Association Of Universities For

Washington, DC
Tax-exempt since July 1961
EIN: 86-0138043

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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 / Astronomy (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Revenue

$421M (2023)

Expenses

$419M (2023)

Total Assets

$151M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$151M (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.

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$420,912,916

Expenses

$419,441,241

Net Income

$1,471,675

Net Assets

$277,673

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$225,915,061	53.7%
Program Services	$194,151,546	46.1%
Investment Income	$651,414	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$196,864	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$1,969
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,655,823	1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$144,313,550	34.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$150,950,841
Total Liabilities	$150,673,168
Net Assets	$277,673

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Charles Mountain (President/Director)	$547,450	$0	$62,973
Kenneth Sembach (Stsci Director)	$388,031	$0	$54,159
Patrick Mccarthy (Noilab Director)	$372,797	$0	$32,352
Nancy Levenson (Stsci Deputy Director)	$326,239	$0	$53,822
Heidi Hammel (Vp For Science)	$319,505	$0	$62,329
Barbara Lam (Cfo/Vp Of Operations)	$292,976	$0	$59,982
Valentin Pillet (Nso Director)	$284,336	$0	$63,028
Zelijko Ivezic (Rubin Ops Construction Director)	$280,953	$0	$28,452
Philip Puxley (Vp For Special Projects)	$278,674	$0	$34,305
Dana Lehr (Vp Programs)	$277,067	$0	$62,228
Jennifer M Lotz (Noirlab Gemini Director)	$273,980	$0	$28,538
Marc Postman (Stsci Associate Director)	$267,377	$0	$54,171
Victor Krabbendam (Vr Construction Project)	$264,895	$0	$67,063
Thomas Rimmele (Nso Assoc. Director Dk)	$264,564	$0	$50,626
Neill Reid (Stsci Associate Director Of Science)	$256,957	$0	$57,208
Gerard Kirss (Associate Director Until May 2023)	$255,801	$0	$55,375
Inger Jorgensen (Noirlab Assoc. Direc. Ops)	$252,643	$0	$31,321
Dave Liska (Director Engineering And It)	$251,818	$0	$37,392
David Hunter (Division/Mission Deputy)	$250,249	$0	$39,244
Robert Blum (Operations Director)	$248,721	$0	$37,539
Donald Hough (Stsci Assoc. Director Of Science)	$242,584	$0	$55,683
Ameerah Mcbride (Cdo)	$189,679	$0	$49,513
Nanci Reich (Director Of Corp. Ops/Secretary)	$131,142	$0	$43,461
Maura Hagan (Chair And Director)	$0	$0	$0
Megan Donahue (Vice Chair And Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$380,284,932

Expenses

$382,669,172

Net Income

-$2,384,240

Net Assets

$2,312,763

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$199,787,311	52.5%
Program Services	$178,444,357	46.9%
Investment Income	$825,482	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$176,008	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$53,099	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$998,675	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,300,347	1.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$131,165,534	34.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$108,725,911
Total Liabilities	$106,413,148
Net Assets	$2,312,763

