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The Planetary Society

Fiscal year ending 2019. Filed on February 12, 2020.

60 South Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, California 91101

The Planetary Society (EIN: 95-3423566) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2019 IRS Form 990 filing, The Planetary Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 12 out of 30 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $139,381. The highest compensated employee at The Planetary Society is Richard Chute with fiscal year 2019 compensation of $166,516.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$12,815,765

Expenses

$4,927,577

Employee compensation

$2,646,848
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Richard Chute
CDO
$166,516
$146,869 No related comp$19,647
Benjamin Bank
Chief Financial Officer
$151,420
$140,350 No related comp$11,070
Bruce Betts
Chief Scientist
$146,967
$129,451 No related comp$17,516
Jennifer Vaughn
Chief Operating Officer
$146,759
$129,959 No related comp$16,800
Barbara Turman
Manager of Individual GIVI
$128,880
$112,264 No related comp$16,616
Casey Dreier
Chief Advocate and Senior Space Policy Adviser
$121,074
$107,538 No related comp$13,536
William Nye
Chief Executive Officer and Director
$114,054
$106,817 No related comp$7,237
Lon Levin
Treasurer
$0
Wallace Hooser
Secretary
$0
James Bell
President
$0
Dan Geraci
Chair
$0
Heidi Hammel
Vice President
$0

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Bethany Ehlmann
Director
Bijal Hayes-Thakore
Director
Britney Schmidt
Director
Fillmore Wood
Director
John Logsdon
Director
Robert Picardo
Director

Contractors

Schultz & Williams
Marketing Strategy and Material Production
$289,961
Pasadena Methodist Foundation
Lease Payments
$176,983
Optikal Inc.
Advertising
$146,000
The Dot Printer
Printers
$118,679
Blackbaud
Software Support
$115,268

Mission Statement

THE PLANETARY SOCIETY EMPOWERS THE WORLD'S CITIZENS TO ADVANCE SPACE SCIENCE AND EXPLORATION. TOGETHER WITH OUR MEMBERS, THE PLANETARY SOCIETY DEVELOPS SPACE TECHNOLOGY, GUIDES FUTURE SPACE POLICY, AND INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO VALUE THE ADVENTURE OF EXPLORATION AND THE JOY OF DISCOVERY.

Revisions to this organization profile

October 3, 2025:
2024 The Planetary Society 990 filed
February 14, 2024:
2023 The Planetary Society 990 filed
February 13, 2023:
2022 The Planetary Society 990 filed

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