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← CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$871,099,348
Total expenses
$830,228,101
Contributions and grants received
$2,187,553
Grants paid
$3,965,526
Program service revenue
$851,508,845
Investment income
$13,696,828
Other revenue
$3,706,122
Total assets, end of year
$817,012,224
Total liabilities, end of year
$264,471,724
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$552,540,500
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$710,511,182
Management and general expenses
$119,716,919
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$710,511,182

Program services were 85.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $843,554

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,343,999

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $851,508,845 · related or exempt $851,508,845

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,130,831 · unrelated business $94,894 · excluded $8,035,937

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $129,622 · excluded $129,622

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $3,969,984

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $393,484

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $3,576,500

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $3,576,500 · excluded $3,576,500

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $78,541,202

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

    securities $72,972,931 · other assets $2,274

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $5,568,271 · other assets -$2,274

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $5,565,997 · excluded $5,565,997

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,965,526 · program services $3,965,526

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $4,973,871 · management and general $4,973,871

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $309,641 · management and general $309,641

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $310,131,310 · program services $275,532,113 · management and general $34,599,197

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $33,051,274 · program services $27,394,353 · management and general $5,656,921

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $54,862,793 · program services $41,997,249 · management and general $12,865,544

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $24,470,726 · program services $20,746,463 · management and general $3,724,263

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $3,093,723 · program services $1,355,397 · management and general $1,738,326

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $537,117 · management and general $537,117

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $24,352 · management and general $24,352

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $810,339 · management and general $810,339

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $22,088,669 · program services $21,442,585 · management and general $646,084

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $429,111 · management and general $429,111

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,835,358 · program services $3,358,686 · management and general $476,672

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $32,098,505 · program services $28,756,964 · management and general $3,341,541

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,016,917 · program services $3,917,099 · management and general $10,099,818

  • 17 · Travel

    total $6,810,043 · program services $5,633,867 · management and general $1,176,176

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $197,291 · program services $157,399 · management and general $39,892

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,637,551 · management and general $3,637,551

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $29,456,414 · program services $14,856,382 · management and general $14,600,032

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,815,000 · program services $50,091 · management and general $1,764,909

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTS

    total $182,140,397 · program services $182,140,397

  • 24b · Other expenses: OTHER MATERIALS

    total $44,913,744 · program services $44,858,419 · management and general $55,325

  • 24c · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES

    total $26,343,082 · program services $13,735,029 · management and general $12,608,053

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER INDIRECT

    total $26,215,347 · program services $20,613,163 · management and general $5,602,184

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $29,598,048

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $137,006,082 · end of year $108,445,061

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $133,250,942 · end of year $136,914,230

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $41,086,867 · end of year $60,430,725

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

    $635,305,522

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

    $380,971,238

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $226,274,536 · end of year $254,334,284

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $80,597,098 · end of year $91,269,763

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $108,579,373 · end of year $115,703,443

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $19,046,353 · end of year $20,316,670

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $98,021,025 · end of year $113,327,990

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $47,006,000 · end of year $41,529,625

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $5,965,052 · end of year $3,714,282

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $93,024,557 · end of year $89,925,476

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $16,649,307 · end of year $15,974,351

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $485,175,310 · end of year $552,540,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

DRAPER'S ENGINEERS DESIGN, DEVELOP AND DEPLOY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE WORLD'S MOST DIFFICULT AND IMPORTANT PROBLEMS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PIONEER IN THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST.

  • DRAPER ENGINEERS SOLUTIONS THAT SERVE OUR NATIONAL SECURITY AND STRATEGIC DEFENSE INTERESTS. FROM DEVELOPING, TESTING AND DELIVERING THE WORLD'S MOST ACCURATE SYSTEMS TO PROVIDING TECHNOLOGY ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES TO ADDRESS OUR CUSTOMERS' MOST COMPLEX TECHNOLOGICAL CHALLENGES. BUILDING ON OUR HISTORIC 90-YEAR LEGACY, WE SUPPORT HUMANKIND'S DESIRE TO SURPASS THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR PLANET AND TO PROTECT, DEFEND AND EXTEND HUMAN LIFE THROUGH INNOVATION. WE ARE PROUD OF OUR LONG-STANDING COMMITMENT AS A CHAMPION OF U.S. MILITARY, SPACE AND NATIONAL SECURITY MISSIONS, ACROSS AIR, LAND AND SEA, AND WE ARE DEDICATED TO DRIVING MISSION SUCCESS FOR THE NATION.

    Expenses $710,511,182 · Grants $3,965,526 · Revenue $851,508,845

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jerry Wohletz

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,765,104
    From this org
    $1,617,270
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $147,834
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $836,620
    Bonus
    $758,150
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $109,210
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,624
    Filer's total
    $1,765,104
  • David R Shedd

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $100,000
    From this org
    $100,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Betty Sapp

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $59,000
    From this org
    $59,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • David B Aronoff

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $55,000
    From this org
    $55,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • D Rick Williams

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $55,000
    From this org
    $55,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Terry J Benedict

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $55,000
    From this org
    $55,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Amr A Elsawy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $50,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Barbara Stevens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $50,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Cynthia Collins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $50,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lt Gen Ret Francis Kearney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $50,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Scott W MacKay

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $50,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Wanda A Sigur

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $50,000
    From this org
    $50,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Christine Albertelli

