2018-11-15T09:28:21-06:00 2017-12-31 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 600 13TH ST NW STE 1000 WASHINGTON DC 20005 990 2017-01-01 611705421 GLOBAL BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE LLC % JOHN SWEENEY GLOB 2027720133 1020 19TH STREET NW Suite 550 WASHINGTON DC 20036 JOHN SWEENEY CFO 2027720133 2018-11-14 true MICHELLE G MICHALOWSKI P00755304 2024141000 155.201.188.33 52580220183195000002 2018-11-15 P 0F88DFED7540E0115A284F5DEC2A5C89A8D4765E 0F88DFED7540E0115A284F5DEC2A5C89A8D4765E 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z LEONARD P FREEDMAN 1020 19 STREET NW STE 550 WASHINGTON DC 201102209 2900536 false X WWW.GBSI.ORG X LLC 2013 DC SEE SCHEDULE O X 4 2 5 0 0 0 2645385 2900536 0 0 0 0 0 0 2645385 2900536 0 842346 0 0 1000630 743817 0 0 100228 1768128 1699455 2768758 3285618 -123373 -385082 310538 5432 44316 124292 266222 -118860 THE GLOBAL BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE LLC ("GBSI") IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH BY ADVOCATING BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSLATION OF RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGHS INTO LIFE-SAVING THERAPIES. false false 2168859 842346 0 THE GLOBAL BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE LLC ("GBSI") IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH BY ADVOCATING BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSLATION OF RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGHS INTO LIFE-SAVING THERAPIES. 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GBSI SUPPORTS THE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH COMMUNITY THROUGH FOUR PRIMARY CHANNELS: (1) INFLUENCING POLICY: SERVING AS INTERMEDIARIES BETWEEN FUNDING AGENCIES, ACADEMIA, AND INDUSTRY TO COLLABORATIVELY SOLVE PROBLEMS AND SHAPE POLICY; (2) CONVENING SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES OF INFLUENCE AND IMPACT: ASSEMBLING WORK GROUPS AND TASK FORCES TO GENERATE PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS TO THE MOST VEXING CHALLENGES TO RESEARCH INTEGRITY; (3) DEVELOPING WORLD-CLASS PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION: CURRICULA AND TRAINING PROGRAMS COMBINING COMMUNITY BEST PRACTICES WITH CUTTING-EDGE METHODS; AND (4) SPONSORING AND PUBLISHING APPLIED RESEARCH: CONDUCTING BENCH MARKING STUDIES AND AGGREGATING BEST PRACTICES TO INFORM AND ENRICH THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND THE RESEARCH THEY CONDUCT. 2168859 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false true 25 0 5 false false false false false false false false false false X 4 2 true false false false true false true true true false false true true true true true true false false false VA X JOHN SWEENEY 7033652700 10801 UNIVERSITY BLVD MANASSAS VA 201102209 RAYMOND H CYPESS BOARD MEMBER 0.6 39.3 X 0 1432973 55820 LOUISE MAWHINNEY BOARD MEMBER 0.6 1.8 X 0 23000 0 LEONARD P FREEDMAN PRESIDENT / BOARD MEMBER 37.5 0.0 X X 278941 86505 23363 STEVE KAMINSKY BOARD MEMBER 0.6 1.8 X 0 20750 0 THERESE SELLARS SECRETARY 0.6 39.3 X 0 249920 49765 GREGORY J FORTON INTERIM CFO (UNTIL 08/17) 0.6 39.3 X 0 217510 45838 JOHN SWEENEY CFO/SVP FIN&ADMIN (AS OF 8/17) 0.6 39.3 X 0 125473 14235 RALPH KOCH CFO/TREASURER (UNTIL 11/16) 0.0 0.0 X 0 140498 0 278941 2296629 189021 1 true true false NANCY J KELLEY ASSOCIATES 105 DUANE STREET NEW YORK NY 10007 CONSULTING 283900 BESPOKE 14622 VENTURA BLVD 791 SHERMAN OAKS CA 91403 CONSULTING 172684 VIVIAN SIEGEL 17 PARK LANE JAMAICA PLAIN MA 02130 CONSULTING 138716 EISNERAMPER LLP 750 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK NY 100172703 ACCOUNTING AND TAX 110627 4 2650972 92665 156899 2900536 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2900536 842346 842346 0 0 0 365446 290628 56042 18776 0 274404 218226 42079 14099 0 77123 44051 30367 2705 26844 20106 5063 1675 0 53434 2700 50734 95712 95712 0 0 0 746709 521265 169879 55565 167405 115936 44894 6575 147687 34314 112540 833 20507 20507 0 102122 102122 113613 27528 86085 0 57817 50080 7737 0 0 16671 16671 10780 10780 RECRUITMENT 19748 19748 G & A COSTS ALLOCATED 123096 123096 DUES/PUBLICATIONS 382 -199 581 OTHER NON-OPERATING EXPENSES 20780 -180 20960 2992 2058 934 3285618 2168859 1016531 100228 0 0 233945 0 0 0 56580 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3493 5432 0 16520 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 310538 5432 44316 6671 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 117621 44316 124292 X 266222 -118860 0 0 0 0 266222 -118860 310538 5432 -385082 X false true X true false X 0 1420000 4932297 2645385 2900536 11898218 0 0 0 1420000 4932297 2645385 2900536 11898218 10705942 1192276 0 0 0 11898218 X 0 DUE TO AFFILIATES 117621 117621 X PART X, LINE 2: AS PER CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, OF WHICH GBSI IS REPORTED AS A SUBSIDIARY: ATCC GLOBAL, ATCC, THE BIONEXUS FOUNDATION AND GBSI ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND APPLICABLE INCOME TAX REGULATIONS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, EXCEPT FOR INCOME FROM ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO THEIR TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE. ATCC GLOBAL, ATCC, THE BIONEXUS FOUNDATION AND GBSI RECOGNIZE OR DERECOGNIZE TAX POSITIONS ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN. ATCC GLOBAL, ATCC, THE BIONEXUS FOUNDATION AND GBSI RECOGNIZE TAX LIABITLIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT A TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND SETTLEMENT WITH VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES. LIABILITIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ARE MEASURED BASED UPON THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF BENEFIT THAT IS GREATER THAN 50% LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED UPON SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, AND INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, ATCC GLOBAL, ATCC AND BIONEXUS FOUNDATION AND GBSI ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY THE U.S. FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2013 AND PRIOR. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ATCC GLOBAL, ATCC, AND BIONEXUS FOUNDATION AND GBSI'S TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THESE ENTITIES HAVE TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT REQUIRE ADJUSTMENT TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS GUIDANCE. AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION 10801 UNIV BLVD MANASSAS VA 201102209 530196548 501(C)(3) 840236 2110 FMV FIXED ASSETS GENERAL SUPPORT 1 PART I, LINE 1 IN 2017, GLOBAL BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE LLC ("GBSI") GRANTED CASH AND FIXED ASSETS TO AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION, AN ORGANIZATION WHOSE MISSION IS CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH GBSI'S. THESE TRANSFERS ARE PART OF GBSI'S INITAL WIND DOWN OF OPERATIONS. true false false false false false false false false RAYMOND H CYPESS BOARD MEMBER 0 1174416 0 115171 0 143386 0 32157 0 23663 0 1488793 0 0 THERESE SELLARS SECRETARY 0 226357 0 22995 0 568 0 18879 0 30886 0 299685 0 0 LEONARD P FREEDMAN PRESIDENT / BOARD MEMBER 258941 86363 20000 0 0 142 0 7120 8059 8184 287000 101809 0 0 GREGORY J FORTON INTERIM CFO (UNTIL 08/17) 0 153948 0 62994 0 568 0 13145 0 32693 0 263348 0 0 RALPH KOCH CFO/TREASURER (UNTIL 11/16) 0 0 0 0 0 140498 0 0 0 0 0 140498 0 0 PART I, LINE 3: PRIOR TO APRIL 1, 2017, GBSI DID NOT COMPENSATE ANY DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR KEY EMPLOYEE. COMPENSATION TO THESE INDIVIDUALS WAS PROVIDED BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CEO OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATION AND GAVE FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE COMPENSATION PROGRAMS TO INCLUDE MARKET AND RANGE ADJUSTMENTS, MERIT INCREASES, BONUSES AND BENEFITS. A THIRD PARTY ANALYSIS OF TOTAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION WAS LAST CONDUCTED FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2014. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWED AND APPROVED COMPENSATION USING DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITHIN SIMILAR INDUSTRIES. DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS ARE CAPTURED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. BEGINNING APRIL 1, 2017, GBSI BEGAN COMPENSATING ITS PRESIDENT DIRECTLY AT LEVELS THAT WERE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE ESTABLISHED BY ITS RELATED ORGANIZATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCESSES DESCRIBED ABOVE. PART I, LINE 4A: RALPH KOCH, FORMER CFO & TREASURER, RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $140,948 THAT WAS PAID BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION. CASH & FIXED ASSETS 2017-12-31 842436 FMV 530196548 AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION 10801 UNIV BLVD MANASSAS VA 201102209 501(C)(3) true false false false PART II, LINE 2A: THE FOLLOWING DIRECTORS OR FORM 990-REPORTABLE OFFICERS OF GBSI ALSO WERE REPORTED AS DIRECTORS OR OFFICERS ON THE 2017 FORM 990 FILED BY AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION: RAYMOND H. CYPESS, LOUISE MAWHINNEY, STEVE KAMINSKY, THERESE SELLARS, GREGORY FORTON, AND JOHN SWEENEY. NONE OF THE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE RECEIVED A BENEFIT FROM AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION, A SECTION 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITY, AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSFER DESCRIBED ON THIS SCHEDULE N. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1: THE GLOBAL BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE LLC ("GBSI") IS DEDICATED TO ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH BY ADVOCATING BEST PRACTICES AND STANDARDS TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSLATION OF RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGHS INTO LIFE-SAVING THERAPIES. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2: RAYMOND CYPESS AND THERESE SELLARS, DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF GBSI, HAD A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP DURING THE TAX YEAR; THEY BOTH SERVED AS DIRECTORS AND/OR OFFICERS OF ATCC CELL SYSTEMS, INC., A RELATED PARTY AS DISCUSSED ON SCHEDULE R. FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 6 & 7A: GBSI IS A DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LIMITED LIABILITY CORPORATION. THE SOLE MEMBER OF GBSI IS BIONEXUS FOUNDATION, A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WITH TAX EXEMPT STATUS PURSUANT TO SECTION 501(C)(3). BIONEXUS FOUNDATION HAD THE POWER TO APPOINT THE INITIAL MANAGERS OF GBSI AND MAY REMOVE ANY MANAGER WITH OR WITHOUT CAUSE BY A MAJORITY OR MORE VOTE OF THE BIONEXUS FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7B: THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF BIONEXUS FOUNDATION, GBSI'S SOLE MEMBER, IS REQUIRED TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING MATTERS: (I) GBSI'S ANNUAL BUDGET AND ANY REVISIONS THEREOF; (II) THE DISSOLUTION OR WINDING UP OF GBSI; (III) THE MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION OF GBSI; (IV) ENCUMBERANCE, LEASE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OR TRANSFER OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ASSETS OF GBSI; (V) THE SALE, TRANSFER, CONTRIBUTION, EXCHANGE, MORTGAGE, PLEDGE; (VI) AMENDMENTS TO THIS AGREEMENT; AND (VII) ANY EXPENDITURES NOT PROVIDED FOR OR IN EXCESS OF THOSE PROVIDED FOR IN GBSI'S ANNUAL BUDGET. FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 8A & 8B: ALL MEETINGS AND MINUTES INVOLVING GBSI WERE RECORDED BY BIONEXUS FOUNDATION. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B: THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP ("PWC"), BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS DELEGATED THE REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 TO THE ATCC GLOBAL FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS, THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ATCC GLOBAL FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEE. ONCE THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE COMMITTEE AND IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD, PWC SIGNS AS PREPARER AND THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER SIGNS ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 12, 13 AND 14: GBSI HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY THAT REQUIRES OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. THIS POLICY IS CONSISTENTLY MONITORED AND ENFORCED. BOARD MEMBERS WHO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DO NOT VOTE ON ANY MATTER RELATED TO THE ISSUE FOR WHICH THEY HAVE A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE DISTRIBUTED TO, AND SIGNED BY, THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, AND THEN RETURNED TO OUTSIDE COUNSEL FOR REVIEW. DISCLOSED CONFLICTS, IF ANY, ARE ASSESSED BY OUTSIDE COUNSEL, AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL ASSISTS WITH ANY NECESSARY FOLLOW UP ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, LINES 15A & 15B: ATCC, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, PAYS COMPENSATION FOR ALL GBSI OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION IS CONDUCTED BY ATCC GLOBAL, ANOTHER RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE ATCC GLOBAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE CEO OF ATCC AND GIVES FINAL APPROVAL FOR THE COMPENSATION PROGRAMS FOR ATCC TO INCLUDE MARKET AND RANGE ADJUSTMENTS, MERIT INCREASES, BONUSES AND BENEFITS. A THIRD PARTY ANALYSIS OF TOTAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION WAS CONDUCTED FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2014 COMPENSATION, AND A SIMILAR ANALYSIS FOR THE REST OF THE EXECUTIVE TEAM WILL BE COMPLETED IN 2018. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO AND EXECUTIVES USING DATA FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED PERSONS IN FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITHIN SIMILAR INDUSTRIES. DOCUMENTATION OF SUCH DISCUSSIONS AND DECISIONS ARE CAPTURED IN THE MEETING MINUTES. 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