Bioone
Bioone reported $12.8 million in revenue and $11.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.69 went to program services, $19.31 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 96.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $413,218 (PRESIDENT/CEO). 5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 5% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 192 covered science & technology charities: $84.33 programs, $15.67 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $13MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.7% | 83.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 19.3% | 15.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 51.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 96.2% | 19.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $413,218 | $513,729 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 3.62% | 1.72% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 5 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 7.6 | 14.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 13 of 14 | 94.3% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseBioone complete: bioone complete is the organization's flagship product, a full-text aggregated journal database licensed as a single package to individual educational and research institutions, often through library consortia and sales intermediaries. In 2025, bioone complete contained 219 titles from 157 not-for-profit publishers. The majority of sales revenue for bioone complete is returned to current publishers through bioone's revenue sharing model
Bioone ebook collections: bioone launched its first publisher ebook collection in 2023, which includes 163 titles from the entomological society of america, digitized and availble online for the first time. In 2024 bioone launched a second collection with csiro publishing, including 204 titles. Ebook collections are sold individually as a one-time package purchase to individual educational and research institutions, sometimes through library consortia and sales intermediaries. Net revenue is split with the participating publisher and is distinct from journal sales and revenue sharing
Bioone open access: bioone hosts open access titles and fully integrates this content in bioone complete. Like their subscribed counterparts, the current contents of bioone open access titles are presented in full-text. Bioone open access titles are freely available to all users irrespective of subscription. In 2025, the open access collection included 19 current fully open access titles. This program aims to be self-sustaining, thus bioone charges participating titles a flat, per-published page rate
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $348,500 | $0 | $64,718 | $413,218 |
| SEN DIR. OF BUS. & COMM DEV. Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $189,883 | $0 | $41,706 | $231,589 |
| DIR. OF OPER. & TECHNOLOGY Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $168,014 | $0 | $50,833 | $218,847 |
| ASSOC. DIR. OF SALES Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $129,051 | $0 | $28,117 | $157,168 |
| PUBLISHING & PARTNERSHIPS MNGR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $100,170 | $0 | $28,077 | $128,247 |
5 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Bioone (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $413K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b14 · 13 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 58
- Volunteers Part I, line 625
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Of every $100 Bioone spent in 2025, $80.69 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Bioone's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Bioone reported that 80.7% of its $11.4 million in expenses went to program services, 19.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Bioone pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Bioone reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $413,218, for the role of PRESIDENT/CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Bioone get its money?
Of $12.8 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 96.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Bioone a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 52-2187678 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202631329349304233 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202511339349304501 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202401449349300640 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202341359349314679 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202221409349300307 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202131449349300108 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202011289349301216 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 52-2187678: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.