Illinois · Nonprofit
Dairy Science Institute Inc
Dairy Science Institute Inc (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000,000 to it, the largest being FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH ($10,000,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $4.6M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $10M
- Net assets
- $14M
What Dairy Science Institute Inc does
Mission
Dairy research institute (dri) engages in dairy science research, study and analysis, sharing findings and best practices with dairy stakeholders and consumers.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
The dri sustainability program is committed to supporting scientific research aimed at understanding, measuring and improving the environmental impact of dairy operations. Sustainability research focuses on greenhouse gases emission reduction opportuniities, life cycle assessments, water use efficiency and water quality, sustainability measurement and reporting, and technology transfer and knowledge sharing to improve farm advisor access to science based technical resources. In 2021, we launched the "dairy soil and water regeneration" project, a research collaboration with dairy management inc (dmi) and external organizations that seeks to quantify how certain practices improve soil health, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve water quality. Another initiative, "dairy scale for good", also working with dmi and external research organizations, establishes pilot farms across the united states to test and implement sustainable technologies and practices within the dairy industry. "dairy scale for good" emphasizes education, providing the dairy industry with practical and efficient solutions to achieve their ambitious goal of net zero emissions by 2050. These initiatives serve…
$5,820,534 spent99% of program spendingListeria research consortium - the goal of this research program is to prevent foodborne illness by identifying new tools to control listeria in dairy foods and dairy manufacturing facilities. Dri leads a group including dairy companies and the national dairy council whose experts identify and fund longer term research in listeria fundamentals, antimicrobials, microbiome, and environmental controls.
$51,637 spent1% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,872,171.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 2020 to 2021, from $387k to $23M (+5813%).
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: 2017 11% · 2018 14% · 2019 23% · 2020 5% · 2024 55%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
90% of Dairy Science Institute Inc’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 7 of the last 8 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.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
Left out of every figure on this page: $230k from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Dairy Management Inc). These are real filings, and they are not money Dairy Science Institute Inc raised.
From the IRS filings of Dairy Science Institute Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). 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.
Where its funders are
Dairy Science Institute Inc draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside Illinois, across 1 state in all.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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
Dairy Science Institute Inc holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 1,130 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,130 food & nutrition nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Government funding Dairy Science Institute Inc receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $462k on record.
- Environmental Protection Agency$462k
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 Dairy Science Institute 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 Illinois
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
100% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
31%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 4 related entities
- Dairy Management Inc · exempt
- National Dairy Council · exempt
- Innovation Center for US Dairy · exempt
- United Dairy Industry Association · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Dairy Science Institute 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 Dairy Science Institute Inc?
- Dairy Science Institute Inc (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $10,000,000 to it, the largest being FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH ($10,000,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Dairy Science Institute Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $10,000,000 in grants to Dairy Science Institute Inc.
- Who is the largest funder of Dairy Science Institute Inc?
- FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCH is the largest funder on record, with $10,000,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Dairy Science Institute Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 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