Institute for Applied Science
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO PROMOTE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FOR PEACE THROUGH DIALOGUE & INTERNATIONAL R&D COLLABORATION PROJECTS
- Income
- $38,845
- Spending
- $29,803
- Reserves
- 40.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 65%
- Highest pay
- $12,000, program director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (4)
- INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE FOR PEACE THROUGH DIALOGUE & INTERNATIONAL R&D COLLABORATION PROJECTS.
- $22,352 spent. INTERNATIONAL OCEAN SCIENCE R&D ON MACRO-ALGAE CULTIVATION & PRODUCTION Seaweed is a valuable international ocean macro-algae resource. Seaweeds absorb up to five times the amount of carbon as land-based plants. There are over 10,000 species of seaweeds worldwide, divided into three classifications: Pharophyta (brown seaweeds); Rhodophyta (red seaweeds); Chlorophyta (green seaweeds). None of the seaweed macro-algae are toxic, and all are a rich source of healthy dietary minerals and salts, including:Calcium; Iodine; Iron; and Potassium. Seaweed is also highly sustainable in comparison to other crops and contributes to carbon sequestration. Ocean Science R&D project covers: Mapping Intertidal Macro-Algae Resources; Development of genomic tools for seaweed /7 measurement of genetic variations; Seaweed Cultivation R&D; Sustainable Harvesting;Innovative Seaweed Production R&D; Carbon Sequestration Research; Commercialization Support.
- $5,960 spent. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC R&D COLLABORATION ON PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. Activities include collaborations to develop personal protective equipment and to calculate and protect against heat stress and to develop portable immuno-assay diagnostics for rapid quantitative and qualitative detection of a wide range of disease & toxins. R&D to develop Air-Purifying Respirators, including Covid PPE, and Innovative Filter Design for use in respirators available to the general public; R&D into heat stress; Immunoassay diagnostics R&D.
- $1,490 spent. ENERGY SECURITY, STABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY.Promoting International Dialogue and Cooperation on energy security, stability and sustainability, including green energy alternatives and blue ocean carbon sequestration. Support for Advanced Research Workshops and publications.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 October 13, 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 2025.
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 July 1998.
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 October 21, 2026.
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