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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 9,253,109 | 7,713,943 | 9,053,645 | 9,295,450 | 10,533,790 | 45,849,937 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 9,253,109 | 7,713,943 | 9,053,645 | 9,295,450 | 10,533,790 | 45,849,937 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 4,208,504 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 41,641,433 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 9,253,109 | 7,713,943 | 9,053,645 | 9,295,450 | 10,533,790 | 45,849,937 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 707,742 | 671,720 | 594,246 | 961,006 | 790,430 | 3,725,144 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 2,001 | -2 | 1,999 | |||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 49,577,080 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2018 | (b) 2019 | (c) 2020 | (d) 2021 | (e) 2022 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2022 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2022 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2022 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2022 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2022: | ||||
| a From 2017....... | ||||
| b From 2018....... | ||||
| c From 2019....... | ||||
| d From 2020....... | ||||
| e From 2021....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
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i
Carryover from 2017 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2022 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2022 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2022, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2022. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2023. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2022..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | NSTA HAS INDIVIDUAL, INSTITUTIONAL, AND OTHER DESIGNATED MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES. ALL INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING IN ANY ESTABLISHED CATEGORY ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY ELECTRONIC BALLOTS. BALLOTS ARE EMAILED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF NSTA AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE LAST DATE FOR RETURN OF BALLOTS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B | BYLAW CHANGES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B | THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE COMPILED THE NECESSARY DATA TO PREPARE THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WHICH WAS REVIEWED BY THE CFAO. NSTA THEN ENGAGED AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PREPARE THE 990. THE DRAFT FORM 990 WAS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE CFAO. ONCE REVIEWED AND APPROVED, THE 990 WAS SENT BACK TO THE CPA FIRM IN ORDER TO BE FINALIZED AND SUBMITTED TO THE IRS. AFTER FILING, THE FINAL 990 IS REVIEWED BY NSTA'S AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THEN PROVIDED TO THE BOARD. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | FOR NSTA EMPLOYEES ALL NEW EMPLOYEES AND EXISTING EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO READ THE POLICY AND SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT THEY HAVE READ THE POLICY AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY ITS TERMS, AND TO FILL OUT A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT EITHER AFFIRMING NO CONFLICTS OR LISTING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THESE TASKS ARE COMPLETED BY EACH EMPLOYEE INITIALLY AT THE TIME OF HIRE. WHEN OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE COMPLETED IN THE FALL EACH YEAR, HUMAN RESOURCES (HR) SENDS OUT THE POLICY AND STATEMENT AGAIN TO EACH EMPLOYEE REQUESTING THAT THEY UPDATE THEIR FILES BY LISTING ON THE STATEMENT ANY NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OR TO AFFIRM THEY HAVE NO CONFLICTS AND ALSO BY RESIGNING THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND RETURNING TO HR. HR FORWARDS ANY COMPLETED DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS WHICH LIST CONFLICTS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR HIS/HER REVIEW AND APPROPRIATE ACTION. FOR NSTA BOARD AND RELEVANT COMMITTEE MEMBERS, THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE GIVEN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY DURING THE SUMMER BOARD MEETING. THEY ARE ASKED TO READ AND PRINT THE SIGNATURE PAGE AND RETURN THE FORM DURING THE MEETING. THIS MEETING IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ENTIRE GROUP TO VIEW, SIGN AND THEN RETURN IT. THE SIGNED FORMS ARE FILED IN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE. COMMITTEES ARE PROVIDED THE POLICY AT THEIR FIRST MEETING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR OR AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR BY MAIL OR E-MAIL. IF A CONFLICT ARISES, THE INTERESTED PERSON HAVING A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSES ALL FACTS MATERIAL TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE INTERESTED PERSON DOES NOT PARTICIPATE IN OR HEAR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION OF THE MATTER EXCEPT TO DISCLOSE THE MATERIAL FACTS AND TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR COMMITTEE, IF APPLICABLE, DETERMINES WHETHER THE DISCLOSED INTEREST IS SUCH THAT NSTA (I) SHOULD NOT PROCEED WITH THE PROPOSED CONTRACT, TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, (II) SHOULD MODIFY THE PROPOSED CONTRACT, TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT TO ELIMINATE THE CONFLICT, (III) SHOULD SEEK ANOTHER EQUALLY ADVANTAGEOUS CONTRACT, TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT THAT DOES NOT PRESENT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, OR (IV) SHOULD TAKE SUCH OTHER MEASURES DEEMED TO BE IN THE INTEREST OF NSTA. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A | FOR EQUITABLE SALARY ADJUSTMENTS AT HIGHER TIER LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT, THE HR DIRECTOR PROVIDES SALARY COMPARISONS OF SIMILAR POSITIONS, USUALLY DRAWN FROM THE MOST RECENTLY PUBLISHED NON-PROFIT SURVEYS, AND/OR COMPARISONS WITH SIMILAR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS' COMPENSATION INFORMATION AS DRAWN FROM PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE 990 FORMS FILED BY SIMILAR NONPROFITS. THESE COMPARISONS ARE PRODUCED IN SPREADSHEET FORM AND ARE PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND EXECUTIVE STAFF AT NSTA FOR INTERNAL SALARY DECISIONS AND TO THE BOARD FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY DECISIONS. CURRENTLY THE BOARD ONLY APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY, IN CLOSED SESSION. THE PRESIDENT THEN PROVIDES THE HR DIRECTOR WITH A LETTER AUTHORIZING ANY CHANGE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SALARY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAS APPROVED THE SALARIES OF THE CFO AND OTHER EXECUTIVE STAFF. THE SALARY COMPARISONS FOR THE CFO AND THE OTHER ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITIONS ARE PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO ANY COMPENSATION REVISIONS OTHER THAN ORGANIZATION-WIDE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. THE LAST SALARY REVIEW TOOK PLACE IN DECEMBER 2022. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | NSTA'S BYLAWS, OPERATING CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AND WHISTLEBLOWER POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS MAIN WEBSITE. ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: | ACTUARIAL GAIN ON POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS 88,651. |
| FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: | SOME BOARD MEMBERS RECEIVE STIPENDS FROM NSTA FOR THEIR WORK RELATED TO STUDENT COMPETITIONS. THIS COMPENSATION IS NOT RELATED TO EITHER INDIVIDUAL'S POSITION ON THE BOARD. THE PRESIDENT, PRESIDENT-ELECT, AND RETIRING PRESIDENT, HOWEVER, DO RECEIVE COMPENSATION RELATED TO HIS/HER POSITION ON THE BOARD. THIS COMPENSATION HAS BEEN REFLECTED ON PART VII, SECTION A. |
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