Form 990 for tax year 2022
Filed by ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $420,912,916
- Total expenses
- $419,441,241
- Contributions and grants received
- $225,915,061
- Grants paid
- $50,962,760
- Program service revenue
- $194,151,546
- Investment income
- $649,445
- Other revenue
- $196,864
- Total assets, end of year
- $150,950,841
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $150,673,168
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $277,673
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $378,154,061
- Management and general expenses
- $41,287,180
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $378,154,061
Program services were 90.2% 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)
$225,848,692
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$66,369
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2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE
total $193,669,946 · related or exempt $193,669,946
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2b · Program service revenue: OBSERVATORY, RESEACH & PROGRAM SE
total $481,600 · related or exempt $481,600
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3 · Investment income
total $651,414 · excluded $651,414
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6a · Gross rents
personal property $196,864
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6b · Less rental expenses
personal property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
personal property $196,864
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $196,864 · excluded $196,864
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $31,855,000
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $31,856,969
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$1,969
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$1,969 · excluded -$1,969
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $50,962,760 · program services $50,962,760
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $6,655,823 · program services $3,648,012 · management and general $3,007,811
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $144,313,550 · program services $130,755,639 · management and general $13,557,911
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $15,056,683 · program services $13,589,514 · management and general $1,467,169
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $53,658,303 · program services $48,619,058 · management and general $5,039,245
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $11,740,234 · program services $10,666,390 · management and general $1,073,844
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11b · Fees: legal
total $964,568 · program services $156,212 · management and general $808,356
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,511,823 · management and general $1,511,823
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $66,524 · management and general $66,524
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $73,329 · management and general $73,329
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11g · Fees: other
total $71,653,937 · program services $68,272,903 · management and general $3,381,034
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13 · Office expenses
total $10,875,265 · program services $9,162,888 · management and general $1,712,377
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14 · Information technology
total $6,145,954 · program services $4,847,674 · management and general $1,298,280
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16 · Occupancy
total $10,693,305 · program services $5,785,724 · management and general $4,907,581
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17 · Travel
total $7,059,288 · program services $6,418,137 · management and general $641,151
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $3,101,567 · program services $2,411,509 · management and general $690,058
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $274,612 · program services $154,366 · management and general $120,246
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23 · Insurance
total $832,023 · program services $241,812 · management and general $590,211
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24a · Other expenses: NON-CAPITALIZED EQUIPME
total $17,135,371 · program services $16,567,783 · management and general $567,588
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER REPAIR & MAINTENA
total $6,666,322 · program services $5,893,680 · management and general $772,642
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $23,572,787 · end of year $46,901,751
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $10,091,516 · end of year $16,799,584
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,016,614 · end of year $1,719,576
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $9,105,486 · end of year $20,520,466
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $219,485 · end of year $201,984
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $4,368,763 · end of year $4,144,632
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$12,530,099
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$11,311,336
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $1,395,463 · end of year $1,218,763
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $28,963,324 · end of year $21,194,031
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $10,000
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $28,982,473 · end of year $38,240,054
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $42,685,006 · end of year $57,411,781
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $30,750,544 · end of year $24,574,087
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21 · Escrow or custodial account liability
beginning of year $28,571,047 · end of year $29,380,754
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $4,406,551 · end of year $39,306,546
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,946,659 · end of year -$88,297
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $366,104 · end of year $365,970
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
AURA PROVIDES INNOVATIVE, OPEN RESOURCES TO ENABLE DISCOVERY AND EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH, TO UNIFY THE ASTROPHYSICS COMMUNITIES, AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF OUR UNIVERSE AND THE BENEFITS OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH.
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AURA OPERATED THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S (NSF) NATIONAL OPTICAL INFRARED LABORATORY (NOIRLAB), THE NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY (NSO), AND THE VERA C. RUBIN OBSERVATORY CONSTRUCTION (RUBIN CONSTRUCTION OR LSSTPO) UNDER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH THE NSF. AURA ALSO OPERATED THE SPACE TELESCOPE PROJECT (STSCI) UNDER AN AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA). THE FEDERAL AGREEMENTS ARE DEPENDENT ON ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION.
