SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUTURES INC

EIN: 883129122 501(c)(3) Science & Technology

CAMBRIDGE, MA

Total Revenue
$1,043,829
Total Expenses
$8,027,633
Total Assets
$2,792,145
Net Assets
$2,616,895
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2022
Legal Domicile
MA
Principal Officer
NICHOLAS GJOKAJ
Phone
6177442089
Tax Period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUTURES INC, founded in 2022, is a community nonprofit in the Science & Technology sector that reported $1.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue fell 79% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Expenses of $8.0M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 669% operating deficit.

Mission

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUTURES, INC.'S MISSION IS TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT SCIENTISTS, ENGINEERS, AND OTHER INNOVATORS WITH AN INTEREST IN SHAPING THE NATIONAL/GLOBAL RESEARCH AGENDA. WE FOSTER, SUPPORT, PROMOTE, AND CONDUCT PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AND ACCELERATE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THROUGH ADMINISTERING RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAMS, WHITEPAPER COMPETITIONS, SCIENTIFIC AGENDA-SETTING ACTIVITIES, AND FISCAL SPONSORSHIP OF OTHER MISSION-ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $6,546,600 Revenue: $0

ALIGN TO INNOVATE: ALIGN TO INNOVATE IS WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF BIOLOGY AND AI TO IMPROVE LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH WITH PROGRAMMABLE EXPERIMENTS. WE USE AUTOMATION AS A FOCAL POINT TO ALIGN THE...

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ALIGN TO INNOVATE: ALIGN TO INNOVATE IS WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF BIOLOGY AND AI TO IMPROVE LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH WITH PROGRAMMABLE EXPERIMENTS. WE USE AUTOMATION AS A FOCAL POINT TO ALIGN THE INCENTIVES OF RESEARCHERS WORLDWIDE TO IDENTIFY AND EXECUTE LARGE, COLLABORATIVE, DATA-INTENSIVE PROJECTS. WE ACCELERATE THESE PROJECTS BY CREATING VENUES FOR AGENDA SETTING, FACILITATING COLLABORATIONS, AND REMOVING TECHNICAL BOTTLENECKS FROM THE ECOSYSTEM. WE AIM TO MOVE THE FIELD TOWARD A NEW PARADIGM OF AUTOMATION-FIRST LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH.ALIGN TO INNOVATE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN 2025. SCIENTIFIC HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED THE 2025 PROTEIN ENGINEERING TOURNAMENT, WHICH ATTRACTED OVER 290 INTERNATIONAL TEAMS, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH VARIOUS RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE OPEN DATASETS IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES (E.G., MICROBIAL PHENOTYPING, PROTEIN FUNCTION, PROTEIN EXPRESSION). THE TEAM PUBLISHED RESEARCH ON A NUMBER OF TOPICS INCLUDING THE IMPACT OF DATA SCALING ON PROTEIN FUNCTION PREDICTION AND DISCUSSION PAPER ADDRESSING BOTTLENECKS IN PROTEIN EXPRESSION VIA A PROPOSED DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM.

Program 2
Expenses: $485,488 Revenue: $0

OPEN REACTION DATABASE: THE OPEN REACTION DATABASE (ORD) IS A COLLABORATIVE, OPEN DATA INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT THE STRUCTURING AND SHARING OF ORGANIC REACTION DATA. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES CRITICAL...

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OPEN REACTION DATABASE: THE OPEN REACTION DATABASE (ORD) IS A COLLABORATIVE, OPEN DATA INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT THE STRUCTURING AND SHARING OF ORGANIC REACTION DATA. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES CRITICAL SUPPORT TO INCREASE THE ADOPTION AND IMPACT OF ORD THROUGH PERSONNEL, DATA CURATION, TARGETED DATA GENERATION, AND REDUCING BARRIERS TO CONTRIBUTION. THIS PROJECT INCREASES AWARENESS AND ADOPTION OF ORD, LEADING TO INCREASED DATA SHARING AND CROSS-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION IN BOTH DATA GENERATION AND MODEL-DRIVEN REACTION OPTIMIZATION. IN 2025, THE PROJECT COMPLETED ITS NEW CONTRIBUTIONS INTERFACE, OPENED A CALL FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT EXPERIMENTATION (HTE) CENTER GRANTS, AND SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED THREE PROPOSALS. IT SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED ITS REACH BY PRESENTING AT INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND HOSTING AN ONLINE WORKSHOP TO PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL DATA GENERATION.

