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Biological & Life Sciences

Nonprofit OrganizationsBiological & Life Sciences

Biological & Life Sciences organizations account for 699 organizations in the United States. In aggregate, these organizations generate $2b in revenue and employ 7.6k individuals.

699

Active Organizations

$2.4 Billion

Annual Revenue

8 Thousand

Employees in Sector

$9.3 Billion

Controlled Assets

Explore Nonprofits in the Biological & Life Sciences Sector

Weizmann Institute Of Science

Assets: $5b

Revenue: $938m

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: $207m

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: $584m

Revenue: $48m

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: $267m

Revenue: $30m

MISSION:

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

American Type Culture Collection

Manassas, VA

Assets: $238m

Revenue: $177m

MISSION:

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

Marine Biological Laboratory

Woods Hole, MA

Assets: $238m

Revenue: $60m

MISSION:

THE MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY (MBL) IS DEDICATED TO SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY - EXPLORING FUNDAMENTAL BIOLOGY, UNDERSTANDING BIODIVERSITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND INFORMING THE HUMAN CONDITION THROUGH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN BIOLOGY, BIOMEDICINE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. FOUNDED IN WOODS HOLE, MASSACHUSETTS, IN 1888, THE MBL IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT INSTITUTION AND AN AFFILIATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

Institute For Systems Biology

Renton, WA

Assets: $121m

Revenue: $44m

MISSION:

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

New York Structural Biology Center Inc

New York, NY

Assets: $111m

Revenue: $29m

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 AND RESEARCHERS FROM THE NATIONAL COMMUNITY.

Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research Inc

Ithaca, NY

Assets: $85m

Revenue: $13m

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.

Turner Institute Of Ecoagriculture Inc

Atlanta, GA

Assets: $76m

Revenue: $4m

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: $62m

Revenue: $45m

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.

J Craig Venter Institute Inc

La Jolla, CA

Assets: $49m

Revenue: $15m

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.

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.

Jrs Biodiversity Foundation

Arlington, VA

Assets: $44m

Revenue: $2m

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: $41m

Revenue: $19m

MISSION:

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

North Carolina Biotechnology Center

Research Triangle Park, NC

Assets: $41m

Revenue: $20m

MISSION:

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

The Allen Institute For Artificial Intelligence

Seattle, WA

Assets: $37m

Revenue: $103m

MISSION:

TO CONTRIBUTE TO HUMANITY THROUGH HIGH-IMPACT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH & ENGINEERING.

Cab International

Assets: $37m

Revenue: $41m

MISSION:

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

California Council On Science And Technology

Sacramento, CA

Assets: $32m

Revenue: $12m

MISSION:

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO EXAMINE AND REPORT ON PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THAT AFFECT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. PLEASE REFER TO SCH. O FOR EXPANDED DESCRIPTION.