Biocurious EIN 27-3848068

Biocurious

EIN  27-3848068 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Santa Clara, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers affordable lab space, classes, and projects to encourage community science exploration for everyone.
Leadership
Innokenti Toulokhonov · Board Member
Money in and out
$202K revenue, $226K expenses
Bottom line
91% program efficiency

Offers affordable lab space, classes, and projects to encourage community science exploration for everyone. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $202K in revenue, $226K in expenses, and $117K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$202K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$226K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$117K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$24K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09
Program efficiency
91%
of spending reaches programs▲ +847% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -57% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -24% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$202K
FY2025▼ -24%
Expenses
$226K
FY2025▼ -22%
Total assets
$117K
FY2025▼ -22%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$202K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$226K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$117K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$24K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$117K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B91%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $206K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

We provide a modern biology laboratory along with classroom space. Our mission is to provide science education and an accessible lab space for the public including people who want to pursue research. We served an average of 70 members a month.

$186Kprogram expense
02

We have educational Programs. BioCurious provides a range of classes, lectures and workshops for our members and the general public. They include beginner level classes that teach the basics of biology and lab skills to more advanced classes that include lab practice with sophisticated techniques.

$15Kprogram expense
03

As part of our mission to democratize biology, we have created a number of community projects that are free and open to the public. Community projects at BioCurious allow any interested person to experience the process of science and learn so laboratory techniques.

$5Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBiocurious
EINHdr · item D27-3848068
Principal addressHdr · item CSanta Clara, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jbiocurious.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFScience & Technology (U99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$202K
Total revenueLn 12$202K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.91 Management & general $0.09
Program services91%$206K
Management & general9%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$226K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$17K
Total assetsLn 16$117K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$117K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $17K · Operating expenses/yr $226K
0.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $206K · Total expenses $226K
91%
Management & General
Management & general $20K · Total expenses $226K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $226K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $229K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $202K · Total revenue $202K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $202K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $202K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $202K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $226K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $202K · Prior year $264K
-24%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $184K · FY2025 $202K
+2%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $117K · Beginning of year $150K
-22%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $202K · Expenses $226K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $117K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $117K · Total assets $117K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $117K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Innokenti Toulokhonov · Reported title Board member · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $226K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $226K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 91%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth -24%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$53

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$202K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$264K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$245K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$196K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$185K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$184K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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