Nonprofit · EIN 20-8381275
ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · ATHERTON, CA 94027
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $216,006 | $151,364 | $64,642 | $288,080 | $0 | $288,080 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $176,217 | $129,636 | $46,581 | $223,438 | $0 | $223,438 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $162,217 | $79,797 | $82,420 | $174,600 | -$2,257 | $176,857 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $209,314
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $2,669
- Net income from fundraising events
- $4,023
- Other revenue
- $4,023
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $650
- Program services (functional)
- $147,961
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,603
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,800
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $223,438
- Total assets, end of year
- $288,080
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $288,080
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $288,080
- Gross receipts
- $216,006
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCELLO ROMANO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINZIA ZUFFADA | President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELISA BERTINO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERTO SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELENA ORLANDO | SCIENTIFIC ADV Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALESSANDRA RATTI | SCIENTIFIC ADV Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERTO SALLEO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PIERLUIGI ZAPPACOSTA | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ENRICA D'ETTORE | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAPOLEONE FERRARA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GIULIA GALLI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALESSANDRO SETTE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GUIDO SILVESTRI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCELLO ROMANO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINZIA ZUFFADA | President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELISA BERTINO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERTO SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELENA ORLANDO | SCIENTIFIC ADV Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALESSANDRA RATTI | SCIENTIFIC ADV Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERTO SALLEO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PIERLUIGI ZAPPACOSTA | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ENRICA D'ETTORE | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAPOLEONE FERRARA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GIULIA GALLI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALESSANDRO SETTE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GUIDO SILVESTRI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARCELLO ROMANO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CINZIA ZUFFADA | President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELISA BERTINO | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERTO SANGIOVANNI VINCENTELL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELENA ORLANDO | SCIENTIFIC ADV Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALESSANDRA RATTI | SCIENTIFIC ADV Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALBERTO SALLEO | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PIERLUIGI ZAPPACOSTA | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ENRICA D'ETTORE | Vice President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 98 FAXON RD, ATHERTON, CA 94027-4046
- Signed the 990
- PIERLUIGI ZAPPACOSTA, Treasurer
- Phone
- (626) 796-4903
- Return prepared by
- Robert E Campbell CPA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 20-8381275 or by the name ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC, ACADEMIC AND TECHNOLOGIC COOPERATION AMONG ITALIAN RESEARCHERS ACTIVE IN NORTH AMERICA AND ITALY. THIS IS DONE THROUGH THE FUNDING OF FELLOWSHIPS AND INTERNSHIPS, ADVOCACY, NETWORKING AND RUNNING WEB BASED ACTIVITIES.
Program accomplishments
- POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY FOR ITALIAN RESEARCHERS FROM THE MARCHE REGION OF ITALY, HOSTED BY PRESTIGOUS UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH CENTERS IN THE UNITED STATES.SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR YOUNG ITALIAN ENGINEERS. ORGANIZED AND FUNDED INTERNSHIPS FOR YOUNG ITALIAN ENGINEERS, SELECTED AMONG 800 APPLICANTS TO WORK IN PRESTIGOUS UNITED STATES UNIVERSITIES.NETWORKING PROGRAM. SUPPORTED AND ORGANIZED AN ANNUAL MEETING , CONDUCTED SEMINARS AND MAINTAINED A WEBSITE TO CONNECT ITALIAN SCIENTISTS IN ITALY AND NORTH AMERICA SO KNOWLEDGE AND OPPORTUNITIES COULD BE SHARED.POLITENICO DE MILANO PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF FELLOWSHIPS AND POST DOC PROGRAMS FROM CANDIDATES ABROAD.Expenses $147,961
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-8381275
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Medical research (H990)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $288,080
- Income (IRS master file)
- $216,006
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $216,006 | $151,364 | $288,080 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $176,217 | $129,636 | $223,438 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $162,217 | $79,797 | $174,600 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $88,488 | $74,789 | $92,179 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-8381275).
Questions about ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION is 20-8381275.
- Is ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ITALIAN SCIENTISTS AND SCHOLARS INNORTH AMERICA FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $216,006, expenses of $151,364 and total assets of $288,080 at year end.
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