CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE IN SPACE INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE IN SPACE INC (EIN 27-5410763)
Tax period: 2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed: 2014-02-14
IRS object ID: 201420459349301107
Schema version: 2012v2.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-02-14T15:03:39-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	721396621	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CARR RIGGS & INGRAM LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	215 BAYTREE DRIVE SUITE 1	AddressLine1
City	MELBOURNE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	329402195	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	275410763	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	SCIENCE IN SPACE INC	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	CENT	NameControl
Phone	3217576119	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6905 N WICKHAM ROAD NO 500	AddressLine1
City	MELBOURNE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	32940	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JORGE FERNANDEZ	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	3217576119	Phone
Date Signed	2014-02-12	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	DEBORAH A GOODE CPA	Name
PTIN	P00124233	PTIN
Phone	3212550088	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-02-11	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	GREGORY JOHNSON	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6905 N WICKHAM ROAD SUITE 500	AddressLine1
City	MELBOURNE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	32940	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	15284080	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.ISS-CASIS.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2011	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	FL	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	CASIS MANAGES, PROMOTES,AND BROKERS RESEARCH FOR THE ISS U.S. NATIONAL LABORATORY.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	7	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	7	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	38	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	11547999	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	15279936	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	0	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	1774	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	-32711	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	0	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	11549773	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	15247225	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	2120000	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	4918451	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	3660873	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	4431584	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	5465791	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	6112089	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	11246664	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	15462124	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	303109	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-214899	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	1903926	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	2075842	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	284899	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	595964	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	1619027	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	1479878	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	ESTABLISHED THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY AND SUPPORTED BY NASA VIA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. NNH11CD70A, CASIS WAS CREATED TO FACILITATE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND ENABLE GREATER ACCESS FOR NEW AND EXISTING USERS ON THE ISS U.S. NATIONAL LABORATORY.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	12498010	Expense
Grants	4918451	Grants
Revenue	-35125	Revenue
Description	CASIS IS TASKED WITH ESTABLISHING A ROBUST INNOVATION CYCLE, UTILIZING ISS FOR NEW CAPABILITIES BASED ON EXISTING TECHNOLOGIES AND MAINTAINING A STRONG PUBLIC OUTREACH PROMOTING THE VALUE OF THE ISS U.S. NATIONAL LABORATORY. PURSUANT TO THESE GOALS IN FISCAL YEAR 2013, CASIS DISTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF FIVE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS AND REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION SOLICITING RESEARCHERS FOR INNOVATIVE EXPERIMENTS TO BE CONDUCTED ON STATION. THROUGH THE FORMAL SOLICITATIONS AND THE UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL MODEL, CASIS SELECTED AND AWARDED TWENTY-EIGHT PROJECTS WITH $4.9 MILLION BEING ATTRIBUTED TO FLIGHT PROJECTS. IN ADDITION, THIRTY-TWO NEW PARTNERSHIPS WERE FORMED ALLOWING FOR GREATER OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES TO NEW AND EXISTING USERS OF THE ISS NATIONAL LABORATORY.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	12498010	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	1	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	1	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	1	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	1	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	1	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	37	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	1	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	38	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	1	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	0	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	0	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	0	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	7	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	7	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	1	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	1	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	1	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JORGE FERNANDEZ	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	3217576119	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6905 N WICKHAM ROAD SUITE 500	AddressLine1
City	MELBOURNE	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	32940	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVII

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (16 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee	FormerFormer
DR FRANCE CORDOVA
DIRECTOR AND CHAIR	8.00	X	0	0	0
DRBESS DAWSON-HUGHES
DIRECTOR	6.00	X	0	0	0
ANDRE RUCKENSTEIN
AUDIT CHAIR	6.00	X	0	0	0
HOWARD ZUCKER
COMPENSATION CHAIR	6.00	X	0	0	0
LEROY HOOD
DIRECTOR	6.00	X	0	0	0
LEWIS DUNCAN
GOVERNANCE CHAIR	6.00	X	0	0	0
GORDANA VUNKJAK-NOVAKOVIC
SCIENCE CHAIR	6.00	X	0	0	0
JORGE FERNANDEZ
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	60.00		89384	0	8330	X
DUANE RATLIFF
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	60.00		190068	0	26810	X
COL GREGORY JOHNSON
PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	60.00		0	0	0	X
KRAIG BUTRUM
DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING	40.00		285022	0	4500		X
MELISSA SCHWALLER
LEGAL COUNSEL	40.00		243556	0	6150		X
WARREN BATES
DIRECTOR OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT	50.00		175343	0	8884		X
BRIAN HARRIS
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT	40.00		168849	0	16060		X
ROBERT BLOCK
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION AND MARKET	40.00		161964	0	17317		X
JAMES ROYSTON
INTERIM PRES. & INTERIM EXEC. DIR.	60.00		218906	0	14073			X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1533092	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	102124	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	12	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	1	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	1	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
MC KINSEY & COMPANY INC
PO BOX 7247-7255	PHILADELPHIA	PA	191707255	ECONOMIC MODELING	440000
DYNAMAC CORPORATION
1031 DEMOCRACY LANESUITE 300	FAIRFAX	VA	220302545	PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT	321310
FICTION CREATIVE
200 WEST WELBOURNE AVE	WINTER PARK	FL	32789	ADVERTISING	289187
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA OFFICE OF S
PO BOX 40240	ATLANTA	GA	303842420	ANIMAL/RODENT SCIENTIFIC SERVICES	287500
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP
DEPT 7247-6827	PHILADELPHIA	PA	191706827	LEGAL	273921

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	12	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	210	MembershipDues
Government Grants	15274726	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	5000	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	15279936	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2414	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,414	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	1730	Other

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	36855	Other

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-35125	Other

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-35125	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-35125	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	15247225	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-35125	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$2,414	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIX

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4918451	Total
Program Services	4918451	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	858111	Total
Program Services	213257	ProgramServices
Management And General	644854	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2914684	Total
Program Services	2124411	ProgramServices
Management And General	790273	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	415988	Total
Program Services	251397	ProgramServices
Management And General	164591	ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	242801	Total
Program Services	151436	ProgramServices
Management And General	91365	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	403686	Total
Program Services	201843	ProgramServices
Management And General	201843	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	340063	Total
Program Services	13820	ProgramServices
Management And General	326243	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	95564	Total
Program Services	10705	ProgramServices
Management And General	84859	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3533167	Total
Program Services	3370717	ProgramServices
Management And General	162450	ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	235753	Total
Program Services	233801	ProgramServices
Management And General	1952	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	26482	Total
Program Services	15307	ProgramServices
Management And General	11175	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	202076	Total
Program Services	116825	ProgramServices
Management And General	85251	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	709266	Total
Program Services	550534	ProgramServices
Management And General	158732	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	166517	Total
Program Services	96247	ProgramServices
Management And General	70270	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	60738	Total
Program Services	35107	ProgramServices
Management And General	25631	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
EQUIPMENT RENTAL	120107	69421	50686
TELEPHONE	86473	49981	36492
MEETINGS	70156	38890	31266
SUPPLIES	62041	35860	26181

