INSTITUTE FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY

Financials

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

5925 DIAMOND LAKE LN, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55419-2544

In care of

% FRANCESCA BILL

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

FRANCESCA BILL, PO BOX 270066, VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN 55127

Signed the 990

FRANCESCA BILL, TREASURER

Phone

(612) 751-9323

Return prepared by

CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O.PROVIDE FUNDING SUPPORT TO "PROMISING YOUNG SURGICAL INVESTIGATORS" WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; REGIONS HOSPITAL, ST. PAUL, MN;THE VA MEDICAL CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MN; AND OTHER OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC SURGICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA.

Program accomplishments

• SEE SCHEDULE O.THE PROGRAMMATIC SERVICE AREA ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 INCLUDE FUNDING SUPPORT, RESOURCES, TRAINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND, IN LIMITED CASES, WAGES AND COMPENSATION TO PROMOTE, SPONSOR, AND FACILITATE BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH AMONG 21 SURGICAL SUBSPECIALTY AREAS AT NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACADEMIC SURGERY TRAINING PROGRAMS (ASTP).THE BARIATRIC AND METABOLISM SURGERY RESEARCH CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. HENRY BUCHWALD IS THE RESEARCH TAIL OF THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED POSCH STUDY. THE POSCH STUDY OF MORE THAN $100 MILLION DOLLARS IS THE LARGEST RESEARCH GRANT EVER GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH). FOR THE FIRST TIME, OBESE PATIENTS AROUND THE WORLD WERE ABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THEIR MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY SECONDARY TO HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA.IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NFL/PA), THE LIVING HEART FOUNDATION (LHF) (A NON-PROFIT MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION) AND ATHLETES HEALTH (AH), (A FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL SPORTS CONSORTIUM), CONTINUE A 15-YEAR MEDICAL SCREENING PROGRAM PROVIDING QUARTERLY SCREENING AND FOLLOW-UP CARE TO MEMBERS OF THE NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION.THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE/PLAYERS ASSOCIATION IS INSTRUMENTAL IDENTIFYING PLAYERS IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC MEDICAL NEED, DIRECTING THEM TO QUARTERLY SCREENING CLINICS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AND SUBSIDIZING THEIR CARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE LIVING HEART FOUNDATION.IN THE SPRING OF 2018, IBARS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE NFL/PA AND THE LIVING HEART FOUNDATION (LHF) BEGAN A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEGENERATIVE EFFECTS OF CHRONIC BRAIN INJURY.WORKING IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL HELMUT PLAYERS CONSORTIUM, IT IS IBARS INTENT TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE A SAFER FOOTBALL HELMET.THE PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY PROGRAM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. UMAR CHAUDRY OFFERS A THREE-YEAR SURGICAL FELLOWSHIP TRAINING EXPERIENCE IN PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY HIGHLIGHTING SPECIALTY SURGICAL MICROVASCULAR REPAIR IN LIMB, ORGAN, FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION, AND ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION.THE PLASTIC SURGERY RESEARCH CENTER TRAINING PROGRAM WORKS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL FOCUSING ON AESTHETIC AND PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS FOLLOWING NEONATAL, CONGENITAL DEFECT, INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT, OR CANCER SURGERY RECONSTRUCTIVE PROCEDURES.IN THE FALL OF 2017, IBARS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE SURGICAL TEAM ENGAGED IN A MISSION (STEM) BEGAN A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY TRAINEES TO ASSIST INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN GUATEMALA SUFFERING BOTH CLEFT PALATE AND INJURIES SECONDARY TO BURNS.THE METABOLISM SURGERY RESEARCH CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. RODERICK BARKE, CONTINUE TO OFFER OUTSTANDING METABOLISM AND WOUND HEALING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.DR. BARKE CAREFULLY COORDINATES HIS EFFORTS WITH DR. STEVEN SANTILLI, NOW CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY AT THE VA MEDICAL CENTER, AND CONTINUES TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN BASIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.DR. BARKE CONTINUES TO WORK IN ACTIVE COOPERATION WITH HIS COLLEAGUE, DR. LINDA CARSON, TO FURTHER INTEGRATE THE METABOLISM RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM INTO THE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGIC TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.THE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN SURGICAL TEAM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. WARREN SCHUBERT AND MRS. NAOMI QUILLOPA, RN, PLAN, FINANCE, AND IMPLEMENT LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL MISSIONS TO THE PHILIPPINES AND THE FAR EAST. THE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN SURGICAL TEAM REPRESENTS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE PLASTIC AND HAND SURGERY TRAINING PROGRAM AT ST. PAUL REGIONS HOSPITAL.EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 75 PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PARAPROFESSIONALS IDENTIFY, ADDRESS AND RESOLVE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NEEDS OF MORE THAN 1,600 INDIGENOUS PATIENTS PERFORMING SIGNIFICANT LIFE-SAVING FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.THE NAJARIAN