Nonprofit · EIN 13-1739923
BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC
Tax-exempt · ITHACA, NY 14853
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $15,540,935 | $17,990,625 | -$2,449,690 | $85,511,204 | $9,377,581 | $76,133,623 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $12,819,530 | $21,775,037 | -$8,955,507 | $82,750,847 | $8,251,240 | $74,499,607 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,108,061
- of which government grants
- $6,966,145
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $1,819,329
- Royalties
- $258,606
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$79,718
- Other revenue
- $613,545
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $949,270
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $645,957
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,430,953
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,472,683
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $173,130
- Accounting fees
- $69,650
- Travel
- $256,932
- Depreciation
- $561,861
- Program services (functional)
- $14,062,394
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,613,949
- Fundraising (functional)
- $314,282
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $82,750,847
- Total assets, end of year
- $85,511,204
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,377,581
- Net assets, end of year
- $76,133,623
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,937,895
- Publicly traded securities
- $48,081,058
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $66,517,690
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $9,615,933
- Gross unrelated business income
- $30,568
- Gross receipts
- $47,651,840
- Employees
- 140
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1924
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SILVIA RESTREPO | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $375,525 | $19,316 |
| MARIA HARRISON | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $277,211 | $20,039 |
| ZHANGJUN FEI | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $252,978 | $9,238 |
| DAVID STERN | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR Trustee or director | 40 | $190,274 | $31,387 |
| FRANK SCHROEDER | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $195,411 | $16,145 |
| ERIC RICHARDS | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $178,466 | $27,156 |
| RYAN HILDRETH | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/TREASU Officer | 40 | $152,227 | $6,610 |
| MEREDITH WILLIAMS | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE/SECRET Officer | 40 | $62,426 | $31,052 |
| BENJAMIN HOULTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE MCCOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIDGET KRIEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES TRAUTMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC LYONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY GALVIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN ROSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOURDES CASANOVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IAN GAZARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STACY KIMMEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERTO CANIZARES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER CORNELIUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL CHOMET | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SALLY ROCKEY | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MELINDA OAKES | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARY LOU GUERINOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| OLIVER SCHULZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID STERN | PRESIDENT/PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $382,701 | $64,835 |
| MARIA HARRISON | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $246,235 | $43,865 |
| ZHANGJUN FEI | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $247,919 | $33,066 |
| GEORG JANDER | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $181,124 | $47,523 |
| FRANK SCHROEDER | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $188,361 | $36,937 |
| ERIC RICHARDS | PRIMARY INVESTIGATOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,847 | $37,904 |
| RYAN HILDRETH | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE/TREASURER Officer | 40 | $130,818 | $8,530 |
| MEREDITH WILLIAMS | ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE/SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $63,323 | $18,624 |
| SILVIA RESTREPO | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $72,112 | $4,249 |
| GREGORY GALVIN | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERTO CANIZARES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LOURDES CASANOVA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL CHOMET | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER CORNELIUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY LOU GUERINOT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELINDA OAKES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| OLIVER SCHULZE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES TRAUTMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN HOULTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN GAZARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STACY KIMMEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIDGET KRIEGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC LYONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE MCCOMAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK NELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY ROCKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOCELYN ROSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGARET SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 533 TOWER RD, ITHACA, NY 14853-7202
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RYAN HILDRETH, 533 TOWER ROAD, ITHACA, NY 14853
- Signed the 990
- RYAN HILDRETH, TREASURER
- Phone
- (607) 254-1225
- Website
- WWW.BTISCIENCE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- INSERO ADVISORS LLC
Mission
TO ADVANCE AND COMMUNICATE SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY IN PLANT BIOLOGY TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCE HUMAN HEALTH.
