2025-11-04T07:43:02-06:00 2024-12-31 420714325 RSM US LLP 7351 OFFICE PARK PLACE MELBOURNE FL 329408229 990 2024-01-01 526050847 THE BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY BIOP 2402905610 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 540 BETHESDA MD 20817 JENNIFER L PESANELLI EXECUTIVE OFFICER 2402905610 2025-11-03 1 0 X KELLI PECK P01423033 3217516200 2025-11-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X BPS JENNIFER L PESANELLI 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 540 BETHESDA MD 20817 18087035 0 X WWW.BIOPHYSICS.ORG X 1959 OH TO LEAD AN INNOVATIVE GLOBAL COMMUNITY WORKING AT THE INTERFACE OF THE PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES, ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY. ALSO, TO HARNESS THE FULL POTENTIAL OF BIOPHYSICS TO SEEK KNOWLEDGE, IMPROVE THE HUMAN CONDITION, AND PRESERVE THE PLANET FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. 17 17 17 100 33282 5092 188450 203255 4415758 4251431 174465 656739 83088 156367 4861761 5267792 285121 189268 0 0 2401417 2633363 0 0 0 2728823 2857922 5415361 5680553 -553600 -412761 20441858 20584049 3323842 2428469 17118016 18155580 X TO LEAD AN INNOVATIVE GLOBAL COMMUNITY WORKING AT THE INTERFACE OF THE PHYSICAL AND LIFE SCIENCES, ACROSS ALL LEVELS OF COMPLEXITY. 0 0 1923205 135330 2057482 MEETINGS - BPS' MEETINGS FACILITATE THE SHARING OF INFORMATION AND RESEARCH IN THE BIOPHYSICAL SCIENCES. 516680 1750 1490406 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. 184395 52188 63613 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. 627420 OTHER PROGRAMS 627420 2624280 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 39 0 1 17 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 17 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD X HARRIS POVICH 2402905610 6903 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 540 BETHESDA MD 20817 GABRIELA POPESCU PRESIDENT-ELECT/PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LYNMARIE THOMPSON PRESIDENT-ELECT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TERESA GIRALDEZ SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA HARRIS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TAEKJIP HA PRESDIENT/PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KUMIKO HAYASHI COUNCIL MEMBER (THRU 2/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY COLECRAFT COUNCIL MEMBER (THRU 2/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 KANDICE TANNER COUNCIL MEMBER (THRU 2/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET CHEUNG COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE KENWORTHY COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 XING JU COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN GRUEBELE COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH RHOADES COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAMAR SCHLICK COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SYMA KHALID COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAVIARE HAWKINS COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA BASSEREAU COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMMANUEL MARGEAT COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 VALERIA VASQUEZ COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANITA MAJKA COUNCIL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN MARQUSEE COUNCIL MEMBER (THRU 2/24) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER PESANELLI EXECUTIVE OFFICER 37.50 X 347639 0 54996 DOROTHY CHACONAS DIRECTOR OF MTGS & EXHIBITS 37.50 X 135554 0 35502 HARRIS POVICH DIRECTOR OF FIN & OPS 37.50 X 179272 0 70433 SARAVANAN RAMUSHANMUGAM DIRECTOR OF INFO TECH 37.50 X 189600 0 45906 ELIZABETH VUONG DIR OF MKTG, COMMS & OUTREACH 37.50 X 145666 0 18218 RAY WOLFE CREATIVE DIR & IT SYSTEMS ENG 37.50 X 126981 0 14361 1124712 0 239416 8 0 1 0 MORGAN