We connect scientists with the general public through research, education, and advocacy so that more people can make informed decisions for a healthier life and society. Our volunteer students learn to perform computational research and to lead school clubs to educate other students. In 2021, we initiated miRcore vaccine advocacy to bring more people vaccinated against COVID 19. All activities are geared to democratize medical research and to build gene-literate American citizenry.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$25K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $33K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$25K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $114
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$255K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$272K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$102K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$255K
FY2022▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$211K
FY2021$267K
FY2022$255K
FY2023$376K
FY2024$447K
Expenses
$272K
FY2022▲ +27%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$169K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$272K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$404K
Net assets
$102K
FY2022▼ -14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$67K
FY2021$120K
FY2022$102K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$188K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2010.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $247K Management & general 9% · $25K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $25K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and Director
$25,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Inhan Lee PHD’s $72K as President and Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 328 $100K–1M medical research nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Inhan Lee PHD$71,500$27,200$25,000$21,200$12,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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3 programs · $247K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Computational biology research education for high school students: To democratize medical research in the genomics era, we teach high school students computational biology. About 900 students were served in 2022 through our Contest, Conference, camps, in-school, after-school and weekend programs.

$164Kprogram expense
02

miRcore Vaccine Advocacy (MVA) and miRcore Science Advocacy (MSA): We expanded MVA to miRcore Science Advocacy. The MVA program that we have developed in 2021 as a student-run COVID-19 vaccine advocacy program galvanized individuals who have positive perceptions of vaccines in advocating for vaccines in their own networks and…

$51Kprogram expense
03

Bioinformatics Research, Consulting and Supports

1. We supported scientists at the University of Michigan, University of Texas Medical Branch, Yonsei University and Kyungpook National University in Korea. More specifically, we provided computational biology research support to RNA function experts regarding small RNA regulations. We published research papers for the public benefits. 2.

$32Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$114
Grants paid · 3 grants · $24K · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,000

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$255K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K
Money outPt IX
$272K
Ln 25
Programscol B$247K
Managementcol C$25K
Owns and owesPt X
$102K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$172K
Total revenueLn 12$255K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$102K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$102K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 6260
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$120K$102K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$120K$102K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$120K$102K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$27K$27K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$79K$10K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$7K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$8K$803$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$18K$18K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$15K$3K$12K$0
Information technologyLn 14$10K$10K$30$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$1K$0
TravelLn 17$32K$32K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$49K$49K$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$20$0$20$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$61$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$272K$247K$25K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $447K$404K$43K$188K 990 PDF
FY2023 $376K$333K$43K$146K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $255K$272K−$17K$102K 990 PDF
FY2021 $267K$215K$52K$120K 990 PDF
FY2020 $211K$169K$42K$67K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $255,296 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $70,117$83,444
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $197,241$171,852
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $267,358$255,296
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,826$1,201
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $123,442$132,916
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,707$138,248
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $214,975$272,365
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,383−$17,069
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $255,296 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $171,852 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$47,433
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$2,830
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$33,181
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$83,444
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $171,852 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$255,296
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $272,365 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,201$1,201
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $27,176 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,176
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $79,233 · Management $10,500 · Fundraising $0$89,733
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,071 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,071
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,133 · Management $803 · Fundraising $0$8,936
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,321 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$18,321
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,420 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,420
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,650 · Management $12,410 · Fundraising $0$15,060
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,638 · Management $30 · Fundraising $0$9,668
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,079 · Management $1,270 · Fundraising $0$6,349
IX-17 TravelPrograms $31,952 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$31,952
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $48,885 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$48,885
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $20 · Fundraising $0$20
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,512 · Management $61 · Fundraising $0$5,573
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $247,271 · Management $25,094 · Fundraising $0$272,365
Part X · Balance sheet $102,499 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $119,568$102,499
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $119,568$102,499
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $119,568$102,499
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $119,568$102,499
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $102,499 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$255,296
XI-2 Total expenses$272,365
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$17,069
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$119,568
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$102,499

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