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Biological & Life Sciences

Nonprofit OrganizationsBiological & Life Sciences

Biological & Life Sciences organizations account for 655 organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $2b in revenue and employ 7.1k individuals.

655

Active Organizations

$1.9 Billion

Annual Revenue

7 Thousand

Employees in Sector

$8.8 Billion

Controlled Assets

Explore Nonprofits in the Biological & Life Sciences Sector

Weizmann Institute Of Science

Assets: $4b

Revenue: $513m

MISSION:

INSTITUTIONS IN THE WORLD, NOTED FOR ITS WIDE-RANGING EXPLORATION OF THE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY.

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Cold Spring Harbor, NY

Assets: $1b

Revenue: $184m

MISSION:

THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS RESEARCH IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON BASIC RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS.

Salk Institute For Biological Studies

La Jolla, CA

Assets: $803m

Revenue: $211m

MISSION:

BASIC RESEARCH IN THE FOLLOWING: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS, NEUROSCIENCE, AND PLANT BIOLOGY.

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Saint Louis, MO

Assets: $504m

Revenue: $58m

MISSION:

IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION THROUGH PLANT SCIENCE/RESEARCH: FEED THE HUNGRY AND IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH, PRESERVE AND RENEW OUR ENVIRONMENT AND ENHANCE OUR REGION'S ECONOMY.

Bionexus Foundation Inc

Manassas, VA

Assets: $277m

Revenue: $51m

MISSION:

BIONEXUS IS ORGANIZED TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND LITERARY PURPOSES; TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC MISSION OF ATCC.

Marine Biological Laboratory

Woods Hole, MA

Assets: $244m

Revenue: $45m

MISSION:

THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY (MBL) IS DEDICATED TO SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND IMPROVING THE HUMAN CONDITION THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN BIOLOGY, BIOMEDICINE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE.

American Type Culture Collection

Manassas, VA

Assets: $185m

Revenue: $177m

MISSION:

TO ACQUIRE, AUTHENTICATE, PRESERVE, DEVELOP & DISTRIBUTE BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, TECHNOLOGY AND STANDARDS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE.

New York Structural Biology Center Inc

New York, NY

Assets: $108m

Revenue: $20m

MISSION:

SEE SCHEDULE O.TO OPERATE A STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY FOR ADVANCE RESEARCH IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY AND PROVIDE ADVANCED RESOURCES TO THE FACULTY OF ITS PARTICIPATING MEMBER INSTITUTIONS.

Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research Inc

Ithaca, NY

Assets: $101m

Revenue: $17m

MISSION:

THE BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH, INC. (BTI) STRIVES TO BE A WORLD LEADER IN PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH. BTI WAS FOUNDED BY WILLIAM BOYCE THOMPSON OUT OF A CONVICTION THAT "ANY PRINCIPLES CONCERNING THE NATURE OF LIFE THAT YOU CAN ESTABLISH FOR PLANTS WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND MAN, IN HEALTH AND DISEASE." HE ALSO SAW PLANT SCIENCE AS A MEANS OF ENDING HUNGER, THUS ULTIMATELY PROMOTING DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL STABILITY. BTI ENVISIONS A WORLD IN WHICH NUTRITIOUS FOOD IS IN ABUNDANCE, THE ENVIRONMENT IS SECURE, AND PEOPLE LIVE FULLER, HEALTHIER LIVES. THIS VISION CAN BE REALIZED IN PART THROUGH THE STUDY OF PLANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, CONCENTRATING PARTICULARLY ON PLANT DEVELOPMENT, MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLANTS AND MICROBES, AND MOLECULAR AND CHEMICAL ECOLOGY.

J Craig Venter Institute Inc

La Jolla, CA

Assets: $94m

Revenue: $25m

MISSION:

JCVI IS ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF GENOMICS THROUGH BOLD INNOVATIONS. OUR MISSION IS TO UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE BIOLOGICAL WORLD, AND TO DEVELOP UNIQUE INSIGHTS AND ANSWERS ABOUT DISEASE, HEALTH, AND THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL.

