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Space Science Institute

  • Boulder, CO
  • Tax-exempt since April 1993
  • EIN: 84-1215290

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 / Physical Sciences, Earth Sciences Research and Promotion (U32Z) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$9.21M (2023)

Expenses
$10.7M (2023)

Total Assets
$3.57M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$2.37M (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 Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,212,731
Expenses
$10,727,155
Net Income
-$1,514,424
Net Assets
$1,201,629
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,180,619
99.7%
Program Services $29,908
0.3%
Investment Income $2,204
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 $1,212,562
11.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $4,206,158
39.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,568,040
Total Liabilities $2,366,411
Net Assets $1,201,629
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Joseph Borovsky (Senior Research Scientist) $287,346 $0 $28,140
Dr Mark Lemmon (Senior Research Scientist) $272,182 $0 $26,794
Dr Ralph Shuping (Deputy Director) $215,742 $0 $21,100
Carl R Wuth Ii (Director Of Business Operations) $200,869 $0 $40,824
Dr Michael Wolff (Interim Exec Direc (As Of 6/23)) $194,127 $0 $40,330
Dr Karly M Pitman (Executive Director) $179,524 $0 $17,523
Dr Julianne Moses (Senior Research Scientist) $175,032 $0 $36,866
Dr Sachindev Shenoy (Senior Research Scientist) $173,576 $0 $13,545
Dr James Harold (Director, Information Systems) $160,368 $0 $37,483
Jennifer Griest (Corporate Secretary) $95,356 $0 $9,316
Dr Bill Purcell (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jack Burns (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Mr Gary Zarlengo (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Steve Jolly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Douglass Duncan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Fisher (Director (Thru 8/2023)) $0 $0 $0
Mike Gazarik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lisa May (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Morgan Windsor (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 29, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,854,921
Expenses
$9,666,822
Net Income
$2,188,099
Net Assets
$2,716,053
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $11,850,126
100.0%
Program Services $3,860
0.0%
Investment Income $935
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 $772,921
8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,957,834
40.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,357,046
Total Liabilities $1,640,993
Net Assets $2,716,053
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Joseph Borovsky (Senior Research Scientist) $260,911 $0 $26,839
Dr Mark Lemmon (Senior Research Scientist) $246,045 $0 $25,611
Dr Ralph Shuping (Deputy Director) $207,727 $0 $19,841
Carl R Wuth Ii (Director Of Busn Ops) $204,795 $0 $40,421
Dr Karly M Pitman (Executive Director) $198,686 $0 $18,413
Dr Michael Wolff (Senior Research Scientist) $171,458 $0 $40,100
Dr Sachindev Shenoy (Senior Research Scientist) $164,140 $0 $17,240
Dr James Harold (Director, Ist) $156,566 $0 $37,397
Jennifer Griest (Corporate Secretary) $83,038 $0 $0
Dr Bill Purcell (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Steve Jolly (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gary Zarlengo (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jack Burns (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Douglass Duncan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Fisher (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Morgan Windsor (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Mike Gazarik (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lisa May (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 26, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,595,180
Expenses
$7,521,304
Net Income
$73,876
Net Assets
$527,954
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,559,289
99.5%
Program Services $35,825
0.5%
Investment Income $66
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 $617,751
8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,505,476
46.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,654,419
Total Liabilities $1,126,465
Net Assets $527,954
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Joseph Borovsky (Senior Research Scientist) $231,040 $0 $25,034
Dr Mark Lemmon (Senior Research Scientist) $216,117 $0 $24,094
Dr Ralph Shuping (Deputy Director) $169,009 $0 $18,586
Carl R Wuth Ii (Director Of Busn Ops) $159,299 $0 $39,132
Dr Michael Wolff (Senior Research Scientist) $147,012 $0 $42,097
Dr Karly M Pitman (Executive Director) $131,622 $0 $14,552
Dr Sachindev Shenoy (Senior Research Scientist) $127,166 $0 $16,070
Dr James Harold (Director, Ist) $102,666 $0 $37,515
Jennifer Griest (Corporate Secretary) $77,488 $0 $8,065
Dr Steve Jolly (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Bill Purcell (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gary Zarlengo (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jack Burns (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Douglass Duncan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Fisher (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Geyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Morgan Windsor (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 5, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,880,645
Expenses
$7,906,000
Net Income
-$25,355
Net Assets
$454,078
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,880,340
100.0%
Program Services $150
0.0%
Investment Income $155
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 $782,969
9.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,544,183
44.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,855,661
Total Liabilities $1,401,583
Net Assets $454,078
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Joseph Borovsky (Senior Scientist) $208,125 $0 $24,843
Dr Mark Lemmon (Senior Scientist) $204,632 $0 $22,913
Dr Ralph Shuping (Deputy Director) $158,339 $0 $17,567
Carl R Wuth Ii (Director Of Busn Ops) $154,330 $0 $36,936
Dr Paul Dusenbery (Director, Ncil) $154,203 $0 $38,276
Dr Karly M Pitman (Executive Director) $151,108 $0 $17,573
Dr Giovanni Lapenta (Senior Scientist) $150,801 $0 $818
Dr Michael Wolff (Senior Scientist) $134,754 $0 $37,371
Dr James Harold (Director, Ist) $122,358 $0 $35,675
Jennifer Griest (Corporate Secretary) $63,598 $0 $0
Dr Steve Jolly (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Bill Purcell (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gary Zarlengo (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jack Burns (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Douglas Duncan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Fisher (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Geyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 21, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,376,604
Expenses
$8,136,252
Net Income
$240,352
Net Assets
$479,433
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,369,626
99.9%
Program Services $6,643
0.1%
Investment Income $335
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 $805,714
9.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,334,424
41.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,122,793
Total Liabilities $1,643,360
Net Assets $479,433
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Joseph Borovsky (Senior Scientist) $237,245 $0 $23,430
Dr Mark Lemmon (Senior Scientist) $198,693 $0 $19,729
Dr Paul Dusenbery (Director, Ncil) $179,157 $0 $36,946
Dr Ralph Shuping (Deputy Director) $177,002 $0 $17,683
Carl R Wuth Ii (Director Of Business Operations) $154,053 $0 $32,991
Dr Michael Wolff (Senior Scientist) $144,044 $0 $51,090
Dr Sachindev Shenoy (Senior Scientist) $140,265 $0 $13,850
Dr Karly M Pitman (Executive Director) $136,251 $0 $13,498
Dr Julie Moses (Senior Scientist) $133,943 $0 $29,602
Jennifer Griest (Corporate Secretary) $46,915 $0 $0
Dr Steve Jolly (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Bill Purcell (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gary Zarlengo (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jack Burns (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Douglas Duncan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nancy Geyer (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ann Goldman (Director Through 5/31/19) $0 $0 $0
Dr Marilyn Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2020

