Nonprofit · EIN 88-2763460
SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC
Tax-exempt · CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $659,896 | $4,409,039 | -$3,749,143 | $16,903,781 | $239,623 | $16,664,158 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $10,923,093 | $4,020,374 | $6,902,719 | $21,327,342 | $914,041 | $20,413,301 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $16,849,304 | $3,448,050 | $13,401,254 | $14,925,476 | $1,414,894 | $13,510,582 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $658,589
- Other revenue
- $1,307
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $18,495
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $448,399
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,693,521
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,623,312
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $287,694
- Accounting fees
- $132,915
- Occupancy
- $737,446
- Travel
- $47,936
- Program services (functional)
- $2,468,933
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,758,838
- Fundraising (functional)
- $181,268
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $21,327,342
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,903,781
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $239,623
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,664,158
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,664,158
- Gross receipts
- $659,896
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 3
- Year formed
- 2022
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAITLIN BROWMAN | COO & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $331,091 | $38,397 |
| ZARA BURKE | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $282,803 | $43,272 |
| ARIEL CARMELI | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $221,422 | $44,555 |
| ALEXANDRA RITCHIE | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $226,379 | $11,082 |
| VICTORIA CHERNOW | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $192,604 | $31,509 |
| DONNA BADGETT | OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $213,499 | $10,369 |
| ERIC S LANDER | CHAIR & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $78,861 | $49 |
| AMANDA RUBIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SCHMIDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REID HOFFMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZARA BURKE | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $249,976 | $35,707 |
| KAITLIN BROWMAN | COO & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $233,193 | $33,179 |
| ARIEL CARMELI | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $196,519 | $26,333 |
| ALEXANDRA RITCHIE | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $204,409 | $8,977 |
| DONNA BADGETT | OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $203,853 | $9,296 |
| VICTORIA CHERNOW | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $191,784 | $16,953 |
| ERIC S LANDER | CHAIR & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $77,398 | $0 |
| AMANDA RUBIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SCHMIDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REID HOFFMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAITLIN BROWMAN | COO & TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $302,470 | $22,218 |
| ZARA BURKE | SCIENTIST Highest-paid employee | 40 | $248,375 | $21,614 |
| DONNA BADGETT | OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $198,423 | $18,547 |
| SARAH NEELY | EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $171,686 | $31,459 |
| ARIEL CARMELI | SCIENTIST (FROM 1/26/23) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $172,245 | $8,497 |
| ALEXANDRA RITCHIE | SCIENTIST (FROM 5/1/23) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,859 | $2,464 |
| ERIC S LANDER | CHAIR & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $76,524 | $0 |
| AMANDA RUBIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SCHMIDT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REID HOFFMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 160 ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY 1094, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138-1102
- Mailing address (990-N for 2021)
- 160 Alewife Brook Pkwy No 1094, Cambridge MA 02138
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ERIC S LANDER, 160 ALEWIFE BROOK PKWY 1094, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
- Principal officer (990-N for 2021)
- Kaitlin Browman, 160 Alewife Brook Pkwy No 1094, Cambridge MA 02138
- Signed the 990
- ERIC S LANDER, CEO AND CHIEF SCIENTIST
- Phone
- (857) 799-3522
- Website
- scienceforamerica.org
- Return prepared by
- WEGNER CPAS LLP
Mission
SCIENCE FOR AMERICA IS A "SOLUTIONS INCUBATOR" ROOTED IN BOLD SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES WORKING TO DEVELOP VISION, STRATEGY, AND EXECUTION PLANS, AND TO ENSURE THE LAUNCH AND SUCCESS OF THOSE SOLUTIONS SCIENCE FOR AMERICA BRINGS TOGETHER SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS ACROSS SECTORS TO:-IDENTIFY POTENTIAL GAME-CHANGING SOLUTIONS TO URGENT CHALLENGES, IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD, THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY HAPPENING, -DEVELOP CLEAR VISION, STRATEGY AND EXECUTION PLANS, AND-ENSURE THE LAUNCH AND SUCCESS OF THOSE SOLUTIONS, BY INCUBATING THEM TO AN APPROPRIATE STAGE.POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS MAY INCLUDE THE CREATION OF PROJECTS, INITIATIVES, SHARED FACILITIES, COALITIONS, NEW COMPANIES, PRIZES, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS.
