Engineering Biology Research Consortium

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Emeryville, CA501(c)(3)Since 2016Science & TechnologyEIN 81-2614456Revenue $974K in FY2025

On file with the IRSebrc.org5885 Hollis Street 4th Floor, 94608-2404 · Emeryville, CATax-exempt since Sep 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To support and promote the vision and goals of the synthetic Biology community by providing the future vision for synthetic Biology, bringing together industrial and scientific communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 236 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
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 $52K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$211K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 96% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $350K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$160K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$974K
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$898K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$329K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$974K
FY2025▲ +47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$273K
FY2021$251K
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$143K
FY2024$662K
FY2025$974K
Expenses
$898K
FY2025▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$185K
FY2021$143K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$7.1M
FY2024$776K
FY2025$898K
Net assets
$329K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$151K
FY2021$260K
FY2022$7.3M
FY2023$368K
FY2024$253K
FY2025$329K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $627K Management & general 30% · $271K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $211K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$210,724Pt VII · Sec A
President/Di
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Treas/Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

India Hook-Barnard’s $211K as Executive Di is at the 96th percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M science & technology 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022
India Hook-Barnard$210,724$76,014—
Diane Pierotti——$17,162

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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Shapes synthetic biology's future by uniting industry and science.

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2 programs · $627K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Completed sponsored projects activities supporting topical areas in synthetic biology and engineering biology and that furthered building the engineering biology community. Projects were funded by private and federal funding sources.

$587Kprogram expense
02

Held national and international research conferences with participants from academia, industry and non-profit research organizations. Activities included research talks, poster talks and workshops on engineering biology.

$40Kprogram 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
Sentinel Bio INCFY2024$330K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$350K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $11K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,548

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$974K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$955K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Money outPt IX
$898K
Ln 25
Programscol B$627K
Managementcol C$271K
Owns and owesPt X
$329K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$480K
Total assetsLn 16$489K
LiabilitiesLn 26$160K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$955K
Government grantsLn 1e$509K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$19K
Total revenueLn 12$974K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$480K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$480K
Total assetsLn 16$489K
LiabilitiesLn 26$160K
Net assetsLn 32$329K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6236
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$606K$480K
Total assetsLn 16$741K$489K
LiabilitiesLn 26$487K$160K
Net assetsLn 32$253K$329K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$383K$364K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$95K$91K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$145K$145K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$7K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$4K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$70K$46K$24K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$54K$40K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$75K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$898K$627K$271K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $974K$898K$76K$329K 990 PDF
FY2024 $662K$776K−$115K$253K 990 PDF
FY2023 $143K$7.1M−$6.9M$368K 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.3M$232K$7.1M$7.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $251K$143K$108K$260K 990 PDF
FY2020 $273K$185K$88K$151K 990 PDF

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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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $973,996 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $645,989$954,706
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,700$19,290
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $661,689$973,996
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $201,897$477,519
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $574,543$420,590
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $776,440$898,109
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$114,751$75,887
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $973,996 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$96,833
VIII-1e Government grants$508,707
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$349,166
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$954,706
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $19,290$19,290
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,290$973,996
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $898,109 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $364,095 · Management $18,580$382,675
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $91,388 · Management $3,456$94,844
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,788$5,788
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $145,190$145,190
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,520 · Management $3,789$10,309
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,062 · Management $10,440$14,502
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $26,725$26,725
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45,760 · Management $24,450$70,210
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $39,604 · Management $13,988$53,592
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,233$3,233
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $75,449 · Management $15,592$91,041
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $626,878 · Management $271,231 · Fundraising $0$898,109
Part X · Balance sheet $488,896 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $605,893$480,195
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $134,826$6,890
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,811
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $740,719$488,896
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $479,696$126,782
X-25 Other liabilities$32,954
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $487,446$159,736
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $253,273$329,160
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $253,273$329,160
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $740,719$488,896
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $329,160 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$973,996
XI-2 Total expenses$898,109
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$75,887
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$253,273
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$329,160

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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