TMT OBSERVATORY CORPORATION: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: TMT OBSERVATORY CORPORATION (EIN 20-0988966)
Tax period: 2010-10-01 to 2011-09-30
Filed: 2012-07-24
IRS object ID: 201202069349300760
Schema version: 2010v3.7
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-07-24T12:40:01-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	125 High Street	AddressLine1
City	Boston	City
State	MA	State
ZIP Code	02110	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	200988966	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TMT OBSERVATORY CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	TMTO	NameControl
Phone	6263951610	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1111 SOUTH ARROYO PARKWAY	AddressLine1
City	PASADENA	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	91105	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	EDWARD STONE	Name
Title	VICE CHAIRMAN	Title
Date Signed	2012-07-23	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6175305000	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	EDWARD STONE	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1111 SO ARROYO PKWY STE 200	AddressLine1
City	PASADENA	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	91105	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	15001104	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.TMT.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2004	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	CA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	6	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	6	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	30	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	12987223	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	15000000	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	0	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	1579	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1104	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	0	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	12988802	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	15001104	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	59000	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	64521	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	5939779	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	6233387	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	10416037	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	9835898	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	16414816	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	16133806	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-3426014	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-1132702	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	11961829	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	11088199	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	2877948	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	3137020	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	9083881	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	7951179	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	14452258	Expense
Grants	64521	Grants
Revenue	0	Revenue
Description	SEE SCHEDULE O	Description
Total Program Service Expense	14452258	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	true	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	true	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	30	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	6	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	6	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	true	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	true	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	true	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	DAVID GOODMAN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6263951610	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1111 SOUTH ARROYO PARKWAY SUITE 20	AddressLine1
City	PASADENA	City
State	CA	State
ZIP Code	91105	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Key EmployeeKeyEmployee	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
DR EDWARD C STONE
VICE-CHAIRMAN	4.0	X	X	0	0	0
DR MICHAEL BOLTE
DIRECTOR	4.0	X		0	0	0
DR STEVEN OLSEN
TREASURER (UNTIL 8/22/11)	4.0	X		0	0	0
DR HENRY YANG
CHAIRMAN	4.0	X	X	0	0	0
DR B THOMAS SOIFER
DIRECTOR	4.0	X		0	0	0
DR RICHARD ELLIS
DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/1/11)	4.0	X		0	0	0
NATHAN BROSTROM
TREASURER (AS OF 8/22/11)	4.0	X	X	0	0	0
ANN MARTIN
SECRETARY (AS OF 2/11)	4.0		X	0	0	0
STACEY SCOVILLE
SECRETARY (UNTIL 2/11)	4.0		X	0	0	0
DAVID GOODMAN
BUSINESS MANAGER	40.0			177954	0	29509	X
DR GARY SANDERS
PROJECT MANAGER	40.0			231465	0	42636	X
ERIC WILLIAMS
TELESCOPE OPTICS GROUP LEADER	40.0			202555	0	42747		X
LARRY STEPP
TELESCOPE DEPARTMENT HEAD	40.0			215613	0	41587		X
MARK SIROTA
TELESCOPE CONTROL GROUP LEADER	40.0			190620	0	43348		X
PETER GRAY
ASSISTANT PROJECT MANAGER	40.0			181717	0	27487		X
BRENT ELLERBROEK
INSTRUMENTATION DPT HEAD	40.0			170864	0	56308		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1370788	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	283622	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	20	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
111 FRANKLIN ST 12TH FL	OAKLAND	CA	946075200	SCIENTIFIC SERVICES	3200201
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
1200 E CALIFORNIA BLVD	PASADENA	CA	91125	SCIENTIFIC SERVICES	2298500
ITT SPACE SYSTEMS DIVISION
1447 ST PAUL ST PO BOX 60488	ROCHESTER	NY	146060488	ENGINEERING	507974
M3 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY CORP
2051 W SUNSET RD SUITE 101	TUCSON	AZ	85704	ENGINEERING	474311
L3 COMMUNICATIONS - OPTICAL SYSTEMS
4040 LAKESIDE DRIVE	RICHMOND	CA	94806	ENGINEERING	456080

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	11	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	15000000	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	15000000	TotalContributions
Total Program Service Revenue	0	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1104	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,104	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

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

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

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

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

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

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

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

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

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

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

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

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	15001104	TotalRevenueColumn
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$1,104	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	64521	Total
Program Services	64521	ProgramServices

