls • Significant deficiency in internal controls

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$160,875,605

Expenses

$158,039,086

Net Income

$2,836,519

Net Assets

$32,682,843

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$157,400,219	97.8%
Program Services	$3,242,250	2.0%
Investment Income	$171,140	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$29,008	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$32,988	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,348,134	2.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$251,424	0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$52,501,651	33.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$65,647,838
Total Liabilities	$32,964,995
Net Assets	$32,682,843

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Jeffrey Isaacson (President And Ceo, Board Of Trustees)	$771,811	$0	$106,778
Dr Nicholas White (Sr. Vice President (Part Yr))	$354,452	$0	$27,397
Dr Stephen J Mackwell (Director Iii (Part Yr))	$329,862	$0	$43,576
Dr David Bell (Director Ii)	$316,512	$0	$26,756
Mr Vince Defrancisci (Vice President)	$306,952	$0	$48,996
Mr Harold Yorke (Director)	$305,990	$0	$45,225
Ms Jeanie Greenwell (Vice President And Cfo)	$305,746	$0	$44,706
Bernard Seery (Sr. Vice President)	$294,288	$0	$27,945
Mr Kevin Schmadel (Vice President I)	$263,050	$0	$46,518
Mr Christopher Pestak (Program Director)	$260,569	$0	$39,092
Ms Louise Prockter (Director)	$259,766	$0	$31,594
Dr William Corso (Director (Part Yr))	$248,183	$0	$37,155
Ms Roberta Leftwitch Vann (Director (Part Yr))	$231,193	$0	$44,008
Mr James Scott Miller (Director (Part Yr))	$228,417	$0	$47,303
Ms Karin Hilser (Prog. Dir./Capture Mgr./Former Cfo)	$217,651	$0	$28,628
Mr Matt Blake (Director (Part Yr))	$193,834	$0	$12,557
Dr Elizabeth Protas (V. Chair, Board Of Trustee (Part Yr))	$44,700	$0	$0
Mr Daniel Baker (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$36,450	$0	$0
Dr B Thomas Soifer (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$31,300	$0	$0
Dr Carolyn B Morgan (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$28,300	$0	$0
Mr James H Johnson (Member, Board Of Trustees (Part Yr))	$27,800	$0	$0
Dr Edward J Weiler (Member, Board Of Trustees (Part Yr))	$27,100	$0	$0
Dr William Ballhaus (Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$26,900	$0	$0
Dr John Carlstrom (Member, Board Of Trustees (Part Yr))	$25,800	$0	$0
Dr Patricia H Doherty (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$24,350	$0	$0
See filing for compensation of 10 other people →

+ View more people

990

Filed on April 21, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

990-T

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

PDF

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$162,431,532

Expenses

$160,765,830

Net Income

$1,665,702

Net Assets

$30,219,231

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$157,502,294	97.0%
Program Services	$4,832,999	3.0%
Investment Income	$39,938	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$54,882	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,419	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,259,403	3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$52,082,926	32.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$60,627,479
Total Liabilities	$30,408,248
Net Assets	$30,219,231

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Jeffrey Isaacson (President And Ceo, Board O)	$757,022	$0	$106,276
Dr Nicholas White (Sr. Vice President)	$350,442	$0	$27,205
Dr David Bell (Director Ii)	$334,748	$0	$26,527
Dr Stephen J Mackwell (Director Iii)	$328,537	$0	$43,210
Mr Vince Defrancisci (Vice President)	$313,151	$0	$48,398
Dr William Corso (Director)	$298,035	$0	$49,626
Mr Harold Yorke (Director)	$296,514	$0	$43,874
Bernard Seery (Sr. Vice President)	$286,150	$0	$25,670
Mr Matt Blake (Director)	$278,973	$0	$19,360
Ms Jeanie Greenwell (Vice President And Cfo)	$263,123	$0	$44,189
Mr Kevin Schmadel (Vice President I)	$260,165	$0	$45,634
Ms Louise Prockter (Director)	$246,007	$0	$31,254
Ms Roberta Leftwitch Vann (Director)	$244,455	$0	$50,373
Mr William Reach (Director)	$233,736	$0	$47,580
Mr Christopher Pestak (Program Director)	$231,860	$0	$38,524
Mr James Scott Miller (Director)	$230,443	$0	$46,954
Ms Karin Hilser (Prog. Dir./Capture Mgr./Former Cfo)	$227,851	$0	$29,358
Dr Elizabeth Protas (V. Chair, Board Of Trustee)	$44,700	$0	$0
Mr Daniel Baker (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$36,450	$0	$0
Dr B Thomas Soifer (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$31,300	$0	$0
Dr Carolyn B Morgan (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$28,300	$0	$0
Mr James H Johnson (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$27,800	$0	$0
Dr Edward J Weiler (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$27,100	$0	$0
Dr William Ballhaus (Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$26,900	$0	$0
Dr John Carlstrom (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$25,800	$0	$0
See filing for compensation of 8 other people →

+ View more people

990

Filed on May 28, 2019

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

990-T

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

PDF

PDF (2 of 2)

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Revenue

$158,037,875

Expenses

$155,939,509

Net Income

$2,098,366

Net Assets

$27,546,633

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$152,915,351	96.8%
Program Services	$4,872,154	3.1%
Investment Income	$243,253	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$7,117	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,757,160	4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$51,370,260	32.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$57,154,138
Total Liabilities	$29,607,505
Net Assets	$27,546,633

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Jeffrey Isaacson (President And Ceo, Board Of Trustees)	$723,494	$0	$103,033
Dr Nicholas White (Sr. Vice President)	$295,277	$0	$25,857
Dr David Bell (Director Ii)	$293,699	$0	$25,660
Dr Stephen J Mackwell (Director Iii)	$288,842	$0	$40,820
Dr William Corso (Director)	$280,336	$0	$48,553
Mr Matt Blake (Director)	$264,167	$0	$29,914
Mr Harold Yorke (Director)	$261,912	$0	$40,403
Mr Vince De Francisci (Vice President)	$261,785	$0	$45,831
Dr Karin Hilser (Pd Director)	$244,899	$0	$30,866
Ms Roberta Leftwitch (Director)	$236,163	$0	$45,701
Ms Jeanie Greenwell (Vice President And Cfo)	$233,959	$0	$39,850
Mr William Reach (Director)	$229,528	$0	$44,550
Ms Louise Prockter (Director)	$221,339	$0	$29,720
M R Kevin Schmadel (Vice President I)	$210,881	$0	$44,119
Dr Erick Young (Director Iii)	$209,270	$0	$39,481
Scott Miller (Director)	$202,581	$0	$46,375
Mr Alan Marchant (Vice President)	$198,099	$0	$28,892
Dr Elizabeth Protas (V. Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$44,250	$0	$0
Mr Steven Ackerman (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$41,500	$0	$0
Mr James H Johnson (M Ember, Board Of Trustees)	$38,500	$0	$0
Dr Carolyn B Morgan (Me Mber, Board Of Trustees)	$31,250	$0	$0
Dr John Montgomery (M Ember, Board Of Trustees)	$28,750	$0	$0
Dr John Carlstrom (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$28,500	$0	$0
Dr Pascale Enrenfreund (Me Mber, Board Of Trustees)	$22,500	$0	$0
Dr Edward J Weiler (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$22,500	$0	$0
See filing for compensation of 9 other people →

+ View more people

990

Filed on July 30, 2018

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Revenue

$131,031,098

Expenses

$130,206,989

Net Income

$824,109

Net Assets

$24,888,421

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$125,528,692	95.8%
Program Services	$5,374,273	4.1%
Investment Income	$116,943	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$11,190	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,309,493	2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$47,567,562	36.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$55,143,518
Total Liabilities	$30,255,097
Net Assets	$24,888,421

