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California Association For Research In Astronomy

Dba W M Keck Observatory
  • Kamuela, HI
  • Tax-exempt since Aug. 1992
  • EIN: 95-3972799

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 / Astronomy (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$29.6M (2023)

Expenses
$44.7M (2023)

Total Assets
$63.7M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$7.38M (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

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$29,589,145
Expenses
$44,659,977
Net Income
-$15,070,832
Net Assets
$56,316,521
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,893,022
16.5%
Program Services $23,975,982
81.0%
Investment Income $536,445
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $2,485
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $181,211
0.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,127,805
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $14,975,737
33.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $63,697,264
Total Liabilities $7,380,743
Net Assets $56,316,521
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mr Hilton Lewis (Observatory Director) $369,794 $0 $68,880
Dr John O'meara (Chief Scientist) $262,983 $0 $59,562
Mr Richard Matsuda (Interim Obs. Director/ Assoc. Director External Re) $250,985 $0 $70,186
Ms Margarita Scheffel (Observatory Cfo) $248,449 $0 $72,954
Dr Peter Wizinowich (Chief Of Technical Development) $232,796 $0 $64,758
Mr Ed Harris (Chief Development Officer) $224,504 $0 $54,705
Mr Jason Chin (Engineering Manager) $213,406 $0 $65,203
Mr Dennis Mcbride (Principal Engineer) $209,764 $0 $36,145
Mr Andrew Odell (Chief Of Operations) $190,873 $0 $36,473
Mr Joel Payne (Mechanical Engineering Manager) $185,350 $0 $47,106
Mr Marc Kassis (Instrument Programs Manager) $172,199 $0 $47,051
Ms Carol Schuil (Secretary) $30,515 $0 $0
Dr George Blumenthal (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr B Thomas Soifer (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Michael Brown (Board Member Departed 2023) $0 $0 $0
Dr Katherine Newman (Board Member Since Jan 2023) $0 $0 $0
Dr Fiona Harrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Chris Martin (Board Member Since May 2023) $0 $0 $0
Dr Bruce Macintosh (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jonas Zmuidzinas (Board Member Departed 2023) $0 $0 $0
Mr Nathan Brostrom (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$28,518,344
Expenses
$29,041,238
Net Income
-$522,894
Net Assets
$69,583,382
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,704,964
20.0%
Program Services $22,325,405
78.3%
Investment Income $222,923
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $1,800
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $263,252
0.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,934,120
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,451,162
39.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $76,552,850
Total Liabilities $6,969,468
Net Assets $69,583,382
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mr Hilton Lewis (Observatory Director) $353,640 $0 $64,584
Mr Richard Matsuda (Assoc. Director External Relations) $241,272 $0 $68,453
Dr John O'meara (Chief Scientist) $239,611 $0 $54,909
Dr Peter Wizinowich (Chief Of Technical Develop) $228,580 $0 $60,409
Ms Margarita Scheffel (Observatory Cfo) $225,911 $0 $67,939
Mr Ed Harris (Chief Development Officer) $218,608 $0 $52,278
Mr Jason Chin (Engineering Manager) $211,385 $0 $60,756
Mr Dennis Mcbride (Principal Engineer) $198,562 $0 $33,894
Mr Kevin Mccann (Sustainability Advisor) $190,077 $0 $57,052
Mr Randy Campbell (Manager, Observing Support) $173,889 $0 $44,543
Mr Joel Payne (Mechanical Engineering Manager) $171,510 $0 $44,305
Ms Carol Schuil (Secretary) $40,687 $0 $0
Dr B Thomas Soifer (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr George Blumenthal (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Michael Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Fiona Harrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Claire Max (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jonas Zmuidzinas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mr Nathan Brostrom (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 8, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$25,670,237
Expenses
$27,057,390
Net Income
-$1,387,153
Net Assets
$74,017,335
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,205,483
16.4%
Program Services $20,904,326
81.4%
Investment Income $290,347
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $216
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $43,951
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $225,914
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,818,656
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,693,840
39.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $81,069,087
Total Liabilities $7,051,752
Net Assets $74,017,335
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mr Hilton Lewis (Observatory Director) $347,165 $0 $71,130
Dr John O'meara (Chief Scientist) $231,961 $0 $54,025
Mr Richard Matsuda (Chief Of Operations) $230,913 $0 $68,286
Dr Peter Wizinowich (Chief Of Technical Develop) $219,714 $0 $61,013
Mr Ed Harris (Chief Development Officer) $217,658 $0 $54,333
