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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NATIONAL COLLEGIATE INVENTORS & INNOVATORS ALLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$106,240,932
Total expenses
$105,304,649
Contributions and grants received
$6,549,076
Grants paid
$41,707,157
Program service revenue
$97,751,190
Investment income
$1,935,578
Other revenue
$5,088
Total assets, end of year
$89,478,799
Total liabilities, end of year
$53,118,211
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$36,360,588
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$92,644,524
Management and general expenses
$12,077,103
Fundraising expenses
$583,022
Program service expenses (Part III)
$92,644,524

Program services were 88.0% 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)

    $6,336,632

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $212,444

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Service Fees

    total $97,490,640 · related or exempt $97,490,640

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Participant Registrati

    total $260,550 · related or exempt $260,550

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,815,137 · excluded $1,815,137

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $120,441

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $120,441

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $120,441 · excluded $120,441

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $5,088 · excluded $5,088

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $5,088

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $38,896,098 · program services $38,896,098

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $587,060 · program services $587,060

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $2,223,999 · program services $2,223,999

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,051,841 · program services $552,503 · management and general $474,376 · fundraising $24,962

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $16,070,112 · program services $8,441,188 · management and general $7,247,555 · fundraising $381,369

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,105,241 · program services $580,554 · management and general $498,459 · fundraising $26,228

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,397,516 · program services $734,078 · management and general $630,273 · fundraising $33,165

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,355,364 · program services $711,936 · management and general $611,263 · fundraising $32,165

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $116,954 · program services $4,373 · management and general $112,581

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $108,341 · program services $4,050 · management and general $104,291

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $154,965 · management and general $154,965

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $38,346,170 · program services $37,656,074 · management and general $647,330 · fundraising $42,766

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,380 · program services $8,287 · fundraising $93

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $54,140 · program services $32,525 · management and general $21,340 · fundraising $275

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,573,967 · program services $644,706 · management and general $923,942 · fundraising $5,319

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $788,527 · program services $671,540 · management and general $111,138 · fundraising $5,849

  • 17 · Travel

    total $553,731 · program services $434,104 · management and general $92,468 · fundraising $27,159

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $315,567 · program services $283,829 · management and general $30,492 · fundraising $1,246

  • 20 · Interest

    total $49,164 · program services $49,164

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,974 · management and general $19,974

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $218,520 · program services $72,651 · management and general $145,869

  • 24a · Other expenses: Service Fees

    total $137,885 · program services $45,859 · management and general $92,026

  • 24b · Other expenses: Recruitment and Trainin

    total $90,974 · program services $450 · management and general $90,524

  • 24c · Other expenses: Bad Debt

    total $35,645 · management and general $35,645

  • 24d · Other expenses: Memberships and Dues

    total $24,126 · program services $9,496 · management and general $12,204 · fundraising $2,426

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $20,388 · management and general $20,388

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,778,778 · end of year $3,253,984

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $14,546,889 · end of year $15,363,947

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,355,785 · end of year $3,716,935

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,152,328 · end of year $1,381,746

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

    $538,348

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

    $529,507

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $28,815 · end of year $8,841

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $37,235,531 · end of year $64,595,048

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $278,860 · end of year $336,636

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $945,340 · end of year $821,662

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $15,762,244 · end of year $8,171,773

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $66,000 · end of year $425,075

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $17,515,772 · end of year $44,521,363

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $32,167,557 · end of year $34,994,091

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,810,753 · end of year $1,366,497

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

VentureWell is on a mission to cultivate a pipeline inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven to solve the world's biggest challenges and to create lasting impact. We foster collaboration among the best minds from research labs, classrooms, and beyond to advance innovation and entrepreneurship education and to provide unique opportunities for stem students and researchers to fully realize their potential to improve the world.

Activities or mission (Part I)

VentureWell is on a mission to cultivate a pipeline of inventors, innovators, and entrepreneurs driven to solve the world's biggest challenges and to create lasting impact. We foster collaboration among the best minds from research labs, classrooms, and beyond to advance innovation and entrepreneurship education and to provide unique opportunities for stem students and researchers to fully realize their potential to improve the world.

  • RADX - VentureWell serves as the network partner and administrator for the National Institutes of Health's Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Initiative. Known as RADX, this program aims to expand the range of innovative diagnostic technologies available to support a rapid increase in reliability, speed, and scale of testing for SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) across the country.

