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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by INTERNATIONAL LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,389,972
Total expenses
$2,873,013
Contributions and grants received
$262,401
Grants paid
$39,749
Program service revenue
$1,746,474
Investment income
$381,097
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$9,677,826
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,484,665
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,193,161
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,523,461
Management and general expenses
$287,936
Fundraising expenses
$61,616
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,523,461

Program services were 87.8% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $121,056

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $141,345

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT

    total $822,598 · related or exempt $822,598

  • 2b · Program service revenue: SUBLEASE TO AFFILIATES

    total $474,078 · related or exempt $474,078

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION

    total $386,873 · related or exempt $386,873

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MEETING REGISTRATIONS

    total $62,925 · related or exempt $62,925

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $303,948 · excluded $303,948

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $1,296,812

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

    securities $1,219,663

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $77,149

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $77,149 · excluded $77,149

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $249 · program services $249

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $39,500 · program services $39,500

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $570,708 · program services $501,549 · management and general $36,226 · fundraising $32,933

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $726,356 · program services $663,393 · management and general $57,466 · fundraising $5,497

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $41,091 · program services $22,088 · management and general $19,003

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $73,861 · program services $53,958 · management and general $19,903

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $85,092 · program services $39,309 · management and general $45,783

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,527 · program services $23,527

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $11,695 · management and general $11,695

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $21,663 · program services $21,630 · management and general $33

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $49,011 · program services $45,404 · management and general $3,607

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $43,642 · program services $43,154 · management and general $488

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $675,954 · program services $644,167 · management and general $20,006 · fundraising $11,781

  • 17 · Travel

    total $114,001 · program services $87,214 · management and general $26,787

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $99,847 · program services $99,572 · management and general $275

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,794 · program services $3,794

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $41,845 · program services $29,955 · management and general $11,890

  • 24a · Other expenses: SHARED SERVICES ALLOCAT

    total $165,806 · program services $21,612 · management and general $139,578 · fundraising $4,616

  • 24b · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS

    total $85,371 · program services $85,371

  • 24c · Other expenses: BENEFITS ALLOCATION

    total $0 · program services $98,015 · management and general -$104,804 · fundraising $6,789

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $176,726 · end of year $172,430

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $121,864 · end of year $21,599

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $25,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $81,867 · end of year $112,115

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,724 · end of year $19,174

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

    $1,340,902

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

    $820,365

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $600,584 · end of year $520,537

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $5,946,722 · end of year $5,475,825

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,813,785 · end of year $3,331,146

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $197,700 · end of year $183,540

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $67,908 · end of year $56,910

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,870,898 · end of year $4,244,215

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,395,408 · end of year $4,973,749

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $221,358 · end of year $219,412

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

ILSI IS A GLOBAL, NONPROFIT FEDERATION DEDICATED TO GENERATING AND ADVANCING EMERGING SCIENCE AND GROUNDBREAKING RESEARCH TO ENSURE FOODS ARE SAFE, NUTRITIOUS AND SUSTAINABLE, AND THAT THEY IMPROVE PLANETARY AND HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING IN THE 21ST CENTURY

  • NPO SERVICES - ILSI PROVIDES THE STAFF AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING, HUMAN RESOURCES, LEGAL, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND GENERAL BUSINESS SERVICES FOR THE NON-PROFIT SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS CO-LOCATED IN THE WASHINGTON DC OFFICE. BY CENTRALIZING THESE SERVICES, THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABLE TO FOCUS ON THEIR MISSIONS TO PROVIDE SCIENCE THAT IMPROVES HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND SAFEGUARDS THE ENVIRONMENT, AND TO MAXIMIZE THEIR FINANCIAL RESOURCES BY SHARING SPACE AND SERVICES.