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Charles Mountain (President/Director)	$531,908	$0	$60,939
Kenneth Sembach (Stsci Director)	$379,090	$0	$52,948
Patrick Mccarthy (Noirlab Director)	$349,097	$0	$30,852
Heidi Hammel (Vp For Science)	$311,397	$0	$60,395
Jermery Weirich (Vp For Corporate Strategy)	$293,076	$0	$30,091
Valentin Pillet (Nso Director)	$285,333	$0	$58,705
Nancy Levenson (Stsci Deputy Director)	$281,383	$0	$52,550
Barbara Lam (Cfo/Vp Of Operations)	$277,291	$0	$57,482
William O'mullane (Project Mgr Vr Construct)	$276,608	$0	$35,233
Heather Marshall (It&C Group Manger)	$270,440	$0	$24,737
Thomas Rimmele (Nso Assoc. Director Dk)	$268,037	$0	$49,044
Jennifer M Lotz (Noirlab Gemini Director)	$263,838	$0	$28,537
Philip Puxley (Vp For Special Projects)	$263,324	$0	$33,944
Paul Jeffers (It&C Execution Manger)	$262,828	$0	$35,418
Dana Lehr (Vp Programs)	$262,218	$0	$59,955
Victor Krabbendam (Vr Construction Project)	$255,297	$0	$66,062
Donald Hough (Stsci Assoc. Director, Admin.)	$251,361	$0	$57,428
Marc Postman (Stsci Associate Director)	$248,093	$0	$51,888
Beth Willman Lefkon (Noirlab Deputy Director)	$246,699	$0	$37,356
Neill Reid (Stsci Associate Director Of Science)	$246,185	$0	$55,936
Inger Jorgensen (Noirlab Assoc. Direc. Ops)	$238,913	$0	$30,456
Nanci Reich (Director Of Corp. Ops/Secretary)	$101,910	$0	$39,871
Maura Hagan (Chair And Director)	$0	$0	$0
Megan Donahue (Vice Chair And Director)	$0	$0	$0
Andrew Baker (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$356,078,449

Expenses

$353,361,521

Net Income

$2,716,928

Net Assets

$4,235,929

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$189,038,468	53.1%
Program Services	$166,246,031	46.7%
Investment Income	$491,440	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$299,254	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$3,256	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,110,085	1.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$127,152,207	36.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$116,722,418
Total Liabilities	$112,486,489
Net Assets	$4,235,929

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Charles Mountain (President/Director)	$571,998	$0	$61,515
Kenneth Sembach (Stsci Director)	$383,429	$0	$52,813
Patrick Mccarthy (Nso Director)	$343,978	$0	$27,531
Valen Schnader (Vp For Operations And Chief Of Staff)	$339,737	$0	$53,313
Heidi Hammel (Vp For Science)	$315,946	$0	$60,268
Jermery Weirich (Vp For Corporate Strategy)	$305,222	$0	$29,633
Simon Craig (Sr. Systems Engineer)	$288,085	$0	$31,093
Nancy Levenson (Stsci Deputy Director)	$287,477	$0	$52,958
William O'mullane (Project Mgr Vr Construction)	$283,266	$0	$25,231
Valentin Pillet (Nso Director)	$282,018	$0	$55,323
Philip Puxley (Vp For Special Projects)	$277,305	$0	$35,212
Dana Lehr (Vp Programs)	$273,222	$0	$63,271
Heather Marshall (It&C Group Manger)	$272,768	$0	$23,807
Jennifer M Lotz (Noirlab Gemini Director)	$267,025	$0	$30,250
Paul Jeffers (It&C Execution Manger)	$264,150	$0	$36,063
Donald Hough (Stsci Assoc. Director, Admin.)	$259,459	$0	$56,052
Thomas Rimmele (Nso Assoc. Director Dkist)	$252,348	$0	$47,472
Victor Krabbendam (Vr Construction Project Manager)	$251,888	$0	$63,784
Neill Reid (Stsci Assoc. Director For Science)	$251,473	$0	$57,294
Beth W Lefkon (Noirlab Deputy Director)	$248,824	$0	$38,796
Barbara Lam (Cfo)	$243,036	$0	$56,014
Inger Jorgensen (Nso Director)	$219,643	$0	$29,109
Adam Bolton (Noirlab Community Science Data Cen)	$190,923	$0	$46,525
Nanci Reich (Director Of Corp. Ops/Secretary)	$105,219	$0	$41,610
Sarbani Basu (Vice Chair And Dir. Until 6/30/21)	$0	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$356,989,521

Expenses

$360,874,237

Net Income

-$3,884,716

Net Assets

-$5,469,069

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$197,694,512	55.4%
Program Services	$158,580,052	44.4%
Investment Income	$448,958	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$30,946	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$13,925	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$221,128	0.1%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$6,884,895	1.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$126,085,703	34.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$105,391,244
Total Liabilities	$110,860,313
Net Assets	-$5,469,069

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Charles Mountain (President/Director)	$505,384	$0	$50,734
Kenneth Sembach (Stsci Director)	$358,164	$0	$45,628
Valen Schnader (Vp For Operations And Chief Of Staff)	$307,510	$0	$45,930
Heidi Hammel (Vp For Science)	$298,906	$0	$50,734
Philip Puxley (Vp For Special Projects)	$288,541	$0	$34,886
Simon Craig (Sr. Systems Engineer)	$281,308	$0	$26,886
William O'mullane (Project Mgr Vr Construction)	$271,946	$0	$32,366
Heather Marshall (It&C Group Manger)	$271,013	$0	$22,556
Valentin Pillet (Nso Director)	$270,224	$0	$42,903
Jennifer M Lotz (Noirlab Gemini Director)	$268,152	$0	$38,812
Jermery Weirich (Vp For Corporate Strategy)	$267,744	$0	$28,091
Nancy Levenson (Stsci Deputy Director)	$266,413	$0	$44,587
Paul Jeffers (It&C Execution Manger)	$262,586	$0	$27,638
Dana Lehr (Vp Programs)	$247,141	$0	$39,354
Victor Krabbendam (Vr Construction Project Manager)	$245,700	$0	$42,378
Donald Hough (Stsci Assoc. Director, Admin.)	$237,503	$0	$46,598
Marc Postman (Mission Head)	$234,119	$0	$44,979
Neill Reid (Stsci Assoc. Director For Science)	$232,591	$0	$45,864
Gerard Kriss (Stsci Assoc. Director, Instruments)	$230,072	$0	$46,226
Beth Willman (Noirlab Deputy Director)	$228,900	$0	$31,930
Thomas Rimmele (Nso Assoc. Director Dkist)	$228,144	$0	$39,359
David Liska (Stsci Assoc. Director, Eng. & Tech.)	$226,648	$0	$32,267
Bob Blum (Lsst Ops Director)	$220,343	$0	$39,595
Lori Allen (Noirlab Mid Scale Observatories Dir.)	$204,745	$0	$29,787
Adam Bolton (Noirlab Community Science Data Center Dir.)	$189,067	$0	$20,566
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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$369,877,759

Expenses

$368,088,355

Net Income

$1,789,404

Net Assets

-$4,404,136

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$222,652,685	60.2%
Program Services	$146,034,589	39.5%
Investment Income	$605,761	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$26,588	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$12,722
Net Inventory Sales	$570,858	0.2%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$4,366,422	1.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$116,489,889	31.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$81,265,370
Total Liabilities	$85,669,506
Net Assets	-$4,404,136

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Charles Mountain (President/Director)	$578,894	$0	$58,844
Kenneth Sembach (Stsci Director)	$346,741	$0	$49,832
Valen Schnader (Vp For Operations & Chief Of Staff)	$297,450	$0	$51,332
Heidi Hammel (Vp For Science)	$282,026	$0	$56,194
William J O'mullane (Project Mgr Vr Construction)	$270,138	$0	$31,036
Simon Craig (Sr. Systems Engineer Nso)	$263,642	$0	$25,516
David Silva (Noao Director Until 1/2019)	$255,522	$0	$43,690
Deborah L Johnson (Chief Financial Officer Until 3/2019)	$253,146	$0	$25,260
Valentin Pillet (Nso Director)	$251,599	$0	$50,037
Heather K Marshall (It&C Group Manager)	$250,258	$0	$20,653
Paul F Jeffers (It&C Executive Manager)	$247,448	$0	$31,241
Dana Lehr (Vp Programs)	$245,048	$0	$38,751
Nancy Levenson (Stsci Deputy Director)	$240,570	$0	$46,865
Donald Hough (Stsci Assoc. Director, Admin.)	$231,057	$0	$53,538
Victor Krabbendam (Project Mgr Vr Construction)	$228,204	$0	$48,888
Gerard Kriss (Stsci Assoc. Director, Instruments)	$224,337	$0	$52,776
David Liska (Stsci Assoc. Director, Eng. & Tech.)	$215,254	$0	$32,542
Massimo Stiavelli (Stsci Mission Head, Jwst)	$206,330	$0	$49,725
Thomas Brown (Stsci Mission Head, Hst)	$205,681	$0	$25,030
Thomas Rimmele (Nso Assoc. Director Dkist)	$202,274	$0	$46,021
Alessandra Aloisi (Stsci Mission Head, Science Mission Office)	$176,405	$0	$18,191
Nanci Reich (Director Of Corporate Operations)	$92,864	$0	$39,207
Andrew Baker (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Martin Barstow (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Sarbani Basu (Vice Chair And Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$370,717,987

