NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK INC (EIN 20-4510571)
Tax period
2013-10-01 to 2014-09-30
Filed
2015-02-20
IRS object ID
201520519349301057
Schema version
2013v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-02-20T16:45:52-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN450250958PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EIDE BAILLY LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15299 DTC BLVD STE 1000AddressLine1
CityGREENWOOD VILLAGECity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80111ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN204510571EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY NETWORK INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNATIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7207464844PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11685 38TH ST NO 100AddressLine1
CityBOULDERCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80301ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLENE LAUSPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone7207464844PhoneNum
Signature2015-02-18SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKYLE FRITCH CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01313374PTIN
Phone3037705700PhoneNum
Preparation2015-02-18PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEON INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHARLENE LAUSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11685 38TH ST NO 100AddressLine1
CityBOULDERCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80301ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$92,419,005GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NEONINC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE ENABLING RESEARCH, DISCOVERY, & EDUCATION ABOUT ECOLOGICAL CHANGE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee354TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$59,500PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$52,000CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income-$37,591PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$33,353CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$63,750,954PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$92,385,550CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$165,754PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$23,537,447PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$32,950,652CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$14,413,811PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$23,608,196CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$38,117,012PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$56,558,848CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$25,633,942PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$35,826,702CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$58,740,764TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$96,641,974TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,361,644TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$11,507,878TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$50,379,120NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$85,134,096NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO ENABLE UNDERSTANDING AND FORECASTING OF THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, LAND-USE CHANGE, AND INVASIVE SPECIES ON CONTINENTAL-SCALE ECOLOGY BY PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSISTENT METHODOLOGIES TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THESE AREAS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$46,341,582ExpenseAmt
DescORGANIZATIONAL AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR MAJOR RESEARCH EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION (NSF FUNDED - MREFC) OF THE NATIONAL ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORY.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$123,847ExpenseAmt
DescBUILDING A FRAMEWORK BETWEEN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE UNITED STATES TO HARMONIZE DATA PRODUCTS RELEVANT TO GLOBAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL FIELD.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$81,748ExpenseAmt
DescDESIGNING AND DEVELOPING NEON SATELLITE SITE TRAINING PLAN.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$179,687ExpenseAmt
Revenue$52,000RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$179,687TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$52,000TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$46,726,864TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document86IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee354EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCOStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANA WHITEPersonNm
Phone7207464844PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11685 38TH ST STE 100AddressLine1
CityBOULDERCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code80301ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
JIM COLLINS
CHAIR9.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$5,100$0$0
DEBORAH GOLDBERG
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$5,100$0$0
CAROL BREWER
DIRECTOR (THRU DEC. 2013)2.00Yes (X)$1,700$0$0
DAVID DOUGLAS
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$5,100$0$0
HILARY SWAIN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$5,100$0$0
LARRY WINTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$3,400$0$0
MARGARET STRAND
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$3,400$0$0
TOM JORLING
DIRECTOR (THRU DEC. 2013)2.00Yes (X)$1,700$0$0
JAMES GOSZ
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$3,400$0$0
SUSAN STAFFORD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$5,100$0$0
AMELIA WARD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$5,100$0$0
JACK STANFORD
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$3,400$0$0
MARK ABBOTT
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$5,100$0$0
THOMAS BERGER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$4,250$0$0
ROBERT CHEN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$5,100$0$0
KATHERINE MCCARTER
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TODD SALIMAN
DIRECTOR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSS LEA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$296,643$0$60,996
CHARLENE LAUS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$204,835$0$55,261
KRISTA LAURSEN
CHIEF OPERATING OFF. (THRU 3/2014)40.00Yes (X)$97,809$0$21,542
ROBIN MARTIN
CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES40.00$203,092$0$52,658Yes (X)
WENDY GRAM
CHIEF OF EDUCATION AND PUB40.00$194,910$0$44,824Yes (X)
DAVE TAZIK
DIR OF BIOLOGY ECOLOGY/ENV40.00$175,845$0$35,113Yes (X)
SCOTT OLINGER
OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR (THRU 8/2014)40.00$190,439$0$17,310Yes (X)
JAVIER MARTI-CANALES
DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER40.00$205,463$0$32,213Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,631,086TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$319,917TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K58IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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MILENDER WHITE CONSTRUCTION
12655 W 54TH DRIVEARVADACO80002CONSTRUCTION ON DOMAIN LOCATIONS$4,039,177
LEO A DALY
2000 S COLORADO BLVD ANNEX S 30DENVERCO80222CONSTRUCTION DESIGN/SURVEYING$2,190,359
COM-TECH CONSTRUCTION INC
17827 COMMERCE DRIVEWESTFIELDIN46074CONSTRUCTION ON DOMAIN LOCATIONS$2,096,469
