2021-08-16T17:04:08-05:00 2020-09-30 271527730 GPL TAX & ACCOUNTING 12220 113TH AVE NE SUITE 100 KIRKLAND WA 98034 990 2019-10-01 814625437 GAPPS GLOBAL ALLIANCE TO PREVENT PREMATURITY A GAPP 2064137954 19009 33RD AVE W NO 200 LYNNWOOD WA 98036 ERIC MANN PRESIDENT 2064137954 2021-08-16 1 EVGENIYA GOMON P01399344 4255029465 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z GLOBAL ALLIANCE TO PREVENT PREMATURITY AND STILLBIRTH ERIC MANN 19009 33RD AVE W NO 200 LYNNWOOD WA 98036 358809 0 X WWW.GAPPS.ORG X 2016 WA GAPPS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES WORLDWIDE. 7 7 4 7 0 0 681863 123550 419893 235166 0 93 0 0 1101756 358809 0 0 0 0 694685 719866 0 0 0 670515 343642 1365200 1063508 -263444 -704699 1339194 755894 122751 244150 1216443 511744 X GAPPS' MISSION IS TO IMPROVE BIRTH OUTCOMES WORLDWIDE. 0 1 279195 213637 BIOSERVICES. GAPPS BIOSERVICES WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 TO SERVE THE URGENT NEED FOR BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS TO SUPPORT RESEARCH ON COMPLICATIONS IN PREGNANCY. GAPPS OFFERS FULL SERVICE BIOSPECIMEN MANAGEMENT INCLUDING BIOSPECIMEN PROCUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT, SAMPLE STORAGE AND TRACKING, AND MOLECULAR ANALYTE EXTRACTION. COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL AND QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS ARE BUILT INTO EVERY COMPONENT OF OUR OPERATIONS. GAPPS HAS HARNESSED ITS EXPERTISE IN COLLECTION AND STORAGE OF A WIDE VARIETY OF SAMPLE TYPES AND THEIR DERIVATIVES TO PROVIDE INVESTIGATORS WITH HIGH QUALITY DATA AND BIOSPECIMENS TO SUPPORT TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD, INCLUDING RESEARCH ON NORMAL AND ABNORMAL PREGNANCIES, HOW PREGNANCY AFFECTS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH AFTER DELIVERY, AND FETAL ORIGINS OF DISEASES.GAPPS BIOSERVICES OPERATES A WIDELY-ACCESSIBLE BIOBANK OF STANDARDIZED, HIGH-QUALITY SPECIMENS LINKED TO DATA FROM DIVERSE POPULATIONS OF PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR BABIES. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES CONTRIBUTIONS FROM WOMEN REPRESENTING A RANGE OF RACIAL, ETHNIC, REGIONAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS. IN THE UNITED STATES, GAPPS HAS RECRUITED AND FOLLOWED THE PREGNANCIES OF OVER 2,500 WOMEN, COLLECTING EXTENSIVE DEMOGRAPHIC AND MEDICAL DATA LINKED TO OVER 136,000 BANKED SPECIMENS. OVER 30,000 OF THESE HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO RESEARCHERS TO STUDY THE CAUSES OF PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, AND ULTIMATELY TO DEVELOP INTERVENTIONS TO SAVE THE LIVES OF MOTHERS AND BABIES. 12636 THE ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCES ON CHILD HEALTH OUTCOMES (ECHO) PROGRAM IS AN NIH FUNDED PROGRAM ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE, SYNERGISTIC LONGITUDINAL STUDIES OF MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN. THE ECHO PROGRAM WILL EXTEND AND EXPAND EXISTING COHORT STUDIES TO DETERMINE THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN, FROM CONCEPTION TO EARLY CHILDHOOD. GAPPS WORKS WITH ECHO INVESTIGATORS TO LINK THE GAPPS PREGNANCY COHORT BIOSPECIMENS AND DATA WITH CHILD OUTCOMES EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICALS ON CHILDREN'S HEALTH. 1460 21529 PREVENTING PRETERM BIRTH INITIATIVE. THE PREVENTING PRETERM BIRTH (PPB) INITIATIVE IS A $20 MILLION PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION TO ACCELERATE RESEARCH BY FUNDING PROJECTS FOCUSED ON DISCOVERING AND DEVELOPING INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT PRETERM BIRTH, WITH A FOCUS ON PREVENTION STRATEGIES APPLICABLE IN LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS, WHERE THE BURDEN OF PREMATURITY IS HIGH. RESEARCHERS CONDUCTING PROSPECTIVE STUDIES OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES ARE CONNECTED WITH A CONSORTIUM OF INNOVATIVE RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSES OF PRETERM BIRTH AND METHODS FOR PREVENTION. THE PPB INITIATIVE IS ORGANIZED AROUND THREE SETS OF PROJECTS, ALL WITH A COMMON GOAL OF UNDERSTANDING WHY PRETERM BIRTH HAPPENS AND HOW IT CAN BE PREVENTED:PPB 1 FOCUSES ON IMPLEMENTING A COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION RESEARCH AGENDA THROUGH A CONSORTIUM OF PROJECTS THAT INVESTIGATE MECHANISMS LEADING TO PRETERM BIRTH AND NOVEL STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION LINKED TO RIGOROUS PROSPECTIVE STUDIES OF PREGNANT WOMEN IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES.PPB 2 AIMS TO HARMONIZE CURRENT AND NEW GLOBAL BIOREPOSITORIES, AND DEVELOP FIELD SITES IN LOW RESOURCE SETTINGS WHERE COHORTS OF PREGNANT WOMEN CONTRIBUTE DATA AND BIOSPECIMENS TO A BIOREPOSITORY TO IMPROVE RESEARCHER ACCESS AND ACCELERATE DISCOVERY.PPB 3 SUPPORTS A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH EFFORT USING A HIGH-THROUGHPUT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY APPROACH TO UNDERSTAND THE BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS LEADING TO PRETERM BIRTH AND OTHER ADVERSE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES.THE PPB INITIATIVE HAS AWARDED 13 RESEARCH GRANTS THAT COLLECTIVELY FORM A GLOBAL CONSORTIUM BRIDGING INNOVATIVE BASIC SCIENCE INVESTIGATORS WITH STUDY SITES IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES. 293291 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 0 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WA X X GPL TAX & ACCOUNTING 4255029465 12220 113TH AVE NE 100 KIRKLAND WA 98034 CRAIG RUBENS PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN FARIS CHAIRMAN 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM HANSON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA FARIS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 GLORIA NORTHCROFT SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREW RUUD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC MANN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES LITCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 338826 0 42674 338826 0 42674 1 0 1 0 0 123550 123550 BIOSERVICES SPECIMEN S 621500 213637 213637 RETURN OF UNUSED GRANT 621500 21529 21529 235166 93 93 358809 235166 0 93 X 414040 83883 330157 176964 36561 140403 96437 9690 86747 32425 6441 25984 210 210 11276 11276 149158 138685 10473 1451 1451 6523 2955 3568 24802 24802 79512 132 79380 5069 1628 3441 1895 1895 13 13 31227 31227 9526 9526 BANK CHARGES & FEES 11501 11441 60 LICENSES & DUES 7910 1222 6688 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 2931 15 2916 SUPPLIES 638 638 0 1063508 293291 770217 0 1082006 666184 150020 20 115138 56881 101303 58257 25569 5865 5864 1339194 755894 10652 6443 112099 237707 122751 244150 X 1216443 511744 1216443 511744 1339194 755894 -704699 0 X 0 0 0 X 2402906 681863 123550 3208319 2402906 681863 123550 3208319 3208319 93 93 3208412 1142199 1.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 42119 8005 34114 10362 6736 3626 62657 42140 20517 58257 ACCRUED PAYROLL 162143 PPP LOAN 75564 237707 1 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMES LITCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 338826 0 0 0 0 0 25000 0 17674 0 381500 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WORKS FROM HIS HOME OFFICE IN EASTSOUND, WA, AS THE COMMUTE TO LYNNWOOD DAILY WOULD NOT BE REASONABLE. TRAVEL RELATED EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSED. PART I, LINE 3 A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BASED ON A COMPENSATION STUDY AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3 EVERY PREEMIE WAS A FIVE-YEAR USAID COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT DESIGNED TO PROVIDE PRACTICAL, CATALYTIC, AND SCALABLE APPROACHES FOR EXPANDING UPTAKE OF PRETERM BIRTH AND LOW BIRTHWEIGHT INTERVENTIONS IN 24 USAID PRIORITY COUNTRIES PREDOMINANTLY IN AFRICA AND ASIA. EVERY PREEMIE WAS IMPLEMENTED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2014 AND SEPTEMBER 2019. MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT EVERYPREEMIE.ORG FORM 990, PART V, LINE 1A AND 1C FORM 1A REPORTS ZERO W2/W3S FILED, WHICH IS CORRECT UNDER THE ORGANIZATION'S EIN. THERE IS A CONTRACT IN PLACE TO SHARE PAYROLL AND HR RESOURCES WITH THE PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION AVITUS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS REPORTED UNDER THE EIN OF AVITUS; HOWEVER, FOR TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATIONAL REPORTING, WE HAVE RECORDED THE AMOUNTS ON THE BOARD COMPENSATION TAB, AS WELL AS BROKEN OUT THE AMOUNT OF OFFICER SALARY FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER WAGES AND SALARIES, BECAUSE THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE EXPENSE ITEMS THAT ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO AVITUS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 ANNA FARIS IS A DAUGHTER OF JOHN FARIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B GAPPS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF FORM 990. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAY CONFER WITH ACCOUNTANTS AND LEGAL EXPERTS WITH REGARDS TO DRAFTS OF THE 990. COPIES OF THE DRAFT FORM 990 ARE DISTRIBUTED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED, MANAGEMENT STAFF WILL INCORPORATE CHANGES AS APPROPRIATE AND THEN DISTRIBUTE THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FOLLOWING DISTRIBUTION TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, FORM 990 WILL BE FILED IN A TIMELY MANNER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C GAPPS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND STAFF TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICT/POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. BOARD MEMBERS WITH A CONFLICT/POTENTIAL CONFLICT ARE PROHIBITED FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTER IN WHICH THERE IS A CONFLICT. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BY BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY AND EACH MEMBER MUST SIGN A DISCLOSURE OF CONFLICT STATEMENT WHICH IS REVIEWED BY GAPPS LEGAL COUNSEL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD WITH INPUT FROM COMPENSATION EXPERTS AT GAPPS' COEMPLOYER, AVITUS GROUP, TO CONDUCT AN INDEPENDENT COMPARABILTY REVIEW. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS BENCH MARKED AGAINST SIMILARLY SIZED NON-PROFITS IN SEATTLE, AND OTHER SIMILARLY SIZED GLOBAL HEALTH NON-PROFITS NATIONALLY. IN ADDITION, THE COMPENSATION OF KEY EMPLOYEES WAS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY SEATTLE CHILDREN'S AS A CONDITION OF GAPPS' SEPARATION AGREEMENT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION ARE AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 480. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 480. OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 133,880. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 133,880. CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 4,805. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 9,993. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 14,798.