Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $949,348,102
- Total expenses
- $919,457,813
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,164,568
- Grants paid
- $4,619,412
- Program service revenue
- $941,078,629
- Investment income
- $7,167,145
- Other revenue
- -$62,240
- Total assets, end of year
- $900,930,023
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $295,469,920
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $605,460,103
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $791,417,422
- Management and general expenses
- $128,040,391
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $791,417,422
Program services were 86.1% 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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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$822,428
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$342,140
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $941,078,629 · related or exempt $941,078,629
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3 · Investment income
total $6,752,694 · unrelated business $80,719 · excluded $6,671,975
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5 · Royalties
total $15,909 · excluded $15,909
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6a · Gross rents
real property $194,400
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $272,549
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property -$78,149
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total -$78,149 · excluded -$78,149
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $36,934,784 · other assets $5,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $36,525,333 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $409,451 · other assets $5,000
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $414,451 · excluded $414,451
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $4,619,412 · program services $4,619,412
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $6,108,464 · management and general $6,108,464
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $92,017 · management and general $92,017
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $349,821,802 · program services $313,711,800 · management and general $36,110,002
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $37,883,639 · program services $30,534,873 · management and general $7,348,766
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $62,673,006 · program services $49,356,143 · management and general $13,316,863
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $27,591,827 · program services $22,858,291 · management and general $4,733,536
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,231,198 · program services $1,266,557 · management and general $964,641
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $536,280 · management and general $536,280
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $40,289 · management and general $40,289
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $1,114,380 · management and general $1,114,380
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11g · Fees: other
total $20,638,409 · program services $19,029,394 · management and general $1,609,015
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $218,500 · management and general $218,500
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,637,631 · program services $1,520,370 · management and general $1,117,261
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14 · Information technology
total $37,690,316 · program services $32,741,903 · management and general $4,948,413
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16 · Occupancy
total $14,671,355 · program services $4,471,584 · management and general $10,199,771
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17 · Travel
total $7,967,624 · program services $6,478,617 · management and general $1,489,007
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $303,536 · program services $243,582 · management and general $59,954
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20 · Interest
total $4,064,574 · management and general $4,064,574
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $31,566,036 · program services $16,138,976 · management and general $15,427,060
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23 · Insurance
total $2,044,291 · program services $57,009 · management and general $1,987,282
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24a · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTS
total $180,512,530 · program services $180,512,530 · management and general $0
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER MATERIALS
total $65,462,842 · program services $65,423,547 · management and general $39,295
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24c · Other expenses: OTHER INDIRECT
total $31,704,376 · program services $27,172,973 · management and general $4,531,403
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24d · Other expenses: OUTSIDE SERVICES
total $27,263,479 · program services $15,279,861 · management and general $11,983,618
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $29,598,048 · end of year $66,799,349
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $108,445,061 · end of year $21,950,070
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $136,914,230 · end of year $166,199,212
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $60,430,725 · end of year $70,247,247
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$695,485,800
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$412,625,731
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $254,334,284 · end of year $282,860,069
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $91,269,763 · end of year $151,033,859
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $115,703,443 · end of year $119,199,523
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $20,316,670 · end of year $22,640,694
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $113,327,990 · end of year $127,934,317
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $41,529,625 · end of year $65,259,321
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $3,714,282 · end of year $1,456,728
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $89,925,476 · end of year $86,729,245
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $15,974,351 · end of year $14,090,309
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $552,540,500 · end of year $605,460,103
Mission and programs · 2024
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.
