Institute for Basic and Applied Research in Surgery
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE O.PROVIDE FUNDING SUPPORT TO "PROMISING YOUNG SURGICAL INVESTIGATORS" WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA; REGIONS HOSPITAL, ST. PAUL, MN;THE VA MEDICAL CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS, MN; AND OTHER OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC SURGICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT NORTH AMERICA.
- Income
- $54,827
- Spending
- $67,471
- Spent on programs
- 65%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- investment income, 89%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 23% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 45% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1565% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 59 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (diseases, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $43,868 spent. SEE SCHEDULE O.THE PROGRAMMATIC SERVICE AREA ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 INCLUDE FUNDING SUPPORT, RESOURCES, TRAINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND, IN LIMITED CASES, WAGES AND COMPENSATION TO PROMOTE, SPONSOR, AND FACILITATE BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH AMONG 21 SURGICAL SUBSPECIALTY AREAS AT NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ACADEMIC SURGERY TRAINING PROGRAMS (ASTP).THE BARIATRIC AND METABOLISM SURGERY RESEARCH CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. HENRY BUCHWALD IS THE RESEARCH TAIL OF THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED POSCH STUDY. THE POSCH STUDY OF MORE THAN $100 MILLION DOLLARS IS THE LARGEST RESEARCH GRANT EVER GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH). FOR THE FIRST TIME, OBESE PATIENTS AROUND THE WORLD WERE ABLE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THEIR MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY SECONDARY TO HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA.IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION (NFL/PA), THE LIVING HEART FOUNDATION (LHF) (A NON-PROFIT MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION) AND ATHLETES HEALTH (AH), (A FOR-PROFIT MEDICAL SPORTS CONSORTIUM), CONTINUE A 15-YEAR MEDICAL SCREENING PROGRAM PROVIDING QUARTERLY SCREENING AND FOLLOW-UP CARE TO MEMBERS OF THE NFL PLAYERS ASSOCIATION.THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE/PLAYERS ASSOCIATION IS INSTRUMENTAL IDENTIFYING PLAYERS IN ACUTE AND CHRONIC MEDICAL NEED, DIRECTING THEM TO QUARTERLY SCREENING CLINICS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, AND SUBSIDIZING THEIR CARE UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE LIVING HEART FOUNDATION.IN THE SPRING OF 2018, IBARS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE NFL/PA AND THE LIVING HEART FOUNDATION (LHF) BEGAN A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEGENERATIVE EFFECTS OF CHRONIC BRAIN INJURY.WORKING IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL HELMUT PLAYERS CONSORTIUM, IT IS IBARS INTENT TO DEVELOP AND PRODUCE A SAFER FOOTBALL HELMET.THE PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY PROGRAM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. UMAR CHAUDRY OFFERS A THREE-YEAR SURGICAL FELLOWSHIP TRAINING EXPERIENCE IN PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY HIGHLIGHTING SPECIALTY SURGICAL MICROVASCULAR REPAIR IN LIMB, ORGAN, FACIAL RECONSTRUCTION, AND ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION.THE PLASTIC SURGERY RESEARCH CENTER TRAINING PROGRAM WORKS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL FOCUSING ON AESTHETIC AND PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PATIENTS FOLLOWING NEONATAL, CONGENITAL DEFECT, INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT, OR CANCER SURGERY RECONSTRUCTIVE PROCEDURES.IN THE FALL OF 2017, IBARS, IN COOPERATION WITH THE SURGICAL TEAM ENGAGED IN A MISSION (STEM) BEGAN A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY TRAINEES TO ASSIST INDIGENOUS PEOPLE IN GUATEMALA SUFFERING BOTH CLEFT PALATE AND INJURIES SECONDARY TO BURNS.THE METABOLISM SURGERY RESEARCH CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. RODERICK