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NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE

EIN: 54-2065665Hampton, VAZIP: 236666186
U30 - Science & Technology501(c)(3)

Mission

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE (NIA) IS A NON-PROFIT RESEARCH AND GRADUATE EDUCATION INSTITUTE FUNCTIONING AS A PARTNER WITH THE NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC), OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND LABORATORIES, UNIVERSITIES, AND INDUSTRY. NIA CONDUCTS LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT IN SPACE EXPLORATION, AERONAUTICS, AND SCIENCE. IN ADDITION, NIA OFFERS A BROAD MULTI-UNIVERSITY GRADUATE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$10.8M$0$15.3M
2022$23.8M$0$17.9M

Compensation

2023

DOUGLAS D STANLEY
President & Executive Dire
chief executive officer
$408,851
$40,885
$14,281
$500,451
CARLY BOSCO
Director of Research, Secr
director (operational)
$203,400
$10,170
$4,912
$250,977
SHELLEY SPEARS
Director of Education & Ou
director (operational)
$193,895
$9,695
$4,736
$240,479
HARLA SHERWOOD
Director of Communications
director (operational)
$193,436
$9,672
$4,085
$225,716
HIROAKI NISHIKAWA
Research Fellow
highest compensated employee
$167,228
$5,017
$4,085
$207,239
DENNIS VOLPANO
Principal Rngineer
highest compensated employee
$174,810
$500
$3,496
$187,399
DR BARRY BURKS
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$3,750
JEFFREY PIRONE
Treasurer
board treasurer
$0
$0
$0
$3,750
CAPT KENNETH REIGHTLER JR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$2,500
DANIEL DUMBACHER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
REGINALD JR EDWARDS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR JOANN HAYSBERT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR ERIC MUTH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ED NELSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR MELUR K RAMASUBRAMANIA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR MLADEN VOUK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR SAMUEL GRAHAM
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR ROBERT BUTERA
Board Vice Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR DAVID BOWLES
Vice-chair
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

DOUGLAS D STANLEY
President & Executive Dire
chief executive officer
$405,111
$47,117
$2,143
$497,462
CATHERINE HOPKINS
Vp of Operations
vice president
$193,113
$75,991
$1,963
$294,621
CARLY BOSCO
Director of Research, Secretary
highest compensated employee
$174,328
$59,365
$1,641
$264,708
KERRY CHRISTIAN
Chief Financial Officer
chief financial officer
$191,683
$24,022
$13,849
$242,080
BORIS DISKIN
Senior Research Fellow
highest compensated employee
$190,896
$6,500
$1,846
$229,667
SHELLEY SPEARS
Director of Education & Ou
highest compensated employee
$182,148
$10,355
$1,768
$224,044
HARLA SHERWOOD
Director of Communications
director (operational)
$184,814
$10,491
$1,537
$219,083
DAVID MYERS
Controller
highest compensated employee
$128,811
$59,832
$7,175
$217,886
DAVID THROCKMORTON
Vp of Research
vice president
$158,957
$21,940
$14,503
$205,563
JEFFREY PIRONE
Treasurer
board treasurer
$0
$0
$0
$5,000
DR BARRY BURKS
Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$5,000
CAPT KENNETH REIGHTLER JR
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$2,500
REGINALD JR EDWARDS
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR DAVID BOWLES
Vice-Chair
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR ROBERT BUTERA
Board Vice Chair
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR MELUR K RAMASUBRAMANIA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DANIEL DUMBACHER
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR JOANN HAYSBERT
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR MLADEN VOUK
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR ERIC MUTH
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DR SAMUEL GRAHAM
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ED NELSON
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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