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US nonprofit · EIN 412082159 · Tempe, AZiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 412082159) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2019.Exemption status IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List (posted to 13 October 2026).Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data
Exemption reinstated on 15 May 2023. The IRS had automatically revoked it on 15 May 2023 (after three years without a return). Source: IRS Automatic Revocation of Exemption List, posted to 13 October 2026.

Collaborative Research Institute's network

4 peoplei4 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

4 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Alexander HristovPresident2023
3 yrs
Artem PlakhotnyiDirector2023
3 yrs
David HowardDirector2023
3 yrs
Eric ThorDirector2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Elka HristovaChief Executive Officersince 2023

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
Alexander HristovPresident2$0
Elka HristovaChief Executive Officer20$0
Artem PlakhotnyiDirector5$0
Eric ThorDirector0.1$0
David HowardDirector0.1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Collaborative Research Institute
EIN
412082159
Address
604 E Balboa Dr, Tempe, AZ, 85282-3757
State
Arizona
Activity (NTEE)
B02 Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2023
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Alexander Hristov (Form 990-N, tax year 2019)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsAlexander Hristov
≥3years on the filingsArtem Plakhotnyi
≥3years on the filingsDavid Howard
≥3years on the filingsEric Thor

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
$71k
Total liabilities
$0
Net assets or fund balances
$71k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$144k$109k$36k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.