Nonprofit · EIN 63-0952483
UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $8,324,412 | $6,925,375 | $1,399,037 | $18,748,409 | $1,889,664 | $16,858,745 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $7,295,572 | $5,987,490 | $1,308,082 | $18,410,332 | $3,008,623 | $15,401,709 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $6,912,834 | $5,687,871 | $1,224,963 | $17,143,353 | $2,649,727 | $14,493,626 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,659
- Program service revenue
- $667,105
- Investment income
- -$36,530
- Royalties
- $7,452,366
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$36,530
- Other revenue
- $7,692,178
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,331,399
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,802,066
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $521,425
- Accounting fees
- $71,870
- Occupancy
- $28,249
- Travel
- $29,231
- Program services (functional)
- $6,283,597
- Management and general (functional)
- $641,778
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $18,410,332
- Total assets, end of year
- $18,748,409
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,889,664
- Net assets, end of year
- $16,858,745
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $92,029
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $16,766,716
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $92,029
- Gross receipts
- $8,324,412
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 6
- Year formed
- 1987
- State of legal domicile
- AL
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANUPAM AGARWAL | EX-OFFICIO/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,218,013 | $227,053 |
| RAY WATTS | PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO/ BRD MBR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $1,144,204 | $222,150 |
| SID J TRANT | EX-OFFICIO/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $809,255 | $91,451 |
| BRIAN BURNETT | Former Treasurer Former | 0 | $0 | $516,645 | $90,129 |
| THOMAS BRANNAN | SECRETARY/EX-OFFICIO/BRD MBR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $473,533 | $116,679 |
| CHRISTOPHER BROWN | VP/EX-OFFICIO/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $423,918 | $101,627 |
| JEFFREY W HOLMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $432,823 | $77,933 |
| ANDY BUTLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $369,690 | $100,101 |
| STEPHANIE MULLINS | TREASURER/EX-OFFICIO/BRD MBR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $388,909 | $72,567 |
| CHRISTOPHER SHOOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $373,281 | $63,617 |
| JASON NICHOLS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $304,020 | $78,805 |
| KATHY L NUGENT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $247,780 | $70,338 |
| Karthikeyan Gopalakrishnan | Senior Director Key employee | 40 | $0 | $204,954 | $55,688 |
| CHARITHARTH LAL | FACULTY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $150,730 | $28,195 |
| BROOKE GILLIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES D PERRY JR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC SCHWIEBERT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG J BARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREGORY S CURRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANJAY SINGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAY L WATTS | PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $1,133,969 | $212,341 |
| Anupam Agarwal MD | Brd mbr/Ex officio Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,136,096 | $187,782 |
| FINIS E ST JOHN IV | BRD MBR/EX OFF (UNTIL 04/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,119,003 | $129,057 |
| SID J TRANT | BOARD MEMBER(BEGIN 04/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $618,949 | $77,735 |
| BRIAN D BURNETT | FORMER TREASURER Former | 0 | $0 | $523,418 | $88,854 |
| THOMAS I BRANNAN | SECRETARY/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $459,655 | $111,561 |
| CHRISTOPHER BROWN | VP/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $409,277 | $94,681 |
| JEFFREY W HOLMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $420,120 | $71,904 |
| ANDY BUTLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $359,213 | $93,741 |
| STEPHANIE MULLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $374,697 | $66,360 |
| KATHY L NUGENT | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $241,525 | $63,171 |
| Christopher Shook | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $203,306 | $35,787 |
| Karthikeyan Gopalakrishnan | SENIOR DIRECTOR Key employee | 1 | $0 | $215,702 | $0 |
| CHARLES D PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $900 | $0 |
| GREG J BARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY S CURRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SANJAY SINGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason nichols | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Charitharth Vivek | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| brooke gillis | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC SCHWIEBERT | BOARD MEMBER (BEGIN 09/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Abi Kulshreshtha | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 03/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SELWYN VICKERS MD | BRD MBR/EX OFFICIO(UNTIL 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,787,304 | $122,539 |
| RAY L WATTS | PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $1,434,597 | $176,224 |
| FINIS E ST JOHN IV | BOARD MEMBER/ EX OFFICIO Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,180,431 | $137,243 |
| Anupam Agarwal MD | Brd mbr/Ex officio(START 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $552,189 | $90,712 |
| BRIAN D BURNETT | TREASURER (UNTIL 8/23) Officer | 1 | $0 | $498,527 | $85,304 |
| THOMAS I BRANNAN | SECRETARY/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $411,753 | $102,299 |
| CHRISTOPHER BROWN | VP/BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $400,794 | $88,421 |
| JEFFREY W HOLMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $399,339 | $68,384 |
| STEPHANIE MULLINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $362,477 | $63,152 |
| ANDY BUTLER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $332,759 | $90,104 |
| ERIC JACK | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $360,853 | $60,731 |
| STEPHEN YODER | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $251,071 | $57,127 |
| KATHY L NUGENT | MANAGING DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $233,437 | $51,686 |
| LEE MORADI | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $54,904 | $6,691 |
| CHARLES D PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $1,200 | $0 |
| GREG J BARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Abi Kurukshetra | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| GREGORY S CURRAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DREW HONEYCUTT | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SANJAY SINGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIP PORTER | BOARD MEMBER (UNTIL 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher Shook | BOARD MEMBER (starting 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| josh nichols | BOARD MEMBER (STARTING 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Charitharth Vivek | Board Member (STARTING 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| brooke gillis | Board Member (STARTING 8/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 710 13TH STREET SOUTH SUITE 120N, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233-1300
- In care of
- % AMANDA DOVE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATHY NUGENT, 710 13TH ST S STE 120F1, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
- Signed the 990
- KATHY L NUGENT, SENIOR Associate VP
- Phone
- (205) 975-6068
- Website
- WWW.UAB.EDU/UABRF
- Return prepared by
- PWC US TAX LLP
Mission
FOUNDATION ASSISTS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PATENT POLICY AT THE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ASSISTING IN THE RECEIPT AND DISSEMINATION OF MATERIALS, COMPOUNDS AND BIOLOGICAL SUBSTANCES USED IN UNIVERSITY RESEARCH PROJECTS AND EVALUATING THE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF INVENTIONS CREATED BY UNIVERSITY EMPLOYEES AND STUDENTS AND THE PATENTABILITY AND APPLICABILITY OF OTHER PROTECTIONS WITH RESPECT TO SUCH INVENTIONS. NECESSARY TO THIS EDUCATIONAL MISSION IS THE PROVISION OF OUTSTANDING MEDICAL CARE AND SERVICES AND THE ENHANCEMENT OF NEW KNOWLEDGE THROUGH CLINICAL AND BASIC BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION REVIEWS INVENTION DISCLOSURES SUBMITTED AT UAB AND INITIATES DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN PATENT FILINGS WHEN APPROPRIATE. THE FOUNDATION NEGOTIATES, MANAGES, AND MONITORS RESEARCH, OPTION, AND LICENSING AGREEMENTS WITH OUTSIDE PARTIES ON BEHALF OF UAB.Expenses $6,283,597 · revenue $8,359,283
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 63-0952483
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization of unknown type
- Exempt since
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $18,748,409
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,324,412
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $8,324,412 | $6,925,375 | $18,748,409 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $7,295,572 | $5,987,490 | $18,410,332 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $6,912,834 | $5,687,871 | $17,143,353 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $6,482,130 | $5,279,219 | $15,830,728 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 63-0952483).
Questions about UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION is 63-0952483.
- Is UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization of unknown type).
- Which annual return does UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION 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 UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names KATHY NUGENT.
- Who are the officers and directors of UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does UAB RESEARCH FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,324,412, expenses of $6,925,375 and total assets of $18,748,409 at year end.
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