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Nonprofit · EIN 53-6019389

INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION

Tax-exempt · MANASSAS, VA 20109

Financials

$5.1M$3.1M2023$7.2M$2.8M2024$6.8M$2.9M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
March 31, 2026990$6,781,475$2,907,489$3,873,986$31,513,505$1,480,016$30,033,489
March 31, 2025990$7,224,815$2,801,864$4,422,951$25,563,649$1,649,551$23,914,098
March 31, 2024990$5,131,576$3,054,178$2,077,398$23,004,089$1,587,110$21,416,979
Financial details: 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$0
Program service revenue
$3,957,146
Investment income
$2,824,329
Net gain from sales of assets
$2,407,305
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$12,863
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$423,703
Other salaries and wages
$651,031
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$1,238,941
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$924
Accounting fees
$27,322
Occupancy
$66,000
Travel
$57,321
Program services (functional)
$2,427,759
Management and general (functional)
$479,730

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$25,563,649
Total assets, end of year
$31,513,505
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,480,016
Net assets, end of year
$30,033,489
Publicly traded securities
$26,828,279
Net assets without donor restrictions
$30,033,489
Gross unrelated business income
$13,000
Gross receipts
$15,168,844
Employees
6
Volunteers
328
Year formed
1967
State of legal domicile
DC

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LISA BEATYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$429,416$57,025
RICHARD BUONGIOANNIDIRECTOR OF IT
Highest-paid employee
40$230,253$32,467
MIRIAM LEWISAUTHOR PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Highest-paid employee
40$106,561$33,444
MEGAN ANDREWSMEETING PLANNER (THRU JAN 2026)
Highest-paid employee
40$113,663$20,223
SANJEEV GUNAWARDENAEASTERN REGION VP
Trustee or director, Officer
1$3,290$0
MATHIEU JOERGER AWARDS CHAIR(THRU DEC 2025); PUBLICATION CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$2,600$0
ANDREW NEISHCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$1,400$0
GARY MCGRAWPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SHERMAN LOIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JASON RIFEEXEC. VP
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
FRANK VAN GRAASTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
SANDY KENNEDYBYLAWS CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DOROTA GREJNER-BRZEZINSKASAT DIV CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TOM POWELLFELLOWS CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEITH MCDONALDMIL DIV CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
27 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JIHYE PARKWESTERN REGION VP
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MARK CARROLLCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
HADI WASSAFCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SOPHIE DAMYTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
IGNACIO FERNANDEZ HERNANDEZTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ALINN HERRERATECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOANNA HINKSTECH REPCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LI-TA HSUTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SAMER KHANAFSEHTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ILARIA MARTINITECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
STEFFEN THOLERTTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SAFOORA ZAMINPARDAZTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PAUL ALVESALBERTA SECTION CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SIMONA CIRCIUETHICS CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ERNESTO ETINENNEMEETINGS CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
RICHARD LANGLEYPUBLICATION CHAIR (THRU DEC 2025)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MITCH NARINSDC SECTION CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
ANDREY SOLOVIEVFINANCE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MELANIA SUSIMEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
CHRIS HEGARTYPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
LARRY HOTHEMPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MIKEL MILLERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
Y JADE MORTONPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
JOHN RAQUETPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
FRANK VAN DIGGELENPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
KAREN VAN DYKEPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
TODD WALTERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2025: 62 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LISA BEATYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$410,367$57,913
RICHARD BUONGIOVANNIDIRECTOR OF IT
Highest-paid employee
40$197,512$56,010
MEGAN ANDREWSMEETING PLANNER
Highest-paid employee
40$109,888$19,286
SHERMAN LOPRESIDENT THRU1/25), IMMED. PAST PRES. (FROM 1/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GARY MCGRAWEXECUTIVE VP(THRU 1/25), PRESIDENT (FROM 1/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JASON RIFEFINANCE CHAIR(THRU 1/25), EXEC. VP (FROM 1/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
FRANK VAN GRAASTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JACOB CAMPBELLEASTERN REGION VP (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SANJEEV GUNAWARDENAEASTERN REGION VP
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SANDY KENNEDYSAT DIV CHAIR(THRU 9/24) BYLAWS CHAIR (FROM 1/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
DOROTA GREJNER-BRZEZINSKAPASTPRES (THRU 9/24), SAT DIV CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TOM POWELLMIL DIV CHAIR THRU6/24), FELLOWS CHAIR (FROM 1/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEITH MCDONALDNEW ENG SEC CHAIR(THRU 6/24),MIL DIV CHAIR (FROM 6/24)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALEX STRATTONWESTERN REGION VP (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JIHYE PARKWESTERN REGION VP
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
FRANK VAN DIGGELENIMM PAST PRES(THRU 1/25), PAST PRES (FROM 1/25)
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JUAN BLANCHCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARK CARROLLCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA CLARKCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW NEISHCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA NORMANCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SABRINA UGAZIOCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HADI WASSAFCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SOPHIE DAMYTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID DELORENZOTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FABIO DOVISTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPH GUNTHERTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IGNACIO FERNANDEZ HERNANDEZTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALINN HERRERATECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNA HINKSTECH REPTHRU 125COUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE (FROM 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LI-TA HSUTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAMER KHANAFSEHTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOBUAKI KUBOTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDI KUUSNIEMITECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ILARIA MARTINITECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OKUARY OSECHASTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIRSTEN STRANDJORDTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
STEFFEN THOLERTTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAFOORA ZAMINPARDAZTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL ALVESALBERTA SECTION CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SIMONA CIRCIUETHICS CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ERNESTO ETINENNEMEETINGS CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MATHIEU JOERGERAWARDS CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MOHAMMED KHIDERMEMBERSHIP CHAIR (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD LANGLEYPUBLICATION CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF MARTINMEETINGS CHAIR (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL MEURERAWARDS CHAIR (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERRY MOOREETHICS CHAIR (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM MURPHYBYLAWS CHAIR (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MITCH NARINSDC SECTION CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON PONTIOUSDAYTON SECTION CHAIR (THRU 6/24)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES SCHUEFELLOW SELECTION CHAIR (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WAYNE SOEHRENNORTH STAR(MN) SECTION CHAIR (THRU 1/25)
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREY SOLOVIEVFINANCE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELANIA SUSIMEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS HEGARTYPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARRY HOTHEMPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKEL MILLERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Y JADE MORTONPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN RAQUETPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN VAN DYKEPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TODD WALTERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended March 31, 2024: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LISA BEATYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
50$390,291$54,103
RICHARD BUONGIOANNIDIRECTOR OF IT
Highest-paid employee
40$185,640$54,833
MEGAN ANDREWSMEETING PLANNER
Highest-paid employee
40$106,181$18,103
SHERMAN LOPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
GARY MCGRAWEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
FRANK VAN GRAASTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
JACOB CAMPBELLEASTERN REGION VP
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SANDRA KENNEDYSATELLITE DIV CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
TOM POWELLMILITARY DIV CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
ALEX STRATTONWESTERN REGION VP
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
FRANK VAN DIGGELENIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
JUAN BLANCHCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BARBARA CLARKCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LAURA NORMANCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SABRINA UGAZIOCOUNCIL MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID DELORENZOTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FABIO DOVISTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPH GUNTHERTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOANNA HINKSTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOBUAKI KUBOTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HEIDI KUUSNIEMITECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
OKUARY OSECHASTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIRSTEN STRANDJORDTECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL ALVESALBERTA SECTION CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MOHAMMED KHIDERMEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RICHARD LANGLEYPUBLICATION CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEFF MARTINMEETINGS CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KEITH MCDONALDNEW ENGLAND SECTION CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL MEURERAWARDS CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERRY MOOREETHICS CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIM MURPHYBYLAWS CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MITCH NARINSDC SECTION CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON PONTIOUSDAYTON SECTION CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JASON RIFEFINANCE CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES SCHUEFELLOW SELECTION CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WAYNE SOEHRENNORTH STAR (MN) SECTION CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOROTA GREJNER-BRZEZINSKAPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS HEGARTYPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LARRY HOTHEMPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MIKEL MILLERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
Y JADE MORTONPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN RAQUETPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN VAN DYKEPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TODD WALTERPAST PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
8551 RIXLEW LN STE 360, MANASSAS, VA 20109-4278
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
LISA BEATY, 8551 RIXLEW LANE 360, MANASSAS, VA 20109
Signed the 990
LISA BEATY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(703) 366-2723
Return prepared by
HAN GROUP LLC

Mission

ADVANCING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION, POSITIONING, AND TIMING (PNT). THE INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION (ION) IS A MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN JANUARY 1967 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE ART AND SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION THROUGH PUBLICATIONS, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL MEETINGS, THE EDUCATION OF THE NEXT GENERATION OF NAVIGATION PROFESSIONALS, AND THROUGH ITS OFFICERS AND WORKING COMMITTEES.

