Foundation for Scientific Advancement

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
262239849
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2021–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Sierra Vista, AZ, USA
Phone
8475338990
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Science and Technology N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$16,500
Expenses
$26,641
Assets
$13,494
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • THOMAS KOTSIOPOULOS (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

People named in this filing

  • THOMAS KOTSIOPOULOS (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • BETH CHRISTIE (VP)
  • CAROL KOTSIOPOULOS (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The foundation for scientific advancement specializes in privately funded scientific research projects.

What it reported doing in 2025

Research and published articles as it relates to archeology projects: on going studies of ancient surfaces and mummies using laser simulated flourescence

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 29
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.4%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 44.2%; rating input score 44

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -61.5%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.51; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -39.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -41% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.4% of revenue deployed · 44.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $12K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2021 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 44/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 32/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.