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Institute for Molecular Manufacturing

EIN 77-0277990 · Palo Alto, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

The Institute for Molecular Manufacturing contributes to the advancement of molecular manufacturing by presenting at meetings, seminars, and conferences

Income
$2,429
Spending
$2,805
Reserves
40.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 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 (1)
  1. $2,120 spent. Neil Jacobstein, Lecture to Large Power Producers on AI and Atomically Precise Manufacturing. New Orleans Jan 2024. Neil Jacobstein, Lecture to Medical Consortium on AI and Atomically Precise Manufacturing. March 2024. Neil Jacobstein, Lecture to International Journalists at Queen Elizabeth Conference Center London on AI and Atomically Precise Manufacturing. April 2024. Neil Jacobstein, Lecture to University of Otago Business School on AI and Atomically Precise Manufacturing. Zoom. June 2024.Robert A. Freitas Jr., Comprehensive Nanorobotic Cure for Male Erectile Dysfunction, IMM Report 55, November 2024; http://www.imm.org/Reports/rep055.pdfRobert A. Freitas Jr., How Much Nanomachinery Can We Have on Earth?, IMM Report 54, July 2024; http://www.imm.org/Reports/rep054.pdfRobert A. Freitas Jr., Cell Mills: Nanofactory Manufacture of Biological Components, IMM Report 53, June 2024; http://www.imm.org/Reports/rep053.pdfRobert A. Freitas Jr., Hairbots: The Future of Nanorobotic Coiffure, IMM Report 52, April 2024; http://www.imm.org/Reports/rep052.pdfRobert A. Freitas Jr., Safe Bloodstream Concentration Limits for Microscale Nanorobots, Precision Nanomed., 2025;8(1):1454-63; https://precisionnanomedicine.com/article/132323-safe-bloodstream-concentration-limits-for-microscale-nanorobots.J. Storrs Hall PhD, Published, Nanotechnology: A Primer for Policymakers. May 2024; https://abundance.institute/articles/nanotechnology-a-primer-for-policymakers.Tad Hogg, Contributed to Foresight Institutes, Molecular Systems Engineering Platform Workshop, & Nanomachines Design Workshop, October 4-6, 2024.Tad Hogg, Contributed to Foresight Institutes monthly, Molecular Systems Engineering Webinar.Ted Kaehler, Participated in a series of weekly meetings of Jeremy Bartons, NanoDynamics Institute to gather data for a Systems Analysis of the probability of success of various paths to create atomically precise manufacturing.Ted Kaehler, Contributed to Foresight Institutes, Molecular Systems Engineering Platform Workshop, & Nanomachines Design Workshop, October 4-6, 2024.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1991.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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.

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