THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE (EIN 86-1153859)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-11
IRS object ID: 202103159349302370
Schema version: 2020v4.1
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 D
Schedule F
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-11T09:24:57-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1020 19TH STREET NW SUITE 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	861153859	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BIOM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	4158001401	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 9216	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59807	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BETH RATTNER	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4158001401	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	BETH	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	RATTNER	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JENNIFER S HAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00633304	PTIN
Phone	2022937000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-11-11	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	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BETH RATTNER	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 9216	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59807	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,988,906	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.BIOMIMICRY.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2005	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE PURPOSES OF THIS CORPORATION SHALL BE TO NATURALIZE BIOMIMICRY IN THE CULTURE BY PROMOTING THE TRANSFER OF IDEAS, DESIGNS, AND STRATEGIES FROM BIOLOGY TO SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SYSTEMS DESIGN.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	14	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	75	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,752,504	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,873,028	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$184,083	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$107,710	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$12,519	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$8,168	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$1,096	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,950,202	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,988,906	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$64,763	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$65,548	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$717,831	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$956,230	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$166,866	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$541,668	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$659,639	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,324,262	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,681,417	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$625,940	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$307,489	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,420,490	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,169,536	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$152,278	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$593,835	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,268,212	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,575,701	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE PURPOSES OF THIS CORPORATION SHALL BE TO NATURALIZE BIOMIMICRY IN THE CULTURE BY PROMOTING THE TRANSFER OF IDEAS, DESIGNS, AND STRATEGIES FROM BIOLOGY TO SUSTAINABLE HUMAN SYSTEMS DESIGN. ABOUT BIOMIMICRY: EFFORTS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, CONSUMPTION, POLLUTION, DEFORESTATION, AND THE MYRIAD OF OTHER ISSUES THAT THREATEN THE PLANET HAVE TO DATE BEEN PRIMARILY REACTIVE AND WHOLLY INSUFFICIENT. THE STRATEGIES WE RELIED ON TO PROVIDE FOOD, WATER, ENERGY, SHELTER, AND COMFORT TO A GROWING POPULATION ARE NOW SEEN AS COMPOUNDING RATHER THAN SOLVING THE PROBLEMS. BIOMIMICRY IS A NEW SCIENCE THAT STUDIES NATURE'S BEST IDEAS, ABSTRACTS THE DEEP DESIGN PRINCIPLES, AND THEN EMULATES THESE DESIGNS AND PROCESSES TO SOLVE HUMAN PROBLEMS. THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE IS THE FOREMOST AUTHORITY AND ALL AROUND GO-TO PLACE FOR BIOMIMICRY INFORMATION, THROUGH ITS THREE MAIN PROGRAMS: BIOMIMICRY DESIGN CHALLENGES & EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM, AND ASKNATURE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$542,491	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$8,345	GrantAmt
Revenue	$19,468	RevenueAmt
Desc	DESIGN CHALLENGES AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS:YOUTH DESIGN CHALLENGETHE BIOMIMICRY YOUTH DESIGN CHALLENGE (YDC) PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEARN STEM AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE USING BIOMIMICRY AND A PROJECT-BASED EXPERIENCE. THROUGH 25 LESSON ACTIVITIES, THE CURRICULUM AND DESIGN CHALLENGE ALLOWS STUDENTS TO AUTHENTICALLY CONNECT BIOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN SOLUTIONS TO TODAY'S CHALLENGES.IN 2020, 479 EDUCATORS FROM 34 STATES REGISTERED TO ACCESS TEACHING MATERIALS (A 59% INCREASE OVER 2019). THE EDUCATORS REPRESENTED 23,558 STUDENTS. OUR PROGRAM EVALUATION FOUND THAT 78% OR MORE OF STUDENTS REPORTED THAT THE YDC HAD A POSITIVE IMPACT ON UNDERSTANDING OF BIOMIMICRY, UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE CONCEPTS, KNOWING HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, IDENTIFYING DESIGN PROBLEMS AND THINKING CRITICALLY. BIOMIMICRY GLOBAL DESIGN CHALLENGETHE BIOMIMICRY GLOBAL DESIGN CHALLENGE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH BIOMIMICRY-TO DO DESIGN, NOT JUST STUDY IT. THROUGH FREE RESOURCES SUCH AS THE BIOMIMICRY TOOLBOX, WEBINARS, DESIGN BRIEFS, AND MENTORSHIP, TEAMS LEARN AND PRACTICE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOMIMICRY AND CREATE BIO-INSPIRED SOLUTIONS ALIGNED WITH NATURE AND THE UN'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. FINALIST TEAMS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BIOMIMICRY LAUNCHPAD.IN 2020, THE CHALLENGE EXPLICITLY ASKED PARTICIPANTS TO ADDRESS ONE OF THE FOLLOWING UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS: END HUNGER, ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY AND IMPROVED NUTRITION AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. ENSURE AVAILABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION FOR ALL. ENSURE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, SUSTAINABLE AND MODERN ENERGY FOR ALL. BUILD RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND PROMOTE INCLUSIVE SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIALIZATION. MAKE CITIES AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS INCLUSIVE, SAFE, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE. CONSERVE AND SUSTAINABLY USE THE OCEANS, SEAS, AND MARINE RESOURCES. PROTECT, RESTORE, AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE USE OF TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, SUSTAINABLY MANAGE FORESTS, COMBAT DESERTIFICATION, HALT AND REVERSE LAND DEGRADATION, AND HALT BIODIVERSITY LOSS.OVERALL, 106 TEAMS SUBMITTED PROJECTS TO THE CHALLENGE, WITH 427 PARTICIPANTS FROM 17 COUNTRIES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$429,994	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$67,103	RevenueAmt
Desc	ASKNATURE AND ASKNATURE SOLUTIONS RESEARCH:ASKNATUREAS THE LARGEST OPEN-ACCESS DATABASE FOR INNOVATORS TO FIND BIOLOGICAL MODELS FOR DESIGN GUIDANCE, ASKNATURE IS MISSION-CRITICAL FOR OUR WORK. STUDENTS USE ASKNATURE WHEN THEY FIRST LEARN DESIGN AND ENGINEERING SKILLS IN OUR PROGRAMS AND CONTINUE TO USE IT AS THEY ADVANCE THROUGH UNIVERSITY AND BECOME INNOVATORS. OUR AIM IS TO HAVE NATURE-INSPIRED DESIGN BECOME STANDARD PRACTICE, WITH ASKNATURE AS A PRIMARY TOOL. WE CURRENTLY HAVE NEARLY 2,000 ARTICLES DESCRIBING BIOLOGICAL STRATEGIES (A CHARACTERISTIC, MECHANISM, OR PROCESS THAT PERFORMS A FUNCTION FOR AN ORGANISM OR OTHER TYPE OF LIVING SYSTEM) AND INSPIRED IDEAS (STORIES BEHIND REALIZED AND CONCEPTUAL PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND SYSTEM COMPONENTS THAT ARE INSPIRED BY BIOLOGY), ALONG WITH OVER 230 INDEXED RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS OF BIOMIMICRY. ASKNATURE IS THE WORLD'S MOST CONCENTRATED, ONLY FREE SOURCE OF BIOMIMICRY EDUCATION RESOURCES FOR PRIMARY, SECONDARY, POST-SECONDARY, AND PROFESSIONAL AUDIENCES AND WE CONTINUE TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY AND ADD CONTENT TO THIS SERVICE ON A WEEKLY BASIS.IN 2020, APPROXIMATELY 638,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE SITE FOR 876,000 SESSIONS AND ACCESSED FREE RESOURCES AND CONTENT (IN 2019 THERE WERE 523,000 VISITORS OVER 711,000 SESSIONS). OUR USERS COME FROM 224 COUNTRIES AND A WIDE VARIETY OF SECTORS INCLUDING EDUCATION, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, ENGINEERING, BIOTECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, LAND USE, HEALTH, TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY, FASHION, GOVERNMENT, NON-PROFITS, AND MEDIA.ASKNATURE SOLUTIONS RESEARCHTHE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE ALSO PROVIDES RESEARCH AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP ON LARGER QUESTIONS OF SUSTAINABILITY AND SYSTEMS CHANGE. PROJECTS IN 2020 FOCUSED ON FASHION AND CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING RELEASE OF THE NATURE OF FASHION: MOVING TOWARDS A REGENERATIVE SYSTEM, A REPORT THAT OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS TO INVESTORS AND INDUSTRY THAT WILL ENABLE A NEW FASHION ECOSYSTEM TO THRIVE AND FLOURISH WITHIN OUR PLANETARY BOUNDARIES. WE ALSO BEGAN WORK ON A LARGER PROPOSAL SEEKING FUNDING TO CONDUCT PILOT PROJECTS AROUND TEXTILE DECOMPOSITION IN 2021.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$376,139	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$57,203	GrantAmt
Revenue	$21,139	RevenueAmt
