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SETI INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
SETI INSTITUTE (EIN 94-2951356)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-05-27
IRS object ID
202601479349301140
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2026-05-27T17:01:55-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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PersonBILL DIAMONDPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6509616633PhoneNum
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Principal OfficerBILL DIAMONDPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$35,462,318GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SETI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1984FormationYr
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Activity Or MissionTO EXPLORE, UNDERSTAND AND EXPLAIN THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE AND THE EVOLUTION OF INTELLIGENCE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$4,585,156PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$611,222CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$81,360PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$193,853CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$55,182,076PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$27,357,400CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,847,226PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,716,545CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Other Expenses$8,182,023CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$30,913,579CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$26,343,762PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$3,556,179CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$247,111,742TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,398,008TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,111,467TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$228,634,756NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$239,000,275NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO EXPLORE, UNDERSTAND AND EXPLAIN THE ORIGIN AND NATURE OF LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE AND THE EVOLUTION OF INTELLIGENCE.MissionDesc
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Expense$19,417,391ExpenseAmt
Grant$2,512,480GrantAmt
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DescTHE 100+ SCIENTISTS IN THE CARL SAGAN CENTER FOR RESEARCH CONDUCT GROUNDBREAKING WORK PERTAINING TO FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORIGIN AND PROLIFERATION OF LIFE RIGHT HERE ON EARTH AND BEYOND. FROM THE EARLY UNIVERSE AND THE FORMATION OF GALAXIES, STARS, PLANETS, MOONS AND OTHER SMALL BODIES, TO THE PREVALENCE OF ENVIRONMENTS THAT CAN SUPPORT LIFE, INTELLIGENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WE WORK TO ANSWER THE QUESTION, "ARE WE ALONE?" WE PARTNER WITH NASA, THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IN AREAS OF BASIC RESEARCH, AND SUPPORT SCIENCE MISSIONS, INCLUDING AS CONTRACTORS TO NASA'S OFFICE OF PLANETARY PROTECTION. WE ALSO CONDUCT RESEARCH IN NON-HUMAN COMMUNICATIONS, QUANTUM ASTRONOMY AND THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE (SETI), USING BOTH RADIO AND OPTICAL TELESCOPES.Desc

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Expense$1,632,017ExpenseAmt
Grant$204,065GrantAmt
DescTHE CENTER FOR EDUCATION HAS IMPACTED MORE THAN A HALF MILLION STUDENTS AND DEVELOPS STEM RESOURCES THAT TEACH, EXCITE, AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS AND A SCIENCE LITERATE PUBLIC. THESE PROGRAMS FOSTER FUTURE LEADERS AND INCLUDE: ASTRONOMY ACTIVATION AMBASSADORS, PROVIDING TRAINING AND INSPIRATION TO HIGH SCHOOL SCIENCE TEACHERS; THE NASA COMMUNITY COLLEGE NETWORK, BRINGING NASA SCIENCE AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE INTO THE NATION'S COMMUNITY COLLEGE CLASSROOMS, AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES, AN 8-WEEK SUMMER INTERNSHIP THAT PAIRS STUDENTS WITH SCIENTIST MENTORS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$466,396ExpenseAmt
DescTHE SETI INSTITUTE BELIEVES THAT UNDERSTANDING OUR WORK HELPS PLACE HUMANITY IN A BROADER COSMIC CONTEXT, AND THAT SHARING THIS WORK WITH THE WORLD IS CENTRAL TO ITS MISSION. THE CENTER FOR OUTREACH ADVANCES THIS GOAL BY ENGAGING THE PUBLIC THROUGH DIGITAL, IN-PERSON, BROADCAST, AND MEDIA ACTIVITIES. THESE INCLUDE SETI LIVE, A WEEKLY LIVESTREAMED CONVERSATION WITH SETI INSTITUTE RESEARCHERS AND COLLEAGUES; SETI AIR, WHICH FOSTERS CREATIVE EXCHANGE BETWEEN ARTISTS AND SCIENTISTS; AND BIG PICTURE SCIENCE, A RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST CARRIED BY MORE THAN 150 STATIONS. THE CENTER FOR OUTREACH ALSO LEADS MEDIA OUTREACH, PRODUCES THE SETI INSTITUTE'S ANNUAL REPORT, SUPPORTS PUBLIC EVENTS AT SCHOOLS, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, CREATES DYNAMIC SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT, AND MAINTAINS SETI.ORG AS A HUB FOR NEWS, DISCOVERIES, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.Desc
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Total Program Service Expenses$21,515,804TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1BRUCE CAMPBELLBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone6509606633PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

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BILL DIAMOND
SECRETARY, PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$421,694$0$72,354
ANDREW FRAKNOI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$11,175$0$0
DAN LANKFORD
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANE GLASGOW
VICE CHARIMAN OF THE BOARD1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDI ZHANG
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRITZ DEMOPOULOS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELMY ELTOUKHY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REEMA KHAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMARESH KOLLIPARA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCO LARSEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVA NEWMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PIERRE SCHWOB
