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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,770,537
Total expenses
$6,296,625
Contributions and grants received
$581,318
Grants paid
$494,868
Program service revenue
$4,509,848
Investment income
$679,371
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$20,400,511
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,020,107
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$18,380,404
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,561,737
Management and general expenses
$3,734,888
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,561,737

Program services were 40.7% 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)

    $96,318

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $485,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GOVERMENT CONTRACTS

    total $4,271,554 · related or exempt $4,271,554

  • 2b · Program service revenue: DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FRA

    total $238,294 · related or exempt $238,294

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $550,542 · excluded $550,542

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $3,627,857

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

    securities $3,499,028

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $128,829

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $128,829 · excluded $128,829

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $352,091 · program services $352,091

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $30,000 · program services $30,000

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $112,777 · program services $112,777

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,857,301 · program services $697,360 · management and general $1,159,941

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $659,999 · program services $402,645 · management and general $257,354

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $85,002 · program services $55,931 · management and general $29,071

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $407,150 · program services $123,004 · management and general $284,146

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $162,706 · program services $72,371 · management and general $90,335

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $25,331 · program services $21,918 · management and general $3,413

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $205,751 · management and general $205,751

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $24,662 · management and general $24,662

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,735,496 · program services $471,711 · management and general $1,263,785

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $39,348 · program services $10,613 · management and general $28,735

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $99,782 · program services $44,390 · management and general $55,392

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $258,296 · program services $71,870 · management and general $186,426

  • 17 · Travel

    total $108,658 · program services $62,041 · management and general $46,617

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $26,132 · program services $602 · management and general $25,530

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $55,799 · program services $22,764 · management and general $33,035

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,844 · program services $5,238 · management and general $7,606

  • 24a · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP DUES & LICEN

    total $16,955 · program services $12 · management and general $16,943

  • 24b · Other expenses: NON CAPITAL EQUIPMENT

    total $6,244 · program services $4,214 · management and general $2,030

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS

    total $5,000 · management and general $5,000

  • 24d · Other expenses: JOURNALS, PUBLICATIONS

    total $2,414 · program services $185 · management and general $2,229

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,887 · management and general $6,887

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $100 · end of year $100

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,752,956 · end of year $3,689,571

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,001,072 · end of year $1,753,057

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $129,527 · end of year $99,423

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

    $582,065

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

    $450,918

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $140,946 · end of year $131,147

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $12,073,024 · end of year $13,871,101

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,405,960 · end of year $451,919

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $66,124 · end of year $404,193

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $366,559 · end of year $1,387,116

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $72,254 · end of year $64,205

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $270,161 · end of year $568,786

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $17,176,657 · end of year $17,615,362

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $684,078 · end of year $765,042

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC. (URA) IS A NONPROFIT MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION ORGANIZED TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION IN THE PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. THE MISSION OF URA IS TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE IN THE NATIONAL INTEREST LABORATORIES AND FACILITIES FOR RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION IN THE PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES TO EXPAND THE FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE, FOSTER INNOVATION, AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SCIENTISTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO FACILITATE AND MANAGE LABORATORIES FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN SCIENCE.

  • NTESS/SNL: URA WAS PART OF THE HONEYWELL PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY ITS WHOLLY OWNED AFFILIATE, THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS OF SANDIA LLC (NTESS), THAT LED TO THE CONTRACT AWARDED IN DECEMBER 2016 BY DOE/NNSA TO MANAGE AND OPERATE SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES. A NTESS-URA SUBCONTRACT FOR ASSURING SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE, PROMOTING THE TALENT PIPELINE AND FACILITATING STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT WITH ACADEMIA BECAME EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 31, 2018 AND WAS VALID THROUGH APRIL 30, 2022. THIS SUBCONTRACT IS VALID FOR FIVE YEARS, OR THROUGH APRIL 30, 2027. THE NTESS-URA SUBCONTRACT IS A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF URA'S PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES URA EMPLOYEES ONSITE AT SANDIA.

