BIOHOUSTON INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: BIOHOUSTON INC (EIN 76-0683142)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-11-16
IRS object ID: 201543209349307034
Schema version: 2014v5.0
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 G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-11-16T13:41:04-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Grant Thornton LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	700 Milam Street Suite 300	AddressLine1Txt
City	Houston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77002	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	760683142	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% ANN K TANABE	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	BIOH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	7138749300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2450 Holcombe Blvd Suite 27G	AddressLine1Txt
City	Houston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77021	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANN TANABE	PersonNm
Person Title	Chief Executive Officer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8324763600	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-11-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Shannon a Rudisell	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00435018	PTIN
Phone	8324763600	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-04-25 22:37:26Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Principal Officer	Ann K Tanabe	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2450 Holcombe Blvd Suite 27G	AddressLine1Txt
City	Houston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77021	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,239,358	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.biohouston.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2001	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	TX	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Education of life science by bringing together resources, capabilities, and opportunities to develop the southeast Texas region as a global leader in biotechnology research	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	22	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	21	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	21	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$756,350	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$759,500	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,493,099	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$471,738	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$450	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$420	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$19,032	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$14,981	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$2,230,867	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,216,677	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	$1,318,468	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$920,815	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$129,918	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$918,062	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$369,067	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,236,530	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,289,882	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$5,663	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$73,205	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$661,556	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$502,632	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$214,312	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$128,593	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$447,244	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$374,039	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	BIOHOUSTON, INC. IS A TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH THE MISSION OF STIMULATING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF RESEARCH, WHILE BUILDING A CRITICAL MASS OF LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS GOAL, BIOHOUSTON ESTABLISHED CERTAIN PROGRAMS FOR LIFE SCIENCE COMPANIES. BIOHOUSTON IS SUPPORTED PRIMARILY THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ITS MEMBERS, ASSOCIATES, THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY, REVENUE FROM CONFERENCES AND OTHER EVENTS HELD BY THE ORGANIZATION, AND FROM A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$224,505	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$120,460	RevenueAmt
Desc	Support the regional life science industry through educational conferences and networking meetings; BioHouston hosts two major annual conferences attracting hundreds, breakfast forums, technology transfer meetings, and other meetings to foster entrepreneurship, education, and networking	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$219,640	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$107,036	RevenueAmt
Desc	FOSTERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP in the life science industry in the region	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$411,918	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$200,738	RevenueAmt
Desc	LEVERAGING THE SKILLS OF EXPERTS throughout the world to support the development of products and therapies in Texas	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$89,270	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$43,504	RevenueAmt
Desc	Increase Awareness of life science industry	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$89,270	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$43,504	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$945,333	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	false	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	11	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	22	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	21	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANN K TANABE	PersonNm
Phone	7138749300	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2450 HOLCOMBE STE 27G	AddressLine1Txt
City	Houston	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	77021	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (24 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Jacqueline R Northcut
CEO & President	40.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$331,180	$0	$10,200
David B McWilliams
Chairman of the Board	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John Mendelsohn MD
Vice Chairman of the Board	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bruce Given MD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David W Leebron
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Malcolm Gillis
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joe H Cunningham MD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paul Klotman MD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Daniel J Moore
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
David L Callender MD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rathindra N Bose PhD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mauro Ferrari PhD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Giuseppe N Colasurdo MD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Brett Giroir MD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert F Gray Jr
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ronald A DePinho MD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
George L McLendon PhD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Neil K Warma
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dan Watkins PhD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Margaret A Boulware
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James T Willerson MD
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert E Wilson
Director	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ann K Tanabe
Chief Operating Officer	40.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$183,783	$0	$4,865
Jeff Larson
VP, Texas Bioalliance	40.0	0.0			$142,500	$0	$5,700	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$657,463	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$20,765	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	3	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	NONE	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contractor Address		ContractorAddress
Services	NONE	ServicesDesc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Membership Dues	$561,000	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$198,500	FundraisingAmt
Total Contributions	$759,500	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
BIOALLIANCE PROGRAM SERVICES	900099	$211,687	$211,687
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES	900099	$260,051	$260,051

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$471,738	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$420	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$420	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$7,700	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$198,500	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$22,681	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$14,981	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$14,981	ExclusionAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,216,677	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$471,738	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	-$14,561	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$514,963	TotalAmt
Program Services	$360,475	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$77,244	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$77,244	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$273,407	TotalAmt
Program Services	$262,650	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,004	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,753	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,866	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,912	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,920	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,034	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$113,579	TotalAmt
Program Services	$89,773	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,561	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,245	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$365	TotalAmt
Management And General	$365	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,450	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,450	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$101,499	TotalAmt
Program Services	$56,317	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,812	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,370	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,989	TotalAmt
Program Services	$18,056	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,813	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,120	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,768	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,091	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$677	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,268	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,246	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,895	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,127	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,737	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,737	ProgramServicesAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,403	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,255	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$12,148	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$159	TotalAmt
Management And General	$159	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,428	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,500	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$451	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$477	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,702	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,297	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$682	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$723	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$7,024	$7,024
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$53,275		$53,275

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,289,882	TotalAmt
Program Services	$945,333	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$214,631	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$129,918	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part X	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXInd

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,453	BOYAmt
EOY	$99,654	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$280,382	BOYAmt
EOY	$280,801	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$51,932	BOYAmt
EOY	$72,500	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$186,714	BOYAmt
EOY	$42,137	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,231	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,424	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$95,843	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$94,227	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,044	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,616	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,500	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$661,556	BOYAmt
EOY	$502,632	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$158,113	BOYAmt
EOY	$117,740	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$56,199	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,853	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$214,312	BOYAmt
EOY	$128,593	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$447,244	BOYAmt
EOY	$374,039	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$447,244	BOYAmt
EOY	$374,039	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$661,556	BOYAmt
EOY	$502,632	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$73,205	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	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 (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3	Yes (X)	SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1	Yes (X)	SupportingOrgType1Ind
IRS Written Determination	Yes (X)	IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations	8	SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (8 entries)

EINEIN	Organization TypeOrganizationTypeDesc	Governing Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedInd	SupportSupportAmt	Other SupportOtherSupportAmt
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
741613878	02	Yes (true)	$0	$0
RICE UNIVERSITY
741109620	02	Yes (true)	$0	$0
THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM
746001399	02	Yes (true)	$0	$0
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON
746041411	03	Yes (true)	$0	$0
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
746001118	03	Yes (true)	$0	$0
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH AT GALVESTON
746000949	03	Yes (true)	$0	$0
THE METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
741180155	03	Yes (true)	$0	$0
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
741238434	02	Yes (true)	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total	8	SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc	Yes (true)	ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination	false	SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456	false	SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US	false	SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org	false	OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org	false	SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr	false	PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person	false	LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn	false	ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int	false	DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules	false	ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller	false	ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family	false	ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled	false	Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir Trst	Yes (true)	PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org	false	OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

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)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$95,843	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$94,227	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,616	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,616	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability	$0	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,239,358	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	$22,681	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$22,681	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$1,216,677	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$1,216,677	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$1,312,563	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	$22,681	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$22,681	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$1,289,882	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$1,289,882	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Sch. D, Part X, Line 2	ASC 740 (FIN 48) Disclosure BioHouston is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is classified as a public charity under Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). It recognizes the impact of an uncertain tax position only if that position is more likely than not of being sustained upon examination by the taxing authority based on the technical merits. BioHouston will account for interest and penalties relating to uncertain tax positions in the current period statement of activities, if necessary. The tax years from 2011 forward are open for examination by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). BioHouston is a Type I Section 509(a)(3) supporting organization and has requested determination as such from the IRS.
Sch. D, Part XI, Line 2d	Fundraising Event Expenses $22,681
Sch. D, Part XII, Line 2d	Fundraising Event Expenses $22,681

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Annual Luncheon	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$206,200	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$198,500	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$7,700	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$5,000	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$17,681	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Other Events Total	0	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total	$206,200	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$198,500	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$7,700	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$5,000	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$17,681	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$22,681	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$14,981	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Jacqueline R Northcut
CEO & President	$331,180	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,200	$0	$0	$0	$341,380	$0	$0	$0
Ann K Tanabe
Chief Operating Officer	$183,783	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,865	$0	$0	$0	$188,648	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Executive Committee	Form 990, Part VI, Line 1A The Executive Committee is elected by the board of directors. Members include the Board Chair, Vice Chair, and other directors, as appointed. The Executive Committee has the authority to oversee the day to day operations of the organization with oversight by the full board, and may exercise the full power of the Board except with respect to matters on which the Board has taken action, the Members have taken action, or the Executive Committee is prohibited by applicable law from taking action.
Organization Members	Form 990, Part VI, Lines 6, 7a, & 7b Organizations described in Sections 501(c)(3) or 170(c)(1) and Sections 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) of the Code are eligible to be Members. Members shall be appointed by and may be removed by the board of directors. Members are entitled to vote at elections of directors and on any matter submitted for a vote of Members. Generally directors are elected at the annual meeting of the Members. Any vacancy occurring in the Board may be filled by election at an annual meeting or special meeting of Members called for that purpose. Any director may be removed either for or without cause by the Members.
Form 990 Review Process	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Prior to filing with the IRS, the organizaton's Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the audit committee; a draft of the Form 990 is provided electronically to board members for review prior to filing.
Conflict of Interest Policy Monitoring & Enforcement	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with board delegated powers is required to annually sign a statement that affirms that such person has received a copy of the policy; has read and understands the policy; is in compliance with the policy; and understands that the corporation must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes. Any identified conflicts are brought to the executive committee or full board of directors for resolution.
Officer Compensation Approval	Form 990, Part VI, Lines 15a & 15B The Compensation Committee of the Corporation's Board of Directors, all of whom are independent directors, conducts an annual review of the CEO, other officers, and key employees' perfomance and compensation. The review is conducted in executive session.
How Documents are made available to the public	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 The corporation makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.
Program Service Accomplishments	Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Increasing the awareness of the life science industry with the goal of ultimately increasing investment in regional life science companies, attracting experienced managers to local life science companies and attracting life science companies to Texas
Employees Reported on W-3	Form 990, Part V, Line 2A ALL EMPLOYEES ARE CONTRACTED THROUGH INSPERITY, AN EMPLOYEE LEASING AGENCY; THEREFORE, BIOHOUSTON HAS NO EMPLOYEES DIRECTLY REPORTED ON A FORM W-3.