Bioscience & Technology Business Center Inc
Bioscience & Technology Business Center Inc's network
11 people10 organisationsi11 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (19) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
11 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Lowe | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Craig Owens | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Derek Kwan | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Douglas Girod | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen Willey | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Kate Chinn | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Mark Shiflett | Co- Founder | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Michele Hammann | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mike Dever | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sarah Plinsky | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Steven W Stites | Ex. Vice Pre | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
3 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Courtney | VP Finance | since 2018 |
| G R Underwood | President & COO | since 2018 |
| Robert Knapp | Exec VP of C | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Courtney | VP Finance | 40 | $294k | $24k | |
| Kate Chinn | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Dever | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Douglas Girod | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen Willey | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michele Hammann | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Derek Kwan | Secretary | 2 | $0 | ||
| Mark Shiflett | Co- Founder | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steven W Stites | Ex. Vice Pre | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bonnie Lowe | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Craig Owens | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Plinsky | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Bioscience & Technology Business Center Inc
- EIN
- 205349674
- Address
- 2029 Becker Dr, Lawrence, KS, 66047-1620
- State
- Kansas
- Mission
- The organization's mission is to create, recruit, grow and retain technology and bioscience businesses in northeast kansas with the ultimate vision to build a more modern, resilient and diverse regional economy. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S41 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2006
- Principal officer
- Adam Courtney (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 2008
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBonnie Lowe
≥8years on the filingsDouglas Girod
≥7years on the filingsMichele Hammann
≥7years on the filingsSarah Plinsky
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $46.5m
- Total liabilities
- $26.4m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $20.2m
- Contributions and grants received
- $1.4m
- Program service revenue
- $3.4m
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 11
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4.9m | $5.3m | Deficit $317k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.