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Jeffrey Isaacson (President And Ceo)	$669,345	$0	$302,623
Dr Stephen J Mackwell (Director Iii)	$310,155	$0	$40,298
Dr Erick Young (Director Iii)	$304,622	$0	$49,910
Mr Alan Marchant (Vice President)	$286,005	$0	$46,614
Dr David Bell (Director Ii)	$284,254	$0	$26,011
Dr Nicholas White (Sr. Vice President)	$283,234	$0	$24,573
Dr William Corso (Director)	$269,411	$0	$51,307
Mr Vince De Francisci (Vice President)	$267,065	$0	$42,406
Dr Karin Hilser (Pd Director)	$261,879	$0	$29,351
Dr Donald Kniffen (Vice President Ii)	$256,364	$0	$6,440
M R Kevin Schmadel (Vice President I)	$228,566	$0	$43,151
Ms Michelle Sparrow (Former Cfo, Left 8 5 15)	$137,282	$0	$15,391
Ms Jeanie Greenwell (Vice President And Cfo)	$56,815	$0	$5,800
Dr Judith Pipher (Vice Chair, Board Of Trust)	$45,000	$0	$0
Mr Robert H Holzworth (Me Mber, Board Of Trustees)	$43,000	$0	$0
Mr James H Crocker (Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$41,750	$0	$0
Dr B Thomas Soifer (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$30,466	$0	$0
Mr James H Johnson (M Ember, Board Of Trustees)	$28,500	$0	$0
Dr John Carlstrom (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$27,390	$0	$0
Dr Jan Van Prooyen (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$25,372	$0	$18,000
Dr Elizabeth Protas (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$23,750	$0	$0
Dr Edward J Weiler (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$19,850	$0	$18,000
Mr Steven Ackerman (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$17,250	$0	$0
Dr Patricia H Doherty (Me Mber, Board Of Trustees)	$11,500	$0	$0
Dr Alfred Krabbe (Me Mber, Board Of Trustees)	$11,500	$0	$0
See filing for compensation of 4 other people →

+ View more people

990

Filed on Aug. 11, 2017

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$115,860,724

Expenses

$114,491,535

Net Income

$1,369,189

Net Assets

$24,126,627

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$110,097,669	95.0%
Program Services	$5,645,458	4.9%
Investment Income	$443	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$117,154	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,383,444	3.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$42,124,453	36.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$51,745,924
Total Liabilities	$27,619,297
Net Assets	$24,126,627

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Frederick Tarantino (President And Ceo)	$1,166,414	$0	$22,053
Dr Erick Young (Director Iii)	$334,243	$0	$42,599
Dr Stephen J Mackwell (Director Iii)	$329,086	$0	$38,369
Mr Alan Marchant (Senior Vice President)	$328,862	$0	$40,142
Dr David Bell (Director Ii)	$279,822	$0	$25,779
Dr Donald Kniffen (Vice President Ii)	$279,520	$0	$30,837
Ms Helen Hall (Associate Director Iii)	$273,990	$0	$33,906
Mr Vince Defrancisci (Sr. Vice President)	$273,742	$0	$39,683
Dr Karin Hilser (Director I)	$270,485	$0	$28,375
Mr Kevin Schmadel (Vice President I)	$259,059	$0	$34,160
Mr Jeffrey Isaacson (President And Ceo)	$257,678	$0	$3,294
Mr Nicholas White (Sr. Vice President)	$249,772	$0	$14,227
Ms Michele Sparrow (Chief Financial Officer)	$193,504	$0	$22,624
Mr Robert H Holzworth (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$45,250	$0	$0
Dr Jan Van Prooyen (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$36,500	$0	$13,000
Dr Judith Pipher (Vice Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$35,500	$0	$0
Mr James Johnson (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$35,000	$0	$0
Dr Wesley Harris (Vice Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$33,700	$0	$20,800
Mr James H Crocker (Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$33,000	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth Protas (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$26,750	$0	$0
Dr John Carlstrom (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$25,750	$0	$0
Mr B Thomas Soifer (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$20,250	$0	$0
Dr Edward J Weiler (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$11,250	$0	$21,250
Mr Steven Ackerman (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$0	$0	$0
Mr William Ballhouse (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$0	$0	$0
See filing for compensation of 5 other people →

+ View more people

990

Filed on Aug. 15, 2016

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$112,220,873

Expenses

$111,783,124

Net Income

$437,749

Net Assets

$23,235,450

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$106,243,958	94.7%
Program Services	$6,257,224	5.6%
Investment Income	$616	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	-$388,070
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$107,145	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,557,275	4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$40,617,889	36.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$48,905,435
Total Liabilities	$25,669,985
Net Assets	$23,235,450

