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Biobus Inc
NEW YORK, NY
Total revenue
$5.5M
Total expenses
$4.3M
Net assets
$4.5M
Grants received
$7.1M
87 grants
EIN
262092282
Tax year
2023
Mission
A future in which all have experienced the power and beauty of making a scientific discovery
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Contributions & grants$4.9M
Program service revenue$598K
Investment income$3K
Other revenue—
Total revenue$5.5M
Expenses
Grants paid$136K
Salaries & benefits$3.1M
Fundraising$457K
Other expenses$1.1M
Total expenses$4.3M
Total assets$4.6M
Net assets$4.5M
People
16 listed
NameRoleCompensation
BENJAMIN J DUBIN-THALER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Board
$147K
60 hrs/wk
LATASHA WRIGHT
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER
Board
$127K
40 hrs/wk
JAYNE RAPER
DIRECTOR
Board
—
0.5 hrs/wk
JOHN BUTLER
DIRECTOR
Board
—
0.5 hrs/wk
JOEL OPPENHEIM
DIRECTOR
Board
—
0.5 hrs/wk
SUSAN A MEISEL
PRESIDENT
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
MANDE HOLFORD
DIRECTOR
Board
—
0.5 hrs/wk
PRESTON C DEMOUCHET
DIRECTOR
Board
—
0.5 hrs/wk
LAETITIA MINIER
DIRECTOR
Board
—
0.5 hrs/wk
KEITH FOSTER
VICE PRESIDENT
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
JARED FOX
SECRETARY
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
STEPHEN JAN
TREASURER
Board
—
1 hrs/wk
ELIZABETH WANG
DIRECTOR
Board
—
0.5 hrs/wk
SASHA CHAIT
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
Staff
$122K
40 hrs/wk
ROBERT HORRACE
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES
Staff
$107K
40 hrs/wk
CHRISTINE MARIZZI
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY SCIENCE
Staff
$102K
40 hrs/wk
Grants received
Showing 87 of 87
FromAmountPurposeYear
$28K
TO SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE, AND PURSUE SCIENCE THROUGH MOBILE LABORATORY PROGRAMS AT MCB9 SCHOOLS AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AT BIOBASE HARLEM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
2024
$500K
TO SUPPORT THE BUILDOUT OF A NEW MOBILE LAB, WHICH WILL HELP TO BRING SCIENCE LAB PROGRAMS TO 30,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY.
2023
$300K
TO PROVIDE RENEWED SUPPORT TO SUSTAINABLY GROW BIOBUS, A MOBILE SCIENCE LAB FOR EXTRACURRICULAR STEM ACTIVITIES AT K-12 SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SCIENCE EVENTS IN NEW YORK CITY
2023
$150K
TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF A NON-PROFIT THAT PROVIDES HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION, STEM MENTORING, AND AUTHENTIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCES TO LOW-INCOME K-12 AND COLLEGE STUDENTS IN NEW YORK CITY, PREPARING THEM FOR A LIFETIME OF STEM.
2023
$28K
TO SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE, AND PURSUE SCIENCE THROUGH MOBILE LABORATORY PROGRAMS AT MCB9 SCHOOLS AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AT BIOBASE HARLEM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
2023
$19K
GP-UP: Creating a diverse group of leaders: The Environmental Science Pathways Scholars Program E(SP)2 at Barnard College
2023
$300K
TO PROVIDE RENEWED SUPPORT TO SUSTAINABLY GROW BIOBUS, A MOBILE SCIENCE LAB FOR EXTRACURRICULAR STEM ACTIVITIES AT K-12 SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SCIENCE EVENTS IN NEW YORK CITY
2022
$200K
BRIDGING A GAP IN BIOBUS FUNDING AND PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE
2022
$23K
TO SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE, AND PURSUE SCIENCE THROUGH MOBILE LABORATORY PROGRAMS AT MCB9 SCHOOLS AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AT BIOBASE HARLEM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
2022
$12K
NEW YORK CITY VIRUS HUNTERS YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND NEAR-PEER MENTORSHIP
2022
$10K
IN SUPPORT OF AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS TO CONDUCT ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, LEARN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION SKILLS, AND MENTOR YOUNGER STUDENTS.