FRONT RANGE WIRELESS INC
7476 S EAGLE STCENTENNIALCO80112CONSTRUCTION ON DOMAIN LOCATIONS$1,220,520
SABRE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
2101 MURRAY STREETSIOUX CITYIA51111CONSTRUCTION ON DOMAIN LOCATIONS$806,879
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K17CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$92,366,903GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$92,366,903TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMEMBERSHIP DUESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$52,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$52,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$52,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$102TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$102ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$33,455OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$33,455OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$33,455TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$33,455ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$92,385,550TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$52,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$33,353ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$736,910TotalAmt
Program Services$104,001ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$632,909ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,185,561TotalAmt
Program Services$21,573,046ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,612,515ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,493,873TotalAmt
Program Services$1,233,634ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$260,239ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,507,101TotalAmt
Program Services$2,052,604ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$454,497ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,027,207TotalAmt
Program Services$1,642,038ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$385,169ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,194TotalAmt
Program Services$3,381ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$117,813ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$77,516TotalAmt
Management And General$77,516ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$48,000TotalAmt
Management And General$48,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,158,277TotalAmt
Program Services$3,615,005ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$543,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,696,010TotalAmt
Program Services$4,303,865ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$392,145ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,263,262TotalAmt
Program Services$1,608,109ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$655,153ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,766,792TotalAmt
Program Services$2,291,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$475,087ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,978,100TotalAmt
Program Services$2,825,790ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$152,310ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$278,447TotalAmt
Program Services$159,472ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$118,975ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,763,960TotalAmt
Program Services$4,430,483ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$333,477ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$395,087TotalAmt
Program Services$183,140ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$211,947ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
FREIGHT EXPENSE$400,947$389,448$11,499
EMPLOYEE TRAINING$352,568$233,883$118,685
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$79,155$30,350$48,805
RELOCATION EXPENSES$57,827$0$57,827

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,054TotalAmt
Program Services$46,910ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$124,144ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,558,848TotalAmt
Program Services$46,726,864ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,831,984ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,207,869BOYAmt
EOY$9,747,135EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,249,857BOYAmt
EOY$222,063EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$79,458BOYAmt
EOY$4,345EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$444,591BOYAmt
EOY$717,777EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$95,792,781LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$9,997,002LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,665,899BOYAmt
EOY$85,795,779EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$93,090BOYAmt
EOY$154,875EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,740,764BOYAmt
EOY$96,641,974EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,215,027BOYAmt
EOY$10,708,959EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$146,617BOYAmt
EOY$798,919EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,361,644BOYAmt
EOY$11,507,878EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,379,120BOYAmt
EOY$85,134,096EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,379,120BOYAmt
EOY$85,134,096EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,740,764BOYAmt
EOY$96,641,974EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$35,826,702ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1,071,726OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)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$22,073,632CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,209,055CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$39,770,709CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$63,729,045CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$92,366,903CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$246,149,344TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,209,055CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$39,770,709CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$63,729,045CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$92,366,903CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$246,149,344TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$246,149,344PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$167CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$453CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$472CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$102CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,444TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$246,150,788TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$283,250GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (1)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$48,000OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$48,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNEON, INC. HAS CONTRACTED WITH A FIRM TO PROVIDE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ASSISTANCE BY PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING SERVICES: 1) DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A TARGETED APPROPRIATIONS STRATEGY TO ATTRACT SUPPORT FOR NEON 2) DRAFT LETTERS TO RELEVANT MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND COMMITTEES TO ADVOCATE NEON'S OBJECTIVES 3) COORDINATE AND FACILITATE MEETINGS BETWEEN NEON AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND AGENCY OFFICIALS 4) COLLABORATE WITH OTHER LIKE-MINDED ORGANIZATIONS TO FACILITATE NEON'S PUBLIC POLICY GOALS 5) MAINTAIN COMMUNICATIONS WITH CONGRESSIONAL AND AGENCY STAFF TO MONITOR THE STATUS OF NEON'S INTERESTSExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,096,058OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$717,131DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,378,927BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,122,570OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,632,169DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,490,401BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$62,574,153OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,647,702DepreciationAmt
