2026-06-08T16:44:40-04:00 2025-12-31 521373858 DELEON & STANG CPAS AND ADVISORS 150 S EAST ST STE 103 FREDERICK MD 217016175 990 2025-01-01 362229561 AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AMER 3018813300 9410 KEY WEST AVENUE ROCKVILLE MD 20850 EDWIN ASHOURIAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3018813300 2026-06-10 CLINT LEHMAN CPA P00840525 3012507400 2026-05-26 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE EDWIN ASHOURIAN 9410 KEY WEST AVENUE ROCKVILLE MD 20850 11012209 false X WWW.AFBR-BRI.ORG X 1956 IL ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE AND CONDUCT INFECTIOUS DISEASE-RELATED RESEARCH. 7 7 26 0 6127741 6123189 556777 463260 283271 321594 33999 12445 7001788 6920488 0 0 2419018 2569273 0 0 3534523 2901738 5953541 5471011 1048247 1449477 20284618 21389959 7870943 6586882 12413675 14803077 X THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (THE FOUNDATION) IS A NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ON MARCH 16, 1948. THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A TRADE NAME FOR THE FOUNDATION IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND IN MARCH 1994. THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED WITH A MAJOR EMPHASIS ON CRYOBIOLOGY AND TROPICAL DISEASE RESEARCH. SCHISTOSOMIASIS, A MAJOR FOCUS AT THE FOUNDATION FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, IS A TROPICAL DISEASE THAT AFFECTS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, PORTIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA AND PARTS OF RURAL ASIA. IN ADDITION TO BASIC SCHISTOSOMIASIS RESEARCH, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES LIFE CYCLE STAGES OF SCHISTOSOMA PARASITES TO DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LABORATORIES, PRINCIPALLY THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS THE FOLLOWING TWO MAJOR PROGRAM SERVICES: BIOREPOSITORY FACILITIES - THE FOUNDATION HOUSES A COLD STORAGE BIOSPECIMEN REPOSITORY WHICH SUPPORTS RESEARCH IN ACQ false false 3978856 THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS THE FOLLOWING TWO MAJOR PROGRAM SERVICES: BIOREPOSITORY FACILITIES - THE FOUNDATION HOUSES A COLD STORAGE BIOSPECIMEN REPOSITORY WHICH SUPPORTS RESEARCH IN ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) AND OTHER CLINICALLY IMPORTANT DISEASES. SCHISTOSOMIASIS RESOURCE CENTER - PARASITE REAGENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION AS WELL AS EDUCATION AND TRAINING ARE FOCUSED ON THE MAJOR TROPICAL DISEASE OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES LIFE STAGES OF SCHISTOSOMA PARASITES TO SCIENTISTS IN THE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY. 3978856 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 true 26 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 7 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false IL X X EDWIN ASHOURIAN 3018813300 9410 KEY WEST AVENUE ROCKVILLE MD 20850 DR PHILIP LOVERDE BOARD PRESID 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DR JOHN SACCI BOARD VICE P 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB BURLESON TREASUER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RACHAEL WIDENER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN GAINES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY GEORGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWIN ASHOURIAN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 214041 0 23771 MARGARET MENTINK-KANE CHIEF SCIENT 40.00 X 186784 0 21912 ELENA H LIM ACCOUNTING M 40.00 X 106681 0 16197 ALEX FEDERLINE BIOREPOSITOR 40.00 X 103739 0 20299 DANIEL MACDONALD BIOREPOSITOR 40.00 X 100343 0 10979 711588 93158 5 false true false 6123189 6123189 CONTRACT INCOME 900099 463260 463260 463260 423862 423862 3989453 4091721 -102268 -102268 -102268 OTHER INCOME 12445 12445 12445 6920488 475705 321594 400825 276357 124468 1377578 949799 427779 114750 79117 35633 522631 360338 162293 153489 105826 47663 25232 25232 30300 30300 91102 91102 36095 18903 17192 20553 20553 31434 31434 65798 65798 1568582 1335625 232957 10438 10438 416294 354469 61825 75135 75135 CONTRACT SUPPLIES-EQUIP 439525 439525 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 67474 57453 10021 OTHER EXPENSES 15313 15313 LAB SAFETY AND SUPPLIES 5298 5298 3165 1444 1721 5471011 3978856 1492155 0 1474117 2689199 1159695 1024225 437369 16180 224198 256216 5946970 3559445 2786832 2387525 9475488 10932412 4726919 4084202 20284618 21389959 544742 188710 7326201 6398172 7870943 6586882 X 12413675 14803077 12413675 14803077 20284618 21389959 1449477 939925 X false true X true true true X 4469970 4867690 5520812 6127741 6123189 27109402 4469970 4867690 5520812 6127741 6123189 27109402 27109402 222746 249102 277245 441929 423862 1614884 28724286 1731609 0.94380 0.94670 X 5340118 2984851 2355267 585659 553401 32258 21193 21193 2387525 RIGHT OF USE ASSETS 4084202 4084202 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 6398172 6398172 X 7769311 939925 939925 6829386 91102 91102 6920488 5379909 5379909 91102 91102 5471011 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE FOUNDATION FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ASC TOPIC INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITYS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF MORE LIKELY THAN NOT FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE FOUNDATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 AND 2024, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. X X false false false false false false false false false EDWIN ASHOURIAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 214041 12870 10901 237812 MARGARET MENTINK-KANE CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFF 186784 11217 10695 208696 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (THE FOUNDATION) IS A NON- PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ON MARCH 16, 1948. THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WAS RECOGNIZED AS A TRADE NAME FOR THE FOUNDATION IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND IN MARCH 1994. THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED WITH A MAJOR EMPHASIS ON CRYOBIOLOGY AND TROPICAL DISEASE RESEARCH. SCHISTOSOMIASIS, A MAJOR FOCUS AT THE FOUNDATION FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, IS A TROPICAL DISEASE THAT AFFECTS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, PORTIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA AND PARTS OF RURAL ASIA. IN ADDITION TO BASIC SCHISTOSOMIASIS RESEARCH, THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES LIFE CYCLE STAGES OF SCHISTOSOMA PARASITES TO DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL LABORATORIES, PRINCIPALLY THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. THE FOUNDATION MAINTAINS THE FOLLOWING TWO MAJOR PROGRAM SERVICES: BIOREPOSITORY FACILITIES - THE FOUNDATION HOUSES A COLD STORAGE BIOSPECIMEN REPOSITORY WHICH SUPPORTS RESEARCH IN ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS) AND OTHER CLINICALLY IMPORTANT DISEASES. SCHISTOSOMIASIS RESOURCE CENTER - PARASITE REAGENT PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION AS WELL AS EDUCATION AND TRAINING ARE FOCUSED ON THE MAJOR TROPICAL DISEASE OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES LIFE STAGES OF SCHISTOSOMA PARASITES TO SCIENTISTS IN THE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS ALL EMPLOYEES, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND THE POLICY IS SIGNED IN AFFIRMATION OF RECEIPT AND UNDERSTANDING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IT IS THE DUTY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL TO BRING ANY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD. THE INTERESTED PARTY IS PRECLUDED FROM VOTING ON THE MATTER, AND BUSINESS ARRANGEMENTS TO AVOID INUREMENT AND IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFITS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST VIA PHONE. A COPY WILL BE MAILED TO THE REQUESTOR.