Teachers in Space INC

Tax-deductible

New York, NY501(c)(3)EducationEIN 46-5720474Revenue $907K in FY2025

On file with the IRStis.org4 E 27th St Unit 20452, 10001-9422 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Feb 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is to stimulate student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) by offering Teachers engineering focused, Space science curriculum, flight experiences, Space opportunities, and industry connections. Our initiatives spark a transfer of passion for Space science and exploration from Teachers to their students. We look forward to fulfilling our vision: flying Teachers to Space with student developed, classroom experiments

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
99¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% 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
99%
of spending
Looks good: 99% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.8 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $43K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$423K
99% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 99% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$907K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$906K
To programs
99%
Net assets
$2K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$907K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$203K
FY2022$449K
FY2023$247K
FY2024$789K
FY2025$907K
Expenses
$906K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$203K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$287K
FY2024$738K
FY2025$906K
Net assets
$2K
FY2025▲ +376%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021−$11K
FY2022−$10K
FY2023−$50K
FY2024$450
FY2025$2K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 99% · $898K Management & general 1% · $8K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
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Elizabeth G Kennick’s $109K as President/Di is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Elizabeth G Kennick$109,292$89,125$93,000$80,250$13,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires student STEM interest by giving teachers space science curriculum and flight experiences.

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1 program · $898K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Our mission is to stimulate student interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem) by offering teachers engineering focused, space science curriculum, flight experiences, space opportunities, and industry connections.

$898Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$43K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$907K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$756K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Money outPt IX
$906K
Ln 25
Programscol B$898K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$2K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$423K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$756K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$482K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92K
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Other incomeLn 4–11$43K
Total revenueLn 12$907K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$41K
SavingsLn 2$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$361K
Total assetsLn 16$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$423K
Net assetsLn 32$2K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 61
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$133K$62K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$346K$361K
Total assetsLn 16$480K$425K
LiabilitiesLn 26$480K$423K
Net assetsLn 32$450$2K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$255K$255K
Payroll taxesLn 10$22K$22K
Legal feesLn 11b$350$350
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$25K$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$582K$582K
Total functional expensesLn 25$906K$898K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $907K$906K$2K$2K 990 PDF
FY2024 $789K$738K$50K$450 990 PDF
FY2023 $247K$287K−$40K−$50K 990 PDF
FY2022 $449K$448K$1K−$10K 990 PDF
FY2021 $203K$203K−$71−$11K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $907,427 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $634,385$756,440
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $138,728$92,461
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,487$15,175
I-11 Other revenue$43,351
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $788,600$907,427
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $217,316$276,964
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $521,116$628,769
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $738,432$905,733
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,168$1,694
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $907,427 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$756,440
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$482,305
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$756,440
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $92,461$92,461
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $15,175$15,175
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $43,351$43,351
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $150,987$907,427
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $905,733 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $254,762$254,762
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $22,202$22,202
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $350$350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $7,627$7,627
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,986$8,986
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,540$24,540
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,896$1,896
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,982$2,982
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $582,388$582,388
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $897,756 · Management $7,977 · Fundraising $0$905,733
Part X · Balance sheet $425,346 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,147$40,630
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $84,095$20,967
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $809$2,470
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $346,115$361,279
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $480,166$425,346
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,716$23,202
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $475,000$400,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $479,716$423,202
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $450$2,144
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $450$2,144
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $480,166$425,346
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,144 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$907,427
XI-2 Total expenses$905,733
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,694
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$450
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,144

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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