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	416421	Total
Program Services	236465	ProgramServices
Management And General	179956	ManagementAndGeneral

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4528585	Total
Program Services	3923583	ProgramServices
Management And General	605002	ManagementAndGeneral

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	527409	Total
Program Services	470565	ProgramServices
Management And General	56844	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	390295	Total
Program Services	270510	ProgramServices
Management And General	119785	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	370677	Total
Program Services	311837	ProgramServices
Management And General	58840	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	301592	Total
Program Services	182376	ProgramServices
Management And General	119216	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	145940	Total
Management And General	145940	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1489629	Total
Program Services	1487044	ProgramServices
Management And General	2585	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	492667	Total
Program Services	286148	ProgramServices
Management And General	206519	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	154838	Total
Program Services	154838	ProgramServices

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	361374	Total
Program Services	361374	ProgramServices

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	641933	Total
Program Services	580461	ProgramServices
Management And General	61472	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	142703	Total
Program Services	64711	ProgramServices
Management And General	77992	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	207394	Total
Program Services	207394	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	97853	Total
Program Services	97853	ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
SUBCONTRACTS	3196207	3188472	7735
JPL RELATED EXPENSES	2298500	2298500
FEES	87855	83657	4198
MOVING EXPENSE	28910	26848	2062
WRITE-OFF OF EQUIPMENT	52330	52330

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	136173	Total
Program Services	102771	ProgramServices
Management And General	33402	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	16133806	Total
Program Services	14452258	ProgramServices
Management And General	1681548	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11284743	BOY
EOY	10150621	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	68695	BOY
EOY	37538	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1577882	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	677928	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	608296	BOY
EOY	899954	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	95	BOY
EOY	86	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11961829	BOY
EOY	11088199	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1126562	BOY
EOY	1178321	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1751386	BOY
EOY	1958699	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2877948	BOY
EOY	3137020	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9083881	BOY
EOY	7951179	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9083881	BOY
EOY	7951179	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	11961829	BOY
EOY	11088199	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-1132702	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	11919588	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	9321411	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	21240718	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	12987223	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	15000000	CurrentTaxYear
Total	70468940	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	11919588	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	9321411	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	21240718	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	12987223	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	15000000	CurrentTaxYear
Total	70468940	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	70468940	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	395815	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	491608	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	126039	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1579	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1104	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1016145	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	513	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	0	CurrentTaxYear
Total	513	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	71485598	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.98578	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.97655	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbying
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbying
Total Lobbying Expenditures		TotalLobbyingExpenditures
Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures		OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures
Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures		TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures
Lobbying Nontaxable		LobbyingNontaxableAmount
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableAmount
Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx		TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx
Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx		TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislators
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	true	OtherActivities
Other Activities	$16,954	OtherActivitiesAmount
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	16954	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	LOBBYING ACTIVITIES EXPLANATION	Identifier
Explanation	SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1I REPRESENTATIVE(S) OF TMT OBSERVATORY CORPORATION (TMT) MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COURSE OF NECESSARY COMMUNICATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND INFORMATIONAL PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES MAY, FROM TIME TO TIME, ENGAGE IN COMMUNICATION WHICH MAY BE CONSIDERED TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION. TOTAL LOBBYING EXPENDITURES REPORTED INCLUDE THE TOTAL OF TRAVEL PAID FOR BY TMT FOR ITS REPRESENTATIVE(S) THAT MAY POTENTIALLY HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP TO LOBBYING.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmts
Held Works Of Art Amts		HeldWorksOfArtAmts
Land		Land
Buildings		Buildings

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	325898	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	59748	Depreciation
Book Value	266150	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1251984	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	618180	Depreciation
Book Value	633804	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildings
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	899954	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Federal Income Tax Liability	0	FederalIncomeTaxLiability

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	TECHNOLOGY	Description
Amount	$1,958,699	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	1958699	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	15001104	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	16133806	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-1132702	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-1132702	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	15001104	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal	15001104	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	15001104	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	16133806	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal	16133806	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	16133806	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SCHEDULE D, PART X	Identifier
Return Reference	THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DID NOT REPORT A FIN 48 LIABILITY.	ReturnReference

