The Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MISSION - THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE OF CHICAGO IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF DISTINGUISHED LEADERS IN THE HEALTH FIELD WHO COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC. DRAWING UPON THE EXPERTISE OF A DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP AND OTHER REGIONAL LEADERS, THE IOMC ADDRESSES CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES THROUGH A RANGE OF INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES INCLUDING EDUCATION, RESEARCH, COMMUNICATION OF TRUSTED INFORMATION, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WITH THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AT ITS CORE, IOMC IS BUILDING NEW PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO BETTER MEET THE NEEDS OF ITS MEMBERS AND THE CHICAGOLAND COMMUNITY, ITS COUNTIES AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. WWW.IOMC.ORG OUR MEMBERS ARE BILLINGS FELLOWS AND FELLOWS FROM THE METROPOLITAN CHICAGO AREA AND THE STATE OF ILLINOIS. THEY ARE ACADEMICS, PUBLIC HEALTH SPECIALISTS, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS, ADMINISTRATORS, COMMUNITY HEALTH SPECIALISTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, DENTISTS, EDUCATORS, LAWYERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
- Income
- $160,834
- Spending
- $246,817
- Spent on programs
- 73%
- Reserves
- 21.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 53%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 30
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100.
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 21.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 53% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 18% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1573% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 9 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100.
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $179,795 spent. ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY BY REDUCING HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES, IOMC CONDUCTED PROGRAMS TO DISCUSS, DETERMINE AND DEDICATE RESOURCES TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THE UNDERREPRESENTED AND COMMUNITIES. PROGRAMMATIC SERIES OF WEBINARS- ADVANCING HEALTH EQUITY BY REDUCING HEALTH CARE DISPARITIES KEY PROGRAMMATIC AREAS MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH - IMPROVE ACCESS TO ENTRY-LEVEL OB CARE - ESTABLISH A LEVEL II ULTRASOUND OB FACILITY ON THE SOUTH SIDE - ADDRESS TRANSPORTATION ISSUES FOR PEOPLE SEEKING UPPER-LEVEL OB CARE - PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE AND NECESSITY OF IMPLICIT BIAS TRAINING - HOSPITALS AND PROVIDERS, AND EDUCATE PATIENTS - CREATE AN OPEN NETWORK FOR OB CARE FOR MEDICAID-MANAGED CARE PLANS -ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF MALPRACTICE RATES FOR OB-GYN PHYSICIANS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH - PROMOTE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT UNSHELTERED (HOMELESSNESS) AS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE AS PART OF THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE - ENSURE THE SYSTEM ADDRESSES ALL ISSUES (MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL) IN TREATING THE UNSHELTERED (HOMELESS). - COLLABORATE WITH AGENCIES AND GROUPS TO IDENTIFY AND INTEGRATE QUALITY OF LIVING AGAINST UNSHELTERED (HOMELESS). - SECURE SAFE HOUSING AND SECURITY FOR THE UNSHELTERED - ADDRESS THE PATIENT SAFETY RECORD OF NURSING HOMES AND STAFFING RATIOS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - IDENTIFY THE MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND IMPROVE OPTIONS FOR CARE - DESCRIBE THE OPIOID CRISIS AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH - RELATE THE HUMAN, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT TO COSTS TO COMMUNITIES - COLLABORATE TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CARE PATHWAYS TO LEAD - ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES (COLLABORATION WITH THE LEAD ABATEMENT RESOURCE CENTER FOUNDATION) - DEVELOP A COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM - PRIMARY FOCUS 'HOT ZIP CODES' WITH ELEVATED LEAD LEVELS, THEN COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS - PROVIDE ASSESSMENT AND SOLUTIONS, AS A COLLABORATIVE PARTNER. TO PARENTS, COUNTY DEPT. OF HEALTH, EDUCATORS, COMMUNITIES, AND GROUPS - FOCUSED ON REDUCING ELEVATED BLOOD LEAD LEVELS , SUPPORTING HEALTHY COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN, AND DISEASE PREVENTION - IDENTIFY, MANAGE AND CREATE HEALTHY WELLBEING - ACT AS A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PARTNER IN DISEASE PREVENTION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH MANAGEMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE CONDUCTED TWO WEBINARS IN 2025 ADDRESSING KEY ISSUES AND SUPPORTED A THIRD WEBINAR WITH THEIR STRATEGIC PARTNER- LEAD ABATEMENT RESOURCE CENTER FOUNDATION: 1)COOK COUNTY HEALTH -OFFICE OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH- WHERE WE'VE BEEN & GOING TOGETHER) (JAN. 28, 2025) 2)DON'T BE MISLEAD - PATHWAYS TO LEAD - HOSTED BY THE LEAD ABATEMENT RESOURCE CENTER FOUNDATION (OCT. 30, 2025) 3)FLUORIDE- FACTS VS. MYTHS (NOV. 18. 