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Altius Institute For Biomedical Sciences

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Medical Research / Birth Defects, Genetic Diseases Research (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel
Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$25.8M (2023)

Expenses
$36M (2023)

Total Assets
$26.6M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$10.3M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2015 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Audits are required to be submitted by nonprofit organizations that spend $750,000 or more in federal grant money in a fiscal year. "Single audits" look at the entire organization's finances and compliance, while other audits are program specific. Nonprofit Explorer has PDFs of audits for some nonprofits for fiscal year 2015 and later. Audit data is from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$25,796,659
Expenses
$35,992,831
Net Income
-$10,196,172
Net Assets
$16,385,944
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $25,808,096
> 100%
Program Services $189,574
0.7%
Investment Income $414,802
1.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $28,625
0.1%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$690,222
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $45,784
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,242,769
3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $14,075,243
39.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,636,898
Total Liabilities $10,250,954
Net Assets $16,385,944
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Stamatoyannopoulos (Scientific Director & Treasurer) $885,000 $0 $49,349
Alister Funnell (Deputy Director) $600,000 $0 $55,152
Chad Lundberg (Chief Of Staff) $450,000 $0 $53,663
Michael Cockrill (Chief Technology Officer) $400,000 $0 $71,287
Jeffrey Vierstra (Principal Investigator) $350,000 $0 $58,990
William Kerwim (Principal Investigator) $285,000 $0 $56,639
Lori Tonnes (Gen. Counsel & Secretary (Thru 6/23)) $174,494 $0 $22,164
Peter Handrinos (Board Member) $50,000 $0 $0
Harry Dietz (Board Member) $50,000 $0 $0
Thomas Grohman (Corporate Secretary) $11,762 $0 $0
Erik Ingelsson (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Lepore (Board Member (Part Year)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$55,346,565
Expenses
$54,165,332
Net Income
$1,181,233
Net Assets
$26,503,401
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $42,586,134
76.9%
Program Services $12,797,574
23.1%
Investment Income $69,795
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $19,931
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$198,759
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $71,890
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,360,485
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $13,949,473
25.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $39,729,559
Total Liabilities $13,226,158
Net Assets $26,503,401
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Stamatoyannopoulos (Scientific Director & Treasurer) $879,375 $0 $45,921
Alister Funnell (Deputy Director) $600,000 $0 $51,596
Chad Lundberg (Chief Of Staff) $534,375 $0 $42,245
Michael Cockrill (Chief Technology Officer) $396,667 $0 $68,461
Jeffrey Vierstra (Principal Investigator) $309,375 $0 $56,854
Lori Tonnes (General Counsel & Secretary) $278,333 $0 $61,856
Wouter Meuleman (Principal Investigator) $275,000 $0 $61,254
Peter Handrinos (Board Member) $47,500 $0 $0
Harry Dietz (Board Member) $47,500 $0 $0
Christopher Miller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Lepore (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$44,158,765
Expenses
$33,064,396
Net Income
$11,094,369
Net Assets
$23,620,382
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,734,372
37.9%
Program Services $27,093,113
61.4%
Investment Income $845
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $20,069
0.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$385,951
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $696,317
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,083,646
3.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,458,312
31.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $61,078,390
Total Liabilities $37,458,008
Net Assets $23,620,382
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Stamatoyannopoulos (President/Scientific Dir./Treasurer) $750,000 $0 $43,182
Chad Lundberg (Chief Of Staff) $475,000 $0 $41,147
Allister Funnell (Deputy Director) $458,333 $0 $49,806
Michael Cockril (Chief Technology Officer) $320,000 $0 $62,595
Jeff Vierstra (Principal Investigator) $272,917 $0 $53,069
Wouter Meuleman (Principal Investigator) $272,792 $0 $57,946
Lori Tonnes Priddy (General Counsel & Secretary) $233,583 $0 $56,882
Hal Dietz (Board Member) $10,000 $0 $0
Peter Handrinos (Board Member) $10,000 $0 $0
Christopher Miller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$25,217,625
Expenses
$22,201,302
Net Income
$3,016,323
Net Assets
$12,526,013
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $18,619,363
73.8%
Program Services $6,416,566
25.4%
Investment Income $1,070
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$2,814
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $183,440
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $918,629
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,502,608
33.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,723,085
Total Liabilities $8,197,072
Net Assets $12,526,013
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Stamatoyannopoulos (President/Scientific Direc) $714,250 $0 $42,982
