National Institute of Aerospace Associates
Donations deductibleRevenue
$7.6m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$8.2m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$13.5m
$2.4m liabilities
Net assets
$11.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
7.5 years on average
Staff
49
13 volunteers
Chair observed
≥5 yrs
Dr Barry Burks
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
National Institute of Aerospace Associates' network
13 people1 organisationi13 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Barry Burks Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Capt Kenneth Reightler JR | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Daniel Dumbacher | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr David Bowles | Vice-Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Eric Muth | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Dr Joann Haysbert | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dr Melur K Ramasubramania | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Mladen Vouk | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Robert Butera | Board Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dr Samuel Graham | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| ED Nelson | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeffrey Pirone | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Reginald JR Edwards | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
17 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Boris Diskin | Senior Research Fellow | since 2018 |
| Carly Bosco | Director of Research, Secretary | since 2023 |
| Catherine Hopkins | VP of Operations | since 2018 |
| David Abraham Karr | Principal Engineer | 2022 |
| David Myers | Controller | 2023 |
| David Throckmorton | VP of Research | since 2018 |
| Dennis Volpano | Principal Rngineer | 2024 |
| Douglas D Stanley | President & Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Harla R Sherwood | Director of Communications & Partnerships | since 2018 |
| Hiroaki Nishikawa | Research Fellow | 2024 |
| Hongyu LIU | Research Fellow | 2018 |
| John William Rawls | Principal Engineer | since 2019 |
| Karl Drews Term 51222 | VP of Legal Affairs | 2022 |
| Karl L Drews | VP of Operations | since 2018 |
| Kerry L Christian | Chief Financial Officer | since 2018 |
| Ronald Krueger | Research Fellow | since 2021 |
| Shelley Spears | Director of Outreach Development | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas O Stanley | President & Executive Dire | 45 | $464k | $36k | |
| Carly Bosco | Director of Research, Secr | 40 | $218k | $32k | |
| Shelley Spears | Director of Education & Ou | 41 | $208k | $32k | |
| Harla Sherwood | Director of Communications | 40 | $208k | $19k | |
| Dennis Volpano | Principal Rngineer | 40 | $179k | $9k | |
| Dr Barry Burks | Chair | 1 | $4k | ||
| Jeffrey Pirone | Treasurer | 1 | $4k | ||
| Capt Kenneth Reighler Jr | Director | 1 | $3k | ||
| Dr Robert Butera | Board Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr David Bowles | Vice-Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Samuel Graham | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Daniel Dumbacher | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Reginald Jr Edwards | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Joann Haysbert | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Eric Muth | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ed Nelson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Melur K Ramasubramania | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dr Mladen Vouk | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- National Institute of Aerospace Associates
- EIN
- 542065665
- Address
- 1100 Exploration Way, Hampton, VA, 23666-6264
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- National institute of aerospace (nia) is a non-profit research and graduate education institute functioning as a partner with the nasa langley research center (larc), other government agencies and laboratories, universities, and industry. Nia conducts leading-edge research and technology development in space exploration, aeronautics, and science. In addition, nia offers a broad... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- U30 Science and technology research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Science & Technology
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Douglas D Stanley (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2003
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsCapt Kenneth Reightler JR
≥8years on the filingsDaniel Dumbacher
≥8years on the filingsDr Melur K Ramasubramania
≥8years on the filingsDr Mladen Vouk
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $13.5m
- Total liabilities
- $2.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $11.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $7.1m
- Employees
- 49
- Volunteers
- 13
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $10.8m | $10.7m | $108k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.