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Bioethics Defense Fund

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 72-1528220

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Nov 15, 2018

Organization Profilewww.BDFund.org
3312 Cleary AvenueMetairie, LA 70002

(504) 231-7234

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

26th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

26th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

77th percentile

20%

Higher net margin than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

97th percentile

$261,581

Higher top officer pay than 97% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 49.1% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

74th percentile

16%

Faster asset growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

81st percentile

36%

Faster revenue growth than 81% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets26th percentile

Assets

Up

$779,512

Up $108,563 (+16%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$779,512

Up $108,563 (+16%) from 2016

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue26th percentileNet Margin77th percentile

Revenue

Up

$532,253

Up $141,956 (+36%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$423,690

Down $6,764 (-1.6%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$108,563

Up $148,720 (+370%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth74th percentile

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

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2011: $436,304Liabilities 2011: $114Net Assets 2011: $436,1902011Assets 2012: $645,532Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $645,5322012Assets 2013: $666,167Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $666,1672013Assets 2015: $718,143Liabilities 2015: $7,037Net Assets 2015: $711,1062015Assets 2016: $670,949Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $670,9492016Assets 2017: $779,512Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $779,5122017Assets 2018: $767,919Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $767,9192018Assets 2019: $737,512Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $737,5122019Assets 2020: $722,091Liabilities 2020: $47,500Net Assets 2020: $674,5912020Assets 2021: $727,446Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $727,4462021Assets 2022: $665,208Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $665,2082022Assets 2024: $537,811Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $537,8112024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$779,512
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$779,512
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth81st percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KExpenses 2011: $341,7022011Expenses 2012: $376,3792012Revenue 2013: $458,928Expenses 2013: $438,293Net Income 2013: $20,6352013Revenue 2015: $438,595Expenses 2015: $443,295Net Income 2015: -$4,7002015Revenue 2016: $390,297Expenses 2016: $430,454Net Income 2016: -$40,1572016Revenue 2017: $532,253Expenses 2017: $423,690Net Income 2017: $108,5632017Revenue 2018: $431,662Expenses 2018: $443,255Net Income 2018: -$11,5932018Revenue 2019: $408,635Expenses 2019: $439,042Net Income 2019: -$30,4072019Revenue 2020: $348,484Expenses 2020: $411,405Net Income 2020: -$62,9212020Revenue 2021: $456,202Expenses 2021: $403,347Net Income 2021: $52,8552021Revenue 2022: $293,696Expenses 2022: $355,934Net Income 2022: -$62,2382022Revenue 2024: $230,479Expenses 2024: $298,066Net Income 2024: -$67,5872024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$532,253
Expenses$423,690
Net Income$108,563
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Nov 15, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$535,982
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Public Interest Law, Policy and Education

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$520,759$521,174▲ $415
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$128,225$258,338▲ $130,113
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$21,965$0▼ $21,965
Accounts Receivable-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Total Assets$670,949$779,512▲ $108,563
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Total Liabilities$0$0→ $0
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$670,949$779,512▲ $108,563
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$670,949$779,512▲ $108,563
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$670,949$779,512▲ $108,563

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment-$6,101$6,101
Other Land Buildings-$4,949$4,949
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay97th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Nikolas T NikasPresidentFT$215,584$45,997$261,581
Dorinda C BordleeVP/SecretaryFT$50,000$8,353$58,353

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Anthony J BordleeDirector
David LukinovichDirector
George HaysDirector
LeeAnne AbelDirector
Scott WhitfieldDirector
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$523,372
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$415
Other Revenue
$8,466
All Other Contributions
$509,222
Change in Net Assets
$108,563
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$358,454
Other Expenses$65,236
Total Fundraising Expense$58,176
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$192,907$41,337$41,337$275,581
Pension Plan Contributions$31,047$6,653$6,653$44,353
Travel$41,056-$2,454$43,510
Other Salaries and Wages$2,200$17,600$2,200$22,000
Payroll Taxes$10,554$3,572$2,394$16,520
All Other Expenses$3,568-$1$3,569
Other Expenses$2,856$4,165$3,137$2,856
Fees for Services Accounting-$2,195-$2,195
Office Expenses-$672-$672
Total Functional Expenses$289,320$76,194$58,176$423,690
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$3,729
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et

“Anthony Bordlee is the spouse of the Vice President of BDF, Dorinda Bordlee.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder

“There is one class of membership, voting membership, and all members shall have the same rights and privileges.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“A copy of Form 990 will be provided for review to all board members at the annual meeting.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“Interested persons are required to disclose the existence of a possible or actual conflict of interest to the directors or board members. All current board members have previously signed a conflict of interest. The governing board determines if a conflict actually exists.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Documents available upon request”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bioethics Defense Fund
EIN
72-1528220
Phone
5042317234
Address
3312 Cleary Avenue, Metairie, LA 70002

Signing Officer

Name
Dorinda C Bordlee
Title
VP/Secretary
Signed
2018-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Dorinda C Bordlee
Formed
2002
Legal Domicile
La
Voting Board Members
5
Independent Board Members
4
Employees
3
Volunteers
2

Preparer

Firm
Edwards Largay Mihaylo & Co PLC
Address
333 E Osborn Road Suite 260, Phoenix, AZ 85012
Preparer
Lisa M Osselaer
Phone
6022850500
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part III, Line 4D: Other Program Services Description

“Other program services 4: legislative drafting/consulting: educate policy makers on bioethics issues including state bans on fetal body parts trafficking; gestational surrogacy, abortion alternatives and informed consent, biotechnology; late term abortion risks; sex trafficking and coerced abortion; prenatal disability discrimination; healthcare rights of conscience, physician assisted suicide and advanced care directives. Public education was achieved through social media, email newsletter, and live speaking events.”

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IRS990ScheduleJ/RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp/PersonNm0Nikolas T Nikas
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING/CONSULTING: EDUCATE POLICY MAKERS ON BIOETHICS ISSUES INCLUDING STATE BANS ON FETAL BODY PARTS TRAFFICKING; GESTATIONAL SURROGACY, ABORTION ALTERNATIVES AND INFORMED CONSENT, BIOTECHNOLOGY; LATE TERM ABORTION RISKS; SEX TRAFFICKING AND COERCED ABORTION; PRENATAL DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION; HEALTHCARE RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE, PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE AND ADVANCED CARE DIRECTIVES. PUBLIC EDUCATION WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL NEWSLETTER, AND LIVE SPEAKING EVENTS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Anthony Bordlee is the spouse of the Vice President of BDF, Dorinda Bordlee.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2There is one class of membership, voting membership, and all members shall have the same rights and privileges.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3A copy of Form 990 will be provided for review to all board members at the annual meeting.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4Interested persons are required to disclose the existence of a possible or actual conflict of interest to the directors or board members. All current board members have previously signed a conflict of interest. The governing board determines if a conflict actually exists.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et

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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$779,512
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$779,512
Revenue
$532,253
Expenses
$423,690
Net income
$108,563
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.38$0.00$5.38$2.30$2.98$0.68
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.65$0.00$6.65$2.94$3.56$0.62
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$7.27$0.00$7.27$4.56$4.03$0.53
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$7.22$0.48$6.75$3.48$4.11$0.63
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$7.38$0.00$7.38$4.09$4.39$0.30
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$7.68$0.00$7.68$4.32$4.43$0.12
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.80$0.00$7.80$5.32$4.24$1.09
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$6.71$0.00$6.71$3.90$4.30$0.40
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$7.18$0.07$7.11$4.39$4.43$0.05
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.66$0.00$6.66$4.59$4.38$0.21
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.46$0.00$6.46$3.76
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.36$0.00$4.36$3.42