Bio-Link Depot INC FY2020 filing

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Oakland, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-5022749Revenue $751K in FY2020

On file with the IRSbiolinkdepot.org9235 San Leandro St, 94603-1237 · Oakland, CATax-exempt since Mar 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Empower teachers to engage students in hands-on STEM experience with donated scientific equipment and supplies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K 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
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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
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 deficit $229K a year · 33% 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
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $116K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.06% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$751K
Spent
$527K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$751K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$751K
FY2021$769K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$408K
FY2024$557K
Expenses
$527K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$527K
FY2021$647K
FY2022$963K
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$479K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $462K Management & general 11% · $57K Fundraising 2% · $8K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Dir, Ops Chair
$18,153Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bd Mbr, Devel Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marisol Velachiu’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 73rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tom Steele—$94,751$88,366$48,000—
Marisol Velachiu$82,500$24,212———
Thomas Steele————$18,153

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

Provide teachers with donated STEM supplies for hands-on student learning.

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2 programs · $462K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The Depot redistributed at no cost to beneficiaries 32,723 lbs of science and lab equipment and supplies valued at 402,730 to over 100 discrete educational facilities and programs and to more than 150 educators ultimately impacting over 37,000 students in 2020.

$403Kprogram expense
02

Receiving, transporting, sorting and storing reusable and overstock science lab supplies amd equipment donations from the local biotech industry, hospitals and universities. In 2020 the Depot picked up or received 43 donations of equipment, materials and supplies diverting over 16 tons of waste from the local landfills.

$59Kprogram 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$116K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$751K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$724K
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Money outPt IX
$527K
Ln 25
Programscol B$462K
Managementcol C$57K
Fundraisingcol D$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$724K
Government grantsLn 1e$711K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$665K
Investment incomeLn 3$4
Other incomeLn 4–11$27K
Total revenueLn 12$751K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$8K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$47K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 682
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$91K$47K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$403K$403K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$7K$6K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$21K$17K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$16K$6K$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$178$89$89
Office expensesLn 13$93$93
Information technologyLn 14$224$224
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$34K$24K$7K$2K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$250$250
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4K$767$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$527K$462K$57K$8K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $557K$1.2M−$644K$479K 990 PDF
FY2023 $408K$1.3M−$902K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$963K$57K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $769K$647K$123K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $751K$527K$224K$1.8M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $751,077 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $987,848$723,643
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $522$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10$4
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $54,173$27,430
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,042,553$751,077
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$402,730
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,429$67,487
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $771,277$57,272
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $828,706$527,489
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $213,847$223,588
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $751,077 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $27,430 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1d Related organizations$12,659
VIII-1e Government grants$710,984
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$664,984
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$723,643
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4$4
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $27,430 · Excluded from tax $4$751,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $527,489 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $402,730$402,730
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $7,016 · Management $5,569 · Fundraising $5,569$18,154
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $21,120 · Management $16,551$37,671
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $6,414$6,414
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $5,248$5,248
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,115 · Management $9,845$15,960
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $89 · Management $89$178
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $93$93
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $224$224
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,309 · Management $7,450 · Fundraising $2,421$34,180
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $250$250
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,354$2,354
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $767 · Management $3,266$4,033
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $462,146 · Management $57,353 · Fundraising $7,990$527,489
Part X · Balance sheet $1,841,381 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $58,560$39,273
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $32,725$7,730
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$2,350
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,527,174$1,789,428
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,600$2,600
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,621,059$1,841,381
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,456$1,189
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,456$1,189
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,616,603$1,840,192
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,621,059$1,841,381
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,840,192 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$751,077
XI-2 Total expenses$527,489
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$223,588
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,616,603
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,840,192

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