Blue Marble Space: FY2019 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 27-0184094)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019	$2.2M
FY2020	$2.3M
FY2021	$2.4M
FY2022	$3.3M
FY2023	$4.1M
FY2024	$4.8M
FY2025	$5.1M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019	$2.2M
FY2020	$2.3M
FY2021	$2.2M
FY2022	$3.1M
FY2023	$3.8M
FY2024	$4.5M
FY2025	$5.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019	$92K
FY2020	$66K
FY2021	$194K
FY2022	$446K
FY2023	$745K
FY2024	$1.0M
FY2025	$961K

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2012-02-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2012.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

85%

15%

Program services 85% · $1.9M Management & general 15% · $328K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $218K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII

Sanjoy Som

Chief Executive Officer

$138,954Pt VII · Sec A

Jacob Haqq-Misra

Chief Operating Officer

$78,806Pt VII · Sec A

Crystal Riley

Chief Technology Officer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laurie Barge

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Milena Popovic’s $157K as Research Scientist is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Milena Popovic	$156,724	$154,491	—	—	—	—
Jennifer Glee Blank	—	—	$143,976	$153,970	—	—
Jacob Haqq-Misra	$142,530	$116,982	$82,406	$91,624	$82,602	$82,602
Sanjoy Som	$120,510	$113,331	$111,727	$113,958	$136,873	$136,873
Celia Blanco	$132,632	—	—	—	—	—
Lauren Maria Sanders	—	—	$127,387	—	—	—
Barbara Novak	$126,553	—	—	—	—	—
Afshin Beheshti	$126,445	—	—	—	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Fosters scientific innovation and entrepreneurship through lifelong learning engagement.

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2 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2018

01

Provide scientific and technological services.

$1.5Mprogram expense

02

Greenspace produce sales.

$378Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Johns Hopkins UniversityFY2024$85K

Cornell UniversityFY2024$40K

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New YorkFY2024$20K

Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$145K

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By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$2.2M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K

Other incomeLn 4–11$2K

Money outPt IX

$2.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.9M

Managementcol C$328K

Owns and owesPt X

$92K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K

Total assetsLn 16$127K

LiabilitiesLn 26$35K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$2.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K

Investment incomeLn 3$260

Other incomeLn 4–11$2K

Total revenueLn 12$2.2M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$74K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$74K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$6K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$127K

LiabilitiesLn 26$35K

Net assetsLn 32$92K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 517

VolunteersI 6106

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY19	End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.1M	$74K
InvestmentsLn 11–13		$6K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$7K	$7K
Total assetsLn 16	$2.1M	$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2.1M	$35K
Net assetsLn 32	$78K	$92K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$218K	$218K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$383K	$353K	$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$29K	$28K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$55K	$53K	$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$1.4M	$1.1M	$236K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$431		$431
Office expensesLn 13	$12K	$5K	$7K
Information technologyLn 14	$12K	$4K	$8K
OccupancyLn 16	$21K	$6K	$14K
TravelLn 17	$67K	$66K	$671
InterestLn 20	$1K		$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$98		$98
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$65K	$42K	$23K
All other expensesLn 24e	$3K	$996	$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.2M	$1.9M	$328K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$5.1M	$5.2M	−$52K	$961K	990 PDF
FY2024	$4.8M	$4.5M	$263K	$1.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$4.1M	$3.8M	$298K	$745K	990 PDF
FY2022	$3.3M	$3.1M	$253K	$446K	990 PDF
FY2021	$2.4M	$2.2M	$127K	$194K	990 PDF
FY2020	$2.3M	$2.3M	−$27K	$66K	990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing	$2.2M	$2.2M	$14K	$92K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,234,114 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $57,238$2,218,915

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,526,069$12,724

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $487$260

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$2,215

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,583,794$2,234,114

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,096,576$684,892

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $491,997$1,535,200

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,588,573$2,220,092

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,779$14,022

Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,234,114 across 7 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$2,158,839

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$60,076

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,218,915

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,724$12,724

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $260$260

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,215$2,215

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,939 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $260$2,234,114

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,220,092 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $217,760$217,760

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $352,570 · Management $30,017$382,587

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,607 · Management $1,453$29,060

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $52,711 · Management $2,774$55,485

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,117,066 · Management $235,857$1,352,923

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $431$431

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,331 · Management $7,057$12,388

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,618 · Management $8,443$12,061

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,194 · Management $14,455$20,649

IX-17 TravelPrograms $66,451 · Management $671$67,122

IX-20 InterestManagement $1,042$1,042

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $98$98

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,888 · Management $23,278$65,166

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $996 · Management $2,324$3,320

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,892,192 · Management $327,900 · Fundraising $0$2,220,092

Part X · Balance sheet $127,135 assets, 12 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,124,678$73,512

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $16,140$39,513

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$800

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,495$7,397

X-11 Publicly traded securities$5,913

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $463$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,148,776$127,135

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $153,089$19,451

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$6,481

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,070,611$34,948

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $78,165$92,187

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,148,776$127,135

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $92,187 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,234,114

XI-2 Total expenses$2,220,092

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,022

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$78,165

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$92,187

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2019 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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