Desc	ENTREPRENEURSHIP:LAUNCHPADBIOMIMICRY GLOBAL DESIGN FINALISTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE BIOMIMICRY LAUNCHPAD, WHERE THEY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THEIR DESIGNS AND BUSINESS MODELS. THE PROGRAM ACCELERATES THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMIMICRY STARTUP INNOVATIONS AND HELPS SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF SUSTAINABILITY ENTREPRENEURS.IN 2020, THE BIOMIMICRY LAUNCHPAD HAD A COHORT OF 10 TEAMS, WITH 47 PARTICIPANTS FROM 13 COUNTRIES. THE 2020 LAUNCHPAD WAS COMPRISED OF A 10-WEEK VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT COMBINED THE THREE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF BIOMIMICRY WITH STARTUP BASICS TRAINING. TEAMS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND SECTORS TACKLED A RANGE OF ISSUES, FROM AIR, WATER, AND NOISE POLLUTION TO FOSTERING RESILIENT COMMUNITIES AND FOOD SYSTEMS. ALL OF THE TEAMS ADDRESSED ONE OR MORE OF THE UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS) IN THEIR PURSUIT OF CREATING POSITIVE CHANGE. THEY VALUED LEARNING ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS SUCH AS CUSTOMER DISCOVERY, TESTING ASSUMPTIONS, DEVELOPING VALUE PROPOSITIONS, AND HOW TO BUILD A STRONG AND DIVERSE TEAM. IN ADDITION, THIS YEAR'S PARTICIPANTS LEARNED HOW TO APPLY BIOMIMICRY'S SUSTAINABILITY ETHOS TO ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR PROJECT. DESPITE THE LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, TEAMS FOUND CREATIVE WAYS TO EXPERIENCE NATURE IN THEIR OWN NEIGHBORHOODS. RAY OF HOPE PRIZETHE RAY OF HOPE PRIZE CELEBRATES AND ACCELERATES NATURE-INSPIRED SOLUTIONS ADDRESSING THE WORLD'S ENVIRONMENTAL AND SUSTAINABILITY CHALLENGES. THIS $100,000 PRIZE SPARKS THE NEXT GENERATION OF BUSINESSES THAT WILL LEAD US TO A CIRCULAR AND REGENERATIVE FUTURE. THE 2020 AWARD RECIPIENT WAS ECONCRETE TECH, FROM TEL AVIV, ISRAEL. THEY CREATE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE MARINE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT PROTECTS HUMAN COASTLINES WHILE SUPPORTING HEALTHY MARINE HABITATS. CYPRIS MATERIALS TOOK HOME THE $25,000 RUNNER-UP PRIZE. IN TOTAL, NINE STARTUPS (SELECTED FROM 190 APPLICANTS) PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEAR'S PROGRAM, WITH THE OTHER COMPANIES LOCATED IN TURKEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, MASSACHUSETTS, AND CALIFORNIA. DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, SCHEDULED IN-PERSON TRIPS WERE CANCELED AND REPLACED BY HIGH-QUALITY VIDEO PRODUCTION ABOUT EACH OF THE PARTICIPATING STARTUPS' TECHNOLOGY, AND HOW IT WAS INSPIRED BY NATURE. THE AWARD CEREMONY WAS HELD VIRTUALLY AT GREENBIZ'S CIRCULARITY CONFERENCE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,348,624	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	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	Yes (1)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (1)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (1)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (1)	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	0	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	35	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	14	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	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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	9	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	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	4158001401	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 9216	AddressLine1Txt
City	MISSOULA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	59807	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
LAUREN BIRNEY
PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANGELA NAHIKIAN
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENT SNYDER
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM BUNCH
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KAMAL EL-WATTAR
BOARD OF DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA GAUTIER
BOARD OF DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ERIN ROVALO
BOARD OF DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILLY ALMON
BOARD OF DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANINE BENYUS
DIRECTOR EMERITUS	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BETH RATTNER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$144,423	$0	$13,168

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$144,423	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$13,168	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	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	DUMB EYES LLC DBA AS CIVILIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	532 1ST AVENUE S	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98104	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	WEBSITE REDESIGN	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$130,690	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$1,873,028	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,873,028	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONSULTING	611600	$69,771	$69,771
WORKSHOPS	611600	$28,100	$28,100
PRG APPLICATION FEES	611600	$6,190	$6,190
ONLINE EDUCATION	611600	$3,649	$3,649

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$107,710	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,168	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,168	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,988,906	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$107,710	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$8,168	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	$4,312	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,312	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,049	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,049	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,187	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,187	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$157,591	TotalAmt
Program Services	$119,903	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,817	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$610,744	TotalAmt
Program Services	$468,572	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$58,057	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$84,115	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,196	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,518	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,728	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,950	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,635	TotalAmt
Program Services	$71,903	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$18,898	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,834	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$63,064	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,954	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,874	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,236	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,396	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,396	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,626	TotalAmt
Management And General	$15,626	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,900	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$13,900	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$507,693	TotalAmt
Program Services	$483,882	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,641	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,170	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$429	TotalAmt
Program Services	$336	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$52	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,237	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,043	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,514	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,680	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,550	TotalAmt
Program Services	$35,307	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,522	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,721	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,870	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,850	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$20	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,509	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,509	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,081	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,184	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,897	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DUES/FEES/SUBSCRIPTIONS	$13,901	$232	$9,362	$4,307
PROGRAMMATIC TRAININGS	$13,447	$7,883	$5,500	$64

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,681,417	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,348,624	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$165,927	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$166,866	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$86,870	BOYAmt
EOY	$205,423	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$930,294	BOYAmt
EOY	$908,461	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$317,275	BOYAmt
EOY	$895,932	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$727	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,862	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$828	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,622	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,341	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$21,165	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$12,338	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,874	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,827	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$130,690	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,420,490	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,169,536	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$120,078	BOYAmt
EOY	$137,145	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,200	BOYAmt
EOY	$456,690	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$152,278	BOYAmt
EOY	$593,835	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	$570,195	BOYAmt
EOY	$705,701	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$698,017	BOYAmt
EOY	$870,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,268,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,575,701	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,420,490	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,169,536	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$307,489	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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	$977,820	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$931,385	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,138,020	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,752,504	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,873,028	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,672,757	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$977,820	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$931,385	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,138,020	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,752,504	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,873,028	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,672,757	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,747,247	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,925,510	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$695	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,938	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,987	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$12,519	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,168	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$31,307	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$123	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$123	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$6,704,187	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$586,541	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.28720	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.32120	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances Test	THE ORGANIZATION MEETS THE 'FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES' TEST FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: (1) TBI HAS AN ABSOLUTE MINIMUM OF 10% PUBLIC SUPPORT UNDER THIS TEST, (2) THE CURRENT SUPPORT TEST IS CLOSE TO ONE THIRD OF TOTAL SUPPORT, (3) THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORT COMES FROM A BROAD NUMBER OF DONORS, (4) THE ORGANIZATION HAS A GOVERNING BODY THAT IS MORE REPRESENTATIVE OF BROAD PUBLIC INTERESTS, (5) THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES DIRECTLY BENEFIT THE PUBLIC, AND (6) A FUNDRAISING PROGRAM IS IN PLACE THAT GENERATES BROAD PUBLIC SUPPORT.	FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$21,165	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$12,338	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$8,827	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$8,827	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,007,452	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$18,546	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$18,546	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,988,906	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,988,906	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,699,963	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$18,546	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$18,546	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,681,417	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,681,417	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE INSTITUTE FOLLOWS THE AUTHORITATIVE GUIDANCE RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES INCLUDED IN ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 740-10, INCOME TAXES. THESE PROVISIONS PROVIDE CONSISTENT GUIDANCE FOR THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND PRESCRIBE A THRESHOLD OF "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" FOR RECOGNITION AND DERECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. IT IS THE INSTITUTE'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX EXPENSES. THE INSTITUTE PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE NO MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT MAY HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS GENERALLY REMAINS OPEN FOR THREE TAX YEARS WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH THE INSTITUTE FILES TAX RETURNS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE	PROGRAM SERVICES AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES	PROGRAMMATIC AND PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR SERVICES	$130,162
SOUTH AMERICA	PROGRAM SERVICES	PROGRAM EVENT CONDUCTED	$48,120
AFRICA	GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS	LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS OTHER PROGRAM ASSISTANCE	$1,083
CHINA	GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS	LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS OTHER PROGRAM ASSISTANCE	$4,695
EUROPE	GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS	LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS GRANT AWARD FOR PROTOTYPE DESIGN	$14,613
SOUTH AMERICA	GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS	LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS GRANT AWARD FOR PROTOTYPE DESIGN	$4,857
NORTH AMERICA	GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS	LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS GRANT AWARD FOR PROTOTYPE DESIGN	$8,957
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND	GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS	LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS GRANT AWARD FOR PROTOTYPE DESIGN	$1,000
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO RECIPIENTS	LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS GRANT AWARD FOR PROTOTYPE DESIGN	$983

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$213,487	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$983	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$214,470	TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (10 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Description Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS OTHER PROGRAM ASSISTANCE	AFRICA	1	$1,083	TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID FOR DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF OUR LAUNCHPAD PROGRAM.	BOOK
LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS OTHER PROGRAM ASSISTANCE	CHINA	3	$4,635	TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID FOR DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF OUR LAUNCHPAD PROGRAM.	BOOK	$60	CASH
LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS OTHER PROGRAM ASSISTANCE	EUROPE	9	$13,592	TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID FOR DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF OUR LAUNCHPAD PROGRAM.	BOOK	$180	CASH
LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS OTHER PROGRAM ASSISTANCE	SOUTH AMERICA	3	$4,317	TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID FOR DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF OUR LAUNCHPAD PROGRAM.	BOOK	$40	CASH
LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS OTHER PROGRAM ASSISTANCE	NORTH AMERICA	5	$8,146	TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID FOR DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF OUR LAUNCHPAD PROGRAM.	BOOK	$100	CASH
LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS GRANT AWARD FOR PROTOTYPE DESIGN	EUROPE	11				$840	CASH
LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS GRANT AWARD FOR PROTOTYPE DESIGN	SOUTH AMERICA	5				$500	CASH
LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS GRANT AWARD FOR PROTOTYPE DESIGN	NORTH AMERICA	7				$711	CASH
LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS GRANT AWARD FOR PROTOTYPE DESIGN	AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND	10				$1,000	CASH
LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANTS GRANT AWARD FOR PROTOTYPE DESIGN	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC	9				$983	CASH

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	0	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	0	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	0	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	0	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	0	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	0	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 2:	THE GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN SUBMISSION AND RULES THAT OVERSEE THE RAY OF HOPE PRIZE COMPETITION AND AWARD PROCESS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, BIOMIMICRY.ORG/RAYOFHOPEPRIZE. THE GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN SUBMISSION AND RULES THAT OVERSEE THE BIOMIMICRY GLOBAL DESIGN CHALLENGE (BGDC) AND AWARD PROCESS ARE POSTED ON OUR CHALLENGE WEBSITE, CHALLENGE.BIOMIMICRY.ORG. THE PRIZE AWARDS ARE DISTRIBUTED AT THE END OF THE CHALLENGE AND AS THEY ARE TRUE PRIZES, NO MONITORING OF FUNDS IS REQUIRED. HOWEVER, OUR GUIDELINES ON THE FRONT END OF THE CHALLENGE DICTATE HOW THE DESIGNS ARE JUDGED AND THE SELECTION CRITERIA WE USE TO DETERMINE THE PRIZE AWARD WINNERS. FOR THE TRAVEL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF SMALL CASH PER DIEMS, WE DO NOT HAVE CRITERIA FOR MONITORING AS THEY ARE PROVIDED TO OFFSET SMALL TRAVEL INCIDENTALS. OTHER NON-CASH ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF DIRECT AIRFARE PURCHASE OR AIRFARE REIMBURSEMENT, LODGING ARRANGEMENTS, GROUND TRANSPORTATION, AND MEALS, AND ARRANGED AIRFARE, TO OUR BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE (TBI) HOSTED PROGRAMMATIC TRAININGS OR AWARD EVENTS. FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GENERAL GRANT PROTOTYPING FUNDS, WE AS A MATTER OF PRACTICE, REQUIRE A SIGNED GRANT AGREEMENT WHICH OUTLINES THE CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT REQUIRING EACH RECIPIENT TO SUBMIT A FINAL PROJECT REPORT INCLUDING A NARRATIVE OF PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES AND CORRESPONDING PROJECT FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS AN ITEMIZATION OF EXPENSED FUNDS. ALL AMOUNTS NOTED IN SCHEDULE F ARE PREPARED AND ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING.
PART I, LINE 3:	THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE REPORTED THE EXPENDITURES BASED ON THE ACCOUNTING METHOD USED IN ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHICH IS THE ACCRUAL BASIS.
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	LAUNCHPAD PARTICIPANT TRAVEL AND OTHER PROGRAM ASSISTANCE	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	16	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$320	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$24,729	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method Used	BOOK	ValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash Assistance	TRAVEL EXPENSES PAID FOR DIRECTLY BY THE ORGANIZATION ON BEHALF OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF OUR LAUNCHPAD PROGRAMS.	NonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN SUBMISSION AND RULES THAT OVERSEE THE RAY OF HOPE PRIZE COMPETITION AND AWARD PROCESS ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, BIOMIMICRY.ORG/RAYOFHOPEPRIZE. THE GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN SUBMISSION AND RULES THAT OVERSEE THE BIOMIMICRY GLOBAL DESIGN CHALLENGE AND AWARD PROCESS ARE POSTED ON OUR CHALLENGE WEBSITE, CHALLENGE.BIOMIMICRY.ORG. THE PRIZE AWARDS ARE DISTRIBUTED AT THE END OF THE CHALLENGE AND AS THEY ARE TRUE PRIZES, NO MONITORING OF FUNDS IS REQUIRED. HOWEVER, OUR GUIDELINES ON THE FRONT END OF THE CHALLENGE DICTATE HOW THE DESIGNS ARE JUDGED AND THE SELECTION CRITERIA WE USE TO DETERMINE THE PRIZE AWARD WINNERS. FOR THE TRAVEL ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF SMALL CASH PER DIEMS, WE DO NOT HAVE CRITERIA FOR MONITORING AS THEY ARE PROVIDED TO OFFSET SMALL TRAVEL INCIDENTALS. OTHER NON-CASH ASSISTANCE IS PROVIDED IN THE FORM OF DIRECT AIRFARE PURCHASE OR AIRFARE REIMBURSEMENT, LODGING ARRANGEMENTS, GROUND TRANSPORTATION, AND MEALS, AND ARRANGED AIRFARE, TO OUR TBI