2023-11-09T14:07:22-06:00 2022-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 223142301 990 2022-01-01 237417411 NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY NATI 3214522448 1300 I STREET NW 400E WASHINGTON DC 20005 JOE REDFIELD TREASURER 3214522448 2023-11-09 1 JOE REDFIELD 999009999 1 GLENN MILLER CPA P00086726 7035190990 2023-11-09 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z ANITA GALE 1300 I STREET NW 400E WASHINGTON DC 20005 1511377 0 X SPACE.NSS.ORG X 1974 DC THE VISION OF NSS IS PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN THRIVING COMMUNITIES BEYOND THE EARTH, AND THE USE OF THE VAST RESOURCES OF SPACE FOR THE DRAMATIC BETTERMENT OF HUMANITY. 35 35 0 270 31300 0 1848363 820419 38734 97971 25539 59399 14328 137792 1926964 1115581 29143 160595 0 0 0 0 0 0 64217 854408 1263515 883551 1424110 1043413 -308529 3152404 2448448 72214 176422 3080190 2272026 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 813259 160595 97971 THE EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION PROGRAM PROVIDES SPACE RELATED EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MEMBERS THROUGH REGIONAL MEETINGS, TOPICAL WORKSHOPS, AND PUBLICATION OF MAGAZINE (AD ASTRA). NSS AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ANNUALLY INVOLVE THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS WORLD-WIDE IN SPACE SETTLEMENT DESIGN EXERCISES--EXPERIENCES THAT STEER MANY PARTICIPANTS INTO STEM CURRICULA AND CAREERS 343621 0 0 THE POLICY AND RESEARCH PROGRAM PROVIDES SPACE RELATED RESEARCH AND POLICY DISSEMINATION TO APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH SEMINARS, PUBLICATIONS, AND THE MEDIA. 1156880 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 35 35 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 AL AR CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MA MD MI MN MS NC ND NH NJ NM NY OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WI WV X X DOMINICK BELLIA - COUNCILOR BUCHAN 3214522448 7910 WOODMONT AVE STE 500 BETHESDA MD 20814 X KIRBY IKIN CHAIR, BOARD OF DIRECTORS 8.00 X X 0 0 0 ANITA GALE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK HOPKINS CEO EMERITUS 8.00 X X 0 0 0 KARLTON JOHNSON CHAIR, BOARD OF GOVERNORS 10.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHELLE HANLON PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 HOYT DAVIDSON EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LARRY AHEARN VICE PRESIDENT, CHAPTERS 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DALE SKRAN SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT/COO 8.00 X X 0 0 0 GABRIELA LINDBERG VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNNE ZIELINSKI VICE PRESIDENT, EDUCATION 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTHONY PAUSTIAN VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE SNYDER SECRETARY 8.00 X X 0 0 0 DAVID BRANDT-ERICHSEN ASSISTANT SECRETARY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JOE REDFIELD TREASURER 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN STRICKLAND ASSISTANT TREASURER 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT AILLON DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 STEVAN AKERLEY DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 DALE AMON DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 ALFRED ANZALDUA DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 CHANTELLE BAIER DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 GARY BARNHARD DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 SHERRY BELL DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 BAILEY CUNNINGHAM DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 RAVI DEEPAK DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCES DELLUTRI DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 AL GLOBUS DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 BUCKNER HIGHTOWER DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 FREDRICK A RICK JENET DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JIM KERAVALA DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JEFFREY LISS DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN C MANKINS DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 GERALD MCLAUGHLIN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MERMEL DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE PITTMAN DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 MADHU THANGAVELU DIRECTOR 4.