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UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION (EIN 52-0892064)
Tax period
2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed
2014-05-15
IRS object ID
201411359349303451
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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DescriptionSTRATOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY FOR INFRARED ASTRONOMY (SOFIA): THE SOFIA IS AN AIRBORNE OBSERVATORY THAT WILL STUDY THE UNIVERSE IN THE INFRARED SPECTRUM. BESIDES THIS CONTRIBUTION TO SCIENCE PROGRESS, SOFIA WILL BE A MAJOR FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF OBSERVATIONAL TECHNIQUES, OF NEW INSTRUMENTATIONS, AND IN THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND TEACHERS IN THE DISCIPLINE OF INFRARED ASTRONOMY. SOFIA IS EXPECTED TO FLY INTO THE STRATOSPHERE, OPEN THE TELESCOPE CAVITY DOOR, AND POINT ITS TELESCOPE AT THE HEAVENS THREE OR FOUR NIGHTS A WEEK FOR AT LEAST TWENTY YEARS.Description

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DescriptionLUNAR & PLANETARY INSTITUTE (LPI): SUPPORTS NASA'S RESEARCH IN LUNAR, PLANETARY, AND RELATED SCIENTIFIC FIELDS. THE INSTITUTE IS A CENTER FOR LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE, CONDUCTING RESEARCH STUDIES ON THE FORMATION, EVOLUTION, AND CURRENT STATE OF THE MOON, PLANETS, COMETS, ASTEROIDS, PLANETARY SATELLITES, COSMIC DUST, AND OUR SOLAR SYSTEM AS A WHOLE THROUGH ANALYSIS OF DATA AND SAMPLES OBTAINED THROUGH NASA'S LONG HISTORY OF MISSIONS AND EXPLORATION, SERVICE TO NASA AND THE PLANETARY SCIENCE COMMUNITY. THE INSTITUTE COORDINATES SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS ON LUNAR AND PLANETARY TOPICS, AND DISSEMINATES SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION THROUGH TECHNICAL JOURNALS AND CONFERENCES, INCLUDING AN ABSTRACT DATABASE OF MORE THAN 25,000 PRESENTATIONS MADE BY SCIENTISTS AT LPI-SPONSORED MEETINGS. THE INSTITUTE ALSO CURATES AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF LUNAR AND PLANETARY DATA THAT IS ACCESSIBLE ONLINE.Description

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699369329041DIVISION OF SPACE LIFE SCIENCES (DSLS): THE DSLS SUPPORTS NASA IN ALL AREAS OF LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT IN FURTHERANCE OF NASA'S VISION FOR SPACE EXPLORATION, TO SEND ASTRONAUTS TO THE MOON, MARS, AND BEYOND. DSLS SCIENTISTS EXAMINE THE EFFECTS OF MICROGRAVITY AND RADIATION IN BLOOD, BONE, LUNG, MUSCLE, AND NEURAL CELLS. THEY PARTICIPATE IN HUMAN BED REST STUDIES, A MICROGRAVITY ANALOGUE, TO DEVELOP COUNTERMEASURES TO PROTECT ASTRONAUTS AGAINST THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF MICROGRAVITY ON VARIOUS PHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS.
68426705406867EDUCATION PROGRAMS (EAP & EPO): THE EDUCATION PROGRAM'S OFFICE PRIMARILY SUPPORTS NASA'S EFFORTS TO EXPAND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND THE SPACE SCIENCES, AS WELL AS ENCOURAGING YOUNG STUDENTS TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND PURSUE CAREERS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND BUSINESS.
5098535938RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED COMPUTER SCIENCE (RIACS): THE RIACS IS FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL FACILITATE BOTH HUMAN AND ROBOTIC SPACE EXPLORATION. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1983, THE INSTITUTE HAS CONDUCTED BASIC AND APPLIED COMPUTER SCIENCE RESEARCH ACROSS A VARIETY OF AEROSPACE-RELATED DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING SUPERCOMPUTING, COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS, COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY, HIGH-PERFORMANCE NETWORKING, AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
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3647559EXPLORATION SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH SUPPORTS RESEARCH FOR NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER'S EXPLORATION SYSTEMS (NCSER): TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR ISS MICROGRAVITY RESEARCH. THIS PROGRAM INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SPACE EXPLORATION WITH EMPHASIS ON REDUCED GRAVITY APPLICATIONS OF FLUIDS SYSTEMS AND FIRE SAFETY AND PERFORMS CRITICAL PATH RESEARCH IN FLUIDS AND COMBUSTION IN SUPPORT OF NASA'S SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM AND RELATED NATIONAL INITIATIVES.
3431338278212CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION IN SPACE AND SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY (CRESST): SUPPORTS THE RESEARCH EFFORTS FOR NASA AND THE NRL IN VARIOUS ASTRONOMY AND SPACE PHYSICS DISCIPLINES INCLUDING X-RAY ASTRONOMY, GAMMA-RAY ASTRONOMY, AND COSMIC-RAY ASTROPHYSICS.
23764652077304UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH PROGRAM (USRP): USRP IS AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT OFFERS NASA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES. USRP OFFERS INTERNSHIPS IN ENGINEERING, SCIENCE, AND MATHEMATICS THAT GIVE STUDENTS THE ULTIMATE STEM WORKFORCE PREPARATORY EXPERIENCE. THE USRP PROGRAM CONSISTS OF A 10-15 WEEK RESEARCH EXPERIENCE AT A PARTICIPATING NASA CENTER UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A NASA TECHNICAL MENTOR.
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Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY5505263EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY294301EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY355136BOY
EOY553439EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY12280773BOY
EOY19994380EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY20322029BOY
EOY22591075EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY108056BOY
EOY108056EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY20430085BOY
EOY22699131EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY32710858BOY
EOY42693511EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses2400394ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest57399ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Reconcilation Other Changes-188747ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XIIXInfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required1FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed1FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years62909715CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years66588769CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years76304148CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year92247140CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year100475260CurrentTaxYear
Total398525032Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years62909715CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years66588769CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years76304148CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year92247140CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year100475260CurrentTaxYear
Total398525032Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170398525032PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years53847CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years34701CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years20143CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year166807CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year308813CurrentTaxYear
Total584311Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years21965CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Total21965Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support399131308TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage1700.99850PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.99820PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals130000FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals130000FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals98385314FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals98515314FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals1000000FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals250000FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobbying Grassroot Minus Non Tx TotLobbyingGrassrootMinusNonTx

