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SETI INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
SETI INSTITUTE (EIN 94-2951356)
Tax period
2019-10-01 to 2020-09-30
Filed
2021-05-20
IRS object ID
202101409349301555
Schema version
2019v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2021-05-20T18:42:24-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBILL DIAMONDPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6509616633PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$22,680,216GrossReceiptsAmt
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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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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Grant$698,221GrantAmt
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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Total Program Service Expenses$17,580,441TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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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
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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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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PIERRE SCHWOB
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MANNAN LATIF
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DAVA NEWMAN
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MARCO LARSEN
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AMARESH KOLLIPARA
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FREDRICK DEMOPOULOS
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SAAD KHAN
TRUSTEE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN 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)$255,119$0$55,636Yes (X)
BRUCE CAMPBELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00$134,684$0$34,735Yes (X)
PETER TENENBAUM
DATA SCIENTIST40.00$198,809$0$46,080Yes (X)
JOSHEPH TWICKEN
SENIOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMM40.00$202,605$0$16,319Yes (X)
JANICE BISHOP
SENIOR SCIENTIST40.00$190,294$0$59,573Yes (X)
WILLIAM SPARKS
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STEVEN CULP
SYSTEM ENGINEER40.00$178,827$0$38,556Yes (X)
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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EOY$253,357EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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EOY$168,112EOYAmt

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EOY$130,745EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,446,365BOYAmt
EOY$7,070,251EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$179,557BOYAmt
EOY$461,352EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,272,127BOYAmt
EOY$14,536,591EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,056,610BOYAmt
EOY$2,220,240EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$402,509BOYAmt
EOY$575,796EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$356,810BOYAmt
EOY$2,780,968EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,815,929BOYAmt
EOY$5,577,004EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,006,307BOYAmt
EOY$6,277,170EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,449,891BOYAmt
EOY$2,682,417EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,456,198BOYAmt
EOY$8,959,587EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,272,127BOYAmt
EOY$14,536,591EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$457,873ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$38,738OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$18,711,484CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,217,456CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,062,899CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,906,234CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,679,790CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$106,577,863TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$18,711,484CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,217,456CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,062,899CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,906,234CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,679,790CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$106,577,863TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,626,046SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$100,951,817PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,385CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$284CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,551CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,676CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$369CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,265TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$119,931CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,863CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$17,515CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$169,366TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$106,755,494TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$160,196GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94560PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.93700PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$30,260BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$120,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$227InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$150,487EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

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)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$320,948OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$284,656DepreciationAmt
Book Value$36,292BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,548,255OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,801,923DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,746,332BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,287,627OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,287,627BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,070,251TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
UNITRUST PAYABLE$39,275
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$487,693
PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN$2,254,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,780,968TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$22,641,428TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue-$38,788OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$38,788RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$22,680,216RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$22,680,216TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,138,039TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$23,138,039ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$50OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$50ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$23,138,089TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE SETI INSTITUTE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT EXISTS 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 2019 AND REPRESENT THE FIRST FUNDS SET ASIDE FOR THIS ENDOWMENT. IN FY2020 AN ADDITIONAL AMOUNT OF $120,000 WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A FUND NAMED SETI FORWARD; INCOME ON THIS ENDOWMENT WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT TRAVEL EXPENSES OF STUDENTS OR EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD OF SETI RELATED RESEARCH.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE OF SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS -38,738. EXPENSES PRESENTED ON STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES -50.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSES PRESENTED ON STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONAL EXPENSES 50.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM112ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE SOFTWARE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATTION OF AI TO SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS WITHSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$639,718
NORTH AMERICA (INCLUDING CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE U.S.02ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE SOFTWARE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATTION OF AI TO SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS WITHSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$18,000
SOUTH ASIA01ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE SOFTWARE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF AI TO SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS WITHSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$9,000
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA10ARTIFICIAL INTELIGENCE SOFTWARE TOOLS DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF AI TO SCIENTIFIC PROBLEMS WITHSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$174,400
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices2SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees15SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office2TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee15TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$841,118SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$841,118TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 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$491,708WIRE TRANSFERNEGOTIATED CONTRACT AMOUNT
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICALOGISTICAL AND TRANSPORTATION FOR ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS$174,400WIRENEGOTIATED CONTRACT AMOUNT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (3 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FDL PROGRAM STIPEND; 1 FED SUBCONTRACT.EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)12$148,010WIRE
FDL PROGRAM STIPENDNORTH AMERICA2$18,000WIRE
FDL PROGRAM STIPENDSOUTH ASIA1$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
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$149,677$4,934$144,743
MAINSPRING MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS INC
108 CEDAR HILL ROADBEDFORDNY10506PROVIDED ADVICE ON FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS (EMAIL/DIRECT MAIL,0$149,677$22,960$126,717
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$299,354TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$27,894TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$271,460TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
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

