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Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (from the IRS e-File system), Tax Year 2024
Total Revenue
▼$14.4M
Program Spending
45%
of total expenses go to program services
Total Contributions
$12.9M
Total Expenses
▼$19.6M
Total Assets
$39.5M
Total Liabilities
▼$8.3M
Net Assets
$31.2M
Officer Compensation
→$2.6M
Other Salaries
$6.8M
Investment Income
$1.5M
Fundraising
▼N/A
Source: USAspending.gov · Searched by organization name
VA/DoD Awards
$3.4M
VA/DoD Award Count
3
Funding from the Department of Veterans Affairs and/or Department of Defense.
Total Federal Funding
$87.3M
Awards Found
59
Department of Energy
$25M
RECONSTRUCTION OF A BACTERIAL GENOME FROM DNA CASSETTES
Department of Energy
$10M
RECONSTRUCTION OF A BACTERIAL GENOME FROM DNA CASSETTES
National Science Foundation
$5M
ABI DEVELOPMENT: THE ARABIDOPSIS INFORMATION PORTAL
Department of Health and Human Services
$4.7M
T1D:INVESTIGATING THE GUT MICROBIOME, URINARY PROTEOME AND METABOLOME
National Science Foundation
$3.8M
AFTER THE SEQUENCING: CURATING THE MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA GENOME
Department of Energy
$2.6M
NEW; TITLE: INTEGRATED SYSTEMS BIOLOGY OF METABOLIC AND TRANSCRIPTIONAL NETWORKS IN A MODEL PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROBE; PI: ANDREW ALLEN
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.5M
A PROTEIN-PROTEIN INTERACTION MAP OF ESCHERICHIA COLI
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.5M
SINGLE CELL GENOMICS OF HUMAN MICROBIAL FLORA
Department of Energy
$2.1M
NEW; TITLE: THE STUDY OF MICROBIAL ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES RELATED TO THE NATURAL ATTENUATION OF URANUIM AT THE RIFLE SITE USING SYSTEMS-LEVEL BIOLOG
Department of Health and Human Services
$2.1M
DEVELOPMENT OF CELERA WHOLE GENOME SHOTGUN ASSEMBLER
Department of Defense
$1.9M
CHARACTERIZATION AND EXPRESSION OF DRUG RESISTANCE GENES IN MDROS ORIGINATING FROM COMBAT WOUND INFECTIONS
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.7M
MOVING BEYOND DIVERSITY BY REVEALING BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF UNCULTURED BACTERIA
Department of Energy
$1.6M
HYDROGEN FROM WATER IN A NOVEL RECOMBINANT CYANOBACTERIAL SYSTEM
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.6M
ALGORITHMICALLY-TUNED PROTEIN FAMILIES, RULE_BASE AND CHARACTERIZED PROTEINS
National Science Foundation
$1.3M
ELUCIDATING THE CENTRAL PATHWAY OF MICROBIAL ELECTRON TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN COMPLEX CONSORTIA
Department of Energy
$1.2M
TAS::89 0222::TAS; NEW; TITLE: MANAGING RISKS OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY: ASSESSING THE U.S. REGULATORY SYSTEMS; PI: MICHELE GARFINKEL
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.2M
THERAPEUTIC INHIBITORS OF BACTERIAL QUORUM SENSING FROM FILAMENTOUS FUNGI
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.2M
GENOME-WIDE PREDICTION AND ANALYSIS OF CODING VARIANTS
National Science Foundation
$1.1M
ROLE OF THE DIATOM MITOCHONDRIA IN CELLULAR NITROGEN METABOLISM
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.1M
HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS IN INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.1M
HIGH-THROUGHPUT GENE KNOCKOUT PRODUCTION IN TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA
Department of Health and Human Services
$998K
TRANSCRIPTOMICS FROM SINGLE CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS
Department of Energy
$905.2K
HYDROGEN FROM WATER IN A NOVEL RECOMBINANT CYANOBACTERIAL SYSTEM
Department of Defense
$897.3K
THE PURPOSE OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO FUND RESEARCH IN SUPPORT OF (DARPA), (BTO) BIOLOGICAL CONTROL PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF 897,316.
