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The Planetary Society

Fiscal year ending 2023. Filed on February 14, 2024.

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 2023 IRS Form 990 filing, The Planetary Society, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 11 out of 29 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $201,326. The highest compensated employee at The Planetary Society is William Nye with fiscal year 2023 compensation of $240,935.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$6,313,313

Expenses

$7,509,258

Employee compensation

$3,564,120
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

William Nye
Chief Executive Officer and Director
$240,935
$225,360 No related comp$15,575
Jennifer Vaughn
Chief Operating Officer
$230,297
$205,360 No related comp$24,937
Richard Chute
Chief Development Officer
$191,583
$166,221 No related comp$25,362
Danielle Gunn
Chief Communications Officer
$185,211
$152,135 No related comp$33,076
Bruce Betts
Chief Scientist
$184,764
$145,000 No related comp$39,764
Casey Dreier
Chief of Space Policy
$175,163
$156,910 No related comp$18,253
James Bell
Secretary
$0
Dan Geraci
Chair
$0
Heidi Hammel
Vice President
$0
Bethany Ehlmann
President
$0
Lon Levin
Treasurer
$0

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Bijal Hayes-Thakore
Director
Britney Schmidt
Director
Dipak Srinivasan
Director
John Grunsfeld
Director
John Logsdon
Director
Lorne Trottier
Director
Robert Picardo
Director

Contractors

Schultz & Williams
Marketing Strategy and Material Production
$798,756
The Dot Printer
Printers
$116,034
Mark Hilverda
Website
$112,108

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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