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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL STRATEGIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$20,176,596
Total expenses
$17,775,197
Contributions and grants received
$20,135,240
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$41,356
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$15,946,559
Total liabilities, end of year
$8,775,873
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,170,686
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,449,522
Management and general expenses
$2,325,675
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,449,522

Program services were 86.9% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $2,138,305

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $17,932,510

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $64,425

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $41,356 · excluded $41,356

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $793,956 · program services $46,581 · management and general $747,375

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,390,912 · program services $3,787,784 · management and general $603,128

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,170,747 · program services $992,935 · management and general $177,812

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $401,920 · program services $340,877 · management and general $61,043

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,684 · management and general $26,684

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $9,727,643 · program services $9,727,643 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $891 · management and general $891

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $46,747 · program services $35,060 · management and general $11,687

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $219,167 · program services $197,250 · management and general $21,917

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $202,726 · management and general $202,726

  • 17 · Travel

    total $122,867 · program services $122,867

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $49,434 · program services $49,434

  • 20 · Interest

    total $43,161 · management and general $43,161

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $379,554 · management and general $379,554

  • 24a · Other expenses: Other Operating

    total $198,788 · program services $149,091 · management and general $49,697

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,622,254 · end of year $3,414,808

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,431,215 · end of year $6,254,185

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $162,615 · end of year $155,206

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

    $1,369,120

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

    $1,335,757

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $35,920 · end of year $33,363

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,586,957 · end of year $6,088,997

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $888,410 · end of year $718,234

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,181,264 · end of year $8,057,639

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,769,287 · end of year $7,170,686

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI)'s mission is to enable deterrence of, preparedness for, and response to strategic national security threats across multiple domains through research and support.

Activities or mission (Part I)

National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI)'s mission is research and development capabilities in the following areas including nuclear detection and forensics; chemical and biological weapons detection; passive defense against weapons of mass destruction; consequence management; and mission-related research.

  • National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) was organized to operate as a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) in responding to the research and development needs of the Department of Defense (DOD) U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM). NSRI's purpose in establishing and operating the UARC is to provide a partnership between DOD and the University of Nebraska to meet the engineering, research, and technology needs of the DOD/USSTRATCOM in support of the U.S. Government's responsibility to undertake research related to advancing the science of countering threats to U.S. National Security in the areas of (1) Nuclear detection and forensics, (2) Detection of chemical and biological weapons, (3) Passive defense against weapons of mass destruction, (4) consequence management, and (5) mission-related research.

    Expenses $15,449,522

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carl V Van Mauney

    Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • W Gary Gates

    Vice Chairman

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • David Jackson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $301,109
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $253,291
    Other
    $47,818
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $251,447 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $1,844 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $20,858 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,960 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $301,109 related

  • David Kriete

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • E Benjamin Nelson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Bayles

    Director

    Total calculated
    $483,347
    From this org
    $2,200
    From related orgs
    $430,713
    Other
    $50,434
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,200 + $430,159 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $554 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $25,970 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $24,464 related
    Filer's total
    $2,200 + $481,147 related

  • Robert Wilhelm

    Director (THRU 12/2023)

    Total calculated
    $404,521
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $361,968
    Other
    $42,553
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $360,914 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $1,054 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $24,769 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $17,784 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $404,521 related

  • Ted Carter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $1,568,052
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $1,540,819
    Other
    $27,233
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $961,774 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $144,396 related
    Other
    $0 + $434,649 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $26,400 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $833 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $1,568,052 related

  • Anna Ravnholdt

    Facilities Security Officer

    Total calculated
    $224,929
    From this org
    $2,400
    From related orgs
    $181,743
    Other
    $40,786
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,400 + $181,407 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $336 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $14,748 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,038 related
    Filer's total
    $2,400 + $222,529 related

  • Christopher Kabourek

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $451,988
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $404,602
    Other
    $47,386
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $403,839 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $763 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $24,882 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $22,504 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $451,988 related

  • Richard Evans III

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $351,037
    From this org
    $351,037
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $350,900
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $137
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $351,037

  • Stacia Palser

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $340,541
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $289,741
    Other
    $50,800
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $289,606 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $135 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $23,836 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,964 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $340,541 related

  • Christopher Yeaw

    Associate Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $266,074
    From this org
    $243,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $243,113
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $137
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,824
    Filer's total
    $266,074

  • John Tencer

    Associate Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $225,790
    From this org
    $81,625
    From related orgs
    $131,753
    Other
    $12,412
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $81,625 + $131,308 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $445 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $10,580 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,832 related
    Filer's total
    $81,625 + $144,165 related

  • Marvin Sikes Jr

    Associate Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $241,723
    From this org
    $241,723
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $241,586
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $137
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $241,723

  • Neal Woolen

    Associate Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $233,197
    From this org
    $233,197
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,060
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $137
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $233,197

  • Christopher J Kratchovil

    Strategic Advisor - Global Health Security

    Total calculated
    $471,381
    From this org
    $2,400
    From related orgs
    $428,159
    Other
    $40,822
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,400 + $412,892 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $14,909 related
    Other
    $0 + $358 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $32,568 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $8,254 related
    Filer's total
    $2,400 + $468,981 related

  • David Roberts

    Research Director

    Total calculated
    $206,766
    From this org
    $183,942
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,805
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $137
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,824
    Filer's total
    $206,766

  • Josh Santarpia

    Science & Tech Advisor

    Total calculated
    $343,588
    From this org
    $2,400
    From related orgs
    $292,107
    Other
    $49,081
    Hours/week
    5 + 35 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,400 + $291,891 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $216 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $23,868 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $25,213 related
    Filer's total
    $2,400 + $341,188 related

  • Thomas Mueller

    Research Director

    Total calculated
    $224,180
    From this org
    $201,356
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,824
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,219
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $137
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,824
    Filer's total
    $224,180

  • Wes Carter

    Research Director

    Total calculated
    $220,170
    From this org
    $205,590
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,580
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,453
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $137
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,580
    Filer's total
    $220,170

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related partnerships

Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.

  • HD GROUP LLC

    Unrelated · HEALTHCARE TE · NE · share of income $0 · share of assets $0

    Directly controlled by UNMC SRF

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • NE ENTERPRISES INC

    C Corporation · BIO TECH · NE · share of income $0 · share of assets $0

    Directly controlled by UNIV TECH

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530389349300543

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