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International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 13-3870223 Website

International AIDS Vaccine (IAVI) is a public charity based in New York, NY, formed in 1996. It is a global nonprofit biomedical research organization that develops vaccines and antibodies for HIV, tuberculosis, and emerging infectious diseases, with research and clinical work intended to advance affordable, globally accessible public health solutions.

Key facts about International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc

In short: International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc gave $6.2M across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $771K), top state California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
13-3870223
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$6,170,405
Grants made (2025)
8
Average grant
$771,301
Median grant
$543,810
Total assets
$140,571,416
Primary geography
California (46% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$140.6M

+8.3% YoY

Annual Giving

$6.2M

-22.4% YoY

Grant Count

8

-66.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$771K

+132.8% YoY

How International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc gives

  • Giving fell 47% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

IAVI states that its mission is to translate scientific discoveries into affordable, globally accessible public health solutions. Its work includes HIV vaccine and antibody research; tuberculosis vaccine research; and vaccine development for emerging infectious diseases, including Lassa, Marburg, Sudan, and Bundibugyo virus diseases. Its website also describes work on neglected diseases and novel technologies.

The 2025 filing reports that IAVI supports external researchers with technical and scientific expertise and fosters collaborations among academia, industry, local communities, governments, and funders. Its listed 2025 grants were all for research and development. Among the grantees, Emory University describes its mission as creating, preserving, teaching, and applying knowledge in the service of humanity.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, IAVI reported eight grants totaling $6,170,405. Awards ranged from $39,028 to $2,460,785, with a median of $543,810. The largest grants went to The Scripps Research Institute - OSP ($2,460,785), FHI Clinical Inc. ($1,216,365), The Mitchell Group Inc. ($922,886), Seattle Children’s Hospital ($673,716), and Trustees of Boston University ($413,903). Each was designated for research and development. Emory University received $43,165 for research and development.

No application instructions or deadline are stated in the available information.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

IAVI describes scientific and clinical research in Africa, India, Europe, and the United States, and says a significant portion of its supported research takes place in low-income countries. Its 2025 grants went to recipients in California, North Carolina, Washington, Massachusetts, Georgia, and New York, as well as the District of Columbia. California received 46% of grant dollars, North Carolina 20%, the District of Columbia 15%, Washington 11%, and Massachusetts 7%.

Grant Distribution by State

18states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

BostonLa JollaSeattleSan AntonioAtlantaAshburnSan DiegoChicagoGalvestonWashingtonDurhamMadisonNew OrleansNew YorkSan FranciscoAlbanyBethesdaHonoluluHoustonMiles

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M17 grants2020 19 grants2021 22 grants2022 23 grants2023 24 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5.6M (2020) to $11.7M (2022). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $6.2M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 8 recipients in 2025

The Scripps Research Institute - OSP: $2.5MThe Scripps Research Institute- OSP$2.5MFHI Clinical Inc: $1.2MFHI Clinical Inc$1.2MThe Mitchell Group Inc (TMG): $923KThe Mitchell Group Inc (TMG)$923KSeattle Children's Hospital: $674KSeattle Children's Hospital$674KTrustees of Boston University: $414KTrustees of Boston University$414KLa Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology: $401KLa Jolla Institute for Allergy& Immunology$401KEmory University: $43KEmory University$43KSUNY Graduate School: $39KSUNY Graduate School$39K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Scripps Research Institute - OSP ($2.5M). Together the top 8 received $6.2M.

Grant Size Distribution

96 grants across all recorded years

16<$50K15$50–100K25$100–250K19$250–500K9$500K–1M12$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 25 grants of 96 (26%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Scripps Research Institute - OSP La Jolla, CAResearch & Development$2,460,785
FHI Clinical Inc Durham, NCResearch & Development$1,216,365
The Mitchell Group Inc (TMG) Washington, DCResearch & Development$922,886
Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WAResearch & Development$673,716
Trustees of Boston University Boston, MAResearch & Development$413,903
La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology La Jolla, CAResearch & Development$400,557
Emory University Atlanta, GAResearch & Development$43,165
SUNY Graduate School Albany, NYResearch & Development$39,028

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $140,571,416 $103,360,669 $107,326,208 $6,170,405 (8 grants)
2024 $129,852,638 $131,181,475 $143,043,595 $7,951,405 (24 grants)
2023 $124,233,943 $129,678,400 $132,896,237 $9,190,196 (23 grants)

IAVI’s website reports 2022 revenue of $128.1 million, with 75.6% from governments, 24.1% from foundations and individuals, and 0.3% from other sources.

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M$200M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$140,571,416$129,852,638$124,233,943
Revenue$103,360,669$131,181,475$129,678,400
Expenses$107,326,208$143,043,595$132,896,237
Net Investment Income$2,045,077$2,295,284$2,762,423

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 2, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 29, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 30, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Mark B. Feinberg as president and CEO, and Eric Paul Goosby, MD, as board chair. Listed board members are Robert Goldberg, treasurer; Linda-Gail Becker; David Blumberg; Jim Connolly; Alexis M. Pinto; John W. Shiver; Susan Silbermann; and Anne Martin Simonds.

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc is led by Mark B. Feinberg, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 11 of 24 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark B. Feinberg

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $614K (2020) → $706K (2025)

  • Eric Paul Goosby MD

    Board Chair

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ana Cespedes Montoya

    Chief Operating Officer

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $481K (2020) → $170K (2025)

  • Swati Gupta

    Vice President, Head of Eid & Epidemiology

    Vice President, Head of Eid & Epidemiology → Vice President, Head of Eid & Epidem., 2023

    Vice President, Head of Eid & Epidem. → Vice President, Head of Eid & Epidemiology, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    $327K (2020) → $394K (2025)

  • Min Ding

    General Counsel & Board Secretary

    General Counsel & Secretary → General Counsel & Board Secretary, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    35 hrs/week

    $325K (2022) → $357K (2025)

  • Mario Gagliano

    Chief People Officer & Vice President of Hr

    Cpo & Vice President of Hr → Chief People Officer & Vice President of Hr, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    35 hrs/week

    $102K (2023) → $368K (2025)

  • Brandon Saft

    Chief Financial Officer

    Deputy Chief Financial Officer → Chief Financial Officer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    35 hrs/week

    $256K (2024) → $332K (2025)

  • Christopher Parksass Vp

    Viral Vacc. & Head of Ddl

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $377K (2025)

  • Jon Heinrichs

    Vice President & Discovery Science

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $374K (2025)

  • Kara Bickham

    Chief Development Officer- Research Development

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $415K (2025)

  • Louis D. Schwartzasst Sec

    Chf.fin. & Administrator Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $3K (2025)

  • Richard W. Welch

    Vice President, Bioprocess Development & Mfg.

    New on the 2025 filing

    35 hrs/week

    $346K (2025)

  • Anne Martin Simonds

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Blumberg

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Connolly

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John W. Shiver

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marijke Wijnroks

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Dybul

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rajeev Venkayya

    Board Member

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Goldberg

    Board Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexis M. Pinto

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Silbermann

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wafaa El-Sadr

    Board Member

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda- Gail Becker

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Christopher Parks (2020–2024) — Ass. Vice President, Viral Vacc. & Head of Ddl
  • Former: Dagna Laufer (2020–2024) — Vice President & Head of Clinical Development
  • Former: Linda-Gail Becker (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Louis D. Schwartz (2020–2024) — Assistant Secretary, Chief Finance & Administrator Officer
  • Former: Sangeetha Sagar (2023–2024) — Vice President & Pdc
  • Former: Marion Gruber (2024) — Vice President, Public Health & Reg. Science
  • Former: Frances Sinha (2020–2023) — Former Officer
  • Former: Christopher Parks - Assoc (2022–2023) — Assistant Vice President Viral Vac. & Head of Ddl
  • Former: Eric Skjeveland (2022–2023) — Vice President & Business Development
  • Former: John Nkengasong (2020–2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Thomas Hassell (2020–2022) — Vice President & Pdc
  • Former: Anne M. Vanlent (2020–2021) — Board Vice Chair
  • Former: Francine Ntoumi (2020–2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Labeeb Abboud (2020–2021) — Secretary Senior Vice President & General Counsel
  • Former: William Ballou (2021) — Adv Senior Sci Advisor, Proj Lead & Hiv Bnabs
  • Former: Margaret Keane (2020) — Vice President Global All. & Prod. Opt
  • Former: Purnima Mane (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Mark B Feinberg — President/CEO: $706KMark B FeinbergPresident/CEO$706KKara Bickham — Chief Dev. Officer- Research Dev.: $415KKara BickhamChief Dev. Officer- Research…$415KSwati Gupta — VP, Head of EID and Epidemiology: $394KSwati GuptaVP, Head of EID and Epidemiology$394KChristopher Parksass VP — Viral Vacc. & Head of DDL: $377KChristopher Parksass VPViral Vacc. & Head of DDL$377KJon Heinrichs — VP, Discovery Science: $374KJon HeinrichsVP, Discovery Science$374KMario Gagliano — Chief People Officer, VP of HR: $368KMario GaglianoChief People Officer, VP of HR$368KMin Ding — General Counsel / Board Secretary: $357KMin DingGeneral Counsel / Board…$357KRichard W Welch — VP, Bioprocess Dev. & MFG.: $346KRichard W WelchVP, Bioprocess Dev. & MFG.$346KBrandon Saft — Chief Financial Officer: $332KBrandon SaftChief Financial Officer$332KAna Cespedes Montoya — Chief Operating Officer (End 3/25): $170KAna Cespedes MontoyaChief Operating Officer (End…$170KLouis D Schwartzasst Sec — Chf.fin. & Admin Off. (End 1/25): $3KLouis D Schwartzasst SecChf.fin. & Admin Off. (End 1/25)$3K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $706K, to Mark B Feinberg (President/CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Contact

Mailing address: 125 Broad Street 9Th Fl, New York, NY 10004
Phone: (212) 847-1111
Website: https://iavi.org

Frequently asked questions about International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc

How much does International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc give each year?

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc gave $6.2M across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8.0M across 24 grants.

What is International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc's typical grant size?

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc's median grant in 2025 was $543,810, and its average grant was $771,301, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc give grants?

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc's top state is California, with 46% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were North Carolina (20%) and District of Columbia (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were La Jolla, CA (2 grants).

Does International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Research & Development" (8 grants).

Who are International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc's largest grantees?

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc's largest 2025 grantees include The Scripps Research Institute - OSP ($2,460,785), FHI Clinical Inc ($1,216,365) and The Mitchell Group Inc (TMG) ($922,886), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc?

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc reported $140.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $103.4M.

What does International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc fund?

IAVI states that its mission is to translate scientific discoveries into affordable, globally accessible public health solutions. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc?

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check iavi.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc's EIN?

International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3870223. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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