TMT INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY LLC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: TMT INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY LLC (EIN 30-0833462)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-11-14
IRS object ID: 201733189349309858
Schema version: 2016v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-11-14T15:35:22-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 SEAPORT BLVD SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02210	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	300833462	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TMT International Observatory LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% AKI FUJII	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	TMTI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6263951608	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 W WALNUT STREET SUITE 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	Pasadena	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	91124	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	EDWARD STONE	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6263951608	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ERIN COUTURE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01390592	PTIN
Phone	6175305000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-11-08	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	155.201.188.33	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id	04363820173185000043	FederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id	2017-11-14	FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	1818DFECDE657413DFFFFFA65F228573FF62BF80	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	41937B3F5B69072E51D0E11B5CA7F460A5D35ADB	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	EDWARD STONE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 W WALNUT STREET SUITE 30	AddressLine1Txt
City	Pasadena	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	91124	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$57,620,363	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.TMT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2014	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	6	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	6	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	52	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$56,749,079	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$57,593,392	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$26,971	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$56,749,079	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$57,620,363	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,010,000	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$1,404,126	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,283,540	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$13,283,486	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$11,408,596	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$14,687,612	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$18,702,136	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$42,061,467	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$38,918,227	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$57,256,542	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$95,206,559	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$18,692,701	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$17,724,491	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$38,563,841	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$77,482,068	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$15,912,376	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,010,000	GrantAmt
Revenue	$0	RevenueAmt
Desc	SEE SCHEDULE O	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$15,912,376	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (true)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	28	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	52	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	6	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	6	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	AKI FUJII	PersonNm
Phone	6263951608	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 W WALNUT STREET 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	Pasadena	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	91124	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (28 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DIANA JERGOVIC
SECRETARY (SINCE 7/1/16)	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NATHAN BROSTROM
TREASURER/GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DEAN CURRIE
GOVERNOR (UNTIL 6/30/16)	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHRINIVAS KULKARNI
GOVERNOR (UNTIL 4/1/16)	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
B THOMAS SOIFER
GOVERNOR (SINCE 4/1/16)	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL BOLTE
GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HENRY YANG
CHAIR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GANG ZHAO
GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHUDE MAO
GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUIJIAN XUE
GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TORU YAMADA
GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOMONORI USUDA
GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MASANORI IYE
GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREGORY FAHLMAN
GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FIONA HARRISON
GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PRAVEER ASTHANA
GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ESWAR REDDY
GOVERNOR	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS WELCH
GOVERNOR (SINCE 12/20/16)	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD BROOKS
GOVERNOR (SINCE 1/12/16)	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAY CARLBERG
GOVERNOR (UNTIL 7/1/16)	4.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD STONE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	20.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$458,209	$0	$59,610
GARY SANDERS
PROJECT MANAGER	40.0	0.0			$299,325	$0	$44,108	Yes (X)
FENGCHUAN LIU
DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER	40.0	0.0			$239,421	$0	$51,002	Yes (X)
RAVINDER BHATIA
ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER	40.0	0.0			$258,086	$0	$58,547		Yes (X)
LAWRENCE STEPP
TELESCOPE DEPARTMENT HEAD	40.0	0.0			$246,754	$0	$48,942		Yes (X)
SANDRA DAWSON
MGR HAWAI'I COMMUNITY AFFAIRS	40.0	0.0			$218,769	$0	$46,104		Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHE DUMAS
OBSERVATORY SCIENTIST	40.0	0.0			$255,821	$0	$47,543		Yes (X)
R DAVID GOODMAN
CHEIF OPERATING OFFICER	40.0	0.0			$256,326	$0	$73,185		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,232,711	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$429,041	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	43	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	Yes (true)	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
1200 E CALIFORNIA BLVD	PASADENA	CA	91125	SCIENTIFIC SERVICES	$3,166,406
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLO
77 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02139	ENGINEERING	$1,265,000
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS I
4091 E LA PALMA AVENUE SUITE A	ANAHEIM	CA	92807	PROFESSIONAL SVCS	$1,495,281
ADAPTIVE OPTICS ASSOCIATES INC
10 WILSON ROAD	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02138	ENGINEERING	$1,153,368
GOODFELLOW BROS INC
PO BOX 220	KIHEI	HI	96753	ENGINEERING	$1,412,880

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	42	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$57,593,392	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$57,593,392	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$26,971	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$26,971	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$57,620,363	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$26,971	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,010,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,010,000	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,699,569	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,282,718	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,416,851	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,194	TotalAmt
Program Services	$99,194	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,395,193	TotalAmt
Program Services	$990,839	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$404,354	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$89,584	TotalAmt
Program Services	$55,219	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,365	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,120,472	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,120,472	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$202,706	TotalAmt
Management And General	$202,706	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$758,614	TotalAmt
Program Services	$728,539	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$30,075	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,150	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,120	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,030	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$122,920	TotalAmt
Program Services	$98,336	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,584	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$473,821	TotalAmt
Program Services	$473,821	ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$935,019	TotalAmt
Program Services	$717,926	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$217,093	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$142,461	TotalAmt
Program Services	$142,461	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$880,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$880,001	ProgramServicesAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$781,130	TotalAmt
Program Services	$781,130	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,276	TotalAmt
Program Services	$27,276	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUBCONTRACTS	$4,275,174	$3,919,881	$355,293
LEASE EXPENSES	$881,199	$881,199
OTHER FACILITIES COSTS	$189,866	$189,866
EQUIPMENT	$170,898	$170,898

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$436,889	TotalAmt
Program Services	$334,480	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$102,409	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,702,136	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,912,376	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,789,760	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,304,541	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,286,285	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,026,458	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$358,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$301,930	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$719,782	BOYAmt
EOY	$478,306	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$4,681,427	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$872,490	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,638,944	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,808,937	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$472,285	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,234,891	BOYAmt
EOY	$45,832,358	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,256,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,206,559	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,065,456	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,196,749	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$115,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$13,512,040	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,527,742	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,692,701	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,724,491	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,563,841	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,482,068	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,563,841	BOYAmt
EOY	$77,482,068	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,256,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$95,206,559	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$38,918,227	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,198,719	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$56,749,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$57,593,392	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$126,541,190	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$12,198,719	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$56,749,079	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$57,593,392	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$126,541,190	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$126,541,190	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$26,971	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$26,971	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$126,568,161	TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Agent Trustee Etc	false	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	false	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,893,562	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$570,335	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,323,227	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,787,865	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$302,155	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,485,710	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$3,808,937	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS	Desc
Book Value	$45,832,358	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$45,832,358	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
CHARITY PAYABLE (CURRENT)	$1,056,995
CHARITY PAYABLE (LONG TERM)	$8,870,732
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION	$2,126,189
DEFERRED LEASE PAYABLE	$1,481,067
LEASE INCENTIVE OBLIGATIONS	$158,357
PAYROLL LIABILITIES	$834,402

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$14,527,742	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$142,176	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$142,176	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	$57,478,187	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$57,478,187	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$57,620,363	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$18,702,136	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$18,702,136	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$18,702,136	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TIO HAS NO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX PROVISIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016. SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B MEMBER EQUITY CONTRIBUTIONS $57,478,187	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
KE ALII PAUAHI FOUNDATION
567 SOUTH KING ST 160	HONOLULU	HI	96813	943263044	501(C)(3)	$252,500	FMV	Community Support
HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
827 FORT STREET MALL	HONOLULU	HI	96813	990261283	501(C)(3)	$757,500	FMV	Community Support