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15462124	Total
Program Services	12498010	ProgramServices
Management And General	2964114	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3114	BOY
EOY	3036	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1094208	BOY
EOY	1482611	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	292874	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	100141	BOY
EOY	259987	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	445942	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	179046	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	296804	BOY
EOY	266896	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	50047	BOY
EOY	50126	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	64488	BOY
EOY	11836	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2250	BOY
EOY	1350	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1903926	BOY
EOY	2075842	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	284899	BOY
EOY	199564	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	396400	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	284899	BOY
EOY	595964	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	369897	BOY
EOY	294960	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1249130	BOY
EOY	1184918	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1619027	BOY
EOY	1479878	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1903926	BOY
EOY	2075842	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-214899	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Donated Services	75750	ReconcilationDonatedServices
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	1	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	1	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	1	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	1	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2177624	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	11547999	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	15279936	CurrentTaxYear
Total	29005559	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2177624	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	11547999	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	15279936	CurrentTaxYear
Total	29005559	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	29005559	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	212	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1774	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2414	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4400	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	29009959	TotalSupport
First5 Years170	X	First5Years170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	445942	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	179046	Depreciation
Book Value	266896	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	0	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	266896	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	15358100	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	75750	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	75750	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	15282350	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	-35125	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	-35125	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	15247225	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	15462124	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Not Rptd F990	0	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	15462124	ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	0	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	15462124	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:	PART X, LINE 2:	CASIS IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(A) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THEREFORE, ONLY INCOME FROM BUSINESS UNRELATED TO CASIS'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAX. CASIS FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES USING THE PROVISIONS OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ASC 740, INCOME TAXES. USING THAT GUIDANCE, TAX POSITIONS INITIALLY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THE POSITION WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, CASIS HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ADDITIONALLY, CASIS HAD NO INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO INCOME TAXES. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, CASIS IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2009.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:		LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -35,125.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	0	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (26 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant	IRC SectionIRCSection	Address Line2AddressUS/AddressLine2
NANORACKS LLC
2437 BAY AREA BLVD 392	HOUSTON	TX	77058	271127667	173000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
PO BOX 910220	DENVER	CO	80291	846000555	75000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
TECHNICAL EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTERS (TERC)
2067 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE	CAMBRIDGE	MA	02140	046134355	127079	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
ADVANCED MATERIALS LLC
19922 MOUTNAIN PINE DRIVE	GROVELAND	CA	95210	454456461	174839	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
1 BAYLOR PLACE	HOUSTON	TX	77030	741613878	200000	GROUND BASED SCIENCE INVESTIGATION UTILIZING ISS
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
1200 EAST CALIFORNIA AVENUE	PASADENA	CA	91125	981643307	371360	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT
DEFENSE FINANCE ACCOUNTING SERVICES US NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
4555 OVERLOOK AVE SW	WASHINGTON	DC	20375	530197019	250000	GROUND BASED SCIENCE INVESTIGATION UTILIZING ISS
GEORGIA TECH APPLIED RESEARCH CORPORATION
PO BOX 277004	ATLANTA	GA	30384	580603146	150000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
HAUPTMAN WOODWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
700 ELLICOTT STREET	BUFFALO	NY	14203	160807558	300000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
HY SPEED COMPUTING INC
PO BOX 431824	SOUTH MIAMI	FL	33243	213842314	150000	GROUND BASED SCIENCE INVESTIGATION UTILIZING ISS
INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
508 FULTON STREET	DURHAM	NC	27705	561655431	100000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
IXPRESSGENES INC
601 GENOME WAY	HUNTSVILLE	AL	35806	202557239	398261	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT
MASS CHALLENGE INC
1 MARINE PARK DRIVE 14TH FLOOR	BOSTON	MA	02210	270382989	600000	MULTIPLE ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
MUSEUM OF SCIENCE
1 SCIENCE PARK	BOSTON	MA	02114	042103916	115464	SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBIT	501(C)(3)
ST LOUIS UNIVERSITY SPONSORED PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION
3700 WEST PINE MALL FISZ HALL SUITE	ST LOUIS	MO	63108	430654872	267000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)	357
UNIV OF AL AT BIRMINGHAM DEPT OF PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
1670 UNIVERSITY BLVD VH 140	BIRMINGHAM	AL	35294	636005396	399999	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO GRANTS ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
2801 W BANCROFT ST MS 455	TOLEDO	OH	43606	346401483	150000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
ZIN TECHNOLOGIES INC
6475 EAGLE RD	MIDDLEHEIGHTS	OH	44130	341603383	405000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT
WINGS OVER THE ROCKIES AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM
7711 E ACADEMY BLVD	DENVER	CO	80230	840931491	95000	SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXHIBIT	501(C)(3)
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA BOARD OF TRUSTEES
PO BOX 113001	GAINESVILLE	FL	32611	596002052	49405	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
THE AWTY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
7455 AWTY SCHOOL LANE	HOUSTON	TX	77055	233159838	6000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
JESUIT CRISTO REY PREPATORY SCHOOL OF HOUSTON
6700 MOUNT CARMEL STREET	HOUSTON	TX	77087	293159838	6000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
DUSCHENE ACADEMY OF THE SACRED HEART
10202 MEMORIAL DRIVE	HOUSTON	TX	77024	741390041	6000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
TECHSHOT INC
7200 HIGHWAY 150	GREENVILLE	NC	47124	351794668	224000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT
THE METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
6670 BERTNER AVE	HOUSTON	TX	77030	870721923	79014	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)
THE VHS COLLABORATIVE
4 CLOCK TOWER PLACE SUITE 510	MAYNARD	MA	01754	043560189	37000	ISS NATIONAL LAB FLIGHT PROJECT	501(C)(3)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	17	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	9	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	GRANTS ARE DETERMINED BY A PANEL OF THREE COMMITTEES. THE FIRST COMMITTEE REVIEWS FOR THE OPERATIONAL VIABILITY, THE SECOND COMMITTEE REVIEWS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC AND THE THIRD COMMITTEE REVIEWS FOR THE ECONOMIC VALUATION.	Explanation

