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SETI INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
SETI INSTITUTE (EIN 94-2951356)
Tax period
2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Filed
2023-04-04
IRS object ID
202300949349301600
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2023-04-04T15:12:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN680037990PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Filer Filer

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EIN942951356EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SETI INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSETIBusinessNameControlTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBILL DIAMONDPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6509616633PhoneNum
Signature2023-03-29SignatureDt
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Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerBILL DIAMONDPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$28,730,382GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
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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 Total Revenue$25,926,114PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$28,045,270CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Total Expenses$24,508,635CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,991,185PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,536,635CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$26,724,400TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,256,033TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$9,433,148TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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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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DescTHE CENTER FOR EDUCATION HAS IMPACTED MORE THAN A HALF MILLION STUDENT AND DEVELOPS STEM RESOURCES THAT TEACH, EXCITE AND INSPIRE CHILDREN, YOUNG ADULTS AND EDUCATORS. THESE PROGRAMS FOSTER FUTURE LEADERS AND INCLUDE: GIRL SCOUT STARS, WHICH DEVELOPS SPACE SCIENCE BADGES FOR GIRL SCOUTS, PROVIDES TRAINING FOR ADULT VOLUNTEERS AND FACILITATES HANDS-ON ASTRONOMY ACTIVITIES; GIRLS GO TO MARS ACTIVITIES THAT TEACH STEM BY FOCUSING ON MARS EXPLORATION; AIRBORNE ASTRONOMY AMBASSADORS PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE SCIENCE EDUCATORS AND INCLUDES AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE ONBOARD NASA'S STRATOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY FOR INFRARED ASTRONOMY; AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES, AN 8-WEEK SUMMER INTERNSHIP THAT PAIRS STUDENTS WITH SCIENTIST MENTORS.Desc

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DescTHE CENTER FOR OUTREACH BELIEVES THAT UNDERSTANDING OUR WORK PLACES HUMANITY IN A GREATER CONTEXT. WE SHARE RESEARCH AND LEARNING WITH THE PUBLIC THROUGH DIGITAL, REAL WORLD AND BROADCAST ACTIVITIES. THESE INCLUDE BIG PICTURE SCIENCE, A RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST CARRIED BY MORE THAN 150 RADIO STATIONS; SETI TALKS, A MONTHLY LECTURE SERIES SHOWCASING OUR SCIENCE AND SHARED ACROSS MULTIPLE DIGITAL CHANNELS; SETI AIR, WHICH FOSTERS AN EXCHANGE OF IDEAS BETWEEN ARTISTS AND SCIENTISTS; SETI LIVE, A WEEKLY LIVESTREAMED DISCUSSION FEATURING SETI INSTITUTE RESEARCHERS AND SCIENTISTS ENGAGED IN SIMILAR WORK; PUBLIC TALKS AT SCHOOLS, MUSEUMS, LIBRARIES AND OTHER EVENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS; EXPLORER, AN ANNUAL MAGAZINE, JOURNEY, AN E-NEWSLETTER; AND THE SETI.ORG WEBSITE.Desc
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1BRUCE CAMPBELLBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6509606633PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

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BILL DIAMOND
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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
SHAHZADA DAWOOD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRITZ DEMOPOULOS
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HELMY ELTOUKHY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW FRAKNOI
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$8,925$0$0
JOHN GIANNADREA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOHANJIT JOLLY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REEMA KHAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMARESH KOLLIPARA
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARCO LARSEN
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MANNAN LATIF
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DAVA NEWMAN
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PIERRE SCHWOB
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JILL TARTER
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STEPHEN TRIMBERGER
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AVERY WANG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WENDI ZHANG
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE CAMPBELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$158,923$0$38,360
STEPHEN BOURDOW
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS40.00Yes (X)$151,953$0$27,309
JANICE BISHOP
SENIOR SCIENTIST40.00$212,330$0$65,118Yes (X)
JOSEPH TWICKEN
SENIOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMER40.00$211,249$0$16,998Yes (X)
PETER TENENBAUM
DATA SCIENTIST40.00$207,163$0$49,408Yes (X)
JAMES ANDY SPRY
SENIOR SCIENTIST40.00$191,588$0$15,785Yes (X)
MARGARET TURNBULL
RESEARCH SCIENTIST40.00$190,500$0$15,718Yes (X)
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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$176,114TotalAmt
Program Services$26,617ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$149,285ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$212FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
SUPPLIES$653,433$479,552$171,190$2,691
POSTAGE AND PRINTING$68,614$55,878$10,116$2,620