Program 3
Expenses: $113,492 Revenue: $0

PROBABILISITC PROGRAMMING: THE TEAM STRIVES TO MAKE ADVANCEMENTS IN AI THAT UNDERSTANDS THE WORLD LIKE PEOPLE DO, VIA PROBABILISTIC PROGRAMMING. TO ADVANCE THIS MISSION, THE PROBABILISTIC PROGRAMMING...

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PROBABILISITC PROGRAMMING: THE TEAM STRIVES TO MAKE ADVANCEMENTS IN AI THAT UNDERSTANDS THE WORLD LIKE PEOPLE DO, VIA PROBABILISTIC PROGRAMMING. TO ADVANCE THIS MISSION, THE PROBABILISTIC PROGRAMMING TEAM MAKES CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE FORM OF SOFTWARE CODE, PLANNING, AND STRATEGY TO VARIOUS OPEN-SOURCED TECHNOLOGIES, INCLUDING GENJAX AND INFERENCEQL WHICH ARE COMPONENTS OF OPENGEN. ADDITIONALLY, THE TEAM SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF GUIDES AND DOCUMENTATION IN SUPPORT OF THE OPEN-SOURCE ECOSYSTEM AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $796,252
Program Service Revenue $0
Investment Income $243,884
Other Revenue $3,693
TOTAL REVENUE $1,043,829

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $3,147,137
Salaries & Benefits $1,837,837
Fundraising Expenses $8,072
Program Expenses $7,865,622
Other Expenses $3,042,659
TOTAL EXPENSES $8,027,633

Year-over-Year Comparison

2025 2024 Change
Revenue $1,043,829 $5,080,056 -0.8%
Expenses $8,027,633 $3,411,598 +1.4%
Net Income $-6,983,804 $1,668,458 -5.2%
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Governance

Voting Members
4
Independent Members
4
Employees
14
Volunteers
14

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
4
$75,000
Total Directors
4
$0
Key Employees
2
$441,312
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
LAURA DEMING PRESIDENT 0.50
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
JOSE LUIS RICON VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY 0.50
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
ANASTASIA GAMICK TREASURER 1.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
MARTIN BORCH JENSEN DIRECTOR 0.50
Director
$0 $0 $0
NICHOLAS GJOKAJ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 17.00
Officer
$75,000 $0 $75,000
PETER KELLY PROGRAM DIRECTOR (THRU 11/25) 40.00
Key Emp
$229,086 $30,937 $260,023
KAYLA YOUNG CHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 11/25) 40.00
Key Emp
$157,556 $23,733 $181,289
COREY HUDSON HEAD OF DATA (THRU 11/25) 40.00
Highest
$186,209 $37,312 $223,521
AVIV SPINNER LEARNING FELLOW (THRU 11/25) 40.00
Highest
$194,504 $31,091 $225,595
CATHERINE BARANOWSKI PROGRAM MANAGER (THRU 11/25) 40.00
Highest
$135,808 $23,966 $159,774
BIJOY DESAI TECHNICAL MANAGER (THRU 11/25) 40.00
Highest
$136,001 $17,378 $153,379
ZACHARY SISSON DATA ENGINEER (THRU 11/25) 40.00
Highest
$100,858 $10,317 $111,175
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $1,043,829 $8,027,633 $2,792,145 $-6,983,804
2024 $5,080,056 $3,411,598 $10,179,786 $1,668,458
2023 $7,361,436 $1,883,645 $8,073,696 $5,477,791
2022 $2,500,004 $45,554 $2,492,376 $2,454,450
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