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Institute For Ethnomedicine Inc

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Medical Research N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$2.04M (2023)

Expenses
$2.74M (2023)

Total Assets
$3.49M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$538k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,039,547
Expenses
$2,737,104
Net Income
-$697,557
Net Assets
$2,954,710
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,916,166
94.0%
Program Services $30,402
1.5%
Investment Income $92,581
4.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $398
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $358,014
13.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $499,796
18.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,492,810
Total Liabilities $538,100
Net Assets $2,954,710
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Alan Cox Phd (Executive Dir.) $293,000 $0 $65,014
Sandra Banack (Senior Scientist) $197,600 $0 $51,674
Rachael Dunlop (Sr Research Fellow) $125,238 $0 $39,801
Marilyn Asay (Executive Assistan) $121,200 $0 $48,274
Stephen Boeschenstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
William C Egan Iii (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Deane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Merrill (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Gorter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Henry (Director) $0 $0 $0
Douglas M Kinney (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Wetherell (Acting Chair) $0 $0 $0
Marion Christoph (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Susan Severson (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Robert Paulson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Derek Craighead (Director) $0 $0 $0
Berte Hirschfield (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Smyth (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,894,431
Expenses
$2,811,010
Net Income
-$916,579
Net Assets
$3,654,243
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,747,535
92.2%
Program Services $119,771
6.3%
Investment Income $28,551
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,426
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $329,305
11.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $585,758
20.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,266,357
Total Liabilities $612,114
Net Assets $3,654,243
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Alan Cox Phd (Executive Dir.) $268,718 $0 $60,587
Sandra Banack (Senior Scientist) $193,540 $0 $52,857
James Metcalf (Senior Scientist) $148,125 $0 $40,403
Rachael Dunlop (Sr Research Fellow) $116,558 $0 $42,212
Marilyn Asay (Executive Assistan) $115,830 $0 $45,848
William C Egan Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Deane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Merrill (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Gorter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Henry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Douglas M Kinney (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Wetherell (Acting Chair) $0 $0 $0
Marion Christoph (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Susan Severson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Paulson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Derek Craighead (Director) $0 $0 $0
Berte Hirschfield (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,175,275
Expenses
$3,235,323
Net Income
-$60,048
Net Assets
$4,569,827
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,085,775
97.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,467
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $88,033
2.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $295,300
9.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $554,581
17.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,594,183
Total Liabilities $24,356
Net Assets $4,569,827
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Alan Cox Phd (Executive Dir.) $295,300 $0 $0
Sandra Banack (Senior Scientist) $180,800 $0 $0
William C Egan Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Deane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Merrill (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Gorter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Henry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Douglas M Kinney (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Wetherell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marion Christoph (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Susan Severson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Paulson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Derek Craighead (Director) $0 $0 $0
Berte Hirschfield (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,087,161
Expenses
$2,646,632
Net Income
$2,440,529
Net Assets
$4,629,875
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,977,523
97.8%
Program Services $89,880
1.8%
Investment Income $17,598
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,160
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $287,103
10.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $550,433
20.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,691,325
Total Liabilities $61,450
Net Assets $4,629,875
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Alan Cox Phd (Executive Dir.) $287,103 $0 $0
Sandra Banack (Senior Scientist) $180,631 $0 $0
William C Egan Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Deane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Merrill (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Gorter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Henry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Douglas M Kinney (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Wetherell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marion Christoph (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Susan Severson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Robert Paulson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Derek Craighead (Director) $0 $0 $0
Berte Hirschfield (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,044,317
Expenses
$2,661,711
Net Income
$382,606
Net Assets
$2,189,346
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,017,128
99.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $13,189
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $14,000
0.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $278,662
10.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $556,473
20.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,220,186
Total Liabilities $30,840
Net Assets $2,189,346
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Alan Cox Phd (Executive Dir.) $278,662 $0 $0
Sandra Banack (Senior Scientist) $181,507 $0 $0
William C Egan Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Deane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Merrill (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Gorter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Henry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Douglas M Kinney (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Wetherell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marion Christoph (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Susan Severson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Derek Craighead (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,031,714
Expenses
$2,363,482
Net Income
$668,232
Net Assets
$1,806,740
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,030,567
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,720
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,573
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $224,500
9.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $486,179
20.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,811,486
Total Liabilities $4,746
Net Assets $1,806,740
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Alan Cox Phd (Executive Dir.) $224,500 $0 $0
Sandra Banack (Senior Scientist) $165,078 $0 $0
William C Egan Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Deane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Merrill (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Gorter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Henry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Douglas M Kinney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Masayuki Kishimoto (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marion Christoph (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Susan Severson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Derek Craighead (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,047,522
Expenses
$2,240,387
Net Income
-$192,865
Net Assets
$1,138,508
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,048,962
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $682
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$2,122
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $376,400
16.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $417,770
18.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,142,292
Total Liabilities $3,784
Net Assets $1,138,508
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Alan Cox Phd (Executive Dir.) $216,750 $0 $0
Sandra Banack (Senior Scientist) $159,650 $0 $0
William C Egan Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Deane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Merrill (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Gorter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Henry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Douglas M Kinney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Masayuki Kishimoto (Director) $0 $0 $0
Marion Cristoph (Director) $0 $0 $0
Derek Craighead (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,694,312
Expenses
$2,275,908
Net Income
$418,404
Net Assets
$1,331,373
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,694,457
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,369
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$1,514
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $364,133
16.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $283,065
12.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,364,379
Total Liabilities $33,006
Net Assets $1,331,373
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Alan Cox Phd (Executive Dir.) $209,133 $0 $26,457
Sandra Banack (Senior Scientist) $155,000 $0 $7,750
William C Egan Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Deane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Merrill (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Gorter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Henry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Douglas M Kinney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Masayuki Kishimoto (Director) $0 $0 $0
David O Mackenzie (Director) $0 $0 $0
Derek Craighead (Director) $0 $0 $0
L White Matthews Iii (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,569,301
Expenses
$2,255,104
Net Income
-$685,803
Net Assets
$912,969
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,584,888
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,272
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$16,859
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $396,000
17.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $244,161
10.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $938,885
Total Liabilities $25,916
Net Assets $912,969
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Alan Cox Phd (Executive Dir.) $246,000 $0 $28,300
Sandra Banack (Senior Scientist) $150,000 $0 $7,500
William C Egan Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Deane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joseph Merrill (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Gorter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Henry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Douglas M Kinney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Masayuki Kishimoto (Director) $0 $0 $0
David O Mackenzie (Director) $0 $0 $0
Derek Craighead (Director) $0 $0 $0
L White Matthews Iii (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,854,811
Expenses
$2,340,010
Net Income
$514,801
Net Assets
$1,598,772
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,873,550
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income -$1,352
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$17,387
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $387,675
16.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $230,763
9.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,612,652
Total Liabilities $13,880
Net Assets $1,598,772
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Alan Cox Phd (Executive Dir.) $189,737 $0 $26,828
Sandra Banack (Senior Scientist) $151,240 $0 $7,960
William C Egan Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Deane (Director) $0 $0 $0
James Gorter (Director) $0 $0 $0
Patrick Henry (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Douglas M Kinney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Masayuki Kishimoto (Director) $0 $0 $0
David O Mackenzie (Director) $0 $0 $0
Derek Craighead (Director) $0 $0 $0
L White Matthews Iii (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,094,480
Expenses
$1,799,595
Net Income
$294,885
Net Assets
$1,083,971
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,106,892
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income -$4,767
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$7,645
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $314,147
17.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $258,817
14.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,416,514
Total Liabilities $332,543
Net Assets $1,083,971

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,455,688
Expenses
$1,599,843
Net Income
-$144,155
Net Assets
$789,086
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,459,923
> 100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $239
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$4,474
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $267,590
16.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $139,200
8.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $952,052
Total Liabilities $162,966
Net Assets $789,086

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,517,624
Expenses
$1,308,730
Net Income
$208,894
Net Assets
$933,241
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,447,783
95.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income -$917
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $70,758
4.7%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $288,210
22.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $132,990
10.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $944,438
Total Liabilities $11,197
Net Assets $933,241

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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