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Nonprofit · EIN 54-1156453

SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC

Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Financials

$210.2M$212.2M2022$242.1M$242.2M2023$251.9M$252.6M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$251,855,977$252,569,094-$713,117$54,386,144$39,536,098$14,850,046
September 30, 2024990$242,074,440$242,201,377-$126,937$56,943,066$41,742,252$15,200,814
September 30, 2023990$210,242,590$212,184,455-$1,941,865$51,026,585$38,392,870$12,633,715
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,236,510
of which government grants
$7,945,635
Membership dues
$290,875
Program service revenue
$242,290,543
Investment income
$1,328,924
Net gain from sales of assets
$776,254
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$15,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$8,188,990
Other salaries and wages
$83,058,995
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$154,585,301
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$11,013
Accounting fees
$11,836
Occupancy
$18,542,482
Travel
$4,337,424
Depreciation
$103,991
Program services (functional)
$179,789,557
Management and general (functional)
$72,779,537

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$56,943,066
Total assets, end of year
$54,386,144
Total liabilities, end of year
$39,536,098
Net assets, end of year
$14,850,046
Land, buildings and equipment
$951,234
Publicly traded securities
$20,015,273
Net assets without donor restrictions
$13,664,108
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,185,938
Gross receipts
$258,658,652
Employees
1,142
Volunteers
13
Year formed
1980
State of legal domicile
VA

