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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$10,923,093
Total expenses
$4,020,374
Contributions and grants received
$10,350,000
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$571,850
Other revenue
$1,243
Total assets, end of year
$21,327,342
Total liabilities, end of year
$914,041
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,413,301
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,368,723
Management and general expenses
$1,627,378
Fundraising expenses
$24,273
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,368,723

Program services were 58.9% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,350,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $571,850 · excluded $571,850

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,243 · excluded $1,243

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,243

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $343,770 · program services $212,293 · management and general $110,419 · fundraising $21,058

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,656,604 · program services $1,326,294 · management and general $330,287 · fundraising $23

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $46,621 · program services $36,084 · management and general $10,055 · fundraising $482

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $123,006 · program services $95,206 · management and general $26,529 · fundraising $1,271

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $119,274 · program services $92,317 · management and general $25,724 · fundraising $1,233

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $59,409 · program services $46,175 · management and general $13,234

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $128,603 · management and general $128,603

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $666,605 · program services $500,855 · management and general $165,544 · fundraising $206

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $51,392 · program services $2,588 · management and general $48,804

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $14,774 · program services $578 · management and general $14,196

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $736,134 · management and general $736,134

  • 17 · Travel

    total $60,826 · program services $52,977 · management and general $7,849

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $3,356 · program services $3,356

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,000 · management and general $10,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $13,446,308 · end of year $250,000

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $20,133,692

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,324 · end of year $5,365

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,471,844 · end of year $938,285

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $114,462 · end of year $142,358

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,300,432 · end of year $771,683

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,508,182 · end of year $20,413,301

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,400 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SCIENCE FOR AMERICA IS A "SOLUTIONS INCUBATOR" ROOTED IN BOLD SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES WORKING TO DEVELOP VISION, STRATEGY, AND EXECUTION PLANS, AND TO ENSURE THE LAUNCH AND SUCCESS OF THOSE SOLUTIONS SCIENCE FOR AMERICA BRINGS TOGETHER SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS ACROSS SECTORS TO:-IDENTIFY POTENTIAL GAME-CHANGING SOLUTIONS TO URGENT CHALLENGES, IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD, THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY HAPPENING, -DEVELOP CLEAR VISION, STRATEGY AND EXECUTION PLANS, AND-ENSURE THE LAUNCH AND SUCCESS OF THOSE SOLUTIONS, BY INCUBATING THEM TO AN APPROPRIATE STAGE.POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS MAY INCLUDE THE CREATION OF PROJECTS, INITIATIVES, SHARED FACILITIES, COALITIONS, NEW COMPANIES, PRIZES, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS.

  • WE HAVE DEDICATED EFFORT TO SYNTHESIZING OUR ANALYSES ON CARBON CAPTURE, STORAGE, AND UTILIZATION. WHILE WE NEED TO RAPIDLY STOP ADDING LARGE AMOUNTS OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) AND OTHER GREENHOUSE GASSES TO THE ATMOSPHERE, EVEN THE MOST AGGRESSIVE PLANS FOR DECARBONIZATION REQUIRE REMOVING 10-20 BILLION TONS OF CO2 EACH YEAR TO REACH NET-ZERO. THE CHALLENGE IS, CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL AND STORAGE TODAY IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT READY TO SCALE TO GIGATON-LEVELS.

    Expenses $912,017

  • WE PROPOSE A NATIONWIDE SYSTEM FOR RAPID DRUG EVALUATION TO INTERCEPT CANCER RECURRENCE AT ITS EARLIEST MOLECULAR STAGE. THE SYSTEM UNITES A CRITICAL MASS OF CANCER CENTERS, ENGAGED PATIENTS, AND TRIAL SPONSORS VIA A PLATFORM FOR SURVEILLANCE, TRIAL SCREENING, AND EVIDENCE GENERATION THAT WILL DELIVER EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND IMPACT IN HOW WE TREAT CANCER PATIENTS AND CONDUCT CLINICAL RESEARCH. WE HAVE PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE IN NATURE REVIEW CANCER ("A STANDING PLATFORM FOR CANCER DRUG DEVELOPMENT USING CTDNA-BASED EVIDENCE OF RECURRENCE") WHICH CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.

    Expenses $812,082

  • WE WANTED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHICH GROUPS ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM, HOW MUCH ARE THEY UNDERREPRESENTED BY, AND ARE SOME UNIVERSITIES DOING BETTER THAN OTHERS AT DIVERSIFYING THEIR STEM STUDENT POPULATION. WE STARTED BY LOOKING AT RELATIVE REPRESENTATION: THE REPRESENTATION OF A GROUP RELATIVE TO THEIR REPRESENTATION IN A BASELINE POPULATION. CALCULATING A GIVEN POPULATION'S REPRESENTATION IN STEM AT A COLLEGE COMPARED TO THAT POPULATION'S BASELINE REPRESENTATION IN THE SAME COLLEGE'S OVERALL POPULATION MAY ALLOW US TO EVALUATE CURRENT DEMOGRAPHICS TO SEE IF THERE ARE PATTERNS OF OVER OR UNDER REPRESENTATION FOR CERTAIN GROUPS IN STEM, RELATIVE TO THEIR REPRESENTATION ACROSS THAT UNIVERSITY AS A WHOLE.

    Expenses $640,085

  • Expenses $4,539

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Eric S Lander

    CHAIR & CEO

    Total calculated
    $77,398
    From this org
    $77,398
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    6

  • Kaitlin Browman

    COO & TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $266,372
    From this org
    $233,193
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $33,179
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,193
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,443
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,736
    Filer's total
    $266,372

  • Amanda Rubin

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Schmidt

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Reid Hoffman

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Donna Badgett

    OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $213,149
    From this org
    $203,853
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,296
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,853
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,175
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,121
    Filer's total
    $213,149

  • Zara Burke

    SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $285,683
    From this org
    $249,976
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,707
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,976
    Bonus
    $50,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,175
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,532
    Filer's total
    $285,683

  • Ariel Carmeli

    SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $222,852
    From this org
    $196,519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,333
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,519
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,333
    Filer's total
    $222,852

  • Alexandra Ritchie

    SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $213,386
    From this org
    $204,409
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,977
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $194,409
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,874
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,103
    Filer's total
    $213,386

  • Victoria Chernow

    SCIENTIST

    Total calculated
    $208,737
    From this org
    $191,784
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,953
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,784
    Bonus
    $20,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,785
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,168
    Filer's total
    $208,737

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

  • 1a · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 1A
FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL FOR OFFICERS AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OCCURS ON OVERSEAS FLIGHTS AND IN OTHER LIMITED SITUATIONS. THIS TRAVEL IS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES, THEREFORE, THE VALUE IS NOT TREATED AS TAXABLE WAGES. THE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR WAS THE ONLY LISTED INDIVIDUAL WHO USED FIRST-CLASS TRAVEL DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • REVERSING EARLY RECURRENCE LLC

    SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH · DE · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
2 May 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.1
Source object
202541259349301419

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