Expenses

$369,068,676

Net Income

$1,649,311

Net Assets

$4,499,919

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$238,406,354	64.3%
Program Services	$131,259,393	35.4%
Investment Income	$380,766	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$36,933	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$11,538	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$623,003	0.2%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$5,694,227	1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$121,096,356	32.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$79,842,050
Total Liabilities	$75,342,131
Net Assets	$4,499,919

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Charles Mountain (President/Director)	$460,509	$0	$54,978
Kenneth Sembach (Stsci Director)	$341,678	$0	$47,564
Valen Schnader (Vp For Operations And Chief Of Staff)	$305,738	$0	$47,721
Heidi Hammel (Executive Vice President)	$282,623	$0	$52,378
Simon Craig (Sr. Systems Engineer Nso)	$255,807	$0	$23,393
David Silva (Noao Director)	$248,709	$0	$41,196
Deborah L Johnson (Chief Financial Officer)	$248,238	$0	$26,849
Dana Lehr (Vp Programs)	$246,790	$0	$36,741
Heather Marshall (Principal Engineer Nso)	$240,487	$0	$19,022
Valentin Pillet (Nso Director)	$234,242	$0	$40,299
Nancy Levenson (Stsci Deputy Director)	$230,814	$0	$40,698
Donald Hough (Stsci Assoc. Director, Admin.)	$226,103	$0	$48,035
Victor Krabbendam (Lsstpo Project Manager)	$221,953	$0	$37,892
Marc Postman (Stsci Mission Head Cmo)	$221,860	$0	$46,831
Gerard Kriss (Stsci Assoc. Dir Of Operations)	$218,068	$0	$48,795
David Hunter (Stsci Deputy Mission Head Jwst)	$211,805	$0	$40,787
David Liska (Stsci Division Head, Itsd)	$207,908	$0	$31,054
Massimo Stiavelli (Stsci Mission Head, Jwst)	$202,872	$0	$45,562
Thomas Rimmele (Nso Assoc. Director Dkist)	$195,908	$0	$36,763
Thomas Brown (Stsci Mission Head, Hst)	$193,892	$0	$23,093
Joseph Mcmullin (Nso Deputy Director Dkist Until 3/18)	$189,771	$0	$35,796
Robert C Smith (Aura O Head Of Missions Until 8/18)	$181,726	$0	$30,445
Robert Blum (Noao Deputy Director)	$166,699	$0	$32,098
Alessandra Aloisi (Stsci Mission Head, Science Mission Office)	$160,250	$0	$16,025
Nanci Reich (Director Of Corporate Operations)	$86,014	$0	$34,945
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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Revenue

$346,084,000

Expenses

$343,639,756

Net Income

$2,444,244

Net Assets

$3,925,543

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$205,566,288	59.4%
Program Services	$139,631,349	40.3%
Investment Income	$250,277	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$38,451	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$12
Net Inventory Sales	$597,647	0.2%
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,656,073	0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$108,536,969	31.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$78,258,910
Total Liabilities	$74,333,367
Net Assets	$3,925,543

