FORT COLLINS, CO
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)THE TWO FRONTIERS PROJECT INC, founded in 2024, is a small nonprofit in the Science & Technology sector that reported $538K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. The organization ran a surplus of $283K, a strong 52% operating margin.
THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF TWO FRONTIERS IS TO ADVANCE HUMANITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE'S ADAPTATION TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION PLANS AND LEADS SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS TO REMOTE OCEANIC, TERRESTRIAL, AND OTHER HIGH-STRESS ENVIRONMENTS TO STUDY HOW MICROORGANISMS SURVIVE AND INFLUENCE NATURAL SYSTEMS.USING MODERN SEQUENCING AND MICROBIOLOGY TOOLS, TWO FRONTIERS COLLECTS, ANALYZES, AND SHARES DATA TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY AND CONTAMINATION MITIGATION. ITS OPEN-ACCESS DATABASES, SOFTWARE, AND PUBLICATIONS ARE FREELY AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION MAY ALSO FUND ACADEMIC OR NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO CONDUCT RELATED SCIENTIFIC STUDIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
IN 2024, THE TWO FRONTIERS PROJECT ADVANCED ITS CARBON INITIATIVE, FOCUSED ON DISCOVERING AND CHARACTERIZING NOVEL MICROORGANISMS THAT NATURALLY CAPTURE AND RECYCLE CARBON. THE TEAM CONDUCTED...
IN 2024, THE TWO FRONTIERS PROJECT ADVANCED ITS CARBON INITIATIVE, FOCUSED ON DISCOVERING AND CHARACTERIZING NOVEL MICROORGANISMS THAT NATURALLY CAPTURE AND RECYCLE CARBON. THE TEAM CONDUCTED FIELDWORK IN JAPAN AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, ISOLATING AND ANALYZING CYANOBACTERIA SUCH AS THE NEWLY IDENTIFIED CHONKUS LINEAGE CAPABLE OF ENHANCED CARBON FIXATION IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS. THESE DISCOVERIES SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW LABORATORY AND DATA PLATFORM FOR ASSESSING MICROBIAL CARBON-CAPTURE POTENTIAL. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO LAUNCHED COMPLEMENTARY CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING "IN YOUR HOME AND "IN THE WILD", WHICH TRAINED MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO COLLECT ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLES FOR ANALYSIS. EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ACCOMPANYING THESE PROGRAMS INTRODUCED PARTICIPANTS TO MICROBIOLOGY, CULTURING TECHNIQUES, AND THE ROLE OF MICROORGANISMS IN MITIGATING POLLUTION AND MAINTAINING ECOSYSTEM BALANCE.
THROUGH ITS CROPS INITIATIVE, THE TWO FRONTIERS PROJECT BEGAN BUILDING A RESEARCH PLATFORM TO IDENTIFY AND CULTURE MICROORGANISMS THAT ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, WATER RETENTION, AND PLANT...
THROUGH ITS CROPS INITIATIVE, THE TWO FRONTIERS PROJECT BEGAN BUILDING A RESEARCH PLATFORM TO IDENTIFY AND CULTURE MICROORGANISMS THAT ENHANCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, WATER RETENTION, AND PLANT RESILIENCE UNDER DROUGHT AND NUTRIENT STRESS. IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTED AN EXPEDITION TO THE MOJAVE DESERT TO STUDY NATURALLY STRESS-ADAPTED MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATED WITH DESERT FLORA AND SOIL CRUSTS. THESE FINDINGS INFORMED THE DESIGN OF FUTURE EXPERIMENTS FOCUSED ON BIOLOGICAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. CONCURRENTLY, 2FP EXPANDED ITS LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MICROBIAL ISOLATION, CULTURE, AND FUNCTIONAL TESTING, LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR A SCALABLE DATABASE AND OPEN TOOLKIT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CROP-ASSOCIATED MICROBIOME RESEARCH.
THE CORAL INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN-SOURCE BIOINFORMATIC SOFTWARE AND WORKFLOWS FOR ANALYZING CORAL-ASSOCIATED MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION ADVANCED TWO FLAGSHIP TOOLS...
THE CORAL INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN-SOURCE BIOINFORMATIC SOFTWARE AND WORKFLOWS FOR ANALYZING CORAL-ASSOCIATED MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION ADVANCED TWO FLAGSHIP TOOLS MAGUS (HTTPS://GITHUB.COM/TWO-FRONTIERS-PROJECT/2FP_MAGUS, FOR METAGENOMIC ASSEMBLY AND BINNING) AND XTREE (HTTPS://GITHUB.COM/TWO-FRONTIERS-PROJECT/2FP-XTREE, FOR TAXONOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL ALIGNMENT)WHICH TOGETHER ENABLE HIGH-RESOLUTION PROFILING OF CORAL METAGENOMES. IN PARALLEL, 2FP ESTABLISHED STANDARDIZED LABORATORY PROTOCOLS FOR ISOLATING AND CULTURING BENEFICIAL MICROORGANISMS FROM CORAL ECOSYSTEMS. THESE EFFORTS FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR ONGOING RESEARCH INTO MICROBIAL PROCESSES THAT INFLUENCE CORAL HEALTH, RESILIENCE, AND POLLUTANT BREAKDOWN. ALL METHODS, CODE, AND REFERENCE DATA GENERATED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WERE MADE FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, SUPPORTING GLOBAL EFFORTS TO SAFEGUARD REEF ECOSYSTEMS AND COASTAL WATER QUALITY.
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $538,377 | N/A | N/A |
| Expenses | $255,772 | N/A | N/A |
| Net Income | $282,605 | N/A | N/A |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| BRADEN TIERNEY | PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 |
Officer
Director
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$0 | $1,510 | $1,510 |
| KRISTA RYON | TREASURER AND DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 40.00 |
Officer
Director
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$4,263 | $1,507 | $5,770 |
| JAMES HENRIKSEN | SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | 20.00 |
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Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC WARD | DIRECTOR | 2.00 |
Director
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $538,377 | $255,772 | $285,745 | $282,605 |
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