Space for Humanity
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Only 47% of its spending went to programs.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
A SOCIAL IMPACT NON-PROFIT, SPACE FOR HUMANITY SERVES PURPOSE-DRIVEN LEADERS THROUGH A SPONSORED SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE TO CREATE A PROFOUND SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVE, SO THAT EACH CITIZEN ASTRONAUT RETURNS WITH A GRANDER PERSPECTIVE TO ADDRESS OUR MOST INTRACTABLE CHALLENGES AND THEIR SOLUTIONS.
- Income
- $929,414
- Spending
- $1.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 47%
- Reserves
- 6.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 10
- Highest pay
- $150,000, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 34% of charities in its peer group (science, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 67% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1547% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 21 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 97 out of 100. Higher than 93% of charities in its peer group (science, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
12 of 15Its accounts were reviewed or compiled by an independent accountant, but not audited.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $485,673 spent. CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM OVERVIEW SPACE FOR HUMANITY BELIEVES THAT SEEING EARTH FROM SPACE CAN CHANGE HOW PEOPLE THINK, LEAD, AND ACT. THIS POWERFUL SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVEKNOWN AS THE OVERVIEW EFFECTHAS INSPIRED ASTRONAUTS TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE ON EARTH. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS EXPERIENCE ACCESSIBLE TO MORE PEOPLE, SO IT CAN BENEFIT HUMANITY AND OUR PLANET. THROUGH THE WORLDS FIRST CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM, WE SPONSOR EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO PARTICIPATE IN A SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO APPLICANTS WORLDWIDE. OUR LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPACT (LCDI) PROGRAM PREPARES PARTICIPANTS BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT, SUPPORTS THEM AS THEY PROCESS THE EXPERIENCE, AND TRAINS THEM AFTER THEY RETURN. CITIZEN ASTRONAUTS LEARN HOW TO TURN THEIR SPACEFLIGHT PERSPECTIVE INTO MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY ON EARTH. IN 2022, SPACE FOR HUMANITY SPONSORED TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND SUCCESSFULLY TRAVELED TO SPACE. CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM OVERVIEW SPACE FOR HUMANITY BELIEVES THAT SEEING EARTH FROM SPACE CAN CHANGE HOW PEOPLE THINK, LEAD, AND ACT. THIS POWERFUL SHIFT IN PERSPECTIVEKNOWN AS THE OVERVIEW EFFECTHAS INSPIRED ASTRONAUTS TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE ON EARTH. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS EXPERIENCE ACCESSIBLE TO MORE PEOPLE, SO IT CAN BENEFIT HUMANITY AND OUR PLANET. THROUGH THE WORLDS FIRST CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM, WE SPONSOR EXCEPTIONAL LEADERS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE TO PARTICIPATE IN A SPACEFLIGHT EXPERIENCE. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO APPLICANTS WORLDWIDE. OUR LEADERSHIP, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND IMPACT (LCDI) PROGRAM PREPARES PARTICIPANTS BEFORE THEIR FLIGHT, SUPPORTS THEM AS THEY PROCESS THE EXPERIENCE, AND TRAINS THEM AFTER THEY RETURN. CITIZEN ASTRONAUTS LEARN HOW TO TURN THEIR SPACEFLIGHT PERSPECTIVE INTO MEANINGFUL COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY ON EARTH. IN 2022, SPACE FOR HUMANITY SPONSORED TWO INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPLETED THE PROGRAM AND SUCCESSFULLY TRAVELED TO SPACE.
- THE INCLUSION COUNCIL SPACE FOR HUMANITY IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO INCLUSION ACROSS ALL OF HUMANITY. OUR INCLUSION COUNCIL BRINGS TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF LEADERS WHO HELP GUIDE EQUITABLE PRACTICES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM. IN 2025, WE EVOLVED THE STRUCTURE OF THE INCLUSION COUNCIL TO BE MORE ACTION-ORIENTED. EACH YEAR, COUNCIL MEMBERS WORK COLLABORATIVELY ON DEFINED PROJECTS OVER A FULL CALENDAR YEAR, PRODUCING REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DIRECTLY INFORM OUR PROGRAMS AND DECISION-MAKING. PROJECTS IN 2025 INCLUDE AN AUDIT ON RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION FOR THE CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM AND AN INTERNAL DEI AUDIT OF OUR ORGANIZATION HELPING ENSURE OUR WORK REFLECTS BEST PRACTICES IN EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY. ALSO IN 2025, SPACE FOR HUMANITY SPONSORED UNIVERSAL INCLUSION, A PODCAST DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING DIVERSE VOICES ACROSS THE SPACE SECTOR. THE INCLUSION COUNCIL SPACE FOR HUMANITY IS DEEPLY COMMITTED TO INCLUSION ACROSS ALL OF HUMANITY. OUR INCLUSION COUNCIL BRINGS TOGETHER A DIVERSE GROUP OF LEADERS WHO HELP GUIDE EQUITABLE PRACTICES ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM. IN 2025, WE EVOLVED THE STRUCTURE OF THE INCLUSION COUNCIL TO BE MORE ACTION-ORIENTED. EACH YEAR, COUNCIL MEMBERS WORK COLLABORATIVELY ON DEFINED PROJECTS OVER A FULL CALENDAR YEAR, PRODUCING REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS THAT DIRECTLY INFORM OUR PROGRAMS AND DECISION-MAKING. PROJECTS IN 2025 INCLUDE AN AUDIT ON RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION FOR THE CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM AND AN INTERNAL DEI AUDIT OF OUR ORGANIZATION HELPING ENSURE OUR WORK REFLECTS BEST PRACTICES IN EQUITY, DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND ACCESSIBILITY. ALSO IN 2025, SPACE FOR HUMANITY SPONSORED UNIVERSAL INCLUSION, A PODCAST DEDICATED TO AMPLIFYING DIVERSE VOICES ACROSS THE SPACE SECTOR.
- AMBASSADOR PROGRAM OVERVIEW IN 2025, SPACE FOR HUMANITY LAUNCHED THE OVERVIEW AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. OVERVIEW AMBASSADORS ARE ASTRONAUTS WHO HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THE OVERVIEW EFFECT THROUGH THEIR OWN SPACEFLIGHT. THEY SERVE AS ADVOCATES FOR SPACE FOR HUMANITYS MISSION BY SHARING THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON SPACE TRAVEL AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE OVERVIEW EFFECT FOR MORE PEOPLE. OVERVIEW AMBASSADORS HELP AMPLIFY THE MESSAGE OF WHY CITIZEN ACCESS TO SPACE MATTERS AND HOW THE OVERVIEW EFFECT CAN INSPIRE POSITIVE CHANGE ON EARTH. THIS PROGRAM IS DISTINCT FROM THE CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM. WHILE SPACE FOR HUMANITY SPONSORS AND PREPARES PARTICIPANTS FOR SPACEFLIGHT THROUGH THE CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COORDINATE OR SPONSOR THE SPACEFLIGHTS OF OVERVIEW AMBASSADORS. AS OF 2025, SPACE FOR HUMANITY HAS WELCOMED FOUR EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUALS INTO THE OVERVIEW AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. AMBASSADOR PROGRAM OVERVIEW IN 2025, SPACE FOR HUMANITY LAUNCHED THE OVERVIEW AMBASSADOR PROGRAM. OVERVIEW AMBASSADORS ARE ASTRONAUTS WHO HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED THE OVERVIEW EFFECT THROUGH THEIR OWN SPACEFLIGHT. THEY SERVE AS ADVOCATES FOR SPACE FOR HUMANITYS MISSION BY SHARING THEIR PERSPECTIVES ON SPACE TRAVEL AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPANDING ACCESS TO THE OVERVIEW EFFECT FOR MORE PEOPLE. OVERVIEW AMBASSADORS HELP AMPLIFY THE MESSAGE OF WHY CITIZEN ACCESS TO SPACE MATTERS AND HOW THE OVERVIEW EFFECT CAN INSPIRE POSITIVE CHANGE ON EARTH. THIS PROGRAM IS DISTINCT FROM THE CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM. WHILE SPACE FOR HUMANITY SPONSORS AND PREPARES PARTICIPANTS FOR SPACEFLIGHT THROUGH THE CITIZEN ASTRONAUT PROGRAM, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT COORDINATE OR SPONSOR THE SPACEFLIGHTS OF OVERVIEW AMBASSADORS. AS OF 2025, SPACE FOR HUMANITY HAS WELCOMED FOUR EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUALS INTO THE OVERVIEW AMBASSADOR PROGRAM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2018.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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