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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by WESTERN INSTITUTE FOR VETERANS INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,198,648
Total expenses
$6,235,884
Contributions and grants received
$4,931,436
Grants paid
$432,211
Program service revenue
$931,311
Investment income
$291,884
Other revenue
$44,017
Total assets, end of year
$9,170,674
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,212,608
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,958,066
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$5,261,729
Management and general expenses
$974,155
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$5,261,729

Program services were 84.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,782,447

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,148,989

  • 2a · Program service revenue: IPA REVENUE

    total $931,311 · related or exempt $931,311

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $291,884 · excluded $291,884

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $44,017 · related or exempt $44,017

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $44,017

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $423,063 · program services $423,063

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $9,148 · program services $9,148

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $182,996 · management and general $182,996

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,890,062 · program services $1,740,314 · management and general $149,748

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $67,771 · program services $56,893 · management and general $10,878

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $93,291 · program services $78,317 · management and general $14,974

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $64,726 · program services $54,337 · management and general $10,389

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $86,149 · program services $47,216 · management and general $38,933

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,938 · program services $1,938 · management and general $6,000

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,390 · management and general $23,390

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $24,151 · program services $12,080 · management and general $12,071

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $870 · management and general $870

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $8,619 · program services $3,080 · management and general $5,539

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $13,950 · program services $5,141 · management and general $8,809

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,016 · program services $39,846 · management and general $13,170

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $30,153 · program services $20,577 · management and general $9,576

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $12,587 · management and general $12,587

  • 24a · Other expenses: INTER-AGENCY AGREEMENTS

    total $2,888,274 · program services $2,424,681 · management and general $463,593

  • 24b · Other expenses: PATIENT RELATED EXPENSE

    total $160,537 · program services $160,537

  • 24c · Other expenses: LAB SERVICES

    total $88,625 · program services $88,625

  • 24d · Other expenses: LAB AND RESEARCH SUPPLI

    total $63,327 · program services $63,308 · management and general $19

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $43,241 · program services $32,628 · management and general $10,613

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,226,495 · end of year $310,046

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,112,989 · end of year $7,040,082

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,805,998 · end of year $1,720,178

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $62,593 · end of year $89,038

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,472 · end of year $11,330

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $908,569 · end of year $1,212,608

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $341,251

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,969,727 · end of year $7,958,066

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

WESTERN INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION ESTABLISHED IN 1989 TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND RELATED EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT THE VA SALT LAKE CITY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, BY PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE FUNDING MECHANISM FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC GRANTS TO SUPPORT VA APPROVED RESEARCH PROJECTS.

  • EARLY RECOGNITION OF UNDIAGNOSED VIRAL SYNDROMES AND THEIR PREDICTORS OVER TIME: THIS DOD FUNDED PROJECT EVALUATES THE USE OF AUTOMATED TOPIC MODELING TO RAPIDLY IDENTIFY AND SUMMARIZE EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE PATTERNS FROM ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD (EHR) NOTES. USING LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS, IT AIMS TO EXTRACT MEANINGFUL CLINICAL THEMES WITH MINIMAL ANALYST INPUT WHILE PROTECTING SENSITIVE DATA. THE GOAL IS TO ASSESS ACCURACY AND FEASIBILITY TO SUPPORT EARLIER DETECTION, IMPROVE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND ENHANCE MONITORING OF EMERGING HEALTH RISKS.

    Expenses $561,003

  • MILITARY INJURIES--UNDERSTANDING POST-TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY (MINUTE): BIOINFORMATICS WITH BIG DATA TO EXAMINE MULTIMODAL PTE BIOMARKERS:THIS DOD FUNDED PROJECT USES MACHINE LEARNING TO STUDY HEALTH TRAJECTORIES AND IDENTIFY KEY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT EPILEPSY CONDITIONS IN VETERANS, INCLUDING POST-TRAUMATIC EPILEPSY. BY INTEGRATING CLINICAL DATA, NEUROIMAGING, BIOMARKERS, AND SURVEY INFORMATION, THE STUDY AIMS TO UNCOVER PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS THAT IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF DISEASE DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED CONDITIONS. THE GOAL IS TO ENHANCE DETECTION, CHARACTERIZATION, AND OUTCOMES OF EPILEPSY AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS IN VETERAN POPULATIONS.

    Expenses $441,779 · Grants $82,555

  • FORECASTING AND SURVEILLANCE OF INFECTIOUS THREATS AND EPIDEMICS (FORESITE):THIS CDC FUNDED PROJECT AIMS TO IMPROVE OUTBREAK FORECASTING AND ANALYTIC CAPABILITIES WITHIN THE VA. BY INTEGRATING ADVANCED MODELING TOOLS INTO BIOSURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, THE PROJECT ADDRESSES GAPS BETWEEN MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND REAL-WORLD DECISION-MAKING THAT WERE HIGHLIGHTED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO ENHANCE THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, AND USABILITY OF PREDICTIVE MODELS TO SUPPORT MORE EFFECTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES FOR VETERANS.

    Expenses $298,059

  • Expenses $3,960,888 · Grants $349,656 · Revenue $975,328

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Noel Carson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $181,066
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $141,482
    Other
    $39,584
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $132,164 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $9,318 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $13,338 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $26,246 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $181,066 related
  • Jacob Kean

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $340,533
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $299,784
    Other
    $40,749
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $293,947 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $5,837 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $5,893 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $34,856 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $340,533 related
  • Angela Williams

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $306,948
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $259,920
    Other
    $47,028
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $248,987 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $10,933 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $17,661 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $29,367 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $306,948 related
  • Paul J White

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $360,528
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $331,161
    Other
    $29,367
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $316,928 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $14,233 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $29,367 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $360,528 related
  • Susan Garstang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $403,446
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $352,245
    Other
    $51,201
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $346,024 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $6,221 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $31,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $20,201 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $403,446 related
  • Larry Meyer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maureen Henry

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anastasia Haggin

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $206,951
    From this org
    $182,996
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,955
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,996
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,955
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $206,951
  • Hali O'Malley

    RESEARCH PHARMACIST

    Total calculated
    $208,281
    From this org
    $164,035
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $44,246
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,035
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $23,499
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,747
    Filer's total
    $208,281
  • Jason Funderburke

    FORMER DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $535,467
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $535,467
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $535,467 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $535,467 related

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

None.

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • VA SALT LAKE CITY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

    GOV · MEDICAL CARE · UT

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
3 June 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202621549349300622

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