2017-05-08T10:17:56-05:00 2016-09-30 954611603 HENSIEK & CARON CPA'S 650 SIERRA MADRE VILLA 303 PASADENA CA 91107 990 2015-10-01 953423566 THE PLANETARY SOCIETY PLAN 6267935100 60 SOUTH LOS ROBLES AVENUE PASADENA CA 91101 JENNIFER VAUGHN COO 6267935100 2017-05-04 1 SUSAN CARON P00163651 6267929988 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z WILLIAM NYE 60 SOUTH LOS ROBLES AVENUE PASADENA CA 91101 5625275 0 X PLANETARY.ORG X 1979 CA THE PLANETARY SOCIETY EMPOWERS THE WORLD'S CITIZENS TO ADVANCE SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION. 14 13 30 238 0 0 4462744 3810913 27234 20250 18646 17315 38057 -62031 4546681 3786447 147750 134030 0 0 2123250 2292427 129840 0 775758 2540228 3198033 4941068 5624490 -394387 -1838043 6195326 3846045 1121991 608348 5073335 3237697 X THE PLANETARY SOCIETY EMPOWERS THE WORLD'S CITIZENS TO ADVANCE SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION. TOGETHER WITH OUR MEMBERS, THE PLANETARY SOCIETY DEVELOPS SPACE TECHNOLOGY, GUIDES FUTURE SPACE POLICY, AND INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO VALUE THE ADVENTURE OF EXPLORATION AND THE JOY OF DISCOVERY. 0 0 988251 33630 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY:THE PLANETARY SOCIETY ADVANCES THE EXPLORATION OF THE COSMOS BY PROVIDING SEED GRANTS FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. IN 2016, OUR TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS INCLUDED PREPARING AND TESTING OUR LIGHTSAIL 2 SOLAR SAIL SPACECRAFT AND PREPARING IT FOR LAUNCH. WITH ENGINEERS FROM HONEYBEE ROBOTICS, WE TESTED THE PLANETARY DEEP DRILL IN CALIFORNIA'S MOJAVE DESERT AND SHARED THE RESULTS. OUR RESEARCH WORK FOCUSED ON CONTINUOUS OPERATIONS AT OUR OPTICAL SETI (SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE) TELESCOPE IN HARVARD, MA AND RESEARCH GRANTS FOR FINDING AND UNDERSTANDING IMPACT CRATERS ON EARTH MADE BY ASTEROIDS OR COMETS. 1833879 100400 EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS:THE PLANETARY SOCIETY EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT SPACE EXPLORATION AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN SPACE ACTIVITIES. OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION PROJECTS INCLUDE THE PLANETARY REPORT, OUR QUARTERLY MAGAZINE FOR OUR 42,000 GENERAL MEMBERS; PLANETARY RADIO, OUR WEEKLY RADIO SHOW, AIRING ON MORE THAN 100 PUBLIC RADIO STATIONS, AND PODCAST, WITH MORE THAN 100,000 DOWNLOADS EACH MONTH; OUR WEBSITE - PLANETARY.ORG - WITH MORE THAN A QUARTER MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS EACH MONTH; AND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, ENGAGING 700,000 FACEBOOK FANS, 118,000 TWITTER FOLLOWERS, AND 113,000 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS. IN 2016, OUR ONLINE ORIGINAL VIDEOS RECEIVED MORE THAN 1 MILLION VIEWS IN FACEBOOK AND MORE THAN 600,000 VIEWS IN YOUTUBE. ALSO IN 2016, WE LAUNCHED A MONTHLY ELECTRONIC NEWSLETTER, THE PLANETARY POST, WHICH GOES TO MORE THAN 200,000 SUBSCRIBERS. PLANETARY SOCIETY LEADERS PRESENTED AT NUMEROUS CONFERENCES, INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL CONFERENCE IN GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, THE NATIONAL SCIENCE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, AND COMICON IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. OUR INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEERS LED OR PARTICIPATED IN ABOUT 200 EVENTS REACHING APPROXIMATELY 25,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS. 716979 MEMBERSHIP:OUR MEMBERSHIP ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MAINTAINING DETAILED RECORDS TO SUPPORT OUR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO RECEIVE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS. OUR MEMBERSHIP TEAM INTERACTS WITH MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND MANAGE BENEFITS AND SERVICES. THE PLANETARY SOCIETY HAS MORE THAN 42,000 GENERAL MEMBERS. 407642 22879 SPACE POLICY:OUR SPACE POLICY EFFORTS FOCUSED ON SETTING STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FOR THE NEXT US ADMINISTRATION AND NEW NASA ADMINISTRATOR. OUR ADVOCACY WORK CENTERED ON EDUCATING AND ACTIVATING OUR GRASSROOTS ADVOCATES. IN 2016, WE LAUNCHED A NEW MONTHLY SPACE POLICY PODCAST, WITH ROUGHLY 17,000 LISTENS PER EPISODE. WE CONTINUED TO GROW OUR BASE OF SPACE ADVOCATES, SENDING MORE THAN 110,000 MESSAGES TO CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR PLANETARY EXPLORATION AND INCREASING OUR SPACE POLICY EMAIL LIST TO 78,000. 407642 22879 3946751 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 0 30 1 0 1 CA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA AL AR CT FL GA IL LA KY KS MS MA MI MN NJ NY OH OR PA RI SC TN UT WV WI X X BEN BANK 6267935100 60 SOUTH LOS ROBLES AVE PASADENA CA 91101 FILLMORE WOOD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT HUBBARD DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BIJAL HAYES-THAKORE DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN LOGSDON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT PICARDO DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 BRITNEY SCHMIDT DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXIS LIVANOS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 DAN GERACI CHAIRMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES BELL PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI HAMMEL VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM NYE DIRECTOR AND CEO 20.00 X 175750 0 