Battelle Memorial Institute

COLUMBUS, OH EIN: 31-4379427 Website

BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE ("BMI") IS ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES, INCLUDING THE UTILIZATION OF SCIENCE, THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT AND EDUCATION OF MANKIND.

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Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$1.8B

+11.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$17.4M

-10.0% YoY

Grant Count

162

+15.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$107K

-22.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3.7B$7.4B$11.0B$14.7B201920202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,795,308,649$1,611,117,235$1,503,032,732
Revenue$13,349,081,113$12,464,254,299$11,024,946,046
Expenses$13,369,912,851$12,362,925,805$11,003,881,954
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$121,020,885$57,844,626$-25,783,374
Distributable Amount———

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$7M$14M$21M$28M111 grants2019168 grants2020130 grants2021134 grants2022140 grants2023162 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

COLUMBUS FOUNDATION$12.2MREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COR…$727KLOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABO…$706KOAK RIDGE SCHOOLS$275KOAK RIDGE FOUNDATION$250KUNITED WAY OF NORTHERN N…$219KCOLLEGE OF EASTERN IDAHO…$205KEMORY VALLEY CENTER$151KEAST TENNESSEE FOUNDATION$148KUNITED WAY OF BONNEVILLE$118K

Grant Size Distribution

845 grants across all recorded years

762<$50K30$50–100K25$100–250K4$250–500K14$500K–1M2$1–5M8$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

LEWIS VON THAERPRESIDENT & CEO$5.6MMARK T PETERSEXECUTIVE VP, GLOBAL LAB OPE…$2.1MMATTHEW L VAUGHANEXECUTIVE VP, AS&T$2.1MRUSSELL P AUSTINSR VP, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY$1.2MJEFFREY SMITHSR VP LAB OPS$1.0MSTEVEN F ASHBYSR VP, LAB DIRECTOR$1.0MEDWARD GRECCOEXECUTIVE VP, CFO TO 05/23$1.0MJOHN WAGNERSR VP, LAB DIRECTOR$920KGEORGE LECAKESSR VP & GENERAL MANAGER$831KAIMEE KENNEDYSR VP, CHIEF HR OFFICER$828KPATRICK F JARVISSR VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICA…$796KTHOMAS E MASONSENIOR VP 07/17 TO 11/17$777KJERRY TOTTLERSR VP LAB OPS$735KMICHAEL SCHLENDERDEPUTY LAB DIRECTOR$722KANTHONY PEURRUNGDEPUTY LAB DIRECTOR$673KCHRIS BOYNTONEXECUTIVE VP, CFO FROM 05/23$642KMARK D PERRIGOASST TREAS. & CONTROLLER$533KBRIAN R SMITHVP & TREASURER$440KAMY VERTANENASST TREAS. & CONTROLLER$433KTHOMAS E SHARPEASST TREASURER & ASST SECRET…$312KKIRKLAND H DONALDCHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR$199KRONALD D TOWNSENDEXECUTIVE VP, GLB LAB OPS TO…$195KSEAN C O'KEEFEDIRECTOR$168KSUZANNE M VAUTRINOTDIRECTOR$166KVICKY A BAILEYDIRECTOR$163KMICHAEL J GASSERDIRECTOR TO 11/23$161KJOHN C LECHLEITERDIRECTOR$161KSTEPHEN D STEINOURDIRECTOR$158KSTEPHANIE O'SULLIVANDIRECTOR$156KWAYNE FREDERICKDIRECTOR$153KJEFFREY W EDWARDSDIRECTOR FROM 11/23$41KCALVIN G BUTLERDIRECTOR FROM 11/23$39K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SEAN C O'KEEFEDIRECTOR3$168,202
MICHAEL J GASSERDIRECTOR TO 11/233$161,208
JOHN C LECHLEITERDIRECTOR3$160,687
KIRKLAND H DONALDCHAIRMAN AND DIRECTOR3$198,501
STEPHANIE O'SULLIVANDIRECTOR3$155,791
SUZANNE M VAUTRINOTDIRECTOR3$165,698
VICKY A BAILEYDIRECTOR3$163,246
STEPHEN D STEINOURDIRECTOR3$158,202
WAYNE FREDERICKDIRECTOR3$153,209
CALVIN G BUTLERDIRECTOR FROM 11/233$39,130
JEFFREY W EDWARDSDIRECTOR FROM 11/233$40,567
LEWIS VON THAERPRESIDENT & CEO39$5,569,100
RUSSELL P AUSTINSR VP, GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY40$1,236,320
CHRIS BOYNTONEXECUTIVE VP, CFO FROM 05/2340$641,797
STEVEN F ASHBYSR VP, LAB DIRECTOR40$1,002,318
PATRICK F JARVISSR VP, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS40$795,638
MATTHEW L VAUGHANEXECUTIVE VP, AS&T40$2,101,003
MARK T PETERSEXECUTIVE VP, GLOBAL LAB OPERATIONS40$2,109,993
AIMEE KENNEDYSR VP, CHIEF HR OFFICER40$827,898
THOMAS E SHARPEASST TREASURER & ASST SECRETARY39$311,502
BRIAN R SMITHVP & TREASURER39$439,880
AMY VERTANENASST TREAS. & CONTROLLER40$432,764
JOHN WAGNERSR VP, LAB DIRECTOR40$919,772
GEORGE LECAKESSR VP & GENERAL MANAGER40$830,722
JEFFREY SMITHSR VP LAB OPS40$1,010,691
MICHAEL SCHLENDERDEPUTY LAB DIRECTOR40$722,430
ANTHONY PEURRUNGDEPUTY LAB DIRECTOR40$672,615
JERRY TOTTLERSR VP LAB OPS40$735,426
RONALD D TOWNSENDEXECUTIVE VP, GLB LAB OPS TO 01/21—$194,991
EDWARD GRECCOEXECUTIVE VP, CFO TO 05/2340$1,000,389
MARK D PERRIGOASST TREAS. & CONTROLLER40$532,904
THOMAS E MASONSENIOR VP 07/17 TO 11/1740$777,383

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

38states
+30 more states

States

AlabamaArizonaCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDistrict of ColumbiaDelawareFloridaGeorgiaIowaIdahoIllinoisKansasKentuckyLouisianaMassachusettsMarylandMichiganMinnesotaMississippiNorth CarolinaNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasUtahVirginiaWashingtonWisconsinWest VirginiaWyoming

Cities

AdaAikenAkronAlbanyAlbuquerqueAnn ArborAnnapolisArcoArimoArlingtonAtlantaAugustaAustinBaltimoreBellbrookBlackfootBlacklickBlacksburgBloomfieldBlowing Rock

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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