Biostasis Technologies INC

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Ft Lauderdale, FL501(c)(4)Medical ResearchEIN 88-1631797Revenue $937K in FY2025

On file with the IRSbiostasistechnologies.org3600 W Commercial Blvd, 33309-3338 · Ft Lauderdale, FLTax-exempt since Oct 2022

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To conduct and support scientific research and education focusing primarily on hypothermic tissue stabilization for organ preservation brain banking anatomical donation and human biostasis.

68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 $39K a year · 6% 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
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$360K
to officers and key staff · 43% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 84% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 43% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $935K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$400
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$937K
+8% vs prior year
Spent
$835K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$155K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$937K
FY2025▲ +8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$169K
FY2023$560K
FY2024$868K
FY2025$937K
Expenses
$835K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$158K
FY2023$537K
FY2024$849K
FY2025$835K
Net assets
$155K
FY2025▲ +192%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$11K
FY2023$34K
FY2024$53K
FY2025$155K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · 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 2022.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $566K Management & general 32% · $269K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $360K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Operating Officer
$132,429Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Treasurer
$120,677Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Communications
$106,436Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lauren Fosco’s $132K as Chief Operating Officer is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 328 $100K–1M medical research 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Lauren Fosco$132,429———
Michael Benjamin$120,677$117,620$120,212$25,385
Max More$106,436$102,542——
Houston Westfall——$4,960$14,191

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves organs and tissues through hypothermia research and education for donation and biostasis.

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1 program · $566K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The organization conducts experimental and theoretical research aimed at improving hypothermic tissue stabilization. Activities include development and implementation of protocols and clinical standards providing education and training services for medical professionals preparation and dissemination of reports and other publications and…

$566Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$935K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$937K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$935K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$835K
Ln 25
Programscol B$566K
Managementcol C$269K
Owns and owesPt X
$155K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$400
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$935K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$937K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$87K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$400
Net assetsLn 32$155K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 68
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$72K$87K
Total assetsLn 16$396K$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$343K$400
Net assetsLn 32$53K$155K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K$60K$60K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$332K$226K$106K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$12K$8K$4K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$22K$7K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$24K$14K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$22K$7K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$147$0$147$0
Office expensesLn 13$8K$0$8K$0
Information technologyLn 14$8K$4K$4K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$88K$70K$18K$0
TravelLn 17$51K$41K$10K$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K$19K$5K$0
InterestLn 20$408$0$408$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$6K$3K$3K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$42K$32K$10K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$29K$21K$8K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$835K$566K$269K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $937K$835K$102K$155K 990 PDF
FY2024 $868K$849K$19K$53K 990 PDF
FY2023 $560K$537K$23K$34K 990 PDF
FY2022 $169K$158K$11K$11K 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 I · Summary $937,020 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $866,521$934,920
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,688$2,100
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $868,209$937,020
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 $406,401$531,926
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $442,579$303,266
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $848,980$835,192
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,229$101,828
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $937,020 across 16 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$934,920
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$934,920
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,100 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$937,020
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $835,192 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,339 · Management $60,338 · Fundraising $0$120,677
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $226,107 · Management $106,188 · Fundraising $0$332,295
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,397 · Management $3,600 · Fundraising $0$11,997
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,392 · Management $6,580 · Fundraising $0$28,972
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,020 · Management $13,965 · Fundraising $0$37,985
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,600 · Fundraising $0$6,600
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,963 · Management $7,106 · Fundraising $0$29,069
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $147 · Fundraising $0$147
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $7,728 · Fundraising $0$7,728
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,838 · Management $3,838 · Fundraising $0$7,676
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $70,075 · Management $17,519 · Fundraising $0$87,594
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40,752 · Management $10,188 · Fundraising $0$50,940
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $19,170 · Management $4,793 · Fundraising $0$23,963
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $408 · Fundraising $0$408
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,085 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$13,085
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,862 · Management $2,861 · Fundraising $0$5,723
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,997 · Management $9,811 · Fundraising $0$41,808
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $20,959 · Management $7,566 · Fundraising $0$28,525
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $565,956 · Management $269,236 · Fundraising $0$835,192
Part X · Balance sheet $155,286 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $276,954$50,796
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$6,010
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $71,603$87,480
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,000$11,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $396,423$155,286
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $46,646$400
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $296,719$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $343,365$400
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $53,058$154,886
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $53,058$154,886
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $396,423$155,286
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $154,886 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$937,020
XI-2 Total expenses$835,192
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,828
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$53,058
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$154,886

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