Book Value$60,926,451BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$85,795,779TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDEFERRED LEASESDesc
Amt$798,919Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$798,919TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$92,419,005TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$92,419,005RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$33,455OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$33,455RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$92,385,550TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$56,558,848TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$56,558,848ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$56,558,848TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:NEON IS ORGANIZED AS A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) AS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AS AN ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3), QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A)(VI), AND HAS BEEN DETERMINED NOT TO BE A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(1). NEON IS ANNUALLY REQUIRED TO FILE A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990) WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, NEON IS SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX ON NET INCOME THAT IS DERIVED FROM BUSINESS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSE. NEON HAS DETERMINED IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND HAS NOT FILED AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN (FORM 990-T) WITH THE IRS. NEON BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN AFFECTING ITS ANNUAL FILING REQUIREMENTS, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. NEON WOULD RECOGNIZE FUTURE ACCRUED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS AND LIABILITIES IN INCOME TAX EXPENSE IF SUCH INTEREST AND PENALTIES WERE TO BE INCURRED.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:LOSS ON ASSET DISPOSAL INCLUDED IN REVENUE ON FORM 990 -33,455.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RUSS LEA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$290,758$0$0$0$5,885$0$39,842$0$21,687$0$358,172$0$0$0
CHARLENE LAUS
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$204,388$0$0$0$447$0$33,897$0$22,409$0$261,141$0$0$0
ROBIN MARTIN
CHIEF OF HUMAN RESOURCES$202,255$0$0$0$837$0$31,660$0$21,809$0$256,561$0$0$0
WENDY GRAM
CHIEF OF EDUCATION AND PUB$194,639$0$0$0$271$0$29,523$0$16,192$0$240,625$0$0$0
DAVE TAZIK
DIR OF BIOLOGY ECOLOGY/ENV$174,853$0$0$0$992$0$33,012$0$2,798$0$211,655$0$0$0
SCOTT OLINGER
OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR (THRU 8/2014)$190,161$0$0$0$278$0$11,487$0$6,863$0$208,789$0$0$0
JAVIER MARTI-CANALES
DEPUTY PROJECT MANAGER$205,197$0$0$0$266$0$12,438$0$20,745$0$238,646$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS: ANY SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND/OR RESEARCH INSTITUTION THAT IS INTERESTED IN PROMOTING THE PURPOSES AND ACTIVITIES OF NEON, THAT IS ELECTED BY THE BOARD AND THAT PAYS THE INITIATION FEES, MEMBERSHIP DUES, AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS SPECIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR VOTING MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF TWO GROUPS: THE MEMBERSHIP GROUP AND THE AT-LARGE GROUP. A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL CONSIST OF AT-LARGE GROUP DIRECTORS. APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD (1/3) OF THE DIRECTORS OF EACH GROUP SHALL BE ELECTED OR APPOINTED EACH YEAR. DIRECTORS IN THE MEMBERSHIP GROUP SHALL BE ELECTED OR APPOINTED BY THE VOTING MEMBERS FROM THE SLATE OF NOMINEES PUT FORWARD EACH YEAR BY THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. DIRECTORS IN THE AT-LARGE GROUP SHALL BE ELECTED OR APPOINTED BY THE DIRECTORS THEN IN OFFICE (INCLUDING DIRECTORS IN THE MEMBERSHIP AND AT-LARGE GROUPS WHOSE TERMS ARE SET TO EXPIRE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING) FROM THE SLATE OF NOMINEES PUT FORWARD EACH YEAR BY THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BCOMMITTEE MEETINGS ARE MORE INFORMATIVE IN NATURE AND NOT USED FOR DECISION-MAKING PURPOSES. SINCE DECISIONS ARE NOT MADE AND ACTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN AT THESE MEETINGS, THERE IS NO NEED FOR DOCUMENTATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11AFTER THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED, THE CONTROLLER REVIEWS THE RETURN AND SENDS IT FOR APPROVAL BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER. ONCE APPROVED, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SENDS THE RETURN TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL. ONCE FINALIZED, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SIGNS THE RETURN BEFORE FILING. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SIGNING AND FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL EMPLOYEES AND BOARD OF DIRECTOR MEMBERS ARE COVERED BY THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. ALL EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT UPON INITIAL HIRE AND THEN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCOVERED OR REPORTED ARE ESCALATED TO NEON'S CEO AND MAY RESULT IN TERMINATION OR RECUSAL OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS, AS APPROPRIATE. FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY REPORT ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST MAY ALSO RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION. FOR THE CURRENT TAX YEAR NO CONFLICT OF INTEREST SITUATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OR DISCOVERED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15NEON UTILIZES THE MOST RELEVANT OUTSIDE COMPENSATION DATA AVAILABLE (DEFINED BY THE INDUSTRIES AND REGIONS IN WHICH WE COMPETE FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS, INCLUDING DATA FROM SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS) TO GUIDE COMPENSATION STRATEGIES, SALARY RANGES AND TO GUIDE INDIVIDUAL SALARY OFFERS. SUCH MARKET COMPENSATION DATA WAS UTILIZED TO FORM THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOR TOP OFFICERS PRIOR TO EXTENDING OFFERS OF EMPLOYMENT. MARKET COMPENSATION DATA IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY TO ASSURE THAT COMPENSATION LEVELS ARE APPROPRIATE. CONTEMPORANEOUS MARKET COMPENSATION DATA IS RETAINED FOR THE KEY OFFICER POSITIONS (CEO, CFO, AND COO) ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. NEON'S INDEPENDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS (CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE) REVIEWS AND ANALYZES MARKET DATA AND TRENDS TO SET AND ADJUST OFFICER SALARIES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST COMPLETED IN 2014.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AS WELL AS UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:IMPAIRMENT LOSS -1,071,726.

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