12302 LON LEVIN TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 WALLACE HOOSER SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER VAUGHN COO 40.00 X 152782 0 18231 BRUCE BETTS DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE AND TE 40.00 X 121325 0 15683 LU COFFING CFO (RETIRED) 40.00 X 114592 0 20090 RICHARD CHUTE CDO 40.00 X 148093 0 8621 712542 0 74927 5 0 1 0 SCHULTZ & WILLIAMS 325 CHESTNUT STREET 700 PHILADELPHIA PA 19106 MARKETING STRATEGY & MATERIAL PRODUCTION 353767 BLACKBAUD PO BOX 930256 ATLANTA GA 31193 SOFTWARE LICENSES & COMPUTER HOSTING SER 138767 2 2633740 1177173 3810913 TOURS 900099 20250 20250 20250 14695 14695 1563500 1560880 2620 2620 2620 213288 277948 -64660 -64660 OTHER REVENUE 900099 2629 2629 2629 3786447 22879 0 -47345 118000 118000 16030 16030 712542 371478 223836 117228 1199922 911420 115300 173202 87030 58307 20642 8081 147131 83727 40090 23314 145802 97281 27885 20636 130455 130455 9923 8334 1589 467239 335172 50323 81744 17560 12363 2358 2839 123819 28915 87522 7382 112366 91014 4006 17346 249576 168040 45282 36254 188982 127826 41613 19543 50311 4909 45277 125 101036 67092 18850 15094 33931 1685 32246 ENGINEER 528827 528827 PRINTING & PUBLICATIONS 528338 398743 5590 124005 PREMIUM 320769 320769 POSTAGE 279397 196702 3673 79022 55504 117 5444 49943 5624490 3946751 901981 775758 X 472605 251889 0 220716 328570 76933 2883333 1583423 67789 70796 171757 1608277 313030 1215760 1295247 1671867 625896 25000 25000 6195326 3846045 181513 463962 905465 0 35013 144386 1121991 608348 X 2306735 1383894 2764250 1851453 2350 2350 5073335 3237697 6195326 3846045 -1838043 2405 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2744305 2982321 7818890 4492744 3810913 21849173 111387 15800 28500 29603 20500 205790 2855692 2998121 7847390 4522347 3831413 22054963 62500 69337 32905 298966 45177 508885 173078 173078 62500 69337 32905 298966 218255 681963 21373000 41212 15619 15086 19669 14695 106281 41212 15619 15086 19669 14695 106281 2896904 3013740 7862476 4542016 3846108 22161244 0.96440 0.96810 0.00480 0.00660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 2350 2350 2350 2 2 2350 52350 -50000 2350 52350 52350 2350 50000 52350 1.00000 0 0 1132066 67441 1064625 476211 245589 230622 1295247 CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS 586284 F MUTUAL FUND 39612 F 625896 LIABILITY TO BENEFICIARIES UNDER SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 11960 DEFERRED RENT 132426 144386 X 3788852 2405 2405 3786447 0 3786447 5624490 0 5624490 0 5624490 PART X, LINE 2: THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON HOW UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED, MEASURED, PRESENTED AND DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE SOCIETY AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE SOCIETY BELIEVES THAT IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT IMPACT ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 0 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 BANK FEES 191 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 WEB SUPPORT 113551 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 VOLUNTEER PROGRAM SUPPORT 61599 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 MEMBERSHIP FEES 6843 0 0 0 0 0 0 182184 0 182184 EUROPE TPS LASER BEES 13230 1 NEO RESEARCH SOUTH AMERICA 1 2400 0 PUBLIC OUTREACH SUPPORT SOUTH AMERICA 1 400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE PLANETARY SOCIETY HAS ABOUT 6,000 NON US MEMBERS IN ABOUT 100 COUNTRIES. HOWEVER THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE MEMBERS IS GENERATED IN THE US. THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCURAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING. 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EACH EMPLOYEE UNDERGOES AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW LED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. THESE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MEET TO DISCUSS COMPENSATION FOR ALL NON-OFFICER EMPLOYEES BASED ON JOB DUTIES, PERFORMANCE, COMPETITIVE SALARY DATA, AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. THE CEO SETS THE SALARY FOR THE COO AND CFO. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (EXCLUDING THE CEO) DETERMINES THE SALARY OF THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES THE 990 ONE WEEK PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH YEAR AT THE FALL BOARD MEETING, EACH BOARD MEMBER REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE POLICY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS REVIEW COMPETITIVE SALARY DATA. EACH EMPLOYEE UNDERGOES AN ANNUAL REVIEW LED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. THESE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS MEET TO DISCUSS COMPENSATION FOR ALL NON-OFFICER EMPLOYEES BASED ON THEIR JOB DUTIES, PERFORMANCE, COMPETITIVE SALARY DATA, AND COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENTS. THE CEO SETS THE SALARY FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (EXCLUDING THE CEO) DETERMINES THE SALARY OF THE CEO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AUIDTED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IRS FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. DOCUMENTS CAN BE VIEWED AT OUR OFFICE, MAILED, OR E-MAILED TO THE REQUESTING PARTY. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IRS FORM 990 ARE ALSO PUBLISHED ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE.