HUDSON-ALPHA INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

HUDSON-ALPHA INSTITUTE FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY

EIN 43-2059317 · Science & Technology N.E.C. (U99)

What they do

THE PRIMARY MISSION of THE INSTITUTE WILL BE to USE THE INCREASINGLY POWERFUL RESEARCH TOOLS BEING DEVELOPED IN THE BIOTECHNOLOGY AREA to BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CAUSES of CERTAIN DISEASES and to APPLY THE FINDINGS of SUCH RESEARCH to HELP DEVELOP NEW and MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS for SUCH DISEASES. THE INSTITUTES CHARITABLE MISSION CONTEMPLATES NUMEROUS OTHER ACTIVITIES ALL of WHICH ARE INTENDED to HELP FURTHER BIOTECH RESEARCH IN ALABAMA.

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Of every $100 spent, about $72.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders38 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

83.95%of revenue went to mission work72.9% of expenses · Program services

2.28%of revenue went to fundraising2.0% of expenses

$115.21spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

28.98%of revenue went to management and office costs25.2% of expenses

$3.42in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

81.8%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $7,938,685 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$52,208,987

Mission workProgram services$43,829,71283.95% of revenue72.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$15,129,69228.98% of revenue25.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,188,2682.28% of revenue2.0% of expenses

Total expenses$60,147,672115.21% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 72.9% mission · 25.2% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 115.21% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 72.7% mission · 25.8% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.78% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 70.0% mission · 28.5% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.95% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 71.5% mission · 27.6% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 138.52% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 71.6% mission · 27.3% management · 1.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.15% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 75.0% mission · 23.8% management · 1.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 42.28% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 71.2% mission · 27.9% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.92% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 73.6% mission · 25.4% management · 1.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 120.92% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$52,208,987

Expenses$60,147,672

Annual shortfall $7,938,685 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$43,829,712 · 72.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$15,129,692 · 25.2% of expenses

Fundraising$1,188,268 · 2.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$52,208,987

Expenses$60,147,672

Assets$205,847,270

Income$53,752,811

Contributions$42,705,427

Mission work (program services)$43,829,712

Fundraising$1,188,268

Management and general$15,129,692

Executive compensation (total)$5,424,797

Stocks and bonds$1,026,088

Accounting fees$178,848

Investing fees$25,001

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

RICHARD MYERSCHIEF SCIENT · 40 hrs/week $684,325Base $650,725 · Other $33,600

NEIL LAMBPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $394,840Base $361,240 · Other $33,600

JEREMY SCHMUTZPRINCIPAL IN · 40 hrs/week $356,297Base $324,422 · Other $31,875

JANE GRIMWOODPRINCIPAL IN · 40 hrs/week $346,599Base $317,202 · Other $29,397

CARTER WELLSVP ECON DEVE · 40 hrs/week $333,168Base $320,354 · Other $12,814

DANNY WINDHAMCOO · 40 hrs/week $278,313Base $267,609 · Other $10,704

GREGORY COOPERPRINCIPAL IN · 40 hrs/week $266,195Base $242,778 · Other $23,417

SARA COOPERPRINCIPAL IN · 40 hrs/week $240,209Base $218,693 · Other $21,516

JOSH CLEVENGERPRINCIPAL IN · 40 hrs/week $233,251Base $214,170 · Other $19,081

CHRIS MATLCFO · 40 hrs/week $229,234Base $220,417 · Other $8,817

KELLY M EASTVP EDUCATION · 40 hrs/week $215,643Base $207,349 · Other $8,294

GREGG TYREEDIR/OPERATIO · 40 hrs/week $213,418Base $205,210 · Other $8,208

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (38)

RICHARD MYERSCHIEF SCIENT

NEIL LAMBPRESIDENT

JEREMY SCHMUTZPRINCIPAL IN

JANE GRIMWOODPRINCIPAL IN

CARTER WELLSVP ECON DEVE

DANNY WINDHAMCOO

GREGORY COOPERPRINCIPAL IN

SARA COOPERPRINCIPAL IN

JOSH CLEVENGERPRINCIPAL IN

CHRIS MATLCFO

KELLY M EASTVP EDUCATION

GREGG TYREEDIR/OPERATIO

JOSEPH S NEWBERRYSOFTWARE ENG

KANKSHITA SWAMINATHANFACULTY INVE

JERRY W JENKINSGENOME ANALY

ALEX E HARKESSFACULTY INVE

FLORENCIA BEHNRESEARCH AFF

DAVE FLOWERSBIOLOGIST

JESSE NICK COCHRANFACULTY INVE

RICHARD J JOHNSONSYSTEM ARCHI

MICHAEL J FRIZZELLCOMP. STRUCT

SCOTT ROSSDIRECTOR OF

MICHAEL B BRYANCOMPLIANCE O

MING Y TSAIBIOLOGIST

ROBERT AHLSCHLAGERMANAGER OF I

MATTHEW CUNNINGHAMNETWORK ENGI

DEAN M MITHCELLDIRECTOR

ALEX CATEDIRECTOR OF

SAMUEL JACKSONDIRECTOR

BRIAN POLLOCKCHAIR

BILL ROARKDIRECTOR

LINDA SMITHDIRECTOR

JAMES R HUDSON JRDIRECTOR

BARBARA FISKDIRECTOR

PAUL GIEROWDIRECTOR

AMIT ARORADIRECTOR

IRMA TUDERDIRECTOR

J MILTON HARRISDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2005
Location: 601 GENOME WAY, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806-2908
County: Madison
In care of: % JAMES R HUDSON JR
Primary officer: CHRIS MATL, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailcommunications@hudsonalpha.org Phone(256) 327-0400

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: FRAZIER & DEETER ADVISORY LLC
NTEE classification: Science & Technology N.E.C. (U99)
IRS tax category: Science & Technology N.E.C.