THE BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1959

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

JENNIFER L PESANELLI

Phone

2402905600

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

THE BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY, founded in 1959, is a community nonprofit that reported $4.9M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue grew 20% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $5.4M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 11% operating deficit.

Mission

TO LEAD AN INNOVATIVE GLOBAL COMMUNITY WORKING AT THE INTERFACE OF THE PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES, ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $1,906,121 Revenue: $2,098,813

MEETINGS - BPS' MEETINGS FACILITATES THE SHARING OF INFORMATION AND RESEARCH IN THE BIOPHYSICAL SCIENCES.

Program 2

Expenses: $496,655 Revenue: $1,558,807

PUBLICATIONS - THE BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL IS A SEMIMONTHLY PUBLICATION OF BPS. IT INCLUDES ORIGINAL ARTICLES AND REVIEWS ON MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND SYSTEMS BIOPHYSICS, INCLUDING EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES...

PUBLICATIONS - THE BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL IS A SEMIMONTHLY PUBLICATION OF BPS. IT INCLUDES ORIGINAL ARTICLES AND REVIEWS ON MOLECULAR, CELLULAR, AND SYSTEMS BIOPHYSICS, INCLUDING EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES WITH A THEORETICAL OR MECHANISTIC FOCUS, OR RESEARCH DESCRIBING SIGNIFICANT METHODOLOGICAL OR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES. AREAS COVERED INCLUDE: CELL BIOPHYSICS, CHANNELS/TRANSPORTERS/RECEPTORS, GENOME BIOPHYSICS AND NUCLEIC ACIDS, MEMBRANES, MOLECULAR MACHINES/MOTORS/NANOSCALE BIOPHYSICS, AND PROTEINS. THE BIOPHYSICIST AIMS TO HIGHLIGHT AND NURTURE EDUCATION, AND ITS SCHOLARSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT. THE OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL SERVES A WORLDWIDE AUDIENCE TO MAKE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES IN BIOPHYSICS (AND RELATED DISCIPLINES), AS WELL AS EVIDENCE-BASED PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE ACCESSIBLE TO INDIVIDUALS AT ALL LEVELS: UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE STUDENTS/TRAINEES, ACTIVE RESEARCHERS, AND SCHOLARS OF BIOPHYSICS TEACHING AND LEARNING. BIOPHYSICAL REPORTS IS A HIGH-QUALITY, FORWARD-LOOKING GOLD OPEN ACCESS (OA) PUBLISHING OPTION FOR THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY. WE HELP YOU ADVANCE BIOPHYSICS BY MAKING IT EASIER FOR SPECIALISTS AND GENERALISTS TO SHARE NEW INSIGHTS INTO EXPERIMENTAL DATA OR NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES. AT BIOPHYSICAL REPORTS, OPEN MEANS RIGOROUS, ACCESSIBLE, CONCISE, AND FAST.

Program 3

Expenses: $291,535 Revenue: $63,869

PUBLIC AFFAIRS - THE BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY INVESTS IN PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE SCIENCE OF BIOPHYSICS. THROUGH ITS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, IT KEEPS SOCIETY MEMBERS...

PUBLIC AFFAIRS - THE BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY INVESTS IN PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE SCIENCE OF BIOPHYSICS. THROUGH ITS PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, IT KEEPS SOCIETY MEMBERS CURRENT ON RELEVANT LEGISLATION AND SCIENCE POLICY ISSUES. THE SOCIETY HAS TAKEN THE INITIATIVE IN ADVOCATING FOR INCREASED FUNDING AT THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE LIFE SCIENCES AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $188,450

Program Service Revenue $4,415,758

Investment Income $174,465

Other Revenue $83,088

TOTAL REVENUE $4,861,761

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $285,121

Salaries & Benefits $2,401,417

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $2,694,311

Other Expenses $2,728,823

TOTAL EXPENSES $5,415,361

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$4,861,761	$4,063,207	+0.2%
Expenses	$5,415,361	$5,096,617	+0.1%
Net Income	$-553,600	$-1,033,410	-0.5%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

100

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$376,512

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
TAEKJIP HA	PRESIDENT	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
GABRIELA POPESCU	PRESIDENT-ELECT	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
TERESA GIRALDEZ	SECRETARY	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
SAMANTHA HARRIS	TREASURER	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
GAIL ROBERTSON	PAST PRESIDENT	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
ERIN DUEBER	COUNCIL MEMBER (THRU 2/23)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
GILAD HARAN	COUNCIL MEMBER (THRU 2/23)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
FRANCESCA MARASSI	COUNCIL MEMBER (THRU 2/23)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CAROLYNN MOORES	COUNCIL MEMBER (THRU 2/23)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
HENRY COLECRAFT	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KUMIKO HAYASHI	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN MARQUSEE	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
KANDICE TANNER	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA BASSEREAU	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARTIN GRUEBELE	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
SYMA KHALID	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
VALERIA VASQUEZ	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARGARET CHEUNG	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
EMMANUEL MARGEAT	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH RHOADES	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JING XU	COUNCIL MEMBER	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JENNIFER PESANELLI	EXECUTIVE OFFICER	37.50	Officer	$324,603	$51,909	$376,512
HARRIS POVICH	DIRECTOR OF FIN & OPS	37.50	Highest	$171,312	$63,163	$234,475
SARAVANAN RAMUSHANMUGAM	DIRECTOR OF INFO TECH	37.50	Highest	$172,101	$43,491	$215,592
DOROTHY CHACONAS	DIRECTOR OF MTGS & EXHIBITS	37.50	Highest	$129,143	$36,601	$165,744
ELIZABETH VUONG	DIR OF MKTG, COMMS & OUTREACH	37.50	Highest	$135,657	$17,782	$153,439
RAY WOLFE	CREATIVE DIR & IT SYSTEMS ENG	37.50	Highest	$120,423	$14,590	$135,013

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$4,861,761	$5,415,361	$20,441,858	$-553,600
2022	$4,063,207	$5,096,617	$19,428,244	$-1,033,410
2021	$3,664,185	$3,587,369	$21,767,056	$76,816
2020	$4,650,026	$4,778,601	$19,514,306	$-128,575
2019	$4,816,733	$4,884,994	$18,175,259	$-68,261
2018	$5,088,155	$5,009,730	$17,517,820	$78,425