Oklahoma Bioscience Institute
The mission of the Oklahoma bioscience association is to promote the growth of biosciences in Oklahoma through partnership building, education and outreach, networking, policy development and publicity.
Oklahoma Bioscience Institute at a glance
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Oklahoma Bioscience Institute funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $72K (2024) to $350K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $72K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| I2E Inc Oklahoma City, OK | General Operations | $71,911 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | $127,423 | $176,140 | $71,911 | 1 |
| 2023 | $164,898 | $250,832 | $527,846 | $350,000 | 1 |
| 2022 | $457,170 | $227,721 | $221,205 | — | — |
| 2021 | $340,961 | $178,995 | $127,944 | — | — |
| 2020 | $318,263 | $140,810 | $147,248 | — | — |
| 2019 | $409,599 | $339,031 | $239,210 | — | — |
About Oklahoma Bioscience Institute
Based on IRS filings
Oklahoma Bioscience Institute is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Oklahoma City, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Oklahoma Bioscience Institute is led by Rex Smitherman, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 31 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rex Smitherman
President
President → I2e President, 2023
I2e President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Wilson
Imci Managing Director & President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Scott Meacham
Executive Chairman
President & CEO → CEO, 2022
CEO → Executive Chairman, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rose Washington-Jones
Chairperson
Chairman → Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Craig Shimasaki
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Danny Hilliard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Pitts
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Duane Wilson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Nance
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Poole
Director
Chairman → Vice Chairman, 2024
Vice Chairman → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip Eller
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Philip Kurtz
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Roy Williams
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Posey
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Cropper
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Evans
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Devon Laney
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert Thomas
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Andrew S. Weyrich
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christy Gillenwater
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Spann
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer McGrail
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rick McCune
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darryl Schmidt
Vice Chairperson
Director → Vice Chairperson, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Judy Beech
Vice President of Finance
Director of Finance → Vice President of Finance, 2021
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Lauinger
Senior Vice President Client Services
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Labrie
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Rainey
Venture Advisor
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darcy Wilborn
Vice President of Operations
Director of Client Engagement → Vice President of Operations, 2023
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Srijita Ghosh
Venture Advisor
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Jo Carr
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (32)
- Former: Carl Edwards (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Howard Barnett Jr. (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Michael Basch (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Brad Krieger (2019–2023) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Chris Fleming (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Meg Salyer (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Rose Washington (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Sarah Seagraves (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President Marketing
- Former: Malachi Blankenship (2021–2023) — Venture Advisor
- Former: Arthur Jackson (2023) — Director
- Former: Claudia San Pedro (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Hershel Lamirand III (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Joseph Ferretti (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Leslie Batchelor (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Micheal Carolina (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Stacey Hollopeter (2020–2022) — Venture Advisor
- Former: Justin McLaughlin (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Jay Calhoun (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Williamson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ronni Irani (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stephen Prescott (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stacey Brandhorst (2021) — Venture Advisor
- Former: Brien Thorstenberg (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Teresa Rose Crook (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Bill Murphy (2020) — Director
- Former: Carol Curtis-Ducey (2019) — Director of Investments
- Former: Cheryl Hill (2019) — Director
- Former: Fred Morgan (2019) — Director
- Former: Merl Lindstrom (2019) — Director
- Former: Robert Brearton (2019) — Director
- Former: Ryan Cargill (2019) — Director of Investor Relations
- Former: Tom Francis (2019) — Director of Funds Administrator
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.
Frequently asked questions about Oklahoma Bioscience Institute
What is Oklahoma Bioscience Institute?
Oklahoma Bioscience Institute is a public charity focused on Science & Technology, based in Oklahoma City, OK.
Where does Oklahoma Bioscience Institute operate?
Oklahoma Bioscience Institute has awarded grants in Oklahoma.
What is Oklahoma Bioscience Institute's EIN?
Oklahoma Bioscience Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-2067346. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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