Nonprofit · EIN 20-1829529
INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC
Tax-exempt · JACKSON, WY 83001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,604,008 | $3,281,985 | $322,023 | $3,594,726 | $275,102 | $3,319,624 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,020,379 | $2,978,418 | $41,961 | $3,291,583 | $294,180 | $2,997,403 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,039,547 | $2,737,104 | -$697,557 | $3,492,810 | $538,100 | $2,954,710 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,506,351
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $97,657
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$41
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $461,692
- Other salaries and wages
- $663,211
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,383,069
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $329,014
- Accounting fees
- $17,340
- Occupancy
- $123,874
- Travel
- $56,023
- Depreciation
- $159,595
- Program services (functional)
- $2,652,399
- Management and general (functional)
- $526,180
- Fundraising (functional)
- $103,406
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,291,583
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,594,726
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $275,102
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,319,624
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $106,320
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,186,179
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $133,445
- Gross receipts
- $3,735,413
- Employees
- 7
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- WY
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL ALAN COX PHD | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $329,027 | $72,665 |
| SANDRA BANACK | SENIOR SCIENTIST | 40 | $219,006 | $65,706 |
| MARILYN ASAY | EXECUTIVE ASSISTAN | 40 | $131,600 | $53,437 |
| RACHAEL DUNLOP | SR RESEARCH FELLOW | 40 | $137,000 | $30,477 |
| ELIZABETH KINNEY | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $60,000 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BOESCHENSTEIN | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON DEANE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LOUIS | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK HENRY | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER TURNER | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARION CHRISTOPH | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SUSAN SEVERSON | board chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PAULSON | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK CRAIGHEAD | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY WILSON BURNS | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN SMYTH | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL ALAN COX PHD | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $324,000 | $70,270 |
| SANDRA BANACK | SENIOR SCIENTIST | 40 | $205,800 | $62,570 |
| MARILYN ASAY | EXECUTIVE ASSISTAN | 40 | $126,700 | $50,329 |
| RACHAEL DUNLOP | SR RESEARCH FELLOW | 40 | $131,000 | $27,528 |
| ELIZABETH KINNEY | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $60,000 | $0 |
| STEPHEN BOESCHENSTEIN | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON DEANE | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MERRILL | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK HENRY | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WETHERELL | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARION CHRISTOPH | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SUSAN SEVERSON | board chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PAULSON | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK CRAIGHEAD | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BERTE HIRSCHFIELD | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SMYTH | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL ALAN COX PHD | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $293,000 | $65,014 |
| SANDRA BANACK | SENIOR SCIENTIST | 40 | $197,600 | $51,674 |
| MARILYN ASAY | EXECUTIVE ASSISTAN | 40 | $121,200 | $48,274 |
| RACHAEL DUNLOP | SR RESEARCH FELLOW | 40 | $125,238 | $39,801 |
| STEPHEN BOESCHENSTEIN | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM C EGAN III | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON DEANE | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MERRILL | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES GORTER | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK HENRY | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS M KINNEY | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN WETHERELL | Acting Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MARION CHRISTOPH | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH SUSAN SEVERSON | board chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PAULSON | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DEREK CRAIGHEAD | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BERTE HIRSCHFIELD | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN SMYTH | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 3464, JACKSON, WY 83001-3464
- In care of
- % PAUL ALAN COX
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- PAUL ALAN COX PHD, PO BOX 3464, JACKSON, WY 83001
- Signed the 990
- PAUL ALAN COX PHD, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (801) 375-6214
- Website
- WWW.ETHNOMEDICINE.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Jones Simkins LLC
Mission
THE INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE SEARCHES FOR NEW CURES BY STUDYING PLANT MEDICINE AND PATTERNS OF WELLNESS AND DISEASE AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
Program accomplishments
- The Brain Chemistry Labs seeks to discover novel ways of preventing, diagnosing, and treating brain diseases. Our current focus is on progressive neurodegenerative diseases characterized by protein misfolds, including Alzheimers, ALS, Parkinsons, and Lewy Body disease. We are sponsoring a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled Phase II clinical trial of the amino acid L-serine for the treatment of Mild Cognitive Impairment (a precursor of Alzheimers disease) at Houston Methodist Research Institute. We are currently raising funds for advanced clinical trials of L-serine for ALS, and a clinical trial for WY40687, a new drug we have discovered for advanced Parkinsons disease. We have discovered microRNA fingerprints, extracted from extracellular vesicles in the bloodstream, which are diagnostic for ALS as well as a novel metabolite which is diagnostic for early-stage Alzheimers disease. We have also discovered that naturally occurring small proteins, called cyclotides, may be useful as chemotherapy adjuvants for glioblastoma.Expenses $2,652,399
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-1829529
- 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
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Medical research (H99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,594,726
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,735,413
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $3,604,008 | $3,281,985 | $3,594,726 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,020,379 | $2,978,418 | $3,291,583 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $2,039,547 | $2,737,104 | $3,492,810 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,894,431 | $2,811,010 | $4,266,357 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 20-1829529).
Questions about INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC
- What is the EIN of INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC is 20-1829529.
- Is INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC 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 INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC 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 INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC 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 INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names PAUL ALAN COX PHD.
- Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $329,027 (PAUL ALAN COX PHD, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,604,008, expenses of $3,281,985 and total assets of $3,594,726 at year end.
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