2025-01-27T08:42:16-06:00 2023-12-31 832357705 O'NEILL APAC 2140 8TH STREET SUITE 203 MANDEVILLE LA 70471 990 2023-01-01 721528220 BIOETHICS DEFENSE FUND BIOE 5044518862 3312 CLEARY AVENUE METAIRIE LA 70002 NIKOLAS NIKAS PRESIDENT 5044518862 2025-01-27 1 0 SEAN P O'NEILL CPA P01061021 9854003120 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z NIKOLAS T NIKOLAS 3312 CLEARY AVENUE METAIRIE LA 70002 233945 0 X WWW.BDFUND.ORG X 2002 LA PUBLIC INTEREST LAW AND EDUCATION ON THE RESTORATION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT TO LIFE. 6 6 2 7 0 0 287180 222918 0 0 103 103 6413 10187 293696 233208 0 0 0 0 280763 257096 0 0 28819 75171 35922 355934 293018 -62238 -59810 665208 605398 0 0 665208 605398 X BIOETHICS DEFENSE FUND (BDF) ADVOCATES FOR A CULTURE OF LIFE BY UNDERSTANDING AND APPLYING THE RELEVANT LEGAL, SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL AND MORAL ARGUMENTS IN LIGHT OF A PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY GROUNDED IN THE NATURAL LAW AND THE COMPATIBILITY OF FAITH AND REASON.THE MISSION OF THE BIOETHICS DEFENSE FUND IS TO STRATEGICALLY ADVOCATE FOR THE RESTORATION AND PROTECTION OF THE FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN RIGHT TO LIFE AND DIGNITY DURING LIFE BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, PRO BONO LEGAL CONSULTATION, AND MEDIA APPEARANCES. 0 0 125888 EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS: IN 2023, BDF GAVE OVER 30 EDUCATIONAL TALKS TO VARIOUS GROUPS, INCLUDING LAWYERS AND PHYSICIANS, LAW AND MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENTS, UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE STUDENTS AND PROFESSORS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, CATHOLIC PARISHES, AND CATHOLIC RETREATS OR RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS, ADDRESSING A RANGE OF BIOETHICAL ISSUES AT THE INTERSECTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, LAW, AND ETHICS. 63912 IN 2023, BDF CONTINUED WORK ON NOW AND AT THE HOUR OF OUR DEATH: MAKING MORAL DECISIONS AT THE END OF LIFE, A GUIDE ON END-OF-LIFE MORAL DECISIONS IN THE CATHOLIC TRADITION, PUBLISHED IN MAY 2024.THE BOOK ADDRESSES CRITICAL QUESTIONS FACED BY INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DURING SERIOUS ILLNESS OR ADVANCED AGE, SUCH AS WHICH MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS ARE MORALLY REQUIRED, WHETHER PROVIDING FOOD AND WATER IS ESSENTIAL CARE, AND THE ROLE OF CONSCIENCE, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND FINANCIAL BURDEN IN DECISION-MAKING. USING A CLEAR QUESTION-AND-ANSWER FORMAT, IT OFFERS ACCESSIBLE GUIDANCE BASED ON CATHOLIC TEACHING, HELPING READERS MAKE INFORMED AND COMPASSIONATE END-OF-LIFE CHOICES. 1937 PRO BONO LAW: BDF ENGAGED IN PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH A MEDIA SOURCE ABOUT THE DOBBS ABORTION CASE. BDF CONSULTED ON ISSUES RELATING TO END OF LIFE DECISION MAKING. 1937 MEDIA APPEARANCES: BDF'S LAWYERS HAVE SPOKEN AS MEDIA EXPERTS AND SPOKESPERSONS ON VARIOUS PRO-LIFE BIOETHICAL ISSUES. BDF'S LEGAL TEAM HAS PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL CONTENT THROUGH MEDIA AND THEY ALSO PROVIDE WRITTEN CONTENT. 1937 193674 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 CA X THE ORGANIZATION 5044518862 3312 CLEARY AVENUE METAIRIE LA 70002 ANTHONY J BORDLEE DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 DAVID LUKINOVICH DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 LEEANNE ABEL DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 JEANNETTE DECELLES-ZWERNEMAN DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 MADELINE MOREIRA DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 COREY FRANK DIRECTOR 0.25 X 0 0 0 NIKOLAS T NIKAS PRESIDENT 45.00 X 187800 0 42000 MONIQUE C TOSO VP/SECRETARY 6.00 X 13600 0 0 201400 0 42000 1 0 1 0 0 222918 222918 103 103 1880 737 1143 1143 REIMBURSED EXPENSES 900099 7670 7670 OTHER INCOME 900099 1374 1374 9044 233208 9044 0 1246 243400 160860 58880 23660 13696 8940 3433 1323 5192 5192 500 500 7429 4732 1943 754 1506 821 685 18547 18321 226 2748 577 2171 293018 193674 70525 28819 130059 77302 522414 522516 11050 11050 0 0 12735 5580 665208 605398 0 0 X 665208 605398 665208 605398 665208 605398 -59810 0 X 0 0 0 X 403722 338303 453543 287180 222918 1705666 403722 338303 453543 287180 222918 1705666 30248 1675418 417 198 103 103 103 924 6601 10183 2914 6608 10924 37230 1743820 0.96080 0.94860 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 293018 293018 58604 14651 0 0 79308 80669 71187 0 231164 346746 5500 5500 19827 20167 17797 0 57791 86687 500 500 11050 11050 0 0 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NIKOLAS T NIKAS PRESIDENT 187800 0 0 0 0 0 42000 0 0 0 229800 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION IS A NON-STOCK, NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH MEMBERS THAT ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 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