2024-05-10T17:58:09-05:00 2023-12-31 941239084 ATHERTON & ASSOCIATES LLP PO BOX 4339 MODESTO CA 953524339 990 2023-01-01 463600900 PHOENIX BIOINFORMATICS CORPORATION PHOE 6509957502 39899 BALENTINE DRIVE 200 NEWARK CA 94560 CONNIE NG CFO 6509957502 2024-05-10 1 CONNIE NG 999009999 1 JACQUELYN HOWELL P01327223 2095774800 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CONNIE NG 39899 BALENTINE DRIVE 200 NEWARK CA 94560 2188440 0 X PHOENIXBIOINFORMATICS.ORG X 2013 CA DEVELOP AN ECONOMICALLY AND TECHNOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MODEL AND PLATFORM THAT PROVIDES THE RESOURCES TO ALLOW SCIENTIFIC DATABASES TO PERSIST, GROW AND PROSPER. INTEGRATE AND SYSTEMATICALLY ORGANIZE TRUSTED DATA INTO KNOWLEDGE BASES AND DEVELOP TOOLS THAT ENABLE REUSE OF AND CREATE KNOWLEDGE FROM DATA. BUILD AN INTERACTIVE, COMPUTABLE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE RESEARCHERS EXPLORE RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE AND BUILD TESTABLE HYPOTHESES. FOSTER INTERACTION AND COLLABORATION AMONG SCIENTISTS TO ACCELERATE THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE. 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THEREFORE, NO PROVISION OR LIABILITY FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE CORPORATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR TAX YEARS ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND BEFORE. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TRILOK PRITHVI CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER 183959 0 0 0 0 0 14848 0 8454 0 207261 0 0 0 JOSH YOUNG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 162798 0 0 0 0 0 13438 0 16365 0 192601 0 0 0 CONNIE NG CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 132329 0 0 0 0 0 10904 0 11719 0 154952 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD IN 2015 AND APPLIED BEGINNING IN 2016. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND STAFF, WHO ARE EACH ASKED TO REVIEW, COMPLETE AND SUBMIT A COI FORM ANNUALLY. THE COMPLETED FORMS ARE REVIEWED FOR CONFLICTS BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. IF A CONFLICT OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS REPORTED, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS INFORMED AND APPROPRIATE ACTION IS DECIDED BY VOTE OF THE BOARD, WITH THE PERSON WITH THE POTENTIAL CONFLCT ABSTAINING FROM THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE. THE SECRETARY WILL MAINTAIN A LIST OF CONFLICTED ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL MATCH PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS AGAINST THE LIST TO IDENTIFY SUCH TRANSACTIONS, PROHIBIT ANY CONFLICTED PERSON FROM PARTICIPATING IN THE DISCUSSION OF OR DECISION TO PROCEED WITH SUCH A TRANSACTION, AND SUBMIT THE TRANSACTION FOR A VOTE OF THE BOARD MINUS ANY CONFLICTED PARTIES TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TRANSACTION IS IN THE INTEREST OF PHOENIX BIOINFORMATICS. NO CONFLICTS WERE IDENTIFIED IN 2022 OR 2023. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AT THE END OF 2023. THE REVIEW INCLUDED THE COMPENSATION OF BOTH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO). EXTERNAL SOURCES WERE USED TO ASSESS THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF COMPENSATION FOR THESE POSITIONS IN OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS APPROVED THE COMPARABILITY DATA AND COMPENSATION OF BOTH OFFICERS. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS IS THE SAME FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS IS THE SAME FOR OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.