This organization files Form 990, which has no section for application policy. Its filings cannot say either way.
The latest filing we hold carries no statement about applications. That is not the same as closed: public-charity Form 990s have no field for it, and many foundations leave the section blank.
Grants paid by year
Total assets by year
Where the money went · FY2024
Form 990 splits expenses into program services, management and fundraising. The split is self-reported, and a grantmaker, a research institute and a direct-service nonprofit book the same work differently. A line the return does not carry reads "not available"; it is never counted as zero.
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990 | $28,143,912 | $35,420,353 | $4,573,258 | $62,032,056 | $54,645,384 |
| FY2023 | 990 | $43,631,366 | $31,037,374 | $5,328,120 | $65,245,715 | $58,882,005 |
| FY2022 | 990 | $15,833,279 | $22,760,706 | $5,411,261 | $50,506,658 | $44,870,240 |
| FY2021 | 990 | $43,468,835 | $17,034,589 | $6,056,700 | $59,697,609 | $54,499,498 |
| FY2020 | 990 | $18,923,594 | $13,273,604 | $4,601,209 | $29,918,594 | $27,615,470 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 47% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERIDIAN INSTITUTEDILLON, CO | RESEARCH OF ACCELERATION HUBS | $544,900 | 2023 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anand Gopal | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Bruce Friedrich | PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER | 40.00 | $230,799 |
| Cameron Icard | CHAIR | 3.00 | $0 |
| Joan Gass | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN TO US AND MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS |
| $520,000 |
| 2022 |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYBALTIMORE, MD | TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE CULTURED MEAT: A PREDICTIVE GENOME-SCALE ADIPOCYTE MODEL INFORMED BY MULTI-OMICS ANALYSIS AND MEDIA MANIPULATION | $350,000 | 2023 |
| MOTE MARINE LABORATORYSARASOTA, FL | SELECTION OF OPTIMAL SPECIES FOR CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT | $268,020 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTERFARMINGTON, CT | HIGH THROUGHPUT PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY-ORGANIZED THICK MEAT CONSTRUCTS THROUGH MULTICOMPARTMENTAL BIOPRINTING | $250,000 | 2021 |
| DEFINED BIOSCIENCE INCSAN DIEGO, CA | MULTIPLE MEDIA FORMULATIONS FOR CELL IDENTITY WITH APPLICABILITY ACROSS SEAFOOD CULTURE SPACE | $250,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTASAINT PAUL, MN | CHARACTERIZING AND TEXTURIZING PULSE PROTEINS TO FORM MEAT-LIKE FIBERS | $250,000 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF IDAHOMOSCOW, ID | REDUCE THE COST OF PLANT-BASED MEAT ANALOG WITHOUT AFFECTING ITS TEXTURE AND NUTRITION BY USING HYDROLYZED PEA PROTEINS PRODUCED FROM ENZYMATIC REACTIVE EXTRUSION (EREX) | $250,000 | 2022 |
| MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INCSARASOTA, FL | ADVANCING CULTIVATED SEAFOOD DEVELOPMENT: CELL CHARACTERIZATION, MYOGENESIS AND CELL EXPANSION | $250,000 | 2021 |
| NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYCHICAGO, IL | LOW COST CHEMICALLY DEFINED, GMO-FREE ANIMAL IPSC GENERATION, CULTURE AND SKELETAL MUSCLE DIFFERENTIATION | $250,000 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMADISON, WI | CROSSING TWO KINGDOMS: BIOENGINEERED CLEAN MEAT IN PLANT-BASED TISSUE SCAFFOLDS | $250,000 | 2020 |
| DECO LABSBOSTON, MA | STOUT FEED2FOOD: DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD-GRAND HANDLING PROTOCOLS & ASSESSMENT IN SIDE STREAMS USED FOR CULTIVATED MEAT MEDIUM COMPONENTS | $250,000 | 2024 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITYWEST LAFAYETTE, IN | DR CHEN 2022 GRANT AWARD: REDUCE THE COST OF PLANT-BASED MEAT ANALOG WITHOUT AFFECTING ITS TEXTURE AND NUTRITION BY USING HYDROLYZED PEA PROTEINS | $249,999 | 2024 |
| LEHIGH UNIVERSITYBETHLEHEM, PA | DIVERSIFYING CULTIVATED MEATS THROUGH CONVERGENCE OF CELL SCAFFOLD DESIGN, SENSING, AND SCALABILITY | $249,998 | 2021 |
| WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITYPULLMAN, WA | ENHANCING THE HIGH MOISTURE EXTRUSION PROTEIN TEXTURIZATION PROCESS THROUGH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF COOLING DIE SCALABILITY AND THERMOCHEMICAL PROTEIN TEXTURIZATION MECHANISMS | $249,997 | 2023 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERSTHADLEY, MA | DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NOVEL COEXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY TO PRODUCE PLANT-BASED MEATS WITH LIPID MARBLING | $249,991 | 2023 |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY PARK, PA | INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR BIOMANUFACTURING LARGE-VOLUME CELL-CULTURED MEAT - INSTALLMENT 2 | $249,976 | 2021 |
| WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITYPULLMAN, WA | NOVEL PLANT PROTEINS AND INSOLUBLES FIBERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEAT ANALOGS | $249,827 | 2020 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AT LOWELLLOWELL, MA | SPIN PLANT-BASED PROTEIN FORMULATION FOLLOWED BY TISSUE ASSEMBLY STRATEGIES | $249,688 | 2021 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSHADLEY, MA | REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF PB MEAT EXTRUSION PROCESSES BY SELF-AGGREGATING PROTEINS | $248,726 | 2021 |
| UC REGENTS - UC DAVISDAVIS, CA | OBJECTIVE 1: DEVELOP AND USE NOVEL ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES TO FIND LOW COST, EFFECTIVE GROWTH MEDIA AND APPLY THIS TECHNIQUE TO CHICKEN MUSCLE CELL CULTURES. | $248,308 | 2020 |
| CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURICOLUMBIA, MO | VARDHANABHUTI RE-IMAGINING SOY PROTEIN THROUGH PLANT BREEDING INNOVATION AND OPTIMIZED ALTERNATIVE PROCESSING | $246,178 | 2024 |
| BIOCELLION CULTIVATED MEAT MODELING CONSORTIUMSEATTLE, WA | MULTISCALE WHOLE-SYSTEM MODELING OF BIOREACTORS | $240,000 | 2020 |
| VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITYBLACKSBURG, VA | USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS TO OPTIMIZE CELL CULTURE MEDIA FOR USE WITH STEM CELLS FROM SEAFOOD-RELEVANT SPECIES. | $236,425 | 2020 |
| PURDUE UNIVERSITYWEST LAFAYETTE, IN | ENZYMATIC TREATMENT OF HEMP FOR HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL PLANT-BASED MEAT INGREDIENT IN COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING. EXPLORING COMBINATORIAL BIO-MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR AN ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN FOOD-BY-DESIGN SYSTEM | $230,000 | 2022 |
| 2.00 |
| $0 |
| Kathleen Freston | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Nabiha Basathia | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Vandhana Balasubramanian | DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 |
| Ilya Sheyman | CEO | 40.00 | $225,925 |
| Sarah David | GEN. COUNSEL, SECRETARY, TREASURER | 40.00 | $173,558 |
| Caroline Bushnell | SVP - CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT | 40.00 | $196,663 |
| Chethana Biliyar | VP OPERATIONS | 40.00 | $168,167 |
| Jessica Almy | SVP - POLICY AND GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | 40.00 | $197,947 |
| Sheila Voss | SVP - COMMUNICATIONS | 40.00 | $199,100 |
| Susan Mccausland-Halteman | SVP - DEVELOPMENT | 40.00 | $210,448 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.
Form 990 · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202433049349302123
Form 990 · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202323199349322632
Form 990 · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202213179349300101
Form 990 · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202113129349300226
Form 990 · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201942539349300709
Form 990 · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201802749349300500
Form 990 · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201820329349301417
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