- Revenue 2024
- $1,667,338
- Expenses 2024
- $1,511,410
As filed
- Subsection
- 06
- NTEE code
- S41
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 8607 ROBERTS DR STE 250
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MISSION OF GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION IS TO ADVANCE THE LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY IN GEORGIA BY PROMOTING INNOVATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ITS IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, HEALTH, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATES POLICYMAKERS,FOSTERS COLLABORATION AMONG INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT, AND SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN GEORGIA'S LEADERSHIP IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, AND BIOMANUFACTURING.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE MISSION OF THE GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION IS TO ADVANCE THE LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY IN GEORGIA BY PROMOTING INNOVATION, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, AND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ITS IMPACT ON THE ECONOMY, HEALTH, AND QUALITY OF LIFE. THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATES POLICYMAKERS, FOSTERS COLLABORATION AMONG INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, AND GOVERNMENT, AND SUPPORTS INITIATIVES THAT STRENGTHEN GEORGIA'S LEADERSHIP IN BIOTECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, AND BIOMANUFACTURING.
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GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION CARRIES OUT INITIATIVES IN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO ALIGN GEORGIA'S CURRENT AND FUTURE WORKFORCE WITH THE NEEDS OF ITS LIFE SCIENCES INDUSTRY. PROGRAMMING CONNECTS EDUCATION AND CAREER PATHWAY DEVELOPMENT WITH GEORGIA'S WORK READY FRAMEWORK AND PLACES IT IN AN INDUSTRY FOCUSED CONTEXT LED BY A STATEWIDE NETWORK OF EMPLOYERS, EDUCATORS, AND PARTNERS.ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CAREER AWARENESS PROGRAMS, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, TEACHER TRAININGS, MENTORING, AND COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS DESIGN. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE STATE OF GEORGIA, GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION CONTINUED ITS TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IN 2024, SERVING EDUCATORS ACROSS MORE THAN 30 COUNTIES. IN 2024, 202 TEACHERS WERE TRAINED, REACHING AN ESTIMATED 105,729 STUDENTS. TO DATE, MORE THAN 861 TEACHERS HAVE BEEN TRAINED, REACHING OVER 277,000 STUDENTS STATEWIDE.GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION ALSO OPERATES AN EQUIPMENT DEPOT TO SUPPORT STEM EDUCATION BY PROVIDING FREE LAB SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT TO CLASSROOMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WITH MORE THAN $421,029 IN SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT DISTRIBUTED IN 2024. ADDITIONALLY, GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION LEADS A NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION FUNDED INITIATIVE TO OPERATE AND SCALE THE BIOTECHNICIAN ASSISTANT CREDENTIALING EXAM (BACE) PROGRAM, EXPANDING INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS AND WORKFORCE READINESS ACROSS GEORGIA.
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GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION SERVES AS THE UNIFIED VOICE FOR GEORGIA'S BIOTECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, PHARMACEUTICAL, AND DIGITAL HEALTH SECTORS.THE ORGANIZATION EDUCATES POLICYMAKERS ABOUT THE INDUSTRY'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO GEORGIA'S ECONOMY, JOB GROWTH, AND PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES THAT STRENGTHEN INNOVATION, RESEARCH, AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING ACROSS THE STATE.THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS, GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION PROVIDES STRATEGIC INPUT ON LEGISLATION, FUNDING, AND REGULATORY INITIATIVES, ENSURING THAT GEORGIA REMAINS A COMPETITIVE DESTINATION FOR LIFE SCIENCES COMPANIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONVENES PUBLICPRIVATE WORKING GROUPS, LEGISLATIVE FORUMS, AND POLICY ROUNDTABLES TO INFORM DECISION-MAKERS AND ADVANCE PRO-INNOVATION POLICIES.
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GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION BUILDS PARTNERSHIPS AMONG INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA, GOVERNMENT, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO FOSTER INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION. SIGNATURE EVENTS SUCH AS THE GEORGIA LIFE SCIENCES SUMMIT, PATIENT FORUM, THOUGHT LEADERS SERIES, AND THE GOLDEN HELIX AWARDS SHOWCASE THE STATE'S SCIENTIFIC LEADERSHIP, RECOGNIZE EXCELLENCE, AND CONNECT STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM.THE ORGANIZATION ALSO COLLABORATES WITH CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THROUGH INITIATIVES LIKE BIOREADY COMMUNITIES, WHICH HELPS CITIES AND COUNTIES PREPARE FOR LIFE SCIENCES INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION. THESE EFFORTS STRENGTHEN GEORGIA'S LIFE SCIENCES ECOSYSTEM AND DRIVE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITIES STATEWIDE.
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GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT SUPPORT ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND STRENGTHEN THE STATE'S INNOVATION NETWORK. THESE INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS, NETWORKING FORUMS, AND COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORMS THAT HIGHLIGHT MEMBER ACHIEVEMENTS AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES.THROUGH THE GEORGIA BIOSCIENCES ORGANIZATION PODCAST, NEWSLETTERS,WEBSITE, AND SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS, THE ORGANIZATION AMPLIFIES THE VOICES OF GEORGIA'S LIFE SCIENCES LEADERS AND PROMOTES THE INDUSTRY'S ROLE IN IMPROVING HEALTH, DRIVING INNOVATION, AND EXPANDING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY.
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Maria Thacker Goethe MPHMARIA THACKER GOETHE MPH
PRESIDENT/CEO
- Total calculated
- $48,462
- From this org
- $48,462
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Steven DamonSTEVEN DAMON
BOARD CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Dave PenakeDAVE PENAKE
VICE CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Avi RobbinsAVI ROBBINS
GOVERNANCE CHAIR
- 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $1,667,338
- Expenses
- $1,511,410
- Contributions
- $418,274
- Grants paid
- $235,984
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2023
- Revenue
- $249,253
- Expenses
- $117,019
- Contributions
- $134,225
- Grants paid
- $0
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2017 · 990-EZ
- Revenue
- $40,000
- Expenses
- $22,825
- Assets (EOY)
- $12,384
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2015 · 990-EZ
- Revenue
- $49,000
- Expenses
- $45,421
- Assets (EOY)
- $4,558
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2014 · 990-EZ
- Revenue
- $55,500
- Expenses
- $45,015
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,979
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2013 · 990-EZ
- Revenue
- $37,500
- Expenses
- $47,803
- Assets (EOY)
- $1,744
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2012 · 990-EZ
- Revenue
- $36,000
- Expenses
- $45,608
- Assets (EOY)
- $797
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.
Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2022
- Tax period
- 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022
- Principal officer
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Maria Thacker GoetheMARIA THACKER GOETHE
- Mailing address
- 999 PEACHTREE STREET NE 1800ATLANTA GA 30309
- Website
- Something was entered that is not a web address, so it is not shown.
As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.
Grants made
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2024 SUPPORT STEM AND LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION
Grants received
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2024 SPONSORSHIP AND COMPLIMENTARY ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP OF BIO BBS VENDOR
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2024 SUPPORT STEM AND LIFE SCIENCES EDUCATION
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2023 return
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CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH INNOVATION INC
501C3 · GA
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Not present in the most recent drop.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 1 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.