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THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION

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Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE AEROSPACE CORPORATION

EIN 95-2102389 · Science & Technology (U300)

What they do

Our Purpose is to Assist The Government and Other Customers In Conception, Design, Acquisition and Operations of Space and Other Complex Systems. Mission: Working to Improve Effectiveness for Space Operations and End-user Communities, Contributing to Acquisition Success and to 100% Mission Success.

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Look at where the money went

Of every $100 spent, about $95.20 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

IRS warning checkNo IRS revocation warning appears in this data.

Money report from 2023The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders42 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

$95.20of every $100 spent was reported for mission workThe IRS calls this “program services.”
$96.75spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
$4.80of every $100 spent was reported for management and office costsThis number alone does not tell us how much good they did.
$0.95in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
0.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $2,260,742 for S J ISAKOWITZ (PRESIDENT & CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

Where each $100 went

These are the charity’s reported Form 990 spending categories.

Mission workProgram services$95.20
ManagementOffice and general costs$4.80
FundraisingAsking for donations$0.00

Has the pattern changed?

Each bar shows the share of annual spending reported for mission work, management, and fundraising.

202395.2% mission
202294.4% mission
202194.7% mission
202094.9% mission
201995.0% mission
201894.9% mission
201795.2% mission
201694.7% mission

Money in and money out

Revenue$1,372,694,000
Expenses$1,328,028,000
Annual surplus $44,666,000 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$1,264,265,891 · 95.2% of expenses
Management and office costs$63,762,109 · 4.8% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$1,372,694,000
Expenses$1,328,028,000
Assets$1,265,737,000
Income$1,372,694,000
Contributions$35,072
Mission work (program services)$1,264,265,891
Grants given$1,657,815
Average grant$55,261
Management and general$63,762,109
Accounting fees$947,841
Investing fees$982,108
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
S J ISAKOWITZPRESIDENT & CEO · 40 hrs/week $2,260,742Base $1,952,121 · Other $308,621
W H GOODMANVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $1,272,846Base $889,833 · Other $383,013
K D BELLVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $1,009,379Base $747,524 · Other $261,855
J G SANTEEVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $983,827Base $859,897 · Other $123,930
T M NYGRENVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $983,521Base $678,227 · Other $305,294
T L CHOYVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $944,687Base $683,545 · Other $261,142
H R LAYCHAKVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $916,232Base $752,441 · Other $163,791
R L KENDALLVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $897,994Base $581,517 · Other $316,477
J MORINVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $869,695Base $715,563 · Other $154,132
E M SWALLOWVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $848,636Base $705,712 · Other $142,924
M WHELANVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $833,889Base $714,133 · Other $119,756
G E MCKEOWNVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $733,717Base $674,583 · Other $59,134

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (42)

S J ISAKOWITZPRESIDENT & CEO

W H GOODMANVICE PRESIDENT

K D BELLVICE PRESIDENT

J G SANTEEVICE PRESIDENT

T M NYGRENVICE PRESIDENT

T L CHOYVICE PRESIDENT

H R LAYCHAKVICE PRESIDENT

R L KENDALLVICE PRESIDENT

J MORINVICE PRESIDENT

E M SWALLOWVICE PRESIDENT

M WHELANVICE PRESIDENT

G E MCKEOWNVICE PRESIDENT

T PEMBERTONVICE PRESIDENT

J M MYERSVICE PRESIDENT

J L EMDEEGEN MGR

D EMMONSVICE PRESIDENT

S M LEONTISGEN MGR

J S FUJITAGEN MGR

A B DAWDYGEN MGR

C T LINDSAYGEN MGR

S K STEELEEXEC DIR

L SCHMIDTVICE PRESIDENT

R BOSTONDEPUTY CFO

D A REYNARDGEN MGR

J W FORDPRIN DIR

H MITCHELLFORMER VICE PRESIDENT

S OSULLIVANTRUSTEE

PJ SELVATRUSTEE

J D GRANTTRUSTEE

D L NORQUISTTRUSTEE

D W THOMPSONTRUSTEE

S J HELMSTRUSTEE

CD HANEYTRUSTEE

B AMINTRUSTEE

S PRESTONTRUSTEE

D E HASTINGSTRUSTEE

P J ZARODKIEWICZTRUSTEE

R A ROTHROCKTRUSTEE

D J NEWMANTRUSTEE

J F BRIDENSTINETRUSTEE

RG WALDENTRUSTEE

K KEATINGVICE PRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1961
Location
14745 Lee Road, Chantilly, VA 20151
County
Fairfax
In care of
E M Swallow
Primary officer
E M Swallow, VP CFO & Treasurer

How to reach them

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2023
Tax period began
October 1, 2023
Return type
990
NTEE classification
Science & Technology (U300)
Grant-giving organization
Yes

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