Nonprofit · EIN 56-1659510
ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES
Also known as ABRF
Tax-exempt · LEXINGTON, KY 40507
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,323,601 | $1,980,535 | $343,066 | $2,749,695 | $753,825 | $1,995,870 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,071,902 | $1,851,420 | $220,482 | $2,068,558 | $445,526 | $1,623,032 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,556,287
- Program service revenue
- $631,627
- Investment income
- $117,707
- Other revenue
- $17,980
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,018
- Travel
- $134,922
- Depreciation
- $10,486
- Program services (functional)
- $1,625,695
- Management and general (functional)
- $354,840
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,068,558
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,749,695
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $753,825
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,995,870
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,560,745
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,963,137
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $32,733
- Gross unrelated business income
- $6,015
- Gross receipts
- $2,323,601
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxann Miller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SRIDAR CITTUR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARIE ADAMS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Justine Kigenyi | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Kym Delventhal | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA BOWEN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE MILLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN WEINTRAUB | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Thayumanasamy Somasundaram | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roxann Ashworth | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SRIDAR CITTUR | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARIE ADAMS | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| Justine Kigenyi | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Kym Delventhal | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEVIN KNUDTSON | Outgoing Pres. Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
| MAGNUS PALMBLAD | Outgoing Dir. Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SARA BOWEN | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DIANE MILLER | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| THAYUMANASAMY SOMASUNDARAM | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SUE WEINTRAUB | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEN SCHOPPMANN | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 201 E MAIN ST STE 810, LEXINGTON, KY 40507-2010
- In care of
- % DR ELIZABETH FOWLER CIBA-GEIGY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Ken Schoppmann
- Signed the 990
- Sara Bowen, Treasurer
- Phone
- (859) 514-9150
- Website
- www.abrf.org
- Return prepared by
- R & R CPAS
Mission
ABRF IS A UNIQUE MEMBERSHIP ASSOCIATION COMPRISING OVER 700 MEMBERS WORKING WITHIN OR IN THE SUPPORT OF RESOURCE AND RESEARCH BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORIES. OUR MEMBERS REPRESENT OVER 340 LABORATORIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES IN GOVERNMENT, ACADEMIA, RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND COMMERCIAL SETTINGS. THE ABRF PROMOTES THE EDUCATION AND CAREER ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTISTS THROUGH CONFERENCES, A QUARTERLY JOURNAL, PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH GROUP STUDIES AND CONFERENCE TRAVEL AWARDS. THE SOCIETY ALSO SPONSORS MULTI-CENTER RESEARCH STUDIES DESIGNED TO HELP MEMBERS INCORPORATE NEW BIOTECHNOLOGIES INTO THEIR LABORATORIES.
Program accomplishments
- CONFERENCES - THE PURPOSE OF CONFERENCES IS TO EXPOSE MEMBERS TO NEW AND EMERGING BIOTECHNOLOGY THROUGH PLENARY LECTURES, ROUNDTABLES, RESEARCH GROUP PRESENTATIONS, POSTER SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, TECHNICAL EXHIBITS, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES WITH ACADEMIC, INDUSTRY, AND EXHIBITOR COLLEAGUES. THE ANNUAL MEETING FOCUSES ON THE ABRF MEMBERSHIP AND PROMOTES THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS COLLABORATION BETWEEN DISCIPLINES TO ENHANCE PROBLEM SOLVING IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.Expenses $877,256 · revenue $415,762
- ABRF has regional chapters that provide networking opportunities for core directors, managers and staff throughout the United States. The local chapters organize meetings that provide a forum for discussion of issues related to core management and their technologies. They also provide opportunities for core staff to network and obtain training and/or advanced technical information in a regional setting.Expenses $619,100
- ABRF MEMBERSHIP PROMOTES THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS BY: - PUBLISHING TECHNOLOGY FOCUSED RESEARCH GROUP STUDIES AND ADMINISTRATIVE WHITE PAPERS, - RUNNING TECHNOLOGY AND ADMINISTRATION FOCUSED WORKSHOPS, FOR WHICH MEMBERS RECEIVE A DISCOUNTED REGISTRATION, - ADVERTISING JOB OPENINGS ONLINE, ALLOWING EMPLOYERS TO POST AND JOB-SEEKERS TO SEARCH FOR TOP CORE FACILITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. - CONNECTING MENTORS AND MENTEES, SO THAT THOSE EARLY OR EVEN LATER IN THEIR CORE FACILITY CAREERS CAN FIND COUNSEL IN SELF-IDENTIFIED MEMBERS, - COMING SOON: PUBLISHING A NEW CONSULTING BUREAU, WHERE ABRF MEMBERS WHO ARE OPEN TO CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES E.G., SITE VISITS, EXTERNAL REVIEW BOARDS, TECHNOLOGY MENTORING CAN BE LISTED.Expenses $74,429 · revenue $215,865
- RESEARCH GROUPS & COMMITTEES - RESEARCH GROUPS ARE ORGANIZED BY ABRF MEMBERS TO ADVANCE SPECIFIC BIOTECHNOLOGIES FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING RESEARCH STUDIES WHEREBY PARTICIPATING LABORATORIES CAN GAUGE THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM GIVEN ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES AND, IMPORTANTLY, TO GAUGE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT TECHNIQUE OR METHODOLOGY IN REAL LABORATORY SITUATIONS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE EIGHTEEN SUCH RESEARCH GROUPS: SURVEY, ANTIBIODY TECHNOLOGIES, DNA SEQUENCING, FLOW CYTOMETRY, GENOMIC VARIATION, GENOMICS BIOINFORMATICS, GENOME, GLYCOPROTEIN, LIGHT MICROSCOPY, METABOLOMICS, MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS, NUCLEIC ACIDS, PROTEIN EXPRESSION, PROTEIN SEQUENCING, PROTEOME INFORMATICS, PROTEOMICS, PROTEOMICS STANDARDS, AND NEXT GEN SEQUENCING MULTI-RG STUDY. THE RESULTS OF THESE RESEARCH STUDIES ARE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE ABRF WEBSITE.Expenses $54,910
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 56-1659510
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Science and technology (U50Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,749,695
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,323,601
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,323,601 | $1,980,535 | $2,749,695 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,071,902 | $1,851,420 | $2,068,558 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,807,615 | $1,564,585 | $1,700,623 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 56-1659510).
Questions about ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES
- What is the EIN of ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES is 56-1659510.
- Is ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Ken Schoppmann.
- Who are the officers and directors of ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does ASSOCIATION OF BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCE FACILITIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,323,601, expenses of $1,980,535 and total assets of $2,749,695 at year end.
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