2021-10-14T14:16:54-07:00 2020-12-31 990 2020-01-01 651268370 Theiss Research THEI 8583365461 7411 Eads Ave La Jolla CA 920375037 Jurgen Theiss President and CEO 8583365461 2021-10-14 1 11 1 AAL2 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Dr Jurgen Theiss 7411 Eads Ave La Jolla CA 920375037 3136866 0 X www.theissresearch.org X 2006 CA The organization's mission is to provide a supportive environment in which scientists can perform and otherwise advance scientific research, for public dissemination and benefit, as well as to establish international relations in science. 3 2 36 4 0 0 2986228 2977162 220421 159689 4 0 15 15 3206668 3136866 0 0 0 0 2912919 2773269 0 0 0 490037 71059 3402956 2844328 -196288 292538 2462368 2304562 2000459 1555628 461909 748934 The organization's mission is to provide a supportive environment in which scientists can perform and otherwise advance scientific research, for public dissemination and benefit, in areas including, but not limited to, the studies of the ocean and atmosphere, as well as establish and maintain international relations in science. 0 0 2844195 0 159689 Two employees conducted scientific research in physical oceanography, four in computational science, twenty-six in materials science, and two in physics. The results of the conducted scientific research were published in peer-reviewed scientific journals, books, and/or reports, presented at scientific conferences, and/or provided online. Three independent contractors inside and outside the United States were hired. One supported scientific research in computational science, one reported on specific findings in physics, and one helped create a website on which research seminar announcements can be posted. 0 0 0 2844195 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 CA X Jurgen Theiss 8583365461 7411 Eads Ave La Jolla CA 920375037 X Edward V Denison Research Scientist 40 0 X 140246 0 18028 Dr Jonathan M Lilly Research Scientist 38.67 0 X 135866 0 13551 Dr Jurgen Theiss Director, President, and CEO 40 0 X X 114568 0 15929 Dr Victor L Krayzman Research Scientist 40 0 X 117770 0 8623 Dr Csilla I Szabo-Foster Research Scientist 40 0 X 114226 0 8266 Dr Natalia Farkas Research Scientist 40 0 X 103825 0 16851 Dr Florian Weissbach Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Dr Fabian Wagner Director 0.1 0 X 0 0 0 Hans C de Salas-del Valle CFO and Secretary 0.3 0 X 0 0 0 726501 0 81248 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2733797 243365 0 2977162 Scientific research 541712 159689 159689 0 0 0 0 0 0 159689 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forfeited FSAs 900099 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 3136866 159704 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 134116 0 134116 0 0 0 0 0 2031390 2030800 590 0 96837 96792 45 0 327114 326832 282 0 183812 174853 8959 0 0 0 0 0 295 0 295 0 10400 0 10400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 625 625 0 0 0 0 0 0 9865 3516 6349 0 11289 6183 5106 0 0 0 0 0 12495 0 12495 0 12829 12829 0 0 0 0 0 0 5583 5583 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7678 0 7678 0 Allocation of indirect expenses 0 186182 -186182 0 2844328 2844195 133 0 320949 615179 0 0 379823 202853 69698 34455 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17394 21624 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1674504 1430451 2462368 2304562 327905 127127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1672554 1428501 2000459 1555628 X 456396 506225 5513 242709 461909 748934 2462368 2304562 X 292538 0 0 0 0 -5513 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2523568 3289586 3560948 2986228 2977162 15337492 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2523568 3289586 3560948 2986228 2977162 15337492 0 15337492 4 4 4 4 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1534 0 15 15 1564 15339072 600346 0.99990 1 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 The final balances of the flexible spending accounts of the plan year 2019 / 2020 were forfeited. The total of the final, forfeited balances in the amount of $15 represents income of the organization. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Conditional government grants receivable (criteria for revenue recognition have not been met) 1428501 Deposits and advances 1950 1430451 Conditional government grants (criteria for revenue recognition have not been met) 1428501 1428501 3131353 0 0 0 -5513 -5513 3136866 0 0 0 3136866 2844328 0 0 0 0 0 2844328 0 0 0 2844328 Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d The audited financial statements report revenue in 2020 as well as the only prior-year revenue adjustment, while Form 990, Part I reports only revenue in 2020. The difference is the only prior-year revenue adjustment in the amount of -$5,513 and therefore reported on this line. It represents a refund of a portion of a grant to the non-government organization that had awarded the grant in a prior year. The refund was made because that portion had still been unobligated by the end of the period of performance