BIOGRAPHERS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
EIN 27-2781266
What they do
BIOS TENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, HELD AT THE CITY UNIVERSITY of NEW YORKS GRADUATE CENTER and IN FOUR OTHER VENUES IN NEW YORK CITY MAY 17-19, 2019, BROUGHT TOGETHER SOME 225 WORKING BIOGRAPHERS, WOULD-BE BIOGRAPHERS, LITERARY AGENTS and EDITORS to TAKE PART IN AN OPENING RECEPTION FEATURING THREE-MINUTE READINGS BY BIOGRAPHERS WHOSE WORKS WERE RECENTLY PUBLISHED, AS WELL AS GUIDED TOURS of NEW YORK CITY RESEARCH LIBRARIES and ARCHIVES; AN ALL-DAY SERIES of PANELS; A PLENARY SESSION and ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS to LEARN ABOUT THEIR CRAFT. THE CONFERENCE ALSO INCLUDED SPECIALIZED WORKSHOPS and THE PRESENTATION of THE BIO and BIBLIO AWARDS, AMONG OTHER AWARDS and FELLOWSHIPS.BIOS SIXTH ANNUAL EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE AWARD EVENT, HELD IN NEW YORK CITY IN NOVEMBER, DREW SOME 75 PEOPLE to HONOR ILEENE SMITH, VICE PRESIDENT and EXECUTIVE EDITOR AT FARRAR, STRAUS and GIROUX. BIO KEEPS ITS MEMBERS UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WITH ITS WEBSITE, FACEBOOK PAGE, TWITTER ACCOUNT and MONTHLY NEWSLETTER, WHIC
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Of every $100 spent, about $65.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.
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Basic facts we verified
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Money report from 2019The report may be old. Ask for a newer one.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders17 people are listed in the latest report.
You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.
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Financial picture
A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.
How each $100 of revenue was used
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Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.
Has the pattern changed?
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (17)
JUSTIN SPRINGDIRECTOR
SONJA WILLIAMSDIRECTOR
SARAH KILBORNEDIRECTOR
MARLENE TRESTMANDIRECTOR
MARC LEEPSONTREASURER
LOUISE KNIGHTDIRECTOR
LINDA LEAVELLDIRECTOR
KITTY KELLEYDIRECTOR
KAI BIRDDIRECTOR
ANNE BOYD RIOUXDIRECTOR
JOHN FARRELLDIRECTOR
HEATH LEEDIRECTOR
DEIDRE DAVIDVICE PRESIDENT
DEAN KINGSECRETARY
CATHY CURTISPRESIDENT
CARLA KAPLANDIRECTOR
BILLY TOOMADIRECTOR
About this charity
- Location
- PO BOX 33020, SANTA FE, NM 87594
- County
- Santa Fe
- In care of
- MARC LEEPSON
- Primary officer
- MARC LEEPSON, Treasurer
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2019
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2019
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- TIM LACY CPA PC