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Nonprofit · EIN 57-1239010

FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC

Tax-exempt · BATAVIA, IL 60510

Financials

$658.7M$658.2M2022$715.5M$715.6M2023$168.5M$168.4M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$168,510,542$168,408,198$102,344$730,662$566,292$164,370
September 30, 2024990 (amended)$715,499,867$715,592,349-$92,482$18,880,484$18,818,458$62,026
September 30, 2023990$658,749,338$658,194,829$554,509$14,532,147$14,377,639$154,508
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$168,509,234
of which government grants
$168,509,234
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,308
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$132,427
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$1,934,525
Other salaries and wages
$48,179,758
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$65,141,582
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$30,210
Travel
$1,632,026
Program services (functional)
$165,917,672
Management and general (functional)
$2,490,526

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$18,880,484
Total assets, end of year
$730,662
Total liabilities, end of year
$566,292
Net assets, end of year
$164,370
Net assets without donor restrictions
$164,370
Gross receipts
$168,510,542
Employees
2,150
Volunteers
15
Year formed
2006
State of legal domicile
IL

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 / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
PAUL ALIVISATOSCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director
2$0$2,031,564$51,177
NIKOLISTA LIA MERMINGAPRESIDENT THROUGH 12/31/24
Officer
20$772,284$0$46,803
JOHN MESTERVICE CHAIR BEGAN 1/1/25
Trustee or director
2$0$554,905$77,581
BONNIE TAMMINGA FLEMINGDEPUTY DIRECTOR/CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER
Key employee
20$513,532$0$70,347
MARC CLAYINTERIM SENIOR DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY AND HEALTH
Highest-paid employee
20$427,704$0$73,397
GREGORY MARK STEPHENSCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
20$466,452$0$29,511
JON A BAKKENCIO
Highest-paid employee
20$400,361$0$43,269
TED WACKLERDIRECTOR BEGAN 1/1/25
Trustee or director
2$0$378,974$37,988
DOUGLAS A GLENZINSKIDEPUTY CRO
Key employee
20$342,469$0$70,347
MARC KADUCAKCHIEF PROJECTS OFFICER
Former
20$340,619$0$71,847
VELMA GORDONCHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
20$359,127$0$47,446
RAE MOSSHEAD OF OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
Highest-paid employee
20$348,654$0$42,021
JOSEPH LYKKENDIVISION HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY
Key employee
20$331,257$0$58,345
MARTHA E MICHELSDIRECTOR OF CONTRACT ASSURANCE & PERF MNGT
Key employee
20$341,314$0$46,398
FABIOLA DELGADOCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND TREASURER
Officer
2$0$338,680$42,701
31 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
PANTALEO RAIMONDISCIENTIST/PIP II PROJECT DIRECTOR
Key employee
20$338,974$0$41,867
RICHARD P STANEKSQMS DEPUTY PROJECT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
20$349,963$0$24,422
MARGARET VOTAVADIVISION HEAD
Key employee
20$317,099$0$50,065
ANGELA MANNING-HARDIMONFERMILAB CFO
Officer
20$310,276$0$55,432
TRACEY QUINNSECRETARY BEGAN 1/1/2025
Officer
2$0$328,011$30,370
ALEXANDER A VALISHEVASSOCIATE LAB DIRECTOR OF ACCELERATORS
Former
20$270,774$0$66,521
RONALD E RAYLBNF/DUNE US DPTY PROJ DIRECTO
Former
20$280,622$0$47,432
PATRICIA MCBRIDEDISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST
Former
20$288,658$0$37,358
SERGEY ANATOLIEVICH BELOMESTNYKHDIVISION HEAD
Former
20$270,882$0$55,084
KEVIN BURKETTHEAD OF PARTICLE PHYSICS DIVISION
Former
20$269,775$0$53,414
ALEXANDER ROMANENKOCHIEF PROJECT EXECUTIVE
Former
20$249,549$0$61,651
MARK JEFFERSFESS SECTION HEAD
Former
20$248,387$0$61,574
BETH FANCSALISECRETARY THROUGH 12/31/24
Officer
40$267,703$0$39,241
ELIZABETH S SEXTON-KENNEDYCOMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCHER IV
Former
20$241,654$0$36,596
LUCIANO FRANCESCO RISTORISENIOR SCIENTIST
