Delaware Bioscience Association Inc
To promote and strengthen the bioscience industry in the state of Delaware.
Delaware Bioscience Association Inc at a glance
In short: Delaware Bioscience Association Inc gave $424K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $424K), mostly in Delaware. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $424,225
- +3163.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $424,225
- Median grant
- $424,225
- Total assets
- $2,463,568
- +16.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Delaware (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Delaware Bioscience Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Delaware Center for Life Science Education and Training ($424K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $424K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $424K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Center for Life Science Education and Training Newark, DE | Support in Biomanufacturing Training/Education Intiatives and Programs | $424,225 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,463,568 | $1,518,185 | $1,302,154 | $424,225 | 1 | $92,574 |
| 2024 | $2,113,523 | $911,727 | $779,275 | $13,000 | Total only | $11,030 |
| 2023 | $1,981,238 | $986,022 | $647,477 | $4,468 | Total only | — |
| 2022 | $1,511,204 | $817,520 | $448,564 | $1,809 | Total only | — |
| 2021 | $1,110,626 | $543,667 | $389,024 | $3,092 | Total only | — |
| 2020 | $950,333 | $561,266 | $401,796 | $2,500 | Total only | — |
| 2019 | $756,055 | $550,737 | $402,105 | $26,250 | 1 | $1 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Delaware Bioscience Association Inc
Based on IRS filings
Delaware Bioscience Association Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $424K. Net investment income was $93K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Delaware Bioscience Association Inc is led by Michael Fleming, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); 2 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael Fleming
President
President & Beginning June → President, 2021
On filings since 2020
45 hrs/week
$75K (2020) → $225K (2025)
Christopher Yochim
Chairman
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Helen Stimson
Director
President & CEO → Immediate Past President, 2021
Immediate Past President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
$141K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Jamie Pedrick
Director of Membership & Programming
New on the 2025 filing
45 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Brian Haigh
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kelvin Lee PhD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula J. Swain
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ray Yin PhD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
T. Ben Hsu PhD
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim Mueller
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lakshmi Cyr
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Lewisch
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Shickel
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Dayton
Director
Past President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bruce Sachais
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalia Rivera-Torres
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shamus Whyte
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paula Hietpas PhD
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. Michael Bowman
Treasurer
Treasurer → Secretary, 2020
Secretary → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip D. Amoa
Secretary
Secretary → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Ariel Gruswitz (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Greg Tronto (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Jae Sly PhD MBA (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Bryan Fisher (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Myunghee Geerts (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Robert Dayton (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Alex D. Meredith EdD (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Nikkia Squires (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Izak Bahar (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Julie Garner (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Katherine Lakofsky (2021) — Director
- Former: Fran Dinuzzo (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kristin Giffin (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Richard Dashefsky (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Venu Kalavacharla PhD (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Katie Lakofsky (2020) — Director
- Former: Kathy Janvier (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $225K, to Michael Fleming (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Delaware Bioscience Association Inc
How much does Delaware Bioscience Association Inc give each year?
Delaware Bioscience Association Inc gave $424K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $13K in grants paid.
How large is Delaware Bioscience Association Inc?
Delaware Bioscience Association Inc reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.
What is Delaware Bioscience Association Inc?
Delaware Bioscience Association Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Wilmington, DE. It holds $2.5M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Delaware Bioscience Association Inc operate?
Delaware Bioscience Association Inc has awarded grants in Delaware.
What is Delaware Bioscience Association Inc's EIN?
Delaware Bioscience Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-4147195. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 31, 2026)
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