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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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Total |
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Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 150,544,086 | 147,066,460 | 110,543,728 | 76,702,267 | 62,630,494 | 547,487,035 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf .... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 150,544,086 | 147,066,460 | 110,543,728 | 76,702,267 | 62,630,494 | 547,487,035 |
| 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) .. | 0 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 547,487,035 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in)
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 150,544,086 | 147,066,460 | 110,543,728 | 76,702,267 | 62,630,494 | 547,487,035 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 125,618 | 102,522 | 89,106 | 119,284 | 753,863 | 1,190,393 |
| 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.).. | 27,110 | 9,671 | 9,393 | 20,210 | 543 | 66,927 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 548,744,355 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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
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(a) 2019 | (b) 2020 | (c) 2021 | (d) 2022 | (e) 2023 | (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 2023 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-2023 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2023 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2023 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2023 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI).
See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2023: | ||||
| a From 2018....... | ||||
| b From 2019....... | ||||
| c From 2020....... | ||||
| d From 2021....... | ||||
| e From 2022....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2018 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2023 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2023 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2023, 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 2023. 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 2024. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2022..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2023..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income | DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - 27110.0, COLUMN B - 9671.0, COLUMN C - 9393.0, COLUMN D - 20210.0, COLUMN E - 543.0, COLUMN F - 66927.0; |
| Software ID: | 23017437 |
| Software Version: | 2023v6.0 |
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-4c Description of program services | (Expenses $ 12,199,194 including grants of $ 379,319)(Revenue $ 737,442) Science and technology institute (sti) in huntsville, al employs a dedicated workforce of approximately 30 scientists, engineers, postdocs, and interns in research areas of astrophysics, earth sciences, and heliophysics. Sti operations are co-located with the nasa marshall space flight center (MSFC) science research office in the national space science and technology center (nsstc) located at the university of alabama in huntsville. RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE (RIACS): THE RIACS IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL FACILITATE BOTH HUMAN AND ROBOTIC SPACE EXPLORATION. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1983, THE INSTITUTE HAS CONDUCTED BASIC AND APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH ACROSS A VARIETY OF AEROSPACE-RELATED DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING SUPERCOMPUTING, COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS, COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY, HIGH-PERFORMANCE NETWORKING, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. the low-gravity science program at nasa's glenn research center continues to achieve mission success on numerous flight experiments on the international space station (iss) and other suborbital platforms while also supporting ground-based r&d that is often the precursor of future iss flight experiments. the STRATOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY FOR INFRARED ASTRONOMY (SOFIA) IS AN AIRBORNE OBSERVATORY THAT STUDIES THE UNIVERSE IN THE INFRARED SPECTRUM. BESIDES THIS CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE PROGRESS, SOFIA IS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OBSERVATIONAL TECHNIQUES, OF NEW INSTRUMENTATIONS, AND IN THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND TEACHERS IN THE DISCIPLINE OF INFRARED ASTRONOMY. SOFIA FLIES INTO THE STRATOSPHERE, OPENS THE TELESCOPE CAVITY DOOR, AND POINTS ITS TELESCOPE AT THE HEAVENS MOST NIGHTS A WEEK IN THIS DECADE AND THE NEXT The Earth from Space Institute (EfSI) is dedicated to building the science that responds to urgent sustainable development challenges across climate, disasters, and energy systems., CENTER FOR SPACE NUCLEAR RESEARCH (CSNR): THE CSNR IS OPERATED BY USRA IN COLLABORATION WITH THE IDAHO NATIONAL LABORATORY to foster collaboration with department of energy, nasa, department of defense, university and industry scientists and programs. CSNR scientists and engineers research and develop advanced space nuclear systems, including power and energy transmission systems, nuclear thermal propulsion, and radioisotopic generators. NASA Postdoctoral Program (NPP), a prestigious, national-level effort supporting all NASA Mission Directorates and Centers. NPP awards fellowships to highly qualified postdoctoral scientists and engineers, enabling them to conduct research and participate in NASA mission activities at various locations. The NPP is a vital means by which NASA identifies and engages talented early-career scientists. It also provides an important pipeline for developing the NASA workforce needed for future challenges. Dr. Jeffrey A. Isaacson, USRA President and CEO, commented, "Achieving NASA's goals for the NPP requires an organization with longstanding NASA relationships, insight into research projects as they relate to NASA's missions and long-term objectives, and strong connections to the university research community. USRA is ideally suited for this important charge." GESTAR STANDS FOR GODDARD EARTH SCIENCES TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH. ITS SCOPE CUTS ACROSS EARTH SCIENCE DISCIPLINES AND INCLUDES ATMOSPHERIC STUDIES, HYDROLOGY, OCEAN AND CLIMATE RESEARCH. TO FACILITATE EXPERIMENTAL, ANALYTICAL AND THEORETICAL RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF NASA'S STRATEGIC EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE OBJECTIVES. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 18 | https://facweb.census.gov/ |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders | USRA has members that are comprised of the member universities. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body | A council, which is comprised of a representative from each member institution, oversees the board of trustees and is responsible for voting for members of the board of trustees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders | The board of trustees, which is comprised of representatives elected from member institutions and at large members including a qualified financial expert, are delegated all authorities from the members except modifying by-laws and electing new trustees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | The draft Form 990 is reviewed in detail by the audit committee and chief financial officer. It is also provided to the governing body before submission. The document is posted on a password-protected internal web page for board review prior to filing. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | At the beginning of each board of trustees meeting, the board reviews USRA's conflict of interest policy and each trustee present submits a conflict of interest disclosure form. The conflict of interest policy is applicable to employees. USRA provides in its employee handbook that all employees will identify any outside employment, financial interest, or relationships that might conflict with the best interest of USRA and that they will not use proprietary information for personal gain or to the detriment of the organization. In the event a potential conflict is identified, USRA requires the individual to recuse themselves from participating in any affected transaction or governing body deliberations and decisions, and to take such other situationally appropriate course needed to mitigate or avoid the conflict. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official | Annually, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees reviews market salary rates, employee performance and recommends approval of any merit increase, non-base incentive payment, or change in benefits for the Chief Executive Officer to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Charter of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees also provides for annual review and vote to approve all merit increases, with specific review of any officer compensation changes. The Executive Committee votes on any recommended increase. The Compensation Committee also votes on recommended merit compensation changes for all employees. For employees reporting directly to the CEO, the Compensation Committee plays an "advise and consent" role for other changes in remuneration which require the approval of the President. Any compensation changes involve market level analysis and are measured through published compensation surveys and individual data from peer organizations, nonprofits, but also including for-profit organizations whose mission requires employees with similar skills and experience to our organization. Base salaries are reviewed annually, with any increase depending on both the movement in market salary rates, employee performance and available budget.The Charter of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees provides for annual review and vote to approve all merit increases, with specific review of any officer compensation changes. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees | Annually, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees reviews market salary rates, employee performance and recommends approval of any merit increase, non-base incentive payment, or change in benefits for the Chief Executive Officer to the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees. The Charter of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees also provides for annual review and vote to approve all merit increases, with specific review of any officer compensation changes. The Executive Committee votes on any recommended increase. The Compensation Committee also votes on recommended merit compensation changes for all employees. For employees reporting directly to the CEO, the Compensation Committee plays an "advise and consent" role for other changes in remuneration which require the approval of the President. Any compensation changes involve market level analysis and are measured through published compensation surveys and individual data from peer organizations, nonprofits, but also including for-profit organizations whose mission requires employees with similar skills and experience to our organization. Base salaries are reviewed annually, with any increase depending on both the movement in market salary rates, employee performance and available budget.The Charter of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees provides for annual review and vote to approve all merit increases, with specific review of any officer compensation changes. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | The association makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees | Other Professional Fees - Total Expense: 2830698, Program Service Expense: 923611, Management and General Expenses: 1907087, Fundraising Expenses: ; Sub-contract Expenses - Total Expense: 12651166, Program Service Expense: 12612785, Management and General Expenses: 38381, Fundraising Expenses: ; |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c Change of oversight process or selection process | This process has not changed from the prior year. |
| Software ID: | 23017437 |
| Software Version: | 2023v6.0 |