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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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $225,848,692

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $66,369

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $193,669,946 · related or exempt $193,669,946

  • 2b · Program service revenue: OBSERVATORY, RESEACH & PROGRAM SE

    total $481,600 · related or exempt $481,600

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $651,414 · excluded $651,414

  • 6a · Gross rents

    personal property $196,864

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    personal property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    personal property $196,864

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $196,864 · excluded $196,864

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $31,855,000

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

    securities $31,856,969

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$1,969

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$1,969 · excluded -$1,969

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $50,962,760 · program services $50,962,760

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $6,655,823 · program services $3,648,012 · management and general $3,007,811

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $144,313,550 · program services $130,755,639 · management and general $13,557,911

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $15,056,683 · program services $13,589,514 · management and general $1,467,169

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $53,658,303 · program services $48,619,058 · management and general $5,039,245

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $11,740,234 · program services $10,666,390 · management and general $1,073,844

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $964,568 · program services $156,212 · management and general $808,356

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,511,823 · management and general $1,511,823

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $66,524 · management and general $66,524

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $73,329 · management and general $73,329

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $71,653,937 · program services $68,272,903 · management and general $3,381,034

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $10,875,265 · program services $9,162,888 · management and general $1,712,377

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,145,954 · program services $4,847,674 · management and general $1,298,280

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,693,305 · program services $5,785,724 · management and general $4,907,581

  • 17 · Travel

    total $7,059,288 · program services $6,418,137 · management and general $641,151

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,101,567 · program services $2,411,509 · management and general $690,058

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $274,612 · program services $154,366 · management and general $120,246

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $832,023 · program services $241,812 · management and general $590,211

  • 24a · Other expenses: NON-CAPITALIZED EQUIPME

    total $17,135,371 · program services $16,567,783 · management and general $567,588

  • 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.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $23,572,787 · end of year $46,901,751

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $10,091,516 · end of year $16,799,584

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,016,614 · end of year $1,719,576

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $9,105,486 · end of year $20,520,466

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $219,485 · end of year $201,984

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $4,368,763 · end of year $4,144,632

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

    $12,530,099

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

    $11,311,336

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,395,463 · end of year $1,218,763

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $28,963,324 · end of year $21,194,031

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $10,000 · end of year $10,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $28,982,473 · end of year $38,240,054

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $42,685,006 · end of year $57,411,781

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $30,750,544 · end of year $24,574,087

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $28,571,047 · end of year $29,380,754

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,406,551 · end of year $39,306,546

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,946,659 · end of year -$88,297

  • 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.

  • 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

  • Charles 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
  • Maura Hagan

    CHAIR AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Megan Donahue

    VICE-CHAIR AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Andrew Baker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elizabeth Barton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Karen Bjorkman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Elizabeth Cantwell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • James Crocker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Roger Davies

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kimberly Espy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Jeff Hall

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Todd Hoeksema

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sally Oey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mark Phillips

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • David Reitze

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Maria Teresa Ruiz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • James Yeck

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Barbara 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
  • Nanci 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
  • Kenneth 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
  • Patrick 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
  • Heidi 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
  • Valentin 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
  • Nancy 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
  • Dana 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
  • Donald 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
  • Neill 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
  • Marc 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
  • Philip 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
  • Jennifer 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
  • Inger 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
  • Ameerah 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
  • Gerard 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
  • Dave 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
  • Victor 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
  • Thomas 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
  • Zelijko 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
  • David 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
  • Robert 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

  • UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

    $2,732,848

    SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

  • SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

  • SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE US EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE PROGRAM

  • SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE WIYN 3.5 EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPE PROGRAM

  • UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

    $1,941,823

    SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

  • SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER

    $1,592,859

    SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

  • SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

  • SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE

  • 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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 August 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202432289349300338

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