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (34 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ARIES
1225 EDGEVALE RDSILVER SPRINGMD20910202975272CORPORATION$57,270RESEARCH
ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY OF THE PACIFIC
390 ASHTON AVENUESAN FRANCISCOCA941121722940294860501(C)(3)$59,728RESEARCH
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 371032MPITTSBURGHPA152507032250969449UNIVERSITY$76,012RESEARCH
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORPORATION
PO BOX 100117ATLANTAGA30384580603146CORPORATION$24,261RESEARCH
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA
420 FIFTH AVE 15TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10018131624016501(C)(3)$330,068RESEARCH
HONEYBEE ROBOTICS
BUILDING 128 SUITE 12163 FLUSHINGBROOKLYNNY11205880193033CORPORATION$611,083RESEARCHAVE UNIT 150
THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA
32 CAMPUS DRIVEMISSOULAMT59812816001713UNIVERSITY$30,455RESEARCH
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
BURSARS OFFICE 210 STUDENT SERVICESKNOXVILLETN379960225626001636UNIVERSITY$50,538RESEARCHBUILDING
WEST ED
4665 LAMPSON AVELOS ALAMITOSCA90720943233542501(C)(3)$43,350RESEARCH
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
SPONSORED PROJECTS SERVICES 1303 ETUCSONAZ857190521742652689UNIVERSITY$90,941RESEARCHUNIVERSITY BLVD BOX 3
GIRL SCOUTS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
1650 HARGOR BAY PARKWAY 100ALAMEDACA94502941551410501(C)(3)$116,864RESEARCH
SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE
3700 SAN MARTIN DRIVEBALTIMOREMD21218860138043501(C)(3)$40,282RESEARCH
BAJA TECHNOLOGY LLC
380 W SECRETARIAT DRTEMPEAZ85284860869666LLC$143,834RESEARCH
UC DAVIS
PO BOX 989062WEST SACRAMENTOCA957989062946081352UNIVERSITY$69,688RESEARCH
PLANETARY SCIENCE INSTITUTE
1700 E FORT LOWELL ROAD SUITE 106TUCSONAZ857192395330175263501(C)(3)$59,558RESEARCH
BALL AEROSPACE & TECHNOLOGIES CORP
33302 COLLECTION CENTER DRIVECHICAGOIL606930333841315001CORPORATION$87,898RESEARCH
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 22ITHACANY148510022150532082UNIVERSITY$38,016RESEARCH
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 571164WASHINGTONDC200571164530196603UNIVERSITY$5,013RESEARCH
SANTA CRUZ UNIV OF CALI
1156 HIGH STREET PBSCI BOSANTA CRUZCA95064941539563UNIVERSITY$16,316RESEARCH
SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY
24351 NEWARK PLACE SAOCHICAGOIL606731243530206027NONPROFIT TRUST OF F$53,711RESEARCH
SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SWRI)
6220 CULEBRA ROAD BLDG 160SAN ANTONIOTX782385166741070544501(C)(3)$5,364RESEARCH
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT RIVERSIDE
900 UNIVERSITY AVE MAIN CASHIERSRIVERSIDECA92521956006142UNIVERSITY$38,851RESEARCHOFFICE
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY (CONTRACTS & GRANTS)
2195 HEARST AVE RM 1103BERKELEYCA947201103946002123UNIVERSITY$24,596RESEARCH
UNIVERISTY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PO BOX 113001GAINESVILLEFL32611596002052UNIVERSITY$43,943RESEARCH
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (MD)
7178 COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVECOLUMBIAMD21046520892064501(C)(3)$18,051RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
12455 COLLECTIONS DRIVECHICAGOIL60693916001537UNIVERSITY$800,746RESEARCH
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
PO BOX 9 ALBANYALBANYNY122010009141368361UNIVERSITY$25,718RESEARCH
FIBERNETICS LLC
10 SOUTHVIEW LANELITITPA17543208438155LLC$45,251RESEARCH
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
NETWORK PLACE CHICAGOCHICAGOIL606731235356002041UNIVERSITY$21,744RESEARCH
UNIV OF HAWAII
2440 CAMPUS ROAD BOX 368HONOLULUHI96822996000354UNIVERSITY$150,204RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON
BOX 19136ARLINGTONTX760190136746000203UNIVERSITY$7,279RESEARCH
BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIV OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM
UW-MADISON GAR ACCOUNT OFFICE FORMILWAUKEEWI532780538383769453UNIVERSITY$187,533RESEARCHRESEARCH SPONSORED PROGRAMSDRAWER 5
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SPONSORED PROJECTS ACCOUNTING 3500LOS ANGELESCA900898001951642394UNIVERSITY$18,732RESEARCHSOUTH FIGUEROA STREET SUITE 102
WILLIAMS COLLEGE
PO BOX 67WILLIAMSTOWNMA01267042104847UNIVERSITY$36,217RESEARCH
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org27Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org7TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFDL PROGRAM STIPENDGrantTypeTxt
Recipient23RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$149,129CashGrantAmt

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 (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$255,119$0$0$0$0$0$20,620$0$35,016$0$310,755$0$0$0
BRUCE CAMPBELL
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$134,684$0$0$0$0$0$11,137$0$23,598$0$169,419$0$0$0
PETER TENENBAUM
DATA SCIENTIST$198,809$0$0$0$0$0$16,058$0$30,022$0$244,889$0$0$0
JOSHEPH TWICKEN
SENIOR SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMM$202,605$0$0$0$0$0$16,235$0$84$0$218,924$0$0$0
JANICE BISHOP
SENIOR SCIENTIST$190,294$0$0$0$0$0$15,721$0$43,852$0$249,867$0$0$0
WILLIAM SPARKS
SENIOR SCIENTIST$210,000$0$0$0$0$0$16,800$0$138$0$226,938$0$0$0
STEVEN CULP
SYSTEM ENGINEER$178,827$0$0$0$0$0$14,013$0$24,543$0$217,383$0$0$0

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 2020.
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 -38,738.
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.