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PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH (EIN 77-0207331)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-05-23
IRS object ID
201711439349300831
Schema version
2015v3.0
Source
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DescPREDICTING RESILIENCE IN THE HUMAN MICROBIOME - DAVID RELMAN, MDDR. DAVID RELMAN IS THE PROJECT DIRECTOR OF ONE OF PAVIR'S LARGEST, MULTI-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECTS. IT IS ON THE CUTTING EDGE OF EXAMINING THE HUMAN MICROBIOME, THE COLLECTIVE GENOMES OF THE MICRO-ORGANISMS THAT RESIDE IN HUMANS. SPECIFICALLY, THE PROJECT AIMS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE RESILIENCE IN THE HUMAN MICROBIOME. HUMANS HAVE CO-EVOLVED WITH COMPLEX, DYNAMIC MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES THAT PLAY ESSENTIAL ROLES IN NUTRITION, METABOLISM, IMMUNITY, AND NUMEROUS OTHER ASPECTS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY. HENCE, MAINTENANCE AND RECOVERY OF KEY BENEFICIAL SERVICES BY THE MICROBIOTA IN THE FACE OF DISTURBANCE IS FUNDAMENTAL TO HEALTH. THE GOAL IS TO IDENTIFY FEATURES OF THE HUMAN MICROBIOME THAT PREDICT MICROBIAL COMMUNITY STABILITY AND RESILIENCE FOLLOWING DISTURBANCE. THE BREADTH AND MAGNITUDE OF THIS PROJECT'S IMPACT ARE SIGNIFICANT: THE STUDY TEAM TESTS TO PREDICT MICROBIAL COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO DISTURBANCE, AND WORKS ON PROCEDURES TO STABILIZE OR RESTORE BENEFICIAL MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS AS NEEDED. A PREDICTIVE UNDERSTANDING OF THE STABILITY AND RESILIENCE OF THE GUT MICROBIOTA WILL ADVANCE THE RATIONAL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. THIS PROJECT'S PARTICIPANT RECRUITMENT IS NEARLY COMPLETE, DATA COLLECTION HAS BEEN OPTIMIZED RESULTING IN REDUCTION OF TECHNICAL VARIANCE AND REDUCED COMPLEXITY OF THE OVERALL PROTOCOL. AN ADDITIONAL AREA OF RECENT PROGRESS HAS BEEN IN DEVELOPING STANDARDS TO USE A LIQUID HANDLING ROBOT TO FACILITATE SEVERAL STEPS OF THE OVERALL WORK FLOW.Desc

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DescDEFENSE AND VETERANS BRAIN INJURY CENTER (DVBIC) - ODETTE HARRIS, M.D., M.P.H.THE DEFENSE AND VETERANS BRAIN INJURY CENTER (DVBIC) IS A KEY COMPONENT OF THE U.S. MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM, AND FUNCTIONS AS THE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI) OPERATIONAL COMPONENT OF THE DEFENSE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (DCOE). FOUNDED IN 1992 BY THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS, DVBIC'S RESPONSIBILITIES HAVE GROWN AS ITS MULTI-SITE NETWORK COMPRISING CLINICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATION, OUTREACH, AND CARE COORDINATION AND TREATMENT HAS EXPANDED. DVBIC'S MISSION IS TO ASSIST THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND VA IN OPTIMIZING CARE FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, THEIR BENEFICIARIES, AND VETERANS WHO HAVE SUSTAINED A TBI AT HOME AND IN THE DEPLOYED SETTING, THROUGH STATE-OF-THE-ART CLINICAL CARE, INNOVATIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND SUPPORT FOR FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION SERVICES. PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN PALO ALTO INCLUDE POST-ACUTE MANAGEMENT OF HEAD INJURIES IN MILITARY AND VA HOSPITALS; LONG-TERM OUTCOME AFTER TBI; PROSPECTIVE TBI CLINICAL TRACKING STUDY, STRUCTURED TELEPHONIC TESTING 5-15 YEARS AFTER TBI; WOMEN AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: RETROSPECTIVE COHORT ANALYSIS; AND REPETITIVE TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (RTMS) TO IMPROVE COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN TBI.Desc

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BONNIE LIANG
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MARY THORNTON
IT Director40.00$135,002$0$19,959Yes (X)
STEPHANIE L HENSEY
DATABASE MANAGER I40.00$129,315$0$22,843Yes (X)
MICHELLE HERNANDEZ
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LILY IBRAGIMOV
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$212,068BOYAmt
EOY$315,443EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,993,915LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,861,682LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,068,629BOYAmt
EOY$1,132,233EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,600BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,968,460BOYAmt
EOY$10,945,542EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,049,555BOYAmt
EOY$962,519EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,193,271BOYAmt
EOY$758,474EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,288,979BOYAmt
EOY$1,454,928EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,531,805BOYAmt
EOY$3,175,921EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,449,542BOYAmt
EOY$6,811,348EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$987,113BOYAmt
EOY$958,273EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,436,655BOYAmt
EOY$7,769,621EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,968,460BOYAmt
EOY$10,945,542EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,333,834ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$868NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Medical Research OrganizationYes (X)MedicalResearchOrganizationInd

Hospital Name And Address HospitalNameAndAddressGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1va palo alto health care systemBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Citypalo altoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Grants Other Organizations$435GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmt
Direct Contact Legislators0DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$435TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, Line 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOur organization paid membership dues to the National Association of Veterans Research and Education Foundations (NAVREF). The reported figure is the portion of those dues which NAVREF estimates contributed to its lobbying activities.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,993,915OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,861,682DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,132,233BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,132,233TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Payroll Payable$511,655
Accrued Vacation$747,265
Other Accrued Liabilities$196,008
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,454,928TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$28,219,105TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$868NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$868RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$28,219,973RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$28,219,973TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,886,139TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$26,886,139ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$26,886,139TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPalo Alto Veterans Institute for Research is a nonprofit corporation exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c)(3) and state income tax under California Revenue and Taxation Code section 23701d. The Organization qualifies for the charitable contribution deduction under IRC section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii) and has been classified as an Organization that is not a private foundation under section 509(a)(1). As of September 30, 2016, the Organization had no unrecognized tax benefits or uncertain tax positions requiring accrual. Therefore, no provision for income taxes has been provided in the financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KERSTIN LYNAM
CEO$244,331$0$6,000$0$0$0$23,484$0$12,397$0$286,212$0$0$0
MARY THORNTON
IT Director$135,002$0$0$0$0$0$12,420$0$7,539$0$154,961$0$0$0
STEPHANIE L HENSEY
DATABASE MANAGER I$129,315$0$0$0$0$0$12,161$0$10,682$0$152,158$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
990, Part III, Line 1Mission Statement: THE MISSION OF THE PALO ALTO VETERANS INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH (PAVIR) IS ADVANCING VETERANS AND PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH INNOVATIVE RESEARCH. PAVIR WORKS WITH MORE THAN 100 RESEARCHERS AND 250 STAFF TO SUPPORT BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL RESEARCH TO REALIZE ITS MISSION. PAVIR'S RESEARCH SPANS THE INVESTIGATION OF DISEASES IN THE LABORATORY TO TESTING NEW DRUG TREATMENTS, AND DEVELOPING IMPROVED MODELS OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY. IN ADDITION TO A FOCUS ON BASIC SCIENCE AND sIGNIFICANT DATA RESEARCH, PAVIR'S MEDICAL RESEARCH ADDRESSES HEALTH CHALLENGES THAT HAVE BEEN FACED ESPECIALLY BY VETERANS, INCLUDING POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY, GERIATRIC MEDICINE, REHABILITATION, SLEEP, AND OTHER VETERANS AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISEASES. IN ADDITION TO RESEARCHERS' APPOINTMENT AT THE VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, MOST HOLD DUAL APPOINTMENTS AT THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO THE FILING OF ALL RELATED TAX FORMS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEACH YEAR, PAVIR'S DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MUST REVIEW PAVIR'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND COMPLETE AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE, DISCLOSING ANY POTENTIAL AREAS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURRING DURING THE PRECEDING 12 MONTHS. In addition, directors and officers are required to complete annual conflict of interest policy training.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The PAVIR HR Director conducted a compensation study for executive positions, utilizing data from comparable organizations based on geography, industry and revenue. The study was presented to the Board of Directors for review and approval. The Board convened an executive session, during which the compensation data was used to make executive compensation decisions. The Board decisions regarding executive compensation was documented in file.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The audited financial statements, organizing/governing documents, and conflict of interest policy are available upon written request.
Form 990 PART VII; SCH. J, PART II; SCH. L, PART IV; & Sch. R, Part V, 1nCOMPENSATION FROM RELATED ORGANIZATION: ON 3/15/17, BONNIE LIANG WROTE TO EACH OF THE 7 BOARD MEMBERS WHO ARE COMPENSATED BY THE VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM REQUESTING PERMISSION TO OBTAIN HIS/HER COMPENSATION INFORMATION FOR THE TAX YEAR ENDING 12/31/15. IN RESPONSE, ALL BOARD MEMBERS DECLINED IN WRITING TO PROVIDE THEIR COMPENSATION INFORMATION.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEMBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13801 MIRANDA AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityPALO ALTOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94304ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN941179505EIN
Primary ActivitiestEACHING HOSPITAL, PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF PATIENT CARE SERVICESPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(1)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
N$185,033Fair Market Value
va PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
O$78,863fair Market Value