RESEARCH CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. JOHN NAJARIAN, WORLD RENOWN ORGAN TRANSPLANT SURGEON CONTINUES TO SHOWCASE THE TALENT OF MORE THAN 50 YEARS THAT HIS LEGACY TRAINEES HAVE LED THE NATION AND THE WORLD TRANSPLANT COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION.DR. NAJARIAN IS WIDELY-RECOGNIZED AS THE WORLDS LEADING EDUCATOR OF ORGAN TRANSPLANT FELLOWS WHOSE NUMBERS NOW EXCEEDS 220 FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS AND ITS LADIES AUXILIARY CANCER RESEARCH CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS AND ITS AUXILIARY SURGICAL ONCOLOGY SURGERY RESEARCH AWARD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.EACH YEAR THE VFW AND ITS AUXILIARY SURGICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AWARD IS GIVEN TO AN YOUNG SURGICAL INVESTIGATOR WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY CAPACITY FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY DURING THE RESEARCH PORTION OF THEIR LABORATORY TRAINING EXPERIENCE.IN ADDITION, TO EXPAND THE SURGICAL RESIDENTS TRAINING EXPERIENCE, IN APRIL, 2016 IBARS INITIATED A $180,000 GIFT OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD TO BE MATCHED ON A TWO-FOR-ONE BASIS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY ($360,000) TO CREATE A POOL OF $450,000 IN SUPPORT OF THREE SURGICAL RESIDENTS FOR A TWO-YEAR FULLY PAID EXPERIENCE IN A SURGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. THE TWELFTH AND FINAL PAYMENT OF THE THREE-YEAR $180,000 TRAINING GRANT WILL BE MADE IN JANUARY, 2019 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.THE ST. PAUL REGIONS PERSONNEL, TRAVEL FUND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. MARTIN LACEY PROVIDES OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SURGICAL RESIDENTS WITHIN PLASTIC AND HAND SURGERY TRAINING PROGRAM AT ST. PAUL REGIONS HOSPITAL. DR. LACEY, WORKING IN COOPERATION WITH THE ST. PAUL REGIONS PERSONNEL TRAVEL FUND, AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. WARREN SCHUBERT, ALLOWS SURGICAL FELLOWS, SURGICAL RESIDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS TO TRAVEL TO NATIONAL CONFERENCES IN SUPPORT OF THE DIVISION OF PLASTIC AND HAND SURGERY.THE VASCULAR SURGERY TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WHICH INCLUDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTSTANDING VASCULAR SURGERY FELLOWS TO ATTEND NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES, COUPLED WITH EXPANDED TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS, SURGICAL RESIDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY MEMBERS.THE WILLIAM R. KENNEDY, MD NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. WILLIAM R. KENNEDY IS A MATURE OUTGROWTH OF THE NEUROLOGY PROGRAM WITHIN THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.DR. KENNEDY IS RECOGNIZED AS THE WORLDS LEADING AUTHORITY IN THE AREA OF PRIMARY, PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY SECONDARY TO JUVENILE (TYPE 1) AND ADULT (TYPE 2) DIABETES. DR. KENNEDY AND THE MEMBERS OF HIS RESEARCH TEAM ARE STUDYING PRIMARY PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY TO FIND A TREATMENT TO AMELIORATE PATIENT SYMPTOMS.IN THE SPRING OF 2019 IBARS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE KENNEDY RESEARCH LABORATORY MADE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT OF MORE THAN $280,000 TO SPUR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF A MICRODIAGNOSTIC NEUROPATHY DEVICE.DEVELOPMENTAL FUND FOR USEFUL SURGICAL STUDIES UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. ROSE KELLY, CHAIR OF THE DIVISION OF CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA AND THE VA MEDICAL CENTER.DR. KELLY AND THE MEMBERS OF HER STAFF REPRESENT A FULL COMPLEMENT OF SKILLS TO LEAD THE PROGRAM IN THE AREA OF CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION, SINGLE AND DOUBLE-LUNG TRANSPLANTATION, AND THE DRAMATIC USE OF LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICES (LVAD), AS A BRIDGE TO TREATMENT PRIOR TO TRANSPLANTATION.FINALLY, BUT NO LESS IMPORTANT, PROGRAMS CONTINUE IN CANCER RESEARCH, INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE, LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY, CRITICAL CARE SURGERY, COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY, AND EXPERIMENTAL SURGERY.
  Expenses $43,868

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

IRS record

EIN

36-3297771

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

1984

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines (G6BZ)

Assets (IRS master file)

$1,909,988

Income (IRS master file)

$54,827

Filing history

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 36-3297771).

Questions about INSTITUTE FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY

What is the EIN of INSTITUTE FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY?

The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY is 36-3297771.

Is INSTITUTE FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.

Are donations to INSTITUTE FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does INSTITUTE FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY 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 BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY due?

The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.

When did INSTITUTE FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY last file with the IRS?

The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Who is the principal officer of INSTITUTE FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names FRANCESCA BILL.

Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.

How much revenue does INSTITUTE FOR BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH IN SURGERY have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $54,827, expenses of $67,471 and total assets of $1,909,988 at year end.

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