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 VIRTUAL INC 11130 SUNRISE VALLEY DR STE 350 RESTON VA 20191 MANAGEMENT & ADMIN 148821 1 4359 380071 435989 820419 CONFERENCE REVENUE 611430 97971 97971 97971 93774 93774 93860 93860 3477 0 3477 3477 3477 361421 395796 -34375 -34375 -34375 ADVERTISING INCOME 541800 31300 31300 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 9155 9155 40455 1115581 97971 31300 165891 X 127395 127395 22600 22600 10600 10600 94406 94406 84857 49621 30993 4243 15605 15605 243628 209854 33774 28534 28534 232532 181597 32182 18753 80143 69355 6982 3806 27238 11482 15756 24373 24373 370134 370134 3377 3377 DESIGN AND LAYOUT 36415 32774 3641 PROJECTS 18153 18153 4120 408 3712 1424110 1156880 203013 64217 X 22320 11160 0 11160 139640 122974 79040 123989 21819 19630 2911905 2043446 0 76352 0 62057 3152404 2448448 19700 66918 39669 34453 12845 75051 72214 176422 X 3080190 2272026 3080190 2272026 3152404 2448448 -308529 -499635 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 694708 708623 588146 1848363 820419 4660259 694708 708623 588146 1848363 820419 4660259 1603617 3056642 20084 34729 25033 28453 191111 299410 4806 10529 11414 40455 67204 5026873 565072 0.60810 0.61030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1424110 1424110 217411 54353 0 0 189555 139230 157533 217411 703729 1055594 42500 15000 57500 47389 34808 39383 54353 175933 263900 0 DUE TO CHAPTERS 12845 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 62206 75051 600341 -499635 -15605 -515240 1115581 0 1115581 1408505 0 1408505 15605 15605 1424110 PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 11F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 7 10450 WIRE SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 1 100 WIRE SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS SOUTH AMERICA 1 50 WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART III, COL (C): THE NUMBER OF RECEIPIENTS REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PAID FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: 1 STEAMSPACE EDUCATION OUTREACH 6108 BULLARD DR UNIT A AUSTIN TX 78757 823880164 501(C)(3) 25000 0 SPACE EDUCATION GRANT EXPANDING FRONTIERS CORP 495 AMELIA EARHART DR STE A BROWNSVILLE TX 78251 833394474 501(C)(3) 56395 0 SPACE EDUCATION GRANT KIDS READ INC 14752 FOXCROFT RD TUSTIN CA 92780 883804078 501(C)(3) 46000 0 SPACE EDUCATION GRANT 3 SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS 6 22600 PART I, LINE 2: ALL SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD AND FROM THERE, A WINNER IS SELECTED BY A SPECIFIC COMMITTEE OF NSS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 I. NSS VISION THE VISION OF NSS IS PEOPLE LIVING AND WORKING IN THRIVING COMMUNITIES BEYOND THE EARTH, AND THE USE OF THE VAST RESOURCES OF SPACE FOR THE DRAMATIC BETTERMENT OF HUMANITY. II. NSS MISSION THE MISSION OF NSS IS TO PROMOTE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, TECHNOLOGICAL, AND POLITICAL CHANGE IN ORDER TO EXPAND CIVILIZATION BEYOND EARTH, TO SETTLE SPACE AND TO USE THE RESULTING RESOURCES TO BUILD A HOPEFUL AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR HUMANITY. ACCORDINGLY, WE SUPPORT STEPS TOWARD THIS GOAL, INCLUDING HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT, COMMERCIAL SPACE DEVELOPMENT, SPACE EXPLORATION, SPACE APPLICATIONS, SPACE RESOURCE UTILIZATION, ROBOTIC PRECURSORS, DEFENSE AGAINST ASTEROIDS, RELEVANT SCIENCE, AND SPACE SETTLEMENT ORIENTED EDUCATION. III. NSS RATIONALE A. SURVIVAL - OF HUMAN SPECIES AND EARTH'S BIOSPHERE IT IS THE NATURE OF EVERY FORM OF LIFE, WHETHER ANIMAL OR PLANT, TO STRIVE TO SURVIVE. 1. SURVIVAL OF THE HUMAN SPECIES THE HUMAN SPECIES IS ENCOUNTERING INCREASED NATURAL, MAN-MADE, AND EXTRATERRESTRIAL THREATS, INCLUDING DISEASE, RESOURCE DEPLETION, POLLUTION, URBAN VIOLENCE, TERRORISM, NUCLEAR WAR, ASTEROIDS, AND COMETS. 2. SURVIVAL OF EARTH'S BIOSPHERE MANY FORMS OF ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE ON EARTH ARE SUFFERING INCREASED LOSS OF POPULATION AND QUALITY HABITAT BECAUSE OF THE GROWING PRESENCE OF HUMANS ON PLANET EARTH, VIA EXPANSION, POLLUTION, DEFORESTATION, FISHING, FARMING, MINING, AND PROMOTION OF CERTAIN SPECIES OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS.SPACE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES BOTH MEANS TO MONITOR THREATS TO LIFE ON EARTH AND WAYS TO HELP CURTAIL THEM. SPACE INDUSTRIALIZATION AND SETTLEMENT PROVIDE SAFETY VALVES TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURES THAT CAUSE EARTH-BOUND THREATS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE ESCAPE ROUTES IN CASE OF CATASTROPHIC MAN-MADE OR EXTRATERRESTRIAL THREATS. HUMANITY HAS INHERITED THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE PLANET EARTH. IT WILL THEREFORE NEED THE VAST RESOURCES OF OUTER SPACE TO REVERSE THE DAMAGE IT HAS CAUSED TO THE EARTH'S BIOSPHERE, AND ULTIMATELY ENHANCE ALL LIFE ON EARTH. B. GROWTH - UNLIMITED ROOM FOR EXPANSION IT IS THE NATURE OF EVERY FORM OF LIFE, WHETHER ANIMAL OR PLANT, TO GROW AND MULTIPLY. 1. NEW HABITATS FOR LIFE THE HUMAN SPECIES, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER ANIMAL AND PLANT LIFE ON EARTH, NEEDS ROOM TO GROW AND MULTIPLY. EARTH HAS A FINITE SUPPLY OF LAND, AIR, AND WATER, FOR WHICH HUMANS, ANIMALS, AND PLANTS MUST COMPETE. OF ALL EARTH SPECIES, ONLY HUMANS HAVE OR CAN ACQUIRE AND UTILIZE THE KNOWLEDGE TO CREATE NEW HABITATS ON OTHER WORLDS OR IN SPACE FROM THE RAW MATERIALS OF MOONS AND ASTEROIDS. 2. NEW FRONTIERS FOR HUMANITY TO PROVIDE THE HUMAN SPECIES WITH A NEW "FRONTIER" FOR EXPLORATION AND ADVENTURE, AND TO THOUGHT AND EXPRESSION, CULTURE AND ART, AND MODES OF GOVERNMENT. THE OPENING OF "THE NEW WORLD" TO WESTERN CIVILIZATION BROUGHT ABOUT AN UNPRECEDENTED 500-YEAR PERIOD OF GROWTH AND EXPERIMENTATION IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, LITERATURE, MUSIC, ART, RECREATION, AND GOVERNMENT (INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND GRADUAL ACCEPTANCE OF DEMOCRACY). THE PRESENCE OF A FRONTIER LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE "OPEN SOCIETY" FOUNDED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. MANY OF THESE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS ARE BEING PLACED UNDER INCREASINGLY STRINGENT LIMITATIONS AS HUMAN POPULATION GROWS AND HUMANITY MOVES TOWARDS A "CLOSED SOCIETY", WHERE EVENTUALLY EVERYONE EATS THE SAME, SPEAKS THE SAME, AND DRESSES THE SAME. "CULTURES THAT DO NOT EXPLORE, DIE!" C. PROSPERITY - UNLIMITED RESOURCES IT IS THE NATURE OF THE HUMAN SPECIES TO STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ITS MANY LIVES AND TO PROVIDE A BETTER FUTURE FOR ITS CHILDREN. 1. IMPROVED STANDARDS OF LIVING TO PROVIDE HUMANITY WITH THE RESOURCES IT NEEDS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL HUMANS ON THE PLANET EARTH. THE MAJORITY OF HUMANITY LIVES AT AN ECONOMIC LEVEL THAT IS FAR BELOW THAT OF THE WESTERN DEMOCRACIES. OUTER SPACE HOLDS VIRTUALLY LIMITLESS AMOUNTS OF ENERGY AND RAW MATERIALS, WHICH CAN BE HARVESTED FOR USE BOTH ON EARTH AND IN SPACE. QUALITY OF LIFE CAN BE IMPROVED DIRECTLY BY UTILIZATION OF THESE RESOURCES AND ALSO INDIRECTLY BY MOVING HAZARDOUS AND POLLUTING INDUSTRIES AND/OR THEIR WASTE PRODUCTS OFF PLANET EARTH. 2. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE EVERY HUMAN INDIVIDUAL WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THE WELL BEING OF HIMSELF OR HERSELF, AND HIS OR HER FAMILY. VAST NEW RESOURCES MUST BE DEVELOPED IF ALL PERSONS ARE TO BE GIVEN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN EVEN MARGINALLY EQUAL TO WHAT MANY WOULD CONSIDER A MINIMALLY TOLERABLE STANDARD OF LIVING. 3. TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE REMOTE LOCATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND "PERFECTION" OF PROMISING, BUT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS TECHNOLOGIES, SUCH AS BIOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTATION; NUCLEAR, FUSION, CHEMICAL AND ANTIMATTER POWER GENERATION; AND SPACE PROPULSION. SUCH DEVELOPMENTAL FACILITIES COULD BE PLACED EITHER IN SPACE OR ON OTHER WORLDS FAR FROM BOTH SPACE SETTLEMENTS AND UNRELATED FACILITIES. D. CURIOSITY - THE QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE IT IS THE NATURE OF THE HUMAN SPECIES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ITS ORIGINS, ITS PAST, ITS FELLOW LIFE FORMS, ITS ENVIRONMENT, ITS LIMITATIONS, AND ITS POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUTURE. EARTH IS BUT A TINY CONTAINER OF KNOWLEDGE COMPARED TO THE ENTIRE INCREDIBLY VAST UNIVERSE. "WE ARE PART OF THE UNIVERSE, THROUGH OUR EYES, EARS AND MINDS, THE UNIVERSE MAY KNOW ITSELF." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3 THE ASSOCIATION HAS DELEGATED CONTROL OF DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT AND FINANCIAL OPERATIONS TO A MANAGEMENT COMPANY WHICH THE ASSOCIATION BOARD OVERSEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE NATIONAL SPACE SOCIETY IS A MEMBERSHIP BASED ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED BY THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD TREASURER DISCUSSED AND REVIEWED THE 990 WITH THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C NSS HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT APPLIES TO ALL OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, AND EMPLOYEES. ALL ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY. IF A CONFLICT WAS DISCLOSED IT WOULD BE ADDRESSED AND HANDLED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND FORM 990-T AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND THROUGH THE NSS WEBSITE SPACE.NSS.ORG. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING AND CONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 209,854. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 33,774. TOTAL EXPENSES 243,628.