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Busara Center For Behavioral Economics Inc

PRINCETON, NJ

Website

Total revenue

$9.1M

Total expenses

$10.2M

Net assets

$4.6M

Grants received

$17.7M

46 grants

EIN

462695042

Tax year

2024

Mission

See part iii, line 1.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.0M
Program service revenue$4.7M
Investment income$220K
Other revenue$229K
Total revenue$9.1M

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$5.3M
Fundraising—
Other expenses$4.9M
Total expenses$10.2M
Total assets$7.6M
Net assets$4.6M

People

10 listed

NameRoleCompensation

FRANCIS MEYO

CEO (FROM 9/24) VP PROG. (TO 9/24)

Board

$133K

36 hrs/wk

CHANING AHN WONG JANG

CEO (UNTIL 6/24)

Board

$80K

36 hrs/wk

NIRA JETHANI

TREASURER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JOHANNES ANDREAS HAUSHOFER

BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 1/24)

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JEREMY PLACE SHAPIRO

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

BONNIE OKUMU

BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 8/24)

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

LYNN EISENHART

BOARD MEMBER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

SYON BHANOT

BOARD MEMBER (FROM 8/24)

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

NEELA SALDANHA

BOARD MEMBER (FROM 11/24)

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JAMES HUGH VANCEL

PRESIDENT

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

60 DECIBELS INC

LEAN MEASUREMENT SERVICES

$633K

MSC GLOB CONS PTE LTD

INCEPTION REPORT SERVICES

$327K

EDI GLOB LTD

TECH HUB SERVICES

$105K

Grants received

Showing 46 of 46

FromAmountPurposeYear
GATES FOUNDATION
$1.0M
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
2024
RESULTS FOR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE INC
$266K
RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
2024
GATES FOUNDATION
$171K
GLOBAL EDUCATION
2024
THE FREEDOM FUND
$133K
END MODERN SLAVERY
2024
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
$125K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
INNOVATIONS FOR POVERTY ACTION A
$51K
STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING NON-INSTITUTIONAL FRAUD AND BUILDING TRUST-NIGERIA
2024
GATES FOUNDATION
$1.6M
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
2023
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$1.1M
COMMUNITY MESSAGING AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION: PHASE 4
2023
GATES FOUNDATION
$906K
FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR
2023
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$410K
AI MENTORSHIP FOR MICROENTREPRENEURS
2023
RESULTS FOR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE INC
$352K
RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
2023
POSNER FOUNDATION OF PITTSBURGH
$200K
UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
2023
GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR IMPROVED NUTRITION
$153K
FOOD SAFETY
2023
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
$125K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$100K
BARRIERS TO JOB SEARCH AND EMPLOYMENT IN KENYA
2023
THE FREEDOM FUND
$58K
END MODERN SLAVERY
2023
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$32K
SUB-AWARD
2023
GLOBAL IMPACT
$25K
Grant Award
2023
Omidyar Network Fund Inc
$20K
To support Grantee's project, A New Standard for Ethical Data Consent: Light Patterns
2023
The Chicago Community Trust
$2.5M
General operating support
2022
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$1.5M
COMMUNITY MESSAGING AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION: PHASE 4
2022
GLOBAL IMPACT
$580K
Grant
2022
THE WILLIAM & FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION
$500K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
GATES FOUNDATION
$400K
FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR
2022
GATES FOUNDATION
$329K
GLOBAL EDUCATION
2022
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
POSNER FOUNDATION OF PITTSBURGH
$200K
UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE
2022
RESULTS FOR DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE INC
$141K
RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
2022
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$61K
SUB-AWARD
2022
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$52K
PILOT EVALUATION OF AI MENTORSHIP FOR MICROENTREPRENEURS
2022
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$310K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2021
GLOBAL IMPACT
$249K
Fiscal Sponsorship
2021
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$132K
SUB-AWARD
2021
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
$27K
Subaward
2021
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$20K
Research
2021
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$6K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2021
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$399K
SUB-AWARD
2020
GATES FOUNDATION
$287K
FINANCIAL SERVICES FOR THE POOR
2020
GATES FOUNDATION
$225K
GLOBAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ANALYSIS
2020
Omidyar Network Fund Inc
$165K
To support behavior studies on privacy and digital ID
2020
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$728K
OPERATING SUPPORT
2019
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$615K
COMMUNITY MESSAGING AND CIVIC PARTICIPATION: PHASE 3
2019
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$308K
SUB-AWARD
2019
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
$131K
Research
2019
WELLSPRING PHILANTHROPIC FUND INC
$112K
LOW-COST MESSAGE TESTING GUIDE
2019
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$691K
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
2017

Funded by

$17.7M from 15 funders · 46 grants · 2017–2024

Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc

$5.2M · 10 grants · 2019–2023

Gates Foundation

$4.9M · 8 grants · 2020–2024

The Chicago Community Trust

$2.5M · 1 grant · 2022

Johns Hopkins University

$931K · 5 grants · 2019–2023

Global Impact

$855K · 3 grants · 2021–2023

Results For Development Institute Inc

$759K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation

$750K · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$697K · 2 grants · 2017–2021

Details

EIN462695042
NTEE codeQ30
Subsection03
Ruling date2014-08
Formed2013
Employees4
Volunteers6
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