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Bioethics Defense Fund

990 • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 72-1528220

Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 • Filed on Nov 14, 2022

3312 Cleary AvenueMetairie, LA 70002

(504) 451-8862

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

29th percentile

0.00x

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

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

29th percentile

0.00x

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

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

49th percentile

12%

Higher net margin than 49% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

97th percentile

$246,999

Higher top officer pay than 97% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 54.1% of source-year revenue.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

31st percentile

0.7%

Faster asset growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

64th percentile

31%

Faster revenue growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Assets

Up

$727,446

Up $5,355 (+0.7%) from 2020

Net Assets

Up

$727,446

Up $52,855 (+7.8%) from 2020

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $47,500 (-100%) from 2020

Revenue

Up

$456,202

Up $107,718 (+31%) from 2020

Expenses

Down

$403,347

Down $8,058 (-2.0%) from 2020

Net Income

Up

$52,855

Up $115,776 (+184%) from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

2021

Assets$727,446
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$727,446

Operations Trend

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

2021

Revenue$456,202
Expenses$403,347
Net Income$52,855
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Nov 14, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.2
Gross Receipts
$456,560
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Public Interest Law, Policy and Education

Public interest law, policy and education on the restoration of the fundamental human right to life.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$522,208$522,311▲ $103
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$174,929$186,931▲ $12,002
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$0$0→ $0
Total Assets$722,091$727,446▲ $5,355
Other Assets Total$24,954$18,204▼ $6,750
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$47,500$0▼ $47,500
Total Liabilities$47,500$0▼ $47,500
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$674,591$727,446▲ $52,855
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$674,591$727,446▲ $52,855
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$722,091$727,446▲ $5,355

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$0$11,050$11,050
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Nikolas T NikasPresidentFT$212,000$34,999$246,999
Dorinda C BordleeVP/secretaryFT$72,000$8,491$80,491

Board Members and Trustees

Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$453,543
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$103
Other Revenue
$2,556
All Other Contributions
$406,043
Change in Net Assets
$52,855
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$369,954
Total Fundraising Expense$38,392
Other Expenses$33,393
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$237,292$57,449$32,749$327,490
Other Salaries and Wages-$23,250-$23,250
Payroll Taxes$12,882$4,556$1,776$19,214
Travel$10,165$2,064$1,371$13,600
Office Expenses$5,685$1,968$328$7,981
Fees for Services Accounting-$5,695-$5,695
Conferences and Meetings-$986$1,542$2,528
Insurance-$2,230-$2,230
Information Technology$588$119$626$1,333
Other Expenses-$26-$26
Total Functional Expenses$266,612$98,343$38,392$403,347
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Direct Expenses$358
Fundraising Gross Income$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
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
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
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, Section A, Line 2

Family relationship - dorinda bordlee and anthony bordlee

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6

The organization is a non-stock, not-for-profit corporation with members that elect the board of directors.

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7A

The members have the power to elect the board of directors, and all other corporate powers are vested in the board of directors. The board of directors controls the management of the organization.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

The organization's president works with an independent certified public accounting firm to have the form 990 prepared timely. Copies of the draft form 990 and its schedules are distributed by email to the board of directors for review and approval. If they have any questions or concerns, these will be discussed, and the president will make the appropriate changes prior to filing the form 990.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

An annual conflicts of interest disclosure form is required to be signed by the members, board of directors, and officers. If there is a possible or actual conflict of interest by any interested person, it is required to be disclosed to the board of directors. The governing board will review the situation to determine whether a conflict of interest actually exists and determine the appropriate action to be taken.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

Independent members of the board are provided comparability data for review and approval. Decisions are documented in the board minutes.

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financials statemetns available to the public upon request.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bioethics Defense Fund
EIN
72-1528220
Phone
5044518862
Address
3312 CLEARY AVENUE, METAIRIE, LA 70002

Signing Officer

Name
Nikolas Nikas
Title
President
Phone
5044518862
Signed
2022-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Nikolas T Nikolas
Formed
2002
Legal Domicile
La
Voting Board Members
5
Independent Board Members
4
Employees
3
Volunteers
7

Preparer

Firm
O'NEILL APAC
Address
2140 8TH STREET SUITE 203, MANDEVILLE, LA 70471
Preparer
SEAN P O'NEILL CPA
Phone
9854003120
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0FAMILY RELATIONSHIP - DORINDA BORDLEE AND ANTHONY BORDLEE
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-STOCK, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH MEMBERS THAT ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND ALL OTHER CORPORATE POWERS ARE VESTED IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTROLS THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT WORKS WITH AN INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM TO HAVE THE FORM 990 PREPARED TIMELY. COPIES OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 AND ITS SCHEDULES ARE DISTRIBUTED BY EMAIL TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS, THESE WILL BE DISCUSSED, AND THE PRESIDENT WILL MAKE THE APPROPRIATE CHANGES PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM 990.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4AN ANNUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE FORM IS REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BY THE MEMBERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND OFFICERS. IF THERE IS A POSSIBLE OR ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST BY ANY INTERESTED PERSON, IT IS REQUIRED TO BE DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE GOVERNING BOARD WILL REVIEW THE SITUATION TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACTUALLY EXISTS AND DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO BE TAKEN.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE PROVIDED COMPARABILITY DATA FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIALS STATEMETNS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc5FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc6FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
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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
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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
2017Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$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