Sentinel Bio Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
993068480
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2025774021
Rating
68
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Philanthropy, Voluntarism, and Grantmaking Foundations N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,595,173
Expenses
$1,534,257
Assets
$9,078,428
Liabilities
$17,512

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • CLAIRE QURESHI (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • CLAIRE QURESHI (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $101,410 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Sentinel bio is a new nonprofit organization focused on eliminating pandemics within our lifetimes. Sentinel bio will help find, fund, and scale solutions to prevent biosecurity risks and respond to pandemics, reducing threats to health and economic stability around the world.

What it reported doing in 2024

Ai-enabled biology - provided grants to non-profit and public benefit organizations in the u.s. Resources were used for 1) research into responsible biomolecular design, leading to a set of public commitments toward safe use of ai in protein design by scientists and researchers; 2) creation of a publicly-available database of all biomolecular design tools; 3) research into creation of responsible oversight of data, leading to a set of convenings.na governance - provided grants to non-profit and public benefit organizations in the u.s. Resources were used for: 1) a study to strengthen nucleic acid synthesis screening approaches via stress testing of existing methodologies; 2) research and education around the importance of synthesis screening in other geographies; 3) research into policy approaches on synthesis screening in the u.s., leading to new frameworks and recommendations.general programs - provided grants to non-profit and public benefit organizations in the u.s. Resources were used for 1) further research into potential benefits of non-pharmaceutical countermeasures; 2) the potential value of building the talent base in biosecurity.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 80% of its reported program spending out as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most filed governance safeguards are in place. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 47
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 81
  • Sustainability: 87
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 13.2%; rating input score 13
  • Program expense ratio: 90.2%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $277.05 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 85.5%; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.92; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 96; 96th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.6%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 13.2% of revenue deployed · 90.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $101K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 31 of 31 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 7 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 6 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 13/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 38/100.