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Severance Payment	1	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	0	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	0	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	0	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	0	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (7 entries)

TitleTitle	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs	Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg	Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg	Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg	Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs
DUANE RATLIFF
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	190068	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26810	0	216878	0	0	0
KRAIG BUTRUM
DIRECTOR OF FUNDRAISING	285022	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4500	0	289522	0	0	0
MELISSA SCHWALLER
LEGAL COUNSEL	243556	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6150	0	249706	0	0	0
WARREN BATES
DIRECTOR OF PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT	175343	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8884	0	184227	0	0	0
BRIAN HARRIS
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT	168849	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16060	0	184909	0	0	0
ROBERT BLOCK
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATION AND MARKET	161964	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17317	0	179281	0	0	0
JAMES ROYSTON
INTERIM PRES. & INTERIM EXEC. DIR.	218906	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14073	0	232979	0	0	0

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Reference	PART I, LINE 4A	ReturnReference
Explanation	SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TOTALING $375,000 WERE MADE TO TWO HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2012. THESE PAYMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE COMPENSATION SHOWN IN FORM 990 PART VII AS WELL AS FORM 990 SCHEDULE J PART II.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT	FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1:	ESTABLISHED THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY AND SUPPORTED BY NASA VIA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. NNH11CD70A, CASIS WAS CREATED TO FACILITATE INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND ENABLE GREATER ACCESS FOR NEW AND EXISTING USERS ON THE ISS U.S. NATIONAL LABORATORY. CASIS MANAGES THE NATIONAL LABORATORY WITH THE PURPOSE OF LEVERAGING THE RESOURCES ABOARD STATION TO BRING BENEFITS TO EARTH VIA ADVANCED RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT. CASIS CONTINUES TO DEVELOP A ROBUST INNOVATION CYCLE THAT CONTRIBUTES TO INCREASED UTILIZATION OF STATION. THROUGH A FORMAL SOLICITATION PROCESS AND UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL PROCESS, CASIS CONTINUES TO IDENTIFY KEY RESEARCH AREAS AND WORK WITH RESEARCHERS FROM COMMERCIAL, ACADEMIC AND OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES AS WELL AS A NETWORK OF IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS. CASIS ALSO MAINTAINS A STRONG PUBLIC OUTREACH THROUGH STEM INITIATIVES, CONFERENCES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SOCIAL MEDIA AND ESTABLISHMENT OF VARIOUS ECOSYSTEMS NATIONWIDE COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY, ACADEMIC AND CORPORATE PARTNERS.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	INTERIM PRESIDENT/INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HAD A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH SPACE FLORIDA. SPACE FLORIDA DONATES FACILITY TO THE ORGANIZATION.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	COPY OF FORM 990 GIVEN TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS ARE MADE.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED BASED UPON AN INDEPENDENT STUDY PERFORMED BY OUTSIDE RECRUITING PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS.
	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES IT'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
	FORM 990, PAGE 7, PART VII, SECTION A:	THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN PART VII SECTION A IS BASED UPON THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2012 AS REQUIRED BY THE IRS REGULATIONS. THE DIRECTORS RECEIVE A QUARTERLY RETAINER OF $8,750 PLUS AN IN PERSON MEETING FEE OF $1,500. THEREFORE, EACH DIRECTOR RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $41,000 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013.
OTHER FEES	FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,370,717. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 162,450. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,533,167.
	FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THERE WAS NO CHANGE TO THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT PROCEDURES DURING THE YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A POLICY WHICH REQUIRES AN AUDIT COMMITTEE TO SELECT AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT TO PERFORM THE AUDIT.