From Fauna INC

Tax-deductible

San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Food & AgricultureEIN 82-2752277Revenue $136K in FY2025

On file with the IRSfromfauna.org2000 Broadway, 94115-1581 · San Francisco, CATax-exempt since Sep 2017Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To advance cellular agriculture, the production of real animal products from cells rather than entire animals

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
44¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K 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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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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $19K a year · 31% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
44%
of spending
Concern: 44% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 68% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $70K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$136K
+10% vs prior year
Spent
$128K
To programs
44%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$136K
FY2025▲ +10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8K
FY2021$7K
FY2022$23K
FY2023$75K
FY2024$123K
FY2025$136K
Expenses
$128K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$113K
FY2021$22K
FY2022$21K
FY2023$86K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$128K
Net assets
$23K
FY2025▲ +51%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$34K
FY2021$20K
FY2022$22K
FY2023$12K
FY2024$15K
FY2025$23K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2017.

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

Where the money goes

44 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 44% · $56K Management & general 44% · $56K Fundraising 12% · $15K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$31,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristopher Gasteratos’s $32K as President is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2020
Kristopher Gasteratos$31,500$88,500$60,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes growing real animal products from cells, not whole animals.

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2 programs · $56K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The educational arm of FROMFAUNA.ORG was developed, primarily under FROMFAUNA.ORG/WORK to share additional information on cellular agriculture for the public. Furthermore, the first textbook on cellular agriculture is continually developed and adapted.

$40Kprogram expense
02

The award-winning website, FROMFAUNA.ORG, was released to increase global awareness of cellular agriculture. The website features inspirational visuals and educational resources on cellular agriculture, free for the public to access 24/7.

$16Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$70K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$136K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Money outPt IX
$128K
Ln 25
Programscol B$56K
Managementcol C$56K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$136K
Total revenueLn 12$136K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
SavingsLn 2$3
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$586
Total assetsLn 16$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$977$586
Total assetsLn 16$15K$23K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$15K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$32K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$38K$14K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$743$391$352
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$13K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$360$653
Total functional expensesLn 25$128K$56K$56K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $136K$128K$8K$23K 990 PDF
FY2024 $123K$120K$3K$15K 990 PDF
FY2023 $75K$86K−$11K$12K 990 PDF
FY2022 $23K$21K$2K$22K 990 PDF
FY2021 $7K$22K−$14K$20K 990 PDF
FY2020 $8K$113K−$105K$34K 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 $135,656 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $123,408$135,656
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $123,408$135,656
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$34,197
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $120,015$93,849
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $120,015$128,046
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,393$7,610
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $135,656 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$135,656
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$135,656
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$135,656
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $128,046 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $31,500$31,500
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,697$2,697
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,550$3,550
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $37,711 · Management $14,344 · Fundraising $4,750$56,805
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $10,252$10,252
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,996$1,996
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,538$3,538
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,366$1,366
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $391 · Fundraising $352$743
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,249 · Management $1,337$14,586
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $360 · Management $653$1,013
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $56,224 · Management $56,468 · Fundraising $15,354$128,046
Part X · Balance sheet $22,621 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,679$22,032
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3$3
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $977$586
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,011$22,621
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $15,011$22,621
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $15,011$22,621
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,011$22,621
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,621 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$135,656
XI-2 Total expenses$128,046
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$7,610
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$15,011
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,621

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

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