SAGE BIONETWORKS IS ON A MISSION TO DRIVE A NEW AGE OF DISCOVERY THROUGH TRULY OPEN SCIENCE AND RADICAL COLLABORATION. WE AIM TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE SILOS WITHIN AND ACROSS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY NO LONGER EXIST, FORGING A PATH TO OPTIMAL HUMAN HEALTH.
Key facts about Sage Bionetworks
- EIN
- 26-4489946
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024
- Annual giving (2024)
- $2,079,511
- Grants made (2024)
- 17
- Average grant
- $122,324
- Median grant
- $103,680
- New grantees (estimate)
- 31% first-time grantees (5 of 16, 2024)
- Total assets
- $8,199,571
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (32% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Sage Bionetworks funds
By grant dollars, the top recipient states for Sage Bionetworks's 17 itemized 2024 grants were Massachusetts (32%), Washington (17%) and North Carolina (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Seattle, WA (3 grants) and Boston, MA (2 grants). None of its 17 grants with a stated purpose were described as general or operating support.
Is Sage Bionetworks open to new grantees?
31%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 5 of 16 grantees (31%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $135K; repeat grants $128K. How we count
Medians: $81K first-time, $104K repeat.
Estimate from itemized IRS Form 990-PF grant lists (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
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Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing
Total Assets
$8.2M
-24.1% YoY
Annual Giving
$2.1M
+0.1% YoY
Grant Count
17
+30.8% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$122K
-23.4% YoY
About Sage Bionetworks
Based on IRS filings
Sage Bionetworks is a nonprofit organization focused on Science & Technology, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $8.2M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 17 grants totaling $2.1M.
Focus Areas
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of all 17 itemized 2024 grant dollars.
States
Cities
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $8,199,571 | $10,800,289 | $11,242,073 |
| Revenue | $24,549,384 | $26,329,869 | $23,911,041 |
| Expenses | $24,705,667 | $26,407,953 | $24,221,152 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $-59,998 | — | $120 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
69 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
Among its reported 2024 grants, the largest recipients include Seven Bridges Genomics Inc (Velsera) ($412,225), Institute for Systems Biology ($319,119 across 2 grants), Pennsylvania State University ($251,814).
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SEVEN BRIDGES GENOMICS INC (VELSERA) Charlestown, MA | EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY DATA MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATING CENTER, DEVELOP INTEGRATION BETWEEN SAGE'S DATA SHARING PORTAL, SYNAPSE, AND CABATICA. | $412,225 |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY University Park, PA | PHASE 1 AND 2: RECOVER MOBILE HEALTH PLATFORM/MOBILE HEALTH REPOSITORIES WORKING GROUP: DEVELOP PROCESS FOR MHP TO COLLECT PASC RELATED MOBILE HEALTH DATA FROM PARTICIPANTS AND SHARE THIS DATA WITH MHDR TO CLEAN CURATE, CONDUCT QA/QC, STORE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO RESEARCHERS. CUSTOMIZATION OF THE MOBILE HEALTH PLATFORM, IMPLEMENTATION OF MOBILE DATA COLLECTION AMONG THE VARIOUS STUDIES, AS WELL AS, THE STORING, CURATION, LINKAGE, AND ANALYSES OF THE MOBILE HEALTH DATA. | $251,814 |
| INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY Seattle, WA | CRI IMMUNE ATLAS 4 AND 5: PLATFORM FOR IMMUNE-ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AND DATA SHARING. EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY DATA MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATING CENTER, DESIGN AND PERFORM CROSS-PROJECT ANALYSIS FOCUSED ON HARNESSING SYSTEMS BIOLOGY-BASED TECHNIQUES, SUCH AS MULTI-OMIC DATA INTEGRATION, NETWORK ANALYSIS, MACHINE LEARNING, AND STATISTICAL MODELING, TO INVESTIGATE BOTH AGING AND DISEASE, AS WELL AS THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THEM. | $204,222 |
| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL Chapel Hill, NC | CRI IMMUNE ATLAS 4 AND 5: PLATFORM FOR IMMUNE-ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AND DATA SHARING. DEFINING REGRESSION MODELS AND VALIDATION METHODS FOR USE IN IMPLEMENTING STATISTICAL LEARNING MODELS FOR BIOMARKER DEVELOPMENT IN IATLAS. ADD COMPREHENSIVE TUMOR ANTIGEN PREDICTION FROM MULTIPLE GENOMIC SOURCES TO IATLAS DATASETS. HARMONIZE AND CURATE DATA FROM ADDITIONAL IO CLINICAL TRIALS WITH GENOMIC DATA FOR ANALYSIS USING THE IO RESPONSE MODULE. | $169,611 |
| HARVARD OFFICE OF SPONSORED PROGRAMS Boston, MA | MULTI-CONSORTIA COORDINATING CENTER (MC2 CENTER) FOR CANCER BIOLOGY: BUILDING INTERDISCIPLINARY SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES, COORDINATING IMPACTFUL RESOURCE SHARING, AND ADVANCING CANCER RESEARCH. | $156,432 |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER New York, NY | PERFORM ALL WORK RELATED TO THE PROPOSED BRCA PRE-CANCER ATLAS INSTANCE OF THE CBIOPORTAL FOR CANCER GENOMICS. BUILD, MAINTAIN AND RUN AUTOMATED PIPELINES THAT TRANSFER DATA FROM SYNAPSE INTO BRCA PRE-CANCER ATLAS DATA PORTAL. MAINTAIN ALL USER LOGINS AND DEVELOP NEW DATA PORTAL AND CBIOPORTAL FEATURES AS THEY BECOME RELEVANT FOR THE PROJECT. PROVIDE USER SUPPORT, DOCUMENTATION, AND OUTREACH FOR THE ENTIRE BRCA PRE CANCER ATLAS. | $136,319 |
| EMORY UNIVERSITY Atlanta, GA | MULTI-CONSORTIA COORDINATING CENTER (MC2 CETNER) FOR CANCER BIOLOGY: DEVELOP AND APPL QUALITY CONTROL WORKFLOWS TO ENSURE AI/ML-READINESS OF DIGITAL PATHOLOGY ACROSS MULTI-OMIC DATASETS, WITH CONTRIBUTIONS TO TOOL DEVELOPMENT, METRIC DEFINITION, EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, AND COLLABORATIVE STUDY OVERSIGHT. | $125,000 |
| INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS BIOLOGY Seattle, WA | EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY: PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC OVERSIGHT OF A WORKING GROUP CONDUCTING CROSS-PROJECT ANALYSES USING SYSTEMS BIOLOGY APPROACHES TO STUDY AGING, ALZHEIMERS DISEASE, AND THEIR INTERACTIONS. | $114,897 |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY Durham, NC | PHASE 1 AND 2: RECOVER MOBILE HEALTH PLATFORM/MOBILE HEALTH REPOSITORIES WORKING GROUP: DEVELOP PROCESS FOR MHP TO COLLECT PASC RELATED MOBILE HEALTH DATA FROM PARTICIPANTS AND SHARE THIS DATA WITH MHDR TO CLEAN CURATE, CONDUCT QA/QC, STORE AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO RESEARCHERS. CUSTOMIZATION OF THE MOBILE HEALTH PLATFORM, IMPLEMENTATION OF MOBILE DATA COLLECTION AMONG THE VARIOUS STUDIES, AS WELL AS, THE STORING, CURATION, LINKAGE, AND ANALYSES OF THE MOBILE HEALTH DATA. | $103,680 |
| TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER Boston, MA | EXCEPTIONAL LONGEVITY: SUPPORT DATA HARMONIZATION AND ANALYSIS FOR LONGEVITY RESEARCH, INCLUDING COLLABORATION ON A SYNTHETIC DATA CHALLENGE, WITH RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROJECT OVERSIGHT, DATA PREPARATION, EVALUATION, AND REPORTING. | $80,688 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 IRS filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Foschini | President & CEO | 50 | $365,453 |
| Stephen Friend | Board Chair | 0.5 | — |
| Tony Ford-Hutchinson | Treasurer | 0.5 | — |
| Eric Schadt | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Gustavo Stolovitsky | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Carole Goble | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Jennifer Goldsack | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Brian Fox | Director | 0.5 | — |
| Kimberly Baggett | COO, CFO and Secretary | 50 | $315,997 |
| Susheel Varma | Chief Scientific & Data Officer | 50 | $218,071 |
| Christine Fabre Suver | Chief Privacy & Compliance Officer | 50 | $193,002 |
| Anna Greenwood | Director Adtr (Thru 10/24) | 50 | $159,015 |
| Bruce Hoff | Technical Director It | 50 | $196,217 |
| Jay Hodgson | Technical Director Web Engineering | 50 | $189,428 |
| Solveig Sieberts | Director Digital Health | 50 | $184,983 |
| Kevin Boske | Associate Technical Director | 50 | $181,458 |
| Marco Marasca | Principal Software Engineer | 50 | $180,493 |
Subject Areas
Focus areas based on grantmaking activity
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sage Bionetworks?
Sage Bionetworks is a nonprofit organization focused on Science & Technology, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $8.2M in total assets as of 2024.
How large is Sage Bionetworks?
As of 2024, Sage Bionetworks holds $8.2M in total assets with $24.5M in annual revenue. It awarded 17 grants totaling $2.1M in 2024.
Where does Sage Bionetworks operate?
Sage Bionetworks has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin.
What size grants does Sage Bionetworks award?
In 2024, Sage Bionetworks awarded 17 grants totaling $2.1M — an average of about $122K per grant, based on its IRS Form 990 filings.
What is Sage Bionetworks's EIN?
Sage Bionetworks's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4489946. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
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