Liabilities / Assets
76th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 76% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 63-0497880 • 501(c)3 • Huntsville, AL
Profile
990EZ Part III: "What is the organization's primary exempt purpose?" - The Society, incorporated under the laws of the State of Alabama, shall be an educational, scientific, nonpolitical and nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of interest in the descriptive and technical phases of Astronomy and to encourage participation in observational, computational and applied phases of this and related sciences.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
76th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
84th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
82nd percentile
Higher net margin than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Assets
$146,383
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$9,676
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$136,707
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$67,129
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$45,978
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$21,151
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
990EZ Part III: "What is the organization's primary exempt purpose?" - The Society, incorporated under the laws of the State of Alabama, shall be an educational, scientific, nonpolitical and nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of interest in the descriptive and technical phases of Astronomy and to encourage participation in observational, computational and applied phases of this and related sciences.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Weekly Saturday night Planetarium and Observatory shows (50 shows/yr). Astronomy related 1.5 hour member presentations to the general public. Attendance varies between 30 - 80 persons. | $0 | $24,215 |
| Community Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) outreach events throughout the year. Members volunteer time at community, university, school, and homeschool events presenting astronomy related topic and telescope viewing. Several hundred people/students at each event. | $0 | $1,027 |
| Annual VBAS Astronomy Day at the Planetarium/Observatory. A day long event with telescope viewing planetarium shows, and outside VBAS organization demonstrations related to STEAM. 400-500 persons attend this annual event. | $0 | $807 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hall | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Michael Buford | Past-President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Maggie Sexton | Vice-President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Kevin Horn | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Todd Anderson | Treasurer/Bookeeper | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Don Martin | Director Of Administration | - | $0 | - | - |
| Gena Crook | Director Of Education And Programs | - | $0 | - | - |
| Tom Derington | Director Of Facilities | - | $0 | - | - |
| Jeffery Delmas | Director Of Planning-Research & Observatory | PT | $0 | - | - |
“FY2023 (7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024) filed 990-N”
“Meeting Supplies, Public outreach, Dues payment to National Organization, VBAS Library support, Office expenses, Online Payment fees (Square and PayPal), State registration fee (Alabama), QuickBooks Online subscription, Observatory/Planetarium Operations/maintenance, Other expenses”
“Unrealized Investment gains”
“Line 26(A): Accounts Payable/Outstanding gift card. Line 26(B): Accounts Payable/Outstanding gift card”
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | Annual VBAS Astronomy Day at the Planetarium/Observatory. A day long event with telescope viewing planetarium shows, and outside VBAS organization demonstrations related to STEAM. 400-500 persons attend this annual event. |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Did not file a 990ez for 2023. Filed a 990n. Software required an entry. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Unrealized Investment gains |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Line 26(A): Accounts Payable/Outstanding gift card. Line 26(B): Accounts Payable/Outstanding gift card |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | VONB |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN | 0 | 630497880 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum | 0 | 7015808673 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | PO Box 1142 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | Huntsville |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | AL |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 35807 |
| ReturnHeader/Form8822BAttachedInd | 0 | X |
| ReturnHeader/IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd | 0 | 0 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2025-10-24T11:57:28-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2024-07-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2025-06-30 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2024 |
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