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The Life Sciences Foundation

  • Philadelphia, PA
  • EIN: 90-0571203

Organization summary

Organization summary might be incomplete or out of date

This organization is not listed in the IRS's most recent list of tax exempt organizations, but we have data associated with this Employer Identification Number.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$0 (2015)

Expenses
$0 (2015)

Total Assets
$0 (2015)

Total Liabilities
$0 (2015)

Years with multiple filings
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2015

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Nov.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$103,213
Expenses
$730,631
Net Income
-$627,418
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $98,203
95.1%
Program Services $5,000
4.8%
Investment Income $10
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $141,085
19.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $291,170
39.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $0
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $0
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heather Erickson (President & Ceo) $162,155 $0 $8,157
Mark Jones (Director Of Research) $145,237 $0 $0
Michael Hammerschmidt (Cfo & Vp Of Development) $144,907 $0 $7,362
Ian Signer (Director Of Education) $103,834 $0 $0
Brook Byers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Feldbaum (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frederick Frank (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Gillings (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Lechleiter (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ivor Royston (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Henri Termeer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Morrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 5, 2016

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$620,047
Expenses
$1,824,981
Net Income
-$1,204,934
Net Assets
$1,317,143
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $612,268
98.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $41
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,924
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,662
1.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $496,605
27.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $656,717
36.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,422,273
Total Liabilities $105,130
Net Assets $1,317,143
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heather Erickson (President & Ceo) $222,994 $0 $9,004
Michael Hammerschmidt (Cfo & Vp Of Development) $165,352 $0 $6,269
Mark Jones (Director Of Research) $162,478 $0 $0
Ian Signer (Director Of Education And Partnerships) $122,452 $0 $1,500
Brook Byers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Feldbaum (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frederick Frank (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Gillings (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Lechleiter (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ivor Royston (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Henri Termeer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Scott Morrison (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 1, 2015

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,949,760
Expenses
$1,795,911
Net Income
$153,849
Net Assets
$2,522,077
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,945,419
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $59
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$297
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,579
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $352,071
19.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $814,567
45.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,718,989
Total Liabilities $196,912
Net Assets $2,522,077
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Heather Erickson (President) $228,009 $0 $8,663
Mark Jones (Director Of Research) $164,215 $0 $0
Michael Hammerschmidt (Vp Of Development) $137,075 $0 $5,330
Brook Byers (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Feldbaum (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Frederick Frank (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Dennis Gillings (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Lechleiter (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ivor Royston (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Henri Termeer (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Steve Burrill (Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 29, 2015

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,516,248
Expenses
$1,613,186
Net Income
$903,062
Net Assets
$2,368,228
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,516,792
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $62
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$708
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $102
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $177,976
11.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $687,456
42.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,418,028
Total Liabilities $49,800
Net Assets $2,368,228

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990
Filed on March 18, 2014

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,150,703
Expenses
$1,179,837
Net Income
-$29,134
Net Assets
$694,098
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,147,682
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $521
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,500
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $218,000
18.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $409,640
34.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $694,098
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $694,098

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,351,044
Expenses
$627,812
Net Income
$723,232
Net Assets
$723,232
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,350,000
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,044
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $272,672
43.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $723,232
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $723,232

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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What Is This Data?

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The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

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