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STUART HENDERSONFORMER LAB DIRECTOR (UNTIL 7/24)
Former
40$1,165,153$83,972
SEAN HEARNEPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$512,443$33,084
DAVID DEANDEP. DIR. FOR SCIENCE & TECH.
Key employee
40$405,830$65,711
ALLISON F LUNGPROJECT ASSURANCE OFFICER
Key employee
40$372,440$44,271
JOHNATHON HUFFDEPUTY LAB DIRECTOR & COO
Key employee
40$367,978$44,526
AMBER BOEHNLEINASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$320,692$52,467
KIMBERLY SAWYERLAB DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/25)
Key employee
40$342,767$27,798
ANDREI SERYIASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$312,176$55,273
CYNTHIA E KEPPEL HELLMANASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$302,270$46,558
KRISHNA PADIYARSPECIAL SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$287,365$61,067
ROLF ENTSPECIAL SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$285,537$52,391
ROBERT T MAYSPECIAL SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$275,129$60,014
JIANWEI QUIASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$298,559$35,377
JAMES FASTSPECIAL SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$278,421$52,521
ELIZABETH LAWSONCHIEF GOV. OFFICER
Officer
40$262,291$40,783
17 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
JENS DILLINGLAB DIRECTOR (AS OF 7/25)
Key employee
40$258,594$23,473
AIDA LEBBOSCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & CORPORATE SECRETARY
Key employee
40$236,894$37,676
JOSEPH SCARCELLOCHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICERS
Key employee
40$238,845$22,564
WILLIAM A JONES JRCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$224,380$21,778
ELIZABETH BEISEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
M OMAR FAISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDRES GILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC HOITDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRED KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID NORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PADMA RAGHAVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SRIRAMA RAODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHAD REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL SUIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT TWILLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES WEYHENMEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 32 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STUART HENDERSONDIR. OF JEFFERSON LAB (UNTIL 8/24)
Key employee
40$641,690$60,997
SEAN J HEARNEPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$489,238$31,700
DAVID DEANDEP. DIR. FOR SCIENCE & TECH.
Key employee
40$389,695$60,997
ALLISON F LUNGCHIEF PLANNING OFFICER
Key employee
40$356,857$41,945
JOHNATHON HUFFCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
40$353,691$41,945
SERGEI NAGAITSEVSPECIAL SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$315,713$54,606
AMBER BOEHNLEINCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Key employee
40$305,164$48,704
ANDREI SERYIASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$299,386$51,474
CYNTHIA E KEPPEL HELLMANASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$290,986$43,709
KRISHNA PADIYARSPECIAL SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$273,172$56,944
JIANWEI QUIASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
40$285,898$34,224
ROLF ENTSPECIAL SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$270,719$48,894
ELIZABETH LAWSONCHIEF OF LAB. OPERATIONS
Officer
40$270,197$41,138
JAMES FASTSPECIAL SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$255,338$47,732
STEVEN HOEYASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$250,565$46,883
AIDA LEBBOSCHIEF LEGAL OFFICER & CORP. SEC.
Key employee
40$228,854$39,850
SCOTT HARTRANFTCFO (UNTIL 1/24)
Officer
40$245,109$23,460
JOSEPH SCARCELLOCHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER
Key employee
40$225,622$21,706
WILLIAM A JONES JRCFO (AS OF 1/24)
Officer
40$181,508$16,536
ELIZABETH BEISEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
M OMAR FAISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDRES GILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC HOITDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRED KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID NORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PADMA RAGHAVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SRIRAMA RAODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHAD REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL SUIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT TWILLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES WEYHENMEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 85 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
STUART HENDERSONDIRECTOR OF JEFFERSON LAB
Key employee
40$718,883$56,475
DAVID DEANDEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR SCIENCE
Key employee
40$471,296$55,160
SEAN J HEARNEPRESIDENT & CEO
Officer
40$439,391$45,477
ALLISON F LUNGCHIEF PLANNING OFFICER
Key employee
40$357,319$40,620
ELIZABETH LAWSONCHIEF GOV. OFFICER & CORP SEC
Officer
40$339,846$35,174
SCOTT HARTRANFTCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
40$310,059$32,091
JOHNATHON HUFFCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
40$318,749$21,881
AMBER BOEHNLEINCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Key employee
40$286,136$45,203
ROBERT D MCKEOWNSPECIAL SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$285,846$44,474
ANDREI SERYIASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$280,387$48,050
CYNTHIA E KEPPEL HELLMANASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$274,726$41,009
JOSEPH SCARCELLOCHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER
Key employee
40$279,836$28,963
JIANWEI QUIASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Key employee
40$269,641$32,781
ROLF ENTSPECIAL SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$253,483$45,554
WILLIAM A ORENPRINCIPAL STAFF ENGINEER
Highest-paid employee
40$239,041$50,738
STEVEN HOEYDIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT, S.&H.
Key employee
40$234,229$43,821
JAMES FASTPRINCIPAL STAFF SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$221,895$42,921
MICHAEL W MAIERFORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Former
40$237,027$25,741
VOLKER BURKERTPRINCIPAL STAFF SCIENTIST
Highest-paid employee
40$230,575$31,818
WILLIAM A JONES JRCONTR. & INTERIM CFO (AS OF 12/23)
Key employee
40$196,320$20,319
ALLYSON QUESADADIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Key employee
40$178,682$18,493
ANDRE MARSHALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDRES GILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTHONY TONGENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTHUR CHAMPAGNEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
C KEVIN CHAMBLISSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CALVIN R HOWELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES G RIORDANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER F D'ELIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CYNTHIA BAUERLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DALE WESSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL C FLYNNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL SUIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL T JAFFEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID J HUDSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID P NORTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DEBORAH L CRAWFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DENNIS M MANOSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DON ENGELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD BRASHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH A KLONOFFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH J BEISEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
FRED L KINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GEORGE E MILLER ILLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GERARD P GILFOYLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GIOVANNI PIEDIMONTEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GORDON C CANNONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GREGG FIELDSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JACK G BALDAUFDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES WEYHENMEYERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JEAN PIERRE BARDETDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN R ENGLISHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUDD NICHOLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIE JORDANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JULIUS FRIDRIKSSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KAREN JL BURGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KELLY LUCASDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
M OMAR FALSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARC I HOITDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MARCO CARVALHODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MELUR K RAMASUBRAMANIANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MORRIS FOSTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NOEL WONGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PADMA RAGHAVANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAMELA M NORRISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PAUL EUGENIODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RALPH J ZOTTOLADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RAMESH KOLLURUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT TWILLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT V JANSSENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RUSSELL J MUMPERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAMUEL CAS D'ANGELODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SANJIV SARINDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SARA J GRAVESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SRIRAMA RAODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUDEEP SARKARDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TANJA HORNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TANJU KARANFILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TERRY L HERDMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TIMOTHY DENNINGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TOMAS DIAZ DE LA RUBIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM B MOOREDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM J BRISCOEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
YOUSIF SHAMOODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ZISIS PAPANDREOUDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1401 EYE STREET NW 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-2214
In care of
% SCOTT HARTRANFT
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
SEAN J HEARNE, 1401 EYE STREET NW 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Signed the 990
WILLIAM A JONES JR, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(202) 408-7872
Return prepared by
RSM US LLP