Former
20$182,847$0$43,851
GREGORY J BOCKDEPUTY CRO FOR SCI & TECH
Former
20$154,013$0$40,804
JOHN ANDERSONPRESIDENT BEGAN 1/1/25, DIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$176,190$14,339
MARY JO E LYKEDEPARTMENT HEAD
Former
20$130,925$0$36,503
CHRISTOPHER MOSSEYDEPUTY DIRECTOR LBNF, TERMED 04/18/24
Former
20$129,356$0$11,767
ANDREA MELONIDIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
DAVID MARKDIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
HARDIK BHATTDIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
HENRY BARTOLIDIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JIMMY SAMARTZISDIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
JOSEPH INCANDELADIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
KIMBERLY SAWYERDIRECTOR BEGAN 1/1/25
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
MAXINE SAVITZDIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
RANDY HULTGRENDIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
ROLF HEUERDIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
SATYAN PITRODADIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
WILLIAM H JOYCEDIRECTOR THROUGH 12/31/24
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 44 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Paul AlivisatosChairman
Trustee or director
2$0$1,850,855$48,681
Juan de PabloDirector Through 9/16/2024
Trustee or director
2$0$883,411$65,839
Nikolitsa Lia MermingaPresident
Officer
40$698,657$0$20,992
John MesterURA President
Trustee or director
2$0$493,227$72,624
Bonnie FlemingDeputy Director/Chief Research Officer
Key employee
40$496,917$0$68,335
Scott TingeyDeputy Lab Director and COO through 12/30/2023
Key employee
40$494,794$0$33,000
Richard GoffiDirector of Strategic Planning
Highest-paid employee
40$364,781$0$70,524
Christopher MosseyDeputy Lab Director for LBNF/DUNE-US THROUGH 04/18/2024
Key employee
40$375,313$0$33,000
Teresa Ann NightengaleFermilab CFO (through 3/2/2024)
Officer
40$359,484$0$37,982
JOSEPH LYKKENHd of Fermi Quantum Institute
Key employee
40$326,271$0$57,496
Martha MichelsDir of Cont Assur & Perf Mgmt
Key employee
40$326,736$0$44,773
Richard P StanekSQMS Deputy Proj Director through 6/1/2024
Key employee
40$306,784$0$58,563
FABI DelgadoFINANCIAL OFFICER and Treasurer
Officer
2$0$311,971$39,815
Kurt VetterLBNF Project Manager
Highest-paid employee
40$276,068$0$62,909
Panagiotis SpentzourisAssociate Lab Director
Highest-paid employee
40$269,310$0$62,062
Stephen GourlayDivision Head
Highest-paid employee
40$290,506$0$26,445
Sergey BelomestnykhFormer Chief Technology Officer
Former
40$263,379$0$52,903
Alexander ValishevAssociate Lab Director
Key employee
40$249,531$0$62,599
Alexander RomanenkoFORMER Chief Technology Officer
Former
40$240,761$0$60,261
Beth FancsaliInterim General Counsel and FRA Secretary
Officer
40$253,090$0$37,609
Douglas GlenzinskiDeputy CRO for Sci & Tech
Highest-paid employee
40$283,065$0$0
Ronald RayFormer Mu2e Project Manager
Former
40$230,321$0$45,688
Elizabeth Sexton-KennedyFORMER Chief Information Officer
Former
40$237,702$0$36,026
Patricia McBrideFormer Particle Physics Division Head
Former
40$262,626$0$9,456
Gregory BockFORMER Deputy Chief of Research
Former
40$211,599$0$47,387
NIGEL LOCKYERFORMER PRESIDENT through 4/18/22
Former
0$216,962$0$18,563
Mary Jo E LykeFORMER FRA Senior Budget Manager
Former
40$184,302$0$41,433
Luciano RistoriFormer Chief Research Officer
Former
40$179,590$0$43,079
John MyerFormer General Counsel and Secretary through 4/29/2023
Former
40$174,037$0$45,778
Marc KaducakFORMER ACTING PROJECT DIR FOR PIP-II
Former
40$105,799$0$22,519
Andrea MeloniDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
David MarkDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Hardik BhattDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Henry BartoliDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Jack AndersonDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Jimmy SamartzisDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
John WomersleyDirector Through 01/05/2024
