UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE LABORATORIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE LABORATORIES INC (EIN 41-2093194)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-15
IRS object ID: 202103199349320805
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 J
Schedule L
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-15T15:18:34-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	390859910	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BAKER TILLY US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	225 S 6TH ST 2300	AddressLine1Txt
City	MINNEAPOLIS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55402	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	412093194	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE LABORATORIES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	UNIV	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6516412800	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 WESTGATE DRIVE SUITE 101	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55114	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANDREW LAFRENCE	PersonNm
Person Title	BOARD CHAIRMAN	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6516412800	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	ANDREW	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	LAFRENCE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LAWRENCE H MOHR CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00447603	PTIN
Phone	6128764500	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	ANDREW LAFRENCE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 WESTGATE DRIVE SUITE 101	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55114	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,796,390	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.UELMN.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2002	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	UEL IS ORGANIZED FOR CHARITABLE, EDUCATIONAL, AND SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES. IT SERVES AS A LABORATORY-BASED INCUBATOR FOR EMERGING LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO WORLD-CLASS LABORATORY FACILITIES, SHARED EQUIPMENT, BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING, A COMMUNITY OF STARTUPS, AND COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITY-BASED RESEARCHERS. IT ALSO SUPPORTS STUDENT WORK EXPERIENCE THROUGH INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. IT IS ORGANIZED AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE OPERATED TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE, AND AID SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION, RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP; PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND AID IN THE MUTUAL TRANSFER AND APPLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION AND RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IN COLLABORATION WITH EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, INDUSTRY, BUSINESS, AND GOVERNMENT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	12	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	26	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$34,350	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$19,417	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$147,546	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,164,269	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,641,982	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$8,905	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,716	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$13,927	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$1,146	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,206,518	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,796,390	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$175,462	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$306,793	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,550,303	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$3,793,843	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,725,765	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,100,636	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$519,247	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$304,246	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$21,226,769	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$20,642,598	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$16,151,317	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$15,871,392	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,075,452	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,771,206	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	THE MISSION OF THE UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE LABORATORIES IS TO SUPPORT EARLY-STAGE VENTURES IN LIFE SCIENCES TO GROWTH AND COMMERCIAL SUCCESS THROUGH CONNECTIONS, SERVICES, AND WORLD-CLASS LABORATORY FACILITIES IN MINNESOTA'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,884,224	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,608,778	RevenueAmt
Desc	SERVES AS A LABORATORY-BASED INCUBATOR FOR EMERGING LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO WORLD-CLASS LABORATORY FACILITIES, SHARED EQUIPMENT, BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING, A COMMUNITY OF STARTUPS, AND COLLABORATION WITH UNIVERSITY-BASED RESEARCHERS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,884,224	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	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	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	0	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	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (1)	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	23	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	26	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
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	12	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	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	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	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	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SARAH ROSSER	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9528769213	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2001 KILLEBREW DRIVE SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	BLOOMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55425	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
STEVE MERTENS
CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ARON ANDERSON
VICE CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN MENSINK
TREASURER-OUTGOING	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MAURA DONOVAN
DIRECTOR-OUTGOING	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT ELDE
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SARAH HARRIS
DIRECTOR-OUTGOING	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LISA HERRON-OLSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KEN LEVITT
DIRECTOR-OUTGOING	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SHAYE MANDLE
DIRECTOR-OUTGOING	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAY NOVAK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDY LAFRENCE
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA NELSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN TUNE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN PICKARD
DIRECTOR-OUTGOING	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM MASON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JESSICA MOGILKA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAT MASCIA
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE RUCKER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	40.00		Yes (X)	$140,137	$0	$19,726

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$140,137	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$19,726	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 (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
TAPESTRY MANAGEMENT LLC
2001 KILLEBREW DR STE 100	MINNEAPOLIS	MN	55425	MANAGEMENT SERVICES	$483,373
CLOVER MAINTENANCE
7229 177TH AVE NE	FOREST LAKE	MN	55025	JANITORIAL SERVICES	$177,871

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$120,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$27,546	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$147,546	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
RENTAL INCOME	532000	$3,498,070	$3,463,720	$34,350
INTERNSHIP REIMBURSEME	541900	$135,762	$135,762
MAILBOX RENTALS	532000	$8,150	$8,150

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,641,982	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,716	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,716	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,146	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,146	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,146	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,796,390	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,608,778	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$34,350	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$5,716	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$171,776	TotalAmt
Program Services	$139,252	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,524	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$115,878	TotalAmt
Program Services	$115,878	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,139	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,570	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,569	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$133,008	TotalAmt
Management And General	$133,008	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,508	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,508	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$41,050	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,125	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$28,925	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$910	TotalAmt
Management And General	$910	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$170,005	TotalAmt
Program Services	$169,705	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$300	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,462	TotalAmt
Program Services	$96,462	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$53,104	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,104	ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$938,012	TotalAmt
Program Services	$938,012	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$834,804	TotalAmt
Program Services	$834,804	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$811,251	TotalAmt
Program Services	$811,251	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,165	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,497	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,668	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	$378,557	$378,557
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$269,745	$269,745
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$9,960	$9,960
EQUIPMENT RENTAL	$4,302	$4,302

