Aspen Science Center: FY2021 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 84-1677611)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$221K
FY2021	$120K
FY2022	$167K
FY2023	$327K
FY2024	$487K
FY2025	$592K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$113K
FY2021	$145K
FY2022	$243K
FY2023	$293K
FY2024	$454K
FY2025	$600K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$162K
FY2021	$137K
FY2022	$61K
FY2023	$96K
FY2024	$128K
FY2025	$120K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2005.

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Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

52%

42%

Program services 52% · $75K Management & general 42% · $61K Fundraising 6% · $9K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

William Turner

Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Heil

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alex Tarika’s $53K as Executive Director is at the 44th 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes lifelong learning and discovery to deepen public understanding of science.

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1 program · $75K · in their own filed words · FY2021

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Offering children and adults engaging and informative experiences with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (stem).

$75Kprogram 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

Aspen Community FoundationFY2024$60K

The Fullerton Educational FundFY2024$50K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$50K

The San Diego FoundationFY2024$30K

Stranahan FoundationFY2024$26K

The Thendara FoundationFY2024$4K

Aspen Business Center FoundationFY2024$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$222K

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$120K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K

Other incomeLn 4–11$543

Money outPt IX

$145K

Ln 25

Programscol B$75K

Managementcol C$61K

Fundraisingcol D$9K

Owns and owesPt X

$137K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$131K

Total assetsLn 16$138K

LiabilitiesLn 26$1K

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b9

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$89K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$31K

Investment incomeLn 3$14

Other incomeLn 4–11$543

Total revenueLn 12$120K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$467

SavingsLn 2$131K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$131K

Total assetsLn 16$138K

LiabilitiesLn 26$1K

Net assetsLn 32$137K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 511

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY21	End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$162K	$131K
Total assetsLn 16	$164K	$138K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$2K	$1K
Net assetsLn 32	$162K	$137K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$77K	$39K	$31K	$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$11K	$6K	$4K	$898
Payroll taxesLn 10	$8K	$4K	$3K	$649
Accounting feesLn 11c	$9K		$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$6K	$3K	$2K	$7
Office expensesLn 13	$4K	$1K	$2K	$562
Information technologyLn 14	$2K	$164	$1K	$195
OccupancyLn 16	$15K	$13K	$1K	$22
TravelLn 17	$3K	$485	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$1K	$1K	$153
InsuranceLn 23	$2K	$326	$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$10K	$7K	$3K	$61
Total functional expensesLn 25	$145K	$75K	$61K	$9K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$592K	$600K	−$8K	$120K	990 PDF
FY2024	$487K	$454K	$33K	$128K	990 PDF
FY2023	$327K	$293K	$35K	$96K	990 PDF
FY2022	$167K	$243K	−$75K	$61K	990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing	$120K	$145K	−$25K	$137K	990 PDF
FY2020	$221K	$113K	$108K	$162K	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 $120,066 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $217,223$88,875

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,400$30,634

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$14

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$543

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $220,633$120,066

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $52,634$95,238

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $60,148$50,119

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $112,782$145,357

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $107,851−$25,291

Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members9

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $120,066 across 5 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $543 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$88,875

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$88,875

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $30,634$30,634

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14$14

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $31,177 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $14$120,066

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $145,357 across 12 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $39,320 · Management $30,955 · Fundraising $6,380$76,655

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,533 · Management $4,356 · Fundraising $898$10,787

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,999 · Management $3,148 · Fundraising $649$7,796

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,004$9,004

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,288 · Management $2,392 · Fundraising $7$5,687

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,148 · Management $1,820 · Fundraising $562$3,530

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $164 · Management $1,311 · Fundraising $195$1,670

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,228 · Management $1,365 · Fundraising $22$14,615

IX-17 TravelPrograms $485 · Management $2,059$2,544

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,140 · Management $153$1,293

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $326 · Management $1,689$2,015

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,764 · Management $2,936 · Fundraising $61$9,761

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $75,395 · Management $61,188 · Fundraising $8,774$145,357

Part X · Balance sheet $137,986 assets, 11 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300$467

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $161,315$130,672

X-4 Accounts receivable$4,240

X-8 Inventories for sale or use$345

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,262$2,262

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $163,877$137,986

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,791$1,191

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,791$1,191

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $162,086$136,795

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $162,086$136,795

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $163,877$137,986

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $136,795 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$120,066

XI-2 Total expenses$145,357

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,291

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$162,086

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$136,795

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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