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Human Immunome Project INC FY2023 filing

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New York, NY501(c)(3)Medical ResearchEIN 47-2364966Revenue $3.0M in FY2023

On file with the IRShumanvaccinesproject.org209 W 29th St, 10001-5580 · New York, NYTax-exempt since Feb 2015Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$604K 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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FY2023 · 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
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
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$604K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.5 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
$1.0M
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.0M
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$3.2M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.0M
FY2023▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2022$3.4M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$1.8M
Expenses
$3.2M
FY2023▲ +13%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.4M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$1.9M
FY2023▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.4M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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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

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $2.3M Management & general 22% · $710K Fundraising 6% · $199K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $604K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Wayne C Koff
CEO Through 5-22-23/Board Member
$350,445Pt VII · Sec A
Theodore Schenkelberg
Senior VP (through 6/30/23)
$135,645Pt VII · Sec A
Hans Keirstead
Board Member Through 5-22-23/CEO
$117,692Pt VII · Sec A
Douglas Richman MD
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jose Maria Fernandez
Board Member/Fin, Audit & Risk Mgmt
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jane Metcalfe
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Avey
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.

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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.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Michelson Prizes

Supports young researchers with transformative ideas in human immunology.

$762Kprogram expense
02

Bioinformatics and Human Immunome

Extensive immunological data-sets generated by HVP clinical studies. Bioinformatics program applies advanced statistical, machine learning and artificial intelligence approaches to analyze immunological data-sets.

$692Kprogram expense
03

Rules of Immunity

Covid vaccines initiative conducts cutting edge research into the the immunology behind COVID-19 vaccines, and provides a forum for scientists and policy makers on latest COVID-19 research via the global lab meeting and covid report.

$483Kprogram expense

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
Michelson Philanthropies INCFY2024$690K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$715K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $2.1M · 2020–2024
Regents of the University of California at IrvineCA · FY2024$81,000
The Translational Genomics Research InstituteAZ · FY2024$72,900
Rockefeller UniversityNY · FY2023$150,000
Joan & Sanford Weil Medical College of Cornell UniversityFY2023$150,000
Washington UniversityMO · FY2023$150,000
The Translational Genomics Research InstituteAZ · FY2023$72,900
University of New MexicoFY2023$58,860
The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and BiologyPA · FY2022$150,000
University of Colorado FoundationCO · FY2022$150,000
The Regents of the University of MinnesotaFY2022$150,000
J Craig Venter Institute INCCA · FY2022$10,238
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTN · FY2022$9,424
Regents of the University of CaliforniaCA · FY2022$4,503
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterTN · FY2020$222,933
J Craig Venter Institute INCCA · FY2020$185,673
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA · FY2020$150,000
La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyCA · FY2020$125,782
The Scripps Research InstituteCA · FY2020$97,543
See all 19 grants →

By the numbers

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The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Money outPt IX
$3.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$710K
Fundraisingcol D$199K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$15K
Total revenueLn 12$3.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$455K
SavingsLn 2$1.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$156K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.1M$2.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$1.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$582K$582K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$297K$297K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$666K$459K$133K$73K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$411K$283K$82K$45K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$12K$4K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$23K$7K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$67K$46K$13K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$38K$7K$31K
Accounting feesLn 11c$172K$172K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$505K$352K$103K$49K
Office expensesLn 13$69K$13K$56K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$18K
TravelLn 17$212K$170K$24K$18K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$22K$69K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.2M$2.3M$710K$199K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.8M$2.3M−$491K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,031,421 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,426,696$3,030,249
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,177$14,846
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$16,841−$13,674
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,415,032$3,031,421
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $703,899$878,816
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $905,311$1,194,652
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,221,224$1,119,919
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,830,434$3,193,387
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $584,598−$161,966
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $3,031,421 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,030,249
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,030,249
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,846$14,846
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$13,674−$13,674
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,172$3,031,421
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,193,387 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $581,760$581,760
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $297,056$297,056
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $459,419 · Management $133,165 · Fundraising $73,241$665,825
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $283,278 · Management $82,110 · Fundraising $45,161$410,549
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,477 · Management $3,616 · Fundraising $1,989$18,082
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,774 · Management $6,601 · Fundraising $3,630$33,005
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,362 · Management $13,438 · Fundraising $7,391$67,191
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,873 · Management $31,468$38,341
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $171,869$171,869
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $352,156 · Management $103,498 · Fundraising $49,499$505,153
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,800 · Management $55,771$68,571
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,545$17,545
IX-17 TravelPrograms $169,673 · Management $24,014 · Fundraising $18,404$212,091
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $15,305$15,305
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,559 · Management $69,485$91,044
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,283,732 · Management $710,340 · Fundraising $199,315$3,193,387
Part X · Balance sheet $2,899,822 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $302,690$454,789
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,452,102$1,283,399
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,048,600$1,000,543
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,244$4,971
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $156,192$156,120
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,061,987$2,899,822
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $185,815$136,991
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $679,734$867,699
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,004,889$1,004,690
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,057,098$1,895,132
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,057,098$1,895,132
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,061,987$2,899,822
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,895,132 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,031,421
XI-2 Total expenses$3,193,387
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$161,966
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,057,098
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,895,132

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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