Public Charity

SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC

Based in CAMBRIDGE, MA, SCIENCE FOR AMERICA INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $660K in revenue, $4.4M in expenses, $16.9M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 7 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $11.3M.

EIN: 882763460 CAMBRIDGE, MA General Science NTEE: U20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$660K
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$16.9M
Grant Records7
Funding Total$11.3M
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

SCIENCE FOR AMERICA IS A "SOLUTIONS INCUBATOR" ROOTED IN BOLD SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL POSSIBILITIES WORKING TO DEVELOP VISION, STRATEGY, AND EXECUTION PLANS, AND TO ENSURE THE LAUNCH AND SUCCESS OF THOSE SOLUTIONS SCIENCE FOR AMERICA BRINGS TOGETHER SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS ACROSS SECTORS TO:-IDENTIFY POTENTIAL GAME-CHANGING SOLUTIONS TO URGENT CHALLENGES, IN THE US AND AROUND THE WORLD, THAT ARE NOT CURRENTLY HAPPENING, -DEVELOP CLEAR VISION, STRATEGY AND EXECUTION PLANS, AND-ENSURE THE LAUNCH AND SUCCESS OF THOSE SOLUTIONS, BY INCUBATING THEM TO AN APPROPRIATE STAGE.POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS MAY INCLUDE THE CREATION OF PROJECTS, INITIATIVES, SHARED FACILITIES, COALITIONS, NEW COMPANIES, PRIZES, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS.

Where $100 goes at Science for America Inc

How Science for America Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.

$53 Programs the work itself
$45 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $53 for programs

$20
Climate and energy
38% of program spending
$20
Health
37% of program spending
$13
Stem equity and education
25% of program spending
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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.

Officers & Directors

SCIENTIST Alexandra Ritchie
SECRETARY Amanda Rubin
SCIENTIST Ariel Carmeli
OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Donna Badgett
MEMBER Eric Schmidt
CHAIR & CEO Eric S Lander

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$9,848,000 4 grants
Education
$1,000,000 2 grants
Research & Policy
$500,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $660K $4.4M $16.9M
2024 $10.9M $4.0M $21.3M
2023 $16.8M $3.4M $14.9M
2022 $648K $539K $110K

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $660K, with total assets most recently reported at $16.9M.

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

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