Nonprofit · EIN 36-2229561
BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $6,920,488 | $5,471,011 | $1,449,477 | $21,389,959 | $6,586,882 | $14,803,077 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,001,788 | $5,953,541 | $1,048,247 | $20,284,618 | $7,870,943 | $12,413,675 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,032,932 | $4,954,092 | $1,078,840 | $19,464,077 | $8,594,940 | $10,869,137 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,123,189
- of which government grants
- $6,123,189
- Program service revenue
- $463,260
- Investment income
- $321,594
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$102,268
- Other revenue
- $12,445
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $400,825
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,377,578
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,569,273
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $25,232
- Accounting fees
- $30,300
- Occupancy
- $1,568,582
- Travel
- $10,438
- Depreciation
- $416,294
- Program services (functional)
- $3,978,856
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,492,155
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $20,284,618
- Total assets, end of year
- $21,389,959
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,586,882
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,803,077
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,387,525
- Publicly traded securities
- $10,932,412
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,803,077
- Gross receipts
- $11,012,209
- Employees
- 26
- Year formed
- 1956
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWIN ASHOURIAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $214,041 | $23,771 |
| MARGARET MENTINK-KANE | CHIEF SCIENT Officer | 40 | $186,784 | $21,912 |
| ALEX FEDERLINE | BIOREPOSITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,739 | $20,299 |
| ELENA H LIM | ACCOUNTING M Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,681 | $16,197 |
| DANIEL MACDONALD | BIOREPOSITOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,343 | $10,979 |
| DR PHILIP LOVERDE | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN SACCI | BOARD VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BURLESON | TREASUER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHAEL WIDENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN GAINES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY GEORGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWIN ASHOURIAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $201,093 | $18,224 |
| MARGARET MENTINK-KANE | CHIEF SCIENT Officer | 40 | $175,334 | $17,083 |
| JOHN WARD | CHIEF BIOREP Officer | 40 | $124,775 | $12,996 |
| ELENA H LIM | ACCOUNTING M Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,204 | $13,656 |
| DR PHILIP LOVERDE | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN SACCI | BOARD VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BURLESON | TREASUER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHAEL WIDENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN GAINES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY GEORGE | TRUSTEE/DIRE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWIN ASHOURIAN | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $186,753 | $24,069 |
| JOHN WARD | CHIEF BIOREP Officer | 40 | $162,253 | $22,094 |
| MARGARET MENTINK-KANE | CHIEF SCIENT Officer | 40 | $162,253 | $21,998 |
| DR PHILIP LOVERDE | BOARD PRESID Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JOHN SACCI | BOARD VICE P Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BOB BURLESON | TREASUER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHAEL WIDENER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN GAINES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9410 KEY WEST AVE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850-3345
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- EDWIN ASHOURIAN, 9410 KEY WEST AVENUE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20850
- Signed the 990
- EDWIN ASHOURIAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (301) 881-3300
- Website
- WWW.AFBR-BRI.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DELEON & STANG CPAS AND ADVISORS
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 ACQ
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $3,978,856
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
- 36-2229561
- 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
- 1949
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $21,389,959
- Income (IRS master file)
- $11,012,209
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $6,920,488 | $5,471,011 | $21,389,959 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,001,788 | $5,953,541 | $20,284,618 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,032,932 | $4,954,092 | $19,464,077 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $5,376,288 | $4,496,527 | $18,605,156 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | 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 36-2229561).
Questions about BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE is 36-2229561.
- Is BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1949.
- Are donations to BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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 BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names EDWIN ASHOURIAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $214,041 (EDWIN ASHOURIAN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $6,920,488, expenses of $5,471,011 and total assets of $21,389,959 at year end.
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