Ms Margarita Scheffel (Observatory Cfo) $216,381 $0 $67,114
Mr Kevin Mccann (Software Enginnering Manag) $203,442 $0 $57,919
Mr Dennis Mcbride (Principal Engineer) $195,410 $0 $33,547
Mr Jason Chin (Engineering Manager) $193,625 $0 $50,423
Mr Samuel Park (Senior Engineer) $175,596 $0 $45,407
Mr Joel Payne (Senior Mechanical Engineer) $164,736 $0 $43,610
Ms Carol Schuil (Secretary) $40,687 $0 $0
Dr B Thomas Soifer (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr George Blumenthal (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Michael Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Fiona Harrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Claire Max (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jonas Zmuidzinas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mr Nathan Brostrom (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 11, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$30,112,680
Expenses
$28,105,059
Net Income
$2,007,621
Net Assets
$70,502,319
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,718,764
32.3%
Program Services $20,673,775
68.7%
Investment Income $345,161
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $153
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$625,173
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,712,059
6.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,658,977
37.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $78,030,998
Total Liabilities $7,528,679
Net Assets $70,502,319
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mr Hilton Lewis (Observatory Director) $333,712 $0 $72,059
Mr Richard Matsuda (Chief Of Operations) $223,118 $0 $66,127
Mr Ed Harris (Chief Development Officer) $213,062 $0 $64,410
Dr Peter Wizinowich (Chief Of Technical Develop) $212,494 $0 $59,677
Ms Margarita Scheffel (Observatory Cfo) $209,150 $0 $64,803
Dr John O'meara (Chief Scientist) $208,374 $0 $45,248
Mr Kevin Mccann (Software Enginnering Manag) $196,345 $0 $62,024
Mr Dennis Mcbride (Principal Engineer) $190,158 $0 $32,774
Mr Jason Chin (Senior Optics Engineer) $188,005 $0 $46,441
Mr Samuel Park (Senior Engineer) $165,791 $0 $48,165
Ms Carol Schuil (Secretary) $10,172 $0 $0
Dr B Thomas Soifer (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr George Blumenthal (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Dr Michael Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Fiona Harrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Claire Max (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jonas Zmuidzinas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mr Nathan Brostrom (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 6, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$26,312,535
Expenses
$28,830,960
Net Income
-$2,518,425
Net Assets
$66,968,469
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $21,393,295
81.3%
Program Services $4,213,245
16.0%
Investment Income $474,812
1.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $231,183
0.9%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,240,852
4.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,940,465
37.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $74,222,300
Total Liabilities $7,253,831
Net Assets $66,968,469
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mr Hilton Lewis (Observatory Director) $294,651 $0 $70,047
Mr Richard Matsuda (Chief Of Operations) $214,971 $0 $57,598
Dr Peter Wizinowich (Chief Of Technical Development) $205,913 $0 $59,399
Mr Ed Harris (Chief Development Officer) $203,741 $0 $61,848
Ms Margarita Scheffel (Observatory Cfo) $203,152 $0 $59,575
Mr Kevin Mccann (Software Enginnering Manager) $190,837 $0 $61,093
Mr Dennis Mcbride (Principal Engineer) $181,405 $0 $31,452
Mr Jason Chin (Senior Optics Engineer) $178,241 $0 $45,575
Ms Kelleen Casey (Senior Systems Engineer) $162,741 $0 $32,915
Ms Elaine Stamman (Secretary) $14,517 $0 $1,111
Dr B Thomas Soifer (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr George Blumenthal (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Michael Brown (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Fiona Harrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Claire Max (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jonas Zmuidzinas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mr Nathan Brostrom (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 11, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$47,637,791
Expenses
$28,930,529
Net Income
$18,707,262
Net Assets
$68,746,617
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $42,790,454
89.8%
Program Services $4,464,324
9.4%
Investment Income $384,967
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$4,017
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,063
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,212,463
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,777,880
37.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $75,006,666
Total Liabilities $6,260,049
Net Assets $68,746,617
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mr Hilton Lewis (Observatory Director) $284,187 $0 $72,726
Dr Anne Kinney (Chief Scientist) $213,734 $0 $43,972
Mr Richard Matsuda (Operations And Infrastructure Manager) $208,219 $0 $53,135
Dr Peter Wizinowich (Optics Engineering Manager) $198,440 $0 $60,385
Ms Margarita Scheffel (Observatory Cfo) $193,012 $0 $57,477
Mr Kevin Mccann (Software Engineering Manager) $188,358 $0 $57,628
Mr Dennis Mcbride (Principal Engineer) $176,227 $0 $30,331
Mr Ed Harris (Chief Development Officer) $174,912 $0 $30,996
Mr Jason Chin (Senior Optics Engineer) $165,236 $0 $44,533
Ms Elaine Stamman (Secretary) $14,426 $0 $1,104
Dr B Thomas Soifer (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr George Blumenthal (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Aimee Dorr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Shrinivas Kulkarni (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Claire Max (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Fiona Harrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Jonas Zmuidzinas (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mr Nathan Brostrom (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 13, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,532,144
Expenses
$25,554,482
Net Income
-$3,022,338
Net Assets
$49,131,154
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $18,592,039
82.5%
Program Services $3,729,206
16.6%
Investment Income $222,766
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$12,874
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,007
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,450,031
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,018,415
35.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $70,473,602
Total Liabilities $21,342,448
Net Assets $49,131,154
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mr Hilton Lewis (Observatory Director) $275,082 $0 $70,869
Dr Anne Kinney (Chief Scientist) $212,315 $0 $43,520
Mr Richard Matsuda (Chief Of Operations) $194,253 $0 $50,342
Dr Peter Wizinowich (Optics Engineering Manager) $194,220 $0 $53,489
Ms Margarita Scheffel (Observatory Cfo) $188,595 $0 $55,045
Mr Kevin Mccann (Software Engineering Manag) $184,865 $0 $56,762
Mr Dennis Mcbride (Principal Engineer) $170,924 $0 $29,632
Mr Jason Chin (Senior Optics Engineer) $162,751 $0 $44,880
Mr Sean Adkins (Instrument Program Manager) $151,903 $0 $33,406
Mr Kevin Tsubota (Senior Software Engineer) $150,785 $0 $38,672
Ms Elaine Stamman (Secretary) $10,246 $0 $784
Dr George Blumenthal (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Ed Stolper (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Aimee Dorr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Shrinivas Kulkarni (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Claire Max (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Fiona Harrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mr Nathan Brostrom (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 30, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$19,736,872
Expenses
$24,401,705
Net Income
-$4,664,833
Net Assets
$50,970,577
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,840,148
85.3%
Program Services $3,705,445
18.8%
Investment Income $183,034
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$993,639
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,884
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,369,897
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $9,059,475
37.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $69,880,476
Total Liabilities $18,909,899
Net Assets $50,970,577
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mr Hilton Lewis (Observatory Director) $277,363 $0 $71,570
Dr Peter Wizinowich (Optics Engineering Manager) $194,129 $0 $60,144
Mr Richard Matsuda (Operations And Infrastructure Manager) $192,455 $0 $50,347
Ms Margarita Scheffel (Observatory Cfo) $188,887 $0 $54,782
Mr Kevin Mccann (Software Engineering Manager) $187,680 $0 $57,928
Mr Dennis Mcbride (Principal Engineer) $175,298 $0 $27,449
Mr Jason Chin (Senior Optics Engineer) $165,385 $0 $45,860
Mr Sean Adkins (Instrument Program Manager) $155,597 $0 $34,962
Mr Kevin Tsubota (Senior Software Engineer) $151,997 $0 $43,108
Ms Elaine Stamman (Secretary) $15,910 $0 $1,217
Dr George Blumenthal (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Ed Stolper (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Aimee Dorr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Shrinivas Kulkarni (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Claire Max (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Fiona Harrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mr Nathan Brostrom (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 11, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$23,498,014
Expenses
$23,175,488
Net Income
$322,526
Net Assets
$55,204,155
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $19,451,800
82.8%
Program Services $3,656,457
15.6%
Investment Income $208,072
0.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $8,500
0.0%
Sales of Assets $20,594
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $152,591
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,287,032
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,682,846
37.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $69,553,204
Total Liabilities $14,349,049
Net Assets $55,204,155
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Mr Hilton Lewis (Observatory Director) $246,844 $0 $64,133
Ms Deborah Stednick (Former Hr And Administration Manager) $215,371 $0 $41,174
Mr Richard Matsuda (Operations And Infrastructure Manager) $195,108 $0 $45,359
Dr Peter Wizinowich (Optics Engineering Manager) $184,376 $0 $54,916
Mr Kevin Mccann (Software Engineering Manager) $173,811 $0 $53,635
Ms Margarita Scheffel (Observatory Cfo) $166,089 $0 $47,754
Mr Dennis Mcbride (Principal Engineer) $164,204 $0 $27,148
Mr Jason Chin (Senior Optics Engineer) $154,124 $0 $39,503
Mr James Johnson (Former Senior Software Engineer) $148,656 $0 $31,865
Mr Sean Adkins (Instrument Program Manager) $145,870 $0 $35,375
Dr Taft Armandroff (Former Observatory Director) $122,336 $0 $25,958
Ms Elaine Stamman (Secretary) $19,668 $0 $1,219
Dr George Blumenthal (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Ed Stolper (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr Aimee Dorr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Shrinivas Kulkarni (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Claire Max (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr B Thomas Soifer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mr Nathan Brostrom (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 15, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,539,281
Expenses
$23,919,733
Net Income
-$1,380,452
Net Assets
$54,930,603
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $18,310,437
81.2%
Program Services $3,861,182
17.1%
Investment Income $338,851
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $25,386
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $3,425
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,500,435
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,524,221
35.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $69,949,463
Total Liabilities $15,018,860
Net Assets $54,930,603
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Dr Taft Armandroff (Former Observatory Director) $253,120 $0 $47,425
Mr Hilton Lewis (Observatory Director) $229,153 $0 $56,154
Mr Richard Matsuda (Operations And Infrastructure Manager) $185,727 $0 $42,803
Dr Peter Wizinowich (Optics Engineering Manager) $182,029 $0 $47,325
Mr Kevin Mc Cann (Software Engineering Manager) $167,603 $0 $49,534
Ms Margarita Scheffel (Observatory Cfo) $160,922 $0 $37,615
Mr Kyle Kinoshita (Technical Services Manager) $158,904 $0 $31,111
Mr Dennis Mc Bride (Principal Engineer) $156,416 $0 $28,333
Mr Jason Chin (Senior Optics Engineer) $153,053 $0 $31,870
Mr Kevin Tsubota (Senior Software Engineer) $141,747 $0 $33,162
Mr Sean Adkins (Instrument Program Manager) $141,079 $0 $31,977
Ms Elaine Stamman (Secretary) $5,554 $0 $443
Dr Ed Stolper (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr George Blumenthal (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Dr B Thomas Soifer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Aimee Dorr (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Shrinivas Kulkarni (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dr Claire Max (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Mr Nathan Brostrom (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 11, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,361,184
Expenses
$22,904,841
Net Income
-$543,657
Net Assets
$55,853,745
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $17,752,864
79.4%
Program Services $4,476,009
20.0%
Investment Income $251,861
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$158,878
Sales of Assets $39,328
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,019,108
4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,600,583
37.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $72,734,062
Total Liabilities $16,880,317
Net Assets $55,853,745

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990
Filed on Sept. 23, 2014

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

View Filing
PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$25,580,297
Expenses
$20,551,549
Net Income
$5,028,748
Net Assets
$59,070,072
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $19,290,337
75.4%
Program Services $5,872,529
23.0%
Investment Income $393,000
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $24,431
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,012,912
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,858,143
38.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $74,285,782
Total Liabilities $15,215,710
Net Assets $59,070,072

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990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$21,247,825
Expenses
$18,992,415
Net Income
$2,255,410
Net Assets
$92,329,019
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $15,242,873
71.7%
Program Services $5,676,946
26.7%
Investment Income $294,238
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $33,768
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $968,532
5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,411,921
39.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $105,457,680
Total Liabilities $13,128,661
Net Assets $92,329,019

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990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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 Sept.
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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  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
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  • 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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