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SETI INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
SETI INSTITUTE (EIN 94-2951356)
Tax period
2020-10-01 to 2021-09-30
Filed
2022-05-23
IRS object ID
202241439349300744
Schema version
2020v4.2
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)
Return2022-05-23T12:21:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN680037990PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Filer Filer

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EIN942951356EIN

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Business Name ControlSETIBusinessNameControlTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBILL DIAMONDPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6509616633PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-11SignatureDt
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Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person LastDIAMONDPersonLastNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$26,182,721GrossReceiptsAmt
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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PY Investment Income$369PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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PY Other Revenue$57PYOtherRevenueAmt
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PY Total Revenue$22,680,216PYTotalRevenueAmt
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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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Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
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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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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

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JOHN GIANNANDREA
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ANDREW FRAKNOI
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AVERY WANG
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JILL TARTER
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MANNAN LATIF
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DAVA NEWMAN
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AMARESH KOLLIPARA
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FREDRICK DEMOPOULOS
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SAAD KHAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL LANKFORD
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DANE GLASGOW
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
BILL DIAMOND
SECRETARY, PRESIDENT & CEO40.00Yes (X)$272,525$0$54,298Yes (X)
SHAHZADA DAWOOD
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOHANJIT JOLLY
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REEMA KHAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE CAMPBELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$156,005$0$40,301Yes (X)
PETER TENENBAUM
DATA SCIENTIST40.00$204,808$0$48,831Yes (X)
JOSHEPH TWICKEN
SENIOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMM40.00$207,874$0$16,724Yes (X)
JANICE BISHOP
SENIOR SCIENTIST40.00$199,805$0$63,705Yes (X)
J ANDY SPRY
SENIOR SCIENTIST40.00$180,225$0$14,929Yes (X)
MARK SHOWALTER
SENIOR SCIENTIST40.00$175,425$0$46,546Yes (X)
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Fundraising$224FundraisingAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,967,522BOYAmt
EOY$2,876,171EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$253,357BOYAmt
EOY$252,839EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,485,252BOYAmt
EOY$2,167,647EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,112BOYAmt
EOY$169,011EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$130,745BOYAmt
EOY$395,471EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$15,933,479LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$6,826,269LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,070,251BOYAmt
EOY$9,107,210EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$461,352BOYAmt
EOY$517,590EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,536,591BOYAmt
EOY$16,235,939EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,220,240BOYAmt
EOY$2,626,634EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$575,796BOYAmt
EOY$240,567EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,780,968BOYAmt
EOY$388,832EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,577,004BOYAmt
EOY$3,256,033EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,277,170BOYAmt
EOY$10,522,049EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,682,417BOYAmt
EOY$2,457,857EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,959,587BOYAmt
EOY$12,979,906EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,536,591BOYAmt
EOY$16,235,939EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,991,185ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$626NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$29,760OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$20,217,456CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,062,899CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,906,234CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,679,790CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,120,112CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$113,986,491TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,217,456CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,062,899CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,906,234CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$22,679,790CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,120,112CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$113,986,491TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,257,195SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$107,729,296PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$284CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,551CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,676CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$369CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$273CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,153TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$119,931CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$31,863CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,515CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$57CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$169,366TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$114,163,010TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$87,419GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94360PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94560PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$150,487BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$177,935ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$175InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$328,597EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,260BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$5,260EndYearBalanceAmt

