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US nonprofit · EIN 135648611 · Utica, NYiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 135648611) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Masonic Medical Research Laboratory's network

15 people1 organisationi15 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

15 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 15 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
David F Schneeweiss ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Alvaro F QuirogaPast President2019
7 yrs
Frank R WilliamsDirector2021
5 yrs
James D Swan JRCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Mark D DonneleyDirector2024
2 yrs
Pasquale Imbimbo JRVice President2018
8 yrs
Paul A Guerrero CMRDirector2018
8 yrs
Paul E MossbergDirector2021
5 yrs
Paul Huck ESQDirector2023
3 yrs
Peter R Gray MD PHD FaccDirector2018
8 yrs
Richard J Miller JR ESQDirector2018
8 yrs
Robert A Hewson DPMPresident2018
8 yrs
Sheldon B Richman ESQDirector2018
8 yrs
Vincent Cunzio CPATreasurer2018
8 yrs
Virgilio S QuijanoDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 15 →

Officers and senior leadership

13 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
ADE AromolaranResearch Scientist2020
Alex SimonDirector of Development2018
Chase KessingerResearch Scientistsince 2021
Jason McCarthyResearch Scientistsince 2019
John S Zielinksi CPAChief Financial Officer2018
LIN ZhiqiangResearch Scientistsince 2019
Lisa CooperControllersince 2020
Maria Kontaridis PHDExecutive Directorsince 2018
Nate TuckerResearch Scientistsince 2020
Stephen IzzoMajor Gifts Officersince 2021
Susan A BartkowiakInterim Director of Administrationsince 2019
Varun BalajiIt Directorsince 2020
Zhiqiang LINResearch Scientistsince 2021

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Maria Kontaridis PhDExecutive Director40$576k$84k
Jason McCarthyResearch Scientist40$183k$43k
Stephen IzzoMajor Gifts Officer40$151k$41k
Zhiqiang LinResearch Scientist40$145k$38k
Chase KessingerResearch Scientist40$125k$37k
David F SchneeweissChairman5$0
Robert A Hewson DPMPresident5$0
Pasquale Imbimbo JrVice President5$0
James D Swan JrSecretary5$0
Vincent Cunzio CPATreasurer5$0
Alvaro F QuirogaPast President5$0
Mark D DonneleyDirector1$0
Peter R Gray MD PhD FaccDirector1$0
Paul A Guerrero CMRDirector1$0
Paul Huck EsqDirector1$0
Richard J Miller Jr EsqDirector1$0
Paul E MossbergDirector1$0
Virgilio S QuijanoDirector1$0
Sheldon B Richman EsqDirector1$0
Frank R WilliamsDirector1$0

Colorado roster

24 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263005802). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Paul E. MossbergDirector
Pasquale Imbimbo, JrVice President
David F. SchneeweissChairman
Michael MayoController
Maria Kontaridis, PhDExecutive Director
Vincent Cunzio, CPATreasurer
Paul HuckPresident
Jason LiebelFinance Director
David D. GoodwinDirector
Sheldon B. Richman, Esq.Director
Virgilio S. QuijanoDirector
Paul Huck, EsqDirector
Paul A. Guerrero, CMRDirector
Stephen IzzoMajor Gifts Officer
Richard J. Miller, Jr, Esq.Director
Jason McCarthyResearch Scientist
Peter R. Gray, MD, PhD, FaccDirector
Chase KessingerResearch Scientist
Zhiqiang LinResearch Scientist
James D. Swan, JrSecretary
Alvaro F. QuirogaPast President
Robert A. Hewson, DPMPresident
Frank R. WilliamsDirector
Michael Mayo

About

Legal name
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory
EIN
135648611
Address
2150 Bleecker St, Utica, NY, 13501-1738
State
New York
Mission
Masonic medical research laboratory, doing business as masonic medical research institute, is a not-for-profit institute dedicated to improving the health and quality of life for all. The institute's primary mission is to conduct high quality basic and clinical research aimed at generating knowledge and information necessary for development of the medical cures and treatments of tomorrow.... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
H920 Medical research
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Medical Research
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1947
Principal officer
Maria Kontaridis (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1949
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDavid F Schneeweiss
≥8years on the filingsJames D Swan JR
≥8years on the filingsPasquale Imbimbo JR
≥8years on the filingsPaul A Guerrero CMR

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$41.7m
Total liabilities
$6.2m
Net assets or fund balances
$35.4m
Contributions and grants received
$7.8m
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
91
Volunteers
15

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$10.1m$11mDeficit $899k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
New York
Entity type
Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
Status
Active
Formed
23 October 1947
Registered agent
Not stated