MAINE SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

U30

Classification

2000

Street

87 WINTHROP ST STE 200

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).

Mission and programs · 2024

• The Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) is an affiliate-based 501(c)(3) corporation and a member of the National Network of Consortia in all 50 states plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. The Network is funded by NASA's National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program which was established by Congress in 1988 to contribute to the nation's science and engineering enterprise.Our affiliates are undergraduate and graduate institutions, not-for-profit research laboratories, state agencies, technology-based businesses, and science and education organizations, all of whom help further NASA's goals while benefiting Maine in many different areas of science and technology. (Program Service Accomplishments Continued) Below are our goals and objectives, and overall results.Our overarching goal is to support the expansion and diversification of Maine's space exploration research and education capacity along the K-graduate continuum by increasing statewide involvement in space research, technology development, education and training programs that align with NASA's priorities and contribute to Maine's competitive advantage in a new space economy as envisioned by the Maine Spaceport Complex.Goal #1: Expand and diversify Maine's space exploration research capacity that align with the priorities of the Mission Directorates and the Maine Spaceport Complex's Topic Areas.Objectives for Goal #1:1. Invest in innovative team-based solutions and approaches that address Mission Directorates priorities and have the potential to be foundational R&D and educational anchors for the Complex.2. Engage undergraduate and graduate students in the research teams that align both with the priorities of NASA Mission Directorates and the Complex's Topic Areas.Goal #2: Broaden exposure of undergraduate students to aerospace career pathways that align with the priorities of the Mission Directorates and the Maine Spaceport Complex's Topic Areas.Objectives for Goal #2:1. Engage undergraduate students in research experiences that align both with the priorities of NASA Mission Directorates and the Complex's Topic Areas.2. Support awards to enhance or develop curriculum/coursework focused on space exploration and space technology.3. Establish a state network of students with interest in aerospace S&T.Goal #3: Broaden exposure of K-12 students in formal and informal settings to STEM career pathways that align with the priorities of the Mission Directorates and the Maine Spaceport Complex's Topic Areas.Objectives for Goal #3:1. Train K-12 teachers on how to infuse NASA missions in classroom curriculum2. Immerse K-12 students in curricula with hands-on learning experiences based on NASA missions.Goal #4: Increase public awareness and understanding of STEM through connections to NASA.Objectives for Goal #4:1. Increase awareness of K-12 students of the achievements, benefits and opportunities in the exploration and use of space.Below are our overall consolidated target metrics with the actual results following.Target number researchers/faculty impacted or participated: 48. Results: 81Target number K-12 teachers impacted or participated: 70. Results: 717Target number Graduate students impacted or participated: 14. Results: 31Target number of Undergraduate students impacted/participated: 288. Results: 462Target number of K-12 students impacted or participated: 1,158. Results: 6,949Target number of workshops conducted: 1. Results: 2Target number of research awards made: 3. Results: 5Target number of follow-on proposals submitted: 3. Results: 17Target number of follow-on proposals awarded: 3. Results: 6Target number of NASA Collaborations: 3. Results: 5Target number of high-altitude balloon launches: 17. Results: 14Target number of CubeSat Launches: 1. Results: 2Target number of new/revised curricula or courses: 5. Results: 10Target number of student teams supported in NASA or National competitions: 2. Results: 25 directly supported and an additional 75 teams indirectly supported through state-wide eventsTarget number of travel awards supported: 4. Results: 4The Maine Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) is overseen by a Board of Directors that is representative of the knowledge and experience essential to our mission. Grant programs and activities are guided and evaluated by the Board approved Strategic and Evaluation Plans.

  Expenses $1,688,566 · Grants $1,304,920 · Revenue $81,020

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.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $1,842,879

  Expenses

  $1,840,865

  Contributions

  $1,759,845

  Grants paid

  $1,304,920

• 2023

  Revenue

  $2,546,352

  Expenses

  $2,545,194

  Contributions

  $2,477,256

  Grants paid

  $1,431,991

• 2022

  Revenue

  $1,823,356

  Expenses

  $1,823,347

  Contributions

  $1,815,428

  Grants paid

  $1,038,177

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

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,490,070

  Expenses

  $1,490,063

  Assets (EOY)

  $425,041

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,010,110

  Expenses

  $1,010,102

  Assets (EOY)

  $475,433

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,034,257

  Expenses

  $1,036,662

  Assets (EOY)

  $249,887

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $924,086

  Expenses

  $925,605

  Assets (EOY)

  $218,402

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,043,433

  Expenses

  $1,046,113

  Assets (EOY)

  $195,630

• 2016 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,159,920

  Expenses

  $1,162,341

  Assets (EOY)

  $234,300

• 2015 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,267,385

  Expenses

  $1,262,344

  Assets (EOY)

  $443,566

• 2014 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,061,757

  Expenses

  $1,058,956

  Assets (EOY)

  $346,251

• 2013 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,175,411

  Expenses

  $1,172,378

  Assets (EOY)

  $332,929

• 2012 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,083,870

  Assets (EOY)

  $238,596

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

• University of Maine

  $740,304

  2023 · Research and Education Grants

• University of Maine

  $512,897

  2022 · Research and Education Grants

• University of Maine

  $437,433

  2024 · Research and Education Grants

• University of Southern Maine

  $285,754

  2023 · Research and Education Grants

• University of Southern Maine

  $214,091

  2022 · Research and Education Grants

• University of Southern Maine

  $200,062

  2024 · Research and Education Grants

• College of the Atlantic

  $143,170

  2024 · Research and Education Grants

• College of the Atlantic

  $91,509

  2022 · Research and Education Grants

• University of New England

  $75,718

  2024 · Research and Education Grants

• College of the Atlantic

  $56,623

  2023 · Research and Education Grants

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Where these grants went next →

Grants received

• MAINE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

  $283,749

  2022 · In the current MTI Investment, we complete the strategic plan for the Maine Space Complex (see Attachment A). As the result of the planning effort, we identified additional work that would lead to a stronger foundation for the Complex, lead to more significant benefits to the state than what would not have been possible under the current strategic plan. This additional work would facilitate more opportunities and economic growth for the Complex and the state of Maine. The first need is to secure new business opportunities for industries in the new Space Economy and the Maine Space Complex. The second need is to continue engagement with communities and stakeholders in conversation regarding the Maine Space Complex to ensure that the value proposition is clear and moving toward adoption.

• MAINE TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

  $7,500

  2023 · President of STEM Engagement, will be our morning keynote speaker on Monday, November 6. Mr. Kincaid will share his thoughts about the Future of Space, NASA's plans for engaging the nation in the future of space (Moon and beyond and on Earth), the importance of STEM engagement to ensure the nation's leadership role in its future in space, and a few words on how a small state like Maine can play a significant role.

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