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL TARTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN TRIMBERGER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELIZEBETH VARGHESE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AVERY WANG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANNAN LATIF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOHANJIT JOLLY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE CAMPBELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$230,886$0$51,223
STEPHEN BOURDOW
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$183,369$0$49,834
JANICE BISHOP
SENIOR SCIENTIST40.00$246,314$0$76,143Yes (X)
JOSEPH TWICKEN
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST40.00$215,112$0$17,618Yes (X)
NATHALIE CABROL
DIRECTOR CARL SAGAN CENTER40.00$210,000$0$17,338Yes (X)
PETER TENENBAUM
SENIOR PIPELINE ARCHITECT40.00$208,974$0$55,074Yes (X)
SIMON STEEL
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH40.00$198,019$0$54,192Yes (X)
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TECHTINIUM TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED
4 ARUMUGAM STCHENNAITAMIL NADUIN600001WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT, IT, AND ACCOUNTING$236,988
GOODWIN PROCTER LLP
PROFESSIONAL LEGAL SERVICES.$187,329100 NORTHERN AVEBOSTONMA02210
BAYPORT NETWORKS INC
IT NETWORK AND INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SE$186,9232021 FILLMORE STSAN FRANCISCOCA94115
ANDREW ROBERTSON
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES.$152,0752804 PERKINS LNREDONDO BEACHCA90278
ALLEN & CO
REPORT DESIGN AND CREATION.$112,5002003 HOLLYHOCK CTLONGMONTCA80503
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Securities$7,745,428SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$234,540SecuritiesAmt

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Program Services$828,646ProgramServicesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$88,700FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$132,633ProgramServicesAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$140,337ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$438,897ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,170FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$321,631ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,238,551ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,542FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$934,373TotalAmt
Program Services$772,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$132,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,503FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$183,369TotalAmt
Program Services$93,415ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,664ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,290FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,341,650TotalAmt
Program Services$1,261,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,061ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$183,645TotalAmt
Program Services$27,835ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$154,781ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,029FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES$672,360$507,414$164,264$682
POSTAGE AND PRINTING$178,844$119,271$41,797$17,776
MISCELLANEOUS$23,453$8,537$1,559$13,357
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$14,629$10,225$3,162$1,242

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,913,579TotalAmt
Program Services$21,515,804ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,472,061ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$925,714FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,920,807BOYAmt
EOY$4,150,751EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$519,617EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$151,638,724BOYAmt
EOY$103,399,065EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,785BOYAmt
EOY$168,804EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$319,266BOYAmt
EOY$347,715EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$22,149,651LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$11,167,438LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,278,832BOYAmt
EOY$10,982,213EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,963,773BOYAmt
EOY$130,741EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,452,048BOYAmt
EOY$122,847,338EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,290,529BOYAmt
EOY$4,565,498EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$237,032,764BOYAmt
EOY$247,111,742EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,870,710BOYAmt
EOY$3,380,346EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,923BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,479,375BOYAmt
EOY$4,731,121EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,398,008BOYAmt
EOY$8,111,467EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,350,405BOYAmt
EOY$135,013,434EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$153,284,351BOYAmt
EOY$103,986,841EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$228,634,756BOYAmt
EOY$239,000,275EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$237,032,764BOYAmt