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Joseph IncandelaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Maxine SavitzDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Randy HultgrenDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Rolf HeuerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Satyan PitrodaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
William H JoyceVice Chairman
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
Angela Manning-HardimonFermiLab CFO (Beg April 2024)
Officer
40$0$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 43 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
Paul AlivisatosChairman
Trustee or director
2$0$1,832,579$293,208
Juan de PabloDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$827,686$64,095
Nikolitsa (Lia) MermingaPresident
Officer
40$504,479$0$42,145
John MesterURA President
Trustee or director
2$0$450,102$69,462
NIGEL LOCKYERFORMER PRESIDENT
Former
0$429,961$0$54,166
Christopher MosseyDeputy Lab Director for LBNF/DUNE-US
Key employee
40$357,170$0$30,500
JOSEPH LYKKENFORMER DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR RESEARCH
Former
40$324,609$0$54,166
Martha MichelsActing Chief Operating Officer
Key employee
40$311,002$0$46,273
Richard P StanekFormer Deputy Chief Technology Officer
Former
40$278,241$0$53,623
Patricia McBrideFormer Particle Physics Division Head
Former
40$280,656$0$34,466
Sergei NagaitsevFormer Head of Accelerator Science Programs
Former
40$254,639$0$60,044
Marcela S Carena LopezPhysicist
Highest-paid employee
40$250,376$0$59,770
John MyerGeneral Counsel and Secretary
Officer
40$244,378$0$62,279
Michael LindgrenFormer Chief Project Officer
Former
40$271,953$0$34,409
Randall OrtgiesenSpecial Advisor to the CPO
Highest-paid employee
40$253,671$0$52,459
Sergey BelomestnykhFormer Chief Technology Officer
Former
40$243,447$0$51,224
Alexander RomanenkoChief Technology Officer
Key employee
40$226,281$0$57,473
Troy LarkProcurement Manager
Highest-paid employee
40$235,375$0$47,061
Elizabeth Sexton-KennedyChief Information Officer
Key employee
40$240,749$0$35,850
Mark JeffersFESS Section Head
Key employee
40$219,151$0$56,776
Giorgio ApollinariPhysicist
Highest-paid employee
40$243,858$0$26,958
Ronald RayFormer Mu2e Project Manager
Former
40$214,891$0$43,426
Kevin BurkettHead of Particle Physics Division
Key employee
40$210,352$0$45,893
Gregory BockDeputy Chief of Research
Key employee
40$203,831$0$47,370
Andrew HimeHead of Business Transformation
Highest-paid employee
10$239,847$0$7,873
Anju JainChief Human Resources Officer
Key employee
40$219,351$0$22,355
Mary Jo E LykeFRA Senior Budget Manager
Key employee
40$177,341$0$39,837
Luciano RistoriFormer Chief Research Officer
Former
40$174,459$0$41,614
Vanessa PeoplesChief Financial Officer - Laboratory
Key employee
40$164,870$0$22,250
Bonnie FlemingDeputy Director/Chief Research Officer
Key employee
40$162,274$0$21,750
Andrea MeloniDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Christine GellesDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
David MarkDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Hardik BhattDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Henry BartoliDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Jimmy SamartzisDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
John WomersleyDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Joseph IncandelaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Maxine SavitzDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Randy HultgrenDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Rolf HeuerDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
Satyan PitrodaDirector
Trustee or director
2$0$0$0
William H JoyceVice Chairman
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 500, BATAVIA, IL 60510-5011
In care of
% CYNTHIA S CONGER
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
JOHN ANDERSON, PO BOX 500 MS-105 WH-2E, BATAVIA, IL 60510
Signed the 990
JOHN ANDERSON, PRESIDENT
Phone
(630) 840-8976
Return prepared by
CROWE ADVISORY LLC

