Use the excitement and inspiration of space as a catalyst for educating and developing the next generation of explorers.

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100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $265K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$468K
×11 vs prior year
Spent
$337K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$157K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$468K
FY2021▲ ×11
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$43K
FY2021$468K
FY2022$738K
FY2023$636K
FY2024$492K
FY2025$117K
Expenses
$337K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$337K
FY2022$835K
FY2023$586K
FY2024$476K
FY2025$152K
Net assets
$157K
FY2021▲ +468%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$157K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$123K
FY2025$98K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2011.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $336K Management & general 0% · $1K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
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Assistant Director
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Questions the 990 asks

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

Programs and updates

Inspires and educates youth about space to foster future explorers.

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3 programs · $265K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Mission

AstroAccess: AstroAccess is a project dedicated to advancing disability inclusion in space exploration for the benefit of humankind. The first mission successfully flew 12 individuals with disabilities on a parabolic flight from the Long Beach Airport on October 17, 2021 with the ultimate goal of flying one or more team members to space…

$224Kprogram expense
02

Cosmic Odyssey Scholarship

In this initial year, the scholarship was announced in April during the Global Webcast. Funds were raised to sponsor 25 people in seven families affected by pediatric cancer to attend custom-made Family Space Camp Weekends.

$31Kprogram expense
03

SpaceKind Leadership Training Trained approximately 100 people through three 8-week online leadership development workshops. The participants worked in pairs, small groups, and teams to clearly articulate their ambitions and goals, assess their existing habits, institute a plan for reaching their goals, and creating a support structure…

$10Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$265K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$468K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$409K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$168
Money outPt IX
$337K
Ln 25
Programscol B$336K
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$157K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$157K
Total assetsLn 16$157K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$409K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$168
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$468K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$157K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$157K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$157K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$26K$157K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$26K$157K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$26K$157K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$100K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$932$932$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$6K$6K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$57K$57K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$166K$165K$1K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$337K$336K$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $117K$152K−$35K$98K 990 PDF
FY2024 $492K$476K$15K$123K 990 PDF
FY2023 $636K$586K$50K$108K 990 PDF
FY2022 $738K$835K−$98K$59K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $468K$337K$131K$157K 990 PDF
FY2020 $43K$28K 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 $468,251 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $32,799$409,308
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,256$58,775
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $94$168
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,470$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $39,619$468,251
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $73,237$337,487
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $73,237$337,487
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$33,618$130,764
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $468,251 across 15 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$409,308
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$409,308
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,775 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$58,775
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $168 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$168
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,943 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$468,251
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $337,487 across 26 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,300 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,300
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,779 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,779
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $99,884 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$99,884
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $932 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$932
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,844 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,844
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,678 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,678
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $57,202 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$57,202
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,407$1,407
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $165,028 · Management $1,433 · Fundraising $0$166,461
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $336,054 · Management $1,433 · Fundraising $0$337,487
Part X · Balance sheet $156,711 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,466$136,191
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,481$20,520
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $25,947$156,711
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,947$156,711
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $25,947$156,711
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $156,711 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$468,251
XI-2 Total expenses$337,487
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$130,764
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,947
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$156,711

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