Mission
Our mission is to assemble and share knowledge about nature in order to improve education, health, agriculture, economic development, and conservation throughout the world.
Public Charity
Polistes Foundation Inc
Polistes Foundation Inc is a Public Charity headquartered in BELMONT, MA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $274K revenue, $271K expenses, $87K total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $20K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 020567125
BELMONT, MA
Educational Services
NTEE: B90
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$274K
Total Expenses$271K
Total Assets$87K
Grant Records1
Funding Total$20K
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Polistes Foundation Inc
How Polistes Foundation Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.
$96
Programs
the work itself
$4
Management
running the organization
$0
Fundraising
none reported
No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.
Inside the $96 for programs
$47
Bee Studies/Bee Lab Project (USGS Cooperative Agreement)
$23
Discoverlife
$22
American Petroleum Institute -Project components included AI analysis of drone imagery, including plant identification, pollinator habitat evaluation, and field verification
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
For recipient's exempt purpose
$20,000
Showing up to 5 of 1 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President CEO
Dr John Pickering
Executive Director VP
Kevin Weick
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $274K | $271K | $87K |
| 2024 | $104K | $114K | $84K |
| 2023 | $115K | $61K | $94K |
| 2022 | $200K | $237K | $39K |
| 2021 | $96K | $89K | $76K |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $96K to $274K (+184%), with total assets most recently reported at $87K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.