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$11Mrevenue
FY2025 · +22% in 3 yrs39staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−13.4%
Months of reserve1.1mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−2.8%
Middle half of peersMedianKeystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology
Where the money goes FY2025 · $13M spent
Programs$8.6M66%Management and general$3.6M28%Fundraising$781k6%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$8k in FY2024 and −$1.5M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.1 months, under the peer median of 3.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Strong governance
16 of 17 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 2% of revenue in FY2025. $3.7M is traced federal awards from Department of Health and Human Services.
990 Part VIII · USAspending13funders
$467ka year, last 3 years
87%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Gates FoundationStopped after FY2022$593k$423k$799k–Michelson Philanthropies IncNew in FY2023$40kKenneth Rainin FoundationNew in FY2023$35kMichelson Medical Research Foundation IncOn and off$31kThe Pfizer Foundation IncSince FY2021$5k$3k$5kMarch of Dimes IncOn and off$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$6k$45$27k$22k3 other fundersUp to $10k a year each$10k$8k$3k$10k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped