FRONTIER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2009
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- Organization
- FRONTIER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC (EIN 16-1056814)
- Tax period
- 2009-07-01 to 2010-06-30
- Filed
- 2011-05-16
- IRS object ID
- 201131369349304753
- Schema version
- 2009v1.7
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2011-05-16T14:01:11-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2010-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ALEXANDER ARONSON FINNING & CO PC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 21 EAST MAIN STREET | AddressLine1 |
| City | WESTBORO | City |
| State | MA | State |
| ZIP Code | 01581 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2009-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 161056814 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | FRONTIER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Business Name Line2 | FOUNDATION Inc | BusinessNameLine2 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | FRON | NameControl |
| Phone | 6176323610 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 900 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE | AddressLine1 |
| City | BOSTON | City |
| State | MA | State |
| ZIP Code | 02215 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | marvin zelen | Name |
| Title | Chairman of BoD & president | Title |
| Phone | 6176323610 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2011-05-13 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | john r buckley cpa | Name |
| Phone | 5083669100 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2011-05-13 | DatePrepared |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2009 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Marvin Zelen PhD | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 900 Commonwealth Avenue | AddressLine1 |
| City | Boston | City |
| State | MA | State |
| ZIP Code | 02215 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 45600152 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | 0 | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| Web Site | http://www.fstrf.org | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 1975 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | NY | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | FRONTIER SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. WAS INCORPORATED IN 1975 IN NEW YORK, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADMINISTering AND PERFORMING RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVING STATISTICAL SCIENCE. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 14 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 7 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 401 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 0 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income | 0 | NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 29327777 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 28689789 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue Prior Year | 16290568 | ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 16642888 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Prior Year | 77601 | InvestmentIncomePriorYear |
| Investment Income Current Year | 55345 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Prior Year | 282764 | OtherRevenuePriorYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 212130 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 45978710 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 45600152 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 23184295 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 25529340 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 0 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 22111821 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 18831469 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 45296116 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 44360809 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 682594 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 1239343 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 26011024 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 25433199 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities BOY | 18738358 | TotalLiabilitiesBOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 16835006 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 7272666 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 8598193 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | frontier science & technology research foundation, inc. was incorporated in 1975 in New York, for the purpose of administering and performing research projects involving statistical science. | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | 0 | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | 0 | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 35890748 | Expense |
| Revenue | 16855018 | Revenue |
| Description | a significant portion of the foundation's operations, which are substantially funded through U.S. government grants, relates to providing statistical support for the development and conduct of national and international clinical trials on cancer and aids patients. | Description |
| Total Program Service Expense | 35890748 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | 1 | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | 1 | ScheduleBRequired |
| Political Activities | 0 | PoliticalActivities |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivities |
| Donor Advised Funds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFunds |
| Conservation Easements | 0 | ConservationEasements |
| Collections Of Art | 0 | CollectionsOfArt |
| Credit Counseling | 0 | CreditCounseling |
| Term Or Permanent Endowments | 0 | TermOrPermanentEndowments |
| Balance Sheet Amounts Reported | 1 | BalanceSheetAmountsReported |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | 1 | IndependentAuditFinancialStmt |
| Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt | 1 | ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt |
| School | 0 | School |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Foreign Activities | 0 | ForeignActivities |
| More Than5000 K To Organizations | 0 | MoreThan5000KToOrganizations |
| More Than5000 K To Individuals | 0 | MoreThan5000KToIndividuals |
| Professional Fundraising | 0 | ProfessionalFundraising |
| Fundraising Activities | 0 | FundraisingActivities |
| Gaming | 0 | Gaming |
| Hospital | 0 | Hospital |
| Grants To Organizations | 0 | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Grants To Individuals | 0 | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Schedule J Required | 1 | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | 0 | TaxExemptBonds |
| Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | ExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Prior Excess Benefit Transaction | 0 | PriorExcessBenefitTransaction |
| Loan To Officer Or DQP | 0 | LoanToOfficerOrDQP |
| Grant To Related Person | 0 | GrantToRelatedPerson |
| Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization | 1 | BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization |
| Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member | 1 | BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember |
| Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp | 1 | OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp |
| Deductible Non Cash Contributions | 0 | DeductibleNonCashContributions |
| Deductible Contributions Of Art | 0 | DeductibleContributionsOfArt |
| Terminated | 0 | Terminated |
| Partial Liquidation | 0 | PartialLiquidation |
| Disregarded Entity | 0 | DisregardedEntity |
| Related Entity | 1 | RelatedEntity |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | 0 | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | 0 | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | 1 | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 11 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Number Of Employees | 401 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | 1 | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | 0 | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Non Deductible Contributions | 0 | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Quid Pro Quo Contributions | 0 | QuidProQuoContributions |
| Form8282 Property Disposed Of | 0 | Form8282PropertyDisposedOf |
| Funds To Pay Premiums | 0 | FundsToPayPremiums |
| Premiums Paid | 0 | PremiumsPaid |
| Form8899 Filed | 0 | Form8899Filed |
| Form1098 C Filed | 0 | Form1098CFiled |
| Excess Business Holdings | 0 | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Taxable Distributions | 0 | TaxableDistributions |
| Distribution To Donor | 0 | DistributionToDonor |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 14 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 7 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | 1 | FamilyOrBusinessRelationship |
| Delegation Of Management Duties | 0 | DelegationOfManagementDuties |
| Changes To Organizing Docs | 0 | ChangesToOrganizingDocs |
| Material Diversion Or Misuse | 0 | MaterialDiversionOrMisuse |
| Members Or Stockholders | 0 | MembersOrStockholders |
| Election Of Board Members | 0 | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | 0 | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | 1 | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | 1 | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | 0 | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | 1 | LocalChapters |
| Policies Reference Chapters | 1 | PoliciesReferenceChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | 1 | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | 1 | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | 1 | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | 1 | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| Whistleblower Policy | 1 | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | 1 | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | 1 | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | 1 | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | 0 | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | MA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| Other Website | X | OtherWebsite |
| Upon Request | X | UponRequest |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ALAN LISAK | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 6176322004 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 900 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE | AddressLine1 |
| City | BOSTON | City |
| State | MA | State |
| ZIP Code | 02215 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (21 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation | Key EmployeeKeyEmployee | Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Zelen PhD | ||||||||
| Chairman of the BOD & Pres. | 20.00 | X | X | 59032 | 0 | 17651 | ||
| Richard Gelber PhD | ||||||||
| Project Leader & board Tre | 16.00 | X | X | 105544 | 0 | 31558 | ||
| Thelma Zelen | ||||||||
| Chief Admin. off. & bod Secr. | 40.00 | X | X | 107893 | 0 | 32260 | ||
| Lee-Jen Wei PhD | ||||||||
| board member | 0.30 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aron Goldhirsch MD | ||||||||
| board member | 0.30 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thomas Habermann MD | ||||||||
| Board member | 0.30 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eleanor McFadden | ||||||||
| Director of FSS & BOD Memb | 1.00 | X | 0 | 214938 | 0 | |||
| lauren Rachlin ESQ | ||||||||
| board member | 0.50 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| dr urania dafni | ||||||||
| board member | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gregory Pavlov | ||||||||
| E.D. of ny office & BOD MEmber | 40.00 | X | 185146 | 0 | 53075 | X | ||
| C Morton Hawkins PHD | ||||||||
| Dir. of WI office & BOD Member | 18.00 | X | 68137 | 0 | 19592 | |||
| Eugene Litvak | ||||||||
| board member | 0.30 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David DeMets | ||||||||
| board member | 0.30 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| LAWRENCE W HUFFMAN | ||||||||
| Board member | 0.30 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Alan M Lisak | ||||||||
| CFO & Ad-Hoc Board Member | 40.00 | X | 145061 | 0 | 43373 | |||
| TERENCE FENTON | ||||||||
| Principal Investigator | 40.00 | 171697 | 0 | 50015 | X | |||
| David Gaston | ||||||||
| sr. sys. eng. | 40.00 | 133910 | 0 | 38586 | X | |||
| karen price | ||||||||
| research assOC. | 40.00 | 108267 | 0 | 31788 | X | |||
| Suzanne Siminski-Mahoney | ||||||||
| deputy dir. | 40.00 | 131625 | 0 | 35884 | X | |||
| Jean Macdonald | ||||||||
| Co-director - ECOG | 40.00 | 132823 | 0 | 41015 | X | |||
| Mary Steele Long | ||||||||
| Co-director - ECOG | 40.00 | 134562 | 0 | 41015 | X | |||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 1483697 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs | 214938 | TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs |
| Total Other Compensation | 435812 | TotalOtherCompensation |
| Number Individuals GT100 K | 16 | NumberIndividualsGT100K |
| Formers Listed | 0 | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | 1 | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | 0 | CompensationFromOtherSources |
Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)
| Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City | StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode | Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices | CompensationCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | |||||