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Charles Mountain (President/Director)	$454,249	$0	$52,006
Kenneth Sembach (Stsci Director)	$325,140	$0	$44,717
Markus Kissler Patig (Gemini Director)	$320,167	$0	$36,359
Heidi Hammel (Executive Vice President)	$302,864	$0	$49,456
Valen Schnader (Vp For Operations & Chief Of Staff)	$285,622	$0	$45,280
Valentin Pillet (Nso Director)	$255,733	$0	$38,990
David Silva (Noao Director)	$239,238	$0	$40,132
Dana Lehr (Vp Programs)	$235,863	$0	$11,206
Donald Hough (Stsci Assoc. Director, Admin.)	$222,296	$0	$44,711
Deborah Narcisso (Vp Of Administration)	$221,723	$0	$45,766
Gerard Kriss (Stsci Assoc. Dir Of Operations)	$216,375	$0	$47,087
Victor Krabbendam (Lsstpo Project Manager)	$214,813	$0	$38,448
Marc Postman (Stsci Head, Mission)	$209,087	$0	$43,121
Nanci Reich (Director Of Corporate Operations)	$81,664	$0	$32,306
Deborah Johnson (Cfo (Started 11/1/16))	$13,283	$0	$1,368
Richard Green (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Debra Elmegreen (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Felipe Barrientos (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Bolte (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Laura Ferrarese Term End 717 (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Frederick Gilman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Leopoldo Infante (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Martin Barstow (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Guenther Hasinger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Maura Hagan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Revenue

$324,189,695

Expenses

$322,881,690

Net Income

$1,308,005

Net Assets

$1,336,589

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$27,331,392	8.4%
Program Services	$294,727,274	90.9%
Investment Income	$311,949	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$217,669	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$2,466	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$633,090	0.2%
Other Revenue	$965,855	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,762,584	0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$87,430,747	27.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$77,784,549
Total Liabilities	$76,447,960
Net Assets	$1,336,589

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Charles Mountain (President)	$454,249	$0	$52,006
Markus Kissler Patig (Gemini Director)	$325,348	$0	$31,148
Kenneth Semback (Stsci Director/Former Mission Head)	$325,140	$0	$44,717
Heidi Hammel (Vice President)	$302,864	$0	$49,456
Valen Schnader (Vp For Operations And Chief Of Staff)	$285,622	$0	$45,280
David Silva (Noao Director)	$230,892	$0	$34,484
Deborah Narcisso (Treasurer/Vp For Administration)	$221,723	$0	$46,184
Valentin Pillet (Nso Director)	$210,557	$0	$35,258
Victor Krabbendam (Lsstpo Project Manager)	$207,398	$0	$36,922
Nancy Levenson (Stsci Deputy Director)	$201,335	$0	$28,825
Heather Marshall (Nso Principal Engineer)	$197,263	$0	$13,816
Jeffrey Kantor (Senior Manager)	$187,428	$0	$31,609
Kathryn Flanagan (Senior Scientist Stsci)	$186,411	$0	$35,122
Nanci Reich (Aura Secretary)	$81,664	$0	$32,306
Richard Green (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Debra Elmegreen (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Felipe Barrientos (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Bolte (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Frederick Gilman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Laura Ferrarese (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Martin Barstow (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Guenther Hasinger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Maura Hagan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Leopoldo Infante (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lynne Hillenbrand (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Aug. 14, 2017

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Audits

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$356,904,876

Expenses

$356,568,383

Net Income

$336,493

Net Assets

-$3,131,391

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$349,735,095	98.0%
Program Services	$5,513,037	1.5%
Investment Income	$266,733	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$230,074	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$2,417	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$496,386	0.1%
Other Revenue	$661,134	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,237,262	0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$81,616,700	22.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$110,037,126
Total Liabilities	$113,168,517
Net Assets	-$3,131,391

