Inspiration Space Port: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 99-3127376)

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2025.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

97%

Program services 97% · $39K Management & general 3% · $1K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Dan Ochsner

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jason Bernick

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Felicity-John Pedersen

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Inspires future generations in STEM through hands-on space exploration and engineering experiences.

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1 program · $39K · in their own filed words · FY2024

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Transfer to minnesota and partial re-assembly of the space shuttle mockup "inspiration".

$39Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$654K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K

Investment incomeLn 3$742

Money outPt IX

$41K

Ln 25

Programscol B$39K

Managementcol C$1K

Owns and owesPt X

$613K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K

Total assetsLn 16$613K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K

Investment incomeLn 3$742

Total revenueLn 12$654K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$25K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K

Other assetsLn 15$572K

Total assetsLn 16$613K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$613K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2		$25K
Total assetsLn 16	$0	$613K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$0	$613K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$25K	$25K
OccupancyLn 16	$5K	$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$1K	$901
InsuranceLn 23	$9K	$8K	$428
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$10		$10
Total functional expensesLn 25	$41K	$39K	$1K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$654K	$41K	$613K	$613K	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

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Part I · Summary $654,046 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$653,304

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$742

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenue$654,046

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expenses$40,658

I-18 Total expenses$40,658

I-19 Revenue less expenses$613,388

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

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

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

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $654,046 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$653,304

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$653,304

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $742$742

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $742$654,046

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $40,658 across 5 lines filed

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,733$24,733

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,000$5,000

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,188 · Management $901$2,089

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,398 · Management $428$8,826

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $10$10

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $39,319 · Management $1,339 · Fundraising $0$40,658

Part X · Balance sheet $613,388 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$25,152

X-14 Intangible assets$15,817

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$572,419

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$613,388

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$613,388

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$613,388

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$613,388

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $613,388 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$654,046

XI-2 Total expenses$40,658

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$613,388

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$613,388

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

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Inspiration Space Port

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV