BIONEXUS KC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: BIONEXUS KC (EIN 43-1889037)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-11-15
IRS object ID: 202433209349322478
Schema version: 2023v5.1
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-11-15T16:09:57-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	341874260	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CBIZ ADVISORS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 WEST 47TH STREET SUITE 1100	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64112	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	431889037	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BIONEXUS KC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BION	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8167537700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 W PERSHING ROAD 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64108	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DENNIS RIDENOUR	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT & CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8167537700	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LISA BURKE	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00220718	PTIN
Phone	8169455500	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-11-13	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2024-10-15 13:58:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	WILLIAM BERKLEY	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 W PERSHING ROAD 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64108	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,531,232	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	BIONEXUSKC.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2000	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	BIONEXUS KC ADVANCES THE KC REGION AS A GLOBAL LEADER AT THE NEXUS OF HUMAN & ANIMAL HEALTH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	11	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	10	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	12	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,172,982	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,304,241	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$120,756	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$195,894	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$6,866	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$30,777	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$51,178	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,249,426	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,530,912	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$149,999	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$236,782	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$853,058	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$964,058	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$14,893	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$392,149	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$657,034	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,395,206	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,857,874	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$145,780	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$326,962	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,124,416	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$799,356	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,124,416	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$799,356	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	WE INSPIRE THINKERS FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES TO COMBINE THEIR EFFORTS FOR A COMMON PURPOSE HEALTHCARE INNOVATION.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)FROM BIOINFORMATICS TO CANCER RESEARCH AND BEYOND, WE STIMULATE COLLABORATION AND HELP BRING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY.THE KC REGION IS A GLOBAL LEADER AT THE NEXUS OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH BENEFITING ALL OUR CITIZENS AND THE ECONOMY. OUR MISSION IS TO HIGHLIGHT LIFE SCIENCES RESOURCES AND THEIR VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION. BIONEXUS KC CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AT THE NEXUS OF:-HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH-URBAN AND RURAL HEALTH-ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY-KANSAS AND MISSOURI	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	Yes (1)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,478,728	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$236,782	GrantAmt
Revenue	$195,894	RevenueAmt
Desc	BIONEXUS KC HAD AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR, PROPELLING OUR MISSION TO ENHANCE THE LIFE SCIENCES LANDSCAPE TO NEW HEIGHTS. WE IGNITED SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC GROWTH BY LEVERAGING MILLIONS IN FUNDING FROM STATE, FEDERAL, AND PHILANTHROPIC SOURCES, ALL WHILE SHINING A NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON OUR REGION'S VIBRANT LIFE SCIENCES SECTOR. STRENGTHENING OUR LOCAL TIES AND SERVING AS A PIVOTAL INTERMEDIARY, BIONEXUS KC AMPLIFIED ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)2023 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:1. REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT "PATH TO 2025"2. DIGITAL HEALTH KC 3. KC BIOHUB4. COLLABORATE2CURE: COLLABORATING FOR RARE DISEASE -BIONEXUS KC AND RAREKC HOST IMPACTFUL SERIES5. ETHICAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) 6. HEALTH EQUITY LEARNING AND ACTION NETWORK (HE-LAN)7. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) 8. BIONEXUS KC RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM: ADVANCING PEDIATRIC TREATMENTS9. ADDRESSING BIOTECH WORKFORCE: TRAINING PROGRAMS ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS10. DISRUPTING REGIONAL INNOVATION: ANNUAL EVENT INSPIRES ACTION FOR CHANGE 11. "SCIENCE2ART"12. EVENTS: NEXUS INFORMATICS & ONE HEALTH DAY 13. SOCIAL MEDIA: CONNECTION & EXPERT EXCHANGE	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,478,728	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	13	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	10	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	11	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANDREA HARING EXECUTIVE ASST OFF	PersonNm
Phone	8167537700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	30 W PERSHING RD STE 210	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64108	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DENNIS RIDENOUR
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$240,334	$0	$40,110
DANIEL KENNEDY
VICE PRESIDENT	40.00			$126,195	$0	$27,796	Yes (X)
ANTHONY A SIMPSON
MANAGING DIRECTOR, KC NEXUS FUND	30.00			$112,331	$0	$0	Yes (X)
WILLIAM S BERKLEY
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFF HARGROVES
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARIA STECKLEIN FLYNN
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID FRANTZE
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MADELEINE M MCDONOUGH
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS SACK PHD
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNE D ST PETER
FOUNDER, DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SANDRA STITES MD
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GREG SWEAT MD
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEBORAH WILKERSON
DIRECTOR	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DONALD CRAIG BRATER
DIRECTOR (TERM END 12/12/23)	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
IRVINE O HOCKADAY JR
DIRECTOR (TERM END 12/12/23)	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$478,860	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$67,906	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMBIOLOGIX LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1267 W 64TH ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	64113	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	DIGITAL HEALTH KC CONSULTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$100,993	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$242,345	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,061,896	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,304,241	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
LIFE SCIENCES EVENT	541700	$107,372	$107,372
BLUEKC ADMINISTRATIVE	541700	$35,000	$35,000
INFORMATICS CONFERENCE	541700	$18,855	$18,855
COLLABORATE2CURE	541700	$17,469	$17,469
SCIENCE2ART PROGRAM	541700	$14,190	$14,190

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,008	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,008	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$195,894	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$30,853	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$30,853	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$244	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$320	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$244	SecuritiesAmt
Other	-$320	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$76	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$76	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,530,912	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$195,894	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$30,777	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$236,782	TotalAmt
Program Services	$236,782	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$280,444	TotalAmt
Program Services	$190,702	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$84,133	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,609	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$540,787	TotalAmt
Program Services	$377,807	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$158,884	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,096	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,657	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,828	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$305	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$44,092	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,698	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,989	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$405	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,078	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,849	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$16,585	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$644	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,531	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,331	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,930	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,930	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$275	TotalAmt
Program Services	$275	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$267,481	TotalAmt
Program Services	$246,042	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,439	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,977	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,581	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,395	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,623	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,972	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,113	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$538	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,249	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,623	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,340	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$286	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,128	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,526	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,833	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$769	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,371	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,991	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$239	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,141	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$175,973	TotalAmt