Allister Funnell (Deputy Director) $374,250 $0 $47,916
Michael Cockril (Chief Technology Officer) $289,824 $0 $64,825
Chad Lundberg (Chief Of Staff) $230,617 $0 $24,042
Wouter Meuleman (Principal Investigator) $210,278 $0 $55,697
Jeff Vierstra (Principal Investigator) $193,614 $0 $48,177
Lori Tonnes Priddy (General Counsel & Secretary) $116,718 $0 $44,679
Hal Dietz (Board Member) $30,000 $0 $0
Peter Handrinos (Board Member) $30,000 $0 $0
Christopher Miller (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Tony Wood (Board Member (Part Year)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$16,965,373
Expenses
$20,825,335
Net Income
-$3,859,962
Net Assets
$7,985,656
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $16,956,091
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $8,291
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $991
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $859,237
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,008,702
38.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $17,764,328
Total Liabilities $9,778,672
Net Assets $7,985,656
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Stamatoyannopoulos (President/Scientific Director) $715,500 $0 $42,532
Michael Cockril (Chief Technology Officer) $285,124 $0 $62,128
Allister Funnell (Deputy Director) $227,500 $0 $41,805
Jeff Vierstra (Principal Investigator) $194,860 $0 $46,333
Wouter Meuleman (Principal Investigator) $185,228 $0 $50,907
Tim Mercer (Principal Investigator) $170,726 $0 $24,707
Lori Tonnes Priddy (Secretary) $71,205 $0 $0
Hal Dietz (Board Member) $15,000 $0 $0
Peter Handrinos (Board Member) $15,000 $0 $0
Tony Wood (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$21,469,277
Expenses
$23,358,445
Net Income
-$1,889,168
Net Assets
$11,845,618
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $21,464,371
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,906
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $946,709
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,302,532
35.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,497,322
Total Liabilities $7,651,704
Net Assets $11,845,618
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Stamatoyannopoulos (President/Scientific Director) $750,000 $0 $40,032
Fyodor Urnov (Associate Director) $458,072 $0 $31,220
Michael Cockril (Chief Technology Officer) $319,858 $0 $61,785
Jeff Vierstra (Principal Investigator) $232,114 $0 $45,969
Tim Mercer (Principal Investigator) $223,042 $0 $31,195
Wouter Meuleman (Principal Investigator) $222,878 $0 $50,510
Lori Tonnes Priddy (Secretary) $115,920 $0 $10,757
Peter Handrinos (Board Member) $15,000 $0 $0
Hal Dietz (Board Member) $15,000 $0 $0
Tony Wood (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carolyn Buser Doepner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$22,821,561
Expenses
$21,866,481
Net Income
$955,080
Net Assets
$13,734,786
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $22,820,619
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $942
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,179,283
5.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,575,338
34.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $26,358,989
Total Liabilities $12,624,203
Net Assets $13,734,786
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Stamatoyannopoulos (President/Scientific Director) $751,800 $0 $30,241
Fyodor Urnov (Associate Director) $629,258 $0 $36,300
Lori Tonnes Priddy (General Counsel) $359,317 $0 $37,925
Jeff Viersta (Investigative Scholar) $225,000 $0 $33,895
Wouter Meuleman (Investigative Scholar) $222,000 $0 $44,936
Rajinder Kaul (Director Of Operations) $180,000 $0 $42,592
Denise Mauldin (Sr. Data Scientist) $165,000 $0 $20,719
Pete Handrinos (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carolyn Buser Doepner (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Hal Dietz (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Lon Carden (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$27,959,116
Expenses
$20,271,920
Net Income
$7,687,196
Net Assets
$12,779,706
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $27,887,418
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,676
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $70,022
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,117,396
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,664,207
27.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $21,682,398
Total Liabilities $8,902,692
Net Assets $12,779,706
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
John Stamatoyannopoulos (President/Scientific Direc) $765,975 $0 $18,000
Fyodor Urnov (Associate Director) $335,333 $0 $1,205
Jeffrey Vierstra (Investigator) $241,578 $0 $29,047
Lori Tonnes Priddy (General Counsel/Director Of Admin) $229,976 $0 $46,892
John Nyhuis (Investigator) $153,021 $0 $14,249
Eric Rynes (Scientist) $138,492 $0 $11,508
Alex Reynolds (Scientist) $138,180 $0 $11,821
Stephanie Seiler (Chief Operating Officer Thru 2/16) $56,425 $0 $128
Lon Carden (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$19,356,762
Expenses
$7,757,941
Net Income
$11,598,821
Net Assets
$11,753,890
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $19,355,575
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,187
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,145,093
14.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $572,162
7.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $15,607,317
Total Liabilities $3,853,427
Net Assets $11,753,890

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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