GLOBAL BIOETHICS INITIATIVE INC

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2017 · Form 990EZ · revenue $39K · expenses $45K · assets $5

EIN
36-4696360
Address
3523 AMAZONAS DR, JEFFERSON CTY, MO 65109-5717
Website
WWW.GLOBALBIOETHICS.ORG
NTEE code
U19 Support N.E.C. (Science and Technology) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
October 2013 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
JAY SEAVER (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

GLOBAL BIOETHICS INITIATIVE (GBI) IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF BIOETHICAL ISSUES, AND TO EXPLORING SOLUTIONS TO BIOETHICAL CHALLENGES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 14 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

14 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Ana Lita EXECUTIVE DI2017 10 $0 reported 1
Bruce Gelb PRESIDENT2017 0 $0 reported 1
Stjepan Oreskovic VICE PRESIDE2017 0 $0 reported 1
Jay Seaver TREASURER2017 0 $0 reported 1
Henry Silverman MEMBER2017 0 $0 reported 1
Ira Bedzow MEMBER2017 0 $0 reported 1
Joseph Disalle MEMBER2017 0 $0 reported 1
Tim House MEMBER2017 0 $0 reported 1
Shirin Karsan MEMBER2017 0 $0 reported 1
Esma Paljevic MEMBER2017 0 $0 reported 1
Marie-Claire Roberts MEMBER2017 0 $0 reported 1
Nina Urban MEMBER2017 0 $0 reported 1
Lauren Vogel MEMBER2017 0 $0 reported 1
Ilene Wilets MEMBER2017 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2017 · 14 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ANA LITA EXECUTIVE DI10 $0-- $01
BRUCE GELB PRESIDENT0 $0-- $01
STJEPAN ORESKOVIC VICE PRESIDE0 $0-- $01
JAY SEAVER TREASURER0 $0-- $01
HENRY SILVERMAN MEMBER0 $0-- $01
IRA BEDZOW MEMBER0 $0-- $01
JOSEPH DISALLE MEMBER0 $0-- $01
TIM HOUSE MEMBER0 $0-- $01
SHIRIN KARSAN MEMBER0 $0-- $01
ESMA PALJEVIC MEMBER0 $0-- $01
MARIE-CLAIRE ROBERTS MEMBER0 $0-- $01
NINA URBAN MEMBER0 $0-- $01
LAUREN VOGEL MEMBER0 $0-- $01
ILENE WILETS MEMBER0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$39,340$44,854 $5$5 $39,340- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $3,000 in all, tax years 2021 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
KARSAN FAMILY FOUNDATION $3,0001 $3,0002021 2021 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “GLOBAL BIOETHICS INITIATIVE INC”
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2017 · Form 990EZ · $44,854 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $32,606 72.7%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $12,200 27.2%
Printing, publications, postage $48 0.1%
Total$44,854100%

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