Program Services	$171,783	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,164	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,026	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,330	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,385	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,872	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$73	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,166	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,553	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,613	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,857,874	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,478,728	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$364,253	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,893	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,109,943	BOYAmt
EOY	$782,618	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$113,421	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$96,683	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,473	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,738	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,124,416	BOYAmt
EOY	$799,356	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$893,639	BOYAmt
EOY	$452,019	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$230,777	BOYAmt
EOY	$347,337	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,124,416	BOYAmt
EOY	$799,356	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,124,416	BOYAmt
EOY	$799,356	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$326,962	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$715	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$1,187	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,561,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,017,110	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,633,232	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,293,738	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,304,241	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,809,713	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,561,392	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,017,110	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,633,232	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,293,738	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,304,241	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,809,713	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$3,006,140	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,803,573	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28,028	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,513	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$137	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$7,492	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$30,853	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$87,023	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$6,896,736	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$318,350	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.55150	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.54280	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$275	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$275	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,857,599	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,857,874	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$242,894	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$60,724	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$194,980	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$202,190	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$181,923	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$242,894	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$821,987	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$1,232,981	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$1,167	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$600	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$668	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$275	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$2,710	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$48,745	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$50,548	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$45,481	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$60,724	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$205,498	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$308,247	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$50,257	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$45,681	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,576	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$63,164	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$51,002	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$12,162	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$16,738	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,443,354	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$715	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue	-$88,273	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$87,558	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,530,912	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,530,912	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,768,414	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	-$1,187	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	-$1,187	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,769,601	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included	$88,273	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$88,273	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,857,874	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:	BIONEXUS KC HAS BEEN GRANTED AN EXEMPTION FROM INCOME TAXES BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THERE WAS NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME DURING THE 2023 OR 2022 TAX YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS EVALUATED THE STANDARDS REQUIRING DISCLOSURE OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL MATTERS WHICH REQUIRE DISCLOSURE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PROGRAM EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 19 -88,273.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	RECOVERY OF PRIOR YEAR GRANTS -1,187.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	PROGRAM EVENT EXPENSES REPORTED ON PART IX, LINE 19 88,273.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER
2060 W 39TH AVE	KANSAS CITY	KS	66103	481007481	501(C)(3)	$100,000	$0	N/A	N/A	MEDICAL RESEARCH
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
105 ANDERSON HALL	MANHATTAN	KS	66506	480771751	501(C)(3)	$50,000	$0	N/A	N/A	MEDICAL RESEARCH
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY
5000 HOLMES ST	KANSAS CITY	MO	64110	436003859	501(C)(3)	$46,782	$0	N/A	N/A	MEDICAL RESEARCH
SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL OF KANSAS CITY
4401 WORNALL RD	KANSAS CITY	MO	64111	440545297	501(C)(3)	$40,000	$0	N/A	N/A	MEDICAL RESEARCH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	4	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	GRANTS ARE FOR A ONE-YEAR DURATION. GRANT RECIPIENTS AGREE TO PROVIDE A PROGRESS REPORT AT SIX MONTHS AND A SUMMARY TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORT WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE END OF THE PERFORMANCE TO INCLUDE: 1. A SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL PROGRESS RELATIVE TO THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES PROPOSED IN THE PROPOSAL. 2. A STATEMENT CONCERNING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND BENEFITS REALIZED FROM THE COLLABORATIONS INVOLVED. GRANT RECIPIENTS AGREE TO PROVIDE (UPON REQUEST) A COPY OF ALL PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO EXTERNAL FUNDING AGENCIES AS A RESULT OF THE SUPPORT PROVIDED AND SUBSEQUENTLY NOTIFY BIONEXUS KC OF ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION THEREOF. IF THE GRANT RECIPIENT RECEIVES ALTERNATIVE FUNDS FOR SUPPORT OF THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT, BIONEXUS KC REQUESTS THAT THE RECIPIENT RETURN ANY UNEXPENDED FUNDS TO THE INSTITUTE SO THAT THEY CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT OTHER INVESTIGATORS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DENNIS RIDENOUR
PRESIDENT & CEO	$208,404	$0	$26,930	$0	$5,000	$0	$21,528	$0	$18,582	$0	$280,444	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL KENNEDY
VICE PRESIDENT	$123,574	$0	$2,621	$0	$0	$0	$12,360	$0	$15,436	$0	$153,991	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 7	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE CEO'S BONUS IS GIVEN AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD. THE VICE PRESIDENT'S BONUS IS GIVEN AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CEO.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARIA STECKLEIN FLYNN	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	DIRECTOR	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$100,993	TransactionAmt
Transaction	SEE PART VCOMPENSATION FOR SERVICES PROVIDED AS A DIGITAL HEALTH KC CONSULTANT THROUGH HER WHOLLY OWNED COMPANY.	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2	IN 2023, WE LAUNCHED DIGITAL HEALTH KC TO CREATE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR A VIBRANT DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM AND TO CATALYZE COLLABORATION IN DIGITAL HEALTH. THROUGH OUR WORK, DIGITAL HEALTH KC WILL ESTABLISH THE KC REGION AS A TOP 3 PLACE TO START, GROW, AND RETAIN A DIGITAL HEALTH BUSINESS, ENABLE 10 DIGITAL HEALTH UNICORNS, AND GROW THE REGIONAL DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM TO OVER 125+ COMPANIES.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	1. CHARTING A BOLD COURSE FORWARD: THE "PATH TO 2025" IN 2023, BIONEXUS KC PROPELLED FORWARD ON ITS "PATH TO 2025" PLAN, DEVISED IN COLLABORATION WITH DELOITTE IN 2015. FOCUSED ON ANIMAL HEALTH, HEALTHCARE IT, CANCER RESEARCH, AND NEUROSCIENCE, THE REGION'S STRENGTHS ALIGNED SEAMLESSLY WITH EMERGING MARKET TRENDS. THE REPORT ALSO EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF FORTIFYING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL FORMATION, COLLABORATION, AND REGIONAL MARKETING. SIGNIFICANT STRIDES WERE ACHIEVED IN HEALTHCARE IT, NOTABLY MARKED BY THE LAUNCH OF DIGITAL HEALTH KC IN MAY. THIS SECTOR, ONCE SYNONYMOUS WITH CERNER, HAS EVOLVED INTO A DIVERSE ECOSYSTEM COMPRISING OVER 100 COMPANIES AND A WORKFORCE OF MORE THAN 25,000. THE KC REGION HAS SOLIDIFIED ITS POSITION AS A TOP TIER DESTINATION FOR PIONEERING DIGITAL HEALTH VENTURES. BEYOND EXPECTATIONS, KANSAS CITY ALSO EARNED RECOGNITION AS A TECH HUB - A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE NOT EXPLICITLY OUTLINED IN THE INITIAL PLAN. THE IMPORTANCE OF BIOLOGICS ACROSS ALL FOCUS AREAS BECAME INCREASINGLY APPARENT, CALLING FOR STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL, COLLABORATION, AND MARKETING. WITH MANUFACTURING FACILITIES FOR FOUR TOP VACCINE COMPANIES, INCLUDING A PIVOTAL ROLE BY PFIZER IN COVID-19 VACCINE PRODUCTION, KANSAS CITY'S BIOTECH SECTOR IS AT THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATION. WITH EACH MILESTONE ACHIEVED, BIONEXUS KC SOLIDIFIES ITS ROLE AS AN INNOVATION CATALYST, DRIVING THE REGION FORWARD ON ITS PATH TOWARD A TRANSFORMATIVE AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE. AS THE JOURNEY PROGRESSES, BIONEXUS KC REMAINS COMMITTED TO BOLSTERING THE KC REGION AS A GLOBAL LEADER AT THE NEXUS OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH BENEFITING ALL OUR CITIZENS AND THE ECONOMY. 