| PO Box 5132 | BUFFALO | NY | 14240 | Medical Insurance | 1561983 |
| pleasant ventures realty | |||||
| 930 COMMONWEALTH AVE | BOSTON | MA | 02215 | Property MANAGEMENT | 1214049 |
| TUFTS HEALTH PLAN | |||||
| PO BOX 9224 | CHELSEA | MA | 02150 | MEDIcal Insurance | 1077546 |
| MAPLE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION | |||||
| 4053 MAPLE ROAD | AMHERST | NY | 14226 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT | 666978 |
| Standard Insurance | |||||
| PO Box 5980 | Portland | OR | 97228 | Insurance | 204683 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Number Of Contractors GT100 K | 5 | NumberOfContractorsGT100K |
| Government Grants | 28689789 | GovernmentGrants |
| Total Contributions | 28689789 | TotalContributions |
Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Pharmaceutical Revenue | Description |
| Business Code | 541700 | BusinessCode |
| Total Revenue Column | 16642888 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 16642888 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Revenue | 16642888 | TotalProgramServiceRevenue |
Investment Income InvestmentIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 55345 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Exclusion | $55,345 | ExclusionAmount |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | other revenue | Description |
| Business Code | 541700 | BusinessCode |
| Total Revenue Column | 212130 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 212130 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Other Revenue | 212130 | TotalOtherRevenue |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 45600152 | TotalRevenueColumn |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 16855018 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Unrelated Business Revenue | 0 | UnrelatedBusinessRevenue |
| Exclusion | $55,345 | ExclusionAmount |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1093359 | Total |
| Program Services | 481078 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 612281 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 18221407 | Total |
| Program Services | 15858152 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 2363255 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1632200 | Total |
| Program Services | 1283167 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 349033 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 3182764 | Total |
| Program Services | 2501995 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 680769 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1399610 | Total |
| Program Services | 1100268 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 299342 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 220022 | Total |
| Management And General | 220022 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 84096 | Total |
| Management And General | 84096 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 304198 | Total |
| Program Services | 40130 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 264068 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Office Expenses OfficeExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 936405 | Total |
| Program Services | 303932 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 632473 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Occupancy Occupancy
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 2008408 | Total |
| Management And General | 2008408 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Travel Travel
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 564196 | Total |
| Program Services | 517326 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 46870 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 424466 | Total |
| Management And General | 424466 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Insurance Insurance
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 86997 | Total |
| Management And General | 86997 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral |
|---|---|---|---|
| outreach support | 6387992 | 6387992 | |
| subcontractors | 5786720 | 5786720 | |
| Equipment Rental | 897993 | 637760 | 260233 |
| Miscellaneous | 723910 | 723910 | |
| fURNISHINGS | 263825 | 187770 | 76055 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 142241 | Total |
| Program Services | 80548 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 61693 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 44360809 | Total |
| Program Services | 35890748 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 8470061 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 0 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3605743 | BOY |
| EOY | 7077843 | EOY |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 564758 | BOY |
| EOY | 1180459 | EOY |
Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 16342642 | BOY |
| EOY | 12153979 | EOY |
Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 132335 | BOY |
| EOY | 151048 | EOY |
Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 512910 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Land Buildings Equipment Basis | 6652457 | LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis |
| Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec | 5813724 | LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec |
Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1151216 | BOY |
| EOY | 838733 | EOY |
Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3701030 | BOY |
| EOY | 3518227 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 513300 | BOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 26011024 | BOY |
| EOY | 25433199 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 8694720 | BOY |
| EOY | 6852772 | EOY |
Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 6079134 | BOY |
| EOY | 6668919 | EOY |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3964504 | BOY |
| EOY | 3313315 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 18738358 | BOY |
| EOY | 16835006 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7272666 | BOY |
| EOY | 8598193 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7272666 | BOY |
| EOY | 8598193 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 26011024 | BOY |
| EOY | 25433199 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | 0 | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | 1 | FSAudited |
| Audit Committee | 1 | AuditCommittee |
| Financial Statement Consolidated | X | FinancialStatementConsolidated |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | 1 | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
| Federal Grant Audit Performed | 1 | FederalGrantAuditPerformed |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 30923202 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 26715420 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 27484912 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 29327777 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 28689789 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 143141100 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 30923202 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 26715420 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 27484912 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 29327777 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 28689789 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 143141100 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 46615678 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 96525422 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 85856 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 164968 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 256645 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 77601 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 55345 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 640415 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 2094493 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 275276 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 209682 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 282764 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 212130 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 3074345 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 146855860 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 60003250 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.65730 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.96550 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD
Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 457209 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 237926 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 219283 | BookValue |
Equipment Equipment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 5697883 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 5092209 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 605674 | BookValue |
Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Other Cost Or Other Basis | 497365 | OtherCostOrOtherBasis |
| Depreciation | 483589 | Depreciation |
| Book Value | 13776 | BookValue |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Book Value Land Buildings | 838733 | TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings |
Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | AmountAmount |
|---|---|
| obligations under capital leases | $196,052 |
| resource funds held as agent for others | $3,117,263 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Of Amounts | 3313315 | TotalOfAmounts |
| Total Revenue | 45600152 | TotalRevenue |
| Total Expenses | 44360809 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 1239343 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Unrealized GL On Investments | 86184 | NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments |
| Total Adjustments | 86184 | TotalAdjustments |
| Excess Or Deficit Per FS | 1325527 | ExcessOrDeficitPerFS |
| Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 48163503 | TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Net Unrealized Gains Investments | 86184 | NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments |
| Other Revenues | 2477167 | OtherRevenues |
| Revenue Not Rptd F990 | 2563351 | RevenueNotRptdF990 |
| Revenue Subtotal | 45600152 | RevenueSubtotal |
| Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 0 | RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Revenue Per Form990 | 45600152 | TotalRevenuePerForm990 |
| Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt | 46624137 | TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt |
| Other Expenses Included | 2263328 | OtherExpensesIncluded |
| Expenses Not Rptd F990 | 2263328 | ExpensesNotRptdF990 |
| Expenses Subtotal | 44360809 | ExpensesSubtotal |
| Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt | 0 | ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt |
| Total Expenses Per Form990 | 44360809 | TotalExpensesPerForm990 |
Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV (2 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|
| Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: | affiliate revenue: 2477167. |
| Part XIII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: | Affiliate expense: 1868093. FSA Filing Fees: 25. Foreign Currency Adjustments: 395210. |
Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First Class Or Charter Travel | X | FirstClassOrCharterTravel |
| Written Policy Re T And E Expenses | 1 | WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses |
| Substantiation Required | 1 | SubstantiationRequired |
| Compensation Committee | X | CompensationCommittee |
| Board Or Committee Approval | X | BoardOrCommitteeApproval |
| Severance Payment | 0 | SeverancePayment |
| Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan | 0 | SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan |
| Equity Based Comp Arrangement | 0 | EquityBasedCompArrangement |
| Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg |
| Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs | 0 | CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org | 0 | CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg |
| Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs | 0 | CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs |
| Any Non Fixed Payments | 0 | AnyNonFixedPayments |
| Initial Contract Exception | 0 | InitialContractException |
Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (8 entries)
| Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg | Comp Based On Related OrgsCompBasedOnRelatedOrgs | Bonus Filing OrgBonusFilingOrg | Bonus Related OrgsBonusRelatedOrgs | Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg | Other Compensation Related OrgsOtherCompensationRelatedOrgs | Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg | Deferred Comp Related OrgsDeferredCompRelatedOrgs | Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg | Nontaxable Benefits Related OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs | Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg | Total Compensation Related OrgsTotalCompensationRelatedOrgs | Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrg | Comp Report Prior990 Related OrgsCompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eleanor McFadden | |||||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214938 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214938 | 0 | 0 |
| Gregory Pavlov | |||||||||||||
