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Short-term Investments and Fair Value Measurements - Summary of Available-for-sale Securities (Details) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Cost	$ 317,718,760	$ 331,712,413
Gross Unrealized Gains	14,782	107,195
Gross Unrealized Losses	(10,710,085)	(1,648,668)
Fair Market Value	307,023,457	330,170,940
Mutual funds
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Cost	178,648,717	192,966,772
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	87,069
Gross Unrealized Losses	(10,335,084)	(1,614,411)
Fair Market Value	$ 168,313,633	$ 191,439,430
U.S. treasury securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity (in years)	1 year	1 year
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Cost	$ 114,612,686	$ 94,193,441
Gross Unrealized Gains	133	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	(247,419)	(9,921)
Fair Market Value	$ 114,365,400	$ 94,183,520
Commercial paper
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity (in years)	1 year	1 year
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Cost	$ 19,998,833	$ 39,967,853
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Market Value	$ 19,998,833	$ 39,967,853
Certificates of deposit
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Contractual Maturity (in years)	1 year	1 year
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Cost	$ 2,976,882	$ 2,976,210
Gross Unrealized Gains	14,649	15,618
Gross Unrealized Losses	(329)	(338)
Fair Market Value	2,991,202	2,991,490
U.S. agency mortgage-backed securities
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Abstract]
Cost	1,481,642	1,608,137
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	4,508
Gross Unrealized Losses	(127,253)	(23,998)
Fair Market Value	$ 1,354,389	$ 1,588,647

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