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Nonprofit · EIN 45-3989386

LEVERAGE RESEARCH

Tax-exempt · ALBANY, NY 12207

Financials

$409K$609K2023$393K$431K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LEVERAGE RESEARCH by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$392,590$430,580-$37,990$7,556$135,480-$127,924
December 31, 2023990$409,499$609,457-$199,958$45,447$135,480-$90,033
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$392,590
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$159,712
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$85,796
Other salaries and wages
$71,738
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$193,782
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$7,404
Depreciation
$792
Program services (functional)
$382,863
Management and general (functional)
$47,717

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$45,447
Total assets, end of year
$7,556
Total liabilities, end of year
$135,480
Net assets, end of year
-$127,924
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,685
Net assets without donor restrictions
-$127,924
Gross receipts
$392,590
Employees
3
Volunteers
5
Year formed
2012
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MELINDA BRADLEYCOO & SECRETARY
Officer
40$64,263
GEOFFREY TAYLOR ANDERS IICEO & CHAIR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$21,533
OLIVER CAREFULLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
40$0
NEVIN FREEMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
OLIVER CAREFULLBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
40$66,462$0
GEOFFREY TAYLOR ANDERS IICEO & CHAIR & TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
40$64,600$0
MELINDA BRADLEYCOO & SECRETARY
Officer
40$57,901$0
LARISSA HESKETH-ROWECOO AND TREASURER UNTIL 10/27/2023
Officer
40$42,790$0
KERRY VAUGHANSECRETARY UNTIL 10/13/2023
Officer
40$34,409$313
NEVIN FREEMANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
JOSEPH CORABIBOARD MEMBER UNTIL 10/13/2023
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
418 BROADWAY 11006, ALBANY, NY 12207-2922
In care of
% CATHLEEN KILLGALLEN
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
GEOFFREY TAYLOR ANDERS II, 7901 4TH ST N 19762, ST PETERSBURG, FL 33702
Signed the 990
MELINDA BRADLEY, COO
Phone
(810) 417-1594
Return prepared by
EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA

Mission

LEVERAGE RESEARCH'S MISSION IS TO AID SCIENTIFIC ADVANCE BY SUPPORTING EARLY STAGE SCIENCE. WE SUPPORT EARLY STAGE SCIENCE BY: (1) CONDUCTING IN-DEPTH ACADEMIC RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY OF EARLY SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES AND PRINCIPLES WHICH DRIVE SCIENTIFIC ADVANCE, (2) CONDUCTING AND SUPPORTING BASIC RESEARCH IN FIELDS THAT HAVE NOT YET ATTAINED THE LEVEL OF SUCCESS ENJOYED BY THE HARD SCIENCES, ESPECIALLY THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, AND (3) COMMUNICATING OUR FINDINGS TO SCIENTISTS, FUNDERS, POLICY MAKERS, AND MEMBERS OF THE INTERESTED PUBLIC.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • METASCIENCE - IN RESPONSE TO GROWING CONCERN ABOUT SCIENTIFIC STAGNATION, SOME HAVE SUGGESTED THAT STUDYING SCIENCE ITSELF COULD BE PART OF THE SOLUTION. LEVERAGE PROPOSES THAT IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO LEARN ABOUT SCIENCE BY EXAMINING THE HISTORY OF SUCCESSFUL SCIENCES. WE STUDY THE MAJOR BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE EARLY HISTORIES OF SUCCESSFUL FIELDS TO UNDERSTAND HOW PEOPLE MAKE DISCOVERIES IN THE EARLY STAGES OF SCIENCE AND HELP RESEARCHERS MAKE NEW BREAKTHROUGHS TODAY. WE ESTIMATE THAT THERE ARE BETWEEN 200-400 CRITICAL DISCOVERIES IN THE EARLY HISTORIES OF TODAY'S SUCCESSFUL SCIENCES. WE ARE CURRENTLY PRODUCING IN-DEPTH CASE STUDIES COVERING THE HISTORY OF ELECTRICITY FROM WILLIAM GILBERT IN 1600 TO JAMES CLERK MAXWELL IN 1845. THE END GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO RENDER THE EARLY HISTORY OF SCIENCE ACCESSIBLE BY MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO EXAMINE THE DATA SET OF DISCOVERIES AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE EARLY SCIENTIFIC PROCESS.
    Expenses $210,575 · grants $87,842
  • INTROSPECTION - OVER THE PAST DECADE, LEVERAGE STUDIED PSYCHOLOGY, A FIELD MIRED IN A REPLICATION CRISIS. OUR HYPOTHESIS HAS BEEN, AND CONTINUES TO BE, THAT INTROSPECTION IS A PROMISING RESEARCH METHOD AND CAN PROVIDE THE FOUNDATION FOR FRUITFUL EFFORTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND PEOPLE. OUR EXPLORATORY PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAM IS AN ATTEMPT TO USE AN INTROSPECTION-CENTRIC APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING PEOPLE. WE BELIEVE THAT THE CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF USEFUL TOOLS FOR INTROSPECTION HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF PEOPLE AND TO HELP INDIVIDUALS GENERATE BENEFICIAL SELF-KNOWLEDGE. WE PROVIDE INTROSPECTIVE TOOLS SUCH AS BELIEF REPORTING AND CHARTING, COLLABORATE WITH OTHER PRACTITIONERS AND DEVELOPERS OF INTROSPECTIVE TOOLS, AND PROVIDE TRAINING TO RESEARCHERS ON HOW TO USE INTROSPECTION TO STUDY THE MIND EFFECTIVELY AND SAFELY. OUR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE INTROSPECTIVE METHODS THAT COULD SERVE AS THE FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPING A NEW SUBFIELD OF INTROSPECTION RESEARCH.
    Expenses $145,488 · grants $60,691
  • BOTTLENECKS - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EMPOWER HUMANITY WITH NEW KNOWLEDGE AND NEW TOOLS WITH WHICH TO IMPROVE THE WORLD AROUND US. YET, SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS ARE FREQUENTLY NOT AS FUNCTIONAL AS SOCIETY NEEDS THEM TO BE. EVEN AS THE NUMBER OF RESEARCHERS AND AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON RESEARCH INCREASES, IN MANY PLACES, FIELDS SIMPLY AREN'T MAKING FAST ENOUGH PROGRESS. BY COMBINING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE AND PEOPLE, WE AIM TO DISCERN AND ADDRESS THE SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL, NOT JUST TECHNICAL, OBSTACLES TO PROGRESS ACROSS A VARIETY OF FIELDS-SUCH AS GEOTHERMAL, SUPERSONIC FLIGHT, AND PSYCHOLOGY-AND COORDINATE EFFORTS TO OVERCOME THEM. OUR BOTTLENECKS PROGRAM CONSISTS OF BOTH EVENTS AND RESEARCH. THE EVENTS PROVIDE A VENUE FOR BRINGING TOGETHER RESEARCHERS, FUNDERS, AND PROJECT LEADERS TO THINK AND TALK ABOUT WHERE THE REAL BOTTLENECKS ARE, AND OUR PUBLICATIONS COMMUNICATE THE CONCLUSIONS WE REACH.
    Expenses $26,800 · grants $11,180

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Check at the IRS
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
45-3989386
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
2013
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Social science (V052)
Assets (IRS master file)
$40,023
Income (IRS master file)
$357,147

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$392,590$430,580$7,556XML
990December 2023$409,499$609,457$45,447XML
990December 2022$349,229$343,153$94,998IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 45-3989386).

Questions about LEVERAGE RESEARCH

What is the EIN of LEVERAGE RESEARCH?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LEVERAGE RESEARCH is 45-3989386.
Is LEVERAGE RESEARCH tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2013.
Are donations to LEVERAGE RESEARCH tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LEVERAGE RESEARCH 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 LEVERAGE RESEARCH due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did LEVERAGE RESEARCH 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 LEVERAGE RESEARCH?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names GEOFFREY TAYLOR ANDERS II.
Who are the officers and directors of LEVERAGE RESEARCH?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $64,263 (MELINDA BRADLEY, COO & SECRETARY).
How much revenue does LEVERAGE RESEARCH have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $392,590, expenses of $430,580 and total assets of $7,556 at year end.

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