IRS 990 Nonprofit Profile
Charles Stark Draper Laboratory INC
Overview
Ensure our nation’s security and prosperity by delivering transformative solutions. As a nonprofit we answer only to our customers. We innovate to solve their problems and enable their success. | In the elicitation step we refine the needs of our customers while adhering to our mission. Elicitation Needs Using their mission and domain expertise, our team works with customers to identify the root problem, which enables us to design an effective solution. | In the conceptualization step we define requirements while ensuring we understand the root cause of our customers problems to lead to an effective solution.
Draper is an independent nonprofit engineering innovation company whose mission is to ensure the nation’s security and prosperity by delivering transformative solutions. Draper provides engineering services to government, industry, and academia, working as prime contractors or subcontractors and as collaborators in consortia, applying a digital engineering approach to help ensure systems meet requirements and work reliably. Founded in 1933 by Charles Stark Draper, it initially focused on precision instruments for military and aerospace applications and has diversified into areas such as biotechnology, human systems, cyber solutions, and autonomous systems.
- Sector
- Public, Societal Benefit
- Faith identity / affiliation
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- Official website
- https://WWW.DRAPER.COM
- Public contact
- {'value': None, 'evidence': [], 'confidence': 0.15} · {'value': None, 'evidence': [], 'confidence': 0.15}
Engineering InnovationNational Security And Defense TechnologiesNonprofit Engineering Services
Programs and Current Appeals
- DIGET
Ongoing
Official Sources and Evidence
This profile summarizes 6 official source pages and 57 evidence items alongside IRS Form 990 data.
Financials
- Filing year
- 2024
- Total revenue
- $949.3M
- Total expenses
- $919.5M
- Total assets
- $900.9M
- Program expenses
- $791.4M
- Administration
- $128.0M
- Fundraising
- $0
- Program share of expenses
- 86%
- EIN
- 42505372
- Sector
- Public, Societal Benefit
- Location
- Cambridge, MA
Leadership and Compensation
- Jerry Wohletz - President And CEO
- $2.1M
- Robert Bacon - Vp, Strategic Systems Programs
- $657K
- Anthony S Kourepenis - Vice President, Engineering
- $643K
- Julia Macdonough - Vp, Gm Af & MD Statergic Systems
- $574K
- Sarah B Leeper - Vice President, Electronic Systems
- $572K
- Nancy Lightbody - Vice President, Chro
- $553K
- Frank J Serna - Vp, Usaf & Mda Strategic Systems
- $553K
- Marjorie Quant - Chief Operating Officer
- $519K
- Jennifer Santos - Vp, Chief Strategy Officer
- $502K
- Mary Kim - Secretary, VP & Gen Counsel
- $499K
Officers, directors and key employees with total reported compensation, from Form 990 Part VII.
Governance
- Voting board members
- 14
- Independent members
- 13
Grants
- Grants to U.S. organizations and individuals
- $4.6M
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