Nonprofit · EIN 91-1265806
ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98195
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,210,557 | $11,175,826 | -$5,965,269 | $34,675,831 | $3,028,595 | $31,647,236 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $8,264,413 | $10,373,317 | -$2,108,904 | $40,684,195 | $3,106,723 | $37,577,472 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $58,527
- of which government grants
- $58,527
- Program service revenue
- $4,558,799
- Investment income
- $582,665
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$60,220
- Other revenue
- $10,566
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $155,788
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,410,532
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,238,282
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $60,425
- Occupancy
- $2,003,774
- Travel
- $64,892
- Depreciation
- $5,623,511
- Program services (functional)
- $10,714,519
- Management and general (functional)
- $461,307
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $40,684,195
- Total assets, end of year
- $34,675,831
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,028,595
- Net assets, end of year
- $31,647,236
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,235,963
- Publicly traded securities
- $830,395
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,291,235
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $25,356,001
- Gross receipts
- $7,477,567
- Employees
- 60
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alim Patten | Business Manager Officer | 50 | $116,354 | $26,934 |
| Michael Crenshaw | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $12,500 | $0 |
| Henry Chip Kobulnicky | Secretary and Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Suzanne Hawley | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Pollack | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Shuster | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Holtzman | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor M Bright | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeremy Darling | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Galloway | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Majewski | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Bertrand Garcia-Moreno | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rosemary F G Wyse | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Donald Hamelberg | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Georgia Kosmopoulou | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Leighly | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
| Parag Chitnis | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| Eric Hintz | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 |
| Aleksandr Mosenkov | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alim Patten | Business Manager Officer | 50 | $94,122 | $25,706 |
| Michael Crenshaw | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $12,500 | $0 |
| Henry Chip Kobulnicky | Secretary and Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Suzanne Hawley | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Daniel Pollack | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| James Murphy | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michele Shuster | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Holtzman | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor M Bright | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeremy Darling | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Galloway | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| Steve Majewski | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Bertrand Garcia-Moreno | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rosemary F G Wyse | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Timothy Denning | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| Donald Hamelberg | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Georgia Kosmopoulou | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Leighly | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| Parag Chitnis | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Hintz | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| Denise Stephens | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 | $0 |
| Aleksandr Mosenkov | Trustee Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- CO ASTRONOMY DEPT BOX 351580 UW, SEATTLE, WA 98195-1580
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Henry Chip Kobulnicky, c/o Astronomy Dept Box 351580 UW, Seattle, WA 981951580
- Signed the 990
- Henry Chip Kobulnicky, Secretary and Treasurer
- Phone
- (206) 616-0035
- Website
- HTTP://ARC.APO.NMSU.EDU
- Return prepared by
- Clark Nuber PS
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.
Program accomplishments
- The 3.5-meter telescope benefits the research faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and public outreach programs of each member institution. Using innovative remote software, astronomers can operate and collect data from anywhere in the world. The telescope has a suite of cameras and spectrographs that serve a wide variety of scientific endeavors, resulting in more than 50 refereed science results being published each year. The telescope is also used regularly for a NASA-funded lunar laser ranging project. There is an active outreach program at the observatory and at member institutions.The 2.5-meter telescope, which operates the SDSS-IV and SDSS-V survey projects, had a productive year. The SDSS-IV project was completed in December 2021. The SDSS-V survey began in October 2020 (slightly delayed due to COVID19) and is still fund-raising (trying to have more member institutions joined). A new corrector lens was built for the Sloan telescope. A new robotic fiber positioning system ("The FPS") was installed and commissioned at APO in November and December of 2021 and a second FPS was installed and commissioned at LCO in August and September of 2022. Operations are ongoing at APO and at LCO. The Local Volume Mapper Instrument (LVMi) has been installed at LCO starting February of 2023. LVMi operations began in 2023. Since December 2024 LVMi has been robotically operated.Expenses $10,714,519 · revenue $4,566,465
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-1265806
- 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
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U310)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $34,675,831
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,477,567
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,210,557 | $11,175,826 | $34,675,831 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $8,264,413 | $10,373,317 | $40,684,195 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $13,754,304 | $8,508,279 | $42,550,918 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 91-1265806).
Questions about ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM
- What is the EIN of ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM is 91-1265806.
- Is ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM 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 ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Henry Chip Kobulnicky.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $116,354 (Alim Patten, Business Manager).
- How much revenue does ASTROPHYSICAL RESEARCH CONSORTIUM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $5,210,557, expenses of $11,175,826 and total assets of $34,675,831 at year end.
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