2016-05-25T13:37:56-05:00 2015-12-31 161131146 BONADIO &CO LLP 171 SULLYS TRAIL SUITE 201 PITTSFORD NY 14534 990 2015-01-01 131739923 BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARCH INC BOYC 6072541234 533 TOWER ROAD ITHACA NY 148531801 SOPHIA DARLING VP FINANCE 6072541234 2016-05-23 1 JOSEPH PEPLIN P01311564 5853811000 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z SOPHIA DARLING 533 TOWER ROAD ITHACA NY 148531801 26608557 0 X WWW.BTI.CORNELL.EDU X 1924 NY THE BOYCE THOMPSON INSTITUTE FOR PLANT RESEARACH, INC. (BTI) WAS FOUNDED BY WILLIAM BOYCE THOMPSON OUT OF A CONVICTION THAT "ANY PRINCIPLES CONCERNING THE NATURE OF LIFE THAT YOU CAN ESTABLISH FOR PLANTS, WILL HELP YOU UNDERSTAND MAN, IN HEALTH AND DISEASE." HE ALSO SAW PLANT SCIENCE AS A MEANS OF ENDING HUNGER, THUS ULTIMATELY PROMOTING DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL STABILITY. BTI SCIENTISTS INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF PLANTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, CONCENTRATING PARTICULARLY ON PLANT DEVELOPMENT, MOLECULAR PLANT MICROBE INTERACTIONS, AND MOLECULAR AND CHEMICAL ECOLOGY. BTI ENVISIONS A WORLD IN WHICH NUTRITIOUS FOOD IS IN ABUNDANCE, THE ENVIRONMENT IS SECURE, AND PEOPLE LIVE FULLER, HEALTHIER LIVES. THIS VISION CAN BE REALIZED IN PART THROUGH THE STUDY OF PLANT BIOLOGY. AT BTI, WE STRIVE TO BE A WORLD LEADER IN PLANT BIOLOGY. 17 16 225 0 0 0 8285595 10555821 0 0 255413 2758063 303182 301138 8844190 13615022 667910 192501 0 0 11222805 10969243 0 0 728296 3822139 5843972 15712854 17005716 -6868664 -3390694 103251183 97318854 13770685 14286370 89480498 83032484 X TO ADVANCE AND COMMUNICATE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE IN PLANT BIOLOGY TO IMPROVE AGRICULTURE, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, AND ENHANVE HUMAN HEALTH. 0 0 9042853 192501 IMPROVE AGRICULTURE/SUSTAINABLE FOOD PRODUCTION. INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS ADVANCE, COMMUNICATE, AND APPLY PLANT RESEARCH TOWARDS PRODUCING AN INCREASINGLY SUSTAINABLE FOOD SUPPLY. THE UNITED NATIONS FEBRUARY, 2010 FOOD SECURITY ANALYSIS CITES CLIMATE CHANGE, NATURAL DISASTER, RAPID URBANIZATION, AND UNPRECENDENTED POPULATION GROWTH AS GREAT CHALLENGES TO THE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE OF THE WORLD FOOD SUPPLY. AT BTI, SCIENTISTS ARE INVESTIGATING, AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL, HOW PLANTS GROW, RESPOND TO LIGHT, AND MAKE USE ON A SCALE THAT CAN MEET DEMAND. CURRENT REEARCH IS FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE NUTRITIVE QUALITY OF FOOD, INCREASING YIELD, AND FURTHERING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF AGRONOMICALLY VIABLE PLANT SPECIES. SPECIFIC RESEARCH FOCUSES ON LONGER SHELF-LIFE, NATURAL INSECT CONTROL TO FURTHER REDUCE THE NEED FOR PESTICIDES, ENHANCED DISEASE RESISTANCE IN PLANTS, CROPS THAT PRODUCE HIGHER YIELD WITH LESS LIGHT, REDUCED NEED FOR CHEMICAL FERTILIZATION AND PLANTS WITH HIGHER TOLERANCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS SUCH AS DROUGHT, HEAT AND COLD. 1478735 PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS ADVANCE, COMMUNICATE AND APPLY PLANT RESEARCH TO PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT AND ADVANCING RENEWABLE ENERGY. PLANTS HELP OFFSET GLOBAL WARMING BY ABSORBING CARBON DIOXIDE. PLANTS ALSO PROVIDE RENEWABLE AND SUSTAINABLE SOURCES OF FOOD AND ENERGY, WORLDWIDE. AT BTI, SCIENTISTS USE A SUITE OF MODERN TECHNIQUES TO UNDERSTAND KEY PROCESSES SUCH AS PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND BIOMASS PRODUCTION AT THE