Nonprofit · EIN 87-4048733
SOLVING FOR SCIENCE
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $467,426 | $494,961 | -$27,535 | $144,699 | $0 | $144,699 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $338,901 | $340,422 | -$1,521 | $173,158 | $575 | $172,583 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $400,008 | $315,642 | $84,366 | $174,053 | $0 | $174,053 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $450,419
- Program service revenue
- $17,000
- Investment income
- $7
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $208,337
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $208,445
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $570
- Accounting fees
- $14,304
- Travel
- $4,356
- Program services (functional)
- $232,275
- Management and general (functional)
- $238,108
- Fundraising (functional)
- $24,578
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $173,158
- Total assets, end of year
- $144,699
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $144,699
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $144,699
- Gross receipts
- $467,426
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 2021
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKE RUNNETTE | EXECUTIVE OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $158,335 |
| VINCENT CHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| MATTHEW F KRUMMEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOSE ORDOVAS-MONTANES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA SULIMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANANDA GOLDRATH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE SUN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUNNY SHIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IGOR BRODSKY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIFFANY SCHARSCHMIDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW OBERST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KARI R FISHER | HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEE Highest-paid employee | 1 | $121,841 |
| BROOKE RUNNETTE | EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer | 3 | $41,000 |
| VINCENT CHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $11,023 |
| MATTHEW F KRUMMEL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| JOSE ORDOVAS-MONTANES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SARA SULIMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANANDA GOLDRATH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROOKE RUNNETTE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 5 | $10,000 |
| MATTHEW F KRUMMEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| VINCENT CHAN | TREASURER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH NEELEY | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1263 STANYAN ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94117-3816
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELIZABETH BROOKE RUNNETTE, 2261 MARKET STREET STE 5966, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94114
- Signed the 990
- ELIZABETH BROOKE RUNNETTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (443) 838-2773
- Website
- solvingfor.org
- Return prepared by
- EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 87-4048733 or by the name SOLVING FOR SCIENCE.
- 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
OUR MISSION IS TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE SCIENCE IS GENUINELY COLLABORATIVE, INCLUSIVE, AND SOCIALLY ENGAGED.
Program accomplishments
- ENGAGE IS A SERIES OF 2-DAY IMMERSIVE SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS WORKSHOPS FOR SENIOR FACULTY AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS DESIGNED TO HELP THEM BUILD SKILLS IN PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, CIVIC SCIENCE, AND ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION, PREPARING THEM TO LEAD AT A CRITICAL TIME FOR SCIENCE.Expenses $134,000 · grants $10,000 · revenue $17,000
- DISCOVERY CURATOR IS A SCIENTIST-LED EXPERIMENT TO REIMAGINE PEER REVIEW AS A TRANSPARENT, COMMUNITY-OWNED, CONSTRUCTIVE PROCESS. BY FOCUSING ON PEER IMPROVEMENT RATHER THAN GATEKEEPING, IT EMPOWERS SCIENTISTS TO TAKE BACK CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE-SHARING FROM PUBLISHERS.Expenses $80,000
- PROPEL IS A POST-BACCALAUREATE RESEARCH PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES ASPIRING SCIENTISTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS WITH THE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE, MENTORSHIP, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT NEEDED TO SUCCEED IN APPLYING FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL OR PHD PROGRAMS, ENSURING THE TALENT PIPELINE CONTINUES TO FLOW.Expenses $1,812
- OTHER PROGRAMSExpenses $16,463
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
- 87-4048733
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $144,699
- Income (IRS master file)
- $467,426
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $467,426 | $494,961 | $144,699 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $338,901 | $340,422 | $173,158 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $400,008 | $315,642 | $174,053 | XML |
| 990-EZ | June 2022 | – | – | – | 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 87-4048733).
Questions about SOLVING FOR SCIENCE
- What is the EIN of SOLVING FOR SCIENCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOLVING FOR SCIENCE is 87-4048733.
- Is SOLVING FOR SCIENCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to SOLVING FOR SCIENCE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOLVING FOR SCIENCE 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 SOLVING FOR SCIENCE 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 SOLVING FOR SCIENCE 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 SOLVING FOR SCIENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names ELIZABETH BROOKE RUNNETTE.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOLVING FOR SCIENCE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $158,335 (BROOKE RUNNETTE, EXECUTIVE OFFICER).
- How much revenue does SOLVING FOR SCIENCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $467,426, expenses of $494,961 and total assets of $144,699 at year end.
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