Totals
- Total revenue
- $27,357,400
- Total expenses
- $30,913,579
- Contributions and grants received
- $26,940,031
- Grants paid
- $2,716,545
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $611,222
- Other revenue
- -$193,853
- Total assets, end of year
- $247,111,742
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $8,111,467
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $239,000,275
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $21,515,804
- Management and general expenses
- $8,472,061
- Fundraising expenses
- $925,714
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $21,515,804
Program services were 69.6% 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.
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1c · Fundraising events
$109,677
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$19,584,011
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$7,246,343
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3 · Investment income
total $376,682 · unrelated business $64,528 · excluded $312,154
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $7,979,968
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $7,745,428
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $234,540
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $234,540 · excluded $234,540
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$150,466
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$109,677
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$359,490
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$209,024 · excluded -$209,024
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS
total $15,171 · related or exempt $15,171
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$15,171
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $2,034,080 · program services $2,034,080
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $94,000 · program services $94,000
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $588,465 · program services $588,465
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,168,001 · program services $42,817 · management and general $920,441 · fundraising $204,743
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $13,900,284 · program services $10,718,645 · management and general $2,913,318 · fundraising $268,321
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $912,724 · program services $698,047 · management and general $193,532 · fundraising $21,145
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $2,825,028 · program services $2,055,815 · management and general $716,537 · fundraising $52,676
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,120,274 · program services $828,646 · management and general $258,093 · fundraising $33,535
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11b · Fees: legal
total $400,509 · program services $44,618 · management and general $355,891
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $86,749 · management and general $86,749
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $88,700 · fundraising $88,700
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $5,867 · management and general $5,867
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,555,549 · program services $1,015,664 · management and general $461,196 · fundraising $78,689
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $79,217 · management and general $79,217
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13 · Office expenses
total $354,681 · program services $132,633 · management and general $140,734 · fundraising $81,314
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14 · Information technology
total $604,404 · program services $140,337 · management and general $438,897 · fundraising $25,170
-
16 · Occupancy
total $1,562,724 · program services $321,631 · management and general $1,238,551 · fundraising $2,542
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17 · Travel
total $934,373 · program services $772,120 · management and general $132,750 · fundraising $29,503
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $183,369 · program services $93,415 · management and general $84,664 · fundraising $5,290
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,341,650 · program services $1,261,589 · management and general $80,061
-
23 · Insurance
total $183,645 · program services $27,835 · management and general $154,781 · fundraising $1,029
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24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $672,360 · program services $507,414 · management and general $164,264 · fundraising $682
-
24b · Other expenses: POSTAGE AND PRINTING
total $178,844 · program services $119,271 · management and general $41,797 · fundraising $17,776
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $23,453 · program services $8,537 · management and general $1,559 · fundraising $13,357
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24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $14,629 · program services $10,225 · management and general $3,162 · fundraising $1,242
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $5,920,807 · end of year $4,150,751
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $519,617
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $151,638,724 · end of year $103,399,065
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
beginning of year $168,785 · end of year $168,804
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $319,266 · end of year $347,715
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$22,149,651
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$11,167,438
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $10,278,832 · end of year $10,982,213
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $7,963,773 · end of year $130,741
-
12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $55,452,048 · end of year $122,847,338
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $5,290,529 · end of year $4,565,498
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,870,710 · end of year $3,380,346
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $47,923 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $5,479,375 · end of year $4,731,121
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $75,350,405 · end of year $135,013,434
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $153,284,351 · end of year $103,986,841
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO EXPLORE, UNDERSTAND AND EXPLAIN THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE AND THE EVOLUTION OF INTELLIGENCE.
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THE 100+ SCIENTISTS IN THE CARL SAGAN CENTER FOR RESEARCH CONDUCT GROUNDBREAKING WORK PERTAINING TO FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORIGIN AND PROLIFERATION OF LIFE RIGHT HERE ON EARTH AND BEYOND. FROM THE EARLY UNIVERSE AND THE FORMATION OF GALAXIES, STARS, PLANETS, MOONS AND OTHER SMALL BODIES, TO THE PREVALENCE OF ENVIRONMENTS THAT CAN SUPPORT LIFE, INTELLIGENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WE WORK TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, "ARE WE ALONE?" WE PARTNER WITH NASA, THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN AREAS OF BASIC RESEARCH, AND SUPPORT SCIENCE MISSIONS, INCLUDING AS CONTRACTORS TO NASA'S OFFICE OF PLANETARY PROTECTION. WE ALSO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN NON-HUMAN COMMUNICATIONS, QUANTUM ASTRONOMY AND THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE (SETI), USING BOTH RADIO AND OPTICAL TELESCOPES.
