Promote cultural and natural resource protection by developing and applying technologies, serving and collaboring with scientific and governmental organizations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $4K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
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
$157K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$116K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$49K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$157K
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$157K
FY2021$497K
FY2022$294K
FY2023$189K
FY2024$184K
FY2025$157K
Expenses
$116K
FY2025▼ -43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$422K
FY2022$309K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$204K
FY2025$116K
Net assets
$49K
FY2025▲ +569%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27K
FY2021$105K
FY2022$91K
FY2023$28K
FY2024$7K
FY2025$49K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $65K Management & general 44% · $51K

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; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$55,863Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacob Comer’s $56K as Vice President is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Douglas Comer———$57,600$165,920
Jacob Comer$55,863$72,463$27,808$4,908$35,514
Carolyn Wysong——$17,000——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops and applies technologies for affordable, timely cultural and natural resource protection.

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3 programs · $65K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

United States Department of State Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation program, Nan Madol conservation.

$27Kprogram expense
02

Project to implement a management unit at the Nan Madol World Heritage Site, or Nan Madol Management Unit. CSRM Foundation initiated this project in 2025 by identifying and contacting expert advisors and stakeholders to support the Management Units development.

$23Kprogram expense
03

Multisensor Analyses of Pacific Ocean Migration and Societal Development, or NASA Pacific In 2023, CSRM Foundation continued its collection and analysis of various forms of remotely sensed data to study the environment and archaeology of Micronesia, with particular focus on Pohnpei.

$15Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$157K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Money outPt IX
$116K
Ln 25
Programscol B$65K
Managementcol C$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$49K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$157K
Total revenueLn 12$157K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$49K
Total assetsLn 16$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$49K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7K$49K
Total assetsLn 16$7K$49K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$7K$49K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$58K$58K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$13K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$24K$24K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$132$132
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$116K$65K$51K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $157K$116K$41K$49K 990 PDF
FY2024 $184K$204K−$21K$7K 990 PDF
FY2023 $189K$293K−$103K$28K 990 PDF
FY2022 $294K$309K−$14K$91K 990 PDF
FY2021 $497K$422K$75K$105K 990 PDF
FY2020 $157K$27K 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 $157,136 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $183,835$157,136
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $183,835$157,136
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $80,917$75,998
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $123,532$39,708
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $204,449$115,706
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,614$41,430
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $157,136 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$157,136
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$157,136
VIII-12 Total revenue$157,136
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $115,706 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,302$58,302
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $13,151$13,151
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $4,545$4,545
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,425$1,425
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,515$6,515
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,238$1,238
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,818$2,818
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $24,000$24,000
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,580$3,580
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $132$132
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $64,817 · Management $50,889 · Fundraising $0$115,706
Part X · Balance sheet $48,706 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,276$48,706
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,276$48,706
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,276$48,706
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,276$48,706
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $48,706 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$157,136
XI-2 Total expenses$115,706
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,430
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,276
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$48,706

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