STANLEY 1585 BROADWAY NEW YORK NY 10036 INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 164523 1 203255 203255 ANNUAL MEETING 900099 1968755 1953757 14998 PUBLICATIONS 541800 1501296 1483012 18284 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 626862 626862 SUBGROUPS 900099 91054 91054 PUBLIC AFFAIRS 900099 63464 63464 4251431 408022 408022 22977 22977 13059228 12810511 248717 248717 248717 20772 8732 12040 12040 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 121350 121350 121350 5267792 4230189 33282 801066 130538 130538 58730 58730 402635 135182 267453 1729060 580524 1148536 164424 55205 109219 194289 65232 129057 142955 47996 94959 26312 10651 15661 27192 27192 164523 164523 199107 197307 1800 140109 18059 122050 199228 109215 90013 215219 18766 196453 199288 199288 425101 276156 148945 1075112 983734 91378 10740 10740 21909 8256 13653 MISCELLANEOUS 93815 31639 62176 DUES MEMBERSHIPS REGIST 31878 16485 15393 HONORARIUM 23500 15000 8500 AWARDS 4889 4889 -134395 134395 5680553 2624280 3056273 0 1328847 1052724 799484 1042587 293281 475281 312895 175570 16843 137325 15959368 16588393 1295605 1268059 748430 19680 20441858 20584049 330473 319716 2112330 2039409 881039 69344 3323842 2428469 X 16596296 17572693 521720 582887 17118016 18155580 20441858 20584049 -412761 1450325 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 81798 114711 195088 188450 203255 783302 4170449 2759841 3997986 4415221 4238921 19582418 4252247 2874552 4193074 4603671 4442176 20365720 7235 7080 12895 11370 12760 51340 1395715 1385797 1444334 1474614 1400257 7100717 1402950 1392877 1457229 1485984 1413017 7152057 13213663 308162 318126 319406 387904 430999 1764597 308162 318126 319406 387904 430999 1764597 2764 2764 26114 56524 65750 46682 121350 316420 4586523 3251966 4578230 5038257 4994525 22449501 0.58860 0.57560 0.07860 0.07960 X SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: INCOME FROM ACTIVITIES NOT REGULARLY CARRIED ON RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 5689285 5689285 0 434464 0 108616 0 0 0 320841 405233 421277 434464 1581815 2372723 80210 101308 105319 108616 395453 593180 172125 50440 5802 6132 222235 165633 580 11544 5632 172125 194534 650 -24051 5500 165633 184711 915 14408 5500 194534 174738 940 14533 5500 184711 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 262031 127159 134872 50864 48411 2453 137325 BLACKROCK BATS SERIES S PTF 1268059 C 1268059 LEASE LIABILITY 69344 69344 6562326 1450325 1450325 5112001 164523 -8732 155791 5267792 5524762 8732 8732 5516030 164523 164523 5680553 PART V, LINE 4: THE ENDOWMENT WILL BE USED TO FUND THE IGNACIO TINOCO AWARD, THE KAZUHIKO KINOSITA AWARD IN SINGLE MOLECULE BIOPHYSICS, AND THE KLAUS SCHULTEN AND ZAIDA LUTHEY-SCHULTEN COMPUTATIONAL BIOPHYSICS LECTURE AWARD. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD -8,732. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 8,732. 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTMAKING GRANTS TO FOREIGN RECIPIENTS 6250 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 GRANTMAKING GRANTS TO FOREIGN RECIPIENTS 29010 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING GRANTS TO FOREIGN RECIPIENTS 1600 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING GRANTS TO FOREIGN RECIPIENTS 1000 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTMAKING GRANTS TO FOREIGN RECIPIENTS 2110 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTMAKING GRANTS TO FOREIGN RECIPIENTS 18600 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 GRANTMAKING GRANTS TO FOREIGN RECIPIENTS 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 58730 0 58730 TRAVEL AND SOCIETY AWARDS EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 8 6250 CHECK OR WIRE TRAVEL, SOCIETY, SUBGROUP AND SRAA AWARDS EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 52 29010 CHECK OR WIRE TRAVEL