BIOMIMICRY FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $548K · expenses $449K · assets $432K

EIN
85-3598977
Address
119 LA JOYA RD, SANTA FE, NM 87501-2344
Website
bsisocial.org
NTEE code
B01
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
January 2021 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

Building on natures success in creating conditions conducive to life, BSI provides tools and connects practitioners who are applying natures intelligence to the social sector. Working closely with other organizations, we translate biological knowledge into practices that transform the way we lead organizational and societal change.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Toby Herzlich Executive Director2020-2024 $83,809$188,629 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Adelma Hnasko President/Director2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Dayna Baumeister Director2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Rachel Bagby Director2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Elsa Menendez Treasurer/Director2020-2024 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $84K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Toby Herzlich Executive Director25 $0$0$83,809 $83,8091
Adelma Hnasko President/Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Dayna Baumeister Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Rachel Bagby Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Elsa Menendez Treasurer/Director1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $37K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Toby Herzlich Executive Director25 $36,546$0$0 $36,5461
Adelma Hnasko President1 $0$0$0 $01
Dayna Baumeister Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Rachel Bagby Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Elsa Menendez Director/Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $46K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Toby Herzlich Executive Director20 $45,818-- $45,8181
Adelma Hnasko Director/Chair1 $0-- $01
Dayna Baumeister Director1 $0-- $01
Rachel Bagby Director1 $0-- $01
Elsa Menendez Director/Treasurer1 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $22K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Toby Herzlich Executive Director20 $22,456-- $22,4561
Adelma Hnasko Director/Chief Compliance Officer1 $0-- $01
Dayna Baumeister Director1 $0-- $01
Rachel Bagby Director1 $0-- $01
Elsa Menendez Director1 $0-- $01
2020 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Toby Herzlich Executive Director10 $0-- $01
Adelma Hnasko Director/Chief Compliance Officer1 $0-- $01
Dayna Baumeister Director1 $0-- $01
Rachel Bagby Director1 $0-- $01
Elsa Menendez Director1 $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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$547,919$448,953 $431,574$431,574 $496,412$50,926 $00-
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$432,266$199,421 $359,499$357,609 $400,062$31,810 $00-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$177,029$173,733 $126,592$124,765 $153,876$22,345 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$188,665$98,751 $123,377$121,469 $171,028$16,770 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$34,717$3,162 $36,188$31,555 $33,834- ---

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,190,820 in all, tax years 2017 to 2025. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BIOMIMICRY FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION”, “BIOMIMICRY FOR SOC INNOVATION” 2023-2024 2$530,820 2024$235,920
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NOVO FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BIOMIMICRY FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION” 2021-2024 4$400,000 2024$100,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$105,000 2024$85,000
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MCKNIGHT FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Biomimicry for Social Innovation” 2021-2022 2$58,000 2022$30,000
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HIDDEN LEAF FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BIOMIMICRY FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION” 2017-2018 3$40,000 2018$10,000
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IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$30,000 2024$30,000
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THE BLACK FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BIOMIMICRY FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION” 2021 1$15,000 2021$15,000
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RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$7,000 2024$7,000
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LA LIGA Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BIOMIMICRY FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION” 2025 1$5,000 2025$5,000
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HONESTY FOR OHIO EDUCATIONOHB01 $821,959$556,507 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$99,997 Same NTEE code B01, revenue within 2x
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $448,953 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $50
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Program in house supplies, subcontractors, venue rent $273,385$273,385-- 60.9%
Fees: management $68,158$39,402$14,378$14,378 15.2%
Fees: other services $44,158$26,910$8,624$8,624 9.8%
Other (as described)Programs out of house $34,650$34,650-- 7.7%
Travel $13,479$12,009$735$735 3.0%
Fees: accounting $8,779$4,497$3,155$1,127 2.0%
Advertising and promotion $2,456$1,172$642$642 0.5%
Other (as described)Misc admin permits, bank fees, merchant fees $1,991$578$85$1,328 0.4%
Information technology $886$666$110$110 0.2%
Insurance $698-$698- 0.2%
Office expenses $263$208$27$27 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $50$17$17$17 0.0%
Total$448,953100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $199,421 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $105,939$104,813$563$563 53.1%
Other (as described)Program supplies, subcontractors, venue rent $50,050$50,050-- 25.1%
Fees: management $26,526$13,530$6,502$6,494 13.3%
Fees: accounting $8,836$3,590$3,639$1,607 4.4%
Office expenses $2,329$1,804$55$470 1.2%
Advertising and promotion $2,262$1,551$356$355 1.1%
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,500$1,500-- 0.8%
Travel $1,181$1,181-- 0.6%
Insurance $698-$698- 0.4%
Fees: legal $100$100-- 0.1%
Total$199,421100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $173,733 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $115,244 66.3%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,489 33.7%
Total$173,733100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $98,751 spent · pay $0 · grants $10,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $79,670 80.7%
Grants and similar amounts paid $10,000 10.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,081 9.2%
Total$98,751100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $3,162 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $2,758 87.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $404 12.8%
Total$3,162100%

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