Confers INC

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Dover, DE501(c)(6)Mutual/MembershipEIN 92-1121917

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CONFERS is the independent not-for-profit global trade association developing recommendations for industry-led voluntary consensus standards and guiding international policies for satellite servicing that contribute to a sustainable safe and diverse space economy. CONFERS is open to membership by industry academic research institutions governments and nonprofit and not-for- profit organizations and individuals who are interested in furthering the commercial satellite servicing industry.

Run by 50 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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)(6)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $47K a year · 20% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 64% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 98% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 64% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$198K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$266K
Net assets
$112K
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$198K
FY2025▼ -28%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$180K
FY2024$274K
FY2025$198K
Expenses
$266K
FY2025▼ -11%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$300K
FY2025$266K
Net assets
$112K
FY2025▼ -21%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$94K
FY2024$142K
FY2025$112K

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 May 2023.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$170,500Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brian Lagana’s $170K as Executive Director is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 539 $100K–1M mutual/membership 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Brian Lagana$170,500—$100,000
Brian K Lagana—$164,000—

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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Programs and updates

Develops industry standards and guides policies for safe, sustainable satellite servicing.

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3 programs · $91K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Produced the 7th Annual Global Satellite Servicing Forum & Exhibition in November 2024 attracting almost 200 attendees from around the world. Communications Committee introduced new branding and promotional activities including the annual Patrons Program digital advertising opportunities and a range of developing multi-level…

$91Kprogram expense
02

Policy Committee Activities

In April 2024 responded to three rulemakings related to ISAM innovation FCC fee schedules and satellite disposal and debris mitigation: FCCs NPRM Space Innovation: Facilitating Capabilities for In-Space Servicing Assembly and Manufacturing FCCs NPRM FCC Assessment and Collection of Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year…

Pt IX · col B
03

The Power and Data Interfaces Task Force completed its work developing recommendations for standards and submitted its work paper to SDO the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics AIAA.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$198K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Money outPt IX
$266K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$112K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$44K
Total revenueLn 12$198K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$112K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$112K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $198K$266K−$68K$112K 990 PDF
FY2024 $274K$300K−$26K$142K 990 PDF
FY2023 $180K$94K 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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