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Bionexus Kc

EIN 43-1889037 · Kansas City, MO

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair64 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WE INSPIRE THINKERS FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES TO COMBINE THEIR EFFORTS FOR A COMMON PURPOSE: HEALTHCARE INNOVATION.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)FROM BIOINFORMATICS TO CANCER RESEARCH AND BEYOND, WE STIMULATE COLLABORATION AND HELP BRING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FROM CONCEPT TO REALITY.THE KC REGION IS A GLOBAL LEADER AT THE NEXUS OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH BENEFITING ALL OUR CITIZENS AND THE ECONOMY. OUR MISSION IS TO HIGHLIGHT LIFE SCIENCES RESOURCES AND THEIR VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COMMERCIALIZATION. BIONEXUS KC CREATES OPPORTUNITIES AT THE NEXUS OF:-HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH-URBAN AND RURAL HEALTH-ACADEMIA AND INDUSTRY-KANSAS AND MISSOURI

Income
$2.3 million
Spending
$2.4 million
Spent on programs
75%
Reserves
2.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 65%
Employees
17
Volunteers
30
Highest pay
$294,585, president & ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 64 out of 100. Higher than 35% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 49% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    75% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 10 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $1.8 million spent. 2024 WAS AN INCREDIBLY IMPACTFUL YEAR FOR BIONEXUS KC, MARKED BY EXPANDED PROGRAMS AND A CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO DRIVE COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION IN THE REGION. THESE EFFORTS FURTHER SOLIDIFIED KANSAS CITY'S POSITION AS A LIFE SCIENCES HUB DRIVEN BY CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY. THROUGH KEY INITIATIVES, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THE REGIONAL LIFE SCIENCES AND HEALTHCARE ECOSYSTEMS. WITH THE GROWTH OF THE BIONEXUS KC TEAM, THE ORGANIZATION HAS EXPANDED ITS CAPACITY TO LEAD AND SUPPORT INNOVATION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THESE EFFORTS POSITION THE COMMUNITY TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION, ATTRACT TOP TALENT, AND CEMENT THE KC REGION'S REPUTATION AS THE PREMIER DESTINATION FOR LIFE SCIENCES AND DIGITAL HEALTH ADVANCEMENTS.2024 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:1. ADVANCING THE KC REGION'S LIFE SCIENCES ECOSYSTEM: "PATH TO 2025"2. DIGITAL HEALTH KC AND DIGITAL HEALTH DAY3. KC BIOHUB4. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT5. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS6. SCIECNE 2 ART7. BIONEXUS KC ANNUAL EVENT8. KC ONE HEALTH DAY9. NEXUS INFORMATICS CONFERENCE 1. ADVANCING THE KC REGION'S LIFE SCIENCES ECOSYSTEM: "PATH TO 2025" NEARLY A DECADE AGO, BIONEXUS KC COLLABORATED WITH STAKEHOLDERS, DELOITTE, AND THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP A 10-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN CALLED THE PATH TO 2025, IDENTIFYING KEY LIFE SCIENCES OPPORTUNITIES AND FOUNDATIONAL ELEMENTS NECESSARY FOR REGIONAL GROWTH. THE PATH TO 2025, STILL RELEVANT TODAY, GUIDES BIONEXUS KC AND THE REGION IN THE WORK WE COLLECTIVELY PRIORITIZE AND ADVANCE AND, IN 2024, BIONEXUS KC LED REGIONAL EFFORTS CONVENING STAKEHOLDERS AROUND KEY COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES. THE KC BIOHUB FOCUSED ON GROWING THE BIOMANUFACTURING CAPACITY OF LARGE MOLECULES AND BIOLOGICS THAT ARE VITAL TO ANIMAL HEALTH, CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, NEUROSCIENCE, RARE DISEASES, AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES, AND PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES. THIS INITIATIVE ELEVATED THE REGION AND BIONEXUS KC TO NATIONAL PROMINENCE, INCREASING GLOBAL AWARENESS OF THE AREA'S SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS. AS A RESULT, BIONEXUS KC AND THE KC REGION HOSTED SEVERAL FEDERAL DELEGATIONS IN 2024, INCLUDING BIOMEDICAL ADVANCED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (BARDA), THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA), THE NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON EMERGING BIOTECHNOLOGY (NSCEB), AND SEVERAL CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATIONS TO FEATURE OUR REGIONAL ASSETS AND BUILD CONNECTED RELATIONSHIPS TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS. DIGITAL HEALTH KC MARKED A MAJOR MILESTONE ON THE PATH TO 2025. LONG IDENTIFIED AS A KEY REGIONAL STRENGTH AND OPPORTUNITY, DIGITAL HEALTH HAS BECOME ONE OF OUR AREA'S MOST ROBUST INDUSTRIES. THE ECOSYSTEM INCLUDES 125+ DIGITAL HEALTH COMPANIES AND CONNECTS INVESTORS, ENTREPRENEURS, HEALTHCARE LEADERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AROUND TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN HEALTH IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS. COLLABORATION CONTINUES TO TIE ALL OUR WORK TOGETHER. WE ADVANCED CAPITAL: BRINGING MORE INVESTORS TO THE TABLE, EDUCATING INVESTORS ON LIFE SCIENCES OPPORTUNITIES, AND HELPING ENTREPRENEURS NAVIGATE ANGEL AND VENTURE FUNDING PROCESSES. TO ADDRESS THE TALENT NEEDS OF THE REGION, WE LAUNCHED THE BIOTECH FOR MO TRAINING PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FULL EMPLOYMENT COUNCIL AND METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE. THROUGH COLLECTIVE EFFORTS, BIONEXUS KC AND THE REGION WILL FILL IN THE GAPS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES ECOSYSTEM, DRIVE SIGNIFICANT GROWTH, AND SHARE THE STORY OF A THRIVING ECOSYSTEM. 2. DIGITAL HEALTH KC AND DIGITAL HEALTH DAY IN 2024, DIGITAL HEALTH KC MADE CONSIDERABLE STRIDES IN OUR MISSION OF SUPPORTING EARLY-STAGE DIGITAL HEALTH COMPANIES AND FOSTERING INNOVATION IN THE KANSAS CITY REGION. AT THE CENTER OF HEALTH + DATA, DIGITAL HEALTH KC IS ADVANCING THE REGION'S DIGITAL HEALTH CLUSTER THROUGH MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIONS AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS. MORE THAN JUST AN ORGANIZATION, DIGITAL HEALTH KC REPRESENTS A COMMUNITY-POWERED INITIATIVE THAT UNITES CRUCIAL PARTNERS INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY INNOVATION CENTER, KC DIGITAL DRIVE, AND PIPELINE ENTREPRENEURS TO NURTURE AND ELEVATE LOCAL TALENT. DIGITAL HEALTH KC HAS SERVED AS A POWERFUL CATALYST FOR INNOVATION, TRANSFORMING PREVIOUSLY DISCONNECTED COMPANIES INTO A COHESIVE ECOSYSTEM OF INNOVATORS ALIGNED TOWARD ECONOMIC GROWTH. OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANT, CREATING INTENTIONAL CONNECTIONS THAT SPARK COLLABORATION. NETWORKING EVENTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO CELEBRATE WINS, SHARE FUTURE PLANS, AND BUILD REGIONAL CONNECTIONS, WHILE HEALTHCARE 201 SESSIONS OFFER EXPERT-LED EDUCATION ON RELEVANT DIGITAL HEALTH TOPICS. THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, DIGITAL HEALTH KC HAS ESTABLISHED MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STARTUPS, INVESTORS, DIGITAL HEALTH COMPANIES, AND INDUSTRY PARTNERS. THESE GATHERINGS HAVE FOSTERED NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND HAVE ACCELERATED KNOWLEDGE SHARING ACROSS THE DIGITAL HEALTH COMMUNITY IN KANSAS CITY. THE IMPACT OF DIGITAL HEALTH KC EXTENDS BEYOND NETWORKING, AS WE'VE SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTED EARLY-STAGE COMPANIES WITH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDED PERSONALIZED GUIDANCE ON BUSINESS STRATEGIES AND PRODUCT-MARKET FIT, AND FACILITATED VALUABLE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN FOUNDERS. WE HAVE SUPPORTED ENTREPRENEURS IN AMPLIFYING THEIR STORIES, INCLUDING CHRIS JONES, FOUNDER AND CEO OF MATCHRITECARE, WHO SHARED THEIR JOURNEY ON THE NATIONALLY STREAMED PROGRAM, ADVANCEMENTS WITH TED DANSON. THE CULMINATION OF THE YEAR'S EXCITING AND TRANSFORMATIVE WORK WAS CELEBRATED AT OUR INAUGURAL ANNUAL EVENT, DIGITAL HEALTH DAY. THIS LANDMARK GATHERING ORGANIZED 15 INDUSTRY EXPERT SPEAKERS AND 400+ LEADERS TO NETWORK, COLLABORATE, AND CELEBRATE ACHIEVEMENTS IN OUR REGION'S DIGITAL HEALTH EFFORTS. A HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY WAS THE LUMI AWARDS CEREMONY, RECOGNIZING INDIVIDUALS ILLUMINATING THE PATH FORWARD IN DIGITAL HEALTH INNOVATION. THE AWARDS CELEBRATED DIVERSE CONTRIBUTIONS ACROSS OUR ECOSYSTEM. 3. KC BIOHUB THE KANSAS CITY BIOSECURE MANUFACTURING TECH HUB (KC BIOHUB) SERVES AS A BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THE REGION'S BIOLOGICS AND

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2019.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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