Expenses $19,417,391 · Grants $2,512,480 · Revenue $15,171
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THE CENTER FOR EDUCATION HAS IMPACTED MORE THAN A HALF MILLION STUDENTS AND DEVELOPS STEM RESOURCES THAT TEACH, EXCITE, AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND A SCIENCE LITERATE PUBLIC. THESE PROGRAMS FOSTER FUTURE LEADERS AND INCLUDE: ASTRONOMY ACTIVATION AMBASSADORS, PROVIDING TRAINING AND INSPIRATION TO HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS; THE NASA COMMUNITY COLLEGE NETWORK, BRINGING NASA SCIENCE AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE INTO THE NATION'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE CLASSROOMS, AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES, AN 8-WEEK SUMMER INTERNSHIP THAT PAIRS STUDENTS WITH SCIENTIST MENTORS.
Expenses $1,632,017 · Grants $204,065
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THE SETI INSTITUTE BELIEVES THAT UNDERSTANDING OUR WORK HELPS PLACE HUMANITY IN A BROADER COSMIC CONTEXT, AND THAT SHARING THIS WORK WITH THE WORLD IS CENTRAL TO ITS MISSION. THE CENTER FOR OUTREACH ADVANCES THIS GOAL BY ENGAGING THE PUBLIC THROUGH DIGITAL, IN-PERSON, BROADCAST, AND MEDIA ACTIVITIES. THESE INCLUDE SETI LIVE, A WEEKLY LIVESTREAMED CONVERSATION WITH SETI INSTITUTE RESEARCHERS AND COLLEAGUES; SETI AIR, WHICH FOSTERS CREATIVE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND SCIENTISTS; AND BIG PICTURE SCIENCE, A RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST CARRIED BY MORE THAN 150 STATIONS. THE CENTER FOR OUTREACH ALSO LEADS MEDIA OUTREACH, PRODUCES THE SETI INSTITUTE'S ANNUAL REPORT, SUPPORTS PUBLIC EVENTS AT SCHOOLS, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CREATES DYNAMIC SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, AND MAINTAINS SETI.ORG AS A HUB FOR NEWS, DISCOVERIES, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.
Expenses $466,396
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
-
Bill DiamondBILL DIAMOND
SECRETARY, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $494,048
- From this org
- $421,694
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $72,354
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $421,694
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $34,194
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,160
- Filer's total
- $494,048
-
Andrew FraknoiANDREW FRAKNOI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $11,175
- From this org
- $11,175
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dan LankfordDAN LANKFORD
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dane GlasgowDANE GLASGOW
VICE CHARIMAN OF THE BOARD
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wendi ZhangWENDI ZHANG
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Fritz DemopoulosFRITZ DEMOPOULOS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Helmy EltoukhyHELMY ELTOUKHY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Reema KhanREEMA KHAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amaresh KolliparaAMARESH KOLLIPARA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marco LarsenMARCO LARSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dava NewmanDAVA NEWMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Pierre SchwobPIERRE SCHWOB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jill TarterJILL TARTER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephen TrimbergerSTEPHEN TRIMBERGER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizebeth VargheseELIZEBETH VARGHESE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Avery WangAVERY WANG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mannan LatifMANNAN LATIF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mohanjit JollyMOHANJIT JOLLY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bruce CampbellBRUCE CAMPBELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $282,109
- From this org
- $230,886
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $51,223
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $230,886
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $18,817
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,406
- Filer's total
- $282,109
-
Stephen BourdowSTEPHEN BOURDOW
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $233,203
- From this org
- $183,369
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,834
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $183,369
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $14,800
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,034
- Filer's total
- $233,203
-
Janice BishopJANICE BISHOP
SENIOR SCIENTIST
- Total calculated
- $322,457
- From this org
- $246,314
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $76,143
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $246,314
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $20,063
- Nontaxable benefits
- $56,080
- Filer's total
- $322,457
-
Joseph TwickenJOSEPH TWICKEN
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST
- Total calculated
- $232,730
- From this org
- $215,112
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,618
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $215,112
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $17,216
- Nontaxable benefits
- $402
- Filer's total
- $232,730
-
Nathalie CabrolNATHALIE CABROL
DIRECTOR CARL SAGAN CENTER
- Total calculated
- $227,338
- From this org
- $210,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $17,338
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $210,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,338
- Filer's total
- $227,338
-
Peter TenenbaumPETER TENENBAUM
SENIOR PIPELINE ARCHITECT
- Total calculated
- $264,048
- From this org
- $208,974
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $55,074
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $208,974
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $16,876
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,198
- Filer's total
- $264,048
-
Simon SteelSIMON STEEL
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH
- Total calculated
- $252,211
- From this org
- $198,019
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $54,192
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $198,019
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $16,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $38,192
- Filer's total
- $252,211
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
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
-
BAJA TECHNOLOGY LLC
$196,500
RESEARCH
-
$187,842
RESEARCH
-
$175,432
RESEARCH
-
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI)
$172,064
RESEARCH
-
RESEARCH
-
RESEARCH
-
$132,676
RESEARCH
-
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
$111,303
RESEARCH
-
RESEARCH
-
RESEARCH
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 19 May 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202601479349301140
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