Public Charity

Astrophysical Research Consortium

Astrophysical Research Consortium is a Public Charity headquartered in Seattle, WA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $5.2M revenue, $11.2M expenses, $34.7M total assets.

EIN: 911265806 Seattle, WA Astronomy NTEE: U31 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$5.2M
Total Expenses$11.2M
Total Assets$34.7M
Grant Records0
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

Astrophysical Research Consortium operates two telescopes at the Apache Point Observatory. There is a 3.5-meter general purpose telescope and a survey specialized 2.5-meter Sloan Foundation telescope. The telescopes have distinct purposes in the service of their constituencies.

Where $100 goes at Astrophysical Research Consortium

How Astrophysical Research Consortium divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$97 Programs the work itself
$3 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 $97 for programs

$97
The 3.5-meter telescope benefits the research faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and public outreach programs of each member institution
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Trustee Aleksandr Mosenkov
Business Manager Alim Patten
Trustee Bertrand Garcia-Moreno
Trustee Daniel Pollack
Trustee Donald Hamelberg
Trustee Eric Hintz

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $5.2M $11.2M $34.7M
2023 $8.3M $10.4M $40.7M
2022 $13.8M $8.5M $42.6M
2020 $5.5M $9.5M $32.7M
2019 $10.0M $10.8M $36.2M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $10.0M to $5.2M (-48%), with total assets most recently reported at $34.7M.

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