ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY INC
1331 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW NO 1475, WASHINGTON, DC 20004 www.aura-astronomy.org

Total Revenue
$369,877,759
Total Expenses
$368,088,355
Net Assets
$-4,404,136
Organizations Filed Purposes: AURA PROVIDES INNOVATIVE, OPEN RESOURCES TO ENABLE DISCOVERY AND EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH, TO UNIFY THE ASTROPHYSICS COMMUNITIES, AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF OUR UNIVERSE AND THE BENEFITS OF SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION.

TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH.

AURA INC. OVERSEES AND MANAGES THE NATIONAL OPTICAL ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY, THE NATIONAL SOLAR OBSERVATORY, THE LARGE SYNOPTIC SURVEY TELESCOPE PROJECT (RUBIN OBSERVATORY), AND THE GEMINI PROGRAMS UNDER AGREEMENTS WITH THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, AS WELL AS THE SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE UNDER AGREEMENT WITH THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Charles MountainPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR40$578,894
Kenneth SembachSTSCI DIRECTOR40$346,741
Valen SchnaderVP FOR OPERATIONS & CHIEF OF STAFF40$297,450
Heidi HammelVP FOR SCIENCE40$282,026
William J O'MullanePROJECT MGR - VR CONSTRUCTION40$270,138
Simon CraigSR. SYSTEMS ENGINEER - NSO40$263,642
David SilvaNOAO DIRECTOR - UNTIL 1/201940$255,522
Deborah L JohnsonCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER UNTIL 3/201940$253,146
Valentin PilletNSO DIRECTOR40$251,599
Heather K MarshallIT&C GROUP MANAGER40$250,258
Paul F JeffersIT&C EXECUTIVE MANAGER40$247,448
Dana LehrVP PROGRAMS40$245,048
Nancy LevensonSTSCI DEPUTY DIRECTOR40$240,570
Donald HoughSTSCI ASSOC. DIRECTOR, ADMIN.40$231,057
Victor KrabbendamPROJECT MGR - VR CONSTRUCTION40$228,204
Gerard KrissSTSCI ASSOC. DIRECTOR, INSTRUMENTS40$224,337
David LiskaSTSCI ASSOC. DIRECTOR, ENG. & TECH.40$215,254
Massimo StiavelliSTSCI MISSION HEAD, JWST40$206,330
Thomas BrownSTSCI MISSION HEAD, HST40$205,681
Thomas RimmeleNSO - ASSOC. DIRECTOR - DKIST40$202,274
Alessandra AloisiSTSCI MISSION HEAD, SCIENCE MISSION OFFICE40$176,405
Nanci ReichDIRECTOR OF CORPORATE OPERATIONS40$92,864
John WomersleyDIRECTOR0.5$0
Dana LongcopeDIRECTOR UNTIL 6/20190.5$0
Maura HaganDIRECTOR UNTIL 6/20190.5$0
Tom WoodsDIRECTOR0.5$0
Robert SheltonDIRECTOR0.5$0
Maria Teresa RuizDIRECTOR0.5$0
Natalie RoeDIRECTOR0.5$0
Rob PikeDIRECTOR0.5$0
Mark PhillipsDIRECTOR0.5$0
Chyrssa KouveliotouDIRECTOR0.5$0
Jill HrubyDIRECTOR0.5$0
Todd HoeksemaDIRECTOR0.5$0
Kimberly EspyDIRECTOR0.5$0
Debra ElmegreenCHAIR0.5$0
James CrockerDIRECTOR0.5$0
Roger BrissendenDIRECTOR0.5$0
Sarbani BasuVICE-CHAIR AND DIRECTOR0.5$0
Martin BarstowDIRECTOR0.5$0
Andrew BakerDIRECTOR0.5$0
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