ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.: Single Audit Reports and Findings

ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.'s most recent single audit in the Federal Audit Clearinghouse covers fiscal year 2025, accepted May 8, 2026; the auditor observed on that filing is CliftonLarsonAllen LLP. It reported no findings. 10 filings from 2016 to 2025 are on record. Data as of 2026-11-06.

Data as of Nov 6, 2026 · Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (public data)

Single audits by year

One row per audit year as the Federal Audit Clearinghouse accepted it. The auditor named is the one observed on that filing; ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. is recorded in WASHINGTON, District of Columbia under EIN 860138043, and the Clearinghouse records it as a nonprofit. Each report opens on the Clearinghouse itself; how to search the Federal Audit Clearinghouse explains the rest of the reporting package.

Single audits filed by ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC.
Audit yearFiscal year endFederal expendedThreshold appliedAuditor observedOpinionFindingsMW / SDFAC report
20252025-09-30$468,378,124$1,000,000CliftonLarsonAllen LLPUnmodified0—2025-09-GSAFAC-0000417679
20242024-09-30$430,363,059$750,000CliftonLarsonAllen LLPUnmodified1SD2024-09-GSAFAC-0000373193
20232023-09-30$397,781,923$750,000CliftonLarsonAllen LLPUnmodified0—2023-09-GSAFAC-0000041778
20222022-09-30$362,249,484$750,000CohnReznick LLPUnmodified0—2022-09-CENSUS-0000111596
20212021-09-30$335,909,580$750,000CohnReznick LLPUnmodified0SD2021-09-CENSUS-0000111596
20202020-09-30$349,064,275$750,000CohnReznick LLPUnmodified0SD2020-09-CENSUS-0000111596
20192019-09-30$358,462,062$750,000CohnReznick LLPUnmodified0—2019-09-CENSUS-0000111596
20182018-09-30$356,109,773$750,000CliftonLarsonAllen LLPUnmodified2SD2018-09-CENSUS-0000111596
20172017-09-30$331,344,412$750,000CliftonLarsonAllen LLPUnmodified1SD2017-09-CENSUS-0000111596
20162016-09-30$311,334,070$750,000CliftonLarsonAllen LLPUnmodified2SD2016-09-CENSUS-0000111596

When is the next single audit due?

If ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. is again required to have a single audit for the fiscal year ending Sep 30, 2026, the reporting package is due to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse by Jun 30, 2027 at the latest.

Whether an audit is required depends on federal awards expended in that year (the single audit threshold). The rule, 2 CFR 200.512(a): the reporting package is due within 30 calendar days after the auditee receives the auditor's report or nine months after the end of the audit period, whichever is earlier; the date above is the nine-month date, moved to Monday when it falls on a weekend. Last verified: 2026-11-15.

Which federal programs did this organization report?

From the most recent accepted report, as listed on its schedule of expenditures of federal awards (SEFA). "Major" is the designation the auditor made under 2 CFR 200.518, not ours.

Federal programs on the most recent report
ALNProgramExpendedMajor
43.RD1JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE$111,406,723Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$49,846,807Yes
43.RD1HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE$46,342,288Yes
43.RD1JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE GRANT PROGRAM$41,519,938Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$37,248,136Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$34,750,107Yes
43.RD1NANCY GRACE ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE$33,072,031Yes
43.RD1HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE GRANT PROGRAM$30,726,573Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$29,723,259Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$24,241,730Yes
43.001SCIENCE$6,427,618Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$3,432,557Yes
81.RD1STANDARD RESEARCH SUBCONTRACT FOR THE OPERATIONS OF THE MAYALL TELESCOPE FOR THE DARK ENERGY SPECTROSCOPIC INSTRUMENT (DESI) SURVEY$2,933,573Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$2,584,587Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$1,978,106Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$1,638,511Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$1,382,205Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$1,174,611Yes
81.RD1OPERATIONS OF THE MAYALL TELESCOPE FOR THE DESI SURVEY$1,166,020Yes
81.RD1LSST COMMISSIONING SERVICES FOR SLAC (DOE)$926,774Yes
43.001SCIENCE$695,560Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$400,791Yes
43.001SCIENCE$395,655Yes
47.049MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES$370,780Yes
43.001SCIENCE$352,013Yes

What findings did the auditor report?

The reference is the auditor’s; the requirement is the Compliance Supplement category the auditor selected. The finding text itself is not reproduced here; the FAC report linked above carries it in full. What the two severity levels mean: material weakness vs significant deficiency.

The most recent report lists no finding.

Form 990 and IRS registration

Form 990 "accounting fees" (Part IX line 11c) cover all accounting services reported by the organization and are not the price of an audit engagement.

Where to find the return itself, and what our Form 990 data covers: Form 990 lookup.

Most recent return
990 for 2025-09
Total revenue
$468,809,827
Total assets
$146,567,872
Accounting fees (Part IX line 11c)
$893,342
Paid preparer
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
IRS object id
202602249349301735
NTEE code
U31C
Exempt under
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1961
BMF release
2026-10-20

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How we computed this

Every row comes from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse record named beside it, one report per audit year, with a resubmission superseding the filing it replaces. The auditor is the one named on that filing — it is not a statement about who audits ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY, INC. now. Form 990 figures come from the IRS e-filed return named by its object id. This page exists because the organization filed at least two single audits, or one with a finding.

Cite this page

AuditRadar. “Association of Universities Single Audit FY2025 (DC).” https://getauditradar.com/single-audits/dc/association-of-universities-for-research-in-astronomy-inc-860138043/. Data as of 2026-11-06.