    Expenses $92,644,524 · Grants $41,707,157 · Revenue $97,756,278

  • In addition to the 3 grants programs outlined on lines 4a through 4c, NCIIA also: a) awards other types of grants primarily to institutions of higher education in keeping with the organization's mission of promoting invention, innovation and entrepreneurship; b) offers membership to colleges and universities across the U.S., which afford member institutions the opportunity to attend NCIIA-sponsored events at reduced rates, tap into the NCIIA network, and to apply for NCIIA grants; c) conducts workshops and events, including but not limited to an annual conference and workshops designed to teach technology entrepreneurship basics and how to enhance success of commercializing inventions and innovations; and d) invests in select ventures emerging from U.S institutions of higher education.

  • I-Corps Program - VentureWell led courses engage participants in moving products out of the lab into the market by talking to potential customers, partners and competitors, and encountering the challenges and uncertainty of creating successful innovations.

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Todd Warren

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Marasco

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carol Dahl

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gilda Barabino

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abigail Barrow

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dedric Carter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Monica Dean

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jos Estabil

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Randy Lewis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Josh Makower

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rodney Priestley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Youseph Yazdi

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jerry Engel

    Emeritus Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Donna Petkanics

    Emeritus Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Yock

    Emeritus Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Philip Weilerstein

    President

    Total calculated
    $456,079
    From this org
    $387,632
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,447
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $330,700
    Bonus
    $56,232
    Other
    $700
    Deferred
    $23,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,447
    Filer's total
    $456,079
  • Mark Marino

    VP, Growth Strategy & Deve

    Total calculated
    $293,368
    From this org
    $267,234
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,134
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $233,184
    Bonus
    $33,350
    Other
    $700
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,134
    Filer's total
    $293,368
  • Christopher Desrosiers

    VP, Finance & Administrati

    Total calculated
    $288,978
    From this org
    $249,852
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,126
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $217,977
    Bonus
    $31,175
    Other
    $700
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,126
    Filer's total
    $288,978
  • Ursa Scherer

    VP, People & Culture

    Total calculated
    $262,087
    From this org
    $225,213
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,874
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,700
    Bonus
    $26,813
    Other
    $700
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,874
    Filer's total
    $262,087
  • Demetria Gallagher

    VP, Higher Education Innovation Ecosystems

    Total calculated
    $265,305
    From this org
    $237,828
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,477
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $209,720
    Bonus
    $27,408
    Other
    $700
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,477
    Filer's total
    $265,305
  • Christina Tamer

    VP, Ventures

    Total calculated
    $251,191
    From this org
    $215,549
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,642
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,561
    Bonus
    $27,288
    Other
    $700
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,642
    Filer's total
    $251,191
  • Rebekah Neal

    VP, Commercialization

    Total calculated
    $251,787
    From this org
    $216,288
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,499
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $197,700
    Bonus
    $17,888
    Other
    $700
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $35,499
    Filer's total
    $251,787
  • Oneida Vicky Harris

    VP, Enterprise & Shared Services

    Total calculated
    $242,098
    From this org
    $213,689
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,409
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,989
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $700
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,409
    Filer's total
    $242,098

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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 7
The organization provided bonus compensation and stipends to its officers and employees during the year.

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

  • 2TWELVE90 LLC

    $0

    WFF Advanced Mobility Venture Studio Operations

  • University of Akron

    $0

    Funding, hands-on workshops, peer networking opportunities, and expert coaching for student teams working to commercialize their high-impact science and technology inventions.

  • Funding for new initiatives that will develop into useful resources for the VentureWell community and beyond.

  • Aloft Systems Inc

    $0

    NOAA OCRA

  • Funding for new initiatives that will develop into useful resources for the VentureWell community and beyond.

  • Ancilia Biosciences Inc

    $0

    ARPA-H Sprint for Women's Health award

  • Funding for new initiatives that will develop into useful resources for the VentureWell community and beyond.

  • University of Arkansas Fayetteville

    $0

    Funding, hands-on workshops, peer networking opportunities, and expert coaching for student teams working to commercialize their high-impact science and technology inventions.

  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

    $0

    Grants to help fund and support faculty with innovative ideas to create new or transform existing courses and programs to help students develop novel, STEM-based inventions and gain the necessary entrepreneurial skills needed to bring these ideas to market.

  • Aspira Women's Health Inc

    $0

    ARPA-H Sprint for Women's Health Award

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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.

  • Venturewell LLC

    To invest in and advise student-created ventures · MA · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance Inc

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611149349300341

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