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IGEM FOUNDATION INC

CAMBRIDGE, MAEIN: 45-2313408Website

Data sourced from IRS 990 public filings

IGEM FOUNDATION INC THE INTERNATIONAL GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MACHINE (IGEM) FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO EDUCATION AND COMPETITION, ADVANCEMENT OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION. THE IGEM FOUNDATION FOSTERS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION THROUGH ORGANIZING AND OPERATING THE IGEM COMPETITION, THE PREMIER STUDENT SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY COMPETITION. IT ALSO FOSTERS SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION BY ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING THE REGISTRY OF STANDARD BIOLOGICAL PARTS, A COMMUNITY COLLECTION OF BIOLOGICAL COMPONENTS. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND EDUCATION BY DEVELOPING AN OPEN COMMUNITY OF STUDENTS AND PRACTITIONERS IN SCHOOLS, LABORATORIES, RESEARCH INSTITUTES, AND INDUSTRY. THE IGEM COMMUNITY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF INVOLVING STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW FIELD OF SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY.

Local (City/County Level)
Education & Awareness
Youth/Teens (Ages 13-18)
STEM Education
Science & Research

Annual Revenue

$6,496,323

Known Funders

5

Grants Received

6

Financial History

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2024$6,496,323$6,292,382$1,716,033
2023$6,029,844$7,332,251$1,048,801
2022$5,016,663$7,418,776$2,021,042
2021$5,084,700$3,098,049$4,229,953
2020$3,326,433$2,637,934$2,299,321
2019$5,032,771$4,252,408$1,627,490
2018$4,460,079$4,719,787$1,204,857
2017$3,760,852$3,950,150$1,120,856

Top Funders

$1,566,424 (2024)
$308,500 (2021)
$25,000 (2023)
$25,000 (2024)
$700 (2023)
Unknown foundation
$41 (2023)

Key Personnel

From 2024 IRS 990 filing

N

NEMANJA STIJEPOVIC

PRESIDENT & CEO (AS OF 7/17/24) (EVP/COO THRU 7/16/24)

Officer
N

NAN ZHANG

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (AS OF 10/27/24)

Officer
R

RICHARD JOHNSON

DIRECTOR

P

PAM SILVER

DIRECTOR (THRU 3/24/24)

M

MEGAN PALMER

DIRECTOR (THRU 11/18/24)

K

KING CHOW

DIRECTOR

J

JOHN CUMBERS

DIRECTOR

D

DREW ENDY

DIRECTOR

A

ARIEL LINDNER

DIRECTOR

T

THOMAS KNIGHT

TREASURER

Officer

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