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This audit found:
Significant deficiency in internal controls

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,618,300
Expenses
$8,658,833
Net Income
-$40,533
Net Assets
$312,093
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,617,863
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $208
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $229
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,009,537
11.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,482,170
40.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,214,236
Total Liabilities $1,902,143
Net Assets $312,093
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Joseph Borovsky (Senior Research Scientist) $230,603 $0 $23,714
Dr Carolyn Porco (Director Of Flight Operations) $198,518 $0 $26,946
Dr Ralph Shuping (Associate Director) $176,726 $0 $18,335
Dr Paul Dusenbery (Director, National Center For Interactive Learning) $174,684 $0 $36,415
Dr Joshua Bandfield (Senior Research Scientist) $157,942 $0 $34,467
Carl Wuth Ii (Director Of Business Operations) $150,159 $0 $32,156
Dr Michael Wolff (Senior Research Scientist) $136,208 $0 $34,463
Dr Karly M Pitman (Executive Director) $136,025 $0 $14,188
Dr Julie Moses (Senior Research Scientist) $130,446 $0 $28,694
Dr James Harold (Director Of Information Systems And Technology) $126,387 $0 $32,728
Jennifer Griest (Corporate Secretary) $45,369 $0 $0
Dr Jack Burns (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Douglas Duncan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ann Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Marilyn Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Steve Jolly (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr William Purcell (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 13, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,770,248
Expenses
$8,233,227
Net Income
-$462,979
Net Assets
$352,626
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,603,094
97.8%
Program Services $166,966
2.1%
Investment Income $188
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 $787,417
9.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,581,950
43.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,730,263
Total Liabilities $1,377,637
Net Assets $352,626
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Carolyn Porco (Dir Of Flight Operations) $239,497 $0 $39,418
Dr Joseph Borovsky (Senior Research Scientist) $211,244 $0 $22,099
Dr Ralph Shuping (Director Of Research) $148,788 $0 $35,582
Dr Paul Dusenbery (Dir Natl Center For Intera) $137,561 $0 $35,248
Carl Wuth Ii (Dir Of Business Operations) $137,532 $0 $30,918
Dr Joshua Bandfield (Senior Research Scientist) $131,981 $0 $16,641
Dr Michael Wolff (Associate Director) $124,629 $0 $40,138
Karly Pitman (Executive Director) $124,610 $0 $12,972
Dr Yuri Omelchenko (Senior Research Scientist) $102,001 $0 $111
Jennifer Griest (Secretary) $37,704 $0 $0
Larry Satkowiak (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ann Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bill Purcell (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steve Jolly (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Marilyn Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jack Burns (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,084,306
Expenses
$7,577,213
Net Income
$507,093
Net Assets
$815,605
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,980,083
98.7%
Program Services $104,075
1.3%
Investment Income $148
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 $763,471
10.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,370,803
44.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,977,793
Total Liabilities $1,162,188
Net Assets $815,605
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Carolyn Porco (Dir Of Flight Operations) $231,868 $0 $39,056
Dr Joseph Borovsky (Senior Research Scientist) $158,982 $0 $17,562
Dr Ralph Shuping (Director Of Research) $143,810 $0 $35,100
Dr Paul Dusenbery (Dir Natl Center For Intera) $138,651 $0 $34,503
Carl Wuth Ii (Dir Of Business Operations) $132,121 $0 $31,390
Karly Pitman (Executive Director) $130,495 $0 $31,395
Dr Joshua Bandfield (Senior Research Scientist) $129,994 $0 $17,778
Dr Michael Wolff (Associate Director) $121,962 $0 $32,801
Jennifer Griest (Secretary) $12,383 $0 $0
Larry Satkowiak (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Ann Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bill Purcell (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steve Jolly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Marilyn Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maddie Zeigler (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 11, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,174,462
Expenses
$7,160,665
Net Income
$13,797
Net Assets
$308,512
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,071,176
98.6%
Program Services $103,197
1.4%
Investment Income $89
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 $738,952
10.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,222,535
45.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,792,733
Total Liabilities $1,484,221
Net Assets $308,512
