Institute for Ethnomedicine Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.3m
$294k liabilities
Net assets
$3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
6.5 years on average
Staff
6
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Elizabeth Susan Severson
Left since last filing
3
23% of the board
Institute for Ethnomedicine Inc's network
13 people2 organisationsi13 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Susan Severson Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Berte Hirschfield | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Derek Craighead | Vice Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Elizabeth Kinney | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Gordon Deane | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Smyth | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| John Wetherell | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Joseph Merrill | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marion Christoph | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Patrick Henry | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Paul Alan COX PHD | Executive Dir. | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Robert Paulson | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Stephen Boeschenstein | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Alan COX PHD | Executive Dir. | since 2018 |
| Sandra Banack | Senior Scientist | 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Alan Cox PhD | Executive Dir. | 40 | $324k | $70k | |
| Sandra Banack | Senior Scientist | 40 | $206k | $63k | |
| Rachael Dunlop | Sr Research Fellow | 40 | $131k | $28k | |
| Marilyn Asay | Executive Assistan | 40 | $127k | $50k | |
| Elizabeth Kinney | Director | 40 | $60k | ||
| Stephen Boeschenstein | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Gordon Deane | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Joseph Merrill | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Patrick Henry | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| John Wetherell | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Marion Christoph | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Susan Severson | Board Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Robert Paulson | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| Derek Craighead | Vice Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Berte Hirschfield | Director | 4 | $0 | ||
| John Smyth | Director | 4 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Institute for Ethnomedicine Inc
- EIN
- 201829529
- Address
- Po Box 3464, Jackson, WY, 83001-3464
- State
- Wyoming
- Mission
- The institute for ethnomedicine searches for new cures by studying plant medicine and patterns of wellness and disease among indigenous people. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- H99 Medical research
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Medical Research
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Paul Alan Cox PhD (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 2005
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsElizabeth Susan Severson
≥8years on the filingsDerek Craighead
≥8years on the filingsGordon Deane
≥8years on the filingsJoseph Merrill
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3.3m
- Total liabilities
- $294k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.9m
- Program service revenue
- $20k
- Employees
- 6
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $3m | $3m | $42k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.