2. REVOLUTIONIZING HEALTH TECH: BIONEXUS KC LAUNCHES DIGITAL HEALTH KC IN MARCH OF 2023, BIONEXUS KC LAUNCHED DIGITAL HEALTH KC, PROPELLING THE REGION INTO THE FOREFRONT OF DIGITAL HEALTH INNOVATION. AT THE CENTER OF HEALTH + DATA, THE ORGANIZATION WILL ADVANCE THE KC REGION'S DIGITAL HEALTH CLUSTER. DIGITAL HEALTH KC IS A CATALYST FOR CHANGE WITH A MISSION TO CULTIVATE A VIBRANT ECOSYSTEM, FOSTER COLLABORATION, AND SEAMLESSLY CONNECT CRITICAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS IDEAS, TALENT, COMPANIES, CAPITAL, AND CUSTOMERS, IT REPRESENTS A PIVOTAL LEAP FORWARD FOR HEALTHCARE INNOVATION. SETTING ITS SIGHTS HIGH, DIGITAL HEALTH KC ASPIRES TO POSITION THE KC REGION AMONG THE TOP THREE DESTINATIONS FOR STARTING, GROWING, AND RETAINING DIGITAL HEALTH BUSINESSES. THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO FOSTER THE GROWTH OF THE DIGITAL HEALTH ECOSYSTEM, ENVISIONING 125+ COMPANIES CONTRIBUTING TO THE REGIONAL LANDSCAPE. ADDITIONALLY, DIGITAL HEALTH KC IS DEDICATED TO NURTURING TEN DIGITAL HEALTH UNICORNS, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE IN PRIVATELY OWNED STARTUPS VALUED AT OVER $1 BILLION. BEYOND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THIS ROBUST INFRASTRUCTURE HOLDS THE POTENTIAL FOR AMPLE IMPROVEMENT IN DIGITAL HEALTH QUALITY AND COST REDUCTIONS. BY ADDRESSING HEALTH INEQUITIES, IT AIMS TO MAKE A LASTING IMPACT IN BOTH URBAN AND RURAL AREAS THROUGHOUT THE KC REGION. DIGITAL HEALTH KC WILL CREATE A CONNECTED AND COLLABORATIVE ECOSYSTEM THAT SPANS DIGITAL HEALTH COMPANIES, HEALTH SYSTEMS, RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, UNIVERSITY PAYERS, INVESTORS, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, AND INDUSTRIES ADJACENT TO DIGITAL HEALTH. THIS COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK INCLUDES PHARMA, BIOTECH, DIAGNOSTICS, DEVICES, AND MEDICAL SUPPLY SECTORS. THE LAUNCH CELEBRATION OF DIGITAL HEALTH KC TOOK PLACE IN MAY OF 2023, AT BOULEVARD BREWING COMPANY. BIONEXUS KC, ALONGSIDE EARLY SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERS SUCH AS KC DIGITAL DRIVE, KANSAS CITY AREA DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND PIPELINE ENTREPRENEURS, CAME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THIS SIGNIFICANT MILESTONE THAT PROMISES TO RESHAPE THE FUTURE OF HEALTHCARE INNOVATION IN THE KC REGION. 3. CELEBRATING TECH HUBS: KC BIOHUB DESIGNATION TRANSFORMING VACCINES THE US ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION DESIGNATED THE KC REGION AS A TECH HUB IN A GROUNDBREAKING INVESTMENT TO BOLSTER THE NATION'S ECONOMY AND SECURITY. LED BY BIONEXUS KC AND BACKED BY OVER 60 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, THE REGIONAL PROPOSAL - KANSAS CITY INCLUSIVE BIOLOGICS AND BIOMANUFACTURING TECH HUB (KC BIOHUB), IS SET TO REVOLUTIONIZE VACCINE PRODUCTION AND OTHER PREVENTATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. LEVERAGING REGIONAL ASSETS AND A ROBUST ECOSYSTEM, THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO POSITION KC AS A GLOBAL BIOMANUFACTURING AND LIFE SCIENCES LEADER. KC BIOHUB IS NOW ELIGIBLE FOR PHASE 2 FUNDING OF UP TO $75 MILLION. THE TECH HUBS PROGRAM PASSED WITH THE CHIPS AND SCIENCE ACT OF 2022, ALLOCATES OVER $10 BILLION OVER FIVE YEARS TO DRIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNITIES LIKE THE KC REGION. THE FEDERAL INITIATIVE AIMS TO EQUIP THE US WITH A COMPETITIVE TECHNOLOGICAL EDGE, FOSTERING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND A TECH WORKFORCE. KC WAS CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE 31 TECH HUBS OUT OF OVER 370 APPLICATIONS. THE RECOGNITION POSITIONS KC AS A NATIONAL STANDOUT IN LIFE SCIENCES AND BIOMANUFACTURING. 4. COLLABORATING FOR RARE DISEASE: BIONEXUS KC AND RAREKC HOST IMPACTFUL SERIES BIONEXUS KC AND RAREKC JOINED FORCES TO CO-HOST THE COLLABORATE2CURE: RARE DISEASE SERIES. THIS STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ENHANCED THE IMPACT OF THE SERIES, DESIGNED EXPLICITLY TO FOSTER COLLABORATION ACROSS THE KC REGION AND TACKLE SCIENTIFIC CHALLENGES SURROUNDING RARE DISEASE, FOCUSING ON INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS AND ADVOCACY STRATEGIES RELATED TO RARE DISEASE PATIENTS, FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS. LAUNCHING IN JANUARY 2023, THE SERIES CONDUCTED SIX THOUGHT-PROVOKING SESSIONS, INCLUDING A SPECIAL EVENT COMMEMORATING RARE DISEASE DAY. TOPICS RANGED FROM THE STATE OF RARE DISEASE TO BIG DATA APPLICATIONS, ATTRACTING OVER 900 SCIENTISTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, STUDENTS, PATIENTS/FAMILIES, AND ENTREPRENEURS. THESE SESSIONS STIMULATED COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION, EXPLORING DIVERSE RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ISSUES TO SPARK CONVERSATIONS AND STRATEGIES WITHIN THE RARE DISEASE COMMUNITY. THE COLLABORATE2CURE RARE DISEASE SERIES SHOWCASED A MYRIAD OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS UNMET NEEDS AND CHALLENGES. THE SERIES, DRIVEN BY A COMMITMENT TO RAISING AWARENESS AND GENERATING MEANINGFUL CHANGE, ALSO SOUGHT TO EXPLORE INNOVATIVE FUNDING MODELS, ENCOURAGE COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS, AND LEVERAGE THE UNIQUE STRENGTHS OF THE KC REGION TO ESTABLISH ITSELF AS A GLOBAL LEADER IN RARE DISEASE RESEARCH, DIAGNOSIS, AND CARE. BIONEXUS KC WAS HONORED WITH A 2023 PHILLY AWARD FROM NONPROFIT CONNECT FOR MARKETING EXCELLENCE IN THE COLLABORATIVE CATEGORY FOR THE WORK WITH RAREKC ON THE COLLABORATE2CURE: RARE DISEASE SERIES. 5. SHAPING RESPONSIBLE AI PRACTICES: ETHICAL AI TRANSFORMS HEALTHCARE IN KC THE ETHICAL AI INITIATIVE, HEADQUARTERED AT THE CENTER FOR PRACTICAL BIOETHICS AND A BIONEXUS KC PARTNER, PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE AI FOR BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES. IN 2023, THE INITIATIVE FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DELIVERING PRESENTATIONS AT 13 EVENTS IN KANSAS CITY AND VIRTUALLY, ENGAGING DIVERSE AUDIENCES RANGING FROM STUDENTS TO HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS. COLLABORATING WITH HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS, THE INITIATIVE PARTNERED WITH CHILDREN'S MERCY FOR ITS ETHICAL AI WORKSHOP, PILOTING A CURRICULUM BY THEIR ADVISORY COUNCIL. THEY ALSO CONDUCTED A GLOBAL ANALYSIS, FOSTERED ETHICAL AI DISCUSSIONS WITH LOCAL STARTUPS, AND SET AMBITIOUS GOALS FOR THE FUTURE. LINDSEY JARRETT, PHD, LED THE INITIATIVE, ALSO MENTORING IN NIH'S AIM-AHEAD PROGRAM, AIMED AT ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY AND DIVERSITY IN AI. THE INITIATIVE'S FUNDING PRIMARILY COMES FROM COMMUNITY GRANTS AND SUPPORT FROM KANSAS CITY FOUNDATIONS. BIONEXUS KC CONTINUES TO GUIDE THE INITIATIVE'S DEVELOPMENT, ENSURING A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO GROWTH AND SUSTAINABILITY.