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TMT INTERNATIONAL OBSERVATORY LLC

EIN: 30-0833462Pasadena, CAZIP: 91124
U31 - Science & Technology501(c)(3)

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$13.2M$0$227.9M
2023$30.1M$0$231.2M

Compensation

2024

ROBERT KIRSHNER
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$805,258
$0
$32,326
$893,526
FENGCHUAN LIU
Project Manager
officer (unspecified)
$349,606
$0
$23,000
$454,988
ERIC HANSEN
Deputy Project Manager
key employee
$313,164
$0
$0
$401,431
JOSE TERAN
Facilities Department Head
highest compensated employee
$290,711
$0
$0
$373,220
BENJAMIN GALLAGHER
Telescope Optics Group Leader
highest compensated employee
$279,677
$0
$0
$344,211
CORINNE BOYER
Adaptive Optics Group Leader
highest compensated employee
$264,616
$0
$0
$336,852
KYLE KINOSHITA
Telescope Struct. Group Leader
highest compensated employee
$246,108
$0
$0
$306,270
GELYS TRANCHO
Project Systems Engineer
highest compensated employee
$246,506
$5,000
$0
$300,318
GILLES JONCAS
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TOMONORI USUDA
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ESWAR REDDY
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUIJIAN XUE
Governor - End Date 5/24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL BOLTE
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FENG YUAN
Governor - End Date 5/24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
XUEFENG WU
Governor - End Date 5/24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AN RAMAPRAKASH
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL BALOGH
Governor - Start Date 1/24
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SAKU TSUNETA
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHITOSHI YOSHIDA
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
HENRY YANG
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DIANA JERGOVIC
Secretary/governor
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRUCE MACINTOSH
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TOM SOIFER
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LUC SIMARD
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2023

ROBERT KIRSHNER
Executive Director
chief executive officer
$774,180
$0
$29,539
$858,538
FENGCHUAN LIU
Project Manager
officer (unspecified)
$327,829
$0
$22,500
$430,449
ERIC HANSEN
Deputy Project Manager
key employee
$300,346
$0
$0
$386,671
JOSE TERAN
Facilities Department Head
highest compensated employee
$282,548
$0
$0
$359,686
CHRISTOPHE DUMAS
Observatory Scientist
highest compensated employee
$292,384
$0
$0
$351,696
BENJAMIN GALLAGHER
Telescope Optics Group Leader
highest compensated employee
$269,178
$0
$0
$330,347
CORINNE BOYER
Adaptive Optics Group Leader
highest compensated employee
$252,976
$0
$0
$324,473
JAMES JOHNSON
Telescope Ctrl. Group Leader
highest compensated employee
$249,541
$0
$8,339
$318,598
DONALD BROOKS
Governor - End Date 5/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TOM SOIFER
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
BRUCE MACINTOSH
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TOMONORI USUDA
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL BOLTE
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
LUC SIMARD
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SAKU TSUNETA
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FENG YUAN
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
CHRISTOPHER MARTIN
Governor - Start Date 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
SUIJIAN XUE
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GILLES JONCAS
Governor - Start Date 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
ESWAR REDDY
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHITOSHI YOSHIDA
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DIANA JERGOVIC
Secretary/Governor
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$0
HENRY YANG
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
AN RAMAPARKASH
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
XUEFENG WU
Governor
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JONAS ZMUIDZINAS
Governor - End Date 8/23
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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