Colorado Bioscience Institute: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 45-5030488)

Megan John’s $75K as Vice President is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Megan John	$74,952	$61,921	$59,013	$51,548	$50,437

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

Programs and updates

Develops life sciences talent through workforce and STEM education for students and professionals.

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3 programs · $84K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Career

Professional development: the institute supports career growth with life sciences-specific professional development with a focus on peer-to-peer learning and coaching, expanding professional networking, and building connectionswith leaders from our ecosystem (foundations of leadership and executive leadership programs).

$54Kprogram expense

02

Classroom

Stem education for k-12 students: teacher programs: the institute connects teachers to immersive stem programs and experiences (biotechnology experiences and research experience for teachers) to make the broadest possible impact onstudents. The institute reaches more than 2,500 students each year through student and teacher programs.

$30Kprogram expense

03

Campus Undergraduate, Graduate, Ph.d. and Post-Doc

The institute bridges academic experiences to career opportunities connecting colorado life sciences companies to colorado university talent (mentor program and life sciences industry showcase).

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2025

The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati FoundationFY2025$7K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$7K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$267K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$224K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K

Money outPt IX

$280K

Ln 25

Programscol B$258K

Managementcol C$22K

Owns and owesPt X

$231K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K

Total assetsLn 16$263K

LiabilitiesLn 26$32K

PeoplePt VI, VII

10

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a8

IndependentVI 1b8

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$224K

Total revenueLn 12$267K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$263K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$263K

Total assetsLn 16$263K

LiabilitiesLn 26$32K

Net assetsLn 32$231K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 66

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$345K	$263K
Total assetsLn 16	$430K	$263K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$186K	$32K
Net assetsLn 32	$244K	$231K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$75K	$71K	$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$54K	$48K	$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$3K	$2K	$219
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$15K	$14K	$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$12K	$11K	$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$9K	$6K	$3K
Office expensesLn 13	$157	$157
TravelLn 17	$5K	$5K
InsuranceLn 23	$2K		$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$106K	$101K	$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$280K	$258K	$22K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$267K	$280K	−$13K	$231K	990 PDF
FY2023	$306K	$382K	−$76K	$244K	990 PDF
FY2022	$375K	$292K	$83K	$320K	990 PDF
FY2021	$177K	$157K	$20K	$237K	990 PDF
FY2020	$193K	$169K	$24K	$217K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $266,856 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $158,573$42,423

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $147,100$224,433

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $305,673$266,856

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 $143,779$158,637

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $237,929$121,184

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $381,708$279,821

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$76,035−$12,965

Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8

VI-1b Independent voting members8

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $266,856 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,423

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$42,423

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $224,433$224,433

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $224,433 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$266,856

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $279,821 across 10 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $71,204 · Management $3,748$74,952

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,209 · Management $5,579$53,788

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,407 · Management $219$2,626

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,613 · Management $1,237$14,850

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,386 · Management $1,035$12,421

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,682 · Management $3,265$8,947

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $157$157

IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,537$4,537

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,812$1,812

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $101,069 · Management $4,662$105,731

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $258,264 · Management $21,557 · Fundraising $0$279,821

Part X · Balance sheet $263,139 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $345,484$262,571

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $64,300$568

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,000$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $429,784$263,139

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $110,590$16,693

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $75,275$15,492

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $185,865$32,185

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $243,919$230,954

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $243,919$230,954

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $429,784$263,139

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $230,954 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$266,856

XI-2 Total expenses$279,821

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,965

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$243,919

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$230,954

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

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