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Bioscience Resource Project Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 26-2878170

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Feb 17, 2020

128 Judd Falls RoadIthaca, NY 14850

(607) 319-0279

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2019

Net Margin

7th percentile

-110%

Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • NTEE B90 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

71st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 71% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • NTEE B90 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

28th percentile

-17%

Faster asset growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • NTEE B90 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

4th percentile

-84%

Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • NTEE B90 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Assets

Down

$22,671

Down $4,710 (-17%) from 2018

Net Assets

Down

$22,671

Down $4,710 (-17%) from 2018

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Down

$4,301

Down $22,301 (-84%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$9,012

Down $2,947 (-25%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

-$4,711

Down $19,354 (-132%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2010: $12,197Net Assets 2010: $12,1972010Assets 2011: $6,284Net Assets 2011: $6,2842011Assets 2012: $6,798Net Assets 2012: $6,7982012Assets 2018: $27,381Net Assets 2018: $27,3812018Assets 2019: $22,671Net Assets 2019: $22,6712019Assets 2020: $12,518Net Assets 2020: $12,5182020

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$22,671
Liabilities-
Net Assets$22,671

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10K-$20KRevenue 2010: $10,048Expenses 2010: $22,573Net Income 2010: -$12,5252010Revenue 2011: $6,896Expenses 2011: $12,809Net Income 2011: -$5,9132011Revenue 2012: $4,404Expenses 2012: $4,647Net Income 2012: -$2432012Revenue 2018: $26,602Expenses 2018: $11,959Net Income 2018: $14,6432018Revenue 2019: $4,301Expenses 2019: $9,012Net Income 2019: -$4,7112019Revenue 2020: $2,997Expenses 2020: $13,151Net Income 2020: -$10,1542020

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$4,301
Expenses$9,012
Net Income-$4,711
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Feb 17, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$4,301
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provides news, commentary and information for the biosciences including agriculture and agroecology, biotechnology, ecology, plant biology, genetics, health, and food science. The organization produces three informational websites: https://bioscienceresource.org/ and https://www.independentsciencenews.org/ and https://www.poisonpapers.org/. The bioscience resource project scientists present their work at professional and public seminars, conferences, workshops and meetings. Project publications are given away free at these events. Project scientists also publish scientific reviews in the academic literature and collaborate with other not-for-profit organizations on educational projects. The three websites and the public and professional outreach, as well as occasional educational events, are provided free to the public. In this way the bioscience resource project fulfills its mission "to provide the highest quality scientific information and analysis to enable a healthy food system and

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS THREE WEBSITES, ALL OF WHICH PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO ANY AND ALL INDIVIDUALS. THE BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT (BSR)WEBSITE MAKES IMPORTANT PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENCE RESEARCH AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE RESOURCE PAGES ARE ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO TOPIC AND GIVE SHORT SUMMARIES OF AND REFERENCES AND LINKS TO IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC PAPERS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE LINKS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND WEBSITES WITH RELATED CONTENT AND MISSIONS THAT SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC INTEREST EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE WEBSITE ALSO PROVIDES LINKS TO COPIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS PUBLISHED BY BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT SCIENTISTS, AND ACCESS TO TWO SETS OF DOCUMENT TROVES WHOSE DIGITIZATION WAS FUNDED AND ORGANIZED BY THE BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT: THE POISON PAPERS (2017, SEE DESCRIPTION BELOW) AND THE SANJOUR FILES (2018), THE WORK FILES EPA WHISTLEBLOWER, WILLIAM SANJOUR. THE WEBSITE ALSO LINKS TO SELECTED VIDEO AND RADIO INTERVIEWS GIVEN BY PROJECT SCIENTISTS. TOTAL BSR WEBSITE PAGEVIEWS: 21,287 IN 2018. THE INDEPENDENT SCIENCE NEWS (ISN) WEBSITE PROVIDES ORIGINAL NEWS, COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS, AND BOOK REVIEWS, AS WELL AS LINKS TO RELATED NEWS FROM AROUND THE INTERNET. ARTICLES ARE WRITTEN BY BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT SCIENTISTS OR OTHER EXPERTS. THE PROJECT ALSO STARTED AN ISN YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE ISN AND BSR WEBSITES. INDEPENDENT SCIENCE NEWS NOW HAS A MAILING LIST OF APPROXIMATELY 5,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NEW ARTICLES AND VIDEOS WHEN THEY ARE PUBLISHED. IN 2018 ISN PUBLISHED EIGHT NEWS, COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS AND BOOK REVIEW ARTICLES, COMPARED WITH FIFTEEN IN 2017 AND SIXTEEN IN 2016. TOTAL ISN WEBSITE PAGEVIEWS: 118,000 IN 2018, HOWEVER, ISN ARTICLES ARE OFTEN SYNDICATED BY OTHER ONLINE MEDIA AS WELL. THE POISON PAPERS WEBSITE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2017 TO SHOWCASE THE POISON PAPERS, A SET OF IMPORTANT CHEMICAL INDUSTRY DOCUMENTS WHOSE DIGITIZATION AND FUNDING WERE COORDINATED BY THE BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT AND THE CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY, TO MAKE THE DOCUMENTS FREELY AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS, THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC. TOTAL POISON PAPER WEBSITE PAGEVIEWS: 24,741 IN 2018.-$9,012
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JONATHAN LATHAMSecretary/ExFT$0--
ALLISON WILSONChair/SciencPT$0--
ED BOUTROSDirector-$0--
CAROLYN KREISELDirector\Tre-$0--
MATTHEW FISCHER-DALYDirector-$0--
BRIAN CALDWELLDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bioscience Resource Project Inc
EIN
26-2878170
Phone
6073190279
Address
128 JUDD FALLS ROAD, ITHACA, NY 14850

Signing Officer

Name
Allison Wilson
Title
Chair/science Director
Phone
6073190290
Signed
2020-02-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
CUDDY & WARD LLP CPA'S
Address
110 GENESEE ST STE 230, AUBURN, NY 13021
Preparer
Paul L Cuddy CPA
Phone
3152538424
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8

Reimbursed expenses 1,250 total 1,250

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses press releases 350 office supplies 618 website maintenance 2,475 travel expenses 239 conferences and meetings 85 insurance 790 paypal service charges 48 special projects 155 dues and subscriptions 297 filing fees 50 non-investment depreciation 550 total 5,657

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Accounts receivable 150 173 prepaid expenses and deferred charges 78 52 14,337 14,337 less accumulated depreciation 12,099 12,648 total 2,466 1,914

Form 990-ez, Part III

Provides news, commentary and information for the biosciences including agriculture and agroecology, biotechnology, ecology, plant biology, genetics, health, and food science. The organization produces three informational websites: https://bioscienceresource.org/ and https://www.independentsciencenews.org/ and https://www.poisonpapers.org/. The bioscience resource project scientists present their work at professional and public seminars, conferences, workshops and meetings. Project publications are given away free at these events. Project scientists also publish scientific reviews in the academic literature and collaborate with other not-for-profit organizations on educational projects. The three websites and the public and professional outreach, as well as occasional educational events, are provided free to the public. In this way the bioscience resource project fulfills its mission "to provide the highest quality scientific information and analysis to enable a healthy food system and a healthy world,- and its obligations as a public interest educational non-profit.

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

The organization maintains three websites, all of which provide free access to any and all individuals. The bioscience resource project (bsr)website makes important public interest science research available to the public. The resource pages are organized according to topic and give short summaries of and references and links to important scientific papers. They also provide links to other organizations and websites with related content and missions that support the organization's public interest exempt purpose. The website also provides links to copies of the scientific reviews published by bioscience resource project scientists, and access to two sets of document troves whose digitization was funded and organized by the bioscience resource project: the poison papers (2017, see description below) and the sanjour files (2018), the work files epa whistleblower, william sanjour. The website also links to selected video and radio interviews given by project scientists. Total bsr website pageviews: 21,287 in 2018. The independent science news (isn) website provides original news, commentary, analysis, and book reviews, as well as links to related news from around the internet. Articles are written by bioscience resource project scientists or other experts. The project also started an isn youtube channel, which can be accessed through the isn and bsr websites. Independent science news now has a mailing list of approximately 5,000 individuals who receive notification of new articles and videos when they are published. In 2018 isn published eight news, commentary/analysis and book review articles, compared with fifteen in 2017 and sixteen in 2016. Total isn website pageviews: 118,000 in 2018, however, isn articles are often syndicated by other online media as well. The poison papers website was launched in 2017 to showcase the poison papers, a set of important chemical industry documents whose digitization and funding were coordinated by the bioscience resource project and the center for media and democracy, to make the documents freely available to researchers, the media and the public. Total poison paper website pageviews: 24,741 in 2018.

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3PROVIDES NEWS, COMMENTARY AND INFORMATION FOR THE BIOSCIENCES INCLUDING AGRICULTURE AND AGROECOLOGY, BIOTECHNOLOGY, ECOLOGY, PLANT BIOLOGY, GENETICS, HEALTH, AND FOOD SCIENCE. THE ORGANIZATION PRODUCES THREE INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES: HTTPS://BIOSCIENCERESOURCE.ORG/ AND HTTPS://WWW.INDEPENDENTSCIENCENEWS.ORG/ AND HTTPS://WWW.POISONPAPERS.ORG/. THE BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT SCIENTISTS PRESENT THEIR WORK AT PROFESSIONAL AND PUBLIC SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS AND MEETINGS. PROJECT PUBLICATIONS ARE GIVEN AWAY FREE AT THESE EVENTS. PROJECT SCIENTISTS ALSO PUBLISH SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS IN THE ACADEMIC LITERATURE AND COLLABORATE WITH OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ON EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS. THE THREE WEBSITES AND THE PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL OUTREACH, AS WELL AS OCCASIONAL EDUCATIONAL EVENTS, ARE PROVIDED FREE TO THE PUBLIC. IN THIS WAY THE BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT FULFILLS ITS MISSION "TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS TO ENABLE A HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEM AND A HEALTHY WORLD,- AND ITS OBLIGATIONS AS A PUBLIC INTEREST EDUCATIONAL NON-PROFIT.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS THREE WEBSITES, ALL OF WHICH PROVIDE FREE ACCESS TO ANY AND ALL INDIVIDUALS. THE BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT (BSR)WEBSITE MAKES IMPORTANT PUBLIC INTEREST SCIENCE RESEARCH AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE RESOURCE PAGES ARE ORGANIZED ACCORDING TO TOPIC AND GIVE SHORT SUMMARIES OF AND REFERENCES AND LINKS TO IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC PAPERS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE LINKS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND WEBSITES WITH RELATED CONTENT AND MISSIONS THAT SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S PUBLIC INTEREST EXEMPT PURPOSE. THE WEBSITE ALSO PROVIDES LINKS TO COPIES OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS PUBLISHED BY BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT SCIENTISTS, AND ACCESS TO TWO SETS OF DOCUMENT TROVES WHOSE DIGITIZATION WAS FUNDED AND ORGANIZED BY THE BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT: THE POISON PAPERS (2017, SEE DESCRIPTION BELOW) AND THE SANJOUR FILES (2018), THE WORK FILES EPA WHISTLEBLOWER, WILLIAM SANJOUR. THE WEBSITE ALSO LINKS TO SELECTED VIDEO AND RADIO INTERVIEWS GIVEN BY PROJECT SCIENTISTS. TOTAL BSR WEBSITE PAGEVIEWS: 21,287 IN 2018. THE INDEPENDENT SCIENCE NEWS (ISN) WEBSITE PROVIDES ORIGINAL NEWS, COMMENTARY, ANALYSIS, AND BOOK REVIEWS, AS WELL AS LINKS TO RELATED NEWS FROM AROUND THE INTERNET. ARTICLES ARE WRITTEN BY BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT SCIENTISTS OR OTHER EXPERTS. THE PROJECT ALSO STARTED AN ISN YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH THE ISN AND BSR WEBSITES. INDEPENDENT SCIENCE NEWS NOW HAS A MAILING LIST OF APPROXIMATELY 5,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NEW ARTICLES AND VIDEOS WHEN THEY ARE PUBLISHED. IN 2018 ISN PUBLISHED EIGHT NEWS, COMMENTARY/ANALYSIS AND BOOK REVIEW ARTICLES, COMPARED WITH FIFTEEN IN 2017 AND SIXTEEN IN 2016. TOTAL ISN WEBSITE PAGEVIEWS: 118,000 IN 2018, HOWEVER, ISN ARTICLES ARE OFTEN SYNDICATED BY OTHER ONLINE MEDIA AS WELL. THE POISON PAPERS WEBSITE WAS LAUNCHED IN 2017 TO SHOWCASE THE POISON PAPERS, A SET OF IMPORTANT CHEMICAL INDUSTRY DOCUMENTS WHOSE DIGITIZATION AND FUNDING WERE COORDINATED BY THE BIOSCIENCE RESOURCE PROJECT AND THE CENTER FOR MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY, TO MAKE THE DOCUMENTS FREELY AVAILABLE TO RESEARCHERS, THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC. TOTAL POISON PAPER WEBSITE PAGEVIEWS: 24,741 IN 2018.
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