Unavco INC

Boulder, COUnknown exempt organizationSince 2001EIN 84-1588357Revenue $18.4M in FY2022

On file with the IRSunavco.org6350 Nautilus Drive Bc · Boulder, CO

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A university governed consortium facilitating geoscience research and education using geodesy.

82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 86 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $127K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.7M
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$18.4M
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$18.7M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2022
Revenue
$18.4M
FY2022▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$15.8M
FY2021$17.1M
FY2022$18.4M
Expenses
$18.7M
FY2022▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$15.6M
FY2021$16.5M
FY2022$18.7M
Net assets
$0
FY2022▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$0

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2022.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $15.4M Management & general 18% · $3.4M

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

19 people listed on the 990; $1.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$281,797Pt VII · Sec A
Director Geodetic Infrastructure
$187,112Pt VII · Sec A
Director Gds
$174,566Pt VII · Sec A
Engineering Manager II
$153,771Pt VII · Sec A
Director Ece
$153,256Pt VII · Sec A
Engineering Manager III
$152,017Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Director of Business Affairs
$142,851Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Contracts and Permitting Manager
$138,068Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Bendick Kier$281,797$273,313$218,217
Glen Mattioli$187,112$177,818$181,317
David Mencin$174,566$163,935$144,888
Daniel McNamara$153,771——
Donna Charlevoix$153,256$136,410$137,147
Karl Feaux$152,017$134,152$135,181
Judy Donato$142,851$99,537—
Douglas Ertz$138,068$130,431$133,124

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

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Facilitates geoscience research and education using geodesy.

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1 program · $15.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Unavco operates a science support facility that advances academic research and education, specific to applications of modern geodesy to the geosciences. With core funding primarily from the national science foundation and also from nasa, services include provision of services to academic scientists and educators.

$15.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 14 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2022
IrisDC · FY2022$191,075
Central Washington UniversityFY2022$114,782
Carleton CollegeMN · FY2022$33,038
Central Washington UniversityFY2021$135,558
Carleton CollegeMN · FY2021$27,892
IrisDC · FY2021$27,200
Central Washington UniversityFY2020$109,226
Carleton CollegeMN · FY2020$49,444

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$18.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$842K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Money outPt IX
$18.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.4M
Managementcol C$3.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A10
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$17.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$842K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$9K
Total revenueLn 12$18.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 586
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$742K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$794K$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$743K$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.2M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$0
Net assetsLn 32$2.8M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$481K$481K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$306K$750K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6.0M$5.4M$583K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$722K$640K$82K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.3M$1.9M$401K
Payroll taxesLn 10$626K$513K$113K
Legal feesLn 11b$27K$27K
Accounting feesLn 11c$53K$53K
Investment management feesLn 11f$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$586K$516K$70K
Office expensesLn 13$374K$307K$68K
Information technologyLn 14$959K$786K$173K
OccupancyLn 16$850K$697K$154K
TravelLn 17$768K$630K$139K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$171K$140K$31K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$280K$230K$51K
InsuranceLn 23$82K$37K$46K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.3M$2.7M$644K
All other expensesLn 24e$85K$85K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.7M$15.4M$3.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest Viewing $18.4M$18.7M−$379K$0 990 PDF
FY2021 $17.1M$16.5M$596K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $15.8M$15.6M$163K$1.9M 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $18,363,438 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,227,643$17,486,881
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $651,908$841,557
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $126,056$5,072
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $55,188$29,928
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,060,795$18,363,438
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $334,342$480,800
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $9,178,794$10,683,325
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $6,951,830$7,578,467
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $16,464,966$18,742,592
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $595,829−$379,154
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $18,363,438 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,000
VIII-1e Government grants$17,084,357
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$401,524
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,486,881
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $841,557$841,557
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,235$14,235
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$9,163−$9,163
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $29,928$29,928
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $841,557 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $35,000$18,363,438
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,742,592 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $480,800$480,800
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $305,837 · Management $749,708$1,055,545
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $5,372,072 · Management $583,128$5,955,200
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $640,066 · Management $81,984$722,050
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,922,923 · Management $401,277$2,324,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $513,227 · Management $113,103$626,330
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $26,587$26,587
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $53,349$53,349
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $5,612$5,612
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $515,542 · Management $70,013$585,555
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $306,851 · Management $67,622$374,473
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $786,034 · Management $173,222$959,256
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $696,832 · Management $153,565$850,397
IX-17 TravelPrograms $629,699 · Management $138,770$768,469
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $140,444 · Management $30,951$171,395
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $229,679 · Management $50,615$280,294
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $36,607 · Management $45,650$82,257
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,691,960 · Management $643,893$3,335,853
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $84,970$84,970
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,353,543 · Management $3,389,049 · Fundraising $0$18,742,592
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $665,687$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $76,655$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,389,320$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $104,270$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $458,595$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $743,228$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $794,287$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,232,042$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,393,263$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,838,779$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,838,779$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,232,042$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$18,363,438
XI-2 Total expenses$18,742,592
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$379,154
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,838,779
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$126,262
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$263,545
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,069,818
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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