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Bioversity International

EIN 98-0142916 · Italy

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair67 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Bioversity undertakes, encourages and supports research and other activities on the use and conservation of resources, to create more productive,resilient and sustainable harvests

Income
$38.2 million
Spending
$37.8 million
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
3.1 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 91%
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Highest pay
$482,955, director general

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

Fair: 67 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.1 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 73% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    12 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 1% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% 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: 90 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    9 of 12 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (49)
  1. $5.1 million spent. CONSERVATION AND USE OF GENETIC RESOURCES (GENEBANKS) INIT - 03
  2. $2.3 million spent. NATURE-POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR SHIFTING AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS TO MORE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS INIT - 12
  3. $2.3 million spent. FORESIGHT AND METRICS TO ACCELERATE FOOD, LAND, AND WATER SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION INIT - 24
  4. $2.1 million spent. CAPACITY SHARING FOR DEVELOPMENT OTHE-03
  5. $623,796 spent. PLANT HEALTH AND RAPID RESPONSE TO PROTECT FOOD SECURITY AND LIVELIHOOSDS - INIT-13
  6. $587,659 spent. SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION OF MIXED FARMING SYSTEMS INIT - 19
  7. $570,706 spent. BUILDING SYSTEMIC RESILIENCE AGAINST CLIMATE VARIABILITY AND EXTREMES (CLIMBER) INIT-23
  8. $548,803 spent. NEXUS GAINS: REALIZING MULTIPLE BENEFITS ACROSS WATER, ENERGY, FOOD AND ECOSYSTEMS (FOREST, BIODIVERSITY) INIT-28
  9. $526,021 spent. TRANSFORMATIONAL AGROECOLOGY ACROSS FOOD, LAND, AND WATER SYSTEMS INIT-31
  10. $506,400 spent. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTHY DIETS (FRESH) - INIT-33
  11. $481,225 spent. SUSTAINABLE HEALTHY DIETS THROUGH FOOD SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION (SHIFT) - INIT-30
  12. $479,379 spent. HARNESSING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TIMELY DECISION- MAKING ACROSS FOOD, WATER AND LAND SYSTEMS INIT - 25
  13. $405,937 spent. HER+: HARNESSING GENDER AND SOCIAL EQUALITY FOR RESILIENCE IN AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS INIT-26
  14. $365,280 spent. EXCELLENCE IN AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION (EIA) INIT - 11
  15. $323,442 spent. GENDER EQUITY, YOUTH AND SOCIAL INCLUSION PLAT-01
  16. $292,965 spent. LIVESTOCK, CLIMATE AND SYSTEM RESILIENCE (LCSR) INIT - 34
  17. $182,096 spent. TRANSFORMING AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA (TAFS-WCA) - INIT-22
  18. $174,285 spent. MITIGATION AND TRANSFORMATION INTITIATIVE FOR GHG REDUCTIONS OF AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS RELATED EMISSIONS (MITIGATE+) INIT-32
  19. $118,962 spent. POVERTY REDUCTION, LIVELIHOODS AND JOBS
  20. $102,679 spent. DELIVERING GENETIC GAINS IN FARMERS FIELDS(SEEDEQUAL) INIT-06
  21. $97,621 spent. SECURING THE FOOD SYSTEMS OF ASIAN MEGA-DELTAS FOR CLIMATE AND LIVELIHOOD RESILIENCE (AMD) INIT-18
  22. $49,434 spent. W1 NON-INITIATIVE RELATED OTHE-01
  23. $46,122 spent. AGRILAC RESILIENTE: RESILIENT AGRIFOOD INNOVATION SYSTEMS DRIVING FOOD SECURITY, INCLUSIVE GROWTH AND REDUCED OUT-M - INIT-14
  24. $14,149 spent. FROM FRAGILITY TO RESILIENCE IN CENTRAL AND WEST ASIA AND NORTH AFRICA (F2R-CWANA) INIT-10
  25. $5,344 spent. TRANSFORMING AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS IN SOUTH ASIA (TAFSSA) INIT-20
  26. $3.9 million spent. WINDOW 3
  27. $9.9 million spent. BILATERAL
  28. CAPACITY SHARING FOR DEVELOPMENT 2050562. 6178. 0.
  29. PLANT HEALTH AND RAPID RESPONSE TO PROTECT FOOD 623796. 1879. 0.
  30. SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION OF MIXED FARMING SYSTEMS 587659. 1771. 0.
  31. BUILDING SYSTEMIC RESILIENCE AGAINST CLIMATE 570706. 1720. 0.
  32. NEXUS GAINS: REALIZING MULTIPLE BENEFITS ACROSS 548803. 1654. 0.
  33. TRANSFORMATIONAL AGROECOLOGY ACROSS FOOD, LAND, 526021. 1585. 0.
  34. FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FOR SUSTAINABLE HEALTHY 506400. 1526. 0.
  35. SUSTAINABLE HEALTHY DIETS THROUGH FOOD SYSTEMS 481225. 1450. 0.
  36. HARNESSING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR TIMELY DECISION- 479379. 1444. 0.
  37. HER+: HARNESSING GENDER AND SOCIAL EQUALITY FOR 405937. 1223. 0.
  38. EXCELLENCE IN AGRONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE INTENSIFICATION 365280. 1101. 0.
  39. GENDER EQUITY, YOUTH AND SOCIAL INCLUSION 323442. 975. 0.
  40. LIVESTOCK, CLIMATE AND SYSTEM RESILIENCE (LCSR) 292965. 883. 0.
  41. TRANSFORMING AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS IN WEST AND CENTRAL 182096. 549. 0.
  42. MITIGATION AND TRANSFORMATION INTITIATIVE FOR GHG 174285. 525. 0.
  43. POVERTY REDUCTION, LIVELIHOODS AND JOBS 118962. 358. 0.
  44. DELIVERING GENETIC GAINS IN FARMERS FIELDS(SEEDEQUAL) 102679. 309. 0.
  45. SECURING THE FOOD SYSTEMS OF ASIAN MEGA-DELTAS FOR 97621. 294. 0.
  46. W1 NON-INITIATIVE RELATED 49434. 149. 0.
  47. AGRILAC RESILIENTE: RESILIENT AGRIFOOD INNOVATION 46122. 139. 0.
  48. FROM FRAGILITY TO RESILIENCE IN CENTRAL AND WEST 14149. 43. 0.
  49. TRANSFORMING AGRIFOOD SYSTEMS IN SOUTH ASIA (TAFSSA) 5344. 16. 0.

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

  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 February 1998.

    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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