Astrobotic Foundation

Tax-deductible

Pittsburgh, PA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 84-5074329Revenue $928K in FY2024

On file with the IRSmoonshotmuseum.org1016 N Lincoln Ave, 15233-2132 · Pittsburgh, PATax-exempt since Jul 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Astrobotic Foundation operates moonshot museum, with a mission to inspire a diverse new generation to find their place in the future of human space exploration through educational and charitable initiatives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K 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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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $493K a year · 58% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 51% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$156K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$928K
+481% vs prior year
Spent
$706K
To programs
69%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$928K
FY2024▲ +481%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$500K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$160K
FY2024$928K
Expenses
$706K
FY2024-0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$69K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$707K
FY2024$706K
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2024▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$500K
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2020.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $489K Management & general 17% · $122K Fundraising 13% · $94K

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; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$54,889Pt VII · Sec A
Former Director/Executive
$28,990Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Jimyse Brown’s $55K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Samuel Moore——$73,685$47,011
Cathleen Richards$28,990$72,749$2,160—
Dr Jimyse Brown$54,889———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Inspires youth in space exploration through educational and charitable initiatives at Moonshot Museum.

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1 program · $489K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Moonshot museum start-up operations and facility buildout including initiation of initial educational and outreach programs related to space exploration and scientific careers.

$489Kprogram 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 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$928K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$851K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Money outPt IX
$706K
Ln 25
Programscol B$489K
Managementcol C$122K
Fundraisingcol D$94K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$493K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$851K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$77K
Total revenueLn 12$928K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$493K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$493K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$156K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$165K$493K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$156K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$13K$39K$34K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$141K$78K$14K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$3K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$21K$9K$4K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$16K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$346K$346K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$1K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$15K$48K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$3K$11K$421
Total functional expensesLn 25$706K$489K$122K$94K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $928K$706K$222K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $160K$707K−$547K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$341K$1.1M$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$69K$1.2M$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $500K$0$500K$500K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $928,402 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $36,740$851,089
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $122,954$77,313
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $159,694$928,402
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 $252,461$254,680
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $454,672$451,264
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $707,133$705,944
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$547,439$222,458
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $928,402 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$851,089
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$11,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$851,089
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $77,313$77,313
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $77,313 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$928,402
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $705,944 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,922 · Management $38,766 · Fundraising $34,459$86,147
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $77,751 · Management $14,137 · Fundraising $49,478$141,366
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,645 · Management $1,518 · Fundraising $2,431$6,594
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,548 · Management $4,478 · Fundraising $7,547$20,573
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,800$15,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,098$6,098
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $346,101$346,101
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,041 · Management $3,657$4,698
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,095 · Management $48,362$63,457
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,358 · Management $11,331 · Fundraising $421$15,110
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $489,359 · Management $122,249 · Fundraising $94,336$705,944
Part X · Balance sheet $2,621,567 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $165,372$492,874
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $66,363$248,685
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,124$4,411
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $819$1,294
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,018,828$1,874,303
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,261,506$2,621,567
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,936$155,539
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,936$155,539
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,148,261$1,859,844
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $95,309$606,184
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,243,570$2,466,028
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,261,506$2,621,567
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,466,028 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$928,402
XI-2 Total expenses$705,944
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$222,458
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,243,570
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,466,028

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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