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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(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 | 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 | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2011 | (b) 2012 | (c) 2013 | (d) 2014 | (e) 2015 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 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.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10. | ||||||
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.) | ||||||
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(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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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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| 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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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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| Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 | The organization stipulates its non-discriminatory policy and practices in its newspaper ads and website. |
| Schedule E, Part I, Line 6 | During fiscal year 2014, BioTech received grants from State of Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development and Maryland State Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | The Executive Director of the organization, Kathleen Weiss, is married to John C. Weiss, III, who is the chairman of the board of directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b | The organization does not have a committee with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | A copy of the Form 990 is circulated to the board members for each member to review prior to the board meeting. The 2014 Form 990 was approved at the Board meeting held on February 23, 2015. Upon board approval, Kathleen Weiss, Executive Director, signs and mails the final Form 990 to the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the conflict of interest policy by making sure all employees and board members sign an annual disclosure statement. In addition to signing annual conflict of interest statements, board members are asked at every board meeting whether they have a conflict of interest. The board of directors determines whether an actual conflict of interest exists with employees and board members. Appropriate actions toward the individual that is found to have a conflict of interest are determined on a case by case basis. If a board member is found to have a conflict of interest, the other board members will review the conflict and impose restrictions that are deemed appropriate. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | The board reviews and approves compensation for the organization's executive director by using a variety of methods, including comparable data. The process is recorded in the minutes of the organization. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c: | BTI has an audit committee that is responsible for the oversight of the audit and the selection of an independent accountant. There were no changes in these processes from the prior year. |
| Supplemental Information - | Mission and History: BTI's non-profit mission is to provide tuition-free training and placement assistance to area residents, who are highly motivated high school graduates, for positions as skilled and reliable lab technicians and to provide a critically needed, prepared workforce to support the growth of this economically and scientifically important industry. As an MHEC-approved program, BTI's Laboratory Associates graduates receive six (6) credits from Baltimore City Community College. BTI also designs and delivers to employers specialized laboratory programs to further train professional laboratory workers in advanced techniques and procedures, thus affording these workers advancement in their careers. BTI was established in 1998 by Dr. Margaret B. Penno, Associate Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cell Culture Laboratory at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. With a grant from the Abell Foundation, a major contributor, BTI has successfully developed a model to train and place motivated high school graduates with demonstrated academic qualifications and an interest in beginning a career in bioscience. Often unemployed or underemployed, these students are able to realize career opportunities that would not have been previously available to them. In addition to the technical curriculum required for placement in a lab, BTI's training includes critical employability skills and assistance in addressing social issues, both of which affect retention in class and on the job. Employers realize several benefits from the BTI model, including a positive impact on their bottom-line. Hiring BTI graduates results in measurable cost-savings resulting from the lower salaries and lower turnover costs of non-degreed but specially skilled workers. This model has been proven through an initial pilot program with Baltimore City's Chesapeake Biological Labs, Inc., where Dr. Penno was a consultant, and again with Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. In both projects, the employers participated in the development and delivery of a client-specific curriculum. From these initial successful efforts, BTI has expanded its content delivery to include Lab Associate classes, customized training to address client-specific needs and workshops to provide current lab technicians (many are BTI graduates) with