OTHER EXPENSES$39,290$6,177$6,963$26,150
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$18,979$11,469$7,510

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,632TotalAmt
Program Services$64ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$5,568FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,508,635TotalAmt
Program Services$18,656,450ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,471,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$380,916FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,876,171BOYAmt
EOY$3,096,009EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$252,839BOYAmt
EOY$1,312,675EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,167,647BOYAmt
EOY$5,009,516EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$169,011BOYAmt
EOY$169,117EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$395,471BOYAmt
EOY$227,634EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$17,854,265LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$7,275,118LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,107,210BOYAmt
EOY$10,579,147EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$750,000BOYAmt
EOY$750,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$517,590BOYAmt
EOY$5,580,302EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,235,939BOYAmt
EOY$26,724,400EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,626,634BOYAmt
EOY$3,620,729EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$240,567BOYAmt
EOY$96,306EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$388,832BOYAmt
EOY$5,716,113EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,256,033BOYAmt
EOY$9,433,148EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,522,049BOYAmt
EOY$11,342,671EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,457,857BOYAmt
EOY$5,948,581EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,979,906BOYAmt
EOY$17,291,252EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,235,939BOYAmt
EOY$26,724,400EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,536,635ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$22,211NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$815,143DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$18,221OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$20,062,899CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,906,234CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,679,790CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,120,112CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,091,253CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$121,860,288TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,062,899CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$24,906,234CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,679,790CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$26,120,112CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,091,253CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$121,860,288TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,287,444SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$116,572,844PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,551CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,676CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$369CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$273CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,186CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,055TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$31,863CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,515CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$57CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$4,947CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$54,382TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$121,922,725TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$11,444GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.95610PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94360PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (1)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$150,487BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$177,935ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$175InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$328,597EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,260BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$120,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$227InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$150,487EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,260BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$25,000ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance$30,260EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,260BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$5,260EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$273,647OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$273,647DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$12,506,077OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,001,471DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,504,606BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,074,541OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,074,541BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,579,147TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE ASSET$5,445,475
CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST ASSETS$134,827
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$5,580,302TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
UNITRUST PAYABLE$23,057
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$5,693,056