EOY$247,111,742EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$3,556,179ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$13,916,970NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$4,728OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,120,112CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,091,253CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,478,917CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,207,857CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,940,031CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$126,838,170TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,120,112CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,091,253CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,478,917CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,207,857CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,940,031CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$126,838,170TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,842,800SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$124,995,370PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$273CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,186CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,179CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$182,561CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$312,154CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$502,353TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$22,865CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,865TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,947CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,549CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,658CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,171CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,325TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$127,403,713TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.98110PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.98450PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART VI, LIST OF UNUSUAL GRANTS:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION: BEQUEST DATE: 09/30/23 AMOUNT: XXX-XX-XXXX. DESCRIPTION: BEQUEST DATE: 09/30/24 AMOUNT: 27470423.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$55,036,496BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$53,030,168ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$13,706,339InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$121,773,003EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$980,851BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$65,775,820ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,808,451InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$14,528,626OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$55,036,496EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$978,822BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,029InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$980,851EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$328,597BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$654,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$3,775InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$978,822EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$150,487BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$177,935ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$175InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$328,597EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.99000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.01000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$299,475OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$192,649DepreciationAmt
Book Value$106,826BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,656,955OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,974,789DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,682,166BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,193,221OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,193,221BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,982,213TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
GREEN SANDS - OPERATING RESERVES$641,711F
GREEN SANDS - ENDOWMENT FUNDS$1,390,559F
SIIF PENDING TRANSFER$6,000,000F
TIFF CORNERSTONE$16,098,213F
TIFF KEYSTONE$97,015,582F
$1,701,273F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$122,847,338TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
UNITRUST PAYABLE$30,181
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$3,494,101
ASSET HELD FOR OTHERS LIABILITY$1,206,839
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,731,121TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,273,231TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$13,916,970NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$4,728OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$13,921,698RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$27,351,533RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$5,867InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$5,867RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$27,357,400TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$30,907,712TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$30,907,712ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$5,867InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$5,867ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$30,913,579TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE SETI INSTITUTE ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2020 TO PROVIDE STABLE OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE INSTITUTE. THE SETI FORWARD ENDOWMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2019 TO SUPPORT STUDENT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, AND TO NURTURE NEW TALENT IN THE FIELD OF SETI RESEARCH. THE MINO ENDOWMENT FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2023 TO FUND THE DEVELOPMENT, CAREER ADVANCEMENT, AND EMPLOYMENT OF FUTURE SCIENTISTS AT THE INSTITUTE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 4,728.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00RADIO STARS WITH THE AILEN TELESCOPE ARRAY AND NCCN WEBSITE ENHANCEMENTS$74,593
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,00LAST FRONTIERS OF RADIO ASTRONOMY AND LOGISITIC SUPPORT OF THE TAWANI EXPEDITION$422,072
NORTH AMERICA00SETI INSTITUTES BEYOND SILOS STEAM EDUCATION RESIDENCY$5,000
SOUTH ASIA00MACHINE LEARNING TO UNCOVER MEGASTRUCTURES IN TRANSIT LIGHT CURVES$36,800
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA00ALGORITHMS FOR EXPLORING THE RADIO SKY WITH INTERFEROMETERS$50,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$588,465SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$588,465TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