    Expenses $1,052,885 · Revenue $4,271,554

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $621,740 · Grants $40,000 · Revenue $238,294

  • VISITING SCHOLARS AWARDS: EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007, URA COMMITTED TO PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF $400,000 PER YEAR OVER FIVE YEARS TO SUPPORT MEMBER UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND STUDENTS TO PERFORM RESEARCH AT FERMILAB. IN 2012, AND AGAIN IN 2016, THE MEMBER INSTITUTIONS VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONTINUE SUPPORT TO FERMILAB IN THE FORM OF THE VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM. THIS COMMITMENT IS FUNDED THROUGH A SERIES OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENTS OF $5,000 FROM EACH EXISTING URA MEMBER INSTITUTION, AND A ONE-TIME ASSESSMENT OF $10,000 FOR NEW MEMBERS.

    Expenses $430,836 · Grants $367,305

  • SNL FELLOWSHIP: IN 2022, URA ENTERED INTO A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION (ORISE) IN SUPPORT OF THE SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES' MISSION OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION IN THE PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF FUTURE GENERATIONS OF SCIENTISTS. UNDER THIS PARTNERSHIP, URA HAS ESTABLISHED A RESEARCH PARTICIPATION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH, POST-GRADUATES, STUDENTS AND UNIVERSITY FACULTY, AND ESTABLISHED SCIENTISTS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, PARTICIPATE IN URA INITIATIVES AND RECEIVE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR URA BASED ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES AT SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES, AS WELL AS OTHER URA-AFFILIATED FACILITIES. ORISE IS ADMINISTERING THE PROGRAM, AND PROGRAM AWARDS ARE CONDITIONAL UPON THE APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS AND ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED. THE ESTIMATED PROGRAM COST IS $1,200,000 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2026.

    Expenses $277,616

  • PIERRE AUGER: URA PROVIDED DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE PIERRE AUGER PROJECT THROUGH A GRANT FROM NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION.

    Expenses $95,149 · Grants $87,562

  • RESEARCH; COMPRISES OF VARIOUS INTIATIVES TO DESIGN NEW PROGRAMS

    Expenses $83,511

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Mester

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $519,564
    From this org
    $450,102
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $69,462
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $450,102
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $35,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $33,837
    Filer's total
    $519,564

  • Ted Wackler

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $384,716
    From this org
    $319,557
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $65,159
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $319,557
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,449
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,710
    Filer's total
    $384,716

  • David Schultz

    DIRECTOR, USSO

    Total calculated
    $333,662
    From this org
    $302,350
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,312
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $282,350
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,225
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,087
    Filer's total
    $333,662

  • Martha Rubenstein

    CFO/TREASURER - PAST

    Total calculated
    $230,742
    From this org
    $207,978
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,764
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $207,978
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $20,798
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,966
    Filer's total
    $230,742

  • Mary Egger

    CHIEF COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $194,313
    From this org
    $175,630
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,683
    Hours/week
    24

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,630
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $17,553
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,130
    Filer's total
    $194,313

  • Tigist Gebeyehu

    SR. FINANCE & OPERAT. ANALYST

    Total calculated
    $156,222
    From this org
    $129,900
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,322
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,900
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $12,979
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,343
    Filer's total
    $156,222

  • Davetta Trujillo

    USSO BUSINESS AND FINANCE MANAGER

    Total calculated
    $141,735
    From this org
    $120,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,989
    Hours/week
    40

  • Navneet Kaur

    CFO/TREASURER - CURRENT

    Total calculated
    $67,298
    From this org
    $58,954
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,344
    Hours/week
    40

  • Timothy Sands

    CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • William H Joyce

    VICE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related

  • David Leebron

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gregory Fenves

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gene Block

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Harris Pastides

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Holloway

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mary Sue Coleman

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Norman R Augustine

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lisa C Freeman

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Robbins

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barry Barish

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Garnett S Stokes

    BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
COMPENSATION SURVEYS PUBLISHED BY INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY ORGANIZATIONS AND SALARY INFORMATION FROM FILED 990 REPORTS OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS' OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE COLLECTED EACH YEAR BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL AND PRESENTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
13 August 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202402269349300985

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