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Give to INSTAR Lab — One-Time Gifts & Friends Membership
Support INSTAR Lab, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute. Make a tax-deductible one-time donation or join the Friends of INSTAR recurring membership to support advanced research.
How to choose a way to support the work.
Explain how individual and philanthropic support can strengthen a nonprofit research institute working across advanced science and technology.
Review the one-time gift and Friends membership options described on this page.
Evidence / Give to INSTAR Lab
Make the research reviewable.
A credible program states the question, method, evidence, and limit together.
- QuestionWhat must be learned?
Explain how individual and philanthropic support can strengthen a nonprofit research institute working across advanced science and technology.
- MethodHow will it be tested?
Support INSTAR Lab, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute. Make a tax-deductible one-time donation or join the Friends of INSTAR recurring membership to support advanced research.
- RiskWhat needs a closer review?
Read how diversified support complements sponsored research.
Engagement / choose a path
Choose the right way to engage.
Choose the next action based on the decision, solicitation, or technical need you are evaluating.
Give to INSTAR Lab.
INSTAR Lab Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute. Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Online giving opens after final review — until then, every option below routes to the contact path so no gift is ever silently dropped.
- Tax status501(c)(3) public charity under IRC §170(b)(1)(A)(vi).
- EIN 85-0845517IRS determination letter (PDF)
- Form 990Not reported — documents available on request.
- RefundsNot reported — the refund and cancellation policy is an organizational decision pending sign-off.
One-time gifts
- $25
Seed gift for open research.
Coming soon - $100
Sustain a research briefing.
Coming soon - $500
Back a program milestone.
Coming soon - Custom
Give any amount (minimum $5).
Coming soon
Online one-time giving opens after owner review. To give today, emailinfo@instarlab.org or use thecontact page.
Friends of INSTAR — recurring membership
Friends membership is an annual recurring gift with recognition-only benefits, so gifts stay fully tax-deductible: supporters newsletter, annual impact report, supporters wall recognition, and research briefing and event access.
- Friend$60/year
Annual recurring gift with member recognition.
Coming soon - Supporter$180/year
Annual recurring gift with member recognition.
Coming soon - Patron$600/year
Annual recurring gift with member recognition.
Coming soon - Benefactor$1,200/year
Annual recurring gift with member recognition.
Coming soon
Recurring membership opens after owner review. To join today, emailinfo@instarlab.org. Current members: manage your membership by email until the self-service portal link is published.