SOUTH ASIAMACHINE LEARNING TO UNCOVER MEGASTRUCTURES IN TRANSIT LIGHT CURVES$36,800WIRE$0NEGOTIATED GRANT AMOUNT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICACLOSING THE NETTECHNOSIGNATURES IN THE LAST FRONTIERS OF RADIO ASTRONOMY$72,900WIRE$0NEGOTIATED GRANT AMOUNT
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RADIO STARS WITH THE AILEN TELESCOPE ARRAY$25,000WIRE$0NEGOTIATED GRANT AMOUNT
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICAALGORITHMS FOR EXPLORING THE RADIO SKY WITH INTERFEROMETERS$50,000WIRE$0NEGOTIATED GRANT AMOUNT
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)NCCN WEBSITE ENHANCEMENTS$28,633WIRE$0NEGOTIATED CONTRACT AMOUNT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAADVANCE PAYMENT FOR LOGISITIC SUPPORT OF THE TAWANI EXPEDITION$349,172WIRE$0NEGOTIATED CONTRACT AMOUNT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org6TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE BOOK RESEARCH PROJECT A SIGN IN SPACEEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)1$5,960LOCAL TRANSFER
SETI INSTITUTE'S ALGORITHMIC IMAGININGS ART AND AL RESIDENCYEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)1$15,000LOCAL TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CoYes (1)PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSUB-RECIPIENT PERFORMANCE IS TRACKED BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI). PI/MANAGERS MUST APPROVE INVOICES BEFORE PAYMENT. SETI UTILIZES SUB-RECIPIENTS TO PERFORM RESEARCH AND OUTREACH.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
NEXTAFTER LLC
5810 TENNYSON PARKWAY SUITE 102PLANOTX75024STRATEGY & OPTIMIZATION CONSULTING0$201,988$81,500$120,488
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN PRO
731 WARREN STWESTFIELDNJ07090STRATEGY & OPTIMIZATION CONSULTING0$0$7,200-$7,200
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$201,988TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$88,700TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$113,288TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GNU RADIO CONFERENCEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$163,929GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$60,000CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$103,929GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$68,599RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$25,019OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2DRAKE AWARDSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$54,684GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$39,677CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$15,007GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$69,849RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$73,339OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$41,530GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$10,000CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$31,530GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$77,779RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$44,905OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$260,143GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$109,677CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$150,466GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$216,227RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$143,263OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$359,490DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$209,024NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (29 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
AURA TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
3700 SAN MARTIN DRIVEBALTIMOREMD21218860138043501(C)(3)$8,680$0RESEARCH
BAY AREA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
NASA AMES RESEARCH PARK BUILDING 18MOFFETT FIELDCA94035943176058501(C)(3)$57,223$0RESEARCHROOM 101
BAJA TECHNOLOGY LLC
380 W SECRETARIAT DRTEMPEAZ852876011860869666LLC$196,500$0RESEARCH
CAL POLY POMONA FOUNDATION INC
3801 W TEMPLE AVE BUILDING 55POMONACA91768952417645501(C)(3)$20,700$0RESEARCH
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
55 MUSIC CONCOURSE DRIVESAN FRANCISCOCA94118941156258501(C)(3)$111,303$0RESEARCH
CHABOT SPACE & SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION
10000 SKYLINE BLVDOAKLANDCA94619943146233501(C)(3)$149,135$0RESEARCH
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
616 THURSTON AVEITHACANY14853150532082UNIVERSITY$50,000$0RESEARCH
HONEYBEE ROBOTICS LTD
BUILDING 128 SUITE 12163 FLUSHINGBROOKLYNNY11205880193033CORPORATION$8,568$0RESEARCHAVE UNIT 150
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
800 SOUTH MAIN STREETHARRISONBURGVA228070001546001756UNIVERSITY$25,000$0RESEARCH
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY LLC
11100 JOHNS HOPKINS ROADLAURELMD207236099520595111LLC$29,298$0RESEARCH
LEIDEN MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY
1230 MOUNTAIN VIEW ALVISO ROADSUNNYVALECA941121722461447014CORPORATION$38,012$0RESEARCHSUITE A
NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 30001 MSC 3TPALLAS CRUCESNM88003856000401UNIVERSITY$8,469$0RESEARCH
OTHER ORB LLC
6885 NORTH RAIN VALLEY RDFLAGSTAFFAZ852876011833531257LLC$84,000$0RESEARCH
PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
4170 CITY AVEPHILADELPHIAPA19131231355135UNIVERSITY$25,386$0RESEARCH
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE
1700 E FORT LOWELL ROAD SUITE 106TUCSONAZ852876011330175263501(C)(3)$187,842$0RESEARCH
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
550 NORTHWESTERN AVENUE SUITE 1100WEST LAFAYETTEIN47906356002041UNIVERSITY$132,676$0RESEARCH
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
5250 CAMPANILE DRSAN DIEGOCA941121722956042721UNIVERSITY$159,176$0RESEARCH
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI)
6220 CULEBRA ROAD BLDG 160SAN ANTONIOTX782385166741070544501(C)(3)$172,064$0RESEARCH
SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
4765 WALNUT ST SUITE BBOULDERCO80301841215290501(C)(3)$11,807$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
4000 CENTRAL FLORIDA BLVDORLANDOFL328168005592924021UNIVERSITY$25,309$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
660 PARRINGTON OVALNORMANOK73019736017987UNIVERSITY$30,886$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS - AMHERST
100 VENTURE WAY SUITE 201HADLEYMA01035043167352UNIVERSITY$78,243$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (WASHINGTON DC)
425 3RD ST SW 950WASHINGTONDC20024520892064UNIVERSITY$6,429$0RESEARCH
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE
900 UNIVERSITY AVE MAIN CASHIERSRIVERSIDECA941121722956006142UNIVERSITY$86,445$0RESEARCHOFFICE
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PO BOX 113001GAINESVILLEFL32611596002052UNIVERSITY$97,360$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
1000 VICTORS WAY SUITE 1AANN ARBORMI48108386006309UNIVERSITY$17,005$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
1827 UNIVERSITY AVENUECHARLOTTESVILLEVA22903546001796UNIVERSITY$8,752$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
12455 COLLECTIONS DRIVECHICAGOIL606731235916001537UNIVERSITY$32,380$0RESEARCH
WEST ED
4665 LAMPSON AVELOS ALAMITOSCA941121722943233542501(C)(3)$175,432$0RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org24Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org5TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
UNDERGRADUATE STIPEND12$84,000
LINDSAY, CHARLES, FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE THE PROJECT PLEASE FORGET (EVERYTHING) EXHIBITION1$10,000

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSUB-RECIPIENT PERFORMANCE IS TRACKED BY THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI). SETI CHECKS IN WITH THE PI/MANAGER BEFORE INVOICES ARE ACCEPTED AND PROCESSED INTO THE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM. SETI UTILIZES SUB-RECIPIENTS TO PERFORM RESEARCH AND OUTREACH.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
BILL DIAMOND
SECRETARY, PRESIDENT & CEO$421,694$0$0$0$0$0$34,194$0$38,160$0$494,048$0$0$0
JANICE BISHOP
SENIOR SCIENTIST$246,314$0$0$0$0$0$20,063$0$56,080$0$322,457$0$0$0
BRUCE CAMPBELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$230,886$0$0$0$0$0$18,817$0$32,406$0$282,109$0$0$0
PETER TENENBAUM
SENIOR PIPELINE ARCHITECT$208,974$0$0$0$0$0$16,876$0$38,198$0$264,048$0$0$0
SIMON STEEL
DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUT$198,019$0$0$0$0$0$16,000$0$38,192$0$252,211$0$0$0
STEPHEN BOURDOW
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS$183,369$0$0$0$0$0$14,800$0$35,034$0$233,203$0$0$0
JOSEPH TWICKEN
SENIOR DATA SCIENTIST$215,112$0$0$0$0$0$17,216$0$402$0$232,730$0$0$0
NATHALIE CABROL
DIRECTOR CARL SAGAN CENTER$210,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$17,338$0$227,338$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANDREW FRAKNOIBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionTRUSTEERelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$11,175TransactionAmt
TransactionINDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR - CONSULTING AGREEMENTTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1ATHE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF THE BOARD CHAIR, VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY, PRESIDENT, CEO, AND THE CHAIRS OF THE OTHER BOARD'S COMMITTEES INCLUDING FINANCE, GOVERNANCE, AUDIT AND ENDOWMENT. THE BOARD HAS DELEGATED CERTAIN TASKS AS WELL AS THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON OTHER MATTERS WHICH FALL BELOW THE DOLLAR THRESHOLDS INDICATED IN THE AUTHORIZATION TABLE. ENUMERATED TASKS INCLUDE EXECUTIVE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COMPENSATION (CEO, CFO).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2DIRECTOR REEMA KHAN AND HELMY ETROUKHY ARE BOTH PARTNERS IN GREEN SANDS EQUITY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BWHEN THE FORM IS COMPLETED, AND PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHICH INCLUDES NON-TRUSTEES AND TRUSTEES. UPON ACCEPTANCE BY THIS SUBCOMMITTEE, THE FORM 990 IS FINALIZED AND DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR INFORMATION AND COMMENT AND THEN FILED ELECTRONICALLY WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE SETI INSTITUTE HAS A FORMAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE THAT IS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY AND REPORT POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AMONG OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY. EMPLOYEES RETURN THE FORM TO THE HR DIRECTOR. EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT NEW POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE DURING THE YEAR. BOARD MEMBERS RETURN THE FORM TO CHAIR OF THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SETI INSTITUTE USES A PROFESSIONALLY PREPARED COMPENSATION STUDY TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. ANNUALLY AFTER A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE INDUSTRY COMPENSATION DATA AND PERFORMANCE, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (BY MAJORITY VOTE) DETERMINES THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OR THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER'S. UPON REVIEW OF THIS DATA, MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS CHANGES TO EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE BUDGET IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD. THE PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2025.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE SETI INSTITUTE DISTRIBUTES ITS FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC VIA ITS WEBSITE, VIA DUN AND BRADSTREET, AND OTHER OUTSIDE WEBSITES, SUCH AS GUIDESTAR. WE ALSO MAKE OUR FORM 990 AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS MAY ALSO BE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 4,728.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND FOR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEAR.