2021-10-21T09:14:59-05:00 2020-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 600 3RD AVENUE SE SUITE 300 CEDAR RAPIDS IA 52401 990 2020-01-01 391886437 IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION IOWA 3196883542 601 HIGHWAY 6 WEST 151 IOWA CITY IA 52246 BRIANNA WILLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3196883542 2021-06-25 1 BRIANNA WILLS 999009999 DAVID LITTLE P01480921 3193632697 2021-06-25 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BRIANNA WILLS 601 HIGHWAY 6 WEST 151 IOWA CITY IA 52246 70125 0 X WWW.ICVAFOUNDATION.COM X 1997 IA TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE VETERAN COMMUNITY. 8 8 3 10 0 0 34198 1628 880583 56415 14719 12082 0 0 929500 70125 0 0 0 0 44385 69796 0 0 0 797524 333565 841909 403361 87591 -333236 1611234 1264052 1138487 990927 472747 273125 X THE IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION'S (ICVARF) MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE VETERAN COMMUNITY. EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED TO ACHIEVE OUR VISION: TO DISCOVER KNOWLEDGE AND CREATE INNOVATIONS THAT HELP ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND CARE OF OUR NATION'S HEROES, VETERANS. 0 0 283298 0 56415 ICVARF MOBILIZES RESOURCES THAT HELP TARGET, CURE, AND IMPROVE VETERANS' HEALTHCARE. BASED IN IOWA CITY, A HUB OF RESEARCH AND HEALTH CARE IN THE MIDWEST, WE SERVE VETERANS IN IOWA AND EASTERN ILLINOIS. ICVARF HELPS THE IOWA CITY VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ADVANCE ITS HEALTHCARE GOALS. ICVARF SUPPORTS MEDICAL RESEARCH PROJECTS LED BY VA STAFF IN ORDER TO ASSIST AND IMPROVE THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDED TO THE VETERAN COMMUNITY.FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2020 THE FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO MANAGE MORE THAN 15 GRANTS AND PROJECTS THAT HAD TO BE SHUTTERED DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO HELP RESEARCHERS PAUSE STUDIES AND WAIT UNTIL 2021 TO RE-OPEN THEIR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. IT WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR FOR MANY INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING THE FOUNDATION WHICH WAS UNABLE TO ACTIVELY SEEK NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS OR CONTINUE WITH ACTIVE TRIALS. THE FOUNDATION CLOSED MUCH OF ITS FUNCTIONS IN THE SPRING OF 2020 TO ESSENTIAL COSTS ONLY TO BE AS CONSERVATIVE IN BUDGETING AS POSSIBLE. MUCH OF 2020 WAS SPENT IN A WAIT-AND-SEE-APPROACH AS FUNDING AND RESOURCES WERE UNCERTAIN BECAUSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.BY THE END OF 2020, THE FOUNDATION HAD BEEN AWARDED A NATIONAL ALL OF US GRANT WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO THE FEDERAL MILLION VETERANS PROGRAM THAT ALREADY IS IN OPERATIONS AT THE IOWA CITY VA. THE FOUNDATION IS THE 8TH VA SITE AWARDED THIS GRANT AND IS EXPECTED TO BE A 3+ YEAR ENDEAVOR TO MAP THE GENETICS OF VETERANS ACROSS AMERICA TO RESEARCH THEIR HEALTH AND NEEDS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE FOUNDATION RESIGNED IN JULY AND A NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS HIRED AND BEGAN IN NOVEMBER. 283298 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 X BRIANNA WILLS 3196883542 601 HIGHWAY 6 WEST 151 IOWA CITY IA 52246 MARK YOREK CHAIR 2.00 40.00 X X 0 127661 63642 KARI POINTS DIRECTOR 2.00 40.00 X 0 116812 0 JULIE SLINGER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 25.00 0.00 X 32280 0 0 BRIANNA WILLS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 25.00 0.00 X 7350 0 0 JOHN MIKELSON SECRETARY/TREASURER 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BETH ANN BITNER DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH JOHNSON-MEKOTA DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOEL KLINE DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VICTOR MIZRACHI DIRECTOR 2.00 40.00 X 0 0 0 STANLEY PARKER DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAVED TUNIO DIRECTOR 2.00 40.00 X 0 0 0 PETER VANDERHOEF DIRECTOR 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 39630 244473 63642 0 0 1 0 0 1628 1628 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 541700 56415 56415 56415 12082 12082 70125 56415 0 12082 39630 39630 25100 25100 5066 5066 14779 14779 11273 1037 10236 15042 15042 1600 982 618 1587 1132 455 2347 216 2131 RESEARCH SUPPORT/SUPPLI 278614 278088 526 DUES/MEMBERSHIPS 7695 1343 6352 INTERNAL REVIEW 500 500 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 128 128 403361 283298 120063 0 1603595 1258867 5969 3515 1670 1670 1611234 1264052 136269 -1240 738469 738469 263749 253698 1138487 990927 X 472747 273125 472747 273125 1611234 1264052 -333236 133614 0 X 0 0 0 X IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM IOWA CITY IA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MARK YOREK CHAIR 0 127661 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63642 0 191303 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION WITHIN THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND BY A NATION-WIDE COMPENSATION SURVEY COMPLETED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION. THIS PROCESS LAST TOOK PLACE IN 2020. COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DOES NOT RISE TO THE LEVEL WHERE DISCLOSURE IS REQUIRED ON SCHEDULE J, PART II, THEREFORE BOXES ON SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 3 HAVE BEEN LEFT BLANK. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A "THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL INCLUDE THREE STATUTORY MEMBERS, DEFINED AS THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HOLD THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS AT THE IOWA CITY VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: 1. MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTOR 2. CHIEF OF STAFF ASSOCIATE CHIEF OF STAFF FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, INITIAL OR OTHERWISE, IS SUBJECT TO REMOVAL BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS OR THE SECRETARY'S DESIGNEE." FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEDICAL CENTER DIRECTOR AT THE IOWA CITY VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: 1. FILLING VACANCIES IN NON-STATUTORY BOARD POSITIONS 2. APPOINTMENT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B NO SEPARATE COMMITTEES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, WHO PROVIDES A DRAFT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR REVIEW AND INITIAL APPROVAL. IT IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION SHALL ANNUALLY COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE AS WELL AS SIGN A STATEMENT CERTIFYING THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF AND HAVE COMPLIED WITH ALL FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS WITH RESPECT TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY AND ALL OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO ARE NOT IN CONFLICT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS AN ACTUAL CONFLICT. IF AN ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST WERE TO ARISE THE CONFLICTED PARTY WOULD RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTE ON THE MATTER IN CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS BASED ON COMPARABLE COMPENSATION WITHIN THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM AND BY A NATION-WIDE COMPENSATION SURVEY COMPLETED BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF VETERANS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION. OTHER EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR USING COMPARABLE DATA AND BASED ON COMPARABLE POSITIONS WITHIN THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM. BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. THIS PROCESS LAST TOOK PLACE IN 2020. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B: NO OTHER COMPENSATED INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE IRS DEFINITION OF OFFICER OR KEY EMPLOYEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST MADE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR VOTING BOARD MEMBER. IOWA CITY VA MEDICAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 601 HIGHWAY 6 WEST IOWA CITY IA 52240 470376487 HOSPITAL IA 501(C)(1) N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0