BALTIMORE UNDERGROUND SCIENCE SPACE

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $178K · expenses $196K · assets $104K

EIN
46-0738285
Address
101 N HAVEN ST STE 105, BALTIMORE, MD 21224-1635
Website
bugssonline.org
NTEE code
B28
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2015 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2015 IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
thomas burkett (its 2014 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2014 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

See page 1, Part I, 1.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Joel Tyson director2021-2025 $11,389$16,876 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Thomas Burkett president2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Linda Saffer secretary2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Michael Johnson treasurer2020-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Lisa Scheifele executive director2020-2025 20 $0 reported 1
Nina Rajpurohit director2021-2025 5 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Bonn director2025 5 $0 reported 1
Benjamin Wolfson director2025 5 $0 reported 1
Anne Hamburger (former) director2020-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Jennifer Winters (former) director2020-2022 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $11K · 3 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joel Tyson director5 $11,389$0$0 $11,3891
Thomas Burkett president5 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Saffer secretary5 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Johnson treasurer5 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Scheifele executive director20 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer Bonn director5 $0$0$0 $01
Nina Rajpurohit director5 $0$0$0 $01
Benjamin Wolfson director5 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $840 · 3 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joel Tyson director4 $840$0$0 $8401
Thomas Burkett president2 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Saffer secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Johnson treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Scheifele executive director15 $0$0$0 $01
Anne Hamburger director0 $0$0$0 $01
Nina Rajpurohit director0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $1K · 3 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joel Tyson director4 $1,047$0$0 $1,0471
Thomas Burkett president2 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Saffer secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Johnson treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Anne Hamburger director0 $0$0$0 $01
Nina Rajpurohit director0 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Scheifele executive director15 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $1K · 2 employees · 80 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joel Tyson director4 $1,200$0$0 $1,2001
Thomas J Burkett president2 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Saffer secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Johnson treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Scheifele executive director15 $0$0$0 $01
Anne Hamburger director0 $0$0$0 $01
Nina Rajpurohit director0 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer Winters director0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $2K · 1 employee · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joel Tyson director1 $2,400$0$0 $2,4001
Thomas Burkett president2 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Saffer secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Johnson treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Scheifele director10 $0$0$0 $01
Anne Hamburger director1 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer Winters director1 $0$0$0 $01
Nina Rajpurohit director1 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · none paid · 1 employee · 75 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Thomas J Burkett PhD president2 $0$0$0 $01
Linda Saffer secretary1 $0$0$0 $01
Michael Johnson treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
Anne Hamburger director1 $0$0$0 $01
Lisa Scheifele PhD director10 $0$0$0 $01
Jennifer Winters director1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$177,995$195,616 $103,910$47,780 $143,086$26,598 $11,389380
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$194,664$178,666 $139,970$63,455 $153,577$41,087 $840380
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,272$130,113 $51,314$47,457 $94,860$20,003 $0380
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$87,236$125,059 $60,346$54,847 $43,746$12,391 $1,200280
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$202,106$132,556 $100,638$91,830 $2,967$170,338 $2,40010
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,808$50,670 $28,173$22,131 $24,799$27,028 $0175

