Xenobe Research Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Xenobe Research Institute conducts research on natural and synthetic small molecule therapeutics with the ultimate goal of discovering and ultimately translating new materials for clinical trials. Funds were obtained from two projects one supported by the NIH and the other by Terra Bioworks
- Income
- $174,939
- Spending
- $131,801
- Spent on programs
- 100%
- Reserves
- 24.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 85%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $44,352, president
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 24.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 25% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 185% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15100% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 56 out of 100.
Independent board
0 of 250 of 2 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $104,912 spent. National Institutes of Health Grant R21NS128597. While well established as clinical targets, the lack of molecular probes to the large immunophilins continues to inhibit our ability to evaluate and drug them clinically. This program explores the development of a general platform to discover probes that target specific domains within a neurological protein. Using cyclophilin 40 (Cyp40), FK506-binding proteins FKBP51 and FKBP52, our team seeks to define critically needed reagents to understand the role of the `large immunophilin' family in neurological disease. We began studies on our recently funded R21 program and have reported signficance success within our initial year of funding.The revenue generated will be used for the latter half of the program. A two year award was provided within this funding period. These funds to cover salaries, research supplies, instrument time, and equipment access to complete these studies.
- $26,889 spent. Terra Bioworks. Granted funding was provided to support small molecule isolation and structure elucidation efforts. These funds were used to cover research supplies, instrument time, and equipment access to complete these studies.
- None
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2005.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Arc Research Institute (Palo Alto, CA), EIN 87-1920284. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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