Nonprofit · EIN 54-2065665
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES
Also known as NIAA
Tax-exempt · HAMPTON, VA 23666
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $7,550,232 | $8,192,120 | -$641,888 | $13,536,330 | $2,419,652 | $11,116,678 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $10,830,802 | $10,723,235 | $107,567 | $15,295,515 | $2,318,089 | $12,977,426 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $23,750,328 | $23,924,632 | -$174,304 | $17,913,505 | $3,887,158 | $14,026,347 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $7,076,815
- Investment income
- $38,321
- Net rental income
- $435,096
- Other revenue
- $435,096
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,098,669
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,405,400
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,325,650
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $581,548
- Occupancy
- $304,320
- Travel
- $70,803
- Depreciation
- $16,451
- Program services (functional)
- $6,194,385
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,997,735
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $15,295,515
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,536,330
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,419,652
- Net assets, end of year
- $11,116,678
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $37,475
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,870,497
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,246,181
- Gross receipts
- $7,550,232
- Employees
- 49
- Volunteers
- 13
- Year formed
- 2002
- 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS O STANLEY | PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE Officer | 45 | $464,017 | $36,434 |
| CARLY BOSCO | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, SECR Officer | 40 | $218,482 | $32,495 |
| SHELLEY SPEARS | DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & OU Officer | 41 | $208,326 | $32,153 |
| HARLA SHERWOOD | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Officer | 40 | $207,844 | $18,523 |
| DENNIS VOLPANO | PRINCIPAL RNGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,806 | $8,593 |
| DR BARRY BURKS | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $3,750 | $0 |
| JEFFREY PIRONE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $3,750 | $0 |
| CAPT KENNETH REIGHLER JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,500 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT BUTERA | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DAVID BOWLES | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SAMUEL GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL DUMBACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINALD JR EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOANN HAYSBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ERIC MUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ED NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MELUR K RAMASUBRAMANIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR MLADEN VOUK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS D STANLEY | PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE Officer | 45 | $464,017 | $36,434 |
| CARLY BOSCO | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, SECR Officer | 40 | $218,482 | $32,495 |
| SHELLEY SPEARS | DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & OU Officer | 41 | $208,326 | $32,153 |
| HARLA SHERWOOD | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Officer | 40 | $207,193 | $18,523 |
| HIROAKI NISHIKAWA | RESEARCH FELLOW Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,330 | $30,909 |
| DENNIS VOLPANO | PRINCIPAL RNGINEER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,806 | $8,593 |
| DR BARRY BURKS | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $3,750 | $0 |
| JEFFREY PIRONE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $3,750 | $0 |
| CAPT KENNETH REIGHTLER JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,500 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT BUTERA | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DAVID BOWLES | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SAMUEL GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL DUMBACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINALD JR EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOANN HAYSBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ERIC MUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MELUR K RAMASUBRAMANIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MLADEN VOUK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGLAS D STANLEY | PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE Officer | 44.71 | $454,371 | $43,091 |
| CATHERINE HOPKINS | VP OF OPERATIONS Officer | 37.13 | $271,067 | $23,554 |
| CARLY BOSCO | DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH, SECRETARY Highest-paid employee | 40.22 | $235,334 | $29,374 |
| KERRY CHRISTIAN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 33.83 | $229,554 | $12,526 |
| BORIS DISKIN | SENIOR RESEARCH FELLOW Highest-paid employee | 40 | $199,242 | $30,425 |
| SHELLEY SPEARS | DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION & OU Highest-paid employee | 40.92 | $194,271 | $29,773 |
| HARLA SHERWOOD | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $196,842 | $22,241 |
| DAVID MYERS | CONTROLLER Highest-paid employee | 34.26 | $195,818 | $22,068 |
| DAVID THROCKMORTON | VP OF RESEARCH Officer | 30.11 | $195,400 | $10,163 |
| DR BARRY BURKS | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $5,000 | $0 |
| JEFFREY PIRONE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $5,000 | $0 |
| CAPT KENNETH REIGHTLER JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,500 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT BUTERA | BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DAVID BOWLES | VICE-CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SAMUEL GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL DUMBACHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REGINALD JR EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOANN HAYSBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ERIC MUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MELUR K RAMASUBRAMANIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MLADEN VOUK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1100 EXPLORATION WAY, HAMPTON, VA 23666-6264
- In care of
- % DAVID MEYERS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DOUGLAS D STANLEY, 1100 EXPLORATION WAY, HAMPTON, VA 236666186
- Signed the 990
- DOUGLAS D STANLEY, PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (757) 325-6741
- Website
- WWW.NIANET.ORG
- Return prepared by
- PBMARES LLP
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.
Program accomplishments
- RESEARCH PROGRAM:NIA'S RESEARCH STAFF COLLABORATE WITH NASA, PROVIDING DIRECT TECHNICAL SUPPORT SPANNING THE BREADTH OF LARC'S RESEARCH PORTFOLIO. ADDITIONALLY, RESEARCH WAS ALSO PERFORMED BY UNIVERSITY FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS (AT BOTH NIA MEMBER AND NON-MEMBER INSTITUTIONS), SMALL BUSINESSES, AND INDEPENDENT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS. NIA RESEARCHERS AUTHORED OR CO-AUTHORED MANY TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, EITHER PRESENTED AT NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, OR APPEARING IN TECHNICAL JOURNALS. AS NASA LANGLEY'S STRATEGIC RESEARCH PARTNER, EACH YEAR NIA PLANS, FACILITIATES, AND HOSTS A VARIETY OF SHORT COURSES, WORKSHIPS AND SEMINARS IN SUPPORT OF CENTER INITIATIVES AND CONTINUING WORKFORCE TRAINING, NIA SUPPORTED ONE (1) SHORT COURSES/WORKSHOPS, AND EIGHT (8) TECHNICAL SEMINARS DURING THE YEAR. THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THESE ACTIVITIES IS PROVIDED BY NIA STAFF.Expenses $2,348,405 · revenue $2,446,825
- 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 STUDENTS IN STEM, AND FOSTERING UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN DISCIPLINES RELATED TO THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY.Expenses $1,756,127 · revenue $2,094,786
- PUBLIC OUTREACH:THE MEDIA COMMUNICATION GROUP AT NIA PROVIDES STRATEGIC PUBLIC OUTREACH SUPPORT TO NASA ON A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS. NIA'S PUBLIC OUTREACH ACTIVITIES PRIMARILY SUPPORT NASA HEADQUARTERES' SCIENCE AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORIES; BUT ALSO RECEIVE FUNDING FROM AND PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NON-PROFIT, AND COMMERCIAL ENTITIES OUTSIDE OF NASA. OUR PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM ONCE AGAIN REACHED MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WITH MESSAGES OF THE IMPORTANCE OF NASA MISSIONS AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGIES IN THEIR DAILY LIVES.Expenses $2,089,853 · revenue $2,535,204
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-2065665
- 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)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $13,536,330
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,550,232
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $7,550,232 | $8,192,120 | $13,536,330 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $10,830,802 | $10,723,235 | $15,295,515 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $23,750,328 | $23,924,632 | $17,913,505 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $29,494,338 | $29,068,092 | $23,457,425 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 54-2065665).
Questions about NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES
- What is the EIN of NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES is 54-2065665.
- Is NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES 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 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES 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 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES 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 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names DOUGLAS D STANLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $464,017 (DOUGLAS O STANLEY, PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRE).
- How much revenue does NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE ASSOCIATES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,550,232, expenses of $8,192,120 and total assets of $13,536,330 at year end.
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