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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$249,253
Total expenses
$117,019
Contributions and grants received
$134,225
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$115,028
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$266,854
Total liabilities, end of year
$134,620
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$132,234
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$95,089
Management and general expenses
$21,559
Fundraising expenses
$371
Program service expenses (Part III)
$95,089

Program services were 81.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $24,225

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $110,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $115,028 · related or exempt $115,028

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $14,369 · program services $14,369

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $35,529 · program services $24,142 · management and general $11,044 · fundraising $343

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,100 · management and general $1,100

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $43,579 · program services $43,579

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,917 · program services $1,783 · management and general $7,134

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $7,533 · program services $7,533

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,753 · program services $2,064 · management and general $661 · fundraising $28

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $3,239 · program services $1,619 · management and general $1,620

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $37,499

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $119,903

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $109,452

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $71,236

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $63,384

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $132,234

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION SHALL BE TO EDUCATE THE ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY TO GEORGIA'S ECONOMY AND THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF PEOPLE, ANIMALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT.

  • EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT - GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES CARRIES OUT INITIATIVES IN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO ACCELERATE THE ALIGNMENT OF GEORGIA'S CURRENT AND FUTURE WORKFORCE WITH THE NEEDS OF ITS LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY. THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING FOCUSES ON CONNECTING EDUCATION AND CAREER PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT WITH GEORGIA'S WORK READY PROGRAM AND PLACES IT IN AN INDUSTRY-FOCUSED CONTEXT LED BY AN INDUSTRY NETWORK. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CAREER AWARENESS PROGRAMS, CURRICULA DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION, TEACHER TRAININGS, A MENTORING PROGRAM, AND SOLUTIONS DESIGN AND EXECUTION. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA, GABIOSCIENCES LAUNCHED THE FIRST TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY SPECIFIC TO STEM EDUCATION, SERVING MORE THAN 30 COUNTIES IN RURAL GEORGIA. 370 TEACHERS TRAINED, IMPACTING OVER 50,000 STUDENTS (75% IN TITLE 1 SCHOOLS). GABIOSCIENCES ALSO OPERATES AN EQUIPMENT DEPOT TO SUPPORT STEM EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FREE STEM SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WITH OVER 615,142 OF SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT DONATED IN 2023 FOR DISTRIBTUION TO TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS. GABIOSCIENCES IS LEADING AN INITIATIVE FUNDED BY NSF TO OPERATE AND SCALE A BIOTECHNICIAN ASSISTANT CREDENTIALING EXAM (BACE) PROGRAM.

    Expenses $71,317 · Revenue $75,000

  • LIFE SCIENCES AND DIGITAL HEALTH - GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES WORKS TO ADVANCE THE GROWTH OF GEORGIA'S LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY AND FOSTER STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS THAT CAN CREATE A HEALTHIER WORLD AND STRENGTHEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGION. INITIATIVES AND PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLIC POLICY INFORMATION FORUMS, EXECUTIVE ROUNDTABLES, EDUCATIONAL PANELS ON INDUSTRY TRENDS AND INNOVATIONS, CAPITAL FORUMS, AND ENTREPRENURIAL TRAININGS. THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS THE LARGEST LIFE SCIENCES CONFERENCE IN THE SOUTHEAST AND SHOWCASES THE MOST ADVANCED LIFE SCIENCE RESEARCH AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENTS NOT ONLY IN BIOMEDICINE AND MEDICAL DEVICES, BUT ALSO IN AGRICULTURE AND BIOENERGY. MEETINGS AND EVENTS ARE OPEN TO COMPANY EXECUTIVES, UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS AND SCIENTISTS, GOVERNMENT LEADERS, INVESTORS, AND PUBLIC POLICY EXPERTS. THIS SUMMIT, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER MEETINGS, PANEL DISCUSSIONS, SEMINARS, AND OTHER EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, PROVIDES A NETWORK FOR THE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS, INFORMATION, AND OPPORTUNITIES. TOPICS OF THESE GATHERINGS INCLUDE BIOTECH, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, MEDICAL DEVICES, AND UPCOMING LEGISLATION RELATED TO THE LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY. ON AVERAGE, GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES HOSTS APPROXIMATELY 40 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS.

    Expenses $23,772 · Revenue $28,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Maria Thacker Goethe MPH

    PRESIDENT/CE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Steven Damon

    BOARD CHAIRM

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dave Penake

    VICE CHAIRMA

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Avi Robbins

    GOVERNANCE C

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cindy Edge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jayne Morgan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bill Warren

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • E Jane Caraway

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eddie Lai

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shay Foley

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Bouzyk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marcus Downs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Heather Mullins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christopher McKinney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Albertson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
24 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202502059349301130

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