Institute For Systems Biology

Renton, WA

Assets: $80m

Revenue: $40m

MISSION:

USING THE SCIENCE OF SYSTEMS BIOLOGY TO PREDICT, PREVENT AND CURE DISEASE.

Turner Institute Of Ecoagriculture Inc

Atlanta, GA

Assets: $75m

Revenue: $77m

MISSION:

THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO RESEARCH, DEVELOP, PRACTICE, AND DISSEMINATE SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES FOR CONSERVING ECOSYSTEMS, AGRICULTURE, AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. THE INSTITUTE WILL ACHIEVE THIS MISSION BY USING ITS LIVESTOCK, LAND, SCALE, AND BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY TO RESEARCH ANDDEMONSTRATE HOW RANCHING OPERATIONS CAN MEET ECONOMIC AND PRODUCTION OBJECTIVES WHILE PROTECTING AND ENHANCING NATURAL RESOURCE AND CONSERVATION VALUES OF LARGE LANDSCAPES. IN A BROAD SENSE THIS CONCEPT CAN BE REFERRED TO AS ECOAGRICULTURE, AN EMERGING AREA OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY REGARDING HOW SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND RANCHING CAN BE CONDUCTED ACROSS DIVERSE LANDSCAPES WHILE MAINTAINING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES AND INTEGRITY, AND CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS SOLUTIONS FOR LOCAL AND GLOBAL ISSUES (E.G., CLIMATE CHANGE, NATIVE SPECIES AND HABITAT LOSS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION, WATER DEPLETION, FOOD PRODUCTION, AND RURAL ECONOMIES) RATHER THAN EXACERBATING THEM.

International Center Of Insect Physiology And Ecology

Assets: $71m

Revenue: $38m

MISSION:

ICIPE'S MISSION IS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY, ENSURE FOOD SECURITY AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL HEALTH STATUS OF PEOPLES OF THE TROPICS, BY DEVELOPING AND EXTENDING MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR HARMFUL AND USEFUL ARTHROPODS, WHILE PRESERVING THE NATURAL RESOURCE BASE THROUGH RESEARCH AND CAPACITY BUILDING.

Jrs Biodiversity Foundation

Arlington, VA

Assets: $55m

Revenue: $5m

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to conduct research in the sciences which analyze the structure, function, growth, origin, evolution or distribution of living organisms and their relations to their natural environments.

Bermuda Institute Of Ocean Sciences Bios Inc

Assets: $48m

Revenue: $12m

MISSION:

BIOS'S MISSION IS TO SEEK AND SHARE FUNDAMENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE OCEANS (CONTINUED IN SCHEDULE O) THROUGH STATE-OF-THE-ART SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, WORLD-CLASS FIELD EXPEDITIONS, AND COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES.

Tall Timbers Research Inc

Tallahassee, FL

Assets: $46m

Revenue: $15m

MISSION:

THE MISSION OF TALL TIMBERS RESEARCH, INC. IS TO FOSTER EXEMPLARY LAND STEWARDSHIP THROUGH RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION.

Cab International

Assets: $43m

Revenue: $42m

MISSION:

CABI IMPROVES PEOPLE'S LIVES WORLDWIDE BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND APPLYING SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS IN AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Research Triangle Park, NC

Assets: $36m

Revenue: $17m

MISSION:

TO PROVIDE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC AND SOCIETAL BENEFITS TO NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH SUPPORT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH, BUSINESS, EDUCATION AND STRATEGIC POLICY STATEWIDE.

Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory

Salisbury Cove, ME

Assets: $34m

Revenue: $22m

MISSION:

OUR RESEARCH IS FOCUSED ON ENHANCING OUR NATURAL ABILITY TO REPAIR THE CELLULAR DAMAGE THAT OCCURS WITH AGE AND ON TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, PHYSICIANS, AND ENTREPRENEURS.

Mind Research Institute

Irvine, CA

Assets: $30m

Revenue: $38m

MISSION:

EQUIPPING STUDENTS TO SOLVE THE WORLD'S MOST CHALLENGING PROBLEMS