2025) IN ADDITION TO HOSTING EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS ON THESE KEY PROGRAMMATIC EFFORTS, IOMC HOSTED TWO IN-PERSON PROGRAMS, THEY ARE: 1ST MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH SYMPOSIUM - APRIL 22, 2025 A HALF-DAY OF AWARENESS, LEARNING, AND NETWORKING ADDRESSING MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH ISSUES: MEDICAL PERSPECTIVES, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, ADVOCACY, PUBLIC HEALTH & POLICY. IMPLICATIONS, PAYOR PERSPECTIVES, ACCESSIBILITY, TRANSPORTATION ISSUES, AND MORE. OPEN TO ALL. THE IOMC MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH SYMPOSIUM UNITED INDUSTRY LEADERS, COMMUNITY ADVOCACY GROUPS, AND EXPERTS IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ACROSS THE CHICAGOLAND AREA TO PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE OVERVIEW OF THE LATEST ADVANCEMENTS IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, EMPHASIZING THE INTERSECTION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. THIS EVENT FOCUSED ON ACCESS TO CARE, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SOCIAL CHALLENGES, AND CURRENTLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES. THROUGH COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS AND EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES, THE SYMPOSIUM AIMS TO ADDRESS DISPARITIES AND ENHANCE HEALTHCARE FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITIES. LEARNING OBJECTIVES BY ATTENDING THIS SESSION, YOU WILL BE: - ENHANCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND REDUCING MATERNAL MORBIDITY & MORTALITY - ADDRESSING MATERNAL OBESITY, SOCIAL ISSUES, AND CARE COORDINATION - OPTIMIZING COMMUNITY RESOURCES, PRIMARY CARE, AND FAMILY PLANNING TWENTY-TWO INSPIRING SPEAKERS SHARED INSIGHTS ON VITAL MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH TOPICS, BRINGING TOGETHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES, CLINICIANS, AND ADVOCATES IN A UNIFIED EFFORT TO REDUCE MATERNAL AND CHILD MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY. THE EVENT WAS GRACIOUSLY HOSTED AT COOK COUNTY HEALTH. 2025 ANNUAL HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARDS AND ANNUAL MEETING - JUNE 26, 2025 IOMC CELEBRATED ITS 110TH ANNIVERSARY AT ITS 2025 ANNUAL HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP AWARDS & ANNUAL MEETING THIS CALENDAR YEAR. OVER 175 HEALTHCARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS ATTENDED THE EVENT AND DISCUSSED THE KEY ISSUES IMPACTING UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS, CHALLENGED COMMUNITIES AND THE PROGRAMMATIC ISSUES FOCUSED ON ADVANCING HEALTHCARE EQUITY. THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER WAS DAVID ANSELL, MD, MPH SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH EQUITY & ASSOCIATE PROVOST FOR COMMUNITY AFFAIRS RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. DR. ANSELL DAVID A. ANSELL (BORN 1952) IS A CHICAGO-BASED PHYSICIAN, SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST AND AUTHOR. HIS EFFORTS AT BOTH THE NATIONAL AND LOCAL LEVELS HAVE ADVANCED CONCERNS ABOUT HEALTH INEQUITIES AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE US HEALTH CARE SYSTEM. HIS YEARS AS A PROVIDER TO THE MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED HAVE MADE HIM A VOCAL SUPPORTER OF SINGLE-PAYER HEALTH CARE. 12 HE SPENT SEVENTEEN YEARS AT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL CURRENTLY KNOWN AS JOHN H. STROGER HOSPITAL OF COOK COUNTY UPON WHICH THE MEDICAL T.V. DRAMA ER WAS BASED. ANSELL WAS INSPIRED BY HIS TIME AT COOK COUNTY HOSPITAL TO WRITE A MEMOIR AND SOCIAL HISTORY ENTITLED, COUNTY: LIFE, DEATH, AND POLITICS IN CHICAGO'S PUBLIC HOSPITAL. COUNTY WAS HAILED AS A "LANDMARK BOOK" BY JULIA KELLER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, AIMING "TO INFORM AND TO INSPIRE" READERS ABOUT THE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE. IN THE BOOK, ANSELL ARGUES THAT ONLY A SINGLE-PAYER SOLUTION THAT PROVIDES ACCESS TO ALL US RESIDENTS REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES CAN PROVIDE RELIEF FOR THOSE CLOSED OUT OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.3 AGAINST PATIENT DUM
- OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: COLLABORATED WITH THE GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY - THEY PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND NEEDS AT THE 2024 LEADERSHIP AWARDS & ANNUAL MEETING EVENT. FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH DONATIONS WERE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE GCFD FROM MEMBERS AND GUESTS AT THE EVENT AND COLLEAGUES OF IOMC. CONDUCTED POST-PROGRAM EVALUATIONS WITH ATTENDEES TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMS AND ADDRESS KEY AND CRITICAL ISSUES OF MEMBERSHIP, IMPACTING PUBLIC HEALTH, POPULATION HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH.
- OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: COLLABORATED WITH THE GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY - THEY PROVIDED AN UPDATE ON CURRENT CONDITIONS AND NEEDS AT THE 2024 LEADERSHIP AWARDS & ANNUAL MEETING EVENT. FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH DONATIONS WERE MADE DIRECTLY TO THE GCFD FROM MEMBERS AND GUESTS AT THE EVENT AND COLLEAGUES OF IOMC. CONDUCTED POST-PROGRAM EVALUATIONS WITH ATTENDEES TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE PROGRAMS AND ADDRESS KEY AND CRITICAL ISSUES OF MEMBERSHIP, IMPACTING PUBLIC HEALTH, POPULATION HEALTH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 1937.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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