Buffalo Institute for Medical Research Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$991k
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$887k
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$558k
$669k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $111k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.3 years on average
Staff
13
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
Buffalo Institute for Medical Research Inc's network
8 peoplei8 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALI El-Solh MD Acosrd | Vice President/Secretary/Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Donald McDonaldmd | Secretary/Treasurer (To March 2025) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Harold Pharis | President (Current) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| James Hatem | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jennifer Powell MD | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sanjay Sethi MD | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Shawn De Fries | President (To April 2025) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Thomas J Konopka (also filed as Thomas Konopka) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Aldona Cytraus JD MBA | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Aldona Cytreus | Executive Director (To Aug 2024) | 2024 |
| Chris Johnston | Executive Director (Current) | 2025 |
| Heather Voss | Executive Director (To April) | since 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Voss | Executive Director (To April) | 40 | $23k | ||
| Harold Pharis | President (Current) | 1 | $0 | $169k | $51k |
| Ali El-Solh MD Acosrd | Vice President/Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | $316k | $95k |
| Donald McDonaldmd | Secretary/Treasurer (To March 2025) | 1 | $0 | $305k | $91k |
| Thomas Konopka | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Hatem | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sanjay Sethi MD | Director | 1 | $0 | $238k | $71k |
| Jennifer Powell MD | Director | 1 | $0 | $334k | $100k |
| Shawn de Fries | President (To April 2025) | 1 | $0 | $168k | $51k |
| Chris Johnston | Executive Director (Current) | 40 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Buffalo Institute for Medical Research Inc
- EIN
- 161385680
- Address
- 3495 Bailey Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14215-1129
- State
- New York
- Mission
- Medical research. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- H92 Medical research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Medical Research
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1990
- Principal officer
- Dr Ali El-Solh (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 1991
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsSanjay Sethi MD
≥8years on the filingsThomas J Konopka
≥7years on the filingsALI El-Solh MD Acosrd
≥7years on the filingsJames Hatem
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $558k
- Total liabilities
- $669k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $111k
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $895k
- Employees
- 13
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $783k | $988k | Deficit $204k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Buffalo Institute For Medical Research, Inc. likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: New York Department of State, active corporations (data.ny.gov n9v6-gdp6). Licence: New York open data terms of use. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- New York
- Entity type
- Domestic Not-For-Profit Corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 13 April 1990
- Registered agent
- Not stated