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Tucson physical and earth sciences research centers

There are 9 physical and earth sciences research centers in the greater Tucson metro area. Combined, these Tucson metro physical and earth sciences research centers employ 167 people, earn more than $30 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $66 million.
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Job trends for Tucson physical and earth sciences research centers

Employees per organizationNumber of organizations
0
 
4
1-10
 
2
11-25
 
0
26-100
 
0
101 to 1,000
 
1
1,000+
 
0
Key takeaways for employment stats:

Sizes of physical and earth sciences research centers in Tucson

Revenues per organizationNumber of organizations
< $250k
 
2
$250k to $1M
 
1
$1M to $5M
 
4
$5M to $25M
 
1
$25M to $100M
 
0
$100M+
 
0
Key takeaways for revenue stats:
  • Large organizations like Planetary Science Institute, Wiyn Consortium, Soar Consortium, LSST, and Vatican Observatory Foundation earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Tucson physical and earth sciences research centers.
  • Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.3% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Tucson physical and earth sciences research centers with more than $100 million account for 0.0% of nonprofit earnings.

Directory of physical and earth sciences research centers in Tucson

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Planetary Science Institute

Planetary Science Institute studies and educates on planetary systems, with excellence in solar system exploration, comparative planetology, and public outreach.
Revenue
$17.9m
Assets
$6.3m
Employees
161
EIN
33-0175263
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Vatican Observatory Foundation

Supports Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope and research of the heavens. Operates facilities with University of Arizona, Steward Observatory for scientific and educational purposes.
Revenue
$1.6m
Assets
$3.7m
Employees
1
EIN
86-0559994
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Wiyn Consortium

Wiyn Consortium operates the Wiyn Observatory in Tucson, AZ and provides astronomical research opportunities for member parties with 3.5m and 0.9m telescopes.
Revenue
$3.6m
Assets
$24.6m
Employees
0
EIN
86-0669456
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Soar Consortium

Soar Consortium operates the Soar Telescope in Tucson, AZ to advance astronomical research and education.
Revenue
$3.2m
Assets
$22.9m
Employees
0
EIN
86-0944542
IRS type
501(c)(3)

The Institute on Science for Global Policy

A scientific organization in Tucson that designs conferences and programs for better communication of ideas and evidence-based understanding.
Revenue
$753.3k
Assets
$516.6k
Employees
5
EIN
45-3998749
IRS type
501(c)(3)

LSST

LSST enables groundbreaking discoveries in astronomy and physics through innovative programs and funding opportunities for a diverse research community.
Revenue
$3.0m
Assets
$7.4m
Employees
0
EIN
56-2390650
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Arizona Hydrological Society Foundation

Supporting hydrological and related sciences education in Arizona and the Southwest through scholarships, internships, grants, and asset distribution.
Revenue
$232.8k
Assets
$707.2k
Employees
0
EIN
55-0893544
IRS type
501(c)(3)

National Space Society

National Space Society is a physical or earth sciences research center in Tucson, AZ that was founded in 1974.
Revenue
N/A
Assets
N/A
Employees
N/A
EIN
94-2925500
IRS type
501(c)(3)

Irvin Marvin Winer Memorial Mobile Observatory

Mobile observatory in Sonoita, AZ conducting astronomy research and education with telescopes from universities and corporations.
Revenue
$20.1k
Assets
$99.6k
Employees
N/A
EIN
52-1334785
IRS type
501(c)(3)
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Methodology: Cause IQ mines all tax-exempt organizations that file a Form 990, Form 990-EZ, or Form 990-PF with the IRS. We collect and aggregate this information from OCR'd paper taxreturns, XML e-file taxreturns, IRS-provided extract, the Business Master File, and Cause IQ secret sauce for data cleaning, categorization, classification, analytics, etc.
This category corresponds to the "U30: Physical Sciences, Earth Sciences Research, Services" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.
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