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Nonprofit · EIN 20-3641423

LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS

Tax-exempt · ROANOKE, VA 24014

Financials

$3.7M$3.7M2023$4.2M$3.8M2024$4.3M$3.9M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$4,296,348$3,898,333$398,015$5,871,005$914,876$4,956,129
December 31, 2024990$4,177,124$3,785,844$391,280$5,758,916$1,598,139$4,160,777
December 31, 2023990$3,730,743$3,653,352$77,391$4,865,778$1,169,144$3,696,634
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$310,716
Membership dues
$310,716
Program service revenue
$3,796,190
Investment income
$189,442
Net gain from sales of assets
$74,788
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$223,192
Other salaries and wages
$443,792
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$751,554
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,651
Accounting fees
$14,600
Occupancy
$900
Travel
$6,503
Depreciation
$22,931
Program services (functional)
$2,951,840
Management and general (functional)
$908,916
Fundraising (functional)
$37,577

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$5,758,916
Total assets, end of year
$5,871,005
Total liabilities, end of year
$914,876
Net assets, end of year
$4,956,129
Land, buildings and equipment
$9,012
Publicly traded securities
$4,262,013
Net assets without donor restrictions
$4,956,129
Gross unrelated business income
$12,731
Gross receipts
$4,501,842
Employees
4
Volunteers
40
Year formed
2005
State of legal domicile
VA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAUREN HARBERTEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$223,192$5,383
TIM SOSBEEDITORIAL DI
Highest-paid employee
40$136,933$11,441
NADIA ABOULHOUDAEVENTS DIREC
Highest-paid employee
40$127,522$10,490
NANNETTE NOLANMARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$124,770$12,623
LAURA LASTPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
KRISTY CALLAHANVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JEFFREY HARTZLERVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
SHAUN MCMAHONSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JENNIFER BRYANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
GREG ADAMSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
HECTOR BAEZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MANI CHIDAMBARAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
AMITY CUTAIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MONICA GILLISONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRIAN GROVESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
8 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JESSICA KNOXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
MELISSA LOWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
COURTNEY MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JENNIFER MUSZIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KATINA OWENSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
JIM PAGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
TED POWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
KIMBERLY TROXELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
LAUREN HARBERTEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$202,252$5,136
TIM SOSBEEDITORIAL DI
Highest-paid employee
40$132,515$9,956
NANNETTE NOLANMARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$121,232$13,319
GREG ADAMSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JEFFREY HARTZLERVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
LAURA LASTVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JENNIFER BRYANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
HECTOR BAEZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KRISTY CALLAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MANI CHIDAMBARAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
AMITY CUTAIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRIAN GROVESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
IAN KELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHARLIE KIRKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JESSICA KNOXDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MELISSA LOWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SHAUN MCMAHONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
COURTNEY MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JENNIFER MUSZIKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JIM PAGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
TED POWERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
RICHARD SAMPSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 23 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DAWN BREHMEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$191,842$5,962
LAUREN HARBERTEXECUTIVE DI
Officer
40$143,106$4,293
TIM SOSBEEDITORIAL DI
Highest-paid employee
40$127,826$9,576
CHRISTINE GAUDETDIRECTOR OF
Highest-paid employee
40$131,365$3,940
NANNETTE NOLANMARKETING
Highest-paid employee
40$112,069$13,099
GREG ADAMSONPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JEFFREY HARTZLERVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
LAURA LASTVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
CONNIE MURRAYSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
JENNIFER BRYANTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0
HECTOR BAEZADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
KRISTY CALLAHANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MANI CHIDAMBARAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
AMITY CUTAIADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRIAN GROVESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
IAN KELLYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
CHARLIE KIRKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
SHAUN MCMAHONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JON MURRAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
MICHELLE O'CONNORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JIM PAGEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
BRITTANY PILCHERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0
JOHN SJOVALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4423 PHEASANT RIDGE RD STE 100, ROANOKE, VA 24014-5300
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
LAURA LAST, 4423 PHEASANT RIDGE ROAD SUITE 100, ROANOKE, VA 24014
Signed the 990
LAURA LAST, PRESIDENT
Phone
(800) 274-2674
Return prepared by
ANDERSON & REED LLP

Mission

LTEN IS THE ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR LIFE SCIENCES TRAINER EDUCATION AND NETWORKING; ENABLING MEMBERS TO HARNESS THEIR COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE, APPLY LEADING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY AND DELIVER WORLD CLASS LEARNING. ONLY LTEN SPECIALIZES IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF LIFE SCIENCES LEARNING PROFESSIONALS. LTEN SHARES THE KNOWLEDGE OF INDUSTRY LEADERS, PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO NEW TECHNOLOGIES, OFFERS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE THAT GROW CAREERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPABILITIES.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ANNUAL CONFERENCE - AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP FROM PHARMACEUTICAL, BIOTECH, MEDICAL DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTIC INDUSTRIES.
    Expenses $1,910,225 · revenue $2,053,054
  • TRAINING WORKSHOPS - MEMBERS RECEIVE EDUCATION SKILLS DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.
    Expenses $330,234 · revenue $497,456
  • PREFERRED INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS - RELATIONSHIPS TO PROMOTE THE ENHANCEMENT AND GROWTH OF LTEN AND ITS MEMBERS.
    Expenses $103,962 · revenue $1,156,204
  • FOCUS PERIODICALS, JOB POSTINGS AND WEBSITE LISTINGS
    Expenses $607,419 · revenue $89,476

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
20-3641423
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2006
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Health care (E03)
Assets (IRS master file)
$5,871,005
Income (IRS master file)
$4,501,842

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$4,296,348$3,898,333$5,871,005XML
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$4,177,124$3,785,844$5,758,916XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$3,730,743$3,653,352$4,865,778XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$3,016,805$3,188,057$5,100,898IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 20-3641423).

Questions about LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS

What is the EIN of LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS?
The employer identification number (EIN) of LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS is 20-3641423.
Is LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
Are donations to LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LAURA LAST.
Who are the officers and directors of LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $223,192 (LAUREN HARBERT, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does LIFE SCIENCES TRAINERS & EDUCATORS have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,296,348, expenses of $3,898,333 and total assets of $5,871,005 at year end.

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