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Region	North America	Region
Number Of Offices	1	NumberOfOffices
Number Of Employees	3	NumberOfEmployees
Type Of Activities Conducted	Program Services	TypeOfActivitiesConducted
Specific Services Provided	ENGINEERING SERVICES	SpecificServicesProvided
Total Expenditures	364293	TotalExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices	1	SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees	3	SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices	1	TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees	3	TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	364293	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent	364293	TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	false	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Schedule F, Part I, LINE 3, Column (f)	Identifier
Return Reference	Foreign expenditures are tracked separately in the organization's	ReturnReference
Explanation	general ledger.	Explanation

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	Address Line2AddressUS/AddressLine2
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board
117 Keawe St 107	Hilo	HI	967202811	990227270	501(c)(3)	7000	Outreach support
Friends of the Future
PO Box 2655	Kamulea	HI	96743	990296604	501(c)(3)	7500	Outreach support
University of Hawaii
2530 Dole St	Honolulu	HI	96822	996000354	115	20021	Outreach support	SAKAMAKI D-200
WAIAKEA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION
155 W KAWILI STREET	HILO	HI	96720	201282904	501(C)(3)	20000	OUTREACH SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	3	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	1	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2	Identifier
Explanation	TMT PROVIDES GRANT FUNDING FOR OUTREACH EFFORTS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. TMT RECEIVES REPORTS FROM GRANT RECIPIENTS TO MONITOR THE USE OF THESE AWARD FUNDS DURING AND AT THE END OF THE FUNDED PROJECT.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (7 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
DAVID GOODMAN
177560	0	0	0	394	0	26993	0	2516	0	207463	0	0	0
DR GARY SANDERS
214324	0	0	0	17141	0	36476	0	6160	0	274101	0	0	0
ERIC WILLIAMS
202098	0	0	0	457	0	25080	0	17667	0	245302	0	0	0
LARRY STEPP
214581	0	0	0	1032	0	32620	0	8967	0	257200	0	0	0
MARK SIROTA
189841	0	0	0	779	0	23868	0	19480	0	233968	0	0	0
PETER GRAY
181717	0	0	0	0	0	21970	0	5517	0	209204	0	0	0
BRENT ELLERBROEK
170801	0	0	0	63	0	27635	0	28673	0	227172	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	SCHEDULE J, PART II	Identifier
Explanation	GARY SANDERS RECEIVED A FORM W-2 FROM THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2010. TMT OBSERVATORY CORPORATION REIMBURSES CALTECH FOR HIS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	Organization's Mission	Identifier
Return Reference	Form 990, Part III, Line 1	ReturnReference
Explanation	TMT OBSERVATORY CORPORATION (TMT) IS A NONPROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION FOUNDED BY THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UC) AND CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CALTECH), HEREINAFTER COLLECTIVELY "FOUNDING MEMBERS" AND WAS ORIGINALLY INCORPORATED AS THE "CELT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION" ON OCTOBER 30, 2003. THE FOUNDING MEMBERS ESTABLISHED TMT FOR THE INITIAL PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING THE DESIGN OF A GIANT SEGMENTED MIRROR TELESCOPE, THE THIRTY METER TELESCOPE, WITH THE POTENTIAL OF CONSTRUCTING, COMMISSIONING AND OPERATING AN OBSERVATORY. IN ADDITION TO THE GOALS AND MISSIONS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, TMT WILL FOSTER SCIENTIFIC INTERACTION BETWEEN EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS TO FURTHER COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY. Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS DIRECTOR, DR. HENRY YANG, IS CHANCELLOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA. DIRECTORS, DR. MICHAEL BOLTE AND DR. STEVEN OLSEN, AND TREASURER, NATHAN BROSTROM, ARE EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA. FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 6 AND 7 MEMBERS TMT HAS TWO MEMBERS UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA (UC) AND CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (CALTECH). MEMBERS APPOINT REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B PROCESS USED BY THE ORGANIZATION TO REVIEW FORM 990 WORKING WITH PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, LLP ("PWC"), THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED. THE FORM 990 IS THEN REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT 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 CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, TMT OBSERVATORY CORPORATION ("TMT") DISTRIBUTES CONFLICT OF INTEREST LETTERS WHICH THE BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY 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 15 PROCESS TO DETERMINING COMPENSATION TMT HAS AN EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THAT ANNUALLY REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S KEY EMPLOYEES by analyzing comparable data. THE COMMITTEE'S DELIBERATIONS ARE DOCUMENTED. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII Beginning June 2011, Ann MARTIN became an employee of TMT and works 10 hours a week in her position.	Explanation