Van Andel Institute FY2023 filing

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Grand Rapids, MI501(c)(3)Since 1996Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 52-2000820Revenue $171.8M in FY2023

On file with the IRSvai.org333 Bostwick Ave Ne, 49503-2518 · Grand Rapids, MITax-exempt since Aug 1997Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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Supporting organization to the Van Andel research Institute and Van Andel education Institute.type III- functionally integrated supporting organization operated exclusively for the benefit of the Van Andel research Institute and the Van Andel education Institute.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49.2M a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9.3M
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$171.8M
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$306.2M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$2.0B
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$171.8M
FY2023▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$111.5M
FY2021$297.4M
FY2022$175.6M
FY2023$171.8M
FY2024$139.3M
Expenses
$306.2M
FY2023▲ +171%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$69.5M
FY2021$70.3M
FY2022$113.0M
FY2023$306.2M
FY2024$90.9M
Net assets
$2.0B
FY2023▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8B
FY2021$2.1B
FY2022$2.1B
FY2023$2.0B
FY2024$2.2B

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending November 2023) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1997.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $291.0M Management & general 4% · $13.3M Fundraising 1% · $1.9M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chairman / CEO
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Strategic Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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2 programs · $291.0M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

To operate for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of the van andel research institute (vari), a medical research organization. Vari conducts biomedical research, focusing on cancer, epigenetics and parkinson's disease with an emphasis on translating scientific research results into clinical…

$286.3Mprogram expense
02

To operate for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of the van andel education institute (vaei), which includes the van andel institute graduate school (vaigs) and science academy. Vaigs prepares biomedical research scholars through a graduate program in cell and molecular genetics.

$4.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $569.3M · 2019–2023
Van Andel Research InstituteMI · FY2023$61,431,822
Van Andel Education InstituteMI · FY2023$5,407,202
Van Andel Research InstituteMI · FY2022$286,296,293
Van Andel Education InstituteMI · FY2022$4,691,744
Van Andel Research InstituteMI · FY2021$92,518,593
Van Andel Education InstituteMI · FY2021$4,601,135
Van Andel Research InstituteMI · FY2020$51,467,392
Van Andel Education InstituteMI · FY2020$4,368,954
Van Andel Research InstituteMI · FY2019$54,223,134
Van Andel Education InstituteMI · FY2019$4,281,899

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$171.8M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$60.8M
Money outPt IX
$306.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$291.0M
Managementcol C$13.3M
Fundraisingcol D$1.9M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0B
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$342.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.0B
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.3M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$111.4M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$51.2M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$60.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$30.6M
Total revenueLn 12$171.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$8
SavingsLn 2$342.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$342.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.66B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.6M
Other assetsLn 15$832K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0B
LiabilitiesLn 26$9.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.0B
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$439.1M$342.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.62B$1.66B
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10.7M$10.6M
Total assetsLn 16$2.08B$2.02B
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.1M$9.3M
Net assetsLn 32$2.08B$2.01B
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$291.0M$291.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$8K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$179K$179K
Investment management feesLn 11f$7.2M$7.2M
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$127K$127K
OccupancyLn 16$75K$75K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$161K$161K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7.5M$5.6M$1.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$306.2M$291.0M$13.3M$1.9M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $139.3M$90.9M$48.4M$2.2B 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $171.8M$306.2M−$134.4M$2.0B 990 PDF
FY2022 $175.6M$113.0M$62.7M$2.1B 990 PDF
FY2021 $297.4M$70.3M$227.1M$2.1B 990 PDF
FY2020 $111.5M$69.5M$42.1M$1.8B 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $171,827,012 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $86,194,807$111,359,965
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $89,999,337$60,777,735
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$565,206−$310,688
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $175,628,938$171,827,012
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $97,119,729$290,988,037
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,500$8,500
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $15,779,185$15,182,820
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $112,969,414$306,179,357
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $62,659,524−$134,352,345
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $171,827,012 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $34,915 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,235,828
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$110,124,137
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$51,162,069
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$111,359,965
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$631,303 · Excluded from tax $30,816,157$30,184,854
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $134,286$134,286
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $928,665 · Excluded from tax $29,664,216$30,592,881
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$484,493−$484,493
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,604$4,604
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,604 · Unrelated business $297,362 · Excluded from tax $60,165,081$171,827,012
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $306,179,357 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $290,988,037$290,988,037
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $8,500$8,500
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $12,134$12,134
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $179,149$179,149
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $7,156,552$7,156,552
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $126,886$126,886
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $75,005$75,005
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $161,054$161,054
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $5,555,918 · Fundraising $1,910,672$7,466,590
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $5,450$5,450
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $290,988,037 · Management $13,280,648 · Fundraising $1,910,672$306,179,357
Part X · Balance sheet $2,017,682,513 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$8
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $439,086,940$342,563,944
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $53,145$78,846
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,615,482$5,159,736
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,661,539$10,573,134
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $633,808,321$618,353,125
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $990,981,164$1,040,121,380
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $782,880$832,340
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,082,989,471$2,017,682,513
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,077,350$9,290,813
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,900$3,300
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,088,250$9,294,113
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,309,979,793$1,239,495,010
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $767,921,428$768,893,390
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,077,901,221$2,008,388,400
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,082,989,471$2,017,682,513
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,008,388,400 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$171,827,012
XI-2 Total expenses$306,179,357
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$134,352,345
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,077,901,221
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$64,780,357
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$59,167
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,008,388,400

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