Liabilities / Assets
45th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Biotechnology and Life Science Advising Group
990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 45-0910079
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
45th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
81st percentile
Higher net margin than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
70th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 70% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
86th percentile
Faster asset growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
97th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$93,107
Up $28,397 (+44%) from 2019
Net Assets
Up$93,107
Up $28,397 (+44%) from 2019
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2019
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$109,029
Up $48,705 (+81%) from 2019
Expenses
Down$80,828
Down $3,439 (-4.1%) from 2019
Net Income
Up$28,201
Up $52,144 (+218%) from 2019
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
- Signed
- Sep 30, 2021
- Return Version
- 2020v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $109,029
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Consulting services and professional development.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Operations expense for running the organization that provided consulting services to clients in FY19. | - | $41,287 |
| Charitable contributions. | - | $36,648 |
| Professional development for its membership by inviting speakers and hosting training sessions. | - | $2,525 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankita Isor | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Emily Lewis | Vice President Of External Operations | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Megan Cohan | Vice President Of Internal Operations | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Abbey Schnell | Director Of Professional Development | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Lara Pfederhirt | Director Of Marketing | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Anna Damato | Director Of Human Resources | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Nathan Rockwell | Director Of Operations | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Matthew Wood | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Young Guang | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Chen Dong | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Sarah Waye | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Nicholas Cho | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Eva Kramer | Director Of Finance | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Taylor Harris | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Shivani Aryal | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Zoe Hawks | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Kristina Maxwell | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Biotechnology and Life Science Advising Group
- EIN
- 45-0910079
- Phone
- 9259974353
- Address
- 4579 Laclede Ave 336, Saint Louis, MO 63108
Signing Officer
- Name
- Sanjam Sawhney
- Title
- Director of Finance
- Phone
- 9259974353
- Signed
- 2021-09-30
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Header, Line B
“We are amending our submitted Form 990 for the following reason: The original only considered invoices sent in 2020. The new version includes all payments received in 2020 calculated using bank statements. These payments also include invoices from late 2019 that were paid in Q1 2020.”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Charitable contributions: $36,648; Operations expenses (e.g., food, supplies, transportations, meetings, conferences, etc.): $41,286.97; Professional development:$2,893.08”
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| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Please accept our humblest apologies for our oversight. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the internal operations of our student run non profit group considerably. We are filing now, albeit late, in good faith. Thank you for your patience and please feel free to contact me at any time at 925-997-4353. Sincerely, Sanjam Sawhney Director of Finance The BALSA Group |
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Filings
Displayed year
2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $93,107
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $93,107
- Revenue
- $109,029
- Expenses
- $80,828
- Net income
- $28,201