2025-04-10T11:10:18-05:00 2024-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 223142301 990 2024-01-01 883129122 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUTURES INC SCIE 6177442089 160 ALEWIFE BROOK PWKY 1228 CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 NICHOLAS GJOKAJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6177442089 2025-04-09 1 1 ADAM KUCZYNSKI CPA P01560606 7035190990 2025-04-09 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NICHOLAS GJOKAJ 160 ALEWIFE BROOK PWKY 1228 CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 5080056 0 X SCIENCEANDTECHNOLOGYFUTURES.ORG X 2022 MA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUTURES, INC.'S MISSION IS TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND OTHER INNOVATORS WITH AN INTEREST IN SHAPING THE NATIONAL/GLOBAL RESEARCH AGENDA. WE WILL FOSTER, SUPPORT, PROMOTE, AND CONDUCT PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND ACCELERATE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THROUGH ADMINISTERING RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAMS, WHITEPAPER COMPETITIONS, SCIENTIFIC AGENDA-SETTING ACTIVITIES, AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF OTHER MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS. 4 4 10 12 0 0 7341750 4804512 4000 0 14318 272579 1368 2965 7361436 5080056 0 330000 0 0 503424 1044426 0 0 9254 1380221 2037172 1883645 3411598 5477791 1668458 8073696 10179786 141455 579087 7932241 9600699 X SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUTURES, INC.'S MISSION IS TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND OTHER INNOVATORS WITH AN INTEREST IN SHAPING THE NATIONAL/GLOBAL RESEARCH AGENDA. WE WILL FOSTER, SUPPORT, PROMOTE, AND CONDUCT PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND ACCELERATE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THROUGH ADMINISTERING RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAMS, WHITEPAPER COMPETITIONS, SCIENTIFIC AGENDA-SETTING ACTIVITIES, AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF OTHER MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS. 0 0 2312633 0 0 ALIGN TO INNOVATE: ALIGN TO INNOVATE IS WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF BIOLOGY AND AI TO IMPROVE LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH WITH PROGRAMMABLE EXPERIMENTS. WE USE AUTOMATION AS A FOCAL POINT TO ALIGN THE INCENTIVES OF RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE TO IDENTIFY AND EXECUTE LARGE, COLLABORATIVE, DATA-INTENSIVE PROJECTS. WE ACCELERATE THESE PROJECTS BY CREATING VENUES FOR AGENDA SETTING, FACILITATING COLLABORATIONS, AND REMOVING TECHNICAL BOTTLENECKS FROM THE ECOSYSTEM. WE AIM TO MOVE THE FIELD TOWARD A NEW PARADIGM OF AUTOMATION-FIRST LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH.ALIGN TO INNOVATE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN 2024. THE PROTEIN ENGINEERING TOURNAMENT CONCLUDED SUCCESSFULLY WITH GREAT ENTHUSIASM FROM PARTICIPATING RESEARCHERS AND PLANS TO EXPAND THE INITIATIVE IN COMING YEARS. THE MICROBES IDEATION WORKSHOP BROUGHT TOGETHER SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS TO IDENTIFY KEY MICROBIOLOGY DATASET IDEAS THAT WILL ENABLE THE NEXT GENERATION OF PREDICTIVE MODELS. OPEN DATA EFFORTS EXPANDED WITH THE "PROTEIN SEQUENCE TO FUNCTION" PROJECT, WHICH HAS BEGUN GENERATING HIGH THROUGHPUT, POOLED ASSAY DATA, AND THE "PROTEIN SEQUENCE TO EXPRESSION" PROJECT HAS KICKED OFF WITH RESEARCH PARTNERS. THE BIOAUTOMATION CHALLENGE WRAPPED UP WITH PUBLICLY AVAILABLE RESULTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM HAS EXPANDED OPEN PUBLISHING EFFORTS WITH MORE THAN FIFTEEN PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC LICENSE-FREE. 497221 330000 0 OPEN REACTION DATABASE: THE OPEN REACTION DATABASE (ORD) IS A COLLABORATIVE, OPEN DATA INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT THE STRUCTURING AND SHARING OF ORGANIC REACTION DATA. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES CRITICAL SUPPORT TO INCREASE THE ADOPTION AND IMPACT OF ORD THROUGH PERSONNEL, DATA CURATION, TARGETED DATA GENERATION, AND REDUCING BARRIERS TO CONTRIBUTION. THIS PROJECT INCREASES AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF ORD, LEADING TO INCREASED DATA SHARING AND CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION IN BOTH DATA GENERATION AND MODEL-DRIVEN REACTION OPTIMIZATION. THE ORD PROJECT SAW SIGNIFICANT ENGAGEMENT WITH GLOBAL RESEARCH LABS, EXPANDING ITS REACH AND GROWING ITS DATABASE WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF NEW DATA POINTS. THE ORD ALSO INCREASED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WAS SHOWCASED AT KEY CONFERENCES. 224624 0 0 PROBABILISTIC PROGRAMMING: THE TEAM STRIVES TO MAKE ADVANCEMENTS IN AI THAT UNDERSTANDS THE WORLD LIKE PEOPLE DO, VIA PROBABILISTIC PROGRAMMING. TO ADVANCE THIS MISSION, THE PROBABILISTIC PROGRAMMING TEAM MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FORM OF SOFTWARE CODE, PLANNING, AND STRATEGY TO VARIOUS OPEN-SOURCED TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING GENJAX AND INFERENCEQL WHICH ARE COMPONENTS OF OPENGEN. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF GUIDES AND DOCUMENTATION IN SUPPORT OF THE OPEN-SOURCE ECOSYSTEM AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. 126925 0 0 MSEP: THIS PROJECT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PLATFORM (MSEP). MSEP IS A FREE, OPEN-SOURCE TOOL BEING DEVELOPED TO ADVANCE ATOMICALLY PRECISE MANUFACTURING (APM) WITH APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINE, COMPUTING, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM COMPLETED KEY MILESTONES FOR MSEP.ONE, INCLUDING FINALIZING THE INITIAL FEATURE SET, IMPROVING INTEGRATION OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY TOOLS, AND PRODUCING A STABLE VERSION FOR DOWNLOAD. THE WEBSITE (HTTPS://MSEP.ONE) WAS LAUNCHED, AND A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH EVENT WAS HELD TO INTRODUCE THE PLATFORM. 55350 0 0 AI FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE: THE FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DESIGN AN INITIATIVE THAT WILL USE AI TO ACCELERATE PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE USING AN APPROACH CALLED "ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE BY DESIGN." THIS COULD DRAMATICALLY REDUCE THE TIME AND COST ASSOCIATED WITH DISCOVERING NEW MATERIALS WITH NOVEL AND USEFUL PROPERTIES. FOR EXAMPLE, HIGH-TEMPERATE SUPERCONDUCTORS WOULD INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE POWER GRID, AND ADVANCES IN THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS WOULD ALLOW US TO TURN WASTE HEAT INTO ELECTRICITY. 22500 0 0 OUTER RING: THE PROJECT SUPPORTS THE LAUNCH OF OUTER RING. OUTER RING WILL PROVIDE FUNDING AND INCUBATION SERVICES FOR ORGANIZATIONS DOING WORK IN SUPPORT OF A SAFE, STABLE, AND SHARED FUTURE WITH ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. IT WILL SUPPORT PROJECTS IN THE NON-TECHNICAL REALMS OF GOVERNANCE, COMMUNICATIONS, AND LAW, AS WELL AS TECHNICAL PROJECTS SUCH AS EVALUATIONS, STANDARD-SETTING, AND ALIGNMENT RESEARCH. 13959 0 0 NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION: THE PROJECT SUPPORTS THE ADVANCEMENT OF NUCLEAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (NEP) TECHNOLOGY FOR BY INCREASING COLLABORATION BETWEEN VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN THE SPACE (E.G., GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, UNIVERSITIES, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS). 