Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science
Donations deductibleRevenue
$6.9m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$6.6m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$10.3m
$1.5m liabilities
Net assets
$8.8m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
26
5.1 years on average
Staff
50
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
4
15% of the board
Officers and senior staff
9
named in Part VII
Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science's network
26 people2 organisationsi26 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (26). 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
26 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 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 26 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Bridges MD (also filed as Alan Bridges, Alan Bridges) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Bharathi Swaminathan MD | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Christina Girgis MD | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Christine Kleckner | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Christopher J Hildebrand MD | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Clifford Smith | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Israel Rubinstein MD | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| James Doelling | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jeffrey Oken MD | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Jihan Walker | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| John Rohrer MHA | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Lauren Rich | CEO/Secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Richardson MD | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Nasia Safdar MD PhD (also filed as Nasia Safdar, Nasia Safdar) | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Rick A Ament Fache (also filed as Rick Ament) | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Robert Buckley MD MPH Facep | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Robert Holland MD | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ronald Kaplan PhD (also filed as Ronald Kaplan, Ronald Kaplan) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ryan Marsh MD | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sarah Unterman MD Facep | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Shubhada Ahya MD Ms | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Steve Maddox | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Stuart J Schaff CVA Fhfma | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Walid Khayr MD (also filed as Walid Khayr, Walid Khayr) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| William Cotter MD | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| William Wolf PhD (also filed as William Wolf, William Wolf) | President | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bharat Thakkar | Staff | since 2020 |
| Hairong SHI | Employee | 2019 |
| Kevin Hull JD | Staff | since 2021 |
| Nina Huang | Staff | 2023 |
| Rong Jiang | Staff | since 2020 |
| Robert G Farrer | Staff Member | 2023 |
| Shih-Yen Tsai | Staff Member | 2023 |
| Terry Lee Smith | Staff | 2023 |
| XUE LI | Research Scientist | since 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Rich | CEO/Secretary | 40 | $183k | ||
| Bharat Thakkar | Staff | 40 | $128k | ||
| Terry Lee Smith | Staff | 40 | $126k | ||
| Madalina Toma | Staff | 40 | $110k | ||
| Michael J Klein | Staff | 40 | $107k | ||
| Michael Richardson MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nasia Safdar MD PhD | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Marsh MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Wolf PhD | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bharathi Swaminathan MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Buckley MD MPH FACEP | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeffrey Oken MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shubhada Ahya MD MS | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Doelling | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Israel Rubinstein MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Unterman MD FACEP | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Staci Williams | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| William Cotter MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Holland MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christina Girgis MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jihan Walker | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steve Maddox | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christine Kleckner | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Chicago Association for Research and Education in Science
- EIN
- 363334177
- Address
- Po Box 250, Hines, IL, 60141-0250
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- To enhance the health care of Americas veterans by supporting the research and education of physicians, nurses, researchers, and others at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital, and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center. (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
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1984
- Principal officer
- Lauren M Rich (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2001
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsRonald Kaplan PhD
≥8years on the filingsWalid Khayr MD
≥8years on the filingsWilliam Wolf PhD
≥7years on the filingsNasia Safdar MD PhD
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
- $10.3m
- Total liabilities
- $1.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $8.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $4.3m
- Program service revenue
- $2.2m
- Employees
- 50