Bioadvance Capital FY2020 filing

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Conshohocken, PA501(c)(3)Since 2002Youth DevelopmentEIN 46-0481876Revenue $13.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRSbioadvance.com101 West Elm Street, 19428-2075 · Conshohocken, PATax-exempt since Oct 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Bioadvance Capital (formerly Bioadvance) was established in 2001 as one of the three life sciences greenhouses funded with a share of pennsylvania's national tobacco settlement revenues to promote human health by supporting biomedical innovation in southeastern pennsylvania. The organization dedicated $25 million of the original grant funding to pre seed and early stage investments to help advance technologies to the next stage of development. Since the original grant funding was expended, Bioadvance Capital has continued to support emerging life sciences companies in southeastern pennsylvania and the surrounding mid atlantic region, with a focus on technologies that improve human health.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
59¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.5M 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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FY2020 · 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
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
6 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.9M a year · 54% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 6 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
59%
of spending
Worth a look: 59% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.5M
to officers and key staff · 109% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 109% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
144 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 143.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$651K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.0M
+406% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
59%
Net assets
$77.9M
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$13.0M
FY2020▲ +406%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$2.6M
FY2020$13.0M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$7.8M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2020▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$2.4M
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.7M
Net assets
$77.9M
FY2020▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$65.4M
FY2020$77.9M
FY2021$79.8M
FY2022$72.8M
FY2023$77.3M
FY2024$77.8M
FY2025$80.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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 Oct 2002.

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

Where the money goes

59 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 59% · $1.4M Management & general 41% · $944K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $2.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO & Managing Director
$320,100Pt VII · Sec A
CEO & Managing Director
$320,100Pt VII · Sec A
VP and Secretary
$298,434Pt VII · Sec A
VP and Secretary
$298,434Pt VII · Sec A
VP and Treasurer
$295,911Pt VII · Sec A
VP and Treasurer
$295,911Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$197,152Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$197,152Pt VII · Sec A

Shahram Hejazi’s $393K as CEO & Managing Director is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Shahram Hejazi$392,987$346,373$329,086$313,733$307,731$295,911
Barbara S Schilberg———$282,152$331,702$320,100
Frederick Jones$169,199$347,954$331,836$316,414$310,079$298,434
David Shin$332,509$23,333————
Robert Driscoll$250,203$225,611$215,197$205,377$201,182$197,152
Greg Harriman$240,026$215,100$194,362$60,629$81,595$77,314
Marnie McCoy$157,234$141,121$135,506$129,382$126,771$124,113

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

Supports biomedical innovation and emerging life sciences companies in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

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2 programs · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Greenhouse Program

The cornerstone of bioadvance investment activities - was launched two months after receiving the dced grant. The program funds young companies for research, development and commercialization activities that will provide enough progress to enable them to attract venture capital or an industry partner.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Greenhouse Program

The cornerstone of bioadvance investment activities - was launched two months after receiving the dced grant. The program funds young companies for research, development and commercialization activities that will provide enough progress to enable them to attract venture capital or an industry partner.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$944K
Owns and owesPt X
$77.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27.8M
Total assetsLn 16$78.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$651K
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$9.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$948K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$13.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27.8M
Total assetsLn 16$78.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$651K
Net assetsLn 32$77.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.8M$2.7M$5.1M$80.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.1M$2.6M$4.5M$77.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$2.5M−$922K$77.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.5M$2.3M$245K$72.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$2.4M$519K$79.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $13.0M$2.3M$10.6M$77.9M 990 PDF
FY2019 $2.6M$2.4M$132K$65.4M 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
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Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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