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DRAPER ENGINEERS SOLUTIONS THAT SERVE OUR NATIONAL SECURITY AND STATEGIC 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 BOUNDRIES 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 $791,417,422 · Grants $4,619,412 · Revenue $941,078,629
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Betty SappBETTY SAPP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $85,000
- From this org
- $85,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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David B AronoffDAVID B ARONOFF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $85,000
- From this org
- $85,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Lt Gen Ret Francis KearneyLT GEN RET FRANCIS KEARNEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $75,000
- From this org
- $75,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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David R SheddDAVID R SHEDD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $110,014
- From this org
- $110,014
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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D Rick WilliamsD RICK WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $85,000
- From this org
- $85,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Terry J BenedictTERRY J BENEDICT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $85,000
- From this org
- $85,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Cynthia CollinsCYNTHIA COLLINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $75,000
- From this org
- $75,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Wanda A SigurWANDA A SIGUR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $75,000
- From this org
- $75,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Barbara StevensBARBARA STEVENS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $75,000
- From this org
- $75,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Amr A ElsawyAMR A ELSAWY
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $87,500
- From this org
- $87,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Scott W MacKaySCOTT W MACKAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $75,000
- From this org
- $75,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jamie GoldsteinJAMIE GOLDSTEIN
DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/2024)
- Total calculated
- $18,750
- From this org
- $18,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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John ShawJOHN SHAW
DIRECTOR (AS OF 10/2024)
- Total calculated
- $18,750
- From this org
- $18,750
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Jerry WohletzJERRY WOHLETZ
PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Total calculated
- $2,106,272
- From this org
- $1,793,133
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $313,139
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $875,698
- Bonus
- $894,435
- Other
- $23,000
- Deferred
- $272,905
- Nontaxable benefits
- $40,234
- Filer's total
- $2,106,272
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Mary KimMARY KIM
SECRETARY, VP & GEN COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $499,052
- From this org
- $421,335
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $77,717
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $328,635
- Bonus
- $92,700
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $76,753
- Nontaxable benefits
- $964
- Filer's total
- $499,052
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Marjorie QuantMARJORIE QUANT
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $519,232
- From this org
- $465,867
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $53,365
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $350,740
- Bonus
- $92,127
- Other
- $23,000
- Deferred
- $51,778
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,587
- Filer's total
- $519,232
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Carrie GeorgeCARRIE GEORGE
CFO, TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $378,021
- From this org
- $317,310
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $60,711
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $267,310
- Bonus
- $50,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $33,442
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,269
- Filer's total
- $378,021
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Robert BaconROBERT BACON
VP, STRATEGIC SYSTEMS PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $656,583
- From this org
- $533,189
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $123,394
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $397,713
- Bonus
- $112,476
- Other
- $23,000
- Deferred
- $89,512
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,882
- Filer's total
- $656,583
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Sarah B LeeperSARAH B LEEPER
VICE PRESIDENT, ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
- Total calculated
- $571,941
- From this org
- $485,264
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $86,677
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $386,126
- Bonus
- $99,138
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $52,795
- Nontaxable benefits
- $33,882
- Filer's total
- $571,941
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Anthony S KourepenisANTHONY S KOUREPENIS
VICE PRESIDENT, ENGINEERING
- Total calculated
- $643,330
- From this org
- $515,465
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $127,865
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $386,375
- Bonus
- $106,090
- Other
- $23,000
- Deferred
- $87,961
- Nontaxable benefits
- $39,904
- Filer's total
- $643,330
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Frank J SernaFRANK J SERNA
VP, USAF & MDA STRATEGIC SYSTEMS
- Total calculated
- $552,652
- From this org
- $491,656
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $60,996
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $365,553
- Bonus
- $103,103
- Other
- $23,000
- Deferred
- $38,234
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,762
- Filer's total
- $552,652
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Nancy LightbodyNANCY LIGHTBODY
VICE PRESIDENT, CHRO
- Total calculated
- $552,801
- From this org
- $448,437
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $104,364
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $334,539
- Bonus
- $90,898
- Other
- $23,000
- Deferred
- $81,168
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,196
- Filer's total
- $552,801
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Jennifer SantosJENNIFER SANTOS
VP, CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $502,436
- From this org
- $450,581
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $51,855
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $346,656
- Bonus
- $90,125
- Other
- $13,800
- Deferred
- $50,907
- Nontaxable benefits
- $948
- Filer's total
- $502,436
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Julia MacdonoughJULIA MACDONOUGH
VP, GM AF & MD STATERGIC SYSTEMS
- Total calculated
- $573,844
- From this org
- $481,444
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $92,400
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $383,893
- Bonus
- $97,551
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $52,795
- Nontaxable benefits
- $39,605
- Filer's total
- $573,844
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Tara Clark - FormerTARA CLARK - FORMER
VP, OPERATIONS & COMMERCIAL PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $399,436
- From this org
- $395,529
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $3,907
- Hours/week
- 0
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0
- Bonus
- $3,579
- Other
- $391,950
- Deferred
- $3,907
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $399,436
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
- 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
- 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 SEVEN BOARD MEMBERS AND TWO OFFICERS.
- PART I, LINE 4A:
- ONE FORMER OFFICER 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). NO AMOUNTS WERE PAID UNDER THE PLAN IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024. PART I, LINE 6A: 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
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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$1,740,772
RESEARCH/SCHOLAR SUPPORT
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SCHOLAR SUPPORT
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$502,198
SCHOLAR SUPPORT
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$310,944
SCHOLAR SUPPORT
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$302,839
SCHOLAR SUPPORT
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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
$292,506
SCHOLAR SUPPORT
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$168,998
SCHOLAR SUPPORT
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GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$146,054
SCHOLAR SUPPORT
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$121,448
SCHOLAR SUPPORT
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$105,803
SCHOLAR SUPPORT
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.
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THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY INC
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
- 2024
- Filed
- 19 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202620829349301312
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