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Nonprofit · EIN 93-4384559

GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT

Tax-exempt · ROSWELL, GA 30075

Financials

$650K$411K2024$1M$710K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,020,243$710,291$309,952$555,598$6,187$549,411
December 31, 2024990$650,277$410,818$239,459$267,181$27,722$239,459
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,020,243
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$283,460
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$285,423
Other salaries and wages
$479
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$324,631
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$5,978
Travel
$62,122
Program services (functional)
$614,402
Management and general (functional)
$95,889

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$267,181
Total assets, end of year
$555,598
Total liabilities, end of year
$6,187
Net assets, end of year
$549,411
Net assets without donor restrictions
$549,411
Gross receipts
$1,020,243
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Year formed
2023
State of legal domicile
TX

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Jeremy Stuart BuckExecutive Director
Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee
40$285,423
Michael StebbinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Brian NosekDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Chonnettia JonesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Jeremy Stuart BuckExecutive Director
Trustee or director, Officer, Key employee, Highest-paid employee
40$122,396
Michael StebbinsDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Brian NosekDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Chonnettia JonesDirector
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
110 BEECH TREE LN, ROSWELL, GA 30075-1839
In care of
% JEREMY STUART BUCK
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Jeremy Stuart Buck, 110 Beech Tree Lane, Roswell, GA 30075
Signed the 990
Jeremy Stuart Buck, Executive Director
Phone
(281) 898-5331

Mission

The Good Science Project is dedicated to improving scientific progress via education, research, publications, and public advocacy as to effective science policy and funding.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • In 2025, Stuart Buck published dozens of newsletters that are widely read in the science policy community. Additionally, he published "Let Unfunded Grant Applications See the Light of Day," Issues in Science and Technology (Spring 2025), available at https://issues.org/unfunded-grant-applications-open-science-buck-marcum/, and "Science Under Threat in the United States," eLife (Mar. 27, 2025), available at https://elifesciences.org/articles/106819. He also published "Reforming NIH: A blueprint for 21st-century medical research," STAT News (2025), available at https://www.statnews.com/2025/09/08/nih-reform-budget-cuts-trump-administration-rfk-jr/. "The State of American Science Funding (For the Next Five Minutes)," Asterisk Magazine (2025), available at https://asteriskmag.com/issues/11/the-state-of-american-science-funding-for-the-next-five-minutes. "The Case for Crazy Philanthropy," Palladium Magazine (2025), available at https://www.palladiummag.com/2025/08/22/the-case-for-crazy-philanthropy/. With Ben Reinhardt, "The Paradox of Harmful Information: Risk and progress in the sciences," Arena (2025), available at https://arenamag.com/articles/the-paradox-of-harmful-information.
    Expenses $614,402 · grants $283,460
  • In 2025, Stuart Buck gave a talk at the Foresight Institute's Vision Weekend (a major science conference), and was a panelist at the Association of Health Care Journalists annual conference, the Science and Politics Symposium at Northwestern University, and the Metascience 2025 conference. He was asked to testify before the House Veteran Affais Committee on as to VA-supported research.0

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024Check at the IRS

IRS record

EIN
93-4384559
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
2024
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Social science (V05)
Assets (IRS master file)
$555,598
Income (IRS master file)
$1,020,243

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$1,020,243$710,291$555,598IRS
990December 2024$650,277$410,818$267,181IRS

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 93-4384559).

Questions about GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT

What is the EIN of GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT is 93-4384559.
Is GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2024.
Are donations to GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT 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 GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT 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 GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT 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 GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Jeremy Stuart Buck.
Who are the officers and directors of GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $285,423 (Jeremy Stuart Buck, Executive Director).
How much revenue does GOOD SCIENCE PROJECT have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,020,243, expenses of $710,291 and total assets of $555,598 at year end.

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