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$320,948OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$317,690DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,258BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,164,330OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,508,579DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,655,751BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,448,201OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$4,448,201BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,107,210TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
UNITRUST PAYABLE$32,676
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$356,156
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$388,832TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$25,951,286TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$626NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$29,760OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$29,134RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$25,922,152RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$3,962OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$3,962RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$25,926,114TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,930,967TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$21,930,967ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,962OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,962ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,934,929TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE SETI INSTITUTE HAS ESTABLISHED A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN CONTINUE TO FOSTER THE EXCITEMENT OF OUR MISSION AND HELP TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT LIFE IN THE UNIVERSE. THE STARTING BALANCE OF OUR PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS WAS DONATED TO THE INSTITUTE IN 2000 AND REPRESENT THE FIRST FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR OUR FUTURE ENDOWMENT. IN FY2021 SETI FORWARD ENDOWMENT FUNDS TOTALED $24,662; INCOME ON THIS ENDOWMENT WILL BE USED TO SUPPPORT TRAVEL EXPENSES OF STUDENTS OR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD OF SETI ARE RELATED RESEARCH. THE REMAINDER OF ENDOWED FUNDS ARE INTENDED FOR THE GENERAL ENDOWMENT. INCOME ON GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE INSTITUTE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 29,760.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EVENT EXPENSES PRESENTED ON STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSE 3,962.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EVENT EXPENSES PRESENTED ON STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES 3,962.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM115ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE SOFTWARE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATTION OF AI TO SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS WITHSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$687,372
NORTH AMERICA (INCLUDING CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE U.S.04ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE SOFTWARE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATTION OF AI TO SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS WITHSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$81,758
SOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,01ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE SOFTWARE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF AI TO SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS WITHSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$9,000
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,10PREPARATION FOR, STAGING OF AND TRANSPORTATION OF ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION (NON-FEDERAL)SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$196,900
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC01ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE SOFTWARE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF AI TO SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS WITHSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$9,000
SOUTH AMERICA01ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE SOFTWARE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF AI TO SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS WITHSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$9,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees22SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee22TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$993,030SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$993,030TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMAI SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF AI TOOLS TO SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS$526,435WIRE TRANSFERNEGOTIATED CONTRACT AMOUNT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA - ANGOLA, BENIN, BOTSWANA, BURKINA FASO,LOGISTICAL AND TRANSPORTATION FOR ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS$196,900WIRENEGOTIATED CONTRACT AMOUNT
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMRESEARCH$15,692WIRENEGOTIATED CONTRACT AMOUNT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (5 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FDL PROGRAM STIPEND; 1 FED SUBCONTRACT.EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIU15$145,245WIRE
FDL PROGRAM STIPENDNORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES3$81,758WIRE
FDL PROGRAM STIPENDSOUTH ASIA - AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH, BHUTAN, INDIA, MALDIVES, NEPAL,1$9,000WIRE
FDL PROGRAM STIPENDEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC1$9,000WIRE
FDL PROGRAM STIPENDSOUTH AMERICA1$9,000WIRE
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). 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.
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
CAPE COD MAIL GROUP LLC
E2 BEACH PLUM LANDBUZZARDS BAYMA02532PROVIDED ADVICE AND DESIGN SERVICES ON FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS0$94,731$4,194$90,537
MAINSPRING MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC
108 CEDAR HILL ROADBEDFORDNY10506PROVIDED ADVICE ON FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS (EMAIL/DIRECT MAIL,0$94,731$47,808$46,923
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$189,462TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$52,002TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$137,460TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
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)
Event1FRIENDRAISEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$125,000GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$125,000CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$78,762RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$43,917OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2DRAKE AWARDSEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$7,430GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$3,410CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$4,020GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$10,000RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$2,605OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$136,137GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$127,873CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$8,264GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events$100,221RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$21,102OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$268,567GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$256,283CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$12,284GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$188,983RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$67,624OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$256,607DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$244,323NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (36 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
HONEYBEE ROBOTICS
BUILDING 128 SUITE 12163 FLUSHINGAVE UNIT 150BROOKLYNNY11205880193033CORPORATION$789,765RESEARCH
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA
420 FIFTH AVE 15TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10018131624016501(C)(3)$295,366RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
12455 COLLECTIONS DRIVECHICAGOIL60693916001537UNIVERSITY$276,856RESEARCH
BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIV OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
UW-MADISON GAR ACCOUNT OFFICE FORRESEARCH SPONSORED PROGRAMSDRAWER 5MILWAUKEEWI532780538383769453UNIVERSITY$118,404RESEARCH
ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
390 ASHTON AVENUESAN FRANCISCOCA941121722940294860501(C)(3)$104,151RESEARCH
UNIV OF HAWAII
2440 CAMPUS ROAD BOX 368HONOLULUHI96822996000354UNIVERSITY$97,415RESEARCH$0
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 22ITHACANY148510022150532082UNIVERSITY$92,023RESEARCH
SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
24351 NEWARK PLACE SAOCHICAGOIL606731243530206027NONPROFIT TRUST OF F$82,723RESEARCH
BAJA TECHNOLOGY LLC
380 W SECRETARIAT DRTEMPEAZ85284860869666LLC$66,300RESEARCH
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
SPONSORED PROJECTS SERVICES 1303 EUNIVERSITY BLVD BOX 3TUCSONAZ857190521742652689UNIVERSITY$64,494RESEARCH
SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
3700 SAN MARTIN DRIVEBALTIMOREMD21218860138043501(C)(3)$64,234RESEARCH
WEST ED
4665 LAMPSON AVELOS ALAMITOSCA90720943233542501(C)(3)$63,509RESEARCH
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
NETWORK PLACE CHICAGOCHICAGOIL606731235356002041UNIVERSITY$63,054RESEARCH
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE
900 UNIVERSITY AVE MAIN CASHIERSOFFICERIVERSIDECA92521956006142UNIVERSITY$60,174RESEARCH
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 571164WASHINGTONDC200571164530196603UNIVERSITY$59,743RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
BOX 19136ARLINGTONTX760190136746000203UNIVERSITY$51,032RESEARCH
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
PO BOX 9 ALBANYALBANYNY122010009141368361UNIVERSITY$47,171RESEARCH
UNIVERISTY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PO BOX 113001GAINESVILLEFL32611596002052UNIVERSITY$46,370RESEARCH
ARIES
1225 EDGEVALE RDSILVER SPRINGMD20910202975272CORPORATION$36,956RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS- AMHERST
100 VENTURE WAY SUITE 201HADLEYMA01035043167352UNIVERSITY$35,717RESEARCH
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE
1700 E FORT LOWELL ROAD SUITE 106TUCSONAZ857192395330175263501(C)(3)$31,625RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SPONSORED PROJECTS ACCOUNTING 3500SOUTH FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 102LOS ANGELESCA900898001951642394UNIVERSITY$28,587RESEARCH
GIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
1650 HARGOR BAY PARKWAY 100ALAMEDACA94502941551410501(C)(3)$27,910RESEARCH
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
2244 10TH STREET NWWASHINGTON DCDC20059530204707UNIVERSITY$26,407RESEARCH
CITRUS COLLEGE
1000 WEST FOOTHILL BLVDGLENDORACA917411899952452557UNIVERSITY$25,432RESEARCH
FIBERNETICS LLC
10 SOUTHVIEW LANELITITPA17543208438155LLC$24,741RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
RESEARCH FINANCIAL SERVICESNORMANOK73019736017987UNIVERSITY$24,483RESEARCH
SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
5250 CAMPANILE DRSAN DIEGOCA921821948956042721UNIVERSITY$24,194RESEARCH
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP
33302 COLLECTION CENTER DRIVECHICAGOIL606930333841315001CORPORATION$21,885RESEARCH
M3D CO ROGER MATAR
309 LAURELWOOD RD UNIT 23SANTA CLARACA95054609500297CORPORATION$21,578RESEARCH
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (MD)
7178 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVECOLUMBIAMD21046520892064501(C)(3)$17,138RESEARCH
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
OFFICE FOR RESEARCH AND SPONSOREDPROJECTSPO BOX 876011TEMPEAZ852876011860196696UNIVERSITY$16,925RESEARCH
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
PO BOX 100117ATLANTAGA30384580603146CORPORATION$16,654RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINI
OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMSCHARLOTTESVILLEVA229044195546001796UNIVERSITY$13,365RESEARCH
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
RESEARCH ACCOUNTING OFFICVE ATTNNATALIYA WESTRATEVILLANOVAPA19085231352688UNIVERSITY$11,591RESEARCH
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI)
6220 CULEBRA ROAD BLDG 160SAN ANTONIOTX782385166741070544501(C)(3)$7,328RESEARCH
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Total501c3 Org29Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org7TotalOtherOrgCnt

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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

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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 (7 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$272,525$0$0$0$0$0$22,000$0$32,298$0$326,823$0$0$0
JANICE BISHOP
SENIOR SCIENTIST$199,805$0$0$0$0$0$16,506$0$47,199$0$263,510$0$0$0
PETER TENENBAUM
DATA SCIENTIST$204,808$0$0$0$0$0$16,532$0$32,299$0$253,639$0$0$0
JOSHEPH TWICKEN
SENIOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMM$207,874$0$0$0$0$0$16,640$0$84$0$224,598$0$0$0
MARK SHOWALTER
SENIOR SCIENTIST$175,425$0$0$0$0$0$14,256$0$32,290$0$221,971$0$0$0
BRUCE CAMPBELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$156,005$0$0$0$0$0$12,800$0$27,501$0$196,306$0$0$0
J ANDY SPRY
SENIOR SCIENTIST$180,225$0$0$0$0$0$14,499$0$430$0$195,154$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

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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 2021.
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 29,760.
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.