BIOMIMICRY FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021
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- Organization
- BIOMIMICRY FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION (EIN 85-3598977)
- Tax period
- 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
- Filed
- 2022-09-12
- IRS object ID
- 202202559349201330
- Schema version
- 2021v4.2
- 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2022-09-12T09:09:12-00:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2021-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 202072535 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Rainbow Bridge Services LLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 23749 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Santa Fe | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NM | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 87502 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2021-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 853598977 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Biomimicry for Social Innovation | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | BIOM | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 5059841284 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 119 La Joya Rd | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Santa Fe | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NM | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 87501 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Toby Herzlich | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 5059841284 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2022-09-12 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | Toby | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | Herzlich | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | XXX-XX-XXXX | SSN |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Therese Francis | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00581864 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5056903923 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2022-09-12 | PreparationDt |
Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation
Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Customer | 2 | TrustedCustomerCd |
| Authentication Assurance Level | AAL1 | AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd |
| Identity Assurance Level | IAL1 | IdentityAssuranceLevelCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2021 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | https//www.bio-sis.net/ | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $188,665 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $171,028 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $16,770 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $867 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $867 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $188,665 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $10,000 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $79,670 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $9,081 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $98,751 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $89,914 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $31,555 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $121,469 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $36,188 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $123,377 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $36,188 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $123,377 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $4,633 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,908 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $31,555 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $121,469 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | see Schedule O | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (8 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Living Systems Leadership Retreat a 5-day residential workshop for women leaders, providing training in biomimicry and natural systems models and translating those lessons into leadership practices for use in the social benefit | $52,770 | $23,212 |
| Women Leading Change A fiscally sponsored project of BSI, providing leadership development programs, training, and network connections for a diverse network of women working in environmental and social change. | $80,000 | $41,012 |
| Beloved Economics A book project exploring new models for workplaces and economies, based on systems collaboration and drawing from living systems principles. BSI provided insight into natures intelligence to inform the writing. | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Biomemisis Caribe A fiscally sponsored project of BSI, Biomemisis Caribe was contracted to translate the Biomimicry Resource Handbook into Spanish and publish the book for distribution in Latin America. | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Canopy Providing not-for-profit consultation and coaching with an environmental NGO as a case study of using biomimicry to apply living system principles to organizational planning strategy | $3,815 | |
| Biomimicry Professional Certification program BPRO BSIs Founder serves as faculty in this two-year leadership development and professional certification program for a global cohort of Biomimicry Masters Degree students. | $391 | |
| Voices of Nature Author Series VON An online series of interviews and community dialogues with women authors of newly released books related to learning from nature and applying natures intelligence to social innovation. | $6,196 | $291 |
| General programs development and distribution of an educational card set focused on the principles of biomimicry, present at the annual Bioneers Conference, provide consultation for conferences/events/retreats/other nonprofits | $11,637 | $3,396 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $87,117 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Toby Herzlich | ||
| Executive Director | 020.00 | $22,456 |
| Adelma Hnasko | ||
| Director/Chief Compliance Officer | 001.00 | $0 |
| Dayna Baumeister | ||
| Director | 001.00 | $0 |
| Rachel Bagby | ||
| Director | 001.00 | $0 |
| Elsa Menendez | ||
| Director | 001.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | Yes (true) | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Loans To From Officers | $1,790 | LoansToFromOfficersAmt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | NM | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Toby Herzlich | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 119 La Joya Rd | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Santa Fe | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NM | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 87501 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 5056907376 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
| Public Support Total170 | $0 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.00000 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $33,834 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $171,028 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $204,862 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $883 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $17,637 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $18,520 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $34,717 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $188,665 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $223,382 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $223,382 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $34,717 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $188,665 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $223,382 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | Yes (X) | First5Years509Ind |
| Public Support CY509 | 0.00000 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL
Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Toby Herzlich | PersonNm |
| Relationship With Org | Executive director | RelationshipWithOrgTxt |
| Loan Purpose | start up | LoanPurposeTxt |
| Loan To Organization | Yes (X) | LoanToOrganizationInd |
| Original Principal | $4,633 | OriginalPrincipalAmt |
| Balance Due | $1,790 | BalanceDueAmt |
| Default | false | DefaultInd |
| Board Or Committee Approval | Yes (true) | BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd |
| Written Agreement | false | WrittenAgreementInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Balance Due | $1,790 | TotalBalanceDueAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (21 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 31 | Biomemisis Caribe A fiscally sponsored project of BSI, Biomemisis Caribe was contracted to translate the Biomimicry Resource Handbook into Spanish and publish the book for distribution in Latin America. Grants and allocations 10,000, Program service expenses 10,000 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 31 | Canopy Providing not-for-profit consultation and coaching with an environmental NGO as a case study of using biomimicry to apply living system principles to organizational planning strategy Grants and allocations 0, Program service expenses 3,815 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 31 | Biomimicry Professional Certification program BPRO BSIs Founder serves as faculty in this two-year leadership development and professional certification program for a global cohort of Biomimicry Masters Degree students. Grants and allocations 0, Program service expenses 391 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 31 | Voices of Nature Author Series VON An online series of interviews and community dialogues with women authors of newly released books related to learning from nature and applying natures intelligence to social innovation. Grants and allocations 6,196, Program service expenses 291 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 31 | General programs development and distribution of an educational card set focused on the principles of biomimicry, present at the annual Bioneers Conference, provide consultation for conferences/events/retreats/other nonprofits Grants and allocations 11,637, Program service expenses 3,396 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10, Grants Paid | Activity Grant, Grantee Fundacion Biomimesis Caribe Cra 53 Numbre 74 - 49 Ofc 201 Barranquilla Colombia, Cash Grant 10,000, Relationship |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Bank charges fees 116 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Development 105 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Merchant fees 537 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Office supplies 61 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Online apps, tools subscriptions 75 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Postage 113 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Communication - media 889 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Communication - website 2,445 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Conference supplies 508 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | PPE 125 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Gifts volunteer expenses 386 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Travel 1,221 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Venue rental 2,500 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26, Liabilities | Start Up Loan Beginning of year 4,633, End of year 1,790 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26, Liabilities | Credit cards Beginning of year 0, End of year 118 |
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