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Dr Frederick Tarantino (President And Ceo)	$729,936	$0	$133,327
Dr Erick Young (Institute Director)	$303,891	$0	$44,327
Dr Stephen J Mackwell (Institute Director)	$283,797	$0	$40,411
Dr David Bell (Institute Director)	$270,414	$0	$27,609
Mr Alan Marchant (Cao)	$268,131	$0	$43,172
Dr Donald Kniffen (Vp Of Science)	$266,449	$0	$26,888
Mr Vince Defrancisci (Director Of Program Development)	$252,452	$0	$46,494
Dr Erick Becklin (Sr. Science Advisor)	$248,675	$0	$26,754
Dr Karin Hilser (Cfo)	$246,122	$0	$31,881
Dr Steve Howe (Institute Director)	$233,072	$0	$38,887
Mr Kevin Schmadel (Vp Of Government Relation)	$228,935	$0	$36,221
Mr Jay Johnson (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$26,400	$0	$0
Dr Victoria Coverstone (Coi Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$24,850	$0	$0
Dr Jan Van Prooyen (Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$21,040	$0	$17,500
Mr James H Crocker (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$20,950	$0	$0
Dr Steven Kahn (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$18,950	$0	$0
Dr Scott Pace (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$17,350	$0	$0
Dr Judith Pipher (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$17,150	$0	$0
Dr Eric Sheppard (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$15,750	$0	$0
Vice Admiral David Frost (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$14,550	$0	$0
Dr Elizabeth Protas (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$13,350	$0	$0
Dr John Carlstrom (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$12,050	$0	$0
Dr Hans Peter Roeser (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$11,850	$0	$0
Dr Wesley Harris (Vice Chair, Board Of Trustees)	$11,250	$0	$17,500
Dr Edward J Weiler (Member, Board Of Trustees)	$3,750	$0	$17,350
See filing for compensation of 1 other people →

+ View more people

990

Filed on May 15, 2015

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$100,725,332

Expenses

$98,324,938

Net Income

$2,400,394

Net Assets

$22,699,131

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$100,475,260	99.8%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$118,437	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$131,635	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,127,873	6.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$35,887,393	36.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$42,693,511
Total Liabilities	$19,994,380
Net Assets	$22,699,131

990

Filed on July 1, 2014

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

View Filing

Schedules ▼

PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$92,483,433

Expenses

$90,256,371

Net Income

$2,227,062

Net Assets

$20,430,085

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$92,247,140	99.7%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$166,807	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$69,486	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,982,184	6.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$34,135,830	37.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$32,710,858
Total Liabilities	$12,280,773
Net Assets	$20,430,085

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$76,344,769

Expenses

$74,942,840

Net Income

$1,401,929

Net Assets

$17,908,532

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$76,304,148	99.9%
Program Services	$0
Investment Income	$20,143	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$20,478	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,002,724	8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$27,469,203	36.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$29,266,956
Total Liabilities	$11,358,424
Net Assets	$17,908,532

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »

By Andrea Suozzo, Alec Glassford and Ash Ngu, ProPublica, and Brandon Roberts, Special to ProPublica.
Design by Jeff Frankl. Additional development by Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, and Sisi Wei.

E-file viewer adapted from IRS e-File Viewer by Ben Getson. Code for scraping audit documents adapated from Govwiki.

Updated January 31, 2025

Universities Space Research Association

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Details

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue $69.6M (2023)

Expenses $77.4M (2023)

Total Assets $47.5M (2023)

Total Liabilities $17.1M (2023)

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990

Other

Compensation

Document Links

990

Audit

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990

Other

Compensation

Document Links

990

Audit

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990

Other

Compensation

Document Links

990

Audit

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990

Other

Compensation

Document Links

990

Audit

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990

Compensation

Document Links

990

990-T

Audit

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990

Compensation

Document Links

990

990-T

Audit

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990

Other

Compensation

Document Links

990

Audit

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990

Compensation

Document Links

990

Audit

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990

Compensation

Document Links

990

Fiscal Year Ending Sept. 2014

Revenue

$69.6M (2023)

Expenses

$77.4M (2023)

Total Assets

$47.5M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$17.1M (2023)

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2010

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2009

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2008

Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

Fiscal Year Ending June
2002