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF THE FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY ("FERMILAB") IN BATAVIA, ILLINOIS, AN INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC USER FACILITY OWNED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AT WHICH THE FUNDAMENTAL NATURE OF MATTER AND ENERGY IS STUDIED.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AWARDED THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATING CONTRACT FOR FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY (FERMILAB) TO FRA, LLC, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2007-DECEMBER 31,2025. FRA BUILDS ON UNIVERSITIES RESEARCH ASSOCIATION'S 50-YEAR RECORD OF PERFORMANCE IN THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF FERMILAB; AND THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO'S LEADERSHIP OF ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ANL) SINCE ITS FOUNDING. THE FRA TEAM BRINGS RESOURCES, COLLABORATIONS, AND BEST PRACTICES TO ADDRESS THE LABORATORY'S CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. FRA SUPPORTS THE LABORATORY'S LONG-TERM VISION AND TOTAL COMMITMENT TO DISCOVERY, THE DOE SCIENTIFIC MISSION, AND ENSURING OUR NATION'S CONTINUED PREEMINENCE IN PARTICLE PHYSICS. PRESENTLY, FERMILAB'S PRIMARY TEN-YEAR GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH A WORLD-LEADING NEUTRINO SCIENCE PROGRAM LED BY THE LONG-BASELINE NEUTRINO FACILITY AND DEEP UNDERGROUND NEUTRINO EXPERIMENT (LBNF/DUNE). LBNF/DUNE ADVANCES THE PARTICLE PHYSICS PROJECT PRIORITIZATION PANEL (P5) PLAN BY ESTABLISHING THE FIRST PHASE OF THIS FACILITY WITH A NEW BEAMLINE AND A FAR DETECTOR SITED DEEP UNDERGROUND IN SOUTH DAKOTA IN THE 2020S. AS FERMILAB STEPS INTO THIS NEW ROLE AS HOST LAB FOR LBNF/DUNE, THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IS ADJUSTING TO SUPPORT THE SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS, TECHNICIANS AND ENGINEERS WHO ARE AND WILL BE WORKING AT THE SANFORD UNDERGROUND RESEARCH FACILITY (SURF) IN SOUTH DAKOTA. THE LABORATORY HAS ESTABLISHED A NEW FERMILAB DIVISION, THE SOUTH DAKOTA OPERATIONS DIVISION, WHICH IS BASED FULL-TIME AT SURF TO PROVIDE THE SAME RANGE OF OPERATIONAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT EXIST AT FERMILAB'S MAIN CAMPUS IN BATAVIA, IL. IN ADDITION, FERMILAB'S MAJOR INITIATIVES INCLUDE LEADING ONE OF THE FIVE DOE NATIONAL QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE (QIS) RESEARCH CENTERS. THE SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS CENTER (SQMS) HAS THE CONCRETE AND AMBITIOUS GOAL TO DEVELOP, BUILD, AND DEPLOY THE FIRST QUANTUM COMPUTER AT FERMILAB. THE SQMS CENTER AND OTHER FERMILAB EFFORTS ARE PRODUCING HIGH-IMPACT RESULTS IN QUANTUM COMPUTING, NETWORKING, AND SENSING AND GROWING COLLABORATIONS WITH UNIVERSITIES, LABORATORIES, AND INDUSTRY LEADERS IN QIS.
    Expenses $165,917,672 · grants $132,427

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 15, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 16, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 17, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
57-1239010
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
2007
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$730,662
Income (IRS master file)
$168,510,542

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$168,510,542$168,408,198$730,662XML
990September 2024$715,499,867$715,592,349$18,880,484XML
990-TSeptember 2024–––IRS
990September 2023$658,749,338$658,194,829$14,532,147XML
990-TSeptember 2023–––IRS
990September 2022$593,848,536$591,229,941$13,250,391IRS
990-TSeptember 2022–––IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990-TSeptember 2021–––IRS
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 57-1239010).

Questions about FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC

What is the EIN of FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC is 57-1239010.
Is FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
Are donations to FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC 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 FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC 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 FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JOHN ANDERSON.
Who are the officers and directors of FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 46 people; 28 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does FERMI RESEARCH ALLIANCE LLC have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $168,510,542, expenses of $168,408,198 and total assets of $730,662 at year end.

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