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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,071,902
Total expenses
$1,851,420
Contributions and grants received
$1,337,813
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$676,740
Investment income
$49,545
Other revenue
$7,804
Total assets, end of year
$2,068,558
Total liabilities, end of year
$445,526
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,623,032
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,599,332
Management and general expenses
$252,088
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,599,332

Program services were 86.4% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,337,813

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Membership Dues

    total $182,700 · related or exempt $182,700

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Registration Fees

    total $494,040 · related or exempt $494,040

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $49,545 · excluded $49,545

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Advertising Revenue

    total $2,500 · unrelated business $2,500

  • 11b · Other revenue: Other Revenue

    total $5,304 · related or exempt $5,304

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,804

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $472,916 · program services $376,312 · management and general $96,604

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,772 · program services $1,772

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,710 · management and general $4,710

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $40,210 · program services $17,933 · management and general $22,277

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $14,343 · program services $11,057 · management and general $3,286

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $171,744 · program services $149,639 · management and general $22,105

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $136,601 · program services $112,276 · management and general $24,325

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $863,013 · program services $850,437 · management and general $12,576

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,405 · program services $5,795 · management and general $2,610

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions

    total $44,950 · program services $2,416 · management and general $42,534

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank and Credit Card Fees

    total $42,439 · program services $39,143 · management and general $3,296

  • 24c · Other expenses: Consultants & Contractors

    total $18,984 · program services $13,950 · management and general $5,034

  • 24d · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $10,152 · program services $2,346 · management and general $7,806

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $21,181 · program services $16,256 · management and general $4,925

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $638,120 · end of year $659,841

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $0

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $8,485 · end of year $29,451

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $53,943 · end of year $186,559

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,000,075 · end of year $1,154,957

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $37,750

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $12,710 · end of year $20,466

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $395,340 · end of year $425,060

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,276,940 · end of year $1,607,399

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,633 · end of year $15,633

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

ABRF IS A UNIQUE MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION COMPRISING OVER 700 MEMBERS WORKING WITHIN OR IN THE SUPPORT OF RESOURCE AND RESEARCH BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES. OUR MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER 340 LABORATORIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES IN GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCIAL SETTINGS. THE ABRF PROMOTES THE EDUCATION AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTISTS THROUGH CONFERENCES, A QUARTERLY JOURNAL, PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH GROUP STUDIES AND CONFERENCE TRAVEL AWARDS. THE SOCIETY ALSO SPONSORS MULTI-CENTER RESEARCH STUDIES DESIGNED TO HELP MEMBERS INCORPORATE NEW BIOTECHNOLOGIES INTO THEIR LABORATORIES.

  • CONFERENCES - THE PURPOSE OF CONFERENCES IS TO EXPOSE MEMBERS TO NEW AND EMERGING BIOTECHNOLOGY THROUGH PLENARY LECTURES, ROUNDTABLES, RESEARCH GROUP PRESENTATIONS, POSTER SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, TECHNICAL EXHIBITS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH ACADEMIC, INDUSTRY, AND EXHIBITOR COLLEAGUES. THE ANNUAL MEETING FOCUSES ON THE ABRF MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTES THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS COLLABORATION BETWEEN DISCIPLINES TO ENHANCE PROBLEM SOLVING IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.

    Expenses $1,028,797 · Revenue $419,697

  • ABRF has regional chapters that provide networking opportunities for core directors, managers and staff throughout the United States. The local chapters organize meetings that provide a forum for discussion of issues related to core management and their technologies. They also provide opportunities for core staff to network and obtain training and/or advanced technical information in a regional setting.

    Expenses $478,895 · Revenue $74,343

  • ABRF MEMBERSHIP PROMOTES THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS BY: - PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGY FOCUSED RESEARCH GROUP STUDIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE WHITE PAPERS, - RUNNING TECHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION FOCUSED WORKSHOPS, FOR WHICH MEMBERS RECEIVE A DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION, - ADVERTISING JOB OPENINGS ONLINE, ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO POST AND JOB-SEEKERS TO SEARCH FOR TOP CORE FACILITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. - CONNECTING MENTORS AND MENTEES, SO THAT THOSE EARLY OR EVEN LATER IN THEIR CORE FACILITY CAREERS CAN FIND COUNSEL IN SELF-IDENTIFIED MEMBERS.

    Expenses $66,234 · Revenue $182,700

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Roxann Ashworth

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sridar Cittur

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Marie Adams

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Justine Kigenyi

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kym Delventhal

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Kevin Knudtson

    Outgoing Pres.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Magnus Palmblad

    Outgoing Dir.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sara Bowen

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Diane Miller

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Thayumanasamy Somasundaram

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sue Weintraub

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Ken Schoppmann

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
8 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403139349302640

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