Public Charity

J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE

J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in LA JOLLA, CA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $14.4M, expenses of $19.6M, total assets of $39.5M. Imperigo tracks 84 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $26.6M.

EIN: 521842938 LA JOLLA, CA Biological & Life Sciences NTEE: U50 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$14.4M
Total Expenses$19.6M
Total Assets$39.5M
Grant Records84
Funding Total$26.6M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

J. CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE (JCVI) IS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF GENOMICS COMMITTED TO ACCELERATING FOUNDATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO DRIVE ADVANCES IN HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. THIS PAST YEAR JCVI COMMITTED RESEARCH EFFORTS IN HUMAN HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, AND SOFTWARE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY.

Where $100 goes at J Craig Venter Institute

How J Craig Venter Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$56 Programs the work itself
$42 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $56 for programs

$33
Department of health and human services
59% of program spending
$13
Jcvi scientists have partnered with other scientists from leading academic centers to come together to answer key questions about the root cause of long COVID whether fragments of…
23% of program spending
$7
National science foundation continues to fund the j
13% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

SECRETARY, VP LEG AFFAIRS Adelson Julie G
TRUSTEE Badr-El-Din Amin Phd
TRUSTEE Brenner David
PROFESSOR Fouts Derrick
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Kowalski Heather
SR. VP OF PHILANTHROPY Mullen Jill

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$16,954,951 34 grants
Research & Policy
$6,062,727 35 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$3,135,939 9 grants
Health & Medicine
$442,273 5 grants
Unspecified
$18,491 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $14.4M $19.6M $39.5M
2023 $15.1M $21.8M $49.0M
2022 $1.1M $23.3M $56.3M
2020 $17.9M $30.4M $100.3M
2019 $23.8M $37.4M $109.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $23.8M to $14.4M (-39%), with total assets most recently reported at $39.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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