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Biobuilder Educational Foundation INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Newton, MA501(c)(3)Since 2011EducationEIN 45-3844761Revenue $1.6M in FY2023

On file with the IRSbiobuilder.orgPo Box 590686, 02459-0006 · Newton, MATax-exempt since Jun 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Biobuilder education Foundation develops and disseminates teaching materials and curriculum that utilizes the latest advances in research into modular teaching materials that increase interest, engagement and understanding of science and engineering for advanced high school and early college students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$46K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $447K a year · 34% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$46K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $727K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$97K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+262% vs prior year
Spent
$983K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2023▲ +262%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$451K
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$983K
FY2023▲ +359%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$214K
FY2023$983K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$933K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2023▲ +134%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$652K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.9M

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2012.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $809K Management & general 15% · $144K Fundraising 3% · $31K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $46K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Natalie Kuldell
Executive Di
$45,833Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Drew Endy
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keira Krausz
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Tamer
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Shobrys
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natalie Kuldell’s $50K as Executive Di is at the 7th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Natalie Kuldell$50,000$50,000$45,833$50,000

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

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  • 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 shares science and engineering teaching materials for high school and college students.

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1 program · $809K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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Through its workshops, biobuilder reaches approximately 65 teachers across the united states and internationally. The biobuilder club reached 177 high school students globally working with approximately 23 teachers and 33 mentors and were featured in multiple publications and recognized with multiple awards.

$809Kprogram 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
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Fund for Strategic InnovationFY2024$325K
Fidelity Non-Profit Management FoundationFY2024$235K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$52K
Massachusetts Biomedical InitiativesFY2024$50K
The James B Boskey Memorial Foundation INCFY2024$30K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$20K
Josephine Lawrence Hopkins FoundationFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$727K
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$480K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Money outPt IX
$983K
Ln 25
Programscol B$809K
Managementcol C$144K
Fundraisingcol D$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$617K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$480K
Investment incomeLn 3$32K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$617K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$617K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$824K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$79K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$97K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 515
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$433K$617K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$355K$824K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$101K$79K
Total assetsLn 16$903K$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K$97K
Net assetsLn 32$869K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$46K$13K$26K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$172K$127K$28K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$2K$888$390
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$12K$5K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$13K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$75K$42K$33K
Office expensesLn 13$646$187$459
OccupancyLn 16$452K$452K
TravelLn 17$12K$10K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$320$320
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$18K$7K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$8K$4K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$134K$124K$10K$36
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$671$13K$255
Total functional expensesLn 25$983K$809K$144K$31K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$933K$761K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.5M$1.4M$142K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.6M$983K$649K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $451K$214K$237K$652K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,631,793 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $761,153$1,120,344
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $228,784$479,763
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,763$31,686
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $993,700$1,631,793
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $156,377$240,505
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $609,437$742,445
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $765,814$982,950
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $227,886$648,843
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
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 $1,631,793 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,120,344
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,142
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,120,344
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $479,763$479,763
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $22,677 · Excluded from tax $9,009$31,686
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $502,440 · Excluded from tax $9,009$1,631,793
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $982,950 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $12,833 · Management $26,125 · Fundraising $6,875$45,833
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $127,108 · Management $28,300 · Fundraising $16,410$171,818
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,273 · Management $888 · Fundraising $390$3,551
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,354 · Management $4,826 · Fundraising $2,123$19,303
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,077$13,077
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $42,026 · Management $33,221$75,247
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $187 · Management $459$646
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $451,815$451,815
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,514 · Management $2,439$11,953
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $320$320
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,600 · Management $6,873 · Fundraising $3,025$27,498
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,140 · Management $4,213 · Fundraising $1,398$13,751
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $124,128 · Management $10,031 · Fundraising $36$134,195
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $671 · Management $13,017 · Fundraising $255$13,943
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $808,649 · Management $143,789 · Fundraising $30,512$982,950
Part X · Balance sheet $1,621,303 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $433,086$617,477
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,250$86,700
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,091$13,606
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $101,017$79,486
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $355,461$824,034
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $902,905$1,621,303
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $21,259$40,881
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $12,750$41,150
X-25 Other liabilities$14,711
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,009$96,742
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $579,022$771,516
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $289,874$753,045
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $868,896$1,524,561
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $902,905$1,621,303
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,524,561 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,631,793
XI-2 Total expenses$982,950
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$648,843
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$868,896
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,680
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$3,142
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,524,561

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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