the continuing education important for career advancement. In February 2010, CNN featured BTI as an outstanding example of both a skills-based training program critically needed to prepare adults for career-oriented jobs requiring more than a high school diploma and an effective provider of job-ready employees for the growing bio-pharma industry. BTI's reputation has become stronger; receiving recognition through articles of The Huffington Post, Politco and others. Cabinet Secretary Tom Perez and U.S. Senator Ben Cardin visited BTI in July 2014, talked with BTI employers and graduates, and identified BTI as a workforce training model. BTI has become a premier curriculum designer and delivery specialist of laboratory technical training programs for the bioscience industry. In addition to the Laboratory Associates Program, BTI delivers specilized workshops including Cell Culture, Recombinant DNA, Protein Purification, PCR and Baculovirus Expression to national and international scientists. Brief Description of Lab Associates Curriculum: The BTI Lab Associates Program is designed to provide the "skills to pay the bills." The program costs approximmately $9,500 per student. Upon completion of the 9 weeks of lecture and laboratory exercises and a 3-week internship, the BTI-trained worker has a broad understanding of the scientific and practical topics within the biotech industry and has developed critical specific skills in lab techniques. The curriculum topics and skills which students are taught include clean room practices, techniques in cell culture, FDA sanctioned Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), laboratory safety and Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), cleaning and sterilization, gowning techniques, weights and measurements, laboratory math, introduction to animal care and techniques in molecular biology. The expertise of Dr. Timothy Fawcett, formerly with Life Technologies Inc. and now BTI's primary educator, is joined with that of expert teachers from area businesses and organizations, who are able to present up-to-date information and advice. Lecture material and glossary terms are provided to the student for review and study the evening before the scheduled topic is presented. That lecture's laboratory exercise reinforces the material presented that day. Lab skills, such as pipetting and contamination control, which are critical to success in a lab environment, are taught and reinforced in every lab session. This attention to the critical skills and knowledge needed for lab work, the strict adherence to academic performance and attendance, the job-readiness preparation and assistance with placement combine, to make the BTI program unique. Included in BTI's offerings is a successful 10-week pre-training program, called BioSTART, which was developed through the support of the Annie E. Casey Foundation and East Baltimore Development Inc. (EBDI). BioiSTART provides strengthened academics (math and reading), professional development lessons and an overview of the bioscience industry. Successful completers move directly into BTI's Laboratory Associates program. |
| Supplemental Information - | The Impact: Classes Held - 28 Applicants Accepted - 402 Acceptance Rate - ~24% Graduates - 322 Placement Rate - ~75% Average Salary - $25,000 Cost - $9,500 per student for Lab Assoc. $13,000 per student for BioSTART and Lab Assoc. Full List of Employers: Employers in Baltimore, MD: A & G Pharmaceuticals, AlPharma, American Red Cross, American Yeast, Baxter BioScience, BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc., BRT Laboratories, Lonza Baltimore Inc. - formerly Cambrex, Cangene BioPharma - formerly CBL, Charles River, Cureveda, CVS Pharmacy, Fuchs North America - formerly Baltimore Spice, Grace Davison, Celsis: In Vitro Technologie, Institute of Human Virology, Intralytix, Inc., Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Lab Support, KForce Scientific, Microbac Laboratories, Inc., Paragon Bioservices, PathSensors, St. Agnes Hospital, University of Maryland Baltimore Employers in Rockville, MD: Human Genome Sciences, Inc., BioReliance Employers in Sparks, MD: BD Diagnostics, TrimGen Employers in Ellicott City, MD: Kelly Scientific Resources Employers in Hanover, MD: Aerotek, Strasburger & Siegel, Novascreen Employers in Columbia, MD: Stellar Bio Systems, Inc, Osiris Therapeutics, Acell Employers in Hunt Valley, MD: McCormick & Company, Inc., Mastix Medica, Pii Employers in Owings Mills: Quest International, Shire Laboratories, Inc. Key Funders: The Abell Foundation Charles T. Bauer Foundation Invitrogen/Life Technologies Mayor's Office of Employment Development Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation The Annie E. Casey Foundation National Fund for Workforce Solutions The Johns Hopkins University Wells Fargo State of Maryland Dresher Foundation Bank of America Atapco University of Maryland/DOL Baltimore Women's Giving Circle Thalheimer Baltimore Integration Project Public/ Private Partners: Life Technologies, Johns Hopkins, BD Diagnostics, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, East Baltimore Development Inc., Baltomre City Mayor's Office of Employment Development, Associated Black Charities, Baltimore City Community College, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore City Public Schools, Cangene BioPharma, Osiris Therapeutics, Baltimore Coounty Office of Employment Development, Goodwill, Quest Diagnostics, Maryland Department of Human Resources, Astrachan Gunst Thomas, SB and Company |
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