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TIO'S GRANTS PRIMARILY support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)Education in Hawai'i and THE IMPROVEMENT OF educational opportunities for students in Hawai'i. TIO requires that the GRANT receiving organization submit a final report outlining the use of the funds within 90 days of scheduled program completion.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
EDWARD STONE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	$327,659	$0	$0	$0	$130,550	$0	$40,945	$0	$18,665	$0	$517,819	$0	$0	$0
GARY SANDERS
PROJECT MANAGER	$280,751	$0		$0	$18,574	$0	$40,945	$0	$3,163	$0	$343,433	$0	$0	$0
RAVINDER BHATIA
ASSOCIATE PROJECT MANAGER	$257,786	$0	$0	$0	$300	$0	$32,555	$0	$25,992	$0	$316,633	$0	$0	$0
LAWRENCE STEPP
TELESCOPE DEPARTMENT HEAD	$246,754	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$37,020	$0	$11,922	$0	$295,696	$0	$0	$0
SANDRA DAWSON
MGR HAWAI'I COMMUNITY AFFAIRS	$218,279	$0	$0	$0	$490	$0	$32,885	$0	$13,219	$0	$264,873	$0	$0	$0
FENGCHUAN LIU
DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER	$221,421	$0		$0	$18,000	$0	$27,776	$0	$23,226	$0	$290,423	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHE DUMAS
OBSERVATORY SCIENTIST	$247,014	$0	$0	$0	$8,807	$0	$29,769	$0	$17,774	$0	$303,364	$0	$0	$0
R DAVID GOODMAN
CHEIF OPERATING OFFICER	$256,326	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$39,432	$0	$33,753	$0	$329,511	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 1A

ONE OFFICER RECEIVED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN COLUMN B(III). ONE HIGHLY COMPENSATED INDIVIDUAL WAS PROVIDED TRAVEL FOR COMPANION AND A GROSS UP PAYMENT PURSUANT TO HIS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. THESE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (B)(III).

