THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE OF TWO FRONTIERS IS TO ADVANCE HUMANITY'S UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE'S ADAPTATION TO EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION PLANS AND LEADS SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITIONS TO REMOTE OCEANIC, TERRESTRIAL, AND OTHER HIGH-STRESS ENVIRONMENTS TO STUDY HOW MICROORGANISMS SURVIVE AND INFLUENCE NATURAL SYSTEMS.USING MODERN SEQUENCING AND MICROBIOLOGY TOOLS, TWO FRONTIERS COLLECTS, ANALYZES, AND SHARES DATA TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL RECOVERY AND CONTAMINATION MITIGATION. ITS OPEN-ACCESS DATABASES, SOFTWARE, AND PUBLICATIONS ARE FREELY AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION MAY ALSO FUND ACADEMIC OR NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO CONDUCT RELATED SCIENTIFIC STUDIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE.
Executive compensation
Form 990 · Schedule J · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
| Base salary | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the West region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 2 unpaid individuals.
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