Jackson Laboratory
600 Main St, Bar Harbor, ME · IRS data through FY2024
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $652,542,607 | $617,013,316 | $1,052,670,426 |
| FY2023 | $572,803,655 | $577,381,862 | $996,925,622 |
| FY2022 | $553,515,570 | $532,815,716 | $951,870,931 |
| FY2021 | $572,874,395 | $509,495,255 | $1,010,382,226 |
| FY2020 | $527,504,036 | $463,558,933 | $918,518,618 |
| FY2019 | $460,123,417 | $408,212,868 | $835,322,733 |
| FY2018 | $432,451,999 | $367,129,153 | $739,944,148 |
| FY2017 | $375,965,824 | $335,594,164 | $712,914,348 |
| FY2016 | $331,079,449 | $300,563,654 | $632,988,468 |
| FY2015 | $304,318,753 | $281,509,812 | $586,626,719 |
| FY2014 | $291,589,484 | $250,569,154 | $492,985,953 |
| FY2013 | $257,132,786 | $216,129,370 | $416,778,004 |
| FY2012 | $231,079,981 | $202,952,186 | $351,020,518 |
| FY2011 | $136,364,863 | $110,652,465 | $317,379,387 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Jackson Laboratory (EIN 01-0211513), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $119,383,426 | 18% |
| Program service revenue | $475,588,793 | 73% |
| Other revenue | $57,570,388 | 9% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $522,158,850 | 85% |
| Management & general | $90,652,922 | 15% |
| Fundraising | $4,201,544 | 1% |
What the numbers show
- Program service revenue made up 73% of total revenue in FY2024.
- Program services accounted for 85% of functional expenses, management & general 15%, and fundraising 1%.
- 85% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2024. That is higher than 57.3% of 157 Medical Research organizations nationwide (too few in ME for a state comparison).
- Net assets covered about 20.5 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 54th percentile among 2562 Medical Research organizations nationwide (too few in ME for a state comparison).
- Total revenue was higher than 99.7% of 2633 Medical Research organizations nationwide (too few in ME for a state comparison).
- Total revenue rose from $136,364,863 in FY2011 to $652,542,607 in FY2024. Revenue increased in 12 and decreased in 1 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 1 of 14 reported years (FY2023).
- Net assets grew from $317,379,387 to $1,052,670,426 between FY2011 and FY2024.
- Contributions and grants made up 31% of revenue in FY2011 and 18% in FY2024.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
THE PURPOSES OF THE LABORATORY ARE SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL, CHARITABLE, AND EDUCATIONAL. OUR MISSION IS TO DISCOVER PRECISE GENOMIC SOLUTIONS FOR DISEASE AND EMPOWER THE BIOMEDICAL COMMUNITY.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1950 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | H920 — Medical Research |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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