AEROJET ROCKETDYNE FOUNDATION

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2023 · Form 990PF · revenue $475K · expenses $309K · assets $0

EIN
68-0441559
Address
1025 W NASA BLVD A-12H, MELBOURNE, FL 32919
Website
HTTP://WWW.AEROJETROCKETDYNE.COM/FOUNDATION
NTEE code
T21 Corporate Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) inferred (by a small language model from the name and 990 text, confidence 0.70; not an IRS classification)
FURP topic
girls boys: girls · girls boys: girl scouts · launch: space · science: research education · space: outer · women: issues (from its 990 text; the topic index)
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Sara E Minnehan (former) EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2016-2020 $62,115$308,761 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

25 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
Ken Bedingfield TREASURER2023 1 $0 reported 2
Scott Mikuen SECRETARY2022-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Carmen Robertson PRESIDENT2022-2023 1 $0 reported 2
Mel Rakita DIRECTOR2023 1 $0 reported 2
Kelly Anderson (former) Dir, Pres2018-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Daidone (former) Dir2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
John Jackson (former) Dir, Sec2018-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Chandra McCulley-Hooker (former) Dir2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Al Oishi (former) Dir, Treas2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Kenneth J Panos (former) Dir2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Radley (former) Dir2018-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Melanie Rakita (former) Dir, VP2022 1 $0 reported 1
John Schneider (former) Dir, VP2015-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Cecilia Showalter (former) Dir2021-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Michelle Turner (former) Dir, Treas2022 1 $0 reported 2
Andreas Wagner (former) Dir, Sec2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Arjun Kampani (former) Dir, VP2016-2021 1 $0 reported 1
John Schumacher (former) Dir, Pres2015-2021 1 $0 reported 1
David A Fox (former) Dir2015-2020 1 $0 reported 1
David Hatch (former) Dir2015-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Natalie K Schilling (former) Dir2017-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Rob Shenton (former) Dir2015-2018 1 $0 reported 1
Christine B Cooley (former) Dir, Sec2015-2017 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Conley (former) Dir, Sec, VP2015-2016 1 $0 reported 1
Roger M Myers (former) Dir2015 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CARMEN ROBERTSON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
KEN BEDINGFIELD TREASURER1 $0-$0 $02
SCOTT MIKUEN SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $02
MEL RAKITA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2022 · 14 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kelly Anderson Dir, Pres1 $0-$0 $01
Robert Daidone Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Jackson Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
Chandra McCulley-Hooker Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Scott Mikuen Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $02
Al Oishi Dir, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
Kenneth J Panos Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Radley Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Melanie Rakita Dir, VP1 $0-$0 $01
Carmen Robertson Dir, VP1 $0-$0 $02
John Schneider Dir, VP1 $0-$0 $01
Cecilia Showalter Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Michelle Turner Dir, Treas1 $0-$0 $02
Andreas Wagner Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 12 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Kelly Anderson Dir, Treas, Pres1 $0-$0 $01
Robert Daidone Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Jackson Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
Arjun Kampani Dir, VP1 $0-$0 $01
Chandra McCulley-Hooker Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Al Oishi Dir, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
Kenneth J Panos Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Radley Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Schneider Dir, Sec, VP1 $0-$0 $01
John Schumacher Dir, Pres1 $0-$0 $01
Cecilia Showalter Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Andreas Wagner Dir1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $62K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARA E MINNEHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $62,115-$0 $62,1151
Kelly Anderson Dir, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
Robert Daidone Dir1 $0-$0 $01
David A Fox Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Jackson Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Arjun Kampani Dir, VP1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Radley Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Schneider Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
John Schumacher Dir, Pres1 $0-$0 $01
Andreas Wagner Dir1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 12 people listed · 1 paid, $65K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARA E MINNEHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $64,558-- $64,5581
Kelly Anderson Dir, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
Robert Daidone Dir1 $0-$0 $01
David A Fox Dir, Treas*1 $0-$0 $01
David Hatch Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Jackson Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Arjun Kampani Dir, VP1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Radley Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Natalie K Schilling Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Schneider Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
John Schumacher Dir, Pres1 $0-$0 $01
Andreas Wagner Dir1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 11 people listed · 1 paid, $64K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARA E MINNEHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $63,939-- $63,9391
Kelly Anderson Dir1 $0-$0 $01
David A Fox Dir, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
David Hatch Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Jackson Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Arjun Kampani Dir, VP1 $0-$0 $01
Chris Radley Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Natalie K Schilling Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Schneider Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
John Schumacher Dir, Pres1 $0-$0 $01
Rob Shenton Dir1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $59K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARA E MINNEHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $58,602-- $58,6021
Christine B Cooley Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
David A Fox Dir, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
David Hatch Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Arjun Kampani Dir, VP1 $0-$0 $01
Natalie K Schilling Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Schneider Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
John Schumacher Dir, Pres1 $0-$0 $01
Rob Shenton Dir1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $60K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARA E MINNEHAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20 $59,547-- $59,5471
Chris Conley Dir, Sec, VP1 $0-$0 $01
Christine B Cooley Dir, Sec1 $0-$0 $01
David A Fox Dir, Treas1 $0-$0 $01
David Hatch Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Arjun Kampani Dir, VP1 $0-$0 $01
John Schneider Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Schumacher Dir, Pres1 $0-$0 $01
Rob Shenton Dir1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Chris Conley VP / Dir / Sec1 $0-$0 $01
Christine B Cooley Dir1 $0-$0 $01
David A Fox Dir / Treas1 $0-$0 $01
David Hatch Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Roger M Myers Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Schneider Dir1 $0-$0 $01
John Schumacher Pres / Dir1 $0-$0 $01
Rob Shenton Dir1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2023 · 2 contractors · $70K
NameLocationServicePaid
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLCBOSTON, MAINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$52,189
AEROJET-GENERAL CORPORATIONSACRAMENTO, CAFOUNDATION MANAGEMENT$17,612
2022 · 2 contractors · $196K
NameLocationServicePaid
JP Morgan securities llcBOSTON, MAInvestment Mgmt$106,009
Aerojet-General CorporationSacramento, CAFoundation mgmt$89,669
2021 · 1 contractor · $109K
NameLocationServicePaid
JP Morgan Securities LLCBOSTON, MAInvestment Mgmt$109,092
2020 · 1 contractor · $124K
NameLocationServicePaid
JP Morgan Securities LLCBOSTON, MAInvestment Mgmt$124,170
2019 · 1 contractor · $102K
NameLocationServicePaid
JP Morgan securities llcBOSTON, MAInvestment Mgmt$101,983
2018 · 1 contractor · $100K
NameLocationServicePaid
JP Morgan Securities LLCBOSTON, MAInvestment Mgmt$99,787
2017 · 1 contractor · $110K
NameLocationServicePaid
JP Morgan securities llcBOSTON, MAInvestment mgmt$109,693
2016 · 1 contractor · $65K
NameLocationServicePaid
Morgan StanleyBOSTON, MAInvestment Mgmt$64,617
2015 · 1 contractor · $68K
NameLocationServicePaid
Morgan StanleyBOSTON, MAInvestment mgmt$68,083

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2023 · 13 grants to organizations · $219K
2022 · 241 grants to organizations · $527K
2021 · 232 grants to organizations · $1.5M
2020 · 276 grants to organizations · $640K
2019 · 273 grants to organizations · $824K
2018 · 265 grants to organizations · $639K
2017 · 248 grants to organizations · $464K
2016 · 310 grants to organizations · $331K
2015 · 326 grants to organizations · $281K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2018 · 2 contributors · $17K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 DonateWell Person N Charleston, SC $10,203- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2 United Way Worldwide Person Alexandra, VA $6,870- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

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
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-04-12 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$475,069$309,118 $0$0 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$162,004$728,354 $11,727,066$11,727,066 $4,810- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$896,190$1,654,374 $12,292,416$12,292,416 $5,348- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$854,184$833,576 $13,049,600$13,049,600 $8,097- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$475,732$998,768 $13,028,992$13,028,992 $7,135- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$601,634$819,394 $13,552,028$13,552,028 $17,289- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,421,869$659,159 $13,769,788$13,769,788 $6,767- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
-$701,678$466,734 $13,007,078$13,007,078 $5,211- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-11-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$354,164$426,375 $14,175,490$14,175,490 $8,560- $0--

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $18,469 in all, tax years 2017 to 2019. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND $18,4693 $6,6732019 2017-2019 DAF sponsor Exact
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990PF · $309,118 spent · pay $0 · grants $218,558 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $218,558 70.7%
Fees: other professional $69,801 22.6%
Fees: accounting $18,018 5.8%
Taxes $2,504 0.8%
Other expenses $237 0.1%
Total$309,118100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $728,354 spent · pay $0 · grants $526,720 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $526,720 72.3%
Fees: other professional $195,678 26.9%
Taxes $5,406 0.7%
Other expenses $550 0.1%
Total$728,354100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $1,654,374 spent · pay $25,328 · grants $1,506,794 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $1,506,794 91.1%
Fees: other professional $109,092 6.6%
Other salaries and wages $25,328 1.5%
Taxes $11,653 0.7%
Other expenses $1,507 0.1%
Total$1,654,374100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $833,576 spent · pay $62,115 · grants $640,286 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $640,286 76.8%
Fees: other professional $124,170 14.9%
Other salaries and wages $62,115 7.5%
Taxes $6,586 0.8%
Other expenses $419 0.1%
Total$833,576100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $998,768 spent · pay $64,558 · grants $823,684 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $823,684 82.5%
Fees: other professional $101,983 10.2%
Other salaries and wages $64,558 6.5%
Taxes $7,825 0.8%
Other expenses $718 0.1%
Total$998,768100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $819,394 spent · pay $63,939 · grants $639,312 · events $4,027
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $639,312 78.0%
Fees: other professional $99,787 12.2%
Other salaries and wages $63,939 7.8%
Taxes $11,455 1.4%
Travel, conferences and meetings $4,027 0.5%
Other expenses $874 0.1%
Total$819,394100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $659,159 spent · pay $58,602 · grants $464,341 · events $2,282
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $464,341 70.4%
Fees: other professional $109,693 16.6%
Other salaries and wages $58,602 8.9%
Taxes $23,192 3.5%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,282 0.3%
Other expenses $1,049 0.2%
Total$659,159100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $466,734 spent · pay $59,547 · grants $330,841 · events $2,126
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $330,841 70.9%
Fees: other professional $64,617 13.8%
Other salaries and wages $59,547 12.8%
Taxes $9,300 2.0%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,126 0.5%
Other expenses $303 0.1%
Total$466,734100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $426,375 spent · pay $49,422 · grants $280,725 · events $2,374
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $280,725 65.8%
Fees: other professional $77,854 18.3%
Other salaries and wages $49,422 11.6%
Other expenses $11,400 2.7%
Taxes $4,600 1.1%
Travel, conferences and meetings $2,374 0.6%
Total$426,375100%

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