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$5,716,113TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$29,378,804TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$22,211NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,377,687DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue-$18,221OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,337,255RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$28,041,549RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$3,721OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$3,721RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$28,045,270TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,067,458TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$562,544DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$562,544ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$24,504,914ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,721OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,721ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$24,508,635TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE SETI INSTITUTE HAS ESTABLISHED A TRUE ENDOWMENT, INCLUDING 2 ENDOWED FUNDS, TO DATE. OUR ENDOWED FUNDS ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN CONTINUE TO FOSTER THE EXCITEMENT OF OUR MISSION AND HELP TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE. IN FY2022, THE SETI FORWARD ENDOWED FUND TOTALED $20,887; INCOME ON THIS ENDOWMENT WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT TRAVEL EXPENSES OF STUDENTS OR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD OF SETI OR RELATED RESEARCH. THE SETI INSTITUTE ENDOWMENT IS A GENERAL ENDOWED FUND; INCOME FROM THIS ENDOWED FUND CAN BE UTILIZED IN AN UNRESTRICTED MANNER, TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS AND MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -18,221.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EVENT EXPENSES PRESENTED ON STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE 3,721.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EVENT EXPENSES PRESENTED ON STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES 3,721.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRegionTxt
Offices2OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedWEBSITE AND APPLICATION DEVELOPMENTTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$166,161RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$166,161SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$166,161TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMAPPLICATION DEVELOPMENT$150,362WIRE$0NEGOTIATED CONTRACT AMOUNT
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMWEBSITE DEVELOPMENT$15,799WIRE$0NEGOTIATED CONTRACT AMOUNT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:SUB-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.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

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
MAINSPRING MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC
108 CEDAR HILL ROADBEDFORDNY10506PROVIDED ADVICE ON FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS (EMAIL/DIRECT MAIL,0$269,234$68,451$200,783
NEXTAFTER LLC
5810 TENNYSON PARKWAY SUITE 102PLANOTX75024AUDIT OF WEB ANALYTICS, EMAIL, DONOR AND SOCIAL MEDIA DATA T0$0$9,750-$9,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$269,234TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$78,201TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$191,033TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GNU RADIO CONFERENCEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$290,297GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$128,133CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$162,164GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$130,831RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$29,282OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2DRAKE AWARDSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$35,189GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$32,196CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$2,993GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$51,454RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$5,706OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total$325,486GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$160,329CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$165,157GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$182,285RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$34,988OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$217,273DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$52,116NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (38 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
TRILLIUM TECHNOLOGIES INC
70 W MADISON ST SUITE 5750CHICAGOIL60602352664721CORPORATION$917,954$0RESEARCH
WEST ED
4665 LAMPSON AVELOS ALAMITOSCA90720943233542501(C)(3)$210,229$0RESEARCH
HONEYBEE ROBOTICS
BUILDING 128 SUITE 12163 FLUSHINGBROOKLYNNY11205880193033CORPORATION$137,440$0RESEARCHAVE UNIT 150
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
2440 CAMPUS ROAD BOX 368HONOLULUHI96822996000354UNIVERSITY$123,418$0RESEARCH
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
SPONSORED PROJECTS SERVICES 1303 ETUCSONAZ857190521742652689UNIVERSITY$108,258$0RESEARCHUNIVERSITY BLVD BOX 3
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
1000 VICTORS WAY SUITE 1AANN ARBORMI48108386006309UNIVERSITY$107,436$0RESEARCH
SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
24351 NEWARK PLACE SAOCHICAGOIL606731243530206027NONPROFIT TRUST OF F$86,112$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
12455 COLLECTIONS DRIVECHICAGOIL60693916001537UNIVERSITY$70,496$0RESEARCH
OTHER ORB LLC
6885 NORTH RAIN VALLEY RDFLAGSTAFFAZ86004833531257LLC$66,880$0RESEARCH
METZGER GEOSCIENCE CONSULTING LLC
311 THOMA STRENONV89502873705182LLC$65,000$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS- AMHERST
100 VENTURE WAY SUITE 201HADLEYMA01035043167352UNIVERSITY$63,303$0RESEARCH
ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
390 ASHTON AVENUESAN FRANCISCOCA941121722940294860501(C)(3)$55,897$0RESEARCH
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE
