Native Skywatchers Incorporated

Tax-deductible

Maple Grove, MN501(c)(3)Science & TechnologyEIN 81-2015231Revenue $196K in FY2025

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This corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable,scientific, and educational purposes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$90K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990-EZIndependent: 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-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $5K a year · 2% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 63% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
3
named funders · $158K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$196K
+62% vs prior year
Spent
$204K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$40K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$196K
FY2025▲ +62%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$183K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$121K
FY2025$196K
Expenses
$204K
FY2025▼ -4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$214K
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$204K
Net assets
$40K
FY2025▼ -17%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$72K
FY2023$71K
FY2024$48K
FY2025$40K

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 Sep 2022.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990-EZ; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$90,089Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annette S Lee’s $90K as Director is at the 63rd 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Annette S Lee$90,089$52,644$101,409$31,133

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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Programs and updates

Supports charitable, scientific, and educational initiatives.

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1 program · $187K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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$187Kprogram 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 3 funders$158K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$196K
Gifts and grants$195K
Other income$370
Money out
$204K
Owns and owes
$40K
net assets
Total assets$52K
Liabilities$12K
People
3
listed
Paid1
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$195K
Other income$370
Total revenue$196K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Total assets$52K
Liabilities$12K
Net assets$40K
Operations
Employees0
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $196K$204K−$8K$40K 990 PDF
FY2024 $121K$48K 990 PDF
FY2023 $212K$214K−$1K$71K 990 PDF
FY2022 $183K$72K 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

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

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