Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,303,375
- Total expenses
- $2,313,715
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,135,322
- Grants paid
- $1,386,629
- Program service revenue
- $115,825
- Investment income
- $42,733
- Other revenue
- $9,495
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,019,819
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $215,044
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,804,775
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,911,917
- Management and general expenses
- $298,289
- Fundraising expenses
- $103,509
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,911,917
Program services were 82.6% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$469,820
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,665,502
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2a · Program service revenue: MANAGEMENT FEES
total $115,825 · related or exempt $115,825
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3 · Investment income
total $42,733 · excluded $42,733
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$236,033
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$226,538
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $9,495 · related or exempt $9,495
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,202,229 · program services $1,202,229
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $184,400 · program services $184,400
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $168,344 · program services $101,006 · management and general $33,669 · fundraising $33,669
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $329,914 · program services $197,713 · management and general $91,383 · fundraising $40,818
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $13,495 · program services $8,086 · management and general $3,900 · fundraising $1,509
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $32,786 · program services $19,648 · management and general $9,096 · fundraising $4,042
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $32,428 · program services $19,440 · management and general $8,222 · fundraising $4,766
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $30,817 · management and general $30,817
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11g · Fees: other
total $182,006 · program services $95,468 · management and general $86,538
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $390 · program services $315 · management and general $33 · fundraising $42
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13 · Office expenses
total $9,234 · program services $4,018 · management and general $4,198 · fundraising $1,018
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14 · Information technology
total $19,776 · program services $11,454 · management and general $7,958 · fundraising $364
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17 · Travel
total $35,792 · program services $26,039 · management and general $5,154 · fundraising $4,599
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $5,822 · program services $4,628 · management and general $699 · fundraising $495
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23 · Insurance
total $4,745 · management and general $4,745
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24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT
total $27,252 · program services $27,252
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24b · Other expenses: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT
total $15,449 · program services $3,540 · management and general $733 · fundraising $11,176
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24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $7,992 · program services $2,834 · management and general $5,123 · fundraising $35
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24d · Other expenses: BANK AND MERCHANT FEES
total $6,152 · program services $1,416 · management and general $4,736
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24e · All other expenses
total $4,692 · program services $2,431 · management and general $1,285 · fundraising $976
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $482,949 · end of year $141,501
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,319,543 · end of year $1,809,641
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $34,427 · end of year $62,286
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $28,806 · end of year $804
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $15,101 · end of year $5,587
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $48,951 · end of year $163,383
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $17,001 · end of year $51,661
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $479,396 · end of year $510,314
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,335,478 · end of year $1,294,461
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO FUND AND DIRECT RESEARCH AND EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HONEY BEE HEALTH AND VITALITY.
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RESEARCH FUNDING PROJECT APIS M., INC. IS THE GO-TO ORGANIZATION AT THE INTERFACE OF HONEY BEES AND POLLINATED CROPS. SINCE 2006, THE ORGANIZATION HAS INFUSED OVER 13 MILLION INTO HONEY BEE RESEARCH TO PROVIDE HEALTHIER BEES, RESULTING IN BETTER POLLINATION AND INCREASED CROP YIELDS FOR THE GROWER, AND LOWER LOSSES AND BETTER HONEY PRODUCTION FOR THE BEEKEEPER. PROJECT APIS M. WORKS CLOSELY WITH COMMERCIAL BEEKEEPERS, GROWERS, AND TOP BEE SCIENTISTS IN THE USA AND CANADA TO DIRECT STRATEGIC RESEARCH EFFORTS FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)
Expenses $920,601 · Grants $920,601 · Revenue $115,825
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PAM RESEARCH VARROA MITES OCCUR IN ALL U.S. HONEY BEE COLONIES AND TYPICALLY KILL OR DAMAGE BEES IF NOT CONTROLLED. THE MITES ARE MANAGED WITH IN-HIVE CHEMICAL TREATMENTS, BUT THERE ARE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS APPROACH. A DESIRABLE ALTERNATIVE IS TO USE BEES THAT HAVE GENETICALLY BASED MITE RESISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATIONS PROJECT, MANAGED BY A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, IS BREEDING AND IMPROVING A POPULATION OF HILO BEES THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE TO VARROA. AS THE POPULATION STABILIZES, WE ARE CAREFULLY TESTING INITIAL INTRODUCTIONS TO THE COMMERCIAL BEE KEEPING INDUSTRY.
Expenses $315,724 · Grants $15,084
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SEEDS FOR BEES SEEDS FOR BEES ENCOURAGES THE USE OF COVER CROPS TO INCREASE THE DENSITY, DIVERSITY, AND DURATION OF BEE FORAGE IN CALIFORNIA ORCHARDS, FARMS, AND VINEYARDS, WHILE IMPROVING SOIL HEALTH. THE SEED MIXES AVAILABLE THROUGH SEEDS FOR BEES ARE DESIGNED TO BLOOM AT CRITICAL TIMES OF THE YEAR WHEN NATURAL FORAGE IS SCARCE BUT MANAGED AND NATIVE BEES ARE ACTIVE. SEEDS FOR BEES SERVES THE NEEDS OF BEES, BEEKEEPERS, AND GROWERS, INCREASING SUSTAINABILITY OF POLLINATION AND AGRICULTURE. IN FY25, THE SEEDS FOR BEES PROGRAM WORKED WITH 414 CALIFORNIA GROWERS TO PLANT OVER 26,000 ACRES OF COVER CROP.
Expenses $675,592 · Grants $450,944
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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DANIELLE DOWNEY
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $168,115
- From this org
- $146,005
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,110
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $146,005
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $8,760
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,350
- Filer's total
- $168,115
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ZAC BROWNING
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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GEORGE HANSEN
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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JOHN MILLER
TREASURER/SE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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BRENT BARKMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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MIKE ANDREE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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DAVE MENDES
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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TAMMY HORN POTTER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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CHRISTINE GEMPERLE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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RUSSELL HEITKAM
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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JAN LOHMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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RYAN LAMB
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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MATT BEEKMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.3
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 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 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
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
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
$127,204
HONEY BEE RESEARCH
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HONEY BEE RESEARCH
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HONEY BEE RESEARCH
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HONEY BEE RESEARCH
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$66,008
HONEY BEE RESEARCH
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$57,804
HONEY BEE RESEARCH
-
HONEY BEE RESEARCH
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$41,576
HONEY BEE RESEARCH
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HONEY BEE RESEARCH
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HONEY BEE RESEARCH
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501C3 · BEE HEALTH · UT
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 21 January 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.0
- Source object
- 202610289349301706
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