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Tot Lobby Expend Mns Lobbying Nontx TotLobbyExpendMnsLobbyingNontx

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals0FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus31000000CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus21000000CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus11000000CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year1000000CurrentYear
Total4000000Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3136616CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2134639CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1142298CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year130000CurrentYear
Total543553Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3250000CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus2250000CurrentYearMinus2
Current Year Minus1250000CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year250000CurrentYear
Total1000000Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis5142611OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value5142611BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis9680014OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation3682891Depreciation
Book Value5997123BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis202361OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation8482Depreciation
Book Value193879BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis4016258OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation2214824Depreciation
Book Value1801434BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis5383143OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value5383143BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings18518190TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
BILLINGS IN EXCESS OF COST$364,692
INTEREST RATE SWAP LIABILITY$188,747
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts553439TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt100973107TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments57399NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues190376OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990247775RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal100725332RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990100725332TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt98704061TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included379123OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990379123ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal98324938ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99098324938TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:PART X, LINE 2:ASC 740, INCOME TAXES (ASC 740), PRESCRIBES A RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND A MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTE FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. FOR THOSE BENEFITS TO BE RECOGNIZED, A TAX POSITION MUST BE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY U.S. FEDERAL AUTHORITIES FOR THE YEARS 2009 THROUGH 2013. THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST AND PENALTIES ACCRUED ON ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX EXPOSURE AS A COMPONENT OF INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY AMOUNTS ACCRUED RELATING TO INTEREST AND PENALTIES AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 AND 2012.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 190,376.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:UNREALIZED LOSS ON INTEREST RATE SWAP 188,747. RENTAL EXPENSES NETTED WITH REVENUE 190,376.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Form990 Schedule I Part III Form990ScheduleIPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of GrantSTIPENDS FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIESTypeOfGrant
Number Of Recipients3886NumberOfRecipients
Amount Of Cash Grant8493030AmountOfCashGrant

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE ASSOCIATION DISTRIBUTES SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS TO STUDENTS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA SET OUT IN THE PROGRAM. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL MONITORING REQUIRED.Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelXFirstClassOrCharterTravel
Travel For CompanionsXTravelForCompanions
Idemnification Gross Up PaymentsXIdemnificationGrossUpPayments
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceXHousingAllowanceOrResidence
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses1WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required1SubstantiationRequired
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Written Employment ContractXWrittenEmploymentContract
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan1SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement0EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org1CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org0CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (11 entries)

TitleTitleBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgComp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgsBonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrgBonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgsOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgOther Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgsDeferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrgDeferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgsNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgNontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgsTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgTotal Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgsComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgComp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
DR FREDERICK TARANTINO
PRESIDENT AND CEO3800000321719000115500093260826545000
KARIN HILSER
CFO20546104502600022473044640277424000
ERICK YOUNG
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR26059005065500025500093260346071000
STEPHEN J MACKWELL
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR24993003939800025049083250322702000
DONALD KNIFFEN
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR2134770580840002304604600295067000
PHIL MACKLIN
DIRECTOR OF HOMELAND SECUR187550000004689049340197173000
HELEN HALL
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR25987504502600025500044640334865000
DAVID BELL
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR23716903602100024421000297611000
STEVE HOWE
INSTITUTE DIRECTOR22727101013000022875093260269602000
ERICK BECKLIN
SR. SCIENCE ADVISOR224078025327000233210370272763000
ALAN MARCHANT
CIO & HR MANAGER23180005808400023509093260322719000

