SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC
EIN 54-1156453 WASHINGTON, DC
- Revenue 2024
- $251,855,977
- Expenses 2024
- $252,569,094
Program services were 71.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- U050
- Classification
- 8000
- Street
- 1401 EYE STREET NW 500
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Group exemption
The central organization of an IRS group exemption (group number 5487), covering 2 subordinate organizations. matched by us
The IRS lists each organization's group exemption number; we match a subordinate to its central organization by that number and the affiliation code the IRS assigns.
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INTL LIGHT CONE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION EIN 26-2778710 WASHINGTON, DC
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NATIONAL SOCIETY OF HISPANIC PHYS
SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION EIN 47-1166372 WASHINGTON, DC
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SURA'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AND TO STRENGTHEN THE SCIENTIFIC CAPABILITIES OF ITS MEMBERS AND OUR NATION.
Activities or mission (Part I)
SURA'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH FOR THE NATION BY ACCELERATING DISCOVERY, INNOVATION, AND REAL-WORLD IMPACT ACROSS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND NATIONAL LABORATORIES
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SURA HAS 55 MEMBER UNIVERSITIES IN THE US AND CANADA AND IS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, TO FOSTER EXCELLENCE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, TO STRENGTHEN THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF THE NATION, AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS.THE THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY, OR JEFFERSON LAB, IS ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF SCIENCE'S TEN NATIONAL LABORATORIES. SURA HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS (M&O) CONTRACT FOR THE JEFFERSON LAB SINCE IT WAS SELECTED IN 1983 IN A NATIONAL COMPETITION, THROUGH ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES (JSA) LLC. AS THE M&O CONTRACTOR, JSA HAS OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR JEFFERSON LAB OPERATIONS INCLUDING OVER 800 EMPLOYEES AND OVER $180 MILLION IN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET.JSA IS ORGANIZED AS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND IS GOVERNED BY AN OPERATING AGREEMENT THAT RESTRICTS ACTIVITIES EXCLUSIVELY TO THOSE HAVING CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND A PRIMARY MISSION TO PERFORM THE DOE JEFFERSON LAB M&O CONTRACT. SURA PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OF THE SCIENTIFIC MISSION OF THE JEFFERSON LAB WITH ASSISTANCE FROM FACULTY EXPERTS FROM ITS MEMBER UNIVERSITIES.SURA, THROUGH ITS SPACE SCIENCE PROGRAM, PARTNERS WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ON GRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE SCIENTISTS AND OTHER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO CONDUCT ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, ASTROBIOLOGY, EARTH SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH TO MEET THE MISSION OBJECTIVES OF SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES.THE CENTER FOR NUCLEAR FEMTOGRAPHY WAS ESTABLISHED TO BRING TOGETHER EXPERTISE IN THE NUCLEAR PHYSICS RESEARCH COMMUNITY. SURA PROVIDES RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH GRANTS TO NUCLEAR PHYSICS FACULTY WITHIN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITIES AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE CENTER FOR NUCLEAR FEMTOGRAPHY LEADERSHIP.
Expenses $179,789,557 · Grants $15,000 · Revenue $242,290,543
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Elizabeth BeiseELIZABETH BEISE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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M Omar FaisonM OMAR FAISON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Andres GilANDRES GIL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marc HoitMARC HOIT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Fred KingFRED KING
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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William MooreWILLIAM MOORE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David NortonDAVID NORTON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Padma RaghavanPADMA RAGHAVAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Srirama RaoSRIRAMA RAO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Chad ReedCHAD REED
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Daniel SuiDANIEL SUI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert TwilleyROBERT TWILLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James WeyhenmeyerJAMES WEYHENMEYER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sean HearneSEAN HEARNE
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $545,527
- From this org
- $512,443
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,084
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $510,886
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,557
- Deferred
- $31,500
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,584
- Filer's total
- $545,527
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Elizabeth LawsonELIZABETH LAWSON
CHIEF GOV. OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $303,074
- From this org
- $262,291
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,783
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $254,875
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $7,416
- Deferred
- $23,606
- Nontaxable benefits
- $17,177
- Filer's total
- $303,074
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William A Jones JrWILLIAM A JONES JR
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $246,158
- From this org
- $224,380
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,778
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $223,517
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $863
- Deferred
- $20,194
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,584
- Filer's total
- $246,158
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David DeanDAVID DEAN
DEP. DIR. FOR SCIENCE & TECH.
- Total calculated
- $471,541
- From this org
- $405,830
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $65,711
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $403,454
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,376
- Deferred
- $31,050
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,661
- Filer's total
- $471,541
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Allison F LungALLISON F LUNG
PROJECT ASSURANCE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $416,711
- From this org
- $372,440
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,271
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $367,868
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $4,572
- Deferred
- $31,050
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,221
- Filer's total
- $416,711
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Johnathon HuffJOHNATHON HUFF
DEPUTY LAB DIRECTOR & COO
- Total calculated
- $412,504
- From this org
- $367,978
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,526
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $367,618
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $360
- Deferred
- $31,050
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,476
- Filer's total
- $412,504
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Amber BoehnleinAMBER BOEHNLEIN
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $373,159
- From this org
- $320,692
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $52,467
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $318,316
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,376
- Deferred
- $28,649
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,818
- Filer's total
- $373,159
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Andrei SeryiANDREI SERYI
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $367,449
- From this org
- $312,176
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $55,273
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $309,800
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,376
- Deferred
- $28,644
- Nontaxable benefits
- $26,629
- Filer's total
- $367,449
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Cynthia E Keppel HellmanCYNTHIA E KEPPEL HELLMAN
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $348,828
- From this org
- $302,270
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $46,558
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $299,894
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,376
- Deferred
- $27,524
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,034
- Filer's total
- $348,828
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Aida LebbosAIDA LEBBOS
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & CORPORATE SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $274,570
- From this org
- $236,894
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $37,676
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $235,285
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $1,609
- Deferred
- $21,320
- Nontaxable benefits
- $16,356
- Filer's total
- $274,570
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Joseph ScarcelloJOSEPH SCARCELLO
CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICERS
- Total calculated
- $261,409
- From this org
- $238,845
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,564
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $236,429
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $2,416
- Deferred
- $21,496
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,068
- Filer's total
- $261,409
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Kimberly SawyerKIMBERLY SAWYER
LAB DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/25)
- Total calculated
- $370,565
- From this org
- $342,767
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $27,798
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $297,329
- Bonus
- $40,000
- Other
- $5,438
- Deferred
- $27,078
- Nontaxable benefits
- $720
- Filer's total
- $370,565
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $251,855,977
- Expenses
- $252,569,094
- Contributions
- $8,236,510
- Grants paid
- $15,000
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2023
- Revenue
- $242,074,440
- Expenses
- $242,201,377
- Contributions
- $7,969,262
- Grants paid
- $10,000
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2022
- Revenue
- $210,242,590
- Expenses
- $212,184,455
- Contributions
- $6,690,695
- Grants paid
- $89,000
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $191,788,988
- Expenses
- $187,499,987
- Assets (EOY)
- $53,857,642
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $10,332,390
- Expenses
- $12,090,159
- Assets (EOY)
- $29,950,006
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,312,264
- Expenses
- $11,061,954
- Assets (EOY)
- $27,688,373
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $8,085,918
- Expenses
- $10,100,611
- Assets (EOY)
- $29,255,001
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $12,031,797
- Expenses
- $10,504,327
- Assets (EOY)
- $30,685,570
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,227,866
- Expenses
- $8,145,213
- Assets (EOY)
- $29,500,985
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $5,833,842
- Expenses
- $8,024,361
- Assets (EOY)
- $27,313,873
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,737,802
- Expenses
- $7,825,687
- Assets (EOY)
- $27,085,126
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2013 · 990
- Revenue
- $6,631,304
- Expenses
- $8,758,265
- Assets (EOY)
- $24,192,612
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2012 · 990
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- $6,900,343
- Assets (EOY)
- $23,410,360
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
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OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$58,000
2022 JSA RESEARCH GRANT
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VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY
$15,000
2024 JSA RESEARCH GRANT
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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
$13,000
2022 JSA RESEARCH GRANT
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MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
$12,000
2022 JSA RESEARCH GRANT
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$10,000
2023 JSA RESEARCH GRANT
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THE FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
$6,000
2022 JSA RESEARCH GRANT
Grants received
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$270,282
2024 SUBAWARD
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2024 GRADUATE STUDENT AND PARTICIPANT SUPPORT FROM SPONSORED PROGRAMS.
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$36,443
2023 SUBAWARD
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Disregarded entities on its 2024 return
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JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES LLC
RESEARCH · VA · income $245,152,587 · assets $29,340,233
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SURATECH LLC
RESEARCH · VA · income $0 · assets $0
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility GROUP.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.