EIN 74-2924755

White Dwarf Research Corporation

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
1
City
Year formed
1999
Most recent tax filings
2023-12-01
Description
White Dwarf Research Corporation is a scientific research and public education organization that supports travel to a scientific conference for a contributed presentation on research results, as well as providing invited presentations and scientific collaboration at university research centers. The corporation conducts research using observations from NASA's Kepler, TESS, and Chandra space telescopes to probe the magnetic evolution of sun-like stars with asteroseismology. It is located in Golden, Colorado.
Total revenues
$255,091
2023
Total expenses
$243,602
2023
Total assets
$299,847
2023
Num. employees
1
2023

Program areas at White Dwarf Research Corporation

Conducted scientific research using observations from NASA's Kepler and TESS space telescopes to probe the magnetic evolution of Sun-like stars with asteroseismology (NASA grant 80NSSC22K0475, Principal Investigator: Metcalfe). Expenses in excess of revenue includes: personnel ($19,853), scientific travel ($8,371), and scholarly publications ($4,785).
Supported and sponsored the TESS/Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium (TASC7/KASC14) workshop, a scientific conference held 17-21 July 2023 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Revenue from registration payments almost completely offset expenses, while sponsorship provided registration fee waivers for 14 PhD students ($2,328) to present their research (talks and posters) at the workshop.
Conducted scientific research using observations from the Large Binocular Telescope and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope to probe the large-scale magnetic fields of Sun-like stars (NSF grant AST-2205919, Principal Investigator: Metcalfe).

Who funds White Dwarf Research Corporation

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
AmazonSmile FoundationGeneral Support$5

Personnel at White Dwarf Research Corporation

NameTitleCompensation
Travis MetcalfeDirector$146,279
Cherie GoffAuthorized Org Representative$0

Financials for White Dwarf Research Corporation

RevenuesFYE 12/2023
Total grants, contributions, etc.$41,819
Program services$204,961
Investment income and dividends$8,311
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$255,091

Form 990s for White Dwarf Research Corporation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2023-122024-02-16990View PDF
2022-122023-02-20990View PDF
2021-122022-02-11990View PDF
2020-122022-02-16990EZView PDF
2019-122020-06-17990EZView PDF
...and 1 more Form 990
Data update history
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 8, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 1 new personnel
June 19, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 17, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
February 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990EZ for fiscal year 2020
Nonprofit Types
Research centersCharities
Issues
Science and technologyEducation
Characteristics
Conducts researchPartially liquidatedTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
Address
9020 Brumm TRL
Golden, CO 80403
Metro area
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO
County
Jefferson County, CO
Website URL
wdrc.org/ 
Phone
(720) 310-5180
IRS details
EIN
74-2924755
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1999
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
U30: Physical Sciences, Earth Sciences Research, Services
NAICS code, primary
5417: Scientific Research and Development Services
Parent/child status
Independent
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