218734 0 0 3253212 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 MA CA PA NY DC X LEVI MOREHOUSE - MISSION FIRST OPER 6108830566 14700 DRIFTWATER DR WINTER GARDEN FL 34787 LAURA DEMING PRESIDENT 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JOSE LUIS RICON VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 ANASTASIA GAMICK TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTIN BORCH JENSEN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 NICHOLAS GJOKAJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 18.00 X 70833 0 15 PETER KELLY PROGRAM DIRECTOR 40.00 X 209137 0 31266 TJ BURNETTE PROGRAM MANAGER (THRU AUG 2024) 40.00 X 114638 0 10677 RACHEL FENN PROGRAM MANAGER(FROM JUNE 2024) 40.00 X 126539 0 22223 CATHERINE BARANOWSKI PROGRAM MANAGER (FROM JAN 2024) 40.00 X 144348 0 20861 665495 0 85042 4 0 1 0 VELOCITY GLOBAL LLC 3858 WALNUT ST STE 101 DENVER CO 80205 RESEARCH SUPPORT 331727 TWIST BIOSCIENCE 681 GATEWAY BLVD SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO CA 94080 RESEARCH SUPPORT 175142 ERIKA ALDEN DEBENEDICTIS 875 VERMONT ST 204 SAN FRANCISCO CA 94107 EXECUTIVE ADVISOR/RESEARCH SUPPORT 150000 GINKGO BIOWORKS INC 27 DRYDOCK AVE 8TH FLOOR BOSTON MA 02210 RESEARCH SUPPORT 138000 BJ DEADMAN CONSULTANCY LTD 86-90 PAUL STREET LONDON UK EC20 4NE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT 134507 6 4804512 4804512 272579 272579 2965 2965 2965 5080056 0 0 275544 X 330000 330000 311251 287243 21261 2747 582622 541479 35965 5178 27304 25198 1865 241 58116 53633 3970 513 65133 60109 4449 575 90510 79950 10560 53865 53865 1448817 1442413 6404 8289 8289 217560 216788 772 3758 3758 101631 98971 2660 59789 59789 476 476 7917 3778 4139 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 38567 37013 1554 5993 4325 1668 3411598 3253212 149132 9254 3266933 1653719 2664263 8383565 2130000 0 12500 51142 91836 476 0 91360 8073696 10179786 141455 249087 0 330000 141455 579087 X 367740 575846 7564501 9024853 7932241 9600699 8073696 10179786 1668458 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 2500000 7341750 4804512 14646262 2500000 7341750 4804512 14646262 6767131 7879131 14318 272579 286897 14933159 8337 X SCHEDULE A, PART II: THE 2022 COLUMN ON SCHEDULE A, PART II REPRESENTS THE SHORT TAX YEAR BEGINNING JULY 7, 2022 AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2022. 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X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PETER KELLY PROGRAM DIRECTOR 198408 0 10462 0 267 0 12548 0 18718 0 240403 0 0 0 CATHERINE BARANOWSKI PROGRAM MANAGER (FROM JAN 2024) 117692 0 11176 0 15480 0 8661 0 12200 0 165209 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4 THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS IN 2024. OF THE CHANGES MADE TO THE BYLAWS, THE ONLY SIGNIFICANT CHANGE WAS THE LANGUAGE REGARDING THE AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B REVIEWED BY ORGANIZATION MANAGEMENT. REVIEWED BY EXTERNAL LEGAL COUNSEL. FINAL DRAFT REVIEWED BY BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST, IS AN INTERESTED PERSON. IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, S/HE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY, B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND D. UNDERSTANDS THE ORGANIZATION IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. TO ENSURE THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES BASED ON A REVIEW OF MARKET DATA AND AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION SURVEY. THE EXECUTIVE TEAM REVIEWS THE SURVEY DATA, CONSIDERING FACTORS SUCH AS INDUSTRY STANDARDS, ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET, EXPERIENCE, AND PERFORMANCE WHEN MAKING COMPENSATION DECISIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,192,166. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,290. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,194,456. PAYROLL EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,114. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,114. TESTING SUPPORT PROVIDERS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 230,247. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 230,247. OTHER EXPENSES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 20,000. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 20,000.