Saint Paul, MN

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF DIFFERENTIATION INC

EIN 41-1523283

Health & Wellness Medical Research & Training

Mission

ISD is a non-profit 501(c)(3) professional society dedicated to the advancement of cell and developmental biology. The society provides an international forum to support researchers in cell differentiation—especially in developmental, stem cell, and cancer biology—through meetings, collaborations, funding initiatives and dissemination of research.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF DIFFERENTIATION INC

The International Society of Differentiation (ISD) is an active, donor-facing scientific society headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota, that supports cell and developmental biology researchers worldwide. The organization publishes the peer-reviewed journal Differentiation, runs funding and travel-award programs for early-career scientists, and organizes international meetings and satellite events to foster collaboration and dissemination of research. Verification: the EIN 41-1523283 was confirmed against publicly available nonprofit filings (IRS/Form 990 records and nonprofit registries) and matches the ISD organization name and Saint Paul, MN address. Recent activity (biennial and regional conferences in 2022–2025, ongoing travel awards and virtual seminars, and continued publication of Differentiation) demonstrates the society is operational and publicly engaged.

Notable achievements

Official journal 'Differentiation'

Maintains and supports the peer-reviewed journal Differentiation (published on behalf of ISD), providing members with online access and a visible venue for research in cell and developmental biology.

Regular international conferences

Organizes biennial international conferences and regional joint meetings that draw an international research community (examples include the 20th ISD conference in Valletta, Malta in September 2022 and collaborative meetings through 2024–2025). These meetings include symposiums, invited speakers and support for trainee presentations.

Travel & meeting funding programs

Operates competitive travel- and session-funding initiatives that award researcher travel grants and symposium/session organization support (programs offering a range of travel awards and larger session/symposium grants to enable global participation and capacity-building).

At a glance

Total assets: $2.2M
Annual revenue: $149K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 41-1523283
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Website: www.isdifferentiation.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization with current public Form 990 filings confirming nonprofit status and financial disclosures.

Official scholarly publisher relationship: the society’s journal Differentiation is published on the society’s behalf by a major academic publisher and is indexed in established bibliographic databases, giving ISD global scholarly visibility.

Active international collaborations and recognition within the developmental biology community through joint meetings and partnerships with regional societies and academic institutions.

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