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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MANNED SPACE FLIGHT EDUCATION FOUNDATION INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$61,190,428
Total expenses
$45,269,425
Contributions and grants received
$3,366,921
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$47,515,780
Investment income
$3,438,530
Other revenue
$6,869,197
Total assets, end of year
$125,155,530
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,181,423
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$112,974,107
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$35,398,016
Management and general expenses
$8,177,798
Fundraising expenses
$1,693,611
Program service expenses (Part III)
$35,398,016

Program services were 78.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,366,921

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ATTENDANCE

    total $36,549,494 · related or exempt $36,549,494

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $3,954,051 · related or exempt $3,954,051

  • 2c · Program service revenue: FOOD AND BEVERAGE

    total $1,983,872 · excluded $1,983,872

  • 2d · Program service revenue: PARKING

    total $1,929,743 · excluded $1,929,743

  • 2e · Program service revenue: PHOTOGRAPHY

    total $1,369,855 · excluded $1,369,855

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $1,728,765 · related or exempt $785,057 · excluded $943,708

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,228,023 · excluded $1,228,023

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $91,488 · excluded $91,488

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $6,742,272 · excluded $6,742,272

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $126,925

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $126,925

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $126,925 · excluded $126,925

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $131,318,373

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

    securities $129,199,354

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,119,019

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,119,019 · excluded $2,119,019

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $3,292,686 · program services $1,123,641 · management and general $1,977,960 · fundraising $191,085

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $14,914,269 · program services $12,740,338 · management and general $1,606,327 · fundraising $567,604

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $305,506 · program services $218,031 · management and general $50,823 · fundraising $36,652

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,514,289 · program services $1,740,010 · management and general $593,123 · fundraising $181,156

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,277,346 · program services $987,685 · management and general $173,674 · fundraising $115,987

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $832 · management and general $832

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,270 · management and general $41,270

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $109,345 · management and general $109,345

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,184,153 · program services $2,342,711 · management and general $655,346 · fundraising $186,096

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,804,624 · program services $1,566,902 · management and general $4,227 · fundraising $233,495

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,207,278 · program services $678,278 · management and general $505,641 · fundraising $23,359

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,347,816 · program services $721,887 · management and general $599,550 · fundraising $26,379

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $856,976 · program services $816,205 · management and general $36,209 · fundraising $4,562

  • 17 · Travel

    total $658,125 · program services $344,189 · management and general $279,618 · fundraising $34,318

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $183,994 · program services $57,936 · management and general $111,149 · fundraising $14,909

  • 20 · Interest

    total $95,536 · program services $90,990 · management and general $4,037 · fundraising $509

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $5,144,221 · program services $4,899,485 · management and general $217,354 · fundraising $27,382

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,440,722 · program services $1,272,204 · management and general $168,518

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXHIBITS

    total $2,378,519 · program services $2,335,572 · fundraising $42,947

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE

    total $1,460,226 · program services $1,454,238 · management and general $5,988

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $1,044,058 · program services $1,029,081 · management and general $7,806 · fundraising $7,171

  • 24d · Other expenses: CREDIT CARD PROCESSING

    total $1,029,001 · management and general $1,029,001

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $978,633 · program services $978,633

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,587,033 · end of year $2,271,592

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $70,724,111 · end of year $79,463,267

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $245,784 · end of year $191,496

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,883,949 · end of year $2,820,958

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $17,320 · end of year $20,008

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $263,917 · end of year $618,473

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

    $130,167,132

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

    $90,397,396

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $32,103,422 · end of year $39,769,736

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $27,514

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,347,045 · end of year $6,972,803

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $4,552,231 · end of year $5,208,620

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $2,493,333

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $94,056,561 · end of year $110,412,892

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,403,880 · end of year $2,561,215

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE MISSION OF MANNED SPACE FLIGHT EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SPACE PROGRAM WITH SPACE CENTER HOUSTON AS THE CORNERSTONE OF ITS EFFORTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MISSION OF MANNED SPACE FLIGHT EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC. IS TO OPERATE SPACE CENTER HOUSTON, A VISITORS CENTER DEVOTED TO INCREASED PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF MANNED SPACE FLIGHT BY REVEALING HOW SCIENCE AND HUMANITY POWER SPACE EXPLORATION.

  • MANNED SPACE FLIGHT EDUCATION FOUNDATION OPERATES SPACE CENTER HOUSTON, A VISITORS' CENTER DEVOTED TO INCREASING PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE OF MANNED SPACE FLIGHT BY PROVIDING ARTIFACTS, EXHIBITS, TOURS OF NASA, AND LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS. VISITORS APPROXIMATE 1,000,000 ANNUALLY. IN ADDITION, THE FOUNDATION BENEFITS FROM VOLUNTEER EFFORTS, WHICH HAVE TOTALED 18,000 HOURS AND HAVE BEEN VALUED AT $612,000. THE MISSION OF SPACE CENTER HOUSTON, THE GATEWAY TO JOHNSON SPACE CENTER AND THE ASTRONAUTS, IS TO BE A WORLD-CLASS ATTRACTION DEDICATED TO INSPIRING, ENTERTAINING AND EDUCATING EVERY GENERATION ABOUT SPACE EXPLORATION, THE MISSION OF NASA'S JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, RELATED AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND THE BENEFITS OF SPACE EXPLORATION TO HUMANKIND.

    Expenses $35,398,016 · Revenue $41,288,602

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • PEGGY KOSTIAL

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RAAMEL MITCHELL

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • IVAN RODRIGUEZ

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JACOB AVERY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL BLOOMFIELD

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • BOB CAVNAR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DANIEL COHEN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DEBORAH CONDER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • PAT CUNNINGHAM

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TJ CREAMER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • RICHARD FILIP

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MICHAEL EDMONDS

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • FRED GRIFFIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • GWEN GRIFFIN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DHAVAL JADAV

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • LARA KEARNEY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOY KELLY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • HARVIN MOORE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEWART MORRIS JR

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ALICE MARY MOSING

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOHN MULHOLLAND

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • STEPHANIE MURPHY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • MARY MURRAY

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ADAM SCHNEIDER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KIRK SHIREMAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JOEL WALKER

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CARLOS WESTHELLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • ARTURO SANCHEZ III

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • KRISTINA SOMERVILLE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • WILLIAM HARRIS

    CEO/PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $942,032
    From this org
    $911,592
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,440
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $600,053
    Bonus
    $300,000
    Other
    $11,539
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,440
    Filer's total
    $942,032

  • MARY SHAFER

    COO

    Total calculated
    $402,481
    From this org
    $394,078
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,403
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,699
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $146,379
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,403
    Filer's total
    $402,481

  • JANET BROWN

    CFO/SECY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $404,405
    From this org
    $365,044
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,361
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $285,742
    Bonus
    $79,302
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,361
    Filer's total
    $404,405

  • KEESHA BULLOCK

    CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $286,252
    From this org
    $268,783
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,469
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $245,783
    Bonus
    $23,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,280
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,189
    Filer's total
    $286,252

  • BARRETT SHAVER

    CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $297,144
    From this org
    $258,119
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,025
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $234,119
    Bonus
    $24,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,664
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,361
    Filer's total
    $297,144

  • JASON OLEA

    VP OF TECHNOLOGY

    Total calculated
    $177,141
    From this org
    $168,358
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,783
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,358
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,783
    Filer's total
    $177,141

  • DANIEL NEWMYER

    CHIEF EDUCATION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $266,325
    From this org
    $227,742
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,583
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,242
    Bonus
    $21,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,006
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,577
    Filer's total
    $266,325

  • BRADY PYLE

    CHIEF HR & INCLUSION OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $241,835
    From this org
    $233,821
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,014
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,321
    Bonus
    $21,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,902
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,112
    Filer's total
    $241,835

  • JEFF WYATT

    CHEIF EXPERIENCE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $266,410
    From this org
    $239,650
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,760
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,820
    Bonus
    $49,830
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,760
    Filer's total
    $266,410

  • ANDRES AMBRIZ

    CHEIF INFRASTRUCTURE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $227,613
    From this org
    $225,499
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,114
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $172,718
    Bonus
    $52,781
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,114
    Filer's total
    $227,613

  • PAUL SPANA

    DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS

    Total calculated
    $185,578
    From this org
    $149,207
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,371
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,988
    Bonus
    $14,219
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,010
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,361
    Filer's total
    $185,578

  • CHANCE SANFOD

    DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

    Total calculated
    $185,261
    From this org
    $149,440
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,821
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $134,895
    Bonus
    $14,545
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,076
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,745
    Filer's total
    $185,261

  • AMY MARKS

    DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP

    Total calculated
    $179,267
    From this org
    $143,203
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,064
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $129,759
    Bonus
    $13,444
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,760
    Nontaxable benefits
    $32,304
    Filer's total
    $179,267

  • AMELIA KLEIMAN

    DIRECTOR OF MAJOR GIFTS

    Total calculated
    $152,054
    From this org
    $128,311
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,743
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $116,059
    Bonus
    $12,252
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,363
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,380
    Filer's total
    $152,054

  • KATHLEEN SWAIN

    SR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATOIN

    Total calculated
    $152,632
    From this org
    $125,777
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,855
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,225
    Bonus
    $12,552
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,263
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,592
    Filer's total
    $152,632

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7
DISCRETIONARY INCENTIVE PAYMENTS WERE PAID TO INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN PART VII. THOSE INCENTIVE PAYMENTS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
4 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202543089349301719

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