Public Charity

PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION

PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION, of ITHACA, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $2.3M in revenue, $3.2M in expenses, $7.1M in total assets. 44 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 150554849 ITHACA, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$2.3M
Total Expenses$3.2M
Total Assets$7.1M
Grant Records44
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

DISSEMINATE HUMAN UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF LIFE ON EARTH. THE INSTITUTION CONDUCTS AND FACILITATES PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH, AND COMMUNICATES KNOWLEDGE RESULTING FROM THIS RESEARCH. IT HOUSES, CURATES, AND MAKES AVAILABLE SPECIMEN COLLECTIONS AND A RESEARCH LIBRARY; PUBLISHES TECHNICAL AND POPULAR PALEONTOLOGICAL BOOKS AND JOURNALS; AND PROMOTES EDUCATION IN EARTH HISTORY AND PALEONTOLOGY BY PROVIDING EXHIBITS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PROGRAMS TO SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS AT ALL LEVELS THROUGH THE MUSEUM OF THE EARTH.

Sample Grants Received

2025
COMMUNITY BUILDING-PHILANTHROPY
$35,450
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$90,000
2024
IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX EXEMPT MISSION
$35,000
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$33,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$21,850

Showing up to 5 of 44 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Ann Nancy Budd
BOARD PRESIDENT Beth Mielbrecht
TRUSTEE Brian Bauer
FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR, T Chris Mcroberts
TRUSTEE Ken Rother
TRUSTEE Larry Baum

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Top Grant Purposes

Research
$464,585 5 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$162,950 8 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$159,500 2 grants
FURTHERANCE OF TAX EXEMPT PURPOSE
$127,550 3 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$115,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $2.3M $3.2M $7.1M
2023 $3.4M $3.1M $8.7M
2022 $4.5M $3.0M $8.7M
2021 $2.8M $2.7M $7.5M
2020 $2.8M $3.0M $7.5M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $2.8M to $2.3M (-20%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.1M.

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