1700 E FORT LOWELL ROAD SUITE 106TUCSONAZ857192395330175263501(C)(3)$55,054$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SPONSORED PROJECTS ACCOUNTING 3500LOS ANGELESCA900898001951642394UNIVERSITY$53,486$0RESEARCHSOUTH FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 102
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
BOX 19136ARLINGTONTX760190136746000203UNIVERSITY$50,446$0RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
RESEARCH FINANCIAL SERVICESNORMANOK73019736017987UNIVERSITY$43,721$0RESEARCH
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE
900 UNIVERSITY AVE MAIN CASHIERSRIVERSIDECA92521956006142UNIVERSITY$42,703$0RESEARCHOFFICE
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA
420 FIFTH AVE 15TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10018131624016501(C)(3)$42,649$0RESEARCH
UNIVERISTY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PO BOX 113001GAINESVILLEFL32611596002052UNIVERSITY$40,177$0RESEARCH
LEIDEN MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGY
1230 MOUNTAIN VIEW ALVISO ROADSUNNYVALECA94089461447014CORPORATION$38,512$0RESEARCHSUITE A
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 571164WASHINGTONDC200571164530196603UNIVERSITY$36,659$0RESEARCH
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
5250 CAMPANILE DRSAN DIEGOCA921821948956042721UNIVERSITY$36,280$0RESEARCH
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI)
6220 CULEBRA ROAD BLDG 160SAN ANTONIOTX782385166741070544501(C)(3)$35,566$0RESEARCH
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
PO BOX 9 ALBANYALBANYNY122010009141368361UNIVERSITY$31,269$0RESEARCH
ARIES SCIENTIFIC
1225 EDGEVALE RDSILVER SPRINGMD20910202975272CORPORATION$27,963$0RESEARCH
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
2244 10TH STREET NWWASHINGTON DCDC20059530204707UNIVERSITY$27,780$0RESEARCH
FIBERNETICS LLC
10 SOUTHVIEW LANELITITPA17543208438155LLC$24,741$0RESEARCH
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION LM SPACE SYSTEMS COMPANY
PO BOX 100221PASADENACA91189521893632CORPORATION$24,675$0RESEARCH
NOQSI AEROSPACE LTD
2822 S NOVA RDPINECO80470202421812LTD$23,275$0RESEARCH
BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIV OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
UW-MADISON GAR ACCOUNT OFFICE FORMILWAUKEEWI532780538383769453UNIVERSITY$23,053$0RESEARCHRESEARCH SPONSORED PROGRAMSDRAWER 5
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
NETWORK PLACE CHICAGOCHICAGOIL606731235356002041UNIVERSITY$20,460$0RESEARCH
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH ACCOUNTING OFFICE ATTNVILLANOVAPA19085231352688UNIVERSITY$15,320$0RESEARCHNATALIYA WESTRATE
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE
620 W LEXINGTON STBALTIMOREMD21201526002033UNIVERSITY$15,149$0RESEARCH
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY (CONTRACTS & GRANTS)
2195 HEARST AVE RM 130BERKELEYCA94720946002123UNIVERSITY$11,547$0RESEARCH
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
OFFICE FOR RESEARCH AND SPONSOREDTEMPEAZ852876011860196696UNIVERSITY$9,640$0RESEARCHPROJECTSPO BOX 876011
CITRUS COLLEGE
1000 WEST FOOTHILL BLVDGLENDORACA917411899952452557UNIVERSITY$9,244$0RESEARCH
ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMYSTSCI
3700 SAN MARTIN DRBALTIMOREMD21218860138043501(C)(3)$6,711$0RESEARCH
BAJA TECHNOLOGY LLC
380 W SECRETARIAT DRTEMPEAZ85284860869666LLC$5,760$0RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org28Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org10TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeUNDERGRADUATE STIPENDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient16RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$94,800CashGrantAmt

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$275,918$0$0$0$0$0$22,330$0$32,676$0$330,924$0$0$0
JANICE BISHOP
SENIOR SCIENTIST$212,330$0$0$0$0$0$17,332$0$47,786$0$277,448$0$0$0
PETER TENENBAUM
DATA SCIENTIST$207,163$0$0$0$0$0$16,709$0$32,699$0$256,571$0$0$0
JOSEPH TWICKEN
SENIOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMER$211,249$0$0$0$0$0$16,914$0$84$0$228,247$0$0$0
JAMES ANDY SPRY
SENIOR SCIENTIST$191,588$0$0$0$0$0$15,347$0$438$0$207,373$0$0$0
MARGARET TURNBULL
RESEARCH SCIENTIST$190,500$0$0$0$0$0$15,280$0$438$0$206,218$0$0$0
BRUCE CAMPBELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$158,923$0$0$0$0$0$12,992$0$25,368$0$197,283$0$0$0
STEPHEN BOURDOW
DEPUTY DIRECTOR, OPERATIONS$151,953$0$0$0$0$0$12,180$0$15,129$0$179,262$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$8,925TransactionAmt
TransactionINDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR- CONSULTING AGREEMENTTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$467,839NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AMONG OUR TRUSTEES. THIS QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED ANNUALLY AND TRUSTEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE IT AND RETURN IT TO THE BOARD SECRETARY. THE SECRETARY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRUSTEESHIP COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON, REVIEWS EACH QUESTIONNAIRE, CONDUCTS INTERVIEWS WHEN NEEDED, AND COMMUNICATES ANY IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS TO THE FULL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE SETI INSTITUTE USES A PROFESSIONALLY PREPARED COMPENSATION STUDY TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES. WHEN CHANGES TO ANY OFFICER'S COMPENSATION AMOUNT IS PROPOSED, THE BOARD, IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, REVIEWS THE PROPOSED CHANGE AND APPROVES IT BY FORMAL BOARD RESOLUTION PRIOR TO IT BEING GRANTED. THE PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2022.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE SETI INSTITUTE DISTRIBUTES ITS FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC 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 -18,221.
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.