Program accomplishments
- CLIMATE AND ENERGY - WE HAVE DEDICATED EFFORT TO SYNTHESIZING OUR ANALYSES ON CARBON CAPTURE, STORAGE, AND UTILIZATION. WHILE WE NEED TO RAPIDLY STOP ADDING LARGE AMOUNTS OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) AND OTHER GREENHOUSE GASSES TO THE ATMOSPHERE, EVEN THE MOST AGGRESSIVE PLANS FOR DECARBONIZATION REQUIRE REMOVING 10-20 BILLION TONS OF CO2 EACH YEAR TO REACH NET-ZERO. THE CHALLENGE IS, CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL AND STORAGE TODAY IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT READY TO SCALE TO GIGATON-LEVELS.Expenses $938,974
- HEALTH - WE PROPOSE A NATIONWIDE SYSTEM FOR RAPID DRUG EVALUATION TO INTERCEPT CANCER RECURRENCE AT ITS EARLIEST MOLECULAR STAGE. THE SYSTEM UNITES A CRITICAL MASS OF CANCER CENTERS, ENGAGED PATIENTS, AND TRIAL SPONSORS VIA A PLATFORM FOR SURVEILLANCE, TRIAL SCREENING, AND EVIDENCE GENERATION THAT WILL DELIVER EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND IMPACT IN HOW WE TREAT CANCER PATIENTS AND CONDUCT CLINICAL RESEARCH. WE HAVE PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE IN NATURE REVIEW CANCER ("A STANDING PLATFORM FOR CANCER DRUG DEVELOPMENT USING CTDNA-BASED EVIDENCE OF RECURRENCE") WHICH CAN ALSO BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE.Expenses $915,395
- STEM EQUITY AND EDUCATION - WE WANTED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND WHICH GROUPS ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN STEM, HOW MUCH ARE THEY UNDERREPRESENTED BY, AND ARE SOME UNIVERSITIES DOING BETTER THAN OTHERS AT DIVERSIFYING THEIR STEM STUDENT POPULATION. WE STARTED BY LOOKING AT RELATIVE REPRESENTATION: THE REPRESENTATION OF A GROUP RELATIVE TO THEIR REPRESENTATION IN A BASELINE POPULATION. CALCULATING A GIVEN POPULATION'S REPRESENTATION IN STEM AT A COLLEGE COMPARED TO THAT POPULATION'S BASELINE REPRESENTATION IN THE SAME COLLEGE'S OVERALL POPULATION MAY ALLOW US TO EVALUATE CURRENT DEMOGRAPHICS TO SEE IF THERE ARE PATTERNS OF OVER OR UNDER REPRESENTATION FOR CERTAIN GROUPS IN STEM, RELATIVE TO THEIR REPRESENTATION ACROSS THAT UNIVERSITY AS A WHOLE.Expenses $614,564 · grants $18,495
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
- 88-2763460
- 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
- 2022
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,903,781
- Income (IRS master file)
- $659,896
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $659,896 | $4,409,039 | $16,903,781 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $10,923,093 | $4,020,374 | $21,327,342 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $16,849,304 | $3,448,050 | $14,925,476 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $648,500 | $539,172 | $109,979 | IRS |
| 990-N for 2021 Officer: Kaitlin Browman | June 30, 2022 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 88-2763460).
Questions about SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC
- What is the EIN of SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC is 88-2763460.
- Is SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2022.
- Are donations to SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SCIENCE FOR AMERICA 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 SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC 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 SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC 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 SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ERIC S LANDER.
- Who are the officers and directors of SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $331,091 (KAITLIN BROWMAN, COO & TREASURER).
- How much revenue does SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $659,896, expenses of $4,409,039 and total assets of $16,903,781 at year end.
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