Expenses $378,154,061 · Grants $50,962,760 · Revenue $194,151,546
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Charles MountainCHARLES MOUNTAIN
PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $610,423
- From this org
- $547,450
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $62,973
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $523,902
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $23,548
- Deferred
- $30,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,473
- Filer's total
- $610,423
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Maura HaganMAURA HAGAN
CHAIR AND DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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Megan DonahueMEGAN DONAHUE
VICE-CHAIR AND DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Andrew BakerANDREW BAKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Elizabeth BartonELIZABETH BARTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Karen BjorkmanKAREN BJORKMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Elizabeth CantwellELIZABETH CANTWELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
James CrockerJAMES CROCKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Roger DaviesROGER DAVIES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Kimberly EspyKIMBERLY ESPY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Jeff HallJEFF HALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Todd HoeksemaTODD HOEKSEMA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Sally OeySALLY OEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Mark PhillipsMARK PHILLIPS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
David ReitzeDAVID REITZE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Maria Teresa RuizMARIA TERESA RUIZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
James YeckJAMES YECK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
-
Barbara LamBARBARA LAM
CFO/VP OF OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $352,958
- From this org
- $292,976
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $59,982
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $292,802
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $174
- Deferred
- $29,705
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,277
- Filer's total
- $352,958
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Nanci ReichNANCI REICH
DIRECTOR OF CORP. OPS/SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $174,603
- From this org
- $131,142
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,461
- Hours/week
- 40 + 1 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $130,725
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $417
- Deferred
- $13,557
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,904
- Filer's total
- $174,603
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Kenneth SembachKENNETH SEMBACH
STSCI DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $442,190
- From this org
- $388,031
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $54,159
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $386,999
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,032
- Deferred
- $30,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,659
- Filer's total
- $442,190
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Patrick McCarthyPATRICK MCCARTHY
NOILAB DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $405,149
- From this org
- $372,797
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,352
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $350,082
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $17,715
- Deferred
- $30,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,852
- Filer's total
- $405,149
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Heidi HammelHEIDI HAMMEL
VP FOR SCIENCE
- Total calculated
- $381,834
- From this org
- $319,505
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $62,329
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $318,893
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $612
- Deferred
- $30,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,829
- Filer's total
- $381,834
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Valentin PilletVALENTIN PILLET
NSO DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $347,364
- From this org
- $284,336
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $63,028
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $263,641
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $20,695
- Deferred
- $28,027
- Nontaxable benefits
- $35,001
- Filer's total
- $347,364
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Nancy LevensonNANCY LEVENSON
STSCI DEPUTY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $380,061
- From this org
- $326,239
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $53,822
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $308,687
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $17,552
- Deferred
- $30,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,322
- Filer's total
- $380,061
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Dana LehrDANA LEHR
VP PROGRAMS
- Total calculated
- $339,295
- From this org
- $277,067
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $62,228
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $271,044
- Bonus
- $6,000
- Other
- $23
- Deferred
- $28,060
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,168
- Filer's total
- $339,295
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Donald HoughDONALD HOUGH
STSCI ASSOC. DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE
- Total calculated
- $298,267
- From this org
- $242,584
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $55,683
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $221,959
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $20,625
- Deferred
- $24,769
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,914
- Filer's total
- $298,267
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Neill ReidNEILL REID
STSCI ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE
- Total calculated
- $314,165
- From this org
- $256,957
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $57,208
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $253,792
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,165
- Deferred
- $25,804
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,404
- Filer's total
- $314,165
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Marc PostmanMARC POSTMAN
STSCI ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $321,548
- From this org
- $267,377
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $54,171
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $267,377
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $27,068
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,103
- Filer's total
- $321,548
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Philip PuxleyPHILIP PUXLEY
VP FOR SPECIAL PROJECTS
- Total calculated