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,100,636	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,884,224	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$216,412	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$288,180	BOYAmt
EOY	$392,174	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$269,015	BOYAmt
EOY	$316,677	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,037	BOYAmt
EOY	$183,906	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$79,828	BOYAmt
EOY	$58,669	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$105,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$109,300	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$30,694,558	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$11,452,329	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,873,266	BOYAmt
EOY	$19,242,229	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$488,767	BOYAmt
EOY	$339,643	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,226,769	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,642,598	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$168,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$113,095	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,828	BOYAmt
EOY	$35,753	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,678,779	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,617,974	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$249,498	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,570	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$16,151,317	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,871,392	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	$5,075,452	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,771,206	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,075,452	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,771,206	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,226,769	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,642,598	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$304,246	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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$20,629	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,417	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$147,546	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$187,592	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,703,713	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,755,766	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,829,134	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,164,269	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,607,632	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,060,514	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,703,713	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,755,766	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,849,763	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,183,686	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,755,178	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,248,106	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,013,599	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,035,998	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$970,054	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,137,683	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,334,549	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,491,883	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,013,599	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,035,998	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$970,054	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,137,683	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,334,549	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,491,883	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$9,756,223	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$18,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$16,928	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$15,445	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,905	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,716	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$65,177	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$18,183	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$16,928	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$15,445	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,905	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,716	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$65,177	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$700	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$11,854	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,323	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,785	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,146	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$16,808	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,722,596	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,784,548	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,866,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,194,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,762,040	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$15,330,091	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.63640	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.62900	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00430	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00480	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,420,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,420,000	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$21,975,876	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,780,914	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,194,962	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,542,938	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,041,312	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$501,626	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$755,744	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$630,103	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$125,641	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$19,242,229	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	REFUNDABLE SECURITY DEPOSITS	Desc
Amt	$104,570	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$104,570	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS FOR CONTINGENCIES IN EVALUATING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THIS GUIDANCE PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION THRESHOLD PRINCIPLES FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OF TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. NO LIABILITY HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE ORGANIZATION FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
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	DIANE RUCKER	PersonNm
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$140,137	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	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$19,726	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$159,863	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION USED AN INDEPENDENT EXECUTIVE SEARCH FIRM WHICH HELPED TO SET COMPENSATION LEVELS FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	COO OF SYNTIRON IS A DIRECTOR OF UEL.	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$72,678	TransactionAmt
Transaction	RENT	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	BUILDING OPERATIONS, LEASING, AND OTHER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DUTIES ARE DELEGATED TO TAPESTRY MANAGEMENT LLC. MISSION-RELATED WORK IS SUPPORTED BY AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND BY THE UEL BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONE CURRENT STAKEHOLDER THAT MAY APPOINT DIRECTORS: THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION (REQUIRED TWO DIRECTORS ON THE UEL BOARD). WITH THE REFINANCING IN 2018, THE CITY OF ST. PAUL IS NO LONGER ELIGIBLE TO APPOINT DIRECTORS TO THE UEL BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. ONCE APPROVED, A COPY IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD WHERE IT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	BOARD MEMBERS COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ANNUALLY AND ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY CHANGES AS THEY ARISE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS IN DETAIL AND APPROVES THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT. IN ADDITION, THEY REVIEW AND APPROVE THE BUDGET WHICH INCLUDES EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST OF THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY OR MAILING.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESSES FOR THE OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT AND THE SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT WERE NOT CHANGED DURING THE YEAR.
FORM 990, PART IV, LINE 34:	ON JANUARY 13, 2005, THE ORGANIZATION FORMED A TAXABLE SUBSIDIARY NAMED UEL REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC WITH A SEPARATE TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019 THE ORGANIZATION OWNED 100.00%. UEL REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC IS A DISREGARDED ENTITY FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES. A KEY PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE LABORATORIES, INC (41-2093194) WITH LABORATORY SPACE AND ACCESS TO SHARED EQUIPMENT TO SUPPORT EMERGING LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES. IN CARRYING OUT THIS EXEMPT PURPOSE, THE ORGANIZATION ACQUIRED AND RENOVATED A 126,000 SQ.FT. FACILITY. IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION OPENED A NEW ADDITION, ADDING APPROXIMATELY 19,000 SQ.FT. TO THE FACILITY FOR A TOTAL OF 143,000 SQ.FT. ORIGINALLY, THE ORGANIZATION INTENDED TO FINANCE THE FACILITY THROUGH THE USE OF VARIABLE RATE REVENUE BONDS. THE ORGANIZATION LATER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS IN ITS BEST INTEREST TO UTILIZE NEW MARKET TAX CREDITS AND OTHER INVESTMENT MECHANISMS WHICH REQUIRE THAT THE FACILITY BE OWNED IN A SUBSIDIARY OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATION EXPANDED ITS FACILITY IN 2019, WITH A NEW ADDITION OF 19,000 SQ.FT., FUNDED IN PART USING NEW MARKET TAX CREDITS AND CONVENTIONAL FINANCING. THE EXPANSION ADDED WET LABS, DRY LABS, OFFICE SPACE, AND CONFERENCE ROOMS TO BETTER SERVE UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE LABORATORIES' MISSION.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UEL REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 WESTGATE DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ST PAUL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MN	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	55114	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	202133240	EIN
Primary Activities	LAB RENTAL TO EMERGING LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MN	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$3,670,809	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$20,578,947	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISE LABORATORIES	BusinessNameLine1Txt