2019-06-05T07:53:01-05:00 2018-09-30 631262841 ANGLIN REICHMANN ARMSTRONG PC 305 QUALITY CIRCLE HUNTSVILLE AL 358065539 990 2017-09-25 631265839 US SPACE & ROCKET CENTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION USSP 2564306702 ONE TRANQUILITY BASE HUNTSVILLE AL 35805 BRENDA D PEREZ CHIEF ACCT OFFICER 2564306702 2019-05-20 TRACY L SAMS CPA P00637535 2565331040 2019-06-04 216.186.253.252 2019-06-05 07:53:01 CD P 73D1CC8C9C92D1E803146713B4E2CC975767B6CC 73D1CC8C9C92D1E803146713B4E2CC975767B6CC 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z MR WILLIAM B CHANDLER ONE TRANQUILITY BASE HUNTSVILLE AL 35805 12747838 false X WWW.ROCKETCENTER.COM X 2000 AL THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS OF THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER AND SPACE CAMP THROUGH GRANTS, FUNDRAISING, SCHOLARSHIPS, EVENTS AND CORPORATE PROGRAMS. 13 13 1087 0 4317477 2940837 10441365 9803937 925 -8 0 14759767 12744766 4167038 1487277 0 10440858 9739215 0 350 120511 154227 14728407 11380719 31360 1364047 2785101 2510498 2660708 1020655 124393 1489843 X THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS OF THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER AND SPACE CAMP THROUGH GRANTS, FUNDRAISING, SCHOLARSHIPS, EVENTS AND CORPORATE PROGRAMS. false false 624068 621324 THROUGH THE FUNDRAISING EFFORTS OF THE FOUNDATION, DONATIONS ARE MADE AND ALLOCATED TO THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND SPACE CAMP AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM PROGRAMS. SPACE CAMP AND AFFILIATED PROGRAMS PROVIDE HANDS ON LEARNING OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) IN AN IMMERSIVE SETTING USING SPACE EXPLORATION AS THE THEME AND BACKDROP. THE SAME TECHNIQUE IS APPLIED TO OUR EDUCATOR PROGRAMS AND NOT ONLY TEACHES OUR EDUCATORS BUT PROVIDES LEARNING TOOLS AND INSPIRATION THAT THEY CAN TAKE BACK TO THE CLASSROOM. 790421 783779 THE FOUNDATION GRANTS FUNDS TO THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER TO FUND ADDITIONAL MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS. 87258 82174 THE FOUNDATION SOLICITS FUNDS FROM CORPORATE AND PRIVATE DONORS TO SPONSOR SEVERAL MAJOR EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE EVENTS ARE HOSTED BY THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER BUT UNDERWRITTEN BY FUNDS RAISED BY THE FOUNDATION. THESE EVENTS SUPPORT THE MISSIONS OF THE FOUNDATION AND KEEP THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE ENGAGED AND UP TO DATE ON WHAT IS CURRENT IN THE MUSEUM. 9857193 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES - AMOUNT PAID FOR LABOR, TAXES AND BENEFITS TO SUPPORT THE MANY PROGRAMS OF THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER. 9857193 11358940 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false true false true 3 0 1087 true false false false false true true true true false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X BRENDA PEREZ 2564306702 ONE TRANQUILITY BASE HUNTSVILLE AL 35805 X MR WILLIAM B CHANDLER CHAIRMAN X X 0 0 0 MR RYAN A BRUKARDT VICE CHAIRMA X X 0 0 0 MR JEFFREY H SAMZ SECRETARY/TR X X 0 0 0 DR WAYMON BURKE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MR EDWARD O BUCKBEE DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DR CHARLES R CHAPPELL DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 DR ANDREA HANSON DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MR HOMER H HICKAM JR DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 BG RET DANIEL L MONTGOMERY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MR ARTHUR W ORR DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MR PATRICK E SCHEUERMANN DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MS SASHA M SEALY DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 MS JAN H SMITH DIRECTOR X 0 0 0 false false false 381334 2559503 80537 2940837 EMPLOYEE SUPPORT REIMBURSEMEN 9803937 9803937 9803937 3064 3064 3072 -3072 -3072 -3072 12744766 9803929 1487277 1487277 8357139 8357139 743201 743201 638875 638875 4000 4000 117978 117978 12252 12252 1681 1681 75 75 MUSEUM PLAN DONATION 5673 5673 EVENT EXPENSE 5084 5084 BANK AND PAYPAL FEES 3171 3171 WEBSITE DESIGN 1744 1744 2569 1969 250 350 11380719 11358940 21429 350 1306 3869 497481 1212708 1911281 1135259 236472 54925 13128 32697 41797 105864 116865 2785101 2510498 3179 23088 2657529 988019 9548 2660708 1020655 X 32697 41797 91696 1448046 124393 1489843 2785101 2510498 1364047 1403 X false true X true false X X 1 ALABAMA SPACE SCIENCE EXHIBIT COMM 630585103 6 true 1487277 0 1 1487277 0 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false X true true PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2A 100% OF THE FOUNDATION'S ACTIVITIES AND EXPENSES WERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER. ALL CONTRIBUTIONS WERE TRANSFERRED DIRECTLY TO THE CENTER TO BE USED FOR THE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THEY ARE DONATED. ANY UNRESTRICTED FUNDS WERE USED FOR FUNDRAISING OR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING THE FOUNDATION SUCH AS PLANNING EVENTS, THANKING DONORS, ETC. PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2B THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER IS HOME TO ALL OF THE SPACE CAMP FAMILY OF PROGRAMS. THIS IS A REVENUE STREAM FOR THE CENTER. THE FOUNDATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS TO ALLOW CHILDREN WHO OTHERWISE COULDN'T ATTEND BE ABLE TO ATTEND THROUGH A SCHOLARSHIP. THE CENTER IS ALSO A MUSEUM AND THE FOUNADTION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR RAISING MONEY FOR NEW EXHIBITS OR UPGRADES TO EXISTING EXHIBITS. 193040 1403 1403 193040 193040 3955 3955 193040 229593 4458 41011 193040 231078 158 1643 229593 243365 12287 231078 false false 54925 13128 41797 41797 ANNUITY PAYABLE - CHARITABLE GIVING 5124 DEFERRED INFLOW OF RESOURCES 4424 9548 true ALABAMA SPACE SCIENCE EXHIBIT COMM ONE TRANQUILITY BASE HUNTSVILLE AL 35805 630585103 GOV 621324 SCHOLARSHIP/SUPPORT ALABAMA SPACE SCIENCE EXHIBIT COMM ONE TRANQUILITY BASE HUNTSVILLE AL 35805 630585103 GOV 703242 80537 MARKET POLARIS ATVS 3 EXHIBIT SUPPORT ALABAMA SPACE SCIENCE EXHIBIT COMM ONE TRANQUILITY BASE HUNTSVILLE AL 35805 630585103 GOV 82174 PROGRAM SUPPORT SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 AS A FOUNDATION SUPPORTING ANOTHER ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRC 509(A)(3) ALL DONATIONS MADE TO OUR 501(C)(3) ARE DESIGNATED TO BE GRANTED TO THE ALABAMA SPACE SCIENCE EXHIBIT COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DONOR'S RESTRICTIONS. ALL SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS ARE AWARDED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCESS AND ARE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER SCHOLARSHIP OFFICE. THE APPLICATION INCLUDES DESIGNING AN MISSION PATCH, WRITING A COMPREHENSIVE ESSAY, 3 LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, AND A DESCRIPTION OF AN EXPERIMENT THE APPLICANT WAS INVOLVED IN. INTERNATIONAL SPACE CAMP PARTICIPANTS MUST BE THE CURRENT U.S. TEACHER OF THE YEAR SANCTIONED BY THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS. X POLARIS ATVS 3 80537 MARKET false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS OF THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER AND SPACE CAMP THROUGH GRANTS, FUNDRAISING, SCHOLARSHIPS, EVENTS AND CORPORATE PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES - AMOUNT PAID FOR LABOR, TAXES AND BENEFITS TO SUPPORT THE MANY PROGRAMS OF THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE 990 AND REQUIRED SCHEDULES WILL BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO DIRECTORS AFTER FILING AND A PRINTED COPY WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE NEXT SCHEDULED BOARD MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE POLICY IS MONITORED THROUGH MANDATORY COMPETITIVE BID PROCESSES AND FULL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER UTILIZES A WAGE GRADE SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANT. SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND ASSESSED EACH YEAR THROUGH PARTICIPATION WITH THE MADISON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WABE AND BENEFIT SURVEY. THE CENTER IS ALSO REQUIRED TO CONDUCT A WAGE GRADE EVALUATION AND COMPARISON EACH YEAR THROUGH THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE U.S. SPACE & ROCKET CENTER UTILIZES A WAGE GRADE SYSTEM DEVELOPED BY AN EXTERNAL CONSULTANT. SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND ASSESSED EACH YEAR THROUGH PARTICIPATION WITH THE MADISON COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WABE AND BENEFIT SURVEY. THE CENTER IS ALSO REQUIRED TO CONDUCT A WAGE GRADE EVALUATION AND COMPARISON EACH YEAR THROUGH THE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION PLAN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST BY MAIL, EMAIL OR PHONE. ALABAMA SPACE SCIENCE EXHIBIT COMMISSION ONE TRANQUILITY BASE HUNTSVILLE AL 35805 MUSEUM AL 170B1A N/A false false true false false false false false false false false false true false true true false true false false ALABAMA SPACE SCIENCE EXHIBIT COMMISSION B 1487277 PROJECT AND PROGRAM NEEDS ALABAMA SPACE SCIENCE EXHIBIT COMMISSION O 9803937 SALARY ALABAMA SPCAE SCIENSE EXHIBIT COMMISSION Q 9803937 EMPLOYEE SUPPORT REIMB