Mission

SURA'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AND TO STRENGTHEN THE SCIENTIFIC CAPABILITIES OF ITS MEMBERS AND OUR NATION.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • SURA HAS 55 MEMBER UNIVERSITIES IN THE US AND CANADA AND IS ORGANIZED TO PROMOTE COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, TO FOSTER EXCELLENCE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, TO STRENGTHEN THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES OF THE NATION, AND TO PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS.THE THOMAS JEFFERSON NATIONAL ACCELERATOR FACILITY, OR JEFFERSON LAB, IS ONE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY OFFICE OF SCIENCE'S TEN NATIONAL LABORATORIES. SURA HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS (M&O) CONTRACT FOR THE JEFFERSON LAB SINCE IT WAS SELECTED IN 1983 IN A NATIONAL COMPETITION, THROUGH ITS WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY, JEFFERSON SCIENCE ASSOCIATES (JSA) LLC. AS THE M&O CONTRACTOR, JSA HAS OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR JEFFERSON LAB OPERATIONS INCLUDING OVER 800 EMPLOYEES AND OVER $180 MILLION IN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET.JSA IS ORGANIZED AS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND IS GOVERNED BY AN OPERATING AGREEMENT THAT RESTRICTS ACTIVITIES EXCLUSIVELY TO THOSE HAVING CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND A PRIMARY MISSION TO PERFORM THE DOE JEFFERSON LAB M&O CONTRACT. SURA PROVIDES OVERSIGHT OF THE SCIENTIFIC MISSION OF THE JEFFERSON LAB WITH ASSISTANCE FROM FACULTY EXPERTS FROM ITS MEMBER UNIVERSITIES.SURA, THROUGH ITS SPACE SCIENCE PROGRAM, PARTNERS WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS ON GRANTS AND CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE SCIENTISTS AND OTHER SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO CONDUCT ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, ASTROBIOLOGY, EARTH SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH TO MEET THE MISSION OBJECTIVES OF SEVERAL FEDERAL AGENCIES.THE CENTER FOR NUCLEAR FEMTOGRAPHY WAS ESTABLISHED TO BRING TOGETHER EXPERTISE IN THE NUCLEAR PHYSICS RESEARCH COMMUNITY. SURA PROVIDES RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH GRANTS TO NUCLEAR PHYSICS FACULTY WITHIN VIRGINIA UNIVERSITIES AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE CENTER FOR NUCLEAR FEMTOGRAPHY LEADERSHIP.
    Expenses $179,789,557 · grants $15,000 · revenue $242,290,543

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
54-1156453
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Group exemption
Exempt since
2008
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Group exemption
5487 (2 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$54,386,144
Income (IRS master file)
$258,658,652

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$251,855,977$252,569,094$54,386,144XML
990September 2024$242,074,440$242,201,377$56,943,066XML
990September 2023$210,242,590$212,184,455$51,026,585XML
990September 2022$191,788,988$187,499,987$53,857,642IRS
990September 2021$10,332,390$12,090,159$29,950,006IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990September 2019–––IRS
990September 2018–––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 54-1156453).

Questions about SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC

What is the EIN of SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC is 54-1156453.
Is SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2008.
Are donations to SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC 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 SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names SEAN J HEARNE.
Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 32 people; 19 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,165,153 (STUART HENDERSON, FORMER LAB DIRECTOR (UNTIL 7/24)).
How much revenue does SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $251,855,977, expenses of $252,569,094 and total assets of $54,386,144 at year end.

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