990 for the year ended March 31, 2026

Program accomplishments

  • JOINT NAVIGATION CONFERENCE - THE LARGEST U.S. MILITARY POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING (PNT) CONFERENCE OF THE YEAR WITH JOINT SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION. THE EVENT FOCUSES ON TECHNICAL ADVANCES IN PNT WITH EMPHASIS ON JOINT DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND SUPPORT OF AFFORDABLE PNT SYSTEMS, LOGISTICS AND INTEGRATION. FROM AN OPERATIONAL PERSPECTIVE THE CONFERENCE WILL FOCUS ON ADVANCES IN BATTLEFIELD APPLICATIONS OF GPS; CRITICAL STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF FIELD NAVIGATION DEVICES; WARFIGHTER PNT REQUIREMENTS AND SOLUTIONS; AND NAVIGATION WARFARE.
    Expenses $629,020 · revenue $1,379,680
  • SATELLITE DIVISION'S TECHNICAL MEETING - THE WORLD'S LARGEST TECHNICAL MEETING AND SHOWCASE OF GNSS TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES. THE CONFERENCE UNITES INTERNATIONAL LEADERS IN GNSS AND RELATED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION, AND TIMING FIELDS TO PRESENT NEW RESEARCH, INTRODUCE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, DISCUSS CURRENT POLICY, DEMONSTRATE PRODUCTS AND EXCHANGE IDEAS.
    Expenses $622,600 · grants $2,568 · revenue $1,284,484
  • MEMBERSHIP SERVICES - MEMBERSHIP CONSISTED OF BOTH INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS, FROM INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIA WHO SEEK TO PROMOTE THE ART AND SCIENCE OF NAVIGATION, POSITIONING AND TIMING. THIS INCLUDES THE PUBLICATION OF NAVIGATION: JOURNAL OF THE INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION, THE ORGANIZATION'S OPEN ACCESS, PEER REVIEWED, AND INDEXED TECHNICAL PUBLICATION.
    Expenses $516,958 · revenue $357,337
  • PLANS
    Expenses $312,058 · revenue $444,405
  • INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL MEETING/PTTI
    Expenses $267,664 · revenue $422,795
  • COUNCIL AND CHAPTERS
    Expenses $50,086 · grants $4,014
  • AWARDS
    Expenses $14,896 · grants $6,281
  • PUBLICATIONS
    Expenses $14,477 · revenue $55,445

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in March, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025March 31, 2026August 17, 2026990 on file
2024March 31, 2025August 15, 2025990 on file
2023March 31, 2024August 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
53-6019389
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
March
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$31,513,505
Income (IRS master file)
$15,168,844

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990March 2026$6,781,475$2,907,489$31,513,505XML
990-TMarch 2026–––IRS
990March 2025$7,224,815$2,801,864$25,563,649XML
990-TMarch 2025–––IRS
990March 2024$5,131,576$3,054,178$23,004,089XML
990-TMarch 2024–––IRS
990March 2023$3,176,339$2,840,903$17,654,229IRS
990-TMarch 2023–––IRS
990March 2022–––IRS
990-TMarch 2022–––IRS
990March 2021–––IRS
990March 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 53-6019389).

Questions about INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION

What is the EIN of INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION is 53-6019389.
Is INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Are donations to INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending March 31, 2027) is due August 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended March 2026.
Who is the principal officer of INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 names LISA BEATY.
Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION?
The 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 lists 42 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $429,416 (LISA BEATY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does INSTITUTE OF NAVIGATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended March 31, 2026 it reported revenue of $6,781,475, expenses of $2,907,489 and total assets of $31,513,505 at year end.

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