Human Immunome Project INC

To decode the Human immune system to accelerate vaccine and therapeutic development

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $308K a year · 12% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$649K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $715K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$341K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.8M
-41% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2024▼ -41%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2024▼ -29%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -26%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $1.6M Management & general 25% · $570K Fundraising 6% · $131K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $649K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Operations
$232,826Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Director
$157,617Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/CEO
$156,000Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Philanthropy & Admin
$102,458Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Finance Audit & Risk
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michelle Woehrle’s $233K as Director of Operations is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 360 $1–10M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Wayne C Koff—$350,445$340,159$381,104
Theodore Schenkelberg—$135,645$225,778$240,026
Michelle Woehrle$232,826———
Liza Kane-Hartnett$157,617———
Hans Keirstead$156,000$117,692——
Sabrina Welsh———$132,504
Michelle Bair$102,458———

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.

See Human Immunome Project INC executive salaries →

Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Decoding the human immune system to speed vaccine and therapy development.

Questions for Human Immunome Project INC

Tap to ask. Human Immunome Project INC sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Human Immunome Project INC answers here, for everyone.

3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Michelson Prizes

Supporting young researchers with transformative ideas in human immunology - admin support

$1.6Mprogram expense
02

Rules of Immunity, Bioinformatics and Human Immunome

Covid vaccines initiative, extensive immunological data-sets by clinical studios.

Pt IX · col B
03

Basic study and analysis to the introduction of immunome monitoring kits and site establishment evaluations.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$715K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $2.1M · 2020–2024
Rockefeller UniversityNY · FY2023$150,000
Joan & Sanford Weil Medical College of Cornell UniversityFY2023$150,000
Washington UniversityMO · FY2023$150,000
University of New MexicoFY2023$58,860
The Regents of the University of MinnesotaFY2022$150,000
J Craig Venter Institute INCCA · FY2022$10,238
J Craig Venter Institute INCCA · FY2020$185,673
See all 19 grants →

By the numbers

Org confirmed 0 of 8 linesconfirmednot yet

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$570K
Fundraisingcol D$131K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$341K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Total revenueLn 12$1.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$300K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$341K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$341K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$154K$154K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$389K$389K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$665K$399K$200K$67K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$33K$20K$10K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$109K$66K$33K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$31K$15K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$93K$50K$43K
Accounting feesLn 11c$186K$100K$86K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$445K$285K$142K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$56K$31K$21K$4K
TravelLn 17$42K$25K$4K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$16K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$15K$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.6M$570K$131K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.8M$2.3M−$491K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.0M$3.2M−$162K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.4M$2.8M$585K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 Not on file
FY2020 $2.3M$3.4M−$1.2M$1.4M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support F · Foreign J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,774,377 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,030,249$1,774,377
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,846$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$13,674$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,031,421$1,774,377
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $878,816$542,533
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,194,652$858,790
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,119,919$863,609
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,193,387$2,264,932
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$161,966−$490,555
Part VI · Governance no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,774,377 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,774,377
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,774,377
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,774,377
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,264,932 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $153,900$153,900
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $388,633$388,633
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $399,107 · Management $199,554 · Fundraising $66,518$665,179
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,631 · Management $9,816 · Fundraising $3,272$32,719
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $65,697 · Management $32,848 · Fundraising $10,949$109,494
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,839 · Management $15,419 · Fundraising $5,140$51,398
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $50,160 · Management $42,860$93,020
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $100,284 · Management $85,687$185,971
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $284,605 · Management $142,036 · Fundraising $18,461$445,102
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $31,229 · Management $21,105 · Fundraising $4,041$56,375
IX-17 TravelPrograms $25,471 · Management $4,245 · Fundraising $12,735$42,451
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $16,090$16,090
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,600 · Fundraising $10,000$24,600
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,564,156 · Management $569,660 · Fundraising $131,116$2,264,932
Part X · Balance sheet $1,745,859 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $454,789$1,423,857
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,283,399$300,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,971$22,002
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,899,822$1,745,859
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $136,991$150,885
X-19 Deferred revenue$190,397
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,004,690$341,282
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,895,132$1,404,577
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,895,132$1,404,577
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,899,822$1,745,859
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,404,577 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,774,377
XI-2 Total expenses$2,264,932
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$490,555
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,895,132
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,404,577

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.