The Livermore Lab Foundation advances scientific knowledge and inspires the next generation of science and technology leaders by leveraging philanthropic investments in world-class research, education, and innovation at lawrence Livermore national laboratory.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$133K 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
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $391K a year · 19% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$133K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $357K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.1M
+200% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2022▲ +200%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$706K
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$3.2M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$997K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +113%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$974K
FY2021$682K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2022 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2016.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.1M Management & general 11% · $143K Fundraising 8% · $105K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $133K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$133,116Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sally Allen’s $171K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sally Allen$170,938$150,280$153,642$133,116$130,842$97,584

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds world-class research, education, and innovation to advance science and inspire future leaders.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

The clean and sustainable energy (case) fund provided partial grant assistance to the carbon cleanup initiative - a website resource for general public education about carbon neutrality and carbon management solutions.

$818Kprogram expense
02

LLF leverages the lawerence livermore national lab's unique supercomputing, bioengineering, and bioscience core competencies to accelerate collective efforts to understand neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als), alzheimer's, and parkinson's.

$182Kprogram expense
03

Through academic, community, and professional partnerships, LLF offers fellowships and internship opportunities for high school through post-doctoral scholars at lawrence livermore national laboratory.

$87Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 30 grants · $6.3M · 2020–2025
Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryFY2025$1,470,297
Unitemized GrantFY2025$328,649
Scope 3 INCFY2025$150,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$341,880
Climate NowFY2024$216,456
Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryFY2024$125,000
Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryFY2023$855,892
Climate NowFY2023$464,131
Unitemized GrantFY2023$156,720
Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryFY2022$354,549
Climate NowFY2022$300,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$101,004
Clean Air Task Force INCMA · FY2022$60,000
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$383
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$143K
Fundraisingcol D$105K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$383
Gains on assetsLn 7−$108
Total revenueLn 12$2.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$48K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 612
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$596K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$100K
Total assetsLn 16$688K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$682K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$836K$836K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$101K$101K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$138K$51K$44K$44K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42K$5K$8K$30K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$2K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$14K$4K$4K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$235$1K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$192$1K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$896$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$50K$1K$40K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$577$2K$769
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$128K$85K$31K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$143K$105K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.2M$2.8M$387K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.7M−$446K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.1M$2.0M$1.1M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.1M$1.3M$786K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $706K$997K−$292K$682K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.1M$804K$974K 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 $2,120,428 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $705,797$2,120,045
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5$383
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $705,802$2,120,428
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $478,370$936,553
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $168,422$200,560
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $350,632$197,788
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $997,424$1,334,901
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$291,622$785,527
Part VI · Governance 7 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,120,428 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,120,045
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,120,045
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $491$491
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$108−$108
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $383 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,120,428
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,334,901 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $835,549$835,549
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $101,004$101,004
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,679 · Management $43,544 · Fundraising $43,934$138,157
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $4,847 · Management $7,510 · Fundraising $30,025$42,382
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,061 · Management $1,949 · Fundraising $2,224$6,234
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,243 · Management $3,903 · Fundraising $5,641$13,787
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,745$1,745
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,560$5,560
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $235 · Management $1,380$1,615
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $192 · Management $1,065 · Fundraising $1,866$3,123
IX-17 TravelPrograms $896 · Management $3,699$4,595
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,200 · Management $40,027 · Fundraising $8,713$49,940
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $577 · Management $1,678 · Fundraising $769$3,024
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $85,281 · Management $30,871 · Fundraising $12,034$128,186
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,086,764 · Management $142,931 · Fundraising $105,206$1,334,901
Part X · Balance sheet $1,471,433 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $547,750$1,103,018
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $47,814$47,834
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $92,629$220,136
X-11 Publicly traded securities$100,445
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $688,193$1,471,433
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,846$14,726
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,846$14,726
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $186,785$439,069
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $495,562$1,017,638
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $682,347$1,456,707
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $688,193$1,471,433
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,456,707 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,120,428
XI-2 Total expenses$1,334,901
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$785,527
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$682,347
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$11,167
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,456,707

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