FORM 990 SCHEDULE J, PART II

RAVINDER BHATIA, LAWRENCE STEPP, SANDRA DAWSON, AND CHRISTOPHE DUMAS WERE COMPENSATED BY TMT OBSERVATORY CORPORATION (TMT), AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION, AND PROVIDED TO TIO THROUGH TO A PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT (PAA) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016. BEGINNING OCTOBER 2016 THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE COMPENSATED BY TIO DIRECTLY. THE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II REFLECT REIMBURSEMENTS PAID BY TIO THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SERVICES AND COMPENSATION RECEIVED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER FROM TIO. R. DAVID GOODMAN WAS ALSO COMPENSATED BY TMT AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO TIO DURING THE ENTIRE TAX YEAR PURSUANT TO THE PAA. THE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II REFLECT REIMBURSEMENTS PAID BY TIO TO TMT FOR MR. GOODMANS SERVICES THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2016. EDWARD STONE, GARY SANDERS AND FENGCHUAN LIU ARE COMPENSATED BY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION. THE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II REPRESENT THEIR COMPENSATION IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR SERVICES TO TIO.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINES 1 AND 4A	TMT INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY (TIO) WAS FOUNDED BY THE MEMBERS listed below exclusively to further charitable, educational and scientific purposes and, within such limits, to advance scientific knowledge and education through the study, observation, and collection of images and information from deep space with the objective of furthering human understanding of astronomy and the origins of the universe: 1. The Regents of the University of California ("UC") 2. California Institute of Technology ("Caltech") 3. The National Institutes of Natural Sciences (the "Japanese National Institutes") 4. The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (the "Chinese Academy of Sciences") 5. THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA ("NRC") 6. THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ("DST") TIO is pursuing its purpose by designing, developing, constructing, and operating a "state-of-the-art" thirty-meter, world class telescope and associated observatory on Mauna Kea in Hawai'i (the "TMT Project") and, in relation thereto, fostering academic and scientific interaction among educational and other research institutions on a global basis. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1 The governing body of TIO is its Board. The Board is comprised of three Governors appointed by each member of the organization, and the Executive Director, who is an ex-officio Governor and also sits on the Board. Each member must designate one of its Governors as a Governor who is entitled to vote, so although as of December 31, 2016 the Board had a total of 18 Governors, only six Governors are voting members of the Board. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 CHAIRPERSON, HENRY YANG, IS CHANCELLOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA. GOVERNOR, MICHAEL BOLTE, AND TREASURER, NATHAN BROSTROM, ARE EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EDWARD C STONE, IS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. GOVERNOR B. THOMAS SOIFER IS PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. GOVERNOR FIONA HARRISON IS CHAIR, DIVISION OF PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS AND ASTRONOMY AT CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Diana Jergovic is the Vice President, Strategy Implementation at California Institute of Technology. Governor Masanori Iye is the TIO Japan representative and a professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the National Institute of Natural Sciences. Governor Tomonori Usuda is the Director of the TMT-Japan project and a professor at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, the National Institute of Natural Sciences. Governor Donald Brooks is a Professor of Pathology and Chemistry, University of British Columbia and Executive Director of the Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy. Governor Gregory Fahlman is General Manager of the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Portfolio of the National Research COUNCIL of Canada. GOVERNOR DOUGLAS WELCH IS A PROFESSOR OF PHYSICS AT MCMASTER UNIVERSITY, WHERE HE IS ALSO VICE-PROVOST AND DEAN OF GRADUATE STUDIES. HE IS ALSO CURRENTLY THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CANADA-FRANCE-HAWAII TELESCOPE CORPORATION. Dr. Suijian Xue is the Deputy Director General of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Project Manager for TMT China. Dr. Shude Mao is professor of astrophysics of Tsinghua university. Dr. Gang Zhao is Deputy Director General of the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Dr. B. Eswar Reddy is a Professor at Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bengaluru and a designated Governor at TIO board representing Department of Science & Technology, Government of India. Dr. Praveer Asthana is the head of Mega Science Projects at the department of science and Technology, Government of India. FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 6 AND 7 As of 12/31/2016 the Members of TIO were: 1. The Regents of the University of California 2. California Institute of Technology 3. The National Institutes of Natural Sciences 4. The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences 5. THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA ("NRC") 6. THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLGY, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ("DST") GOVERNANCE DECISIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING THE APPOINTMENT AND NUMBER OF GOVERNORS, ADMISSION OF NEW MEMBERS AND THE TERMS OF SUCH ADMISSION ARE RESERVED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B	WORKING WITH PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP ("PWC"), THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT, THE LEGAL COUNSEL AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS THE FINAL FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD. PWC SIGNS THE RETURN AS PAID PREPARER AND ELECTRONICALLY FILES THE RETURN WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, TIO DISTRIBUTES CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRES WHICH THE BOARD MEMBERS, KEY EMPLOYEES AND HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES COMPLETE AND RETURN. MANAGEMENT OF TMT REVIEWS THE RETURNED FORMS FOR COMPLIANCE. IF A CONFLICT IS DISCOVERED IT IS ESCALATED TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTY WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 18 FORM 990 WILL ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 Availability of governing documents and policies, conflict of INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VII	RAVINDER BHATIA, LAWRENCE STEPP, SANDRA DAWSON, AND CHRISTOPHE DUMAS WERE COMPENSATED BY TMT OBSERVATORY CORPORATION (TMT), AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION, AND PROVIDED TO TIO THROUGH TO A PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATIVE AGREEMENT (PAA) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016. BEGINNING OCTOBER 2016 THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE COMPENSATED BY TIO DIRECTLY. THE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II REFLECT REIMBURSEMENTS PAID BY TIO TO TMT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 FOR THE INDIVIDUAL SERVICES AND COMPENSATION RECEIVED FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER FROM TIO. R. DAVID GOODMAN WAS ALSO COMPENSATED BY TMT AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO TIO DURING THE ENTIRE TAX YEAR PURSUANT TO THE PAA. THE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II REFLECT REIMBURSEMENTS PAID BY TIO TO TMT FOR MR. GOODMANS SERVICES THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2016. EDWARD STONE, GARY SANDERS AND FENGCHUAN LIU ARE COMPENSATED BY CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION. THE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN PART VII AND SCHEDULE J, PART II REPRESENT THEIR COMPENSATION IN CONNECTION WITH THEIR SERVICES TO TIO.