Bioscience Los Angeles County or biosciencela was formed in 2018 to create, enable, and promote an enviable, thriving, and vibrant life sciences ecosystem in greater Los Angeles to produce economic and societal benefits in the region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
39¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 5 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $535K a year · 69% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
39%
of spending
Concern: 39% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$680K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $65K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$167K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$356K
-60% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
39%
Net assets
$820K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$356K
FY2024▼ -60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$695K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$749K
FY2023$898K
FY2024$356K
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$729K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$820K
FY2024▼ -56%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$2.7M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$820K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2019.

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Where the money goes

39 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 39% · $551K Management & general 55% · $780K Fundraising 5% · $77K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $680K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$209,025Pt VII · Sec A
$119,178Pt VII · Sec A
Directors, Ops &PR
$91,380Pt VII · Sec A
$84,314Pt VII · Sec A
$59,053Pt VII · Sec A
$41,764Pt VII · Sec A
Community & Busine
$31,094Pt VII · Sec A
$26,250Pt VII · Sec A

Stephanie Hsieh’s $209K as CEO is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
David Whelan$119,178$278,060$280,598$293,092$215,430
Stephanie Hsieh$209,025————
Jessica Barnette$91,380$144,395$138,566$123,732—
Sriharinarayana Batchu$31,094$125,612$114,341$107,697—
Arati Desai Wagabaza$84,314————
Alejandra D Arzola$59,053————
Karina I Montes$41,764————
Jill Van$26,250————

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 15aNo

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Builds a connected life sciences ecosystem in Los Angeles.

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3 programs · $532K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Regional One-Stop Resource

Biosciencela will serve as an independent focal point for connectivity to the region by external stakeholders. Biosciencela will be a place where parties can connect to the los angeles ecosystem, whether as convener, concierge or visitor center.

$216Kprogram expense
02

Start-Up Activity

Biosciencela will deploy selected funds, capabilities, talents, and resources to accelerate the pace of local commercial life sciences activity, focusing especially on the growth and retention of start-up companies.

$165Kprogram expense
03

Branding & Communications

In partnership with other stakeholders, biosciencela will help tell los angeles' life sciences story to the world. From its world-class research and entrepreneurial culture to its growing commercial successes, the region will intentionally build a life sciences brand for la as an international innovation hub.

$152Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$65K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $44K · 2021–2023
Biotech Connection Los AngeleCA · FY2023$6,000
Ai La Community INCCA · FY2022$7,500
Community PartnersCA · FY2022$6,000
Friends of GalaCA · FY2021$10,000
Community PartnersCA · FY2021$6,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$356K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$139K
Other incomeLn 4–11$136K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$551K
Managementcol C$780K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$820K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$317K
Total assetsLn 16$987K
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Government grantsLn 1e$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$139K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Other incomeLn 4–11$136K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$356K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$317K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$317K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$661K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$987K
LiabilitiesLn 26$167K
Net assetsLn 32$820K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 68
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$1.1M$317K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$753K$661K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$987K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K$167K
Net assetsLn 32$1.9M$820K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
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$344K$344K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$78K$33K$5K$39K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$351K$63K$288K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$18K$35K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$5K$23K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$116K$84K$3K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$100K$91K$1K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$4K$11K
Information technologyLn 14$40K$31K$8K$109
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$15K$15K
TravelLn 17$6K$4K$2K$614
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$18K$14K$4K$74
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$103K$101K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$90K$87K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$551K$780K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $356K$1.4M−$1.1M$820K 990 PDF
FY2023 $898K$1.8M−$868K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $749K$1.6M−$826K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$1.1M$103K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $695K$729K−$34K$3.5M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $356,182 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $433,096$68,037
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $337,703$139,381
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35,692$12,818
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $91,640$135,946
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $898,131$356,182
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $944,783$857,681
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $813,468$550,345
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,766,251$1,408,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$868,120−$1,051,844
Part VI · Governance 8 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $356,182 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$43,037
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$68,037
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $139,381$139,381
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $12,818$12,818
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $133,859$133,859
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,087$2,087
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $288,145$356,182
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,408,026 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
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 staffManagement $343,955$343,955
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $33,236 · Management $5,165 · Fundraising $39,134$77,535
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $63,000 · Management $288,150$351,150
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $4,191$4,191
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,260 · Management $35,301$53,561
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,708 · Management $22,581$27,289
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $39,327$39,327
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $84,193 · Management $2,906 · Fundraising $29,363$116,462
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $90,868 · Management $1,454 · Fundraising $7,750$100,072
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,235 · Management $10,755$14,990
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $31,326 · Management $8,301 · Fundraising $109$39,736
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,846$14,846
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,850 · Management $1,526 · Fundraising $614$5,990
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $13,807 · Management $4,414 · Fundraising $74$18,295
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $101,416 · Management $1,440$102,856
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,436$7,436
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $86,937 · Management $3,398$90,335
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $550,682 · Management $780,300 · Fundraising $77,044$1,408,026
Part X · Balance sheet $987,047 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,064,347$316,929
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $91,347$277
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $23,987$6,466
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $752,879$660,529
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,747$2,846
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,936,308$987,047
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $64,088$166,669
X-25 Other liabilities$2
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $64,088$166,671
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,872,220$820,376
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,872,220$820,376
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,936,308$987,047
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $820,376 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$356,182
XI-2 Total expenses$1,408,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,051,844
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,872,220
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$820,376

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