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
William Smith (Former President)	$368,155	$0	$57,668
Charles Mountain (President/Former Stsci Director)	$336,180	$0	$47,859
Markus Kissler Patig (Gemini Director)	$335,208	$0	$39,827
Hh Hammel (Vice President)	$242,023	$0	$39,882
Kathryn Flanagan (Senior Scientist Stsci)	$234,999	$0	$24,915
David Silva (Noao Director)	$224,640	$0	$48,385
Valentin Pillet (Nso Director)	$213,842	$0	$39,674
D Narcisso (Treasurer/Vp For Administration)	$209,100	$0	$64,883
Kenneth Semback (Stsci Director/Former Mission Head)	$206,203	$0	$35,040
Valen Schnader (Vp For Operations And Chief Of Staff)	$205,315	$0	$51,699
Victor Krabbendam (Lsstpo Project Manager)	$200,948	$0	$49,660
Mario Livio (Associate Director)	$193,848	$0	$49,967
Nanci Reich (Aura Secretary)	$80,342	$0	$23,982
Richard Green (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Debra Elmegreen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Felipe Barrientos (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Bolte (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Frederick Gilman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Laura Ferrarese (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gregory Geoffroy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Guenther Hasinger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Maura Hagan (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Leopoldo Infante (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lynne Hillenbrand (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Lada (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Aug. 12, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$264,357,353

Expenses

$263,359,375

Net Income

$997,978

Net Assets

$957,856

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$261,193,948	98.8%
Program Services	$2,072,179	0.8%
Investment Income	$187,514	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$250,314	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,247	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$639,399	0.2%
Other Revenue	$12,752	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,907,605	0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$76,797,366	29.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$77,726,620
Total Liabilities	$76,768,764
Net Assets	$957,856

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
William Smith (President)	$358,494	$0	$57,470
Markus Kissler Patig (Gemini Director)	$326,783	$0	$37,730
Matt Mountain (Stsci Director)	$322,122	$0	$47,301
Hh Hammel (Vice President)	$232,486	$0	$39,008
Kathryn Flanagan (Deputy Director, Stsci)	$228,931	$0	$25,555
Margaret Stanley (Assoc. Director Of Operati)	$208,556	$0	$11,895
D Narcisso (Treasurer/Vp)	$202,804	$0	$61,623
Nancy Levenson (Deputy Director And Head Of Science, Gemini)	$200,792	$0	$32,833
Victor Krabbendam (Lsstpo Project Manager)	$199,474	$0	$42,217
Kenneth Sembach (Mission Head, Stsci)	$198,097	$0	$34,615
Dr Steven Keil (Nso Director)	$193,187	$0	$41,018
Nancy Reich (Aura Secretary)	$77,289	$0	$22,582
Dan Clemens (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Alan Dressler (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Debra Elmegreen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Gregory Geoffroy (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Frederick Gilman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Philip Goode (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Richard Green (Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Guenther Hasinger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lynne Hillenbrand (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Lada (Vice Chair)	$0	$0	$0
Robert O'dell (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Phillips (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Philip Pinto (Director)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Aug. 14, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$238,416,789

Expenses

$236,366,693

Net Income

$2,050,096

Net Assets

-$715,899

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$235,312,258	98.7%
Program Services	$2,063,505	0.9%
Investment Income	$205,560	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$303,224	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$3,164	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$510,352	0.2%
Other Revenue	$18,726	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,962,357	0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$74,035,826	31.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$81,849,220
Total Liabilities	$82,565,119
Net Assets	-$715,899

990

Filed on Sept. 25, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$218,967,539

Expenses

$217,089,181

Net Income

$1,878,358

Net Assets

-$6,335,399

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$214,970,518	98.2%
Program Services	$2,521,453	1.2%
Investment Income	$239,963	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$138	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$273,550	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$274,878	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$658,787	0.3%
Other Revenue	$28,252	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,107,520	1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$83,801,890	38.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$45,492,854
Total Liabilities	$51,828,253
Net Assets	-$6,335,399

990

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$211,849,256

Expenses

$211,933,553

Net Income

-$84,297

Net Assets

-$5,431,172

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$208,768,370	98.5%
Program Services	$2,072,145	1.0%
Investment Income	$247,414	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$100	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$175,097	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$557,816	0.3%
Other Revenue	$28,314	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,126,591	1.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$80,849,131	38.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$45,961,952
Total Liabilities	$51,393,124
Net Assets	-$5,431,172

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Revenue $421M (2023)

Expenses $419M (2023)

Total Assets $151M (2023)

Total Liabilities $151M (2023)

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$421M (2023)

Expenses

$419M (2023)

Total Assets

$151M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$151M (2023)

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