INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY INC (EIN 52-2093854)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-10-24
IRS object ID: 201712979349300011
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-10-24T08:41:29-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	522137561	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OSTERMAN POLLACK & MOSES LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	7315 WISCONSIN AVE SUITE 850-W	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	522093854	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	INTE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3016477035	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DIANE E KOVATS CAE CMP	PersonNm
Person Title	EXEC. DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	7605228805	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-10-20	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JERRY F GROSS CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00131517	PTIN
Phone	3016528590	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	50.59.104.78	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2017-10-20	IPDt
IP Tm	10:30:00	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	111B3610F74342BC6089767781A7A64314918C3C	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	BD7064E018BCDE0C459CE22CCA59DCF4D28BCDBF	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	DIANE KOVATS CAE CMP	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ROCKVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,672,529	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ISCB.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1997	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE ISCB PROVIDES INFORMATION ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY BY ORGANIZING MEETINGS, PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PUBLICATIONS, SERVING AS A PORTAL TO INFORMATION ABOUT TRAINING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND NEWS FROM RELATED FIELDS, AND ADDRESSING SCIENTIFIC POLICIES.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	25	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	25	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	4	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	500	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$50,582	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$22,875	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,730,773	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$1,606,059	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$8,183	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$21,867	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$61,940	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$21,728	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,851,478	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,672,529	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$64,076	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$46,033	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$348,958	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$365,951	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$22,112	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,702,798	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,264,335	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,115,832	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,676,319	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$264,354	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$3,790	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,036,535	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,259,087	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$597,369	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$792,821	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,439,166	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,466,266	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE ISCB PROVIDES INFORMATION ON COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY BY ORGANIZING MEETINGS, PROVIDING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY PUBLICATIONS, SERVES AS A PORTAL FOR INFORMATION ABOUT TRAINING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND NEWS FROM RELATED FIELDS AND ADDRESSING SCIENTIFIC POLICIES	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,298,795	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,595,453	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE ISCB ORGANIZES THE INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS FOR MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (ISMB), RSG, NGS, ISCB-AFRICA, ISCB-ASIA, ISCB-LATIN AMERICA CONFERENCES, SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP(SIG)MEETINGS, AND SATELLITE MEETINGS TO ATTRACT THE TOP RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS IN ALL AREAS OF COMPUTATIONAL MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$24,743	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$16,684	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE ISCB HAS THREE OFFICIAL JOURNALS, "BIOINFORMATICS","PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, AND "F1000 RESEARCH ISCB COMMUNITY JOURNAL" WHICH HAVE THE HIGHEST IMPACT ON MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY CATEGORY, AND HAS AFFILIATIONS IN PLACE WITH SEVERAL OTHER PUBLICATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMBERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenue	$14,430	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE ISCB PROVIDES A WEBSITE TO ALLOW MEMBERS TO NETWORK AND COMMUNICATE, TO SEARCH JOB POSTINGS AND TO PROVIDE OTHER CAREER RESOURCES, TO SEARCH ONLINE COURSES, TO SEARCH DEGREE AND CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND TO INFORM ABOUT AFFILIATEORGANIZATIONS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ISCB PROVIDES THREE AWARDS: THE "OVERTON PRIZE" FOR AN EARLY CAREER SCIENTIST, THE "ACCOMPLISHMENT BY A SENIOR SCIENTIST AWARD" THAT RECOGNIZES HIGHLY SIGNIFICANT, LONG TERM CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AND ISCB "INNOVATOR AWARD TO MID-CAREER SCIENTIST" FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE.ADDITIONALLY, WE GIVE TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS TO STUDENTS AND POST DOCS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,323,538	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
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	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 With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	4	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	0	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (1)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
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
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	25	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	25	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	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	0	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
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	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FED OF AMERICAN SOCIETIES FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3016347083	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20814	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
ALFONSO VALENCIAPHD
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS LENGAUERPHD
PRESIDENT-ELECT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BONNIE BERGERPHD
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
TERRY GAASTERLANDPHD
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE ORENGOPHD
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRUNO GAETAPHD
TREASURY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT MARKELPHD
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALEX BATEMANPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JUDITH A BLAKEPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YANA BROMBERGPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MANUEL CORPASPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANCISCO DE LA VEGAPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAUL HORTONPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANUPAMA JIGISHAPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JANET KELSOPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRAN LEWITTERPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FRANCISCO MELO LEDERMANNPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JILL P MESIROVPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
YVES MOREAUPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
NICOLA MULDERPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PREDRAG RADIVOJACPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BURKHARD ROSTPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REINHARD SCHNEIDERPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNA TRAMONTANOPHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LONNIE R WELCH PHD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE E KOVATES
EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR	40.00			$154,562	$0	$15,798	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$154,562	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$15,798	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 (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
WALT DISNEY COMPANY
PO BOX 10000	LAKE BUENA VISTA	FL	328301000	CONVENTION/MEETING	$266,501
MARKETWHYS CORPORATION
				CONVENTION/MEETING	$181,838	11215 JASPER AVENUE SUITE 437	EDMONTON	ALBERTA	CA	T5K 0L5
FASEB
9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE	ROCKVILE	MD	20814	ASSOCIATION MANAGEMENT	$123,574

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$3,780	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$19,095	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$22,875	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
REGISTRATION-MEETING	541700	$1,078,771	$1,078,771
MEMBERSHIP DUES	541700	$299,043	$299,043
MEETINGS-SPONSORSHIP	541700	$162,462	$162,462
REVENUE-JOB POSTINGS	541700	$16,220	$16,220
MEETINGS-TECH TRACK	541700	$15,450	$15,450

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$34,113	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$34,113	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$1,606,059	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$21,867	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$21,867	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
REBATE INCENTIVES/REFU	541800	$16,130	$16,130
RENTALS-MAIL LIST	541700	$2,975	$2,975
REIMBURSED EXPENSES	541700	$2,578	$2,578

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$45	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$45	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$21,728	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,672,529	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,627,787	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$21,867	ExclusionAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,033	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,033	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$311,214	TotalAmt
Program Services	$137,650	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$153,564	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,000	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$28,006	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,959	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,047	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,678	TotalAmt
Program Services	$233	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,445	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,053	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,639	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,414	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,826	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,826	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$45,372	TotalAmt
Management And General	$45,372	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,871	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,219	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,515	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,704	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,587	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,457	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,378	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$752	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,119	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,319	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,050	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$750	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$71,411	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,350	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$53,061	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,814	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,622	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,192	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,467	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,096	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,324	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$47	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$678,666	TotalAmt
Program Services	$672,541	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$525	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,803	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,803	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
INDIRECT COST ALLOCATIO	$95,522	$95,522
BANK CHARGES AND WIRE F	$78,873	$60,025	$18,848
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS	$35,020		$35,020
PRINTING AND GRAPHICS	$27,572	$25,983	$1,589

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,193	TotalAmt
Program Services	$180,594	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$82,439	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$38	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,676,319	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,323,538	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$330,669	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,112	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$231,030	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,728	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$629,896	BOYAmt
EOY	$469,870	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$137,542	BOYAmt
EOY	$65,345	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$109,547	BOYAmt
EOY	$244,472	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$803,954	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,187,716	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$124,566	BOYAmt
EOY	$187,956	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,036,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,259,087	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$93,225	BOYAmt
EOY	$197,438	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$164,343	BOYAmt
EOY	$176,796	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,277	BOYAmt
EOY	$187,955	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$216,524	BOYAmt
EOY	$230,632	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$597,369	BOYAmt
EOY	$792,821	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,430,212	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,459,388	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,954	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,878	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,439,166	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,466,266	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,036,535	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,259,087	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$3,790	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$32,966	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$2,076	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$314,677	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$351,235	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$340,055	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$343,688	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$321,918	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,671,573	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,403,292	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,010,879	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,649,646	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,451,218	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,272,903	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,787,938	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,717,969	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,362,114	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,989,701	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,794,906	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,594,821	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,459,511	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)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$9,459,511	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,104	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,751	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,448	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,182	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$21,867	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$54,352	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$750	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$2,250	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,104	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,501	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$10,448	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,682	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$21,867	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$56,602	TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$18,498	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$38,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$40,778	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$48,680	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$55,841	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$202,762	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,740,571	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,411,580	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,040,927	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,853,268	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,672,529	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9,718,875	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.97330	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.97860	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00580	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00370	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INVESTMENTS-MUTUAL FUNDS	Desc
Book Value	$1,187,716	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,187,716	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CASH RESTRICTED-ESCROW(CHECKING)	Desc
Book Value	$187,956	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$187,956	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DUE TO SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP(SIG)	Desc
Amt	$230,632	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$230,632	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
PART IV, LINE 2B:	PART IV, LINE 2B: THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS FUNDS IN SEPARATE CHECKING AND SAVINGS ACCOUNTS FOR THE PACIFIC SYMPOSIUM ON BIOCOMPUTING(PSB), AN INTERNATIONAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE FOR THE PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN THE THEORY AND APPLICATION OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN PROBLEMS OF BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
PART X, LINE 2:	ISCB IS REQUIRED TO RECOGNIZE THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT IMPACT OF A TAX POSITION WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT ANALYZED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN BY THE ORGANIZATION AS OF DECEMBER 31,2016 AND CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECT TO BE TAKEN THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:	UNREALIZED LOSS-INVESTMENTS

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
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	DIANE E KOVATES	PersonNm
Title	EX OFFICIO DIRECTOR	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$154,562	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	$15,798	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$170,360	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 (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	ISCB IS A PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHP ORGANIZATION MADE UP OF OVER 3,200 MEMBERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WHO REGISTER FOR MEMBERSHIP THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND PAY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	ISCB MEMBERSHIP ELECTS THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 10B	ISCB DOES NOT HAVE PROCEDURES THAT SPECIFICALLY GOVERN THE ACTIVITIES OF THEIR AFFILIATES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B,LINE 11: ISCB PROVIDES FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA E-MAIL AND DISCUSSED AT A BOARD MEETING FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE OF MARYLAND.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ISCB POSTS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST DOCUMENTS SIGNED BY ALL THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES WITH FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW ON THEIR WEB-SITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, FORM 1023 (APPLICATION FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS) IS MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	TEMPORARILY RESTRICED NET ASSETS-RELASED FROM RESTRICTION -2,076.