AND SRAA AWARDS MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 3 1600 CHECK OR WIRE TRAVEL AND SRAA AWARDS NORTH AMERICA 3 1000 CHECK OR WIRE TRAVEL AWARDS SOUTH AMERICA 4 2110 CHECK OR WIRE TRAVEL, SRAA AND LOW-INCOME COUNTRY AWARDS SOUTH ASIA 15 18600 CHECK OR WIRE TRAVEL AWARD CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 1 160 CHECK OR WIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY TRACKS ALL EXPENDITURES IN ITS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, SAGE 100. GRANT FUNDS ARE TYPICALLY FOR TRAVEL, THIS AMOUNT IS USUALLY BASED ON NEED. SUPPORT FOR OTHER MEETINGS IS VOTED ON BY THE COUNCIL AFTER VIEWING GRANTEE REQUESTS (AS IS THE BUDGET FOR AND ANY ADDITIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS). AWARDS ARE GRANTED BY AN AWARDS COMMITTEE, AND THERE IS A FORMAL APPLICATION PROCESS. 1 CONGRESSIONAL FELLOWSHIP 1 52188 TRAVEL GRANTS 176 44050 SOCIETY AWARDS 8 21500 SCIENCE FAIR AWARDS 4 400 SUBGROUP AWARDS 9 7150 BRIDGING AWARDS 1 700 SRAA AWARDS 28 2800 UPAC AWARDS 10 1000 THEMATIC MEETINGS AND BPS CONFERENCE AWARDS 3 750 PART I, LINE 2: THE SOCIETY TRACKS ALL EXPENDITURES IN ITS FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM, SAGE 100. GRANT FUNDS ARE TYPICALLY FOR TRAVEL, THIS AMOUNT IS USUALLY BASED ON NEED. SUPPORT FOR OTHER MEETINGS IS VOTED ON BY THE COUNCIL AFTER VIEWING GRANTEE REQUESTS (AS IS THE BUDGET FOR AND ANY ADDITIONAL TRAVEL GRANTS). AWARDS ARE GRANTED BY AN AWARDS COMMITTEE, AND THERE IS A FORMAL APPLICATION PROCESS. X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JENNIFER PESANELLI EXECUTIVE OFFICER 346397 0 0 0 1242 0 34408 0 20588 0 402635 0 0 0 HARRIS POVICH DIRECTOR OF FIN & OPS 175708 0 0 0 3564 0 19098 0 51335 0 249705 0 0 0 SARAVANAN RAMUSHANMUGAM DIRECTOR OF INFO TECH 189060 0 0 0 540 0 18931 0 26975 0 235506 0 0 0 DOROTHY CHACONAS DIRECTOR OF MTGS & EXHIBITS 133375 0 0 0 2179 0 13621 0 21881 0 171056 0 0 0 ELIZABETH VUONG DIR OF MKTG, COMMS & OUTREACH 145171 0 0 0 495 0 14736 0 3482 0 163884 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B JENNIFER PESANELLI $19,500 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 REGULAR, EARLY CAREER AND EMERITUS MEMBERS - SCIENTISTS WHO SHARE THE STATED PURPOSE OF THE SOCIETY AND WHO HAVE EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, OR PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN BIOPHYSICS OR IN AN ALLIED SCIENTIFIC FIELD. STUDENT - MEMBERS PURSUING A COURSE OF STUDY IN BIOPHYSICS OR IN A RELATED FIELD. DEVELOPING COUNTRY - FOR REGULAR, EARLY CAREER AND STUDENT MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO VOTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B IF THERE ARE PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE BYLAWS THE MEMBERS VOTE ON THEM. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE SOCIETY DOES NOT PROVIDE A COPY OF THE 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FILING THE FORM. THE GOVERNING BODY MEMBERS MAY REVIEW THE FORM 990 AT ANY TIME THEY WISH. THE 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND APPROVED BY COUNCIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SOCIETY MONITORS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY SENDING IT TO THE COUNCIL AND STAFF FOR THEM TO REVIEW AND SIGN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETS ONCE A YEAR TO EVALUATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND ESTABLISH COMPENSATION FOR THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR. THE COMMITTEE MAY CONSIDER COMPARATIVE, PERFORMANCE, AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER CHANGES IN COMPENSATION LEVELS ARE NECESSARY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY DOES HAVE ON ITS WEBSITE ITS BYLAWS, CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS GUIDELINES. AUDITS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.