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (3 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
PART I, LINE 1AWHEN EMPLOYEES HAVE TEMPORARY DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AWAY FROM THEIR PRIMARY RESIDENCES, THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE AS WELL AS TRAVEL FOR COMPANIONS. THESE COSTS ARE REIMBURSED TO THE EMPLOYEE AT AN AMOUNT THAT IS GROSSED-UP TO COVER THE INCREASED TAX BURDEN. THE ASSOCIATION THEN WITHHOLDS THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF TAX AND INCLUDES IT IN THE EMPLOYEE'S TAXABLE INCOME.
PART I, LINE 4BTHE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES A NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (457F) FOR THE PRESIDENT. A CONTRIBUTION FOR THE PRESIDENT WAS MADE BY THE ASSOCIATION TO THIS PLAN DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2012 IN THE AMOUNT OF $90,000.
PART I, LINE 5THE ASSOCIATION PROVIDES TO THE PRESIDENT INCENTIVE COMPENSATION BASED ON THE REVENUE OF THE ORGANIZATION.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARYLAND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Issuer EIN521376562IssuerEIN
Date Issued2013-06-01DateIssued
Issue Price11825858IssuePrice
Description Of PurposeACQUISITION AND RENOVATION OF COLUMBIA GATEWAY DRIVE LAND AND BUILDINGDescriptionOfPurpose
Defeased0Defeased
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuer
Pool Financing0PoolFinancing

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds11825858TotalProceeds
Issuance Costs From Proceeds225000IssuanceCostsFromProceeds
Capital Expenditures5505263CapitalExpenditures
Amount Unspent6095565AmountUnspent
Current Refunding0CurrentRefunding
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefunding
Final Allocation Made0FinalAllocationMade
Adequate Books And Recds Maintaind1AdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedProperty
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangements
Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd Prprty0MngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreements
Prcntge Prvt Business Use By Others0.00000PrcntgePrvtBusinessUseByOthers
Percentage Of Prvt Business Re UBI0.00000PercentageOfPrvtBusinessReUBI
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUse
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Security Pay Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecurityPayTest
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedProp
Non Qualified Bond Remed Procdrs0NonQualifiedBondRemedProcdrs

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiled
Rebate Not Due Yet1RebateNotDueYet
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebate
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDue
Variable Rate Issue1VariableRateIssue
Hedge Identified In Books And Recds0HedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGIC
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvested
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs1WrittenProcToMonitorReqs

Form990 Schedule K Part V Form990ScheduleKPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Proc To Undertk Corrective Action1ProcToUndertkCorrectiveAction

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WHITEFORD TAYLOR & PRESTON LLPBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RelationshipINDIRECT BUSINESSRelationship
Amount Of Transaction210602AmountOfTransaction
Description Of TransactionWHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON, L.L.P. PROVIDES LEGAL SERVICES TO THE ORGANIZATION. STEVEN BENSON IS A PARTNER AT WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON, L.L.P.DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenues

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (10 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6USRA HAS MEMBERS THAT ARE COMPRISED OF THE MEMBER UNIVERSITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AA COUNCIL, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF A REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH MEMBER INSTITUTION, OVERSEES THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR VOTING FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH IS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTED FROM MEMBER INSTITUTIONS AND AT LARGE MEMBERS INCLUDING A QUALIFIED FINANCIAL EXPERT, ARE DELEGATED ALL AUTHORITIES FROM THE MEMBERS EXCEPT MODIFYING BY-LAWS AND ELECTING NEW TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE DRAFT FORM 990 IS REVIEWED WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE SUBMISSION. THE DOCUMENT IS POSTED ON A PASSWORD-PROTECTED INTERNAL WEB PAGE FOR BOARD REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAT THE BEGINNING OF EACH BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING, THE BOARD REVIEWS USRA'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND EACH TRUSTEE PRESENT SUBMITS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AN OUTSIDE COMPENSATION CONSULTANT IS HIRED TO COMPARE THE COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT AND KEY EMPLOYEES TO NATIONAL, NOT-FOR-PROFIT SURVEY DATA PROVIDED BY WATSON AND WYATT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ASSOCIATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,567,249. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 692,515. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,259,764. SUB-CONTRACTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 23,266,793. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 246,145. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 23,512,938.OTHER FEES
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:NET CHANGE IN INTEREST RATE SWAP -188,747.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1USRA VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ASSOCIATION (VEBA)BusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110211 WINCOPIN CIRCLEAddressLine1
CityCOLUMBIACity
StateMDState
ZIP Code21045ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN526853833EIN
Primary ActivitiesPOST-RETIREMENT MEDICAL BENEFITS TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEESPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)9ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity StatusN/APublicCharityStatus
Direct Controlling Entity NAN/ADirectControllingEntityNA
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees0SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org1OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1USRA VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeRTransactionType
Amount Involved52756AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfAmtDetermination