Lsst Inc

“Lsst, inc. Members are california institute of technology, carnegie mellon university, columbia university, institut de physique nucleaire et de physique des particules (in2p3), johns hopkins university, lawrence livermore national laboratory (llnl), association of universities for research in astronomy (aura), northwestern university, pennsylvania state university, princeton university, rutgers university, stanford linear accelerator center (slac), stanford university-kavli institute for particle astrophysics and cosmology (kipac), texas a&m university, university of illinois at champaign-urbana (ncsa), university of oxford, university of pennsylvania, university of pittsburgh, university of washington, istituto nazionale di astrofisica (inaf), laboratorio interinstitucional de e-astronomia (linea), max planck institut fuer astronomie (mpia), schmidt futures, university of california berkeley, purdue university, and yale university.”

“Slac/national accelerator laboratory, university of arizona, university of washington, and the university of chile, and association of universities for research in astronomy (aura) each have the right to appoint a board of directors member. The voting rights of these board members are equivalent to any other board member.”

“There are no committees with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“The form 990 is reviewed by the contract cpa, the director of finance and administration, and the ceo. A final version is then shared with the chair of the board of directors for review and approval prior to submission.”

“Lsst inc. Has a written conflict of interest policy. Officers, directors, and key employees are required to disclose potential conflicts annually. The policy is reviewed by the executive committee, which oversees enforcement and ensures that disclosures are on file for all relevant individuals.”

“Association of universities for research in astronomy (aura)'s human resources department performed a comparability data analysis related to the lsst discovery alliance ceo's compensation using various tools and external resources. The final compensation for the lsst discovery alliance ceo was reviewed and approved by its board of directors. The process described here was last completed in 2024.”

“Lsst, inc.'s articles of incorporation, irs determination letter, conflict of interest policy, and audited financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Lsst, inc. Does not directly employ staff. The executive director and board secretary were employed by association of universities for research in astronomy (aura). Their services were provided to lsst inc. By a paid contract with aura. Aura is not a related organization to lsst, inc. Their compensation, since known, is reported on part vii.”

“The audited financial statements for the period covering this form 990 were issued after the due date of the filing. As a result, the 2022 lsst, inc form 990 has been amended. Changes to the form 990 occured in the following areas: form 990, part i form 990, part iii form 990, part vi form 990, part viii form 990, part ix form 990, part x form 990, part xi schedule a schedule d schedule f schedule i”