MOLECULAR, BIOCHEMICAL AND GENETIC LEVEL. RESEARCH AT BTI AIMS TO IMPROVE PLANT GROWTH AND INCREASE YIELD WITH FEWER NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT. 2333787 IMPROVED HUMAN HEALH. INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS ADVANCE, COMMUNICATE, AND APPLY PLANT RESEARCH TOWARDS IMPROVED HUMAN HEALTH. CURRENT RESEARCH AT BTI MAY LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HUMAN DISEASES SUCH AS DIABETES, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND AGING-RELATED DISEASES; PRODUCE FOODS TO COMBAT VITAMIN DEFICIENCIES; PROVIDE NATURAL WAYS TO CONTROL BLOOD PRESSURE; AND USE GENETIC TOOLS TO COMBAT DISEASE IN HUMANS, SUCH AS THE EMPLOYMENT OF PLANT-DERIVED COMPOUNDS AS ANTI-CANCER AGENTS. 754019 RESEARCH TOOLS & COMMUNICATIONS: INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS ADVANCE, COMMUNICATE, AND APPLY PLANT RESEARCH TOWARDS THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. VIRTUALLY EVERY DAY, SCIENTISTS DISCOVER AND RECORD A STAGGERING AMOUNT OF NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE GENES, PROTEINS AND CHEMICALS THAT DIRECT THE LIFE OF CELLS. THEY ARE ALSO CONTINUALLY DEVELOPING NEW TECHNIQUES FOR LABORATORY RESEARCH. BTI SCIENTISTS ARE DEVELOPING INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE AND DATABASES, ENABLING RESEARCHERS TO BETTER ORGANIZE, ACCESS AND RETRIEVE A WEALTH OF DATA, ISOLATE AND IDENTIFY SPECIFIC GENES CONTROLLING THE SPECIFIC LIFE PROCESSES AND IDENTIFY MOLECULES WITH POTENTIAL EVOLUTIONARY, BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL IMPORTANCES. 754019 13609394 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 92 0 1 225 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 17 16 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X SOPHIA DARLING 6072541225 533 TOWER ROAD ITHACA NY 148531801 DAVID STERN PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 361594 0 54848 LAURA PHILIPS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROY PARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY GALVIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDY BASS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHRYN BOOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 APRIL BURKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOURDES CASANOVA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL CHOMET DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN COLLMER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER CORNELIUS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MACHI DILWORTH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LOU GUERINOT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 GREGORY HARTZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KIRA SHEINERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN TOWNSEND DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SOPHIA DARLING VP FINANCE 40.00 X 142083 0 19756 BRIDGET RIGAS VP - COMMUNICATIONS 40.00 X 96258 0 23971 AMY YANOSH ASSISTANT SECRETARY 40.00 X 46404 0 9146 VANESSA GREENLEE SECRETARY 40.00 X 54403 0 18055 DR ERIC RICHARDS PROFESSOR 40.00 X 216883 0 37958 DR DANIEL KLESSIG PROFESSOR 40.00 X 181620 0 39014 DR MARIA HARRISON SCIENTIST 40.00 X 195862 0 36022 GEORG JANDER ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 40.00 X 130231 0 34829 ZHANGJUN FEI ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR 40.00 X 113104 0 27202 1538442 0 300801 7 0 1 0 LVW ADVISORS LLC 67 MONROE AVE PITTSFORD NY 14535 INVESTMENT CONSULTING 131195 1 6920672 3635149 10555821 681618 681618 297697 297697 15068078 1902 12991008 2527 