Form 990 for tax year 2023

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

• 1e · Government grants (contributions)

  $11,845,528

• 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

  $7,445,053

• 1g · Noncash contributions included above

  $3,217

• 2a · Program service revenue: MAGELLAN TELESOCPE PROGRAM

  total $4,342,811 · related or exempt $4,342,811

• 2b · Program service revenue: SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY

  total $724,573 · related or exempt $724,573

• 2c · Program service revenue: TELESCOPE NIGHTS

  total $721,705 · related or exempt $721,705

• 2d · Program service revenue: GEOCHEMICAL SOCIETY OFFICE

  total $305,530 · related or exempt $305,530

• 2e · Program service revenue: FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS

  total $217,052 · related or exempt $217,052

• 2f · All other program service revenue

  total $3,461,417 · related or exempt $3,461,417

• 3 · Investment income

  total $4,567,438 · unrelated business $237,440 · excluded $4,329,998

• 5 · Royalties

  total $21,950 · excluded $21,950

• 6a · Gross rents

  real property $284,020

• 6b · Less rental expenses

  real property $474,130

• 6c · Rental income or loss

  real property -$190,110

• 6d · Net rental income or loss

  total -$190,110 · excluded -$190,110

• 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

  securities $327,136,864 · other assets $33,952,363

• 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

  securities $287,798,690 · other assets $21,398,394

• 7c · Gain or loss

  securities $39,338,174 · other assets $12,553,969

• 7d · Net gain or loss

  total $51,892,143 · excluded $51,892,143

• 11a · Other revenue: MOUNTAIN PRESENCE INCOME

  total $150,000 · excluded $150,000

• 11b · Other revenue: CELL TOWER RENTAL

  total $29,183 · unrelated business $29,183

• 11d · All other revenue

  total $23,963 · excluded $23,963

• 11e · Other revenue, total

  $203,146

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

• 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

  total $553,314 · program services $553,314

• 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

  total $6,525,757 · program services $2,214,266 · management and general $3,969,506 · fundraising $341,985

• 7 · Other salaries and wages

  total $34,897,935 · program services $30,964,977 · management and general $1,652,864 · fundraising $2,280,094

• 8 · Pension plan contributions

  total $4,336,941 · program services $3,552,868 · management and general $766,675 · fundraising $17,398

• 9 · Other employee benefits

  total $14,686,368 · program services $11,844,192 · management and general $2,813,494 · fundraising $28,682

• 10 · Payroll taxes

  total $2,886,936 · program services $2,312,013 · management and general $555,869 · fundraising $19,054

• 11b · Fees: legal

  total $4,390,048 · program services $223,828 · management and general $4,166,220

• 11c · Fees: accounting

  total $277,075 · program services $825 · management and general $276,250

• 11d · Fees: lobbying

  total $65,910 · management and general $65,910

• 11f · Fees: investment management

  total $4,746,284 · management and general $4,746,284

• 11g · Fees: other

  total $6,377,581 · program services $4,087,628 · management and general $2,243,029 · fundraising $46,924

• 13 · Office expenses

  total $1,308,744 · program services $881,895 · management and general $417,151 · fundraising $9,698

• 14 · Information technology

  total $1,803,033 · program services $810,466 · management and general $990,570 · fundraising $1,997

• 16 · Occupancy

  total $5,323,539 · program services $4,933,270 · management and general $358,446 · fundraising $31,823

• 17 · Travel

  total $2,086,762 · program services $1,797,886 · management and general $228,189 · fundraising $60,687

• 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

  total $2,150,197 · program services $1,114,022 · management and general $960,394 · fundraising $75,781

• 20 · Interest

  total $5,344,500 · program services $3,549,114 · management and general $1,795,386

• 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

  total $6,774,821 · program services $6,774,821

• 23 · Insurance

  total $1,014,201 · program services $350,575 · management and general $663,626

• 24a · Other expenses: RESEARCH EXPENSES

  total $5,359,678 · program services $5,275,585 · management and general $81,568 · fundraising $2,525

• 24b · Other expenses: UBIT TAXES

  total $330,166 · management and general $330,166

• 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

  total $270,407 · program services $254,036 · management and general $15,839 · fundraising $532

• 24d · Other expenses: BOND ADMIN COSTS

  total $53,906 · management and general $53,906

• 24e · All other expenses

  total $2,416,014 · program services $9,950 · management and general $2,405,561 · fundraising $503

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

• 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

  beginning of year $1,133 · end of year $966

• 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

  beginning of year $48,080,111 · end of year $47,066,602

• 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

  beginning of year $8,302,193 · end of year $6,933,287

• 4 · Accounts receivable

  beginning of year $583,228 · end of year $912,340

• 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

  beginning of year $94,988 · end of year $0

• 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

  beginning of year $604,614 · end of year $591,148

• 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

  beginning of year $77,044,620 · end of year $76,212,944

• 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

  $256,311,468

• 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

  $163,100,348

• 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

  beginning of year $102,807,051 · end of year $93,211,120

• 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

  beginning of year $644,706,186 · end of year $621,043,869

• 12 · Investments: other securities

  beginning of year $371,105,542 · end of year $414,448,464

• 15 · Other assets

  beginning of year $53,573,327 · end of year $56,456,073

• 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

  beginning of year $13,612,467 · end of year $14,720,086

• 19 · Deferred revenue

  beginning of year $46,812,368 · end of year $47,504,050

• 25 · Other liabilities

  beginning of year $171,853,484 · end of year $170,996,858

• 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

  beginning of year $339,801,935 · end of year $345,177,620

• 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

  beginning of year $734,822,739 · end of year $738,478,199

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A

FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL COACH OR ECONOMY CLASS TRAVEL IS THE STANDARD FOR ALL BUSINESS TRAVEL; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE BUSINESS CLASS OR PREMIUM CLASS TRAVEL IS PERMITTED ONLY WITH PRE-APPROVAL. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS ITS ACCOUNTABLE PLAN FOR ALL BUSINESS TRAVEL. HOUSING ALLOWANCE CARNEGIE'S POLICIES INCLUDE A PROVISION FOR HOUSING SUBSIDIES IN HIGH-COST AREAS FOR QUALIFYING STAFF MEMBERS. SIX STAFF MEMBERS QUALIFY FOR THE HOUSING ALLOWANCE. THESE BENEFITS ARE TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION AND INCLUDED ON THE STAFF MEMBER'S FORM W-2. TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS WAS ALLOWED PURSUANT TO POLICY AND PAID FOR MR. ISAAC'S SPOUSE. THIS BENEFIT IS INCLUDED WITHIN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(III).

PART I, LINE 4B

SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN DR. ERIC D. ISAACS PARTICIPATES IN A NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. THERE WAS NO ACCRUAL OR DISTRIBUTION OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION DURING THE YEAR.

PART I, LINE 5

CONTINGENT COMPENSATION CARNEGIE PAID COMPENSATION UPON AND DETERMINED IN PART BY THE REVENUES OF THE ORGANIZATION TO MICHAEL STAMBAUGH. CONTINGENT COMPENSATION IS REPORTED IN COLUMN B(II) OF SCHEDULE J, PART II.

PART I, LINE 7

NON-FIXED PAYMENTS THE ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHES ANNUAL GOALS AND METRICS FOR ITS EMPLOYEES AND EXECUTIVES. BASED ON ATTAINMENT OF THESE GOALS AND METRICS, CERTAIN EMPLOYEES MAY BE AWARDED A PERFORMANCE BONUS. ALL BONUSES ARE CONSIDERED AS PART OF TOTAL COMPENSATION FOR REASONABLENESS.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

• CARNEGIE SCIENCE HOLDINGS

  C · HOLDING · DE · 100% owned · share of income -$6,734 · share of assets $81,989 · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by CIS