2017-11-15T12:01:09-06:00 2016-12-31 911194016 Clark Nuber PS 10900 NE 4th Street Suite 1700 Bellevue WA 98004 990 2016-01-01 911265806 Astrophysical Research Consortium ASTR 2066857857 c/o Astronomy Dept Box 351580 UW Seattle WA 981951580 Ronald Irving Treasurer 2066857857 2017-11-13 1 Karen L Dunn P00192887 4254544919 2017-11-13 65.158.230.194 2017-11-13 20:32:49 PS P EE9472A6866F5D2CC65667176191C38BB98995E0 CC8E2913FE091106677BECE831D4088E06A4D840 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z Ronald Irving c/o Astronomy Dept Box 351580 UW Seattle WA 981951580 13371706 0 X HTTP://ARC.APO.NMSU.EDU X 1984 WA Astrophysical Research Consortium was established to design, build and operate a variety of sizes and shapes of telescopes at its Apache Point site at Sunspot, New Mexico. 12 12 60 14 0 0 5275000 3119750 4476199 4685511 143550 13398 0 0 9894749 7818659 0 0 0 0 3591016 4961212 0 0 0 5341929 4887464 8932945 9848676 961804 -2030017 32580027 31711768 1540196 2115188 31039831 29596580 X Astrophysical Research Consortium operates two telescopes at the Apache Point Observatory. There is a 3.5 meter general purpose telescope and a survey specialized 2.5 meter Sloan Foundation telescope. The telescopes have distinct purposes in the service of their constituencies. 0 0 9441853 4685511 The 3.5 meter telescope benefits the research faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, and public outreach programs of each member institution. Using innovative remote software, astronomers can operate and collect data from anywhere in the world. The telescope has a suite of cameras and spectrographs that serve a wide variety of scientific endeavors, resulting in more than 50 refereed science results being published each year. There is an active outreach program at the observatory and at member institutions. The 2.5 meter telescope, which operates the SDSS-IV survey projects, had a productive year. The ongoing SDSS-IV project is a collaboration of more than 60 institutions and 600 astronomers. 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ARC reimburses the organizations for their compensation. Form 990, Part I, Line 6, Volunteers: The volunteers are the independent board members. Form 990, Part IV, Line 12a: The 2016 audit by an independent CPA firm is still in progress at the time of the filing of this Form 990. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6 ARC is a consortium consisting of six member universities. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a Each member of ARC has two representatives on the Board of Governors, who are appointed by the member institutions' academic administrations. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7b Members have approval rights in accordance with Title 24 of the Washington non-profit corporation act. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Each member of the Board of Governors is given a copy of the Form 990 prior to its submission. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c All Board members and officers of ARC are covered by a Conflict of Interest Policy. There are bi-annual reviews of the individual Conflict of Interest statements by the governance committee, which determines whether a conflict exists. All statements are kept on file. Board members are expected to disclose conflicts as they may arise on the honor system, with the oversight of the governance committee. If a conflict exists or arises during the course of the business, the governance committee investigates and determines any action to take in accordance with the policy. This may include a member being prohibited from participating in the deliberations and decisions with respect to the transaction. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 ARC makes governing documents available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XI, Line 8, Prior Period Adjustments: The 2015 audited financial statements were finalized after the 2015 tax return was filed. The prior period adjustment shown on the 2016 Form 990, Part XI, reflects audit changes to the beginning of year amounts shown on the 2016 Form 990, Part X, Column (A). Form 990, Part XII, Line 3b: The 2016 audit by an independent CPA firm is still in progress at the time of the filing of this Form 990.