Public Charity

Life Lab Science Program

Life Lab Science Program is a Public Charity headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $2.4M revenue, $1.2M expenses, $1.5M total assets. 37 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $4.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 942778848 Santa Cruz, CA Educational Services NTEE: B90 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$2.4M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$1.5M
Grant Records37
Funding Total$4.0M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

Life Lab cultivates childrens love of learning, healthy food, and nature through garden-based education.

Sample Grants Received

2024
LIFE LAB- (YR 1, YR2 AND YR3)
$1,600,000
2024
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
$52,500
$8,253

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Officers & Directors

Director Alicia Martinez
Co-Exec Dir Don Burgett
Secretary Erica Curry
Director Gary Appel
Treasurer Jacob Young
Vice President John Brissenden

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Top Grant Purposes

LIFE LAB- (YR 1, YR2 AND YR3)
$1,600,000 1 grant
EDUCATION
$680,100 10 grants
TO SUPPORT CAPACITY BUILDING AND GROWING SCHOOL GARDENS SUMMIT 2024
$637,000 1 grant
EXPANSION OF THE REAL FOOD IN SCHOOLS COLLABORATIVE IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
$189,430 1 grant
PROGRAM SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL YEAR-ROUND SCHOOL GARDEN SUPPORT ORGANIZATION NETWORK AND SCHOOL GARDEN BASED EDUCATION
$168,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $2.4M $1.2M $1.5M
2024 $2.3M $2.3M $1.0M
2023 $4.2M $4.0M $1.4M
2022 $2.9M $2.7M $1.3M
2020 $685K $1.3M $476K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $685K to $2.4M (+251%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.5M.

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