BARKE, CONTINUE TO OFFER OUTSTANDING METABOLISM AND WOUND HEALING RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.DR. BARKE CAREFULLY COORDINATES HIS EFFORTS WITH DR. STEVEN SANTILLI, NOW CHAIRMAN OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY AT THE VA MEDICAL CENTER, AND CONTINUES TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN BASIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.DR. BARKE CONTINUES TO WORK IN ACTIVE COOPERATION WITH HIS COLLEAGUE, DR. LINDA CARSON, TO FURTHER INTEGRATE THE METABOLISM RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM INTO THE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGIC TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.THE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN SURGICAL TEAM UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. WARREN SCHUBERT AND MRS. NAOMI QUILLOPA, RN, PLAN, FINANCE, AND IMPLEMENT LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL MISSIONS TO THE PHILIPPINES AND THE FAR EAST. THE INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN SURGICAL TEAM REPRESENTS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THE PLASTIC AND HAND SURGERY TRAINING PROGRAM AT ST. PAUL REGIONS HOSPITAL.EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 75 PHYSICIANS AND OTHER PARAPROFESSIONALS IDENTIFY, ADDRESS AND RESOLVE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL NEEDS OF MORE THAN 1,600 INDIGENOUS PATIENTS PERFORMING SIGNIFICANT LIFE-SAVING FACIAL RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.THE NAJARIAN RESEARCH CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. JOHN NAJARIAN, WORLD RENOWN ORGAN TRANSPLANT SURGEON CONTINUES TO SHOWCASE THE TALENT OF MORE THAN 50 YEARS THAT HIS LEGACY TRAINEES HAVE LED THE NATION AND THE WORLD TRANSPLANT COMMUNITY IN THE FIELD OF SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION.DR. NAJARIAN IS WIDELY-RECOGNIZED AS THE WORLDS LEADING EDUCATOR OF ORGAN TRANSPLANT FELLOWS WHOSE NUMBERS NOW EXCEEDS 220 FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS AND ITS LADIES AUXILIARY CANCER RESEARCH CENTER UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, PROVIDES FUNDING FOR THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS AND ITS AUXILIARY SURGICAL ONCOLOGY SURGERY RESEARCH AWARD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.EACH YEAR THE VFW AND ITS AUXILIARY SURGICAL ONCOLOGY RESEARCH AWARD IS GIVEN TO AN YOUNG SURGICAL INVESTIGATOR WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY CAPACITY FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY DURING THE RESEARCH PORTION OF THEIR LABORATORY TRAINING EXPERIENCE.IN ADDITION, TO EXPAND THE SURGICAL RESIDENTS TRAINING EXPERIENCE, IN APRIL, 2016 IBARS INITIATED A $180,000 GIFT OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD TO BE MATCHED ON A TWO-FOR-ONE BASIS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY ($360,000) TO CREATE A POOL OF $450,000 IN SUPPORT OF THREE SURGICAL RESIDENTS FOR A TWO-YEAR FULLY PAID EXPERIENCE IN A SURGICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY. THE TWELFTH AND FINAL PAYMENT OF THE THREE-YEAR $180,000 TRAINING GRANT WILL BE MADE IN JANUARY, 2019 TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.THE ST. PAUL REGIONS PERSONNEL, TRAVEL FUND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. MARTIN LACEY PROVIDES OPERATIONAL SUPPORT FOR SURGICAL RESIDENTS WITHIN PLASTIC AND HAND SURGERY TRAINING PROGRAM AT ST. PAUL REGIONS HOSPITAL. DR. LACEY, WORKING IN COOPERATION WITH THE ST. PAUL REGIONS PERSONNEL TRAVEL FUND, AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DR. WARREN SCHUBERT, ALLOWS SURGICAL FELLOWS, SURGICAL RESIDENTS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, AND PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS TO TRAVEL TO NATIONAL CONFERENCES IN SUPPORT OF THE DIVISION OF PLASTIC AND HAND SURGERY.THE VASCULAR SURGERY TRAINING PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WHICH INCLUDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR O
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 June 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 August 1984.
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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