Nonprofit · EIN 39-1972235
WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
Tax-exempt · MADISON, WI 53726
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $8,652,497 | $9,081,897 | -$429,400 | $6,227,595 | $1,309,968 | $4,917,627 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $8,416,310 | $8,087,668 | $328,642 | $6,715,538 | $1,368,511 | $5,347,027 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $8,433,230
- Investment income
- $51,896
- Other revenue
- $167,371
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $639,624
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,223,004
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,086,055
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $182,899
- Accounting fees
- $7,875
- Occupancy
- $747,675
- Travel
- $7,001
- Depreciation
- $254,951
- Program services (functional)
- $5,564,364
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,517,533
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,715,538
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,227,595
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,309,968
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,917,627
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,721,011
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,261,185
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,917,627
- Gross unrelated business income
- $3,274,106
- Gross receipts
- $8,652,497
- Employees
- 50
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT DRAPE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $332,657 | $63,054 |
| TENNEILLE LUDWIG | SNR SCIENTIST/DIR. WICELL STEM CELL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $211,090 | $32,019 |
| SETH TAAPKEN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $179,740 | $49,375 |
| JENNA GAY | DIRECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $141,457 | $41,076 |
| DANIEL GOSCHA | MARKETING MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,439 | $19,833 |
| JAMES JOHNSON | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,879 | $13,263 |
| KIMBERLY LEONHARD | SENIOR CYTOGENETICS MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $104,032 | $19,542 |
| DEREK HEI | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $3,000 | $0 |
| ANITA BHATTACHARYYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $3,000 | $0 |
| JEANINE BURMANIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,500 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA CZAJKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,500 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FALK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $1,500 | $0 |
| SEAN PALECEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $500 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROBERT DRAPE | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $316,320 | $62,272 |
| TENNEILLE LUDWIG | SNR SCIENTIST/DIR. WICELL STEM CELL BANK Highest-paid employee | 40 | $199,953 | $30,983 |
| SETH TAAPKEN | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 40 | $164,119 | $49,669 |
| JENNA GAY | DIRECTOR, QUALITY ASSURANCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,247 | $39,544 |
| JAMES JOHNSON | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,842 | $17,949 |
| ANITA BHATTACHARYYA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $1,000 | $0 |
| DEREK HEI | DIRECTOR/CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1,000 | $0 |
| JEANINE BURMANIA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $500 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA CZAJKOWSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $500 | $0 |
| MICHAEL FALK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $500 | $0 |
| JON LEVINE | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 6/21/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $500 | $0 |
| DEBORAH KELLER | DIRECTOR/CHAIR (UNTIL 3/8/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $500 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 614 WALNUT STREET 13TH FLOOR, MADISON, WI 53726-2336
- In care of
- % RICHARD H LEAZER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ROBERT DRAPE, 504 S ROSA ROAD 101, MADISON, WI 537191218
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT DRAPE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Phone
- (608) 316-4717
- Website
- WWW.WICELL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RSM US LLP
Mission
SEE PART I, LINE 1
Program accomplishments
- CHARACTERIZATION SERVICES WICELL ESTABLISHED A CHARACTERIZATION SERVICES PROGRAM IN 2005 TO ENSURE HIGH-QUALITY PSC LINES DISTRIBUTED BY THE WICELL STEM CELL BANK AND TO SERVE THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY IN THE ESSENTIAL ONGOING CHARACTERIZATION OF CELL LINES USED IN THEIR RESEARCH. WICELL OFFERS ITS CHARACTERIZATION SERVICES TO HELP IMPROVE THE RIGOR AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF ALL RESEARCH UTILIZING CELL LINES TO ACADEMIC AND COMMERCIAL LABS IN THE US AND WORLDWIDE.Expenses $3,391,545 · revenue $4,021,834
- WICELL STEM CELL BANK WICELL'S STEM CELL BANK REPOSITORY ACCEPTS DEPOSITS FROM OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS ENSURING THESE PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL (PSC) LINES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY IN PERPETUITY. WICELL BANKS, CHARACTERIZES, AND DISTRIBUTES THESE HIGH-QUALITY PSC LINES TO ACADEMIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES TO SUPPORT BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH IN STEM CELL SCIENCE, REGENERATIVE MEDICINE, AND APPLICATIONS TO IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, WICELL DISTRIBUTED 619 PSC LINES, BRINGING TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS TO 12,143.Expenses $1,444,607 · revenue $3,928,192
- CORE SERVICES WICELL DEVELOPED THE CORE SERVICE PROGRAM IN 2009 TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE UW STEM CELL RESEARCHERS IN MAKING SURE THAT THEY RECEIVE QUALIFIED SUPPLIES ESSENTIAL FOR PSC CULTURE. WICELL PURCHASES BULK LOTS OF SUPPLIES (MEDIA, REAGENTS, ETC.), QUALIFIES THEM TO ENSURE THEY SUPPORT STEM CELL CULTURE, AND DELIVERS THE QUALIFIED SUPPLIES TO CAMPUS RESEARCHERS WEEKLY. THIS SAVES THE RESEARCHERS TIME, MONEY, STORAGE SPACE, AND ENSURES QUALITY MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE, ALLOWING THEM TO FOCUS MORE ON THEIR RESEARCH.Expenses $421,165 · revenue $483,204
- UW RESEARCH SUPPORTExpenses $51,973
- ASSAY/TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTExpenses $255,074
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1972235
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Medical research (H90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,227,595
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,652,497
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $8,652,497 | $9,081,897 | $6,227,595 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $8,416,310 | $8,087,668 | $6,715,538 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $7,838,212 | $6,979,901 | $6,085,759 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 39-1972235).
Questions about WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
- What is the EIN of WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC is 39-1972235.
- Is WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC 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 WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ROBERT DRAPE.
- Who are the officers and directors of WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $332,657 (ROBERT DRAPE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,652,497, expenses of $9,081,897 and total assets of $6,227,595 at year end.
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