National Science Foundation
$860.7K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF IRON, CARBON DIOXIDE & TEMPERATURE ON THE FATE OF NITRATE: IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE CHANGES IN EXPORT P
National Science Foundation
$809.4K
SOFTWARE AND SERVER FOR TAXONOMIC BINNING OF METAGENOMIC SEQUENCES
Department of Defense
$612.5K
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SECRETION SYSTEMS IN INTRACELLULAR PATHOGENS
National Science Foundation
$600K
DIMENSIONS: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY OF MARINE EUKARYOTIC PHYTOPLANKTON AND THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE C AND N CYCLING
Department of Energy
$572.7K
TAS::89 0222::TAS; NEW; TITLE: BACTERIAL NANOWIRES AND EXTRACELLULAR ELECTRON TRANSFER TO HEAVY METALS AND RADIONUCLIDES BY BACTERIAL ISOLATES FROM D
National Science Foundation
$500.9K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GENE CONTENT, GENE EXPRESSION, AND PHYSIOLOGY IN MESOPELAGIC AMMONIA-OXIDIZING ARCHAEA
National Science Foundation
$499.6K
LIFE IN AN ULTRA-BASIC AND ULTRA-REDUCING SETTING: THE CEDARS SERPENTINIZATION COMMUNITIES
Department of Health and Human Services
$471.2K
METAGENOMICS GUIDED PATHOGEN DISCOVERY IN TRAVELERS' DIARRHEA
Department of Health and Human Services
$466.7K
GENETIC MANIPULATION OF UNREAPLASMA SPP. INFECTING HUMANS USING SYNTHETIC GENOMIC
Department of Agriculture
$454.9K
WEB-BASED BIOINFORMATICS PORTAL FOR RNA-SEQ BASED TRANSCRIPTOMICS AND GENOME-WIDE ANALYSIS OF GENE REGULATION IN AGRICULTURAL ANIMAL SPECIES
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$440K
RECOVERY OF RESOURCES IS CRITICAL FOR REDUCING UP-MASS AND FACILITATING LONG-DURATION AND SELF-SUSTAINING NASA MISSIONS. THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE VITAL
National Science Foundation
$421K
CIC: (SEA): EXPLORING AZURE AS A PLATFORM FOR INTERACTIVE PROTEIN-PROTEIN DOCKING
Department of Health and Human Services
$411.4K
IMPACT OF MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME VARIATION ON EXTREME PROSTATE CANCER DISPARITIES
National Science Foundation
$306.7K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: PHYSIOLOGICAL AND GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF C02 CONCENTRATING MECHANISMS IN MARINE DIATOMS
National Science Foundation
$281.6K
ELUCIDATING MICROBIAL ELECTRON TRANSPORT MECHANISMS FOR OPTIMIZING BIOCATALYZED PROCESSES
National Science Foundation
$237.4K
AUTOMATED PROTEOGENOMIC ANNOTATION FOR PROKARYOTIC GENOMES
National Science Foundation
$204.7K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: DETERMINING FUNCTIONAL CORRELATIONS BETWEEN GEOCHEMICAL FACTORS AND MICROBIAL METABOLISMS IN ULTRABASIC SERPENTINIZING ECOSYS
Department of Agriculture
$200K
FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC STUDIES OF FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES (COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS)
National Science Foundation
$200K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CONSERVATION AND DIVERSIFICATION OF REGULATORY PATHWAYS CONTROLLING STEM CELL PROLIFERATION
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$110K
RECOVERY OF RESOURCES IS CRITICAL FOR REDUCING UP-MASS AND FACILITATING LONG-DURATION AND SELF-SUSTAINING NASA MISSIONS. THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE VITAL
National Science Foundation
$103.4K
INTERGOVERNMENTAL MOBILITY ASSIGNMENT
Department of Agriculture
$99.9K
FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC STUDIES OF FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITES (COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS)
Department of Agriculture
$98.1K
TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS OF ONION FOR PRIORITIZED PEST RESISTANCES (J. CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE, INC.)
