Public Charity

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES is a Public Charity headquartered in HAMPTON, VA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.6M revenue, $8.2M expenses, $13.5M total assets. 11 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 542065665 HAMPTON, VA Physical & Earth Sciences NTEE: U30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.6M
Total Expenses$8.2M
Total Assets$13.5M
Grant Records11
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE (NIA) IS A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH AND GRADUATE EDUCATION INSTITUTE FUNCTIONING AS A PARTNER WITH THE NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC), OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND LABORATORIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND INDUSTRY. NIA CONDUCTS LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN SPACE EXPLORATION, AERONAUTICS, AND SCIENCE. IN ADDITION, NIA OFFERS A BROAD MULTI-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM.

Where $100 goes at National Institute of Aerospace Associates

How National Institute of Aerospace Associates divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$21 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $79 for programs

$30
Research program:nia's research staff collaborate with NASA, providing direct technical support spanning the breadth of larc's research portfolio
38% of program spending
$27
Public outreach:the media communication group at nia provides strategic public outreach support to NASA on a variety of platforms
34% of program spending
$22
Educational outreach:the nia educational outreach program continued to connect with students at both the K-12 and university levels, addressing the national concern of interest and aptitude of K-12…
28% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 12 students
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Capt Kenneth Reighler Jr
DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, SECR Carly Bosco
DIRECTOR Daniel Dumbacher
PRINCIPAL RNGINEER Dennis Volpano
PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE Douglas O Stanley
CHAIR Dr Barry Burks

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$977,981 3 grants
Research & Policy
$101,769 5 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$20,874 2 grants
Training & Professional Development
$10,804 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.6M $8.2M $13.5M
2024 $10.8M $10.7M $15.3M
2023 $23.8M $23.9M $17.9M
2022 $29.5M $29.1M $23.5M
2021 $26.7M $26.7M $25.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $26.7M to $7.6M (-72%), with total assets most recently reported at $13.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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