Totals
- Total revenue
- $998,789
- Total expenses
- $1,202,045
- Contributions and grants received
- $159,000
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $839,023
- Investment income
- $766
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $723,749
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $32,593
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $691,156
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,142,166
- Management and general expenses
- $34,987
- Fundraising expenses
- $24,892
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,142,166
Program services were 95.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$159,000
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2a · Program service revenue: LAUNCH AND RELATED
total $839,023 · related or exempt $839,023
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3 · Investment income
total $766 · unrelated business $766
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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11a · Fees: management
total $91,667 · program services $91,667
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $17,057 · program services $17,057
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13 · Office expenses
total $29,261 · program services $8,836 · management and general $19,548 · fundraising $877
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14 · Information technology
total $4,049 · management and general $4,049
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17 · Travel
total $75,587 · program services $73,375 · fundraising $2,212
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,019 · fundraising $2,019
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24a · Other expenses: DIRECT EXPENSE TRANSFER
total $720,000 · program services $720,000
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24b · Other expenses: DIRECT EXPENSES
total $134,629 · program services $114,845 · fundraising $19,784
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24c · Other expenses: APPEARANCE FEE
total $49,750 · program services $49,750
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24d · Other expenses: DIRECT CONTRACTORS
total $43,735 · program services $43,735
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24e · All other expenses
total $34,291 · program services $22,901 · management and general $11,390
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $969,912 · end of year $723,749
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $75,500 · end of year $32,593
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year $894,412 · end of year $691,156
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
HIGHER ORBITS IS A NON-PROFIT WITH THE MISSION TO INSPIRE AND ENGAGE HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS THROUGH THE USE OF SPACEFLIGHT, IN HANDS-ON, PROJECT BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATH (STEAM) AND PREPARE THEM FOR FUTURE ACADEMIC AND CAREER SUCCESS BY BUILDING CONFIDENCE, PERSEVERANCE, TEAMWORK, LEADERSHIP, CRITICAL THINKING, CREATIVITY, AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS.
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GO FOR LAUNCH! IS A MULTIDAY PROGRAM THAT USES SPACE EXPLORATION AS A PLATFORM TO LAUNCH STUDENT INVOLVEMENT IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH (STEM), STEAM (ART), TEAMWORK, COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP. THIS PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO REACH HIGH SCHOOL-AGED STUDENTS.
Expenses $1,142,166 · Revenue $261,534
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Austin BraunAUSTIN BRAUN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jason ArtnerJASON ARTNER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jenni GinsburgJENNI GINSBURG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kim DespainKIM DESPAIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marissa GonzalezMARISSA GONZALEZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Natalie ChristianNATALIE CHRISTIAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nicole StottNICOLE STOTT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Phil SmithPHIL SMITH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard PrussRICHARD PRUSS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sean WilsonSEAN WILSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jenni GinsburgJENNI GINSBURG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Victoria MechtlyVICTORIA MECHTLY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michelle LucasMICHELLE LUCAS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 60
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 29 October 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202433039349300313
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