Funders of this organization

6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $667,758 in all, tax years 2015 to 2025. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
BALTIMORE CHILDREN AND YOUTH FUND INC Public charity Exact 2021, 2023-2024 4$267,500 2024$55,000
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ROBERT W DEUTSCH FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Baltimore Underground Science Space”, “BALTIMORE UNDERGROUND SCIENCE SPACE” 2015-2018 6$237,500 2018$50,000
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THE ABELL FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BALTIMORE UNDERGROUND SCIENCE SPACE” 2021 1$137,000 2021$137,000
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FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Baltimore Underground Science Space” 2021 1$24,000 2021$24,000
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WIESSNER FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BALTIMORE UNDERGROUND SCIENCE SPACE” 2025 1$1,700 2025$1,700
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BALTIMORE UNDERGROUND SCIENCE SPACE” 2020-2023 4$58 2023$18
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2025 · Form 990 · $195,616 spent · pay $14,758 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)supplies $65,216$61,403$3,813$0 33.3%
Occupancy $40,706$0$40,706$0 20.8%
Other (as described)stipends $25,298$24,560$738$0 12.9%
All other expenses $20,736$15,691$5,045$0 10.6%
Other (as described)registrations $14,565$14,565$0$0 7.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $11,389$0$11,389$0 5.8%
Other (as described)utilities $5,073$0$5,073$0 2.6%
Advertising and promotion $3,402$2,272$1,130$0 1.7%
Depreciation and depletion $2,605$0$2,605$0 1.3%
Other salaries and wages $2,320$0$2,320$0 1.2%
Insurance $1,728$0$1,728$0 0.9%
Fees: accounting $1,410$0$1,410$0 0.7%
Payroll taxes $1,049$0$1,049$0 0.5%
Office expenses $119$0$119$0 0.1%
Total$195,616100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $178,666 spent · pay $3,763 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)supplies $58,694$56,865$1,829$0 32.9%
Other (as described)stipends $43,442$42,900$542$0 24.3%
Occupancy $39,994$0$39,994$0 22.4%
Other (as described)registrations $10,230$10,230$0$0 5.7%
All other expenses $8,059$2,613$5,446$0 4.5%
Other (as described)utilities $4,846$0$4,846$0 2.7%
Insurance $4,079$0$4,079$0 2.3%
Other salaries and wages $2,650$0$2,650$0 1.5%
Fees: accounting $2,315$0$2,315$0 1.3%
Depreciation and depletion $2,138$0$2,138$0 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $1,094$190$904$0 0.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $840$0$840$0 0.5%
Payroll taxes $273$0$273$0 0.2%
Office expenses $12$0$12$0 0.0%
Total$178,666100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $130,113 spent · pay $2,943 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)supplies $41,169$41,169$0$0 31.6%
Occupancy $37,896$0$37,896$0 29.1%
Other (as described)stipends $17,400$17,400$0$0 13.4%
All other expenses $13,767$0$13,767$0 10.6%
Other (as described)registrations $8,750$8,750$0$0 6.7%
Other salaries and wages $2,610$1,714$896- 2.0%
Depreciation and depletion $2,138$0$2,138$0 1.6%
Insurance $2,010$0$2,010$0 1.5%
Other (as described)professional fees $1,885$1,885$0$0 1.4%
Fees: accounting $1,276$0$1,276$0 1.0%
Advertising and promotion $781$0$781$0 0.6%
Payroll taxes $333$333$0$0 0.3%
Office expenses $98$0$98$0 0.1%
Total$130,113100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $125,059 spent · pay $2,002 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)supplies $60,843$38,221$22,622$0 48.7%
Occupancy $37,252$0$37,252$0 29.8%
Other (as described)registrations $10,825$10,325$500$0 8.7%
Other (as described)utilities $3,519$0$3,519$0 2.8%
All other expenses $2,296$289$2,007$0 1.8%
Insurance $2,165$0$2,165$0 1.7%
Depreciation and depletion $2,114$0$2,114$0 1.7%
Other (as described)internet $1,839$0$1,839$0 1.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $1,200$0$1,200$0 1.0%
Fees: accounting $1,023$0$1,023$0 0.8%
Advertising and promotion $963$52$911$0 0.8%
Other salaries and wages $660$0$660$0 0.5%
Office expenses $218$0$218$0 0.2%
Payroll taxes $142$0$142$0 0.1%
Total$125,059100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $132,556 spent · pay $2,584 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
All other expenses $89,238$89,238$0$0 67.3%
Occupancy $35,567$26,278$9,289$0 26.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $2,400$2,400$0$0 1.8%
Insurance $2,240$0$2,240$0 1.7%
Depreciation and depletion $1,741$0$1,741$0 1.3%
Fees: accounting $1,007$0$1,007$0 0.8%
Payroll taxes $184$184$0$0 0.1%
Office expenses $101$0$101$0 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $78$78$0$0 0.1%
Total$132,556100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $50,670 spent · pay $1,534 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Occupancy $34,691$31,000$3,691$0 68.5%
Other (as described)other $3,491$2,000$1,491$0 6.9%
Other (as described)utilities $3,322$2,000$1,322$0 6.6%
Other (as described)supplies $3,223$2,223$1,000$0 6.4%
Other (as described)internet $1,802$132$1,670$0 3.6%
Insurance $1,587$0$1,587$0 3.1%
Other salaries and wages $1,425$1,425$0$0 2.8%
Fees: accounting $1,020$0$1,020$0 2.0%
Payroll taxes $109$0$109$0 0.2%
Total$50,670100%

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