Department of Agriculture
$53.5K
GENOME SEQUENCING, ANALYSIS, AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC STUDIES OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS
Department of Agriculture
$50K
GENOME SEQUENCING ANALYSIS AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC STUDIES OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS
Department of Agriculture
$45.3K
GENOMIC SEQUENCING AND ANNOTATION OF BABESIA BOVIS
Department of Agriculture
$40K
GENOME SEQUENCING, ANALYSIS, AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC STUDIES OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS
Department of Agriculture
$40K
GENOME SEQUENCING, ANALYSIS, AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC STUDIES OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS
Department of Energy
$24.7K
EU-US WORKING GROUP ON ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY SHORT-COURSE
Department of Agriculture
$20.7K
GENOMICS BASED DISCOVERY OF NOVEL TRAITS IN BENEFICIAL PLANT-ASSOCIATED PSEUDOMONAS SPECIES
Department of Agriculture
$20K
GENOME SEQUENCING, ANALYSIS, AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC STUDIES OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS
Department of Agriculture
$20K
GENOME SEQUENCING, ANALYSIS, AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC STUDIES OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS
Department of Agriculture
$6,993
GENOME SEQUENCING, ANALYSIS, AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMIC STUDIES OF ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS
Department of Health and Human Services
$5,038
20TH INTERNATIONAL BIOINFORMATICS WORKSHOP ON VIRUS EVOLUTION AND MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY (VEME)
Department of Agriculture
-$67.7K
WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING OF PHYTHIUM ULTIMUM
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
Total Audits
9
Clean Audits
9
Material Weakness
No
Noncompliance Issues
No
| Year | Status | Financial Report | Federal Expenditure | Low Risk | Accepted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $9.5M | Yes | 2025-09-26 |
| 2023 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $11.2M | Yes | 2024-09-27 |
| 2022 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $12.4M | Yes | 2023-10-19 |
| 2021 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $15.4M | Yes | 2022-07-31 |
| 2020 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $13M | Yes | 2021-09-28 |
| 2019 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $14.7M | Yes | 2020-08-17 |
| 2018 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $17M | Yes | 2019-09-19 |
| 2017 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $14.5M | Yes | 2018-06-25 |
| 2016 | Clean | Unmodified (Clean) | $18.2M | Yes | 2017-06-19 |
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$9.5M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$11.2M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$12.4M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$15.4M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$13M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$14.7M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$17M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$14.5M
Financial Report
Unmodified (Clean)
Federal Expenditure
$18.2M
Tax Year 2024 · Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
Individuals serving as officers, directors, or trustees of the organization.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other |
|---|
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024IRS e-File | $14.4M | $12.9M | $19.6M | $39.5M | $31.2M |
| 2023 | $15.1M | $15.1M | $21.8M | $49M | $39M |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $16.5M | $23.3M | $56.3M | $46.9M |
| 2021 | $25.4M | $24.3M |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
| Tax Year | Form Type | Source | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 990 | IRS e-File | PDF not yet published by IRSView Filing → |
| 2023 | 990 | DataIRS e-File | |
| 2022 | 990 | DataIRS e-File |
Financial data: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (Tax Year 2024)
Leadership & compensation: IRS e-Filed Form 990, Part VII (Tax Year 2024)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| Total |
|---|
| Venter John Craig | Chairman & Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $1.2M | $0 | $23.1K | $1.2M |
| Kowalski Heather | Chief Operating Officer | 40 | $359.2K | $0 | $23.1K | $382.3K |
