Biocom Institute

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San Diego, CA501(c)(3)Science & TechnologyEIN 26-1852884Revenue $1.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSbiocominstitute.org10996 Torreyana Rd Ste 200, 92121-1160 · San Diego, CATax-exempt since May 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Biocom Institute is a 501(c)(3) organization established in 2008 by Biocom, the largest and most experienced advocate for california's life science sector.our mission is to develop and promote a skilled and diverse pipeline of talent to accelerate the growth of the california's life science ecosystem. We collaborate with the life science industry, government, non-profits, the k-12 and community college systems, institutions of higher education, and other stakeholders to meet and anticipate the workforce needs of the life science community, and to promote the advancement of life science talent throughout the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $108K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$211K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 66% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$104K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+73% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$300K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +73%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$815K
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$300K
FY2024▲ +122%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$250K
FY2021$79K
FY2022$374K
FY2023$135K
FY2024$300K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2008.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $1.1M Management & general 13% · $165K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $211K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Senior Director, Workforce
$211,422Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Vicki Brannock’s $211K as Senior Director, Workforce is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 363 $1–10M science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Vicki Brannock$211,422$189,473———
Karmin Noar——$149,959$184,294$156,224

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Develops and promotes skilled talent for California's growing life science industry.

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3 programs · $108K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

This agreement establishes a partnership between the verdugo workforce development board(vwdb) and biocom california institute to deliver life science industry workforce developmentservices.

$88Kprogram expense
02

Novaworks

This agreement establishes a partnership between the city of sunnyvale's nova workforce boardand biocom california institute to deliver life science industry workforce development servicesunder the workforce innovation and opportunity act.

$18Kprogram expense
03

This agreement establishes a partnership between the national institute for innovation inmanufacturing biopharmaceuticals (niimbl), santa clara university (scu), biocom californiainstitute, merck sharp & dohme LLC, and genentech to develop and implement the "biocad dataprogramming for biomanufacturing scale-up" project.

$3Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$165K
Owns and owesPt X
$300K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$356K
Total assetsLn 16$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$425K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$356K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$356K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$104K
Net assetsLn 32$300K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$173K$356K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$285K$403K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K$104K
Net assetsLn 32$135K$300K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$211K$181K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$356K$305K$51K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$15K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$170K$146K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$47K$40K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$30K$30K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$387
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$17K$2K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$381K$375K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$836$836
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.1M$165K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$165K$300K 990 PDF
FY2023 $815K$1.1M−$277K$135K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.5M$256K$374K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.5M$452K$79K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.8M−$55K−$250K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,409,806 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $840,812$1,408,384
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $62,952$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,250$1,422
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$92,759$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $815,255$1,409,806
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $706,043$801,166
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $385,890$443,947
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,091,933$1,245,113
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$276,678$164,693
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,409,806 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$425,221
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$983,163
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,408,384
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,422$1,422
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,422$1,409,806
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,245,113 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $181,232 · Management $30,190$211,422
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $305,000 · Management $50,808$355,808
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $14,506 · Management $2,417$16,923
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $145,888 · Management $24,303$170,191
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $40,136 · Management $6,686$46,822
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $29,675$29,675
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,326 · Management $387$2,713
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,247$12,247
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,441 · Management $14,817$17,258
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $375,194 · Management $6,024$381,218
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $836$836
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,079,806 · Management $165,307 · Fundraising $0$1,245,113
Part X · Balance sheet $403,305 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $172,602$355,525
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $112,012$47,780
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $284,614$403,305
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $149,587$103,585
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $149,587$103,585
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $135,027$299,720
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $135,027$299,720
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $284,614$403,305
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $299,720 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,409,806
XI-2 Total expenses$1,245,113
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$164,693
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$135,027
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$299,720

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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