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Carolyn Porco (Dir Of Flight Operations) $256,882 $0 $37,778
Dr Joseph Borovsky (Senior Research Scientist) $163,104 $0 $17,176
Dr Paul Dusenbery (Dir Natl Center For Interactive Learning) $155,728 $0 $33,709
Dr Ralph Shuping (Director Of Research) $146,625 $0 $34,145
Dr Joshua Bandfield (Se Nior Research Scientist) $139,416 $0 $16,098
Dr Michael Wolff (Associate Director) $127,148 $0 $31,805
Carl Wuth Ii (Dir Of Business Operations) $126,797 $0 $31,981
Karly Pitman (Executive Director) $80,941 $0 $13,863
Dr Richard Green (Honorary Dire Ctor) $0 $0 $0
Larry Satkowiak (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Karen Leaffer (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ann Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bill Purcell (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steve Jolly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Marilyn Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maddie Zeigler (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 8, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,060,367
Expenses
$6,176,948
Net Income
-$116,581
Net Assets
$294,715
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,936,076
97.9%
Program Services $124,180
2.0%
Investment Income $111
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 $770,250
12.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,041,013
49.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,612,660
Total Liabilities $1,317,945
Net Assets $294,715
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Carolyn Porco (Dir Of Flight Operations) $250,451 $0 $35,759
Dr Joachim Birn (Senior Research Scientist) $186,506 $0 $19,364
Dr Paul Dusenbery (Dir National Center For Interactive Learning) $156,371 $0 $32,457
Dr Joseph Borovsky (Senior Research Scientist) $154,687 $0 $16,290
Dr Ralph Shuping (Research Scientist) $127,313 $0 $30,606
Carl Wuth Ii (Dir Of Business Operations) $126,069 $0 $29,605
Dr Michael Wolff (Executive Director (Interim)) $110,741 $0 $28,805
Dr Richard Green (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Eggleston (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Karen Leaffer (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ann Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bill Purcell (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Steve Jolly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Marilyn Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maddie Zeigler (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 13, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,905,365
Expenses
$5,885,578
Net Income
$19,787
Net Assets
$411,296
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,757,716
97.5%
Program Services $147,500
2.5%
Investment Income $149
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 $619,025
10.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,961,757
50.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,480,212
Total Liabilities $1,068,916
Net Assets $411,296
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Carolyn Porco (Dir Of Flight Operations) $234,402 $0 $32,442
Dr Joachim Bim (Senior Research Scientist) $196,881 $0 $20,334
Dr Paul B Dusenbery (Director) $169,098 $0 $33,137
Dr Joseph Borovsky (Senior Research Scientist) $150,217 $0 $15,749
Dr Ralph Shuping (Research Scientist) $138,739 $0 $30,380
Carl Wuth Ii (Dir Of Business Operations) $122,074 $0 $27,872
Dr Richard Green (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Mark Eggleston (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Karen Leaffer (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Ann Goldman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bill Purcell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Jolly (Director) $0 $0 $0
Dr Marilyn Johnson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Maddie Zeigler (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 17, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,947,579
Expenses
$5,907,388
Net Income
$40,191
Net Assets
$391,509
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,730,723
96.4%
Program Services $216,498
3.6%
Investment Income $259
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $99
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $464,137
7.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,614,480
44.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,516,094
Total Liabilities $1,124,585
Net Assets $391,509

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,085,779
Expenses
$6,055,350
Net Income
$30,429
Net Assets
$346,320
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,950
0.1%
Program Services $6,080,200
99.9%
Investment Income $364
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $265
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $509,441
8.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,114,654
34.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,893,184
Total Liabilities $1,546,864
Net Assets $346,320

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

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 »

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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.

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