2077070 -625 2076445 2076445 OTHER INCOME 900099 3441 3441 3441 13615022 0 0 3059201 X 192501 192501 951119 332822 498067 120230 6692230 6009292 356044 326894 1598128 1334648 171577 91903 1260315 1050409 145232 64674 467451 383856 69475 14120 141468 102931 38537 65655 65655 707877 707877 1910025 1760115 115112 34798 1069793 953072 104324 12397 418780 273964 115409 29407 628102 608865 19237 91109 91109 OTHER EXTERNAL SERVICES 565538 412504 124127 28907 EQUIPMENT AND MAINTENAN 160673 128069 32604 PUBLICATIONS 61687 57609 500 3578 OTHER EXPENSES 18630 8737 8505 1388 4635 4635 17005716 13609394 2668026 728296 463137 575506 1484845 2127101 1303056 2370189 33951 32109 193014 117203 11269055 8097198 2899108 3171857 8990 20269 96840133 88904620 24949 103251183 97318854 9065874 9284868 1054704 857356 3650107 4144146 13770685 14286370 X 84700470 77757840 1757828 2252444 3022200 3022200 89480498 83032484 103251183 97318854 X -3390694 -2742767 -314553 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 13226816 10232418 8370138 8285595 10555821 50670788 1614589 1580263 1717336 1668486 1617727 8198401 14841405 11812681 10087474 9954081 12173548 58869189 58869189 1580796 3204573 806875 287531 979315 6859090 13434 1782 32172 15711 3441 66540 65794819 0.89470 0.88920 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4233651 -5271 165397 4062987 4038295 331122 135766 4233651 3689702 472899 124306 4038295 3351611 468313 130222 3689702 3640860 -138472 150777 3351611 0.74380 0.25620 0 0 5028111 3510900 1517211 6240944 4586298 1654646 3171857 FUND OF FUNDS 80190151 F PRIVATE EQUITIES 8714469 F 88904620 ACCRUED POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS 3580963 DEFERRED COMPENSATION 563183 4144146 11782105 -2742767 1617727 -1125040 12907145 707877 707877 13615022 17915566 1617727 1617727 16297839 707877 707877 17005716 PART V, LINE 4 LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO MAINTAIN PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING A REASONABLE, PREDICTABLE, STABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE LEVEL OF INCOME TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS. 1 SOUTH AMERICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS IMPROVE AGRICULTURE 34017 0 0 0 0 0 0 34017 0 34017 SOUTH AMERICA COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH 34017 WIRE TRANSFER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS EACH SUB-RECIPIENT OF A GRANT, BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN, WITH A YEARLY REVIEW OF AUDIT COMPLIANCE AND BUDGETS. 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INPUT WAS PROVIDED TO THE VP FOR FINANCE/CFO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANNUAL CERTIFICATIONS ARE PROVIDED BY DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY AND DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. CONFLICTS ARE DISCLOSED TO AND REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ESTABLISHES THE SALARIES OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE VICE PRESIDENTS, ANNUALLY. COMPARABLE SALARIES AND COST OF LIVING DATA IS PROVIDED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES. MEETING MINUTES, RECOMMENDATIONS AND SUPPORTING DATA ARE RETAINED BY THE CORPORATE SECRETARY. SALARY REVIEWS ARE PERFORMED ANNUALLY, IN NOVEMBER. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MET IN NOVEMBER 2014 TO REVIEW AND SET THE 2015 COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENTS, AND CFO/VP FOR FINANCE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST TO THE CORPORATE SECRETARY. 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