LIFESPAN RESEARCH INSTITUTION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
LIFESPAN RESEARCH INSTITUTION (EIN 94-3473864)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-11
IRS object ID
201602259349300300
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Formation2009FormationYr
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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. A new, internal Lysosomal project was brought in-house during the final quarter of 2015. The Cancer line of research has made significant research associations with other researchers in the field and is working toward publication and a patent application. 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. Many of our extramural projects this year attained extensions to their original grants due to progress in their research. A couple programs completed their studies and have been discontinued. 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 educations students and the public. SRF Education operates a summer internship program that places students at the SRF Research Center and outside institutions.The program continues to grow in size and outreach capacities.Desc

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$536,247$141,881Educational Conferences - In addition to participation in a variety of scientific and public engagements, the Organization organizes its own conferences and events. These include the now-annual 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.
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Unusual GrantsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization received a bequest in 2012 which was recorded at that time as an unusual grant. The amount originally recorded was an estimate based on costs that were to be incurred by the trustees of the bequest. In 2015, the residual amount of $169,289 was distributed to complete the bequest. As a result, this transaction has also been recorded as an unusual grant.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$403,313OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$199,244DepreciationAmt
Book Value$204,069BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$76,158OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$64,490DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,668BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$215,737TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,527,822TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue-$50,666OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$50,666RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,578,488RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,578,488TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,145,680TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,145,680ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,145,680TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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, 2015, management did not identify any uncertain tax positions.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange -50,666.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmt
EuropeResearch project cost$121,898
EuropeResearch project cost$19,868
EuropeResearch project cost$10,899

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceContract researchTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionResearch GrantRegionTxt
Recipient4RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$12,120CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCash PaymentMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
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 GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Albert Einstein College
1301 Morris Park AveBronxNY10461131624225$133,666Research Grant
Buck Institute
8001 Redwood BlvdNovatoCA94945943030609$82,575Research Grant
Mission Edge San Diego
PO Box 12319San DiegoCA92112272938491$5,500Research Grant
Rice University
6100 Main St MS 317HoustonTX77005771109620$36,000Research Grant
University of Texas Health Science Cntr
PO Box 203382HoustonTX77216741761309$159,010Research Grant
Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Me
Medical Center BlvdWinstonSalemNC27157223849199$12,850Research Grant
Yale University
PO Box 208241New HavenCT06520060646973$122,181Research Grant
Wake Forest Properties
1834 Wake Forest RdWinstonSalemNC27109560532138$6,107Research Grant

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeResearch grantsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient4RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$35,445CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization monitors grants at six month intervals. We require interim research reports every six 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$200,850BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
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$6,025DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$206,875TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKevin PerrottPersonNm
Relationship With OrgKevin Perrott is the treasurer of the board of directorsRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant$30,000CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceCurrent portion of 3 year research grant through Buck InstituteTypeOfAssistanceTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The form 990 is reviewed by the president and the operations manager 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 XI, line 9:Unrealized loss on foreign currency exchange -50,666.
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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