Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY SCIENCES INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $260,007
Total expenses: $571,736
Contributions and grants received: $254,111
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $0
Other revenue: $5,896
Total assets, end of year: $465,250
Total liabilities, end of year: $24,637
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $440,613
Program services expenses (Part IX): $347,392
Management and general expenses: $158,448
Fundraising expenses: $65,896
Program service expenses (Part III): $347,392

Program services were 60.8% 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.

1a · Federated campaigns

$0
1b · Membership dues

$0
1c · Fundraising events

$0
1d · Related organizations

$0
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$2,014
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$252,097
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$0
6c · Rental income or loss

real property $0 · personal property $0
7c · Gain or loss

securities $0 · other assets $0
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$0
11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

total $5,896 · related or exempt $5,896 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11d · All other revenue

total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
11e · Other revenue, total

$5,896

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $144,617 · program services $96,981 · management and general $25,739 · fundraising $21,897
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $222,670 · program services $149,350 · management and general $39,520 · fundraising $33,800
9 · Other employee benefits

total $37,600 · program services $27,764 · management and general $5,193 · fundraising $4,643
10 · Payroll taxes

total $28,665 · program services $18,935 · management and general $5,289 · fundraising $4,441
11b · Fees: legal

total $5,049 · management and general $5,049
11c · Fees: accounting

total $27,453 · management and general $27,453
11g · Fees: other

total $42,956 · program services $26,899 · management and general $16,057
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $554 · management and general $454 · fundraising $100
13 · Office expenses

total $3,531 · management and general $3,139 · fundraising $392
14 · Information technology

total $3,147 · program services $343 · management and general $2,283 · fundraising $521
17 · Travel

total $4,857 · program services $3,776 · management and general $1,081
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $18,428 · management and general $18,428
23 · Insurance

total $6,851 · management and general $6,851
24a · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

total $22,399 · program services $21,714 · management and general $685 · fundraising $0
24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

total $2,959 · program services $1,630 · management and general $1,227 · fundraising $102

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $732,731 · end of year $444,359
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $21,214
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $5,758 · end of year $9,688
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$69,173
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$57,970
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $29,631 · end of year $11,203
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $36,992 · end of year $24,637
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $722,294 · end of year $440,613
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $30,048 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

USING SCIENCE TO DO GOOD. TO UNLOCK THE POWER OF SCIENCE TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF HUMANS, ANIMALS, AND THE PLANET.

ADVOCACY/POLICY: CCS LEADS TARGETED ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO SHAPE LARGE-SCALE NATIONAL HEALTH POLICIES AND IMPROVE STATEWIDE LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS. THROUGH ENGAGEMENT WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, MEDICAL AGENCIES, AND VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, WE SEEK TO TRANSFORM MEDICAL RESEARCH PRACTICES, ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, AND PROMOTE PANDEMIC PREVENTION MEASURES. WE RELY ON EVIDENCE-BASED SCIENCE TO MODERNIZE PUBLIC POLICY AND EXECUTE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS THAT BENEFIT SOCIETY, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, AND PROMOTE ANIMAL WELFARE. SCIENCES/TECHNOLOGY: CCS WORKS ON MULTIPLE FRONTS TO SHIFT THE EXISTING PARADIGM IN MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OTHER HEALTH-IMPACTING AREAS. THE CCS INVESTOR SUMMIT IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT EVENT THAT CONNECTS INNOVATORS, INVESTORS, RESEARCHERS, AND VENTURE PHILANTHROPISTS TO SUPPORT MODERN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE EMERGING FIELD OF HUMAN-RELEVANT ALTERNATIVES TO ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION. THE CCS INNOVATION CIRCLE BRINGS TOGETHER PARTNERS ACROSS VARIOUS SECTORS TO PROVIDE A UNIFIED VOICE FOR THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AND POLICYMAKERS, FOSTERING THE DISCOVERY, DEVELOPMENT, REFINEMENT, AND ADOPTION OF THE BEST SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS THAT CAN REPLACE INEFFECTIVE ANIMAL TESTING. THREATS: CCS PROVIDES SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE HUMAN HEALTH THREATS POSED BY WILDLIFE TRADE AND FACTORY FARMING. WE ENGAGE WITH HEALTH AGENCIES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS IN SUPPORT OF PROGRESSIVE INITIATIVES AIMED AT MITIGATING THESE RISKS. EDUCATION/TRAINING: CCS SERVES AS A TRUSTED RESOURCE FOR EDUCATING STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING ACADEMICS, POLICYMAKERS, AND STUDENTS, ABOUT PANDEMICS, HUMAN HEALTH THREATS, AND THE LATEST BREAKTHROUGHS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-SUCH AS HUMAN-RELEVANT TESTING METHODS. OUR IN-HOUSE FELLOWSHIP AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ATTRACTS STUDENTS AND EMERGING PROFESSIONALS LOOKING TO HONE THEIR SKILLS IN A RIGOROUS, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY ENVIRONMENT. ADDITIONALLY, CCS REGULARLY PRODUCES FREE PUBLIC EVENTS, INFORMATIVE DATABASES, AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, WE STRIVE TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS, DRIVE GENERATIONAL CHANGE, AND DEVELOP A NETWORK OF INFORMED PROFESSIONALS EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO TACKLE SOME OF THE MOST PRESSING HEALTH CHALLENGES OF OUR TIME.

Expenses $347,392

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Aysha AkhtarAYSHA AKHTAR

CEO

Total calculated

$144,250

From this org

$144,250

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Damon IsaacsDAMON ISAACS

BOARD CHAIR/TREASURER

Total calculated

$368

From this org

$368

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

6
Pamela SpencerPAMELA SPENCER

TREASURER - RESIGNED JULY 2023

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jessica McDonoughJESSICA MCDONOUGH

BOARD CLERK

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

3
Brian CooleyBRIAN COOLEY

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Warren CaseyWARREN CASEY

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2023
Filed: 18 April 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202511149349300821

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