| Wardle Katharine | Treasurer,vp Of Finance | 40 | $260.2K | $0 | $46.9K | $307K |
| Adelson Julie G | Secretary, VP Leg Affairs | 20 | $196.8K | $0 | $7,224 | $204K |
Venter John Craig
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
$1.2M
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$1.2M
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$23.1K
Kowalski Heather
Chief Operating Officer
$382.3K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$359.2K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$23.1K
Wardle Katharine
Treasurer,vp Of Finance
$307K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$260.2K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$46.9K
Adelson Julie G
Secretary, VP Leg Affairs
$204K
Hrs/Wk
20
Compensation
$196.8K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$7,224
Highest compensated employees who are not officers or directors.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullen Jill | Sr. VP Of Philanthropy | 32 | $281.8K | $0 | $36.8K | $318.6K |
| Peake Antony G | VP Research Administration | 40 | $302.2K | $0 | $13.7K | $315.9K |
| Yumul Mary C | VP Of Human Resources | 40 | $252.1K | $0 | $42.1K | $294.1K |
| Stayeas Timothy V | Network Team Lead | 40 | $212.8K | $0 | $37.9K | $250.7K |
| Singh Indresh | Director, Informatics | 40 | $206.6K | $0 | $37.3K | $243.9K |
| Fouts Derrick |
Mullen Jill
Sr. VP Of Philanthropy
$318.6K
Hrs/Wk
32
Compensation
$281.8K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$36.8K
Peake Antony G
VP Research Administration
$315.9K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$302.2K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$13.7K
Yumul Mary C
VP Of Human Resources
$294.1K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$252.1K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$42.1K
Members of the governing board. Board members often serve without compensation.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badr-El-Din Amin Phd | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Brenner David | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Perry Meredith | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ruggles Rudy | Vice Chairman, Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Wolf Richmond | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Badr-El-Din Amin Phd
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Brenner David
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Perry Meredith
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| $28.7M |
| $93.7M |
| $61.2M |
| 2020 | $17.9M | $18.6M | $30.4M | $100.3M | $63.4M |
| 2019 | $23.8M | $21.4M | $37.4M | $109M | $73.8M |
| 2018 | $45.2M | $30M | $38.8M | $117.8M | $82.7M |
| 2017 | $23.3M | $20.4M | $32.3M | $131.9M | $97.1M |
| 2016 | $28.5M | $27.1M | $37.7M | $134.6M | $99.3M |
| 2015 | $65.4M | $31.5M | $48.4M | $142.4M | $104.2M |
| 2014 | $39.9M | $35.6M | $50M | $133.4M | $90.9M |
| 2013 | $50.7M | $48.7M | $50.7M | $149.6M | $103.1M |
| 2012 | $41.2M | $39.7M | $47.4M | $144.4M | $95.5M |
| 2011 | $56M | $54.7M | $56M | $149.9M | $99.9M |
| 2021 | 990 | Data |
| 2020 | 990 | Data | PDF not yet published by IRS |
| 2019 | 990 | Data |
| 2018 | 990 | Data |
| 2017 | 990 | Data |
| 2016 | 990 | Data |
| 2015 | 990 | Data |
| 2014 | 990 | Data |
| 2013 | 990 | Data |
| 2012 | 990 | Data |
| 2011 | 990 | Data |
| 2010 | 990 | — |
| 2009 | 990 | — |
| 2008 | 990 | — |
| 2007 | 990 | — |
| 2006 | 990 | — |
| 2005 | 990 | — |
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| 2002 | 990 | — |
| Professor |
| 40 |
| $214.6K |
| $0 |
| $8,512 |
| $223.1K |
| Vashee Sanjay | Professor | 40 | $207.3K | $0 | $8,501 | $215.8K |
Stayeas Timothy V
Network Team Lead
$250.7K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$212.8K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$37.9K
Singh Indresh
Director, Informatics
$243.9K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$206.6K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$37.3K
Fouts Derrick
Professor
$223.1K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$214.6K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$8,512
Vashee Sanjay
Professor
$215.8K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$207.3K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$8,501
Ruggles Rudy
Vice Chairman, Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Wolf Richmond
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
1
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0