Sage Bionetworks
Sage Bionetworks reported $24.5 million in revenue and $24.7 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $91.57 went to program services, $7.97 to management and general costs and $0.46 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 75.9% of the total. Government grants made up 39.6%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $423,874 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 63 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 58% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $25MFor context, the median across 192 covered science & technology charities: $84.33 programs, $15.67 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $25M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$36.22 $8.9M
- Government grants$39.51 $9.7M
- Program service revenue$23.89 $5.9M
- Other revenue$0.38 $92,120
Investment income was negative: −$59,998. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 91.6% | 83.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.0% | 15.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.5% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 75.9% | 51.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 39.6% | 3.2% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 24.0% | 19.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $423,874 | $513,729 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.72% | 1.72% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 63 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.7 | 14.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 7 of 8 | 94.3% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseData coordination & sharing - in 2024 Sage Bionetworks expanded access to biomedical data, increasing average monthly synapse users by 20% and had over 33,000 unique users downloading data (+32%). Key highlights included the launch of the aacr project genie portal, which centralizes cancer datasets from 19 centers and nearly 200,000 sequenced samples across 111 cancer types with real-time release updates. The amp-als initiative selected sage to build an als knowledge portal modeled on the alzheimer's portal. Sage also entered into a partnership with the alzheimer's disease data initiative to…
Tools & methods - sage advanced its tooling to make data more usable and interoperable. Integration of cavatica into the alzheimer's disease knowledge portal enabled direct export to a cloud-based analysis environment. Synapse introduced synapsechat, an ai-assisted conversational search tool and new hosting options through aws open data. Participation in the verily-led sysbio fairplex project advanced a multi-modal amp data platform, while an arpa-h award supported development of the biomedical data fabric toolbox for efficient, evidence-based analysis of large biomedical datasets
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $365,453 | $0 | $58,421 | $423,874 |
| COO, CFO AND SECRETARY Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $315,997 | $0 | $53,591 | $369,588 |
| TECHNICAL DIRECTOR IT Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $196,217 | $0 | $45,176 | $241,393 |
| CHIEF PRIVACY & COMPLIANCE OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $193,002 | $0 | $43,811 | $236,813 |
| CHIEF SCIENTIFIC & DATA OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $218,071 | $0 | $13,819 | $231,890 |
| ASSOCIATE TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $181,458 | $0 | $42,257 | $223,715 |
| TECHNICAL DIRECTOR WEB ENGINEERING Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $189,428 | $0 | $33,160 | $222,588 |
| DIRECTOR DIGITAL HEALTH Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $184,983 | $0 | $23,614 | $208,597 |
63 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sage Bionetworks (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.4M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 7 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5133
- Volunteers Part I, line 67
Largest outside contractors
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| GLOBALIZATION PARTNERS Employer of record for intl employee | $723,215 |
| AMAZON WEB SERVICES Scientific computing | $580,772 |
| FOUR POINTS TECHNOLOGY Scientific computing (aws reseller) | $342,226 |
| GOOGLE INC Scientific comp, stor, & it serv | $154,227 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 5 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Sage Bionetworks totaling $1.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Sage Bionetworks spent in 2024, $91.57 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Sage Bionetworks's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Sage Bionetworks reported that 91.6% of its $24.7 million in expenses went to program services, 8.0% to management and general and 0.5% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Sage Bionetworks pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Sage Bionetworks reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $423,874, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Sage Bionetworks get its money?
Of $24.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 75.9% came from contributions and grants (including 39.6% from government grants) and 24.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Sage Bionetworks a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 26-4489946 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543189349312819 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433589349300503 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202313189349304141 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349320346 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113139349303681 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003249349301210 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 26-4489946: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.