of the grant in 2020. The prior-year revenue adjustment is also reported on Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 and explained on Schedule O (Form 990). X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Edward V Denison Research Scientist 140246 0 0 0 0 0 7141 0 10887 0 158274 0 3832 0 Schedule J, Part II The organization is in the following referred to as the employer. The compensation reported in Column (C) is the employer contribution to the 403(b) retirement plan. Paid leave earned in 2020, but not taken in 2020, could be considered deferred compensation and therefore be included, but the organization maintains a bona fide paid leave plan and as such paid leave earned in 2020, but not taken in 2020, is not considered deferred compensation and therefore not included. The nontaxable benefits reported in Column (D) are comprised of the employer and employee contributions to the health, dental, and vision insurance premiums, payments into the medical and dependent daycare flexible spending accounts, which are entirely made by the employee, and payments of the workers' compensation insurance premiums, which are entirely made by the employer. The forgoing describes all benefits whose amounts are included in Columns (C) and (D). Of all those benefits that are not required, but can be elected, not all were elected by the employee, Edward V Denison. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b All of the organization's directors and officers were given the opportunity to review the prepared Form 990, including all required schedules, before it was filed with the Internal Revenue Service. In particular, the President and CEO reviewed it several times thoroughly while it was being prepared. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The governing body, i.e., the board of directors, held a special meeting in December 2019 to deliberate on an appropriate compensation of the organization's CEO for 2020. The one director who is also the organization's CEO recused himself from the deliberation. The other directors, in their deliberations, selected another organization with a comparable mission and a position at that other organization that they consider comparable to the position of the organization's CEO. They then determined from the pay scale for that position at the other organization, which lists compensations based on years of experience, the appropriate compensation of the organization's CEO for 2020. The secretary of the organization was present at the special meeting and recorded minutes of it. The minutes were subsequently approved by the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The organization made its governing documents and financial statements available to the public by providing copies upon request. The organization did not have a conflict of interest policy. Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a 1) The organization is in the following referred to as the employer. The compensation reported in Column (F) is comprised of employer and employee contributions to the health, dental, and vision insurance premiums, payments into the medical and dependent daycare flexible spending accounts, which are entirely made by the employee, employer contributions to the 403(b) retirement plan, and payments of the workers' compensation insurance premiums, which are entirely made by the employer. Paid leave earned in 2020, but not taken in 2020, could be considered deferred compensation and therefore be included, but the organization maintains a bona fide paid leave plan and as such paid leave earned in 2020, but not taken in 2020, is not considered deferred compensation and therefore not included. Of all those benefits that are not required, but can be elected, not all were elected by all employees. 2) The organization has chosen not to apply the $10,000-per-item exception to any item. 3) The compensation of Dr Jurgen Theiss, Director, President, and CEO, given by the sum of the amounts reported in Columns (D) and (F) is not identical to the expense reported on Form 990, Part IX, Line 5, Column (A). The difference exists because the compensation includes, but the expense does not include, the portion of the paid leave that he earned prior to 2020 and took in 2020, which is in the amount of $7,286, and the expense includes, but the compensation does not include, the portion of the paid leave that he earned in 2020 but did not take in 2020, which is in the amount of $10,905.21. The difference is therefore $10,905 - $7,286 = $3,619. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 The only prior-year revenue adjustment in the amount of $5,513 is reported. This amount represents a refund of a portion of a grant to the non-government organization that had awarded the grant in a prior year. The refund was made because the portion had still been unobligated by the end of the period of performance of the grant in 2020. The prior-year revenue adjustment is also reported on Schedule D (Form 990), Part XI, Line 2d and explained on Schedule D (Form 990), Part XIII.