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.
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1b · Membership dues
$24,225
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$110,000
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2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE
total $115,028 · related or exempt $115,028
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $14,369 · program services $14,369
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11a · Fees: management
total $35,529 · program services $24,142 · management and general $11,044 · fundraising $343
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11b · Fees: legal
total $1,100 · management and general $1,100
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11g · Fees: other
total $43,579 · program services $43,579
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,917 · program services $1,783 · management and general $7,134
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16 · Occupancy
total $7,533 · program services $7,533
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17 · Travel
total $2,753 · program services $2,064 · management and general $661 · fundraising $28
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23 · Insurance
total $3,239 · program services $1,619 · management and general $1,620
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
end of year $37,499
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $119,903
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $109,452
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
end of year $71,236
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25 · Other liabilities
end of year $63,384
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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.
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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
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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
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Maria Thacker Goethe MPHMARIA THACKER GOETHE MPH
PRESIDENT/CE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Steven DamonSTEVEN DAMON
BOARD CHAIRM
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave PenakeDAVE PENAKE
VICE CHAIRMA
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Avi RobbinsAVI ROBBINS
GOVERNANCE C
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cindy EdgeCINDY EDGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jayne MorganJAYNE MORGAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Bill WarrenBILL WARREN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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E Jane CarawayE JANE CARAWAY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Eddie LaiEDDIE LAI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Shay FoleySHAY FOLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mark BouzykMARK BOUZYK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marcus DownsMARCUS DOWNS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Heather MullinsHEATHER MULLINS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Christopher McKinneyCHRISTOPHER MCKINNEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mary AlbertsonMARY 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.
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CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH INNOVATION INC
501C3 · GA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 24 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202502059349301130
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