    Expenses $1,296,677 · Revenue $1,296,676

  • ILSI U.S. AND CANADA DIVISION - ILSI LAUNCHED A NEW RESEARCH PROGRAM IN THE U.S. AND CANADA TO TAKE ON THE NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES MOST IMPORTANT TO SUPPORTING PUBLIC HEALTH. WITH AN ALL-NEW STAFF AND AN UNPARALLELED RESEARCH PORTFOLIO, AS WELL AS RE-ENVISIONED GOVERNANCE AND FUNDING MODELS, THIS ILSI RESEARCH PROGRAM IN THE U.S. AND CANADA AIMS TO BECOME A LEADER IN CLEAR-SIGHTED, IMPACTFUL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. AS A GLOBAL NONPROFIT FEDERATION OF ENTITIES, ILSI CONVENES SCIENTISTS AT THE FOREFRONT OF RESEARCH IN THE PUBLIC, ACADEMIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS. FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS, ILSI'S SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES HAVE SPREAD TO MOST PARTS OF THE WORLD. ILSI WILL CONTINUE ITS WORK BY STRENGTHENING ITS REACH TO INCLUDE ADDRESSING GLOBAL RESEARCH NEEDS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. WORKING WITHIN THE GLOBAL ILSI FEDERATION, THE ILSI U.S. AND CANADA RESEARCH PROGRAM EXTENDS AND EXPANDS ILSI'S WORK TO ADDRESS COMPLEX ISSUES THAT BENEFITS THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF EVERYONE FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. THE ILSI U.S. AND CANADA DIVISION IS AN UNINCORPORATED DIVISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE SCIENCES INSTITUTE AND IS UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF THE ILSI GLOBAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

    Expenses $423,583 · Grants $14,749

  • GLOBAL PROGRAMS - ILSI IS A GLOBAL, NONPROFIT FEDERATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING PUBLIC AND PLANETARY HEALTH WORLDWIDE BY CONVENING REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE ACADEMIC, PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE SECTORS TO ADVANCE EVIDENCE-BASED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. ILSI COORDINATES AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF 10 REGIONAL OR COUNTRY-SPECIFIC ENTITIES THAT WORK TOGETHER TO PROVIDE A FLEXIBLE MECHANISM FOR IDENTIFYING EMERGING ISSUES, FOSTERING A HARMONIZED USE OF SCIENCE, AND BUILDING SCIENTIFIC CAPACITY AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. THE ENTITIES OPERATE IN BRAZIL, EUROPE, INDIA, JAPAN, KOREA, MESOAMERICA, U.S. & CANADA, NORTH ANDEAN, SOUTHEAST ASIA REGION, AND TAIWAN. ILSI MAINTAINS A WEBSITE FOR THE ENTITIES, CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING, AND PROVIDES COMMUNICATIONS AND OTHER SUPPORT TO FOSTER A BALANCED APPROACH TO SOLVING HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS OF COMMON GLOBAL CONCERN.

    Expenses $286,216 · Grants $25,000

  • PRESS; RESEARCH PROGRAM.

    Expenses $516,985 · Revenue $449,798

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

Listed in Part VII

  • DR STEPHANE VIDRY

    GLOBAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $329,328
    From this org
    $291,089
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $38,239
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $285,099
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,990
    Deferred
    $20,221
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,018
    Filer's total
    $329,328

  • MS BETH-ELLEN BERRY CPA

    CFO/COO

    Total calculated
    $241,380
    From this org
    $220,749
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,631
    Hours/week
    10

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $214,635
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $6,114
    Deferred
    $15,048
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,583
    Filer's total
    $241,380

  • MR SHAWN SULLIVAN

    GENERAL COUNSEL

    Total calculated
    $206,634
    From this org
    $145,885
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,749
    Hours/week
    10

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,139
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $5,746
    Deferred
    $10,967
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,782
    Filer's total
    $206,634

  • MR STEPHEN PARKER

    IT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $164,464
    From this org
    $133,637
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,827
    Hours/week
    10

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $133,337
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $300
    Deferred
    $9,779
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,048
    Filer's total
    $164,464

  • MS KATHERINE BROENDEL

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $127,635
    From this org
    $105,230
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,405
    Hours/week
    40

  • MS LORI THOMAS

    ILSI GLOBAL PROGRAM ASSOCIATE

    Total calculated
    $115,035
    From this org
    $105,011
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,024
    Hours/week
    40

  • DR TODD ABRAHAM

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR SUSHILA CHANG

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR SUSANNE KETTLER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR SARA VALDES

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR MING-JU CHEN

    TRUSTEE (FROM JAN '24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR JELENA HELENE CVEJIC

    TRUSTEE (FROM JAN '24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR LOUISE DYE

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR CRISTINA NERIN

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR EMORN UDOMKESMALEE

    TRUSTEE (FROM JAN '24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • DR CONNIE WEAVER

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 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
  • 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
2024
Filed
5 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503099349302570

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