Public Charity

Planetary Science Institute

Planetary Science Institute, of Tucson, AZ, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $17.9M in revenue, $17.8M in expenses, $5.7M in total assets. 67 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 330175263 Tucson, AZ Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$17.9M
Total Expenses$17.8M
Total Assets$5.7M
Grant Records67
Funding Total$5.4M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

The Planetary Science Institute studies the origin, characteristics, and evolution of planetary systems, including our solar system, Earth itself, and planetary systems around other stars. We convey the resulting knowledge to the scientific community, and to the public at large to promote science education and science literacy. We further use this knowledge to advance human activity in space and shape the future of robotic exploration of the solar system.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Alison Nordt
Senior Scientist Amanda R Hendrix
Trustee Arun Seraphin
Senior Scientist Catherine M Weitz
Senior Scientist Eldar Z Noe Dobrea
HR Director / Secretary Linda L Rueger

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Top Grant Purposes

SUB-AWARD
$2,006,123 8 grants
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ON DATA FROM HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE
$976,623 8 grants
RESEARCH
$525,267 10 grants
NASA GRANT - SUBAWARD COLLABORATION RESEARCH
$506,183 8 grants
Research
$415,859 8 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $17.9M $17.8M $5.7M
2023 $17.9M $17.6M $6.3M
2022 $18.5M $18.2M $5.9M
2021 $17.3M $15.5M $5.3M
2020 $15.0M $15.1M $5.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $15.0M to $17.9M (+19%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.7M.

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