| 185146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53075 | 0 | 238221 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan M Lisak | |||||||||||||
| 145061 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43373 | 0 | 188434 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TERENCE FENTON | |||||||||||||
| 171697 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50015 | 0 | 221712 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Gaston | |||||||||||||
| 133910 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38586 | 0 | 172496 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Suzanne Siminski-Mahoney | |||||||||||||
| 131625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35884 | 0 | 167509 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jean Macdonald | |||||||||||||
| 132823 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41015 | 0 | 173838 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mary Steele Long | |||||||||||||
| 134562 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41015 | 0 | 175577 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (4 entries)
| RelationshipRelationship | Amount Of TransactionAmountOfTransaction | Description Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransaction | Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thelma Zelen | |||
| Chief Administrative Officer | 108954 | She is the spouse of Marvin Zelen, Chairman & President of Frontier Science & Technology Research Foundation, Inc. Thelma is also the secretary of the Board, and Marvin is the President and Chairman of the Board. Thelma is paid a salary by FSTRF. | 0 |
| Shari GELBER | |||
| Spouse of Richard Gelber, Treasurer of the Board and Employee of Frontier | 101915 | RICHARD GELBER'S WIFE SHERRI IS A Research Scientist AT Frontier. | 0 |
| jean Rachlin | |||
| employee of Frontier | 68025 | spouse of lauren Rachlin, Board member and Senior Program Analyst for frontier. Jean is an employee at Frontier. | 0 |
| lauren rachlin | |||
| BOD member | 198173 | Lauren rachlin is a BOD member of FSTRF and also a Partner of the law firm that provides legal services to FSTRF. | 0 |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2 | Thelma Zelen, Chief Administrative Officer is the wife of Marvin Zelen, Chairman and President. The wife of Richard Gelber, Treasurer of the Board, is employed at FSTRF. The wife of Lauren Rachlin, Board Member, is employed at FSTRF (See Schedule L for further disclosures). |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 | A copy of the 990 is emailed to the Board for review. A subsequent meeting is held to go over any questions or comments and then it is approved by vote. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c | On a case by case basis, management will follow up on making sure all conflicts of interest are disclosed. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 | Frontier has a separate Compensation Committee that determines market rates for the Directors and officers and annual reviews/increases for these individuals are set & approved by this Committee. The Compensation Committee is made up of three Frontier Board members who are not also employees of Frontier Lauren Rachlin, Thomas Habermann, and Lee-Jen Wei. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 | Upon request. |
| Form 990, Part XI, line 2c: | There was no change to the oversight process. |
Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR
Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (2 entries)
| Address Line1AddressForeign/AddressLine1 | CityAddressForeign/City | CountryAddressForeign/Country | Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities | Legal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountry | Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection | Direct Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNA | EINEIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRONTIER SCIENCE (SCOTLAND) Ltd | |||||||
| grampian view PH21 1NA | kincraig inverness-shire | UK | education of clincial trials and statistical science | UK | 13(1) | N/A | |
| FRONTIER SCIENCE FOUNDATION - HELLAS | |||||||
| mikras asias 70 11527 goudi | athens | GR | research in bio statistics and health sciences | GR | N/A | 118050334 | |
Form990 Schedule R Part IV Form990ScheduleRPartIV
Name Of Related Org NameOfRelatedOrg
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Frontier Science Associates Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 4033 Maple Road | AddressLine1 |
| City | Amherst | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 14226 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 161479978 | EIN |
| Primary Activity | To assist FSTRF in performing research projects involving | PrimaryActivity |
| Legal Domicile State | NY | LegalDomicileState |
| Direct Controlling Entity NA | N/A | DirectControllingEntityNA |
| Type Of Entity | C | TypeOfEntity |
| Share Of EOY Assets | 9687 | ShareOfEOYAssets |
| Percentage Ownership | 1.00000 | PercentageOwnership |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties | 0 | ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org | 0 | GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg |
| Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org | 0 | GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org | 1 | LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg |
| Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org | 0 | LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg |
| Sale Of Assets To Other Org | 0 | SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg |
| Purchase Of Assets From Other Org | 0 | PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg |
| Exchange Of Assets | 0 | ExchangeOfAssets |
| Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs | 0 | RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs |
| Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs | 0 | RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services For Other Orgs | 0 | PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs |
| Perform Of Services By Other Orgs | 0 | PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs |
| Sharing Of Facilities | 0 | SharingOfFacilities |
| Sharing Of Paid Employees | 0 | SharingOfPaidEmployees |
| Reimbursement Paid To Other Org | 0 | ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg |
| Reimbursement Paid By Other Org | 0 | ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer To Other Org | 0 | OtherTransferToOtherOrg |
| Other Transfer From Other Org | 0 | OtherTransferFromOtherOrg |
Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable
Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | frontier science foundation - hellas | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Transaction Type | D | TransactionType |
| Amount Involved | 91560 | AmountInvolved |