Nonprofit screen
Screen a listThe Aerospace Corporation
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$1.6Brevenue
FY2025 · +36% in 3 yrs5,448staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpending
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin4.0%
Months of reserve1.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+6.6%
Middle half of peersMedianAerospace
Where the money goes FY2025 · $1.6B spent
Programs$1.5B95%Management and general$76M5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
19 of 21 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 7% a year since FY2017, faster than half of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohort9funders
$194ka year, last 3 years
44%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Johns Hopkins UniversityStopped after FY2022$101k$108k$108k$62k$137k$120k–Vanderbilt UniversityStopped after FY2022$10k$10k$48k$67k$27k–Carnegie Mellon UniversitySince FY2021$40k$34k$51kTrustees of Boston UniversityOn and off$74kAmerica's CharitiesOn and off$16kAssociation of Universities for Research in Astronomy IncOn and off$6kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$13k$50k$27k$29k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped