Institute of Medicine of Chicago
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.
Institute of Medicine of Chicago at a glance
In short: Institute of Medicine of Chicago gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $50,000
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $450,884
- -22.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Institute of Medicine of Chicago funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Portes Foundation ($50K). Together the top 2 received $100K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 9 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Institute of Medicine of Chicago gives
- Giving grew 235% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2022) to $105K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Portes Foundation Westmont, IL | — | $50,000 |
| Board of Trustees of the U of Illi Chicago, IL | — | $50,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $450,884 | $160,834 | $246,817 | $100,000 | 2 | $13,786 |
| 2024 | $579,683 | $195,507 | $151,843 | — | — | $20,180 |
| 2023 | $528,254 | $174,396 | $291,442 | $85,000 | 3 | $15,513 |
| 2022 | $597,049 | $148,580 | $241,840 | $29,862 | 1 | $22,640 |
| 2021 | $815,391 | $328,529 | $219,953 | $105,000 | 3 | $21,859 |
| 2020 | $768,551 | $241,912 | $195,941 | — | — | $18,417 |
| 2019 | $612,333 | $292,928 | $249,747 | $70,000 | 2 | $21,721 |
About Institute of Medicine of Chicago
Based on IRS filings
Institute of Medicine of Chicago is a public charity, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $451K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $100K. Net investment income was $14K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Institute of Medicine of Chicago is led by Neli Vazquez-Rowland, President since 2025 (on filings since 2020); none of the 15 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Neli Vazquez-Rowland
President
Secretary → Director & President, 2024
Director & President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Archana Chatterjee MD
President
Director → Director & Secretary, 2024
Director & Secretary → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Avery Davis MPH
President
President Elect & P → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anita Stewart MD MPH JD MBA
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Allen MD
Director
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Beena Peters Dnp RN
Director & Secretary
Director → Director & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Gay Mba-Hcm
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fernando Demaio PhD
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Howard Nochumson Ma
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Orris MD MPH
Director
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ian Jasenof Md Facog Mha Cpe
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kaleem Malik Md Mph Ms
Director
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lorenzo Pence DO
Past President
President Elect & P → President & P, 2024
President & P → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Clark Stanford Phd Dds Mha
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Doriane Miller MD
Vice President
Director → Director & Vice, 2024
Director & Vice → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Raul Garza MBA (2020–2024) — Past President
- Former: Maurice Lemon MD (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Lisa Green DO MPH (2022–2024) — Vice President & Director
- Former: Patricia Merryweather-Arges Ma (2023–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Myrtis Sullivan Md Mph Faap (2024) — Director
- Former: Courtney Avery MPH (2020–2023) — Director & President
- Former: Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker Mdmphfacp (2021–2023) — Past President
- Former: Melissa Andrea Simon MD MPH (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Janice Odiaga Dnp (2023) — Vice President
- Former: Kaleem Malik MD MPH (2023) — Director
- Former: Howard Nochumson (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Mark Grach (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Richard Ferraro (2019–2022) — Previous Treasurer
- Former: Janice Odiaga (2020–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Patricia Merryweather-Arges (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Peter Orris Mdmph (2022) — Director
- Former: Caswell Evans DDS MPH (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Larson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Jason Kane (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Les Sandlow MD (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Mark Shields MD MBA (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Carlotta Rinke MD MBA (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Barginere (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Elizabeth Carlson PhD RN (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jay Bhatt (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael V. Favia JD (2019–2020) — Past Vice Pr
- Former: Vipul Singhal (2019–2020) — Past Treasurer
- Former: Cheryl Rucker-Whitaker (2020) — President
- Former: Clark Stanford (2020) — Director
- Former: Cheryl Irmiter (2019) — Former Executive
- Former: Cheryl Whitaker (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Joanne Schwartzberg MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Richard Gayes MD (2019) — Director
- Former: Steve Andes PhD (2019) — Past Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Institute of Medicine of Chicago
How much does Institute of Medicine of Chicago give each year?
Institute of Medicine of Chicago gave $100K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Institute of Medicine of Chicago?
Institute of Medicine of Chicago reported $451K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $161K.
Where does Institute of Medicine of Chicago operate?
Institute of Medicine of Chicago has awarded grants in Illinois.
What is Institute of Medicine of Chicago's EIN?
Institute of Medicine of Chicago's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-2217993. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 28, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 27, 2026)
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