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Filing year 2024

SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE

Boulder, Colorado·EIN 84-1215290·NTEE U32Z · Science & Technology·3
Total revenue
$8.9M
Total assets
$2.3M
Total expenses
$9.2M
Reported officers
19
Mission

the space science institute is shaping our future by enabling scientists to advance our understanding of earth and the universe; increasing science and technology literacy for people of all ages and backgrounds; and inspiring youth to pursue science-technology education and career opportunities.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 10 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Sr Research Scient
unclassified
$345k
$368k
Base
$296k
Bonus
$5k
Other
Benefits
$14k
Dir of Bus Oper
officer (unspecified)
$272k
$290k
Base
$208k
Bonus
$19k
Other
Benefits
$24k
Sr Research Scient
unclassified
$272k
$289k
Base
$242k
Bonus
$3k
Other
$793
Benefits
$1k
Deputy Director
director (operational)
$237k
$253k
Base
$201k
Bonus
$14k
Other
$815
Benefits
$1k
Dir Info Sys & Tec
unclassified
$231k
$246k
Base
$175k
Bonus
$14k
Other
$550
Benefits
$24k
Executive Dir.
officer (unspecified)
$225k
$239k
Base
$178k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$25k
Sr Research Scient
unclassified
$223k
$237k
Base
$179k
Bonus
$4k
Other
Benefits
$22k
Sr Research Scient
unclassified
$172k
$183k
Base
$151k
Bonus
$4k
Other
$596
Benefits
$783
Secretary
officer (unspecified)
$119k
$127k
Executive Dir.
officer (unspecified)
$118k
$125k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 9 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Science & Technology

Up 9%
from 2023

From $315k in 2023 to $345k in 2024.

$315k
2023
$345k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 6% in real terms$345k to $368k

Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

SPACE SCIENCE INSTITUTE reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$9.2M
$10.7M
2023
$8.9M
$9.2M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
Sector benchmark

What Science & Technology executives earn

Comparable science & technology organizations nationwide pay their highest-earning executive a median of $111,215.

25th percentile
$35k
Median
$111,215
75th percentile
$231k
90th percentile
$443k

These are science & technology sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 255 organizations across 255 filings (2022 – 2023).

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