- $312,979
- From this org
- $278,674
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,305
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $278,674
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $28,118
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,187
- Filer's total
- $312,979
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Jennifer M LotzJENNIFER M LOTZ
NOIRLAB - GEMINI DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $302,518
- From this org
- $273,980
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,538
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $270,899
- Bonus
- $2,721
- Other
- $360
- Deferred
- $26,348
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,190
- Filer's total
- $302,518
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Inger JorgensenINGER JORGENSEN
NOIRLAB ASSOC. DIREC. OPS
- Total calculated
- $283,964
- From this org
- $252,643
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,321
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $251,106
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,537
- Deferred
- $24,465
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,856
- Filer's total
- $283,964
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Ameerah McBrideAMEERAH MCBRIDE
CDO
- Total calculated
- $239,192
- From this org
- $189,679
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $49,513
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $189,643
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $36
- Deferred
- $19,412
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,101
- Filer's total
- $239,192
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Gerard KirssGERARD KIRSS
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR UNTIL MAY 2023
- Total calculated
- $311,176
- From this org
- $255,801
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $55,375
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $252,753
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $3,048
- Deferred
- $25,726
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,649
- Filer's total
- $311,176
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Dave LiskaDAVE LISKA
DIRECTOR- ENGINEERING AND IT
- Total calculated
- $289,210
- From this org
- $251,818
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $37,392
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $230,294
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $21,524
- Deferred
- $25,245
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,147
- Filer's total
- $289,210
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Victor KrabbendamVICTOR KRABBENDAM
VR CONSTRUCTION - PROJECT
- Total calculated
- $331,958
- From this org
- $264,895
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $67,063
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $257,839
- Bonus
- $5,472
- Other
- $1,584
- Deferred
- $27,360
- Nontaxable benefits
- $39,703
- Filer's total
- $331,958
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Thomas RimmeleTHOMAS RIMMELE
NSO - ASSOC. DIRECTOR - DK
- Total calculated
- $315,190
- From this org
- $264,564
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $50,626
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $252,265
- Bonus
- $4,000
- Other
- $8,299
- Deferred
- $26,861
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,765
- Filer's total
- $315,190
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Zelijko IvezicZELIJKO IVEZIC
RUBIN OPS CONSTRUCTION DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $309,405
- From this org
- $280,953
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,452
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $280,000
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $953
- Deferred
- $28,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $452
- Filer's total
- $309,405
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David HunterDAVID HUNTER
DIVISION/MISSION DEPUTY
- Total calculated
- $289,493
- From this org
- $250,249
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $39,244
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $246,501
- Bonus
- $2,200
- Other
- $1,548
- Deferred
- $25,024
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,220
- Filer's total
- $289,493
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Robert BlumROBERT BLUM
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $286,260
- From this org
- $248,721
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $37,539
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $244,671
- Bonus
- $2,487
- Other
- $1,563
- Deferred
- $24,772
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,767
- Filer's total
- $286,260
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
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 4B
- THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINED A SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN FOR CHARLES MOUNTAIN. THERE WERE NO CONTRIBUTIONS INTO THE PLAN IN 2022.
- PART I, LINE 7
- AURA PROVIDED BONUSES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE, RETENTION, MERIT, AND ADDITIONAL DUTIES.
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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UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
$2,732,848
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - BERKELEY
$2,665,205
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
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$2,480,059
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE US EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE PROGRAM
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$2,349,068
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WIYN 3.5 EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE PROGRAM
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UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
$1,941,823
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$1,721,113
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
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UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER
$1,592,859
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - SANTA CRUZ
$1,362,859
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
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$1,137,342
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
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$1,002,696
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SOAR TELESCOPE FACILITY
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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AURA RETIREE HEALTH BENEFIT TRUST
501(C)(9) · TO PROVIDE POST-RETIREMENT HEALTH BENEFITS · DC · controlled entity
Directly controlled by AURA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 14 August 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202432289349300338
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