Nonprofit · EIN 36-6108156
GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
Tax-exempt · HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,823,136 | $4,168,082 | -$344,946 | $5,130,908 | $927,942 | $4,202,966 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $6,750,965 | $5,653,306 | $1,097,659 | $11,485,573 | $6,980,871 | $4,504,702 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $21,313,158 | $21,035,486 | $277,672 | $12,723,299 | $8,865,675 | $3,857,624 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,538,290
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $350,822
- Net income from fundraising events
- $934,024
- Other revenue
- $934,024
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,327,426
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $299,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $200,389
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $638,534
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $10,846
- Program services (functional)
- $3,998,955
- Management and general (functional)
- $78,033
- Fundraising (functional)
- $91,094
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,485,573
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,130,908
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $927,942
- Net assets, end of year
- $4,202,966
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,727,203
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,202,966
- Gross receipts
- $4,204,745
- Employees
- 5
- Volunteers
- 97
- Year formed
- 1961
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKIE CASEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $182,000 | $18,217 |
| DEBORAH BARNARD | DIR. MAJOR GIFTS | 40 | $109,000 | $15,274 |
| ERIC BERLIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD A GRILL | VP FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL COGAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI HENDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARYN HURWICH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YEKATERINA CHUDNOVSKY | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BIANA LANSON MD | VP FUNDRAISING Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL GOLDBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL COHEN MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY GOLDBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN R DAVIDSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER GOLDMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELBY KATZ | VP Marketing Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENJAMIN RIBACK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID RUBIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATTHEW LEBENSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY A FINE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD PETERSON | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SEYMOUR TAXMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK D WALDECK | VP Development Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| KATHRYN KARMIN SHAFER | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| AUDREY RUBIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY NATHANSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKIE CASEY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $182,000 | $16,569 |
| DEBORAH BARNARD | DIR. MAJOR GIFTS | 40 | $109,000 | $0 |
| ERIC BERLIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD A GRILL | VP FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI HENDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ATTAR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARYN HURWICH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YEKATERINA CHUDNOVSKY | Chairperson Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BIANA LANSON MD | VP FUNDRAISING Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL GOLDBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL COHEN MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY GOLDBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN R DAVIDSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN POGOFSKY | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER GOLDMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELBY KATZ | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN RIBACK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID RUBIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW LEBENSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY A FINE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD PETERSON | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEYMOUR TAXMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK D WALDECK | VP Development Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN KARMIN SHAFER | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MEREL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AUDREY RUBIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY NATHANSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JACKIE CASEY | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $182,000 | $16,569 |
| DEBORAH BERNARD | Dir Major Gifts Trustee or director | 40 | $105,000 | $0 |
| ERIC BERLIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOWARD GRILL | VP FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HEIDI HENDERSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ATTAR | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KARYN HURWICH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| YEKATERINA CHUDNOVSKY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| BIANA LANSON MD | VP GRANT MAKING Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL P COGAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUSSELL COHEN MD | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL GOLDBERG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN R DAVIDSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN POGOFSKY | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER GOLDMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MURRAY ALSCHER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN RIBACK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW LEBENSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFFREY A FINE | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD PETERSON | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SEYMOUR TAXMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK D WALDECK | VP DEVELOPMENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN KARMIN SHAFER | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN MEREL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2070 GREEN BAY ROAD 167, HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035-2412
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- HOWARD A GRILL, 2070 GREEN BAY ROAD 167, HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035
- Signed the 990
- HOWARD A GRILL, Treasurer
- Phone
- (312) 332-1350
- Website
- WWW.GIRESEARCHFOUNDATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ANNA NALLS CPA PC
Mission
The GI Research Foundation works to treat, prevent, and cure digestive diseases. In collaboration with the physicians and scientists at the University of Chicago Digestive Diseases Center, we fund innovative clinical and laboratory research, leading to groundbreaking discoveries that transform lives.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION PROVIDED RESEARCH GRANTS TO THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO AND VARIOUS OTHER MEDICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $3,998,955 · grants $3,327,426
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.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 36-6108156
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Hospital or medical research organization
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1963
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Medical research (H95Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,130,908
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,204,745
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,823,136 | $4,168,082 | $5,130,908 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $6,750,965 | $5,653,306 | $11,485,573 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $21,313,158 | $21,035,486 | $12,723,299 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,095,161 | $2,054,136 | $4,182,735 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 36-6108156).
Questions about GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC
- What is the EIN of GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC is 36-6108156.
- Is GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1963.
- Are donations to GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION 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 GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC 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 GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC 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 GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names HOWARD A GRILL.
- Who are the officers and directors of GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 25 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $182,000 (JACKIE CASEY, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GASTRO-INTESTINAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,823,136, expenses of $4,168,082 and total assets of $5,130,908 at year end.
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