2014-11-14T16:00:26-06:00 2013-12-31 990 2013-01-01 223619257 BIOCON INC BIOC 7326610202 125 MAY STREET EDISON NJ 08837 MICHAEL J KAWAS EVP/CFO 7326610202 2014-11-14 2014-11-14 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z BRUCE STROEVER 125 MAY STREET EDISON NJ 08837 3208246 false X N/A X 1998 DC BIOCON, INC. (BIO) WAS FORMED TO SERVE AS THE SOLE VOTING MEMBER OF, AND ACT AS THE HOLDING COMPANY FOR, "MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC." (MTF) A NON-PROFIT 501(C) ORGANIZATION AND "DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUR ZELL-UND GEWEBEERSATZ GMBH" (DIZG) A GERMAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. MTF'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY ALLOGRAFT TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANTATION, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. DIZG SPECIALIZES IN CULTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF KERATINOCYTES, MUSCULOSKELETAL, AND OTHER TISSUE FORMS. BIOCON, AS HOLDING COMPANY, HAS AUTHORITY TO APPROVE FUNDAMENTAL AMENDMENTS TO ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND TO APPROVE CERTAIN CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS MERGERS AND DISSOLUTIONS. BIOCON ALSO HAS THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO ELECT OR APPOINT ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MTF AND DIZG. BIOCON CONTINUES TO MONITOR AND GUIDE THE ACTIVITIES OF MTF AND DIZG, AS WELL AS ANY AFFILIATES THAT MAY BE FORMED OR ACQUIRED IN THE FUTURE, TO FOSTER THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY HUMAN ALLOGRAFT TISSUE TO THE CO 7 6 4 0 0 3110172 3208217 0 2891 29 3113063 3208246 0 0 0 0 0 2813862 2788804 2813862 2788804 299201 419442 15447180 15734385 16670490 16538253 -1223310 -803868 X BIOCON, INC. (BIO) WAS FORMED TO SERVE AS THE SOLE VOTING MEMBER OF, AND ACT AS THE HOLDING COMPANY FOR, "MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC." (MTF) A NON-PROFIT 501(C) ORGANIZATION AND "DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUR ZELL-UND GEWEBEERSATZ GMBH" (DIZG) A GERMAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. MTF'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY ALLOGRAFT TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANTATION, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. DIZG SPECIALIZES IN CULTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF KERATINOCYTES, MUSCULOSKELETAL, AND OTHER TISSUE FORMS. BIOCON, AS HOLDING COMPANY, HAS AUTHORITY TO APPROVE FUNDAMENTAL AMENDMENTS TO ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND TO APPROVE CERTAIN CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS MERGERS AND DISSOLUTIONS. BIOCON ALSO HAS THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO ELECT OR APPOINT ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MTF AND DIZG. BIOCON CONTINUES TO MONITOR AND GUIDE THE ACTIVITIES OF MTF AND DIZG, AS WELL AS ANY AFFILIATES THAT MAY BE FORMED OR ACQUIRED IN THE FUTURE, TO FOSTER THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY HUMAN ALLOGRAFT TISSUE TO THE CO false false 2788804 3208246 BIOCON, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF MAY STREET MEDICAL, LLC. (MSM) AND OLYPHANT, L.L.C. (OLY). BIOCON IS ALSO THE SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER OF MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION, INC. (MTF) AND SOLE STOCKHOLDER OF THE DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUR ZELL-UND GEWEBEERSATZ GMBH (DIZG). AS PART OF BIOCON'S MISSION TO SUPPORT MTF, BIOCON SERVES AS THE HOLDING COMPANY FOR THE SEGREGATION, PROTECTION, AND OPERATION OF REAL PROPERTY ASSETS WHICH ARE OCCUPIED BY MTF. DURING 2010, BIO CREATED OLYPHANT L.L.C. (OLY) TO ACQUIRE AND MAINTAIN REAL ESTATE ASSETS FOR USE BY MTF IN PURSUIT OF ITS CORE MISSION TO SUPPORT MTF. ON DECEMBER 20, 2010, OLY PURCHASED LAND AND BUILDING IN THE AMOUNT OF 4,563,133. 