Center for Computational Science Research Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT, ESTABLISHMENT AND EXPANSION OF ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE PURPOSES SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ESTABLISHING AND PROMOTING DISTRIBUTED NETWORKING AND COMPUTATIONAL TESTBEDS,COMMUNITY DATA SETS, STANDARDS AND RELATED ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF NETWORKING AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE, AND ASSESSING AND MONITORING CANCER THROUGH BLOOD PROFILING MEASUREMENTS.
- Income
- $2.5 million
- Spending
- $2.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 83%
- Reserves
- 22.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 88%
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 3
- Highest pay
- $454,785, executive director bloodpa
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 91% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 22.7 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 11% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 21% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 23% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1583% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 63% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 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
7 of 7Has a 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
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
- $743,751 spent. THE BLOODPAC CONSORTIUM, A DIVISION OF CCSR: 1) DEVELOPS AND OPERATES A DATA COMMONS TO SUPPORT THE LIQUID BIOPSY (ALSO KNOWN AS BLOOD PROFILING) COMMUNITY; 2) DEVELOPS APPLICATIONS OVER THIS INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT LIQUID BIOPSY AND RELATED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; 3) CONTRIBUTES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS TO SUPPORT THE LIQUID BIOPSY AND RELATED COMMUNITIES; AND, 4) RUNS MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THESE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. THE BLOODPAC CONSORTIUM IS A CONSORTIUM OF INDUSTRY, ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
- $870,986 spent. THE OPEN COMMONS CONSORTIUM, A PROGRAM OF CCSR, CONTINUES TO: 1) DEVELOP AND OPERATE DATA COMMONS AND CLOUD COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; 2) DEVELOP APPLICATIONS OVER THIS INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT RESEARCH; AND 3) RUN MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THESE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. THE OPEN COMMONS CONSORTIUM IS A CONSORTIUM OF INDUSTRY, ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
- $185 spent. THE DATA MINING GROUP, A DIVISION OF CCSR, CONTINUES TO: 1) SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR DATA MINING, ANALYTICS, AND DATA SCIENCE, INCLUDING THE PREDICTIVE MODEL MARKUP LANGUAGE (PMML) XML STANDARD, AND THE PORTABLE FORMAT FOR ANALYTICS (PFA) JSON STANDARD; 2) RUN MEETINGS, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS AROUND THESE AND RELATED STANDARDS. THE DATA MINING GROUP IS A CONSORTIUM OF INDUSTRY, ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2009.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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