2022
$6K
GP-UP: Creating a diverse group of leaders: The Environmental Science Pathways Scholars Program E(SP)2 at Barnard College
2022
$250K
TO PROVIDE RENEWED SUPPORT TO EXPAND ACTIVITIES WHILE CREATING THE PHYSICAL, FUNDRAISING, AND EVALUATION INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENSURE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
2020
$100K
TO SUPPORT THE GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THIS ORGANIZATION, WHICH PROVIDES HANDS-ON SCIENCE EDUCATION, STEM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH) MENTORING, AND AUTHENTIC RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR K-12 STUDENTS
2020
$210
TO PROVIDE THESE IMPORTANT ORGANIZATIONS WITH MORE RESOURCES TO HELP OTHERS.
2020
$75K
THE MOMENT STUDENTS BOARD THE BIOBUS, IT BECOMES AN AWE-INSPIRING, HANDS-ON DISCOVERY ZONE FOR MINORITY, FEMALE AND LOW-INCOME K-12 AND COLLEGE STUDENTS FROM UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. PARKED IN FRONT OF SCHOOLS, THE MOBILE RESEARCH LAB IS EQUIPPED WITH RESEARCH-GRADE MICROSCOPES AND PHD SCIENTISTS WHO ENGAGE ENTIRE CLASSES OF STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS IN INQUIRY-BASED, STANDARDS-ALIGNED HANDS-ON SESSIONS. LESSONS ARE OFFERED DURING SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING SCHOOL BREAKS AND TYPICALLY RUN 45-50 MINUTES IN LENGTH, FOCUSING ON BIOLOGY, MICROSCOPY, ECOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE. STUDENTS SEEKING ADDITIONAL HANDS-ON SCIENCE EXPERIENCES MAY VISIT THE BIOBUS COMMUNITY LABS (STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING SPACES) LOCATED IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
2019
$100K
TO AID THE DONEE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EXEMPT FUNCTIONS.
2018
$75K
TARGETING MINORITY, FEMALE AND LOW-INCOME K-12 AND COLLEGE STUDENTS, BIOBUS IS A MOBILE RESEARCH LAB THAT BRINGS TOP-NOTCH SCIENCE EDUCATION TO UNDER-RESOURCED AND HIGH-POVERTY COMMUNITIES ACROSS NEW YORK CITY. PARKED IN FRONT OF SCHOOLS, ENTIRE CLASSES OF KINDERGARTEN THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS CLIMB ON BOARD THE MOBILE LAB, EQUIPPED WITH RESEARCH-GRADE MICROSCOPES AND PHD SCIENTISTS WHO ENGAGE THEM IN INQUIRY-BASED, HANDS-ON SESSIONS. LESSONS ARE OFFERED DURING SCHOOL, AFTER SCHOOL AND DURING SCHOOL BREAKS AND TYPICALLY RUN 45-50 MINUTES IN LENGTH, FOCUSING ON BIOLOGY, MICROSCOPY, ECOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE. STUDENTS SEEKING ADDITIONAL HANDS-ON SCIENCE EXPERIENCES MAY VISIT THE BIOBUS COMMUNITY LABS (STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING SPACES) LOCATED IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.
2018
$34K
TO SUPPORT BIOBUS' COMMUNITY MOBILE LAB AT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITYS ZUCKERMAN INSTITUTE.
2018
Funded by
$7.1M from 41 funders · 87 grants · 2017–2024
National Philanthropic Trust
$1.2M · 3 grants · 2019–2023
The Ayco Charitable Foundation
$1.2M · 3 grants · 2022–2024
Alfred P Sloan Foundation
$850K · 3 grants · 2020–2023
The Harry And Jeanette Weinberg
$750K · 3 grants · 2020–2023
The Simons Foundation Inc
$624K · 4 grants · 2022–2023
Glenn W Bailey Charitable Trust
$400K · 2 grants · 2023–2024
Richard Lounsbery Foundation Inc
$292K · 3 grants · 2020–2022
Manton Foundation
$287K · 1 grant · 2022
Details
EIN262092282
NTEE codeE20
Subsection03
Ruling date2010-01
Formed2008
Employees122
Volunteers109