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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SCINTILLON INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,040,729
Total expenses
$3,729,640
Contributions and grants received
$4,006,489
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$19,228
Investment income
$12
Other revenue
$15,000
Total assets, end of year
$1,577,842
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,143,140
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
-$565,298
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,433,003
Management and general expenses
$296,637
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,433,003

Program services were 92.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,900,449

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $106,040

  • 2a · Program service revenue: VENDOR SERVICES

    total $19,228 · unrelated business $19,228

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $12 · excluded $12

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: loan forgiveness

    total $15,000 · related or exempt $15,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $156,755 · program services $117,956 · management and general $38,799

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,322,663 · program services $1,223,671 · management and general $98,992

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $97,809 · program services $94,223 · management and general $3,586

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $155,401 · program services $149,702 · management and general $5,699

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $102,449 · program services $98,693 · management and general $3,756

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $27 · management and general $27

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $33,581 · management and general $33,581

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $80,361 · program services $24,481 · management and general $55,880

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,810 · program services $15,653 · management and general $157

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $12,940 · program services $12,547 · management and general $393

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $813,239 · program services $772,982 · management and general $40,257

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,299 · program services $15,756 · management and general $3,543

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $8,483 · program services $8,014 · management and general $469

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $51,211 · program services $48,650 · management and general $2,561

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,563 · program services $10,985 · management and general $578

  • 24a · Other expenses: LAB SUPPLIES & SERVICES

    total $434,703 · program services $432,322 · management and general $2,381

  • 24b · Other expenses: RESEARCH SUBCONTRACTS

    total $291,499 · program services $291,499

  • 24c · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT EXPENSE

    total $87,018 · program services $86,855 · management and general $163

  • 24d · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT RENTAL & REPAIRS

    total $22,258 · program services $22,124 · management and general $134

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,571 · program services $6,890 · management and general $5,681

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $214,728 · end of year $229,042

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $12,122

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $845,624 · end of year $851,747

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $128,144 · end of year $46,773

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,741 · end of year $47,011

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $699,131

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $430,839

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $27,420 · end of year $268,292

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $34,822 · end of year $14,994

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $107,861

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,035,460 · end of year $771,298

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $493,151 · end of year $782,055

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $164,000 · end of year $149,000

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $159,081 · end of year $155,351

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $265,346 · end of year $285,436

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$858,261 · end of year -$567,009

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,702 · end of year $1,711

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

To create breakthrough technologies that catalyze discoveries in a spirited home for collaborative science. With the goal to build and disseminate new capabilities, engineer unique technologies, and pioneer pathways to fresh discoveries, the Institute has a vision to illuminate the path from discovery to cure. The pursuit of this vision holds true to our expressed values of Curiosity, Character, Commonality, Cultivation, and Champion for underserved science.

Activities or mission (Part I)

The Institutes mission is to transform real world problems into industry-leading solutions by creating breakthrough technologies, training and developing the next generation of scientists, and advancing the cause of underserved science.

  • The Scintillon Institute (the Institute) is a non-profit research institute located at the heart of the San Diego biotechnological community. The Institute was founded in 2012 with the goal of discovering and developing new biologically based technologies that address the fundamental needs of our growing civilization. Our research projects include novel tools for biological imaging, new perspectives on aging and cancer research, as well as innovative approaches to developing sustainable energy and food sources.

    Expenses $3,433,003

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brian Lawson

    ASSOC PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $190,129
    From this org
    $156,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,379
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,750
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $15,356
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,023
    Filer's total
    $190,129
  • Irene Pedersen

    ASSOC PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $174,965
    From this org
    $150,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,965
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,000
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $14,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,340
    Filer's total
    $174,965
  • Iustin Tabarean

    ASSOC PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $173,949
    From this org
    $147,750
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,199
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,750
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $14,503
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,696
    Filer's total
    $173,949
  • Rajesh Ambasudham

    ASSOC PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $170,085
    From this org
    $133,846
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,239
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,846
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $13,050
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,189
    Filer's total
    $170,085
  • Valentin Cracan PhD

    ASST PROFESSOR

    Total calculated
    $160,689
    From this org
    $120,814
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,875
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,814
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $12,188
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,687
    Filer's total
    $160,689
  • John Nolan PhD

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $61,871
    From this org
    $61,466
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $405
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Erica Chavin

    Dir Finance

    Total calculated
    $55,426
    From this org
    $50,280
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,146
    Hours/week
    14.5
  • Jiwu Wang PhD

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $42,582
    From this org
    $38,799
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,783
    Hours/week
    16
  • Lin Yang

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343189349309319

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