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SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE (EIN 84-1215290)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-08-05
IRS object ID
202532179349301633
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,880,340CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,559,289CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,850,126CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,180,619CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,907,132CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,377,506TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,880,340CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,559,289CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,850,126CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,180,619CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,907,132CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,377,506TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$2,846,991SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$42,530,515PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$155CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$66CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$935CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,204CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,924CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,284TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$45,382,790TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$29,908GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.93720PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93620PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$363,812OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$347,855DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,957BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$363,556OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$311,973DepreciationAmt
Book Value$51,583BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$67,540TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRIGHT OF USE ASSETDesc
Book Value$257,954BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$257,954TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLEASE LIABILITYDesc
Amt$272,799Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$272,799TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,909,056TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,909,056RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$7,377OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$7,377RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,901,679TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,204,716TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$7,377OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$7,377ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,197,339ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,197,339TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteThe Institute is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Institute qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and has been classified as a nonprofit other than a private foundation under Section 509(a)(1). However, income from activities not directly related to the Institutes tax exempt purpose is subject to taxation as unrelated business income. The Institute had no unrelated business income during the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.The Institute believes that it has conducted its operations in accordance with, and has properly maintained, its tax-exempt status and that it has taken no materially uncertain tax positions that qualify for recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SLOSS ON DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSET $7377

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC01PROGRAM SERVICESTRAVEL TO CONFERENCES$7,111
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC01PROGRAM SERVICESBASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$43,317
EUROPE012PROGRAM SERVICESTRAVEL TO CONFERENCE$46,661
NORTH AMERICA01PROGRAM SERVICESBASIC SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$109,874
NORTH AMERICA01PROGRAM SERVICESTRAVEL TO CONFERENCES$3,050
SOUTH ASIA01PROGRAM SERVICESTRAVEL TO CONFERENCES$2,506
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Employees17SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Employee17TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$212,519SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$212,519TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
CARL R WUTH II
DIR OF BUS OPER$207,905$18,737$21,207$24,231$272,080
DR JAMES HAROLD
DIR INFO SYS & TEC$175,266$13,641$17,527$24,444$231,428$550
DR JOSEPH BOROVSKY
SR RESEARCH SCIENT$295,818$4,974$30,164$14,312$345,268
DR JULIANNE MOSES
SR RESEARCH SCIENT$178,552$3,815$18,020$22,367$222,754
DR MARK LEMMON
SR RESEARCH SCIENT$242,498$2,860$24,250$1,125$271,526$793
DR MICHAEL WOLFF
Executive Dir.$178,309$3,685$18,403$24,509$224,906
DR RALPH SHUPING
DEPUTY DIRECTOR$201,091$14,386$20,109$1,053$237,454$815
DR VADIM ROYTERSHTEYN
SR RESEARCH SCIENT$151,069$4,352$15,107$783$171,907$596

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8bThere were no committees with authority to act on behalf of the board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bthe form 990 is prepared by the organization's public accounting firm based on information provided by management. once a draft of the filing is available, an electronic copy of the complete draft form 990 is made available to the board of directors for their review prior to the filing of the return.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12call conflicts of interest are required to be disclosed by employees, officers and agents to the board of directors by communicating any potential conflicts of interest directly to the board at the time of the potential conflict arises. review of potential conflicts may take place initially in the business office, depending on the individual's place in the organization's hierarchy. individuals with a conflict of interest with a potential contractor may not participate in the selection of the contractors for that particular opportunity. board members with a conflict of interest must recuse themselves from any votes related to the conflicted parties. board approval is required before a situation is allowed to move forward where there is potential conflict of interest involving a board member. any discussion of potential conflicts of interest pertaining to board members is documented in the board minutes. all employees are informed of the policy during orientation and it is reviewed during annual ethics training. business office personnel receive additional training on conflicts of interest and are responsible for bringing potential conflicts of interest to management's attention.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15athe board of directors performs the executive director's annual review and determines compensation based on the performance evaluation and also the compensation and performance evaluation policy, which applies to both the executive director and other senior staff of the organization. as part of this policy, an independent salary benchmark study is revisited every two or three years. this was last performed in 2023.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTANT PROVIDES A COPY OF FORM 990 SPECIFICALLY FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. THE FORM IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.