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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
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(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (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 0.015 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 0.035 | 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 | 1 | |
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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 | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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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 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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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 2020, BTI received grants from Maryland Department of Labor and Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development. |
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | The Member / Executive Director Emerita of the orgranization, Kathleen Weiss, is married to John C. Weiss, III, who is the chair of the board of directors. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b | A copy of the Form 990 is circulated to the board members for each member to review prior to the board meeting. The Form 990 is approved by the Board of Directors. |
| 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 a finance 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 highly motivated, disadvantaged, and/or unemployed individuals with a high school diploma or a graduate equivalent degree, for positions as skilled and reliable lab technicians and to provide a critically needed, prepared workforce to support the growth of the life sciences industry. As an MHEC-approved program, BTI's Laboratory Associates graduates receive seven (7) credits from Baltimore City Community College. BTI also designs and delivers 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 the biosciences. Often under and unemployed, these students 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 the class setting 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 lower turnover costs of non-degreed but specially skilled workers. This model was proven through an initial pilot program with Baltimore City's Chesapeake Biological Labs, Inc., where Dr. Penno was a consultant. The employers participated in the development and delivery of a client-specific curriculum. From these initial successful efforts, BTI has expanded its content delivery over the years to include customized training to address client-specific needs and workshops to provide current lab technicians (many are BTI graduates) with continuing education important for career advancement. Brief Description of BioSTART to Lab Associates Curriculum: BTI's career path curriculum, BioSTART to Laboratory (Lab) Associates Program, is designed to provide the "skills to pay the bills." The combination of the two initiatives provides academic strengthening, and quality hands-on industry skills training with social supports, followed by connections to career opportunities for program participants. Phase one is the six-week BioSTART program that provides strengthened academics (math and reading), professional development lessons, and an overview of the bioscience industry. The Lab Associates Program spans 14 weeks of lecture and laboratory exercises and a 100-hour internship. After completion of the 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. Instructional material and glossary terms are provided through online lectures to the students for review the day prior to the hands-on lab exercise. Following, laboratory exercises reinforce the topic material. Critical skills for a lab environment, such as pipetting (to measure or transfer a quantity of liquid with a pipette, a tube used for measuring and transferring liquids) and contamination control, are taught and reinforced in every lab session. The topics and skills of the Lab Associates Program curriculum 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 Techniques in molecular biology BTI completers are qualified for middle-skills technician positions, jobs that increase their independence and financial stability through a steady source of income and career growth potential. Once placed in a life sciences job, BTI graduates have the ability to upskill and continue their education. Although BTI's graduates are prepared for "entry-level jobs" in the life sciences industries, these are actually "middle-skills" positions that require some technical training and orientation beyond a high school diploma. BTI's program that supports the middle-skills pathway is innovative and responsive to the changes in the labor market. The hallmark of BTI's programs is its unique methodology comprised of attention to lab skills and knowledge, strict adherence to academic performance and attendance, job-readiness preparation, and assistance with job placement. This combination of topics, training, and social supports distinguishes BTI from other workforce training programs. Another distintive feature of BTI is our case management efforts, a part of our programming for the past 17 years. Since 2009, the focus on case management and individualized assessment intensified as BTI realized the integral part these services play in participant success. Participants complete an assessment questionnaire on the first day of the BioSTART phase to identify possible barriers to program completion and subsequent employment. Participants work one-on-one with BTI's case manager who provides the necessary counsel, support, and resources throughout the training to address such issues as childcare, housing, transportation, relationships, mental and physical health, and legal barriers. Participants also receive instruction relating to employability skills (e.g., punctuality, dress), resume writing, and interviewing techniques. |
| Supplemental Information - | The Impact: Classes Held - 41 Graduates - over 500 Placement Rate - around 77% Average Salary - $17.37/hr in 2020, $36,130 annually Cost - $15,860 per student for BioSTART and Lab Associates Full List of Employers through the years include: Employers in Baltimore, MD: A & G Pharmaceuticals, AlPharma, American Red Cross, BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc., BioPharma, Charles River, Cureveda, CVS Pharmacy, Grace Davison, Celsis: In Vitro Technologie, Institute of Human Virology, Intralytix, Inc., Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Lab Support, KForce Scientific, Catalent, PathSensors/Smiths Detection, St. Agnes Hospital, University of Maryland Baltimore, Cel-Sci, Emergent BioSolutions, Citrus and Allied Essences, Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology, and Novel Microdevices. Employers in Rockville, MD: Human Genome Sciences, Inc., BioReliance Employers in Sparks, MD: BD Diagnostics Employers in Ellicott City, MD: Kelly Scientific Resources Employers in Hanover, MD: Aerotek, IDEXX Employers in Columbia, MD: Stellar Bio Systems, Inc, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Osiris Therapeutics, Acell Employers in Hunt Valley, MD: McCormick & Company, Inc., Mastix Medica, Pharmaceutics International, Inc. Employers in Owings Mills: Quest International, Shire Laboratories, Inc. Public/ Private Partners: Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service, Southwest Partnership, South Baltimore Learning Center, ThermoFisher Scientific, Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, BD Diagnostics, Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Employment Development, Associated Black Charities, Baltimore City Community College, University of Maryland Baltimore, Baltimore City Public Schools, Goodwill, Maryland Department of Commerce, and SB and Company. |
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