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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL STRATEGIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$24,208,530
Total expenses
$24,082,132
Contributions and grants received
$24,161,250
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$47,280
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$17,999,608
Total liabilities, end of year
$10,702,524
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,297,084
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$19,967,321
Management and general expenses
$4,114,811
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$19,967,321

Program services were 82.9% 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

    $1,718,036

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $22,090,586

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $352,628

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

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

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $47,280 · excluded $47,280

  • 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 $1,231,922 · program services $50,646 · management and general $1,181,276

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $6,096,378 · program services $5,371,350 · management and general $725,028

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,017,114 · program services $1,710,757 · management and general $306,357

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $579,357 · program services $491,365 · management and general $87,992

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $24,769 · management and general $24,769

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $11,198,015 · program services $11,198,015 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,952 · management and general $5,952

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $299,401 · program services $224,551 · management and general $74,850

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $291,063 · program services $176,015 · management and general $115,048

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $1,355,910 · program services $178,826 · management and general $1,177,084

  • 17 · Travel

    total $213,035 · program services $213,035

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $102,356 · program services $102,356

  • 20 · Interest

    total $281,690 · management and general $281,690

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $51,298 · management and general $51,298

  • 24a · Other expenses: Repairs & Maintenance

    total $128,120 · program services $96,090 · management and general $32,030

  • 24b · Other expenses: Miscellaneous Expenses

    total $88,729 · program services $66,546 · management and general $22,183

  • 24c · Other expenses: Training & Education

    total $35,605 · program services $26,704 · management and general $8,901

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $23,420 · program services $17,565 · management and general $5,855

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $57,998 · program services $43,500 · management and general $14,498 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,414,808 · end of year $3,610,177

  • 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 $6,254,185 · end of year $7,909,456

  • 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 $155,206 · end of year $149,579

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

    $1,668,070

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

    $1,387,055

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $33,363 · end of year $281,015

  • 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 $6,088,997 · end of year $6,049,381

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $718,234 · end of year $1,504,186

  • 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 $8,057,639 · end of year $9,198,338

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,170,686 · end of year $7,297,084

  • 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 · 2024

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 $19,967,321

As filed on the 2024 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
    $371,331
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $321,152
    Other
    $50,179
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $319,308 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $1,844 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $26,284 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $23,895 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $371,331 related
  • David Kriete

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Kenneth Bayles

    Director

    Total calculated
    $500,201
    From this org
    $2,400
    From related orgs
    $443,525
    Other
    $54,276
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,400 + $442,971 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $554 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $26,932 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $27,344 related
    Filer's total
    $2,400 + $497,801 related
  • E Benjamin Nelson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ted Carter

    Director (Thru 03/2025)

    Total calculated
    $355,557
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $355,557
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $355,557 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $355,557 related
  • Anna Ravnholdt

    Facilities Security Officer

    Total calculated
    $230,613
    From this org
    $2,400
    From related orgs
    $184,280
    Other
    $43,933
    Hours/week
    32 + 8 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,400 + $184,109 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $171 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,189 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,744 related
    Filer's total
    $2,400 + $228,213 related
  • Anne Barnes

    Treasurer (BEG 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $462,421
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $403,924
    Other
    $58,497
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $403,671 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $253 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $29,665 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,832 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $462,421 related
  • Brenda Owen

    Treasurer (THRU 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $207,473
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $190,525
    Other
    $16,948
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $186,361 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $4,164 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $15,332 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,616 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $207,473 related
  • Christopher Kabourek

    Treasurer (THRU 09/2024)

    Total calculated
    $958,273
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $914,364
    Other
    $43,909
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $479,932 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $434,432 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $23,226 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $20,683 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $958,273 related
  • Laura Gonnerman

    Secretary (BEG 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $178,981
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $138,311
    Other
    $40,670
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $138,223 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $88 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $11,759 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,911 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $178,981 related
  • Richard Evans III

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $442,798
    From this org
    $428,332
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,466
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $346,876
    Bonus
    $81,456
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,912
    Nontaxable benefits
    $554
    Filer's total
    $442,798
  • Stacia Palser

    Secretary (THRU 12/2024)

    Total calculated
    $429,872
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $371,245
    Other
    $58,627
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $371,110 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $135 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $30,283 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,344 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $429,872 related
  • John Tencer

    Associate Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $235,223
    From this org
    $87,125
    From related orgs
    $135,930
    Other
    $12,168
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $87,125 + $135,485 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $445 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $10,896 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,272 related
    Filer's total
    $87,125 + $148,098 related
  • Christopher Kratochvil MD

    Strategic Advisor - Global Health Security

    Total calculated
    $569,175
    From this org
    $2,400
    From related orgs
    $521,443
    Other
    $45,332
    Hours/week
    1 + 59 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,400 + $521,082 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $361 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $31,953 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $13,379 related
    Filer's total
    $2,400 + $566,775 related
  • Christopher Yeaw

    Associate Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $284,864
    From this org
    $250,926
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,938
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $250,926
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,461
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,477
    Filer's total
    $284,864
  • Gina Ligon

    Director of NCITE

    Total calculated
    $280,958
    From this org
    $2,400
    From related orgs
    $246,307
    Other
    $32,251
    Hours/week
    1 + 39 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,400 + $246,181 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $126 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $20,070 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $12,181 related
    Filer's total
    $2,400 + $278,558 related
  • Josh Santarpia

    Science & Tech Advisor

    Total calculated
    $364,564
    From this org
    $2,400
    From related orgs
    $308,820
    Other
    $53,344
    Hours/week
    5 + 35 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,400 + $308,604 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $216 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $25,251 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $28,093 related
    Filer's total
    $2,400 + $362,164 related
  • Michael Boehm

    Strategic Advisor

    Total calculated
    $437,243
    From this org
    $2,200
    From related orgs
    $385,552
    Other
    $49,491
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $2,200 + $385,191 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $361 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $26,796 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $22,695 related
    Filer's total
    $2,200 + $435,043 related

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

  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 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)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 5a Compensation contingent on revenues of the organization
National Strategic Research Institute (NSRI) provides a bonus to Richard Evans III. This bonus is contingent about three separate metrics weighted equally; including revenue growth, mission growth, and research enterprise growth.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
10 February 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202630419349300038

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