2788804 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true true true false false true X 6 0 true 4 true false true GM false false false false false false false false X 7 6 false false false false true false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false NJ X MICHAEL J KAWAS 7326610202 125 MAY STREET EDISON NJ 08837 X WILLIAM W TOMFORD MD CHAIRMAN 2.00 X 0 50000 0 GERALD FINERMAN MD BOD 1.00 X 0 14000 0 DONALD HACKBARTH MD VICE CHAIRMA 1.00 X 0 14000 0 DAN M SPENGLER MD BOD 1.00 X 0 13000 0 ALLAN GROSS MD BOD 1.00 X 0 10000 0 JOSEPH A BUCKWALTER MD BOD 1.00 X 0 9000 0 VICTOR FRANKEL MD PHD DIRECTOR EME 1.00 X 0 6000 0 WILLIAM F ENNEKING MD DIRECTOR EME 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARK BOLANDER MD BOD 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE W STROEVER PRESIDENT/CE 60.00 X 0 846340 35845 MICHAEL J KAWAS TREASURER/CF 60.00 X 0 516345 43551 MARTHA ANDERSON SECRETARY 60.00 X 0 419024 36950 1897709 116346 false true false MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FDTN 125 MAY STREET EDISON NJ 08837 ADMINISTRATIVE 2100000 NORTHMARQ CAPITAL 1 PENN PLAZA SUITE 1421 NEW YORK NY 101191421 FINANCING 730089 EDISON TAX COLLECTOR 100 MUNICIPAL BLVD EDISON NJ 08817 GOVERNMENT 490675 AMERICAN LANDSCAPE 586 SOUTH MIDDLEBUSH ROAD SOMERSET NJ 08873 LANDSCAPING 214200 WASTE MANAGEMENT PO BOX 13648 PHILADELPHIA PA 19101 REFUSE REMOVAL 129397 5 125/175 MAY ST., EDISON, NJ 2804584 2804584 1175 MIDVALLEY DR., OLYPHANT 403633 403633 3208217 RELATED PARTY INTEREST INCOME 29 29 29 3208246 3208246 649169 649169 791657 791657 504015 504015 MANAGEMENT FEES 481238 481238 CLEANING/MAINTENANCE 170324 170324 WASTE REMOVAL 121051 121051 REPAIRS 68206 68206 3144 3144 2788804 2788804 0 0 412929 1027091 28666 28278 18760955 4983543 14160429 13777412 845156 901604 15447180 15734385 81815 44368 16588675 16493885 16670490 16538253 X -1223310 -803868 -1223310 -803868 15447180 15734385 419442 X false true X true false X X X false false false MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC 222803458 9 true true true 0 1 2636496 2636496 16011516 4975798 11035718 112943 7745 105198 13777412 DUE FROM AFFILIATE 742182 DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS 136941 PREPAID TAXES 17469 PREPAID OTHER EXPENSE 3912 DEPOSITS 1100 901604 DUE TO AFFILIATE 8708675 MORTGAGE PAYABLE - L/T 7479263 MORTGAGE PAYABLE - S/T 282005 SECURITY DEPOSIT 23942 16493885 X 3208246 3208246 3208246 2788804 2788804 2788804 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION DISCLOSURE FROM 2013 AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: ASC 740-10 (FORMERLY FASB INTERPRETATION NO. 48, "ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES") REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ASC 740-10 IN FISCAL 2009. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA UNDER ASC 740-10. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIII SCHEDULE D, PART VI, LINE 1E, OTHER: THE AMOUNTS SHOWN ON THE REFERENCED LINE ARE FOR DEPRECIABLE LAND IMPROVEMENTS. X X X X X X false false false false false false false false false BRUCE W STROEVER PRESIDENT/CEO 614324 210900 21116 15064 20781 882185 MICHAEL J KAWAS TREASURER/CFO 396145 120200 15300 28251 559896 MARTHA ANDERSON SECRETARY 321924 97100 15055 21895 455974 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BIOCON, INC. (BIO) WAS FORMED TO SERVE AS THE SOLE VOTING MEMBER OF, AND ACT AS THE HOLDING COMPANY FOR, "MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION INC." (MTF) A NON-PROFIT 501(C) ORGANIZATION AND "DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUR ZELL-UND GEWEBEERSATZ GMBH" (DIZG) A GERMAN NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. MTF'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY ALLOGRAFT TISSUES FOR TRANSPLANTATION, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. DIZG SPECIALIZES IN CULTURING AND DISTRIBUTION OF KERATINOCYTES, MUSCULOSKELETAL, AND OTHER TISSUE FORMS. BIOCON, AS HOLDING COMPANY, HAS AUTHORITY TO APPROVE FUNDAMENTAL AMENDMENTS TO ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS AND TO APPROVE CERTAIN CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS SUCH AS MERGERS AND DISSOLUTIONS. BIOCON ALSO HAS THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO ELECT OR APPOINT ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF MTF AND DIZG. BIOCON CONTINUES TO MONITOR AND GUIDE THE ACTIVITIES OF MTF AND DIZG, AS WELL AS ANY AFFILIATES THAT MAY BE FORMED OR ACQUIRED IN THE FUTURE, TO FOSTER THE PROVISION OF HIGH QUALITY HUMAN ALLOGRAFT TISSUE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE MOST ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT SYSTEM POSSIBLE. FORM 990 FORM 990, PART IV, QUESTIONS 14A AND 14B - BIOCON, INC. NOTES THAT IT ANSWERED "NO" TO FORM 990, PART IV, QUESTION 14A AND 14B BECAUSE ITS ONLY INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY CONSISTS OF DIZG ACTIVITY. 2013 ACTIVITY FOR DIZG IS SUMMARIZED ON FORM 5471. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 N/A FORM 990, PART V PART V, QUESTIONS 2A AND 2B - THESE EMPLOYEES ARE PAID BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION - THE MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION, INC. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B GERMANY FORM 990, PART VI PART VI, QUESTION 1A - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS NINE MEMBERS INCLUDING TWO NON-VOTING DIRECTORS EMERITUS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 BIOCON, INC.'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS SPECIFICALLY PROHIBIT THE EXISTENCE OF MEMBERS/STOCKHOLDERS. INSTEAD, THE COMPANY IS GOVERNED BY ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS. DIRECTORS SERVE A TERM OF SIX YEARS. HOWEVER, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF BIOCON, INC. OVERLAPS THAT OF THE MUSCULOSKEL- ETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION, INC. WITH ITS VARIOUS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS. THUS, MTF AND ITS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS HAVE SOME DEGREE OF INFLUENCE ON BIOCON, INC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WERE PROVIDED WITH A PAPER COPY OF FORM 990 AND ITS WAS REVIEWED WITH THEM AT AN OPEN MEETING OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR APPROVAL. SUBSEQUENT TO MODIFICA- TIONS, IF ANY, BEING MADE AS A RESULT OF THE MEETING, THE 990 IS CIRCULATED TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C MTF SENDS A QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY TO BOARD MEMBERS REQUESTING DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE LETTER INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: QUESTIONNAIRE 1. DO YOU OR MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY HAVE FAMILY OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS (AS DEFINED BELOW) WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS OR ORGANIZATIONS LISTED IN ATTACHMENT A? IF YES, PLEASE IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL AND EXPLAIN THE RELATIONSHIP. FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL'S SPOUSE, CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN, SIBLINGS AND THE SPOUSES OF CHILDREN, GRANDCHILDREN AND SIBLINGS. BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTURAL RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMON OWNERSHIPS OF A BUSINESS WHERE ANY OFFICERS, DIRECTORS OR TRUSTEES, INDIVIDUALLY OR TOGETHER, POSSESS MORE THAN 35% OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN COMMON. ___________________________________________________________________________ 2.DO YOU RECEIVE COMPENSATION FROM ANY ORGANIZATIONS, WHETHER TAX EXEMPT OR TAXABLE, WHICH ARE RELATED TO MTF? IF YES, ATTACH A STATEMENT THAT EXPLAINS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MTF AND THE OTHER ORGANIZATION; DESCRIBE THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT, INCLUDING AMOUNTS PAID TO YOU BY THE RELATED ORGANIZATION. COMPENSATION INCLUDES: SALARY, FEES, BONUSES, CONTRIBUTIONS TO EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN, DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS, EXPENSE ALLOWANCES, AND THE VALUE OF THE PERSONAL USE OF HOUSING, AUTOMOBILES, OR OTHER ASSETS OWNED OR LEASED BY THE ORGANIZATION. DEFINITION OF RELATED ORGANIZATION: ORGANIZATIONS MAY BE RELATED IN SEVERAL WAYS; THE RELATIONSHIPS ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. RELATED ORGANIZATIONS ARE TAX-EXEMPT OR TAXABLE ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO THE TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS: RELATIONSHIP 1. ONE ORGANIZATION OWNS OR CONTROLS THE OTHER ORGANIZATION. RELATIONSHIP 2. THE SAME PERSON(S) OWNS OR CONTROLS BOTH ORGANIZATIONS. RELATIONSHIP 3. THE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE A RELATIONSHIP AS SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS. RELATIONSHIP 4. THE ORGANIZATIONS USE A COMMON PAYMASTER. RELATIONSHIP 5. THE OTHER ORGANIZATION PAYS PART OF THE COMPENSATION THAT THE ORGANIZATION WOULD OTHERWISE BE CONTRACTURALLY OBLIGATED TO PAY. RELATIONSHIP 6. THE ORGANIZATIONS CONDUCT JOINT PROGRAMS OR SHARE FACILITIES OR EMPLOYEES. OWNERSHIP. THE TERM OWNERSHIP IS HOLDING (DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY) 50% OR MORE OF THE VOTING POWER IN A CORPORATION, PROFITS INTEREST IN A PARTNERSHIP, OR BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN A TRUST. CONTROL. THE TERM CONTROL IS HAVING 50% OR MORE OF THE VOTING POWER IN A GOVERNING BODY, OR THE POWER TO APPOINT 50% OR MORE OF AN ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, OR THE POWER TO APPROVE AN ORGANIZATION'S BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURES (AN EFFECTIVE VETO POWER OVER THE ORGANIZATION'S BUDGETS AND EXPENDITURES). ALSO, CONTROL CAN BE INDIRECT BY OWNING OR CONTROLLING ANOTHER ORGANIZATION WITH SUCH POWER. COMMON PAYMASTER. IN GENERAL, A COMMON PAYMASTER OF A GROUP OF RELATED CORPORATIONS IS ANY MEMBER THEREOF THAT DISBURSES REMUNERATION TO EMPLOYEES OF TWO OR MORE OF THOSE CORPORATIONS ON THEIR BEHALF AND THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR KEEPING BOOKS AND RECORDS FOR THE PAYROLL WITH RESPECT TO THOSE EMPLOYEES. ATTACHMENT A LISTS OFFICERS, BOARD MEMBERS, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, ETC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE CEO RECEIVES NO COMPENSATION FOR DUTIES ASSOCIATED WITH BIOCON, INC. AND RELATED DISREGARDED ENTITIES. HE IS PAID BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION CALLED THE MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION, INC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE TREASURER AND SECRETARY RECEIVE NO COMPENSATION FOR DUTIES RELATED TO BIOCON, INC. AND RELATED DISREGARDED ENTITIES. THEY ARE PAID BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION CALLED THE MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION, INC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST, BIOCON, INC., WILL PROVIDE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS THROUGH EMAIL, MAILINGS, AND OFFICE VISITS. FORM 990, PART VII PART VII - BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMPENSATION - THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES NO COMPENSATION FROM BIOCON, INC. FOR ITS ACTIVITIES. THE BOARD MEMBERS ARE PAID HONORARIUMS AND REIMBURSED FOR REASONABLE TRAVEL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH BOARD MEETINGS BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION - THE MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION, INC. FORM 990, PAGE 7, PART VII PARENT ORGANIZATION HAS FILED A SEPARATE RETURN FORM 990, PAGE 7, PART VII BIOCON, INC. IS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION, INC. THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS FILE SEPARATE FORM 990 AND 990-T RETURNS AS REQUIRED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. 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THUS, DIZG IS SHOWN AS BOTH AN EXEMPT AND TAXABLE ORGANIZATION ON SCHEDULE R. DIZG IS A BROTHER/SISTER ENTITY RELATIVE TO MTF AND IS WHOLLY OWNED BY BIOCON, INC. SCHEDULE R, PART V, LINE 2, PAGE 1: ITEMS (4), 9) AND (10) ARE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN MUSCULOSKELETAL TRANSPLANT FOUNDATION, INC. (MTF) AND DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUR ZELL-UND GEWEBEERSATZ GMBH. (DIZG) THEY DID NOT OCCUR BETWEEN MTF AND BIOCON, BUT ARE INCLUDED BECAUSE DIZG IS WHOLLY OWNED BY BIOCON AND ALSO FOR GREATER TRANSPARENCY. DURING 2013, DIZG REPAID MTF OUTSTANDING ADVANCES TOTALING 395,094. MTF ALSO SOLD TISSUE TO DIZG IN THE AMOUNT OF 866,300. GIVEN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, NO FORM 926 FILING BY MTF WAS DEEMED NECESSARY.