LIFESPAN RESEARCH INSTITUTION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
LIFESPAN RESEARCH INSTITUTION (EIN 94-3473864)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-09-14
IRS object ID
201842579349301044
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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MissionSENS Research Foundation works to research, develop and promote comprehensive regenerative medicine solutions for the diseases and disabilities of aging. The research is governed by a strategic agenda to demonstrate the feasibility of rejuvenation biotechnologies, as a natural extension of regenerative medicine as applied to aging, and therefore drive broader involvement.MissionDesc
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DescThe intramural research program is carried out in the Organization's Mountain View facility by employees of the Organization. The program is comprised of three (3) separate lines of research: Cancer, Mitochondrial mutations, and Lysosomal storage. The Lysosomal project is ongoing part-time at the Research Center. The Cancer line of research screened a wide range of drug candidates, looking for therapeutic candidates for their research after filing their patent, and the project was completed at the end of Q3 in 2017. The Mitochondrial mutations line of research has completed proof of concept and is moving ahead with their work, presenting their findings at conferences internationally.Desc

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DescExtramural Research - the extramural research program funds some of the most prestigious institutions around the world. There are currently 5 Extramural Research projects ongoing. Funding for this program continues to be prioritized for projects that meet our company mission and are currently being unaddressed in our intramural research program.Desc

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DescSRF Education - As part of its mission, the Organization is committed to educating students and the public about rejuvenation biotechnologies. The Organization's student program, SRF Education Academic Initiative, is committed to educating students and the public. SRF Education operates a summer internship program that places 12 undergraduate students at the SRF Research Center and outside institutions. A sub-program of SRF Education is the Alliance program, which funds PhD and Post-Doctoral students at Oxford University. The Education program continues to grow in size and outreach capacities.Desc

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$32,357$3,002Educational Conferences - In addition to participation in a variety of scientific and public engagements, the Organization organizes its own conferences and events. These include the Rejuvenation Biotechnology conference in the Bay area of California, as well as a variety of roundtable symposiums. This outreach is intended to inform both the scientific community and the general public about damage repair strategies for improving healthcare.
$546,005Other programs - The Organization conducts other programs related to the mission of the organization.
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Support Total170$7,615,542PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,822CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,600CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,817CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,908CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,016CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$52,163TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$1,192CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,081CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$5,889TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,279,047TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$496,776GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.49840PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.40840PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$422,681OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$347,467DepreciationAmt
Book Value$75,214BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$79,291OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$77,345DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,946BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$77,160TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCrypto currencyDesc
Book Value$5,002,617BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,002,617TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,201,424TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$330,085OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$330,085RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,871,339RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,871,339TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,925,675TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,925,675ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,925,675TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Organization evaluates its uncertain tax positions and will recognize a loss contingency when it is probable that a liability has been incurred as of the date of the financial statements and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The amount recognized is subject to estimate and management judgment with respect to the likely outcome of each uncertain tax position. The amount that is ultimately sustained for an individual uncertain tax position or for all uncertain tax positions in the aggregate could differ from the amount recognized. As of December 31, 2017, management did not identify any uncertain tax positions.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Unrealized gain on crypto currency exchange 330,085.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
EuropeResearch Grant$416,552Wire
EuropeResearch Grant$194,718Wire
EuropeResearch Grant$19,703Wire
EuropeReturn of Research Grant-$124,258Wire
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceContract researchTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionResearch GrantRegionTxt
Recipient3RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$40,115CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCash WireMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtIRC SectionIRCSectionDesc
Buck Institute for Research on Aging
8001 Redwood BlvdNovatoCA94945943030609$575,500Research grant
Yale University
PO Box 208241New HavenCT06520060646973$192,279Research grant
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Medical Center BlvdWinstonSalemNC27157223849199$49,556Research grant
The Regents of the University of CA
1111 Franklin Street 6th FloorOaklandCA94607943067788$10,125Research grant501(c)(3)
Rice University
6100 Main St MS 317HoustonTX77005771109620$7,696Research grant
Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Inst
10901 N Torrey Pines RdLa JollaCA92037510197108$1,200Research grant501(c)(3)
The Scripps Research Institute
10550 N Torrey Pines RdLa JollaCA92037330435954$600Research grant501(c)(3)
Brigham and Women's Hospital
75 Francis StreetBostonMA02115042312909$600Research grant

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeResearch grantsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient5RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$34,200CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization monitors grants at three month intervals. We require interim research reports every three months, which are submitted with the next payment invoice. At the conclusion of each research contract, we require a comprehensive research report and a financial accounting that details how the grant was spent.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMichael KopePersonNm
TitlePresident/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$190,335BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$5,710DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$196,045TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9110ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$156,568NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescCrypto currencyDesc
Contribution3551ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$4,672,532NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn column b, the Organization is reporting the number of units received that year.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe form 990 is reviewed by the president and the the director of operations and presented to the board prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cA formal conflict of interest policy has been adopted by the organization. The policy is reviewed and reaffirmed annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The president's salary was determined through the budget process by the board of directors. The board used comparable data for determining salaries of all key employees
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18The forms 1023 and 990 are available at the organization's offices upon request.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19All governing documents, the conflict of interest policy and the financial statements are available at the organization's offices upon request
Form 990, Part VIII, Line 1gDuring the year, the Organization received several crypto currency contributions made by anonymous donors totalling $2,318,255. This amount is included as part of total contributions reported on Part VIII, Line 1g. As these contributions were made anonymously, no other information is available to be disclosed on Schedule B.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Unrealized gain on crypto currency exchange 330,085.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe Organization's audit committee is charged with the responsibility of overseeing the audit and the work of the independent auditors. This process has not changed from prior years.

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