Public Charity

UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH is a Public Charity headquartered in BOULDER, CO. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $288.7M revenue, $306.1M expenses, $342.3M total assets. 71 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $13.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 840412668 BOULDER, CO Physical & Earth Sciences NTEE: U30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$288.7M
Total Expenses$306.1M
Total Assets$342.3M
Grant Records71
Funding Total$13.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OUNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (UCAR), ON BEHALF OF, AND IN COOPERATION WITH ITS MEMBER UNIVERSITY MEMBERS, IS ENGAGED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LONG-TERM ATMOSPHERIC AND RELATED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND OF SCIENTIFIC FACILITIES, MOSTLY THROUGH THE OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH. IT ALSO ASSUMES THE ROLES OF SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY ON THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BASIS AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY SUCH AS VISITOR PROGRAMS, THE DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC DATA, COMPUTING, RADAR AND AIRCRAFT FACILITIES AND FOSTERING NEW AND IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

Where $100 goes at University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

How University Corporation for Atmospheric Research divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$13 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 $87 for programs

$32
Earth observing lab
37% of program spending
$30
Computational and information systems lab
35% of program spending
$25
Research application lab
28% of program spending
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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

UCAR COO Alisha Swofford
DIRECTOR OF EARTH OBSERVING LABORATORY Allison Mccomiskey
TRUSTEE Ana Barros
ASSISTANCE DIRECTOR, GOVERNANCE Aneka Finley Erhart
TRUSTEE/UCAR PRESIDENT Antonio Busalacchi
TRUSTEE Benjamin Kirtman

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$8,540,119 23 grants
Research & Policy
$3,126,297 35 grants
Education
$1,006,112 4 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$260,891 5 grants
Unspecified
$23,948 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $288.7M $306.1M $342.3M
2024 $311.0M $310.7M $356.7M
2023 $304.1M $277.8M $344.5M
2022 $252.3M $253.9M $309.6M
2021 $241.1M $230.2M $348.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $241.1M to $288.7M (+20%), with total assets most recently reported at $342.3M.

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

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