Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any unusual grants.) .... | 4,593,170 | 4,656,343 | 3,284,132 | 2,267,303 | 265,090 | 15,066,038 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 4,593,170 | 4,656,343 | 3,284,132 | 2,267,303 | 265,090 | 15,066,038 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 15,066,038 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 4,593,170 | 4,656,343 | 3,284,132 | 2,267,303 | 265,090 | 15,066,038 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 484,721 | 436,569 | 172,453 | 138,809 | 40,339 | 1,272,891 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 70,702 | 36,323 | 51,290 | 142,886 | 301,201 | |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | 16,640,130 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2015 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2015 |
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Distributable amount for 2015 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2015 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2015: | ||||
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| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2010 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2015 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2015 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2015, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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Remaining underdistributions for 2015. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2016. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2013....... | ||||
| d From 2014....... | ||||
| e From 2015....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: | THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES IS A NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE USE OF SCIENCE TO INFORM DECISION-MAKING THAT ADVANCES BIOLOGY FOR THE BENEFIT OF SCIENCE AND SOCIETY. AIBS INITIATIVES ARE UNIFIED BY A COMMITMENT TO PROMOTING INFORMED DECISION-MAKING. OUR AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE: - SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS: AIBS PUBLISHES THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL, BIOSCIENCE, AND A BI-WEEKLY PUBLIC POLICY REPORT. WE ALSO CONDUCT COMMUNICATION TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR SCIENTISTS, PRODUCE MONTHLY PODCASTS ABOUT TIMELY RESEARCH, AND HOST A LEADERSHIP IN BIOLOGY WEBINAR AND MEETING SERIES THAT RAISES AWARENESS OF CURRENT TOPICS INFLUENCING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. - SCIENTIFIC PEER REVIEW AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES: THE AIBS SPARS PROGRAM CONVENES EXPERT PANELS TO REVIEW PROPOSED AND ON-GOING RESEARCH. OUR CLIENTS USE THESE REVIEWS TO INFORM THEIR FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT DECISIONS. WE WORK TO IDENTIFY AND PROMOTE BEST PRACTICES IN PEER REVIEW THROUGH ORIGINAL RESEARCH WE CONDUCT AND COMMUNITY-WIDE CONVERSATIONS WE HOST. AIBS CONVENES PANELS OF EXPERTS TO EVALUATE SPECIFIC TOPICS AND TO DEVELOP REPORTS THAT INFORM PROGRAM MANAGERS. WE ALSO PROVIDE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT ENABLE SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS TO COST-EFFECTIVELY MANAGE THEIR PROGRAMS. - SCIENCE POLICY INITIATIVES: AIBS PROVIDES POLICYMAKERS WITH HIGH-QUALITY, VETTED INFORMATION ABOUT THE LATEST SCIENTIFIC FINDINGS, AND ABOUT THE NEEDS OF THE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION COMMUNITIES. WE DO THIS THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFINGS, EXPERT TESTIMONY, WHITE PAPERS, AND COALITION AND GRASSROOTS INITIATIVES. OUR WORK AND INTERESTS SPAN THE BREADTH OF THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. WE ADDRESS ISSUES RELATED TO FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH AS WELL AS BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. WE WORK TO FIND SYNERGIES AMONG DIFFERENT FIELDS AND TO BRING TOGETHER DIFFERENT RESEARCH COMMUNITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE AND THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINES 4A THROUGH 4C: | THE REVENUE REPORTED ON LINES 4A THROUGH 4C INCLUDES PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE ONLY. GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REVENUE THAT IS REPORTED ON PART VIII, LINE 1E IS EXCLUDED PER THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS THREE TYPES OF MEMBERSHIPS - INDIVIDUAL, SOCIETY AND CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS. BASED ON THE TYPE OF MEMBERSHIPS, THEY PAY DUES ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A | THE INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP SHALL ELECT FOUR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BUSINESS MANAGER REVIEWED THE 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE ORGANIZATION HAS A FORMAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ADMINISTERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE POLICY IS COMMUNICATED AND AFFIRMED ANNUALLY BY BOARD MEMBERS, WHO SIGN AND RETURN A COPY OF THE POLICY TO THE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND/OR TAKE ACTION AS REQUIRED. IN THE EVENT OF ANY POTENTIAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT BY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, A WRITTEN DISCLOSURE STATEMENT (REPORT) IS REQUIRED. EVERY NEW BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A COPY OF THE POLICY PRIOR TO THE DATE THEIR SERVICE TO AIBS BEGINS. IN ADDITION TO REPORTING THEIR OWN POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS, BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO MONITOR AND REPORT ANY POTENTIAL OR PERCEIVED CONFLICT INVOLVING OTHER BOARD MEMBERS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF AIBS ESTABLISHES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UTILIZING INDUSTRY SPECIFIC SALARY SURVEYS THAT PROVIDE DATA AS TO COMPARABLE COMPENSATION FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. IN TURN, THE BOARD DELEGATES AUTHORITY TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DETERMINE THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER EMPLOYEES IN THE SAME MANNER, UTILIZING THE SAME AND SIMILAR SURVEY DATA SOURCES. THE BOARD ITSELF IS UNPAID. FOR EMPLOYEES, THERE IS AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS CONDUCTED TO INFORM AND INFLUENCE THE FINAL DETERMINATION OF ANNUAL SALARY LEVELS. FINALLY, ALL SALARIES ARE PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BOARD FOR APPROVAL AS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND 990'S ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE FEDERAL AUDIT CLEARINGHOUSE AND VIA GUIDESTAR.COM. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ARE AVAILABLE ON AIBS.ORG. OTHER GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE BUSINESS OFFICE UPON REQUEST FOR THE SAME PERIOD OF DISCLOSURE AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 6104(D). |
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