Program accomplishments
- IMPROVE AGRICULTURE/SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION: BTI SCIENTISTS ADVANCE, COMMUNICATE, AND APPLY PLANT RESEARCH TOWARDS PRODUCING AN INCREASINGLY SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY. FOOD SECURITY ANALYSIS BY THE UNITED NATIONS HAS CITED CLIMATE CHANGE, NATURAL DISASTER, RAPID URBANIZATION AND UNPRECENDENTED POPULATION GROWTH AS GREAT CHALLENGES TO THE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE OF THE WORLD FOOD SUPPLY. AT BTI, SCIENTISTS ARE INVESTIGATING, AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL, HOW PLANTS GROW, RESPOND TO LIGHT, AND MAKE USE ON A SCALE THAT CAN MEET DEMAND. CURRENT RESEARCH IS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE NUTRITIVE QUALITY OF FOOD, INCREASING YIELD AND FURTHERING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRONOMICALLY VIABLE PLANT SPECIES. SPECIFIC RESEARCH FOCUSES ON LONGER SHELFLIFE, CROPS THAT PRODUCE HIGHER YIELD WITH LESS INPUTS, REDUCED NEED FOR CHEMICAL FERTILIZATION, AND PLANTS WITH HIGHER TOLERANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS SUCH AS DROUGH, SALINITY, HEAT AND COLD.Expenses $8,528,436 · grants $213,860
- RESEARCH TOOLS & COMMUNICATIONS: BTI SCIENTISTS ADVANCE, COMMUNICATE, AND APPLY PLANT RESEARCH TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. VIRTUALLY EVERY DAY, SCIENTISTS DISCOVER AND RECORD A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE GENES, PROTEINS AND CHEMICALS THAT DIRECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF CELLS. BTI RESEARCHERS ALSO ARE CONTINUALLY DEVELOPING NEW TECHNIQUES FOR LABORATORY RESEARCH. BTI SCIENTISTS ARE DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND DATABASES, ENABLING RESEARCHERS TO BETTER ORGANIZE, ACCESS AND RETRIEVE A WEALTH OF DATA, ISOLATE AND IDENTIFY SPECIFIC GENES CONTROLLING THE SPECIFIC LIFE PROCESSES AND IDENTIFY MOLECULES WITH POTENTIAL EVOLUTIONARY, BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL IMPORTANCES. BTI SCIENTISTS ALSO DEVELOP NEW RESEARCH PROTOCOLS FOR TRANSFORMING PLANTS WITH GENES OF INTEREST TO DISCOVER THEIR FUNCTIONS.Expenses $5,274,177 · grants $372,800
- IMPROVED HUMAN HEALTH: INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS ADVANCE, COMMUNICATE, AND APPLY PLANT SCIENCE AND RELATED RESEARCH TOWARDS IMPROVED HUMAN HEALTH. CURRENT RESEARCH AT BTI MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND AGING-RELATED DISEASES. BTI RESEARCHERS DEVELOP CELL LINES IN PLANTS AND INSECTS THAT CAN BE USED TO MANUFACTURE THERAPEUTICS, DIAGNOSTICS, AND VACCINES. INSTITUTE RESEARCH ALSO MAY LEAD TO MORE NUTRITIOUS FOODS TO COMBAT VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES AND LESS PESTICIDE USE TO REDUCE HUMAN EXPOSURE TO HARMFUL CHEMICALS. BTI SCIENTISTS ALSO STUDY HOW PLANTS PRODUCE PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS AND MAY LEAD TO NEW SOURCES OF NATURAL WAYS TO COMBAT CONDITIONS LIKE HEART DISEASE.Expenses $7,317
- OTHER PROGRAM SERVICESExpenses $252,464 · grants $362,610 · revenue $354,939
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-1739923
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1938
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U500)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $85,511,204
- Income (IRS master file)
- $47,651,840
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $15,540,935 | $17,990,625 | $85,511,204 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $12,819,530 | $21,775,037 | $82,750,847 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $13,422,220 | $21,924,107 | $85,345,949 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-1739923).
Questions about BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC
- What is the EIN of BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC is 13-1739923.
- Is BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1938.
- Are donations to BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RYAN HILDRETH.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 27 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $375,525 (SILVIA RESTREPO, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $15,540,935, expenses of $17,990,625 and total assets of $85,511,204 at year end.
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