Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
CONSERVATION X LABS INC
CONSERVATION X LABS INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 31 organizations whose IRS filings report $28,817,188 to it, the largest being GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION ($13,829,482). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $9.1M
- Funders on record
- 31
- Grants received
- $29M
- Net assets
- $4.3M
What Conservation X Labs Inc does
Mission
To improve the efficacy, speed, cost, sustainability, and scaling of conservation solutions through harnessing exponential technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship to prevent human-induced extinction.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
In 2024, conservation x labs completed the design and fundraising for the fire grand challenge (https://conservationxlabs.com/fire), after hosting the final two convenings of the participatory design process in indonesia and california. For the rest of the year, the team detailed the implementation plan, continued building a coalition of key partners, expanded fundraising efforts, and participated in other opportunities, such as helping cultural fire practitioners craft policy recommendations for the wildland fire mitigation & management commission. The team then launched the program in august, putting out a call for solutions that can transform local and systemic fire stewardship by bringing together place-based knowledge with cutting-edge technology. Over 90 technology developers and 50 communities applied to participated, and 70 reviewers help select the semi-finalists who then moved on to participate in the challenge's novel matchmaking process. In 2024, conservation x labs launched its alternative proteins program to accelerate innovations that reduce the environmental impact of animal protein production while supporting biodiversity. The program is planning its first big…
$979,729 spentof which $106,194 as grants19% of program spendingConservation x labs is developing a portable, battery-powered, rapid, and low-cost handheld device called the nabit that detects dna or rna targets in the field without the need for a laboratory, reagents, expensive equipment, or specialized training or expertise. In 2024, we continued developing the nabit device to detect pathogens and invasive species, and began developing additional disease assays for mycobacterium tuberculosis, mpox virus, and swinepox virus, as well as species detection assays for pacific salmon. We completed a design-for-manufacturing overhaul on the nabit device to improve durability, performance, and cost efficiency. Additionally, we initiated development on a new workflow that integrates environmental dna collection from water samples into nabit tests.
$1,550,953 spentof which $18,175 as grants30% of program spendingSentinel is an ai-powered edge device developed by conservation x labs to transform traditional trail cameras into intelligent, near real-time monitoring tools. Designed for the most remote and challenging environments, sentinel processes images directly on the device using ai and delivers actionable data from anywhere. By reducing false alerts and optimizing data delivery, sentinel enables faster responses to critical events, helping conservationists, land managers, governments, and environmental agencies efficiently manage protected areas and monitor wildlife. More than 400 devices have been successfully deployed across 14 countries, empowering users with scalable, field-ready ai solutions for the hardest conservation challenges.
$968,505 spentof which $6,000 as grants19% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$1,622,538 spentof which $167,746 as grants32% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,121,725.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $1.9M to $4.6M (+142%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2019 4% · 2020 9% · 2021 15% · 2022 21% · 2023 5% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
99% of CONSERVATION X LABS INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (74% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Dr Alex Dehgan
CEO
Board chair
Alexandra Hartman
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $1.0M → $2.8M.
9 of 31 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 12% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CONSERVATION X LABS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 31 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CONSERVATION X LABS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 48% of grant income and the top three 78%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 63% · 2018 100% · 2019 64% · 2020 49% · 2021 53% · 2022 67% · 2023 74% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
40% of CONSERVATION X LABS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 32% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
CONSERVATION X LABS INC draws 98% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 11 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $3.4M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CONSERVATION X LABS INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 1,559 animals nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,559 animals nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding CONSERVATION X LABS INC receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $2.4M on record.
- Agency for International Development$2.3M
- Department of Agriculture$97k
- Department of the Interior$50k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like CONSERVATION X LABS INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
71% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
45%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 2 states
Part of a family of 2 related entities
- Conservation X Labs Pbc · corp_trust
- Thylacine Biosciences Inc · corp_trust
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A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for CONSERVATION X LABS INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CONSERVATION X LABS INC?
- CONSERVATION X LABS INC (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 31 organizations whose IRS filings report $28,817,188 to it, the largest being GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION ($13,829,482). 10 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CONSERVATION X LABS INC have?
- IRS filings report 31 organizations giving $28,817,188 in grants to CONSERVATION X LABS INC, 10 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CONSERVATION X LABS INC?
- GORDON E AND BETTY I MOORE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $13,829,482 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CONSERVATION X LABS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2019–2024), and the filings of 31 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing