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Filing year 2023

UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

Boulder, Colorado·EIN 84-0412668·NTEE U300 · Science & Technology·3
Total revenue
$311M
Total assets
$356.7M
Total expenses
$310.7M
Reported officers
41
Mission

SEE SCHEDULE OUNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH (UCAR), ON BEHALF OF, AND IN COOPERATION WITH ITS MEMBER UNIVERSITY MEMBERS, IS ENGAGED IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LONG-TERM ATMOSPHERIC AND RELATED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND OF SCIENTIFIC FACILITIES, MOSTLY THROUGH THE OPERATION OF THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH. IT ALSO ASSUMES THE ROLES OF SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY ON THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL BASIS AND PROVIDES SERVICES TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY SUCH AS VISITOR PROGRAMS, THE DISSEMINATION OF SCIENTIFIC DATA, COMPUTING, RADAR AND AIRCRAFT FACILITIES AND FOSTERING NEW AND IMPROVED RELATIONSHIPS AMONG THE ACADEMIC RESEARCH COMMUNITY AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 21 reported individuals · Filing year 2023

Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefits
Base salaryBonusOther compensationBenefitsExecutive compensation
Trustee/ucar President
$650k
$712k
Ncar Director
director (operational)
$457k
$500k
Ncar Deputy Director
key employee
$368k
$403k
Chief Legal Officer
officer (unspecified)
$346k
$379k
Ucp Director
director (operational)
$312k
$342k
Chief Information Officer
chief information officer
$309k
$339k
Ucar Chief Operating Officer
$301k
$330k
Ncar Assoc. Director-acom
key employee
$301k
$329k
Chief Financial Officer (thru 12/23)
$294k
$322k
Ncar Assoc. Director
key employee
$294k
$322k
Ncar Education and Outreach
key employee
$291k
$319k
Ncar Assoc. Director
key employee
$286k
$313k
Ncar Assoc. Director
key employee
$272k
$297k
Jcsda Director
highest compensated employee
$267k
$292k
Center Director
highest compensated employee
$260k
$285k
Eol in Site Sensing Fac. Mgr
highest compensated employee
$260k
$285k
Former Chief Human Resources Officer (thru 8/23)
former officer/director/trustee
$254k
$279k
Ncar Assoc. Director
highest compensated employee
$254k
$278k
Eol Facility Mgr
highest compensated employee
$254k
$278k
Director of Governance
director (operational)
$146k
$160k
Former Ucar Chief Operating Officer (thru 4/23)
former officer/director/trustee
$143k
$156k

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 20 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Science & Technology

Up 2%
from 2022

From $640k in 2022 to $650k in 2023.

$640k
2022
$650k
2023
In today's dollarsEst.
Down 3% in real terms$731k to $712k

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

UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$304.1M
$277.8M
2022
$311M
$310.7M
2023
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 $128,372.

25th percentile
$50k
Median
$128,372
75th percentile
$251k
90th percentile
$495k

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