    CFO, TREASURER - END MARCH 2024

    Total calculated
    $784,979
    From this org
    $700,035
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $84,944
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $479,326
    Bonus
    $198,609
    Other
    $22,100
    Deferred
    $45,800
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,144
    Filer's total
    $784,979
  • Mary Kim

    SECRETARY, VP & GEN COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $448,168
    From this org
    $397,145
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,023
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $357,756
    Bonus
    $39,389
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $50,022
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,001
    Filer's total
    $448,168
  • Marjorie Quant

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $417,484
    From this org
    $374,608
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,876
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $296,447
    Bonus
    $35,770
    Other
    $42,391
    Deferred
    $40,802
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,074
    Filer's total
    $417,484
  • Carrie George

    CFO, TREASURER - BEG APRIL 2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Robert Bacon

    VP, STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $551,315
    From this org
    $490,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,796
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $387,074
    Bonus
    $80,945
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $52,828
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,968
    Filer's total
    $551,315
  • Sarah B Leeper

    VICE PRESIDENT, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS

    Total calculated
    $524,747
    From this org
    $475,186
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,561
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $354,999
    Bonus
    $74,225
    Other
    $45,962
    Deferred
    $41,261
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,300
    Filer's total
    $524,747
  • James S Keohane

    VP, CHIEF SEC. OFF. - BEG JULY 2023

    Total calculated
    $596,618
    From this org
    $556,337
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $40,281
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,986
    Bonus
    $33,918
    Other
    $235,433
    Deferred
    $38,772
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,509
    Filer's total
    $596,618
  • Frank J Serna

    VP, USAF & MDA STRATEGIC SYSTEMS

    Total calculated
    $542,009
    From this org
    $493,698
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,311
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $343,247
    Bonus
    $74,225
    Other
    $76,226
    Deferred
    $41,261
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,050
    Filer's total
    $542,009
  • Anthony S Kourepenis

    VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING

    Total calculated
    $580,253
    From this org
    $489,511
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $90,742
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $375,819
    Bonus
    $91,192
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $52,450
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,292
    Filer's total
    $580,253
  • Tara S Clark

    VP, OPS & COMM PROG - END JUL 2023

    Total calculated
    $499,582
    From this org
    $471,971
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,611
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $215,981
    Bonus
    $77,184
    Other
    $178,806
    Deferred
    $23,192
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,419
    Filer's total
    $499,582
  • Amy Hart

    VP, CONTRACTS

    Total calculated
    $514,865
    From this org
    $472,838
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,027
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $184,437
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $288,401
    Deferred
    $25,858
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,169
    Filer's total
    $514,865
  • Robert A Larsen

    FMR PRIN DIR., SPEC PROG

    Total calculated
    $145,816
    From this org
    $128,732
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,084
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $61,804
    Bonus
    $41,759
    Other
    $25,169
    Deferred
    $8,951
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,133
    Filer's total
    $145,816
  • Neil J Adams

    FMR VP, NTL. SEC. & SPACE

    Total calculated
    $163,824
    From this org
    $145,542
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,282
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $91,737
    Bonus
    $53,805
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,277
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,005
    Filer's total
    $163,824

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

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
I) TAX INDEMNIFICATION AND GROSS UP PAYMENTS EXIST UNDER OUR NEW HIRE/EMPLOYEE RELOCATION POLICY. WHERE CERTAIN COSTS MIGHT BE CHARACTERIZED AS TAXABLE INCOME FOR EMPLOYEES, THE LABORATORY WILL REIMBURSE THE EMPLOYEE FOR ANY TAX EFFECT ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOVE. TWO DRAPER EMPLOYEES REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII RECEIVED A GROSS UP PAYMENT FOR MOVING COSTS. II) FIRST CLASS TRAVEL FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS IS PROVIDED FOR LONG-DISTANCE TRAVEL TO IMPROVE PARTICIPATION IN BUSINESS MEETINGS. THIS BENEFIT WAS PROVIDED TO NINE BOARD MEMBERS AND ONE OFFICER.
PART I, LINE 4A:
ONE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE WHO WAS COVERED BY A SEPARATION AGREEMENT RECEIVED SEVERANCE AMOUNTS WHICH ARE REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN B(III).
PART I, LINE 4B:
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022, THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED A LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN FOR CERTAIN LISTED INDIVIDUALS. AMOUNTS ACCRUED UNDER THE PLAN ARE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C) AS PART OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION. NO AMOUNTS WERE DISTRIBUTED UNDER THE PLAN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023.
PART I, LINE 6:
KEY MEMBERS OF STAFF ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CORPORATE MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE PROGRAM (CMIP). PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, THE EMPLOYEES LISTED ON SCHEDULE J. THE PROGRAM WAS BASED ON PRIOR YEAR COMPONENT METRICS RELATED TO PROFITABILITY, STRATEGIC PLAN ACHIEVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP. OVERALL PROGRAM ACHIEVEMENT IS REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT OF DRAPER AND APPROVED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCE AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE.
PART I, LINE 7:
PLEASE SEE RESPONSE TO PART I, LINE 4B ABOVE REGARDING THE ORGANIZATION'S LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN THAT INCLUDES AWARDS SUBJECT TO THE SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN CONDITIONS.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

  • THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC - RETIREE MEDICAL PAYMENTS TRUST

    501(C)(3) · SUPPORT DRAPER BY PROVIDING POST-RETIREMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS · MA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
20 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202500529349301500

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