HOSTED PROGRAMMATIC TRAININGS OR AWARD EVENTS. FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GENERAL GRANT PROTOTYPING FUNDS, WE AS A MATTER OF PRACTICE, REQUIRE A SIGNED GRANT AGREEMENT WHICH OUTLINES THE CONDITIONS OF THE GRANT REQUIRING EACH RECIPIENT TO SUBMIT A FINAL PROJECT REPORT INCLUDING A NARRATIVE OF PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES AND CORRESPONDING PROJECT FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS AN ITEMIZATION OF EXPENSED FUNDS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BETH RATTNER	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$144,423	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$5,800	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$7,368	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$157,591	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FOLLOWING IS THE OFFICIAL BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE 990 POLICY INCLUDED AS PART OF ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS' GOVERNANCE POLICIES: THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE RECOGNIZES THAT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THE RIGHT TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. PROCEDURE IS AS FOLLOWS: A. THE BIOMIMICRY'S SENIOR MANAGEMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY PREPARATION OF FORM 990. B. THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUFFICIENTLY IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING DEADLINE TO ENABLE A COMPREHENSIVE AND CAREFUL REVIEW BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE ADDRESSED BY THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE'S FINANCIAL OFFICER AND INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM 990 AS APPROPRIATE. C. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE INVITED TO VIEW THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING DEADLINE. QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS OF THE BOARD ARE ADDRESSED BY THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE'S FINANCIAL OFFICER AND INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM 990 AS APPROPRIATE. D. AFTER ALL OF THE INPUT FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND FINANCE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED, SENIOR MANAGEMENT OF THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE FILES THE FINAL FORM 990 AS REQUIRED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ACCORDING TO THE BIOMIMICRY INSTITUTE'S (TBI) CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL, OFFICER AND MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: A. HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY; B. HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; C. HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND D. UNDERSTANDS TBI IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. IN ADDITION, OUR POLICY CALLS FOR PERIODIC REVIEWS TO ENSURE TBI OPERATES IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DOES NOT ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THE PERIODIC REVIEWS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: A. WHETHER COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS AND BENEFITS ARE REASONABLE BASED ON COMPETENT SURVEY INFORMATION, AND THE RESULT OF ARM'S LENGTH BARGAINING; B. WHETHER PARTNERSHIPS ,JOINT VENTURES, AND REASONABLE INVESTMENT OF PAYMENTS FOR GOODS AND SERVICES, FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND DO NOT RESULT IN INUREMENT, IMPERMISSIBLE PRIVATE BENEFIT OR IN AN EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL REVIEW OF TOTAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR ALL OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. PART OF THE REVIEW IS TO DETERMINE WHICH EMPLOYEES ARE OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE REVIEW IS BASED ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. THE BOARD ALSO DOCUMENTS ITS DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS REGARDING THE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT AND AS TO ANY CHANGES TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN COMPENSATION OR BENEFITS FOR THE DESIGNATED PERSONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE 990, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE THROUGH THIRD PARTY SITES SUCH AS GUIDESTAR. THE 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	EDUCATION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 122,371. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 122,371. GRAPHICS SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 105,536. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,250. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 107,786. PROGRAMMATIC SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 75,605. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 75,605. MARKETING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 36,396. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 522. TOTAL EXPENSES 36,918. IT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 22,763. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 22,763. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 121,211. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 12,391. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 8,648. TOTAL EXPENSES 142,250.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C	THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.