Biocurious

Analysis

Biocurious is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Clara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Biocurious reported income of $245k and spending of $194k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $179k to $245k (+36%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 284%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Biocurious sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heritage Museum of Newaygo County ($244k), Cardboard Playhouse Theatre Company ($245k) and Aliceville Museum Inc ($244k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $166k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $166k.