B612 Foundation
B612 Foundation
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About this organization
Mission
The goal of B612 Foundation is to enhance our capability to protect Earth from asteroid impacts. We have done this through: Science & Technology Preparing studies and analyses necessary to identify, select and deploy technologies and techniques most likely to succeed in detecting and deflecting asteroids on course to impact Earth. Advocacy & Education Delivering to the public information and education advocacy programs through media, public lectures, and other means to reach and inform the general public, the scientific community, and world governments about planetary defense and the best technological solutions against asteroid impacts.
About
The Asteroid Institute program houses all of our science and technology activities. Our 2018 projects included continued development of the Asteroid Decision Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) project, publishing and presenting papers (including at the Planetary Defense Conference), investing in and continued analysis of our synthetic tracking project to improve asteroid discovery and finally, staffing and building our asteroid research fellows project.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing reveals the mission of the non-profit as “Dedicated to the discovery and deflection of asteroids.”.
When detailing its functions, they were listed as: “Dedicated to the discovery and deflection of asteroids.”.
- According to the law, the state where the non-profit operates has been reported as CA.
- The filing specifies that the non-profit's address in 2020 was 20 Sunnyside Ave No 427, Mill Valley, CA, 949411933.
- As of 2020, the non-profit's form shows they have a total of 9 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$906,486.
- The organization has 5 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2003.
- The organization pays $668,074 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $148,252 in fundraising expenses.