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	6. DISMANTLING HEALTH DISPARITIES: REGIONAL GROUPS DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE THROUGH THE HEALTH EQUITY LEARNING AND ACTION NETWORK (HE-LAN) THE KANSAS CITY HEALTH EQUITY LEARNING AND ACTION NETWORK (LAN), LED BY THE HEALTH FORWARD FOUNDATION AND PARTNERED WITH THE INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT AND KC HEALTH COLLABORATIVE, IS DEDICATED TO DISMANTLING RACIALLY BIASED HEALTH SYSTEMS. WITH OVER 50 PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING CLINICIANS, PUBLIC HEALTH ENTITIES, AND COMMUNITY-BASED GROUPS, LAN AIMS TO ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES AND PROMOTE EQUITABLE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR. BIONEXUS KC ACTIVELY ENGAGES IN THESE EFFORTS, CONTRIBUTING RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE. LAN MEMBERS HAVE COMMITTED TO PRIORITIZING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSIVITY, WITH CEOS AGREEING TO DIVERSIFY THEIR BOARDS OF DIRECTORS WITH PEOPLE OF COLOR. ADDITIONALLY, LAN MEMBERS ARE DEDICATED TO IMPLEMENTING ANTI-RACIST PRACTICES WITHIN THEIR INSTITUTIONS. FIFTEEN ACTION TEAMS ARE FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING AND ADDRESSING RACIAL HEALTH INEQUITIES, EMPLOYING EQUITY-CENTERED METHODOLOGIES TO IDENTIFY AND RECTIFY PRACTICES PERPETUATING HEALTH INJUSTICES. THROUGH COLLABORATION AND CONCERTED EFFORTS, LAN SEEKS TO REALIZE TANGIBLE IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTHCARE DELIVERY, ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS AND OUTCOMES FOR ALL INDIVIDUALS, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR ETHNICITY. 7. DEI THE PATH TO 2025 CONTINUED TO EVOLVE AND NEW PRIORITIES WERE IDENTIFIED BY REGIONAL PARTNERS. ONE PRIMARY FOCUS OF MANY REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IS HEALTH EQUITY AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DEI) INITIATIVES. THE ROLE OF BIONEXUS KC IS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ALL AND REDUCE THE INEQUITIES THAT EXIST BETWEEN WHITE AND BLACK KANSAS CITIANS. SCIENTIFIC PRIORITY AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY LIKE RARE DISEASE AND BIOLOGICS CUT ACROSS ALL FOUR SCIENTIFIC AREAS ORIGINALLY INCLUDED AND ARE NOW KEY AREAS OF FOCUS. IN 2022 BIONEXUS KC EXPANDED THE DEI COMMITTEE, COMPOSED OF DEI LEADERS FROM BIONEXUS KC STAKEHOLDER INSTITUTIONS. THE BIONEXUS KC DEI COMMITTEE SERVES AS AN ADVISORY BODY TO REGIONAL HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCE LEADERSHIP, OFFERING GUIDANCE IN THESE AREAS AS REQUESTED. THE BIONEXUS KC DEI COMMITTEE MET QUARTERLY IN 2023 TO HELP INTEGRATE BEST PRACTICES FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION INTO REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER POLICIES AND PROGRAMS AND TO SHARE CURRENT PROGRAMS AND BEST PRACTICES. ADDITIONALLY, THE BIONEXUS KC DEI COMMITTEE PROVIDED EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS MEMBERS AND SERVES AS A FORUM FOR DISCUSSION OF SUBSTANTIVE BEST PRACTICES. 8. BIONEXUS KC RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM: ADVANCING PEDIATRIC TREATMENTS BIONEXUS KC, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE PAUL PATTON TRUST, AWARDED $150,000 IN OCTOBER 2023 TO REGIONAL SCIENTISTS IN OCTOBER 2023, PROVIDING THREE $50,000 GRANTS FOR PIONEERING LOCAL RESEARCHERS DEDICATED TO INNOVATING IN CHILDHOOD DISEASE PREVENTION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT. WITH A LEGACY OF 51 GRANTS AND OVER $2.6M SINCE 2007, THE IMPACT OF BIONEXUS KC EXTENDS BEYOND THE INITIAL INVESTMENT, BOASTING A REMARKABLE RETURN OF MORE THAN $10 TO THE REGION FOR EVERY DOLLAR AWARDED. THIS ISN'T JUST FUNDING; IT'S A COMMITMENT TO TRANSFORMING THE LANDSCAPE OF PEDIATRIC DISEASE RESEARCH. A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH GRANT RECIPIENT'S RESEARCH IS BELOW. SEARCHING FOR INSIGHTS INTO THE GENETIC BASIS OF CRANIOFACIAL MICROSOMIA: CHILDREN WITH CRANIOFACIAL MICROSOMIA (CFM) EXPERIENCE ABNORMAL FORMATION OF FACIAL FEATURES, IMPACTING AREAS SUCH AS THE EARS, JAW, EYES, CHEEKS, AND NECK BONES. THIS CONGENITAL DISABILITY CAN LEAD TO FEEDING, BREATHING, CHEWING, HEARING, AND SPEECH CHALLENGES, WITH TREATMENTS VARYING BASED ON AGE AND SYMPTOM SEVERITY. TIMOTHY COX, PHD, ENDOWED PROFESSOR IN DENTAL & MUSCULOSKELETAL TISSUE RESEARCH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY, AND COLLABORATOR PAUL TRAINOR, PHD, INVESTIGATOR AT THE STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH, AIM TO UNCOVER NEW GENETIC VARIANTS AND ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF CFM, ULTIMATELY INFLUENCING PATIENT CARE POSITIVELY. DEVELOPING DIAGNOSTIC & PROFILING TOOLS FOR OSTEOSARCOMA PATIENTS: OSTEOSARCOMA (OS) IS THE MOST PREVALENT BONE CANCER, OFTEN IMPACTING THE LONG BONES IN ARMS AND LEGS AND PRESENTING SYMPTOMS LIKE LIMITED MOVEMENT, BONE PAIN, LUMP FORMATION, AND AN INCREASED RISK OF FRACTURES. EARLY DETECTION CAN ENHANCE THE FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE BY UP TO 60%, MAKING ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION CRUCIAL. KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR SHIH-KANG "SCOTT" FAN, PHD, AND HIS TEAM ARE DEDICATED TO DEVELOPING MINIMALLY INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS FOR EARLY OS DETECTION, ALONG WITH ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVED LAB AND CLINICAL PROFILING. DEVELOPING TARGETED THERAPIES FOR FUSION-DRIVEN CANCERS: FUSION-DRIVEN CANCERS ARISE FROM CELL DIVISION ERRORS, CAUSING UNINTENDED DNA FUSIONS THAT RESULT IN GENE DYSFUNCTION AND UNCONTROLLED CELL GROWTH, LEADING TO TREATMENT RESISTANCE IN CASES LIKE LYMPHOMA AND LEUKEMIA. RAMESH BALUSU, PHD, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER, AND HIS TEAM WILL TARGET SPECIFIC PROTEINS TO ANALYZE AND DEVELOP INNOVATIVE THERAPIES FOR FUSION-DRIVEN LYMPHOMAS AND LEUKEMIAS. 9. ADDRESSING BIOTECH WORKFORCE: TRAINING PROGRAMS ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS IN LATE 2023, KANSAS CITY EMBARKED ON A TRANSFORMATIVE JOURNEY BY LAUNCHING AN INNOVATIVE INITIATIVE SPEARHEADED BY BIONEXUS KC AND STATEWIDE PARTNERS. THIS INITIATIVE ADDRESSES THE URGENT NEED FOR INDUSTRY-DRIVEN BIOMANUFACTURING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS WHILE ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS ACROSS URBAN AND RURAL COMMUNITIES. AS BIOTECH FOR MISSOURI GRANT RECIPIENTS, BIONEXUS KC AND PARTNERS DILIGENTLY CRAFT COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING MODULES TO CATER TO VARIOUS SKILL LEVELS. THE ALLOCATED ARPA (DED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING GRANT THROUGH BIOSTL) FUNDS FOR BIONEXUS KC WILL SUPPORT ACCESS TO LOCAL OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING FOR 150 OUT OF 900 INDIVIDUALS INTO QUALITY, MIDDLE-SKILL JOBS WITH CAREER MOBILITY INTO HIGH-SKILL JOBS WITHIN 42 MONTHS. EMPHASIZING INCLUSIVITY, THE PROGRAM AIMS FOR 75% OF PARTICIPANTS FROM HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED BACKGROUNDS. METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (MCC) PLAYS A CRUCIAL ROLE IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENT AND WILL SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM. FORMALIZING A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN BIONEXUS KC AND MCC SIGNIFIES A SHARED COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AGENDAS. DESPITE PROCEDURAL HURDLES, EFFORTS ARE UNDERWAY TO EXPEDITE ESSENTIAL ACTIVITIES. WHILE RECRUITMENT AND FACILITY RENOVATIONS OCCUR, BIONEXUS KC AND MCC IDENTIFIED A UNIQUE WAY TO ADMINISTER NON-CREDIT TECHNICAL SKILLS TRAINING BEFORE CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE. IN 2024, MCC WILL BEGIN AN INTRODUCTORY BASIC LABORATORY METHODS FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY COURSE. THIS COURSE WILL INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO SKILLS REQUIRED TO WORK IN AN ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION IN A CLINICAL LABORATORY. ALTHOUGH RENOVATION EFFORTS AT MCC'S PENN VALLEY CAMPUS ARE EXPECTED TO CONCLUDE IN 2025, INTRODUCTORY CLASSES STARTING IN 2024 WILL SERVE AS FEEDER COURSES TO THE LONG-TERM PROGRAM WHICH WILL INCLUDE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIALS. THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF BIONEXUS KC, MCC, AND ALLIED PARTNERS HERALD A NEW ERA OF INNOVATION AND INCLUSIVITY IN BIOTECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN KANSAS CITY. THROUGH STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND TARGETED INVESTMENTS, THESE INITIATIVES EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS WITH THE SKILLS AND OPPORTUNITIES NEEDED TO THRIVE IN A DYNAMIC INDUSTRY LANDSCAPE. THESE COLLECTIVE ENDEAVORS SERVE AS A TESTAMENT TO THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COLLABORATION IN DRIVING SOCIOECONOMIC ADVANCEMENT AND FOSTERING INCLUSIVE GROWTH. 10. DISRUPTING REGIONAL INNOVATION: ANNUAL EVENT INSPIRES ACTION FOR CHANGE NEARLY 500 LIFE SCIENCES LEADERS, EXECUTIVES, AND STUDENTS ATTENDED THE BIONEXUS KC ANNUAL EVENT, LEVERAGING POSITIVE DISRUPTION TO ADVANCE LIFE SCIENCES AND TRANSFORM THE REGIONAL LANDSCAPE. THE EVENING FEATURED KEYNOTE MARCUS WHITNEY, FOUNDING PARTNER OF JUMPSTART HEALTH INVESTORS, WHO LEADS AMERICA'S MOST ACTIVE EARLY-STAGE HEALTHCARE VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM. AS THE #1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF CREATE & ORCHESTRATE," HE EMPOWERS ENTREPRENEURS TO CLAIM THEIR CREATIVE POWER IN THE BUSINESS WORLD. HIGHLIGHTING THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF COMMUNITY-BUILDING, WHITNEY EMPHASIZED THE IMPACT OF COLLABORATION, EXTENDING BEYOND HEALTHCARE TO INITIATIVES SUCH AS BRINGING PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TO HIS HOMETOWN. WHITNEY ALSO TOUCHED ON RACIAL ISSUES IN 2020 AND HOW HE USED HIS POSITION TO INITIATE IMPACTFUL PROJECTS SUCH AS JUMPSTART NOVA, THE FIRST BLACK HEALTHCARE VENTURE FUND IN AMERICA. HE CONCLUDED HIS REMARKS WITH A POWERFUL MESSAGE, URGING THE AUDIENCE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR STRENGTHS, BELIEVE IN THEIR VISION, AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY FOR POSITIVE CHANGE TO DISRUPT THE NORM IN HEALTHCARE AND BEYOND.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A	11. "SCIENCE2ART" - CONNECTING ART AND SCIENCE TO SUPPORTS STEAM PROGRAMS ENERGIZING THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND ART, THE BIONEXUS KC SCIENCE2ART PROGRAM FUELS IMAGINATION AND INQUIRY. BY SEAMLESSLY BLENDING VISUAL EXPRESSION WITH RESEARCH, THE INITIATIVE IMMERSES THE COMMUNITY IN A DYNAMIC EXPLORATION, IGNITING PROFOUND QUESTIONS AND UNCOVERING NEW INSIGHTS. THE RESULTING ARTWORK DEEPENS UNDERSTANDING OF STEAM CONCEPTS AND INVIGORATES INNOVATION. REGIONAL RESEARCHERS SUBMIT ARTWORK TO BE CAREFULLY CURATED AND PROFESSIONALLY PRINTED AND FRAMED. THE ARTWORK IS THEN AUCTIONED TO THE COMMUNITY WITH ALL PROCEEDS SUPPORTING REGIONAL STEAM INITIATIVES. SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2014, THE PROGRAM HAS DONATED OVER $160,000 TO SUPPORT LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS CHAMPIONING STEAM EDUCATION. THIS INVESTMENT PROPELS THE NEXT GENERATION OF INNOVATORS, EMPOWERING THEM TO TACKLE CHALLENGES IN NEW AND CREATIVE WAYS. 12. EVENTS -NEXUS INFORMATICS CONFERENCE: CULTIVATING GROWTH IN INFORMATICS - CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHTS LATEST ADVANCEMENTS THE 2023 NEXUS INFORMATICS CONFERENCE, HELD AT THE CHILDREN'S MERCY RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN KANSAS CITY AND HOSTED BY BIONEXUS KC, CONVENED 180 ATTENDEES FROM VARIOUS SECTORS, CREATING A VIBRANT PLATFORM FOR KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE AND COLLABORATION. WITH A LINEUP OF 45 SPEAKERS ACROSS DIVERSE FIELDS, THE CONFERENCE FACILITATED INSIGHTFUL DISCUSSIONS IN AN INCLUSIVE ATMOSPHERE. NEIL SARKAR, PHD, MLIS, FACMI, FROM THE RHODE ISLAND QUALITY INSTITUTE, KICKED OFF DAY ONE WITH AN INSIGHTFUL DISCUSSION ON ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS (EHR) AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON CONTEMPORARY HEALTHCARE. SARKAR EMPHASIZED HOW EHR SYSTEMS CAN REVOLUTIONIZE MEDICAL ACCESS BY MAKING COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL HISTORIES MORE WIDELY AVAILABLE, SETTING THE STAGE FOR INVENTIVE HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS. DURING THE SECOND DAY, OMOLOLA OGUNYEMI, PHD, FACMI, FROM CHARLES R. DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, TACKLED THE URGENT ISSUE OF HEALTH DISPARITIES IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. OGUNYEMI'S FOCUS ON BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES AIMED TO ADDRESS THE GAP IN HEALTHCARE ACCESS, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WITH LIMITED RESOURCES, LEAVING ATTENDEES INSPIRED BY HER DEDICATION TO EQUITABLE HEALTHCARE. THE CONFERENCE ALSO FEATURED AN IMPRESSIVE POSTER SESSION, SHOWCASING 40 DIVERSE PRESENTATIONS COVERING TOPICS FROM "GENE NETWORK PROFILING FOR PREDICTION OF BREAST CANCER DEVELOPMENT" TO "A COMPUTATIONAL FRAMEWORK TO IMPROVE MATCHING IN CASE-CONTROL STUDY DESIGNS." EACH PRESENTER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THEIR RESEARCH ON THE MAIN STAGE, WITH FOUR STANDOUT STUDENTS EARNING CASH PRIZES FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS. THE CONFERENCE ALSO PROVIDED A UNIQUE NETWORKING PLATFORM FOR ATTENDEES TO CONNECT WITH REGIONAL EXPERTS AND PEERS, FOSTERING POTENTIAL COLLABORATIONS AND CAREER ADVANCEMENTS IN THE DYNAMIC FIELD OF INFORMATICS. AS TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO RESHAPE HEALTHCARE, THIS CONFERENCE SERVES AS A VITAL CATALYST FOR INNOVATION AND POSITIVE CHANGE AT THE NEXUS OF HEALTHCARE AND TECHNOLOGY. -ONE HEALTH DAY: UNITING ACTION FOR ONE HEALTH - SHEDDING LIGHT ON VECTOR-BORNE ILLNESSES IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION, BIONEXUS KC, KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS-EDWARDS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER JOINED FORCES TO PRESENT KC ONE HEALTH DAY. WITH A FOCUS ON THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF HUMAN, ANIMAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, KC ONE HEALTH DAY UNDERSCORES THE IMPERATIVE OF COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO HEALTH CHALLENGES. THIS YEAR'S THEME, "VECTOR-BORNE ILLNESSES," SHED LIGHT ON DISEASES TRANSMITTED BY VECTORS SUCH AS MOSQUITOES, TICKS, FLEAS, AND FLIES, CARRYING PATHOGENS THAT CAN AFFECT BOTH HUMANS AND ANIMALS. FEATURING 20 POSTERS FROM STUDENTS AT VARIOUS ACADEMIC LEVELS, THE EVENT PROVIDED A PLATFORM FOR SHARING RESEARCH AND FOSTERING DIALOGUE AMONG EMERGING RESEARCHERS, PROFESSIONALS, AND PEERS. REGIONAL EXPERTS, INCLUDING BRIAN HERRIN, PHD, DVM FROM KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY, D. CHRISTOPHER ROGERS, PHD FROM THE KANSAS BIOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, AND KELLIE WARK, MD, MPH, FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER, SHARED INSIGHTS INTO THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS ESSENTIAL FOR EFFECTIVELY ADDRESSING GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. KC ONE HEALTH DAY UNITED EXPERTS, STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONALS UNDER THE BANNER OF COLLABORATION, UNDERSCORING THE REMARKABLE POTENTIAL OF A COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO PROPEL GLOBAL HEALTH ENDEAVORS THROUGH A ONE HEALTH LENS. 13. SOCIAL MEDIA BIONEXUS KC SERVES AS A RESOURCE FOR LIFE SCIENCES NEWS FROM MANHATTAN TO COLUMBIA, USING THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION TOOLS: -CONNECTION BLOG: HTTPS://BIONEXUSKC.ORG/CATEGORY/NEXUS-CONNECTION/ -EXPERT EXCHANGE VIDEO SERIES: HTTPS://BIONEXUSKC.ORG/VIDEO_CATEGORY/EXPERT-EXCHANGE/
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE FORM PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL STAFF AND DIRECTORS MUST SUBMIT ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. IF A CONFLICT ARISES WITHIN THE BOARD, THE DISCLOSING INDIVIDUAL SHALL NEITHER VOTE NOR ENDEAVOR TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A	COMPENSATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT & CEO IS AGREED UPON BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FINALIZED VIA A WRITTEN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT. THIS APPROVAL IS DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION USES A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AND CONDUCTS A COMPENSATION STUDY TO FACILITATE THE COMPENSATION PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 49,075. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 49,075. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 0. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 21,439. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 21,439. DIGITAL HEALTH KC CONSULTANTS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 196,967. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 196,967.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	RECOVERY OF PRIOR YEAR GRANTS 1,187.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 1:	THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS HAVE BEEN PREPARED ON THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING, WHICH IS A BASIS OF ACCOUNTING OTHER THAN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. UNDER THIS METHOD OF ACCOUNTING, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT IS CAPITALIZED AS AN ASSET ON THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND NET ASSETS - MODIFIED CASH BASIS, AND DEPRECIATION EXPENSE AND GAINS AND LOSSES ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT ARE RECORDED ON THE STATEMENTS OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - MODIFIED CASH BASIS. ADDITIONALLY, INVESTMENTS ARE RECORDED AS AN ASSET ON THE STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND NET ASSETS - MODIFIED CASH BASIS, AND GAINS AND LOSSES RELATED TO THE INVESTMENTS ARE RECORDED ON THE STATEMENTS OF REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS - MODIFIED CASH BASIS. ALL OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MAINTAINED ON THE CASH BASIS OF ACCOUNTING.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN AUDIT COMMITTEE THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM PRIOR YEARS.