Pacific Northwest Research Institute
Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI), a nonprofit corporation, is an independent, biomedical research institute conducting basic and applied research aimed at understanding how health is maintained in the face of genetic and environmental risks associated with disease development. The scientific discoveries have applicability in a variety of diseases, including diabetes, cancer, neurological disorders, among many others.
Pacific Northwest Research Institute at a glance
- Total assets
- $13,818,502
- +4.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,208,758
- +31.8% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $286,535
- +115.1% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $9,659,942
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Pacific Northwest Research Institute funds
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2021) to $248K (2019). In 2021 it reported $35K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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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 | $13,818,502 | $7,208,758 | $9,659,942 | — | — | $286,535 |
| 2024 | $13,215,750 | $5,467,804 | $10,860,053 | — | — | $133,214 |
| 2023 | $16,806,789 | $5,618,755 | $11,495,518 | — | — | $42,751 |
| 2022 | $21,360,540 | $6,530,914 | $10,435,104 | — | — | $5,108 |
| 2021 | $26,418,293 | $6,927,038 | $9,834,724 | $35,242 | Total only | — |
| 2020 | $28,507,376 | $20,640,563 | $8,033,175 | $104,158 | 1 | $-61,674 |
| 2019 | $15,217,380 | $4,570,009 | $9,161,716 | $247,719 | 3 | $162,148 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Pacific Northwest Research Institute
Based on IRS filings
Pacific Northwest Research Institute is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $13.8M in total assets. Net investment income was $287K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pacific Northwest Research Institute is led by John Faris, CEO on the 2025 filing; 13 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Faris
CEO
New on the 2025 filing
18 hrs/week
$218K (2025)
Gary Kocher
Board Chair
Secretary → Chair, 2023
Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Mauzy
Chair of Governance Committee
Trustee → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Chair of Governance Committee, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Dukes
Director It
Director It → Director of Operations, 2023
Director of Operations → Director It, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$133K (2022) → $156K (2025)
Michael Killian
Clinical Director
Clinical Research Manager → Clinical Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$109K (2023) → $149K (2025)
Lisa Latendresse
Director of Human Resources
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$132K (2025)
Aimee Dudley
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator → Senior Investigator, 2023
Senior Investigator → Principal Investigator, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$141K (2019) → $266K (2025)
Michael Metzger
Principal Investigator
Assistant Investigator → Assistant Principal Investigator, 2024
Assistant Principal Investigator → Principal Investigator, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $169K (2025)
Richard McLaughlin
Principal Investigator
Assistant Principal Scientist → Assistant Principal Investigator, 2022
Assistant Principal Investigator → Principal Investigator, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$129K (2019) → $170K (2025)
Lisa Stubbs
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator → Senior Investigator, 2023
Senior Investigator → Principal Investigator, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$246K (2021) → $236K (2025)
Claudia Fonseca
Principal Investigator
Assistant Investigator → Principal Investigator, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$132K (2022) → $152K (2025)
Dionne Gordon
Cfao
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$145K (2024) → $278K (2025)
Shannon Bowen
Chief Advancement Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$190K (2024) → $241K (2025)
Louise Maxwell
Chief Communications Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$136K (2025)
Srividya Venkatesh
Controller
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$132K (2025)
Cindy Haba
Board Member
Secretary → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephan Martinez
Board Member
Trustee → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Hayward
Secretary
Chairman → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matthew Gagnier
Treasurer
Treasurer → Board Treasurer, 2024
Board Treasurer → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tera Eerkes
Board Member
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shirin McConaghy
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Martinez
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elena Cant
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erick Rabins
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Brooks
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kellie Bickel
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Reed
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rebecca Campbell
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (27)
- Former: Allison Handy (2019–2024) — Board Secretary
- Former: John Wecker (2019–2024) — CEO
- Former: William Hagopian (2019–2024) — Principal Investigator
- Former: Jack Faris (2024) — CEO From
- Former: David Galas (2019–2023) — Senior Investigator
- Former: Ash Gunderson (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Congdon (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Thomas Hayward (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ansley Lucas (2023) — CFO
- Former: Rick McLaughlin (2023) — Assistant Investigator
- Former: Bill Reichert (2019–2022) — CFO
- Former: Lori Kloes (2022) — Chief Advancement Officer
- Former: Hans Ludin (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Imants Holmquist (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Mike Boyle (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Peter Garlock (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Tara Eekes (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: William Richert (2021) — CFO
- Former: Catherine Fisher (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Henry Warden (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Jennifer Sizemore (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Joe Piper (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Joseph Nadeau (2019–2020) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Ron Sims (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Christine Beddia (2019) — Director of Development
- Former: John Fauver (2019) — Operations Officer
- Former: Steve White (2019) — Director of Finance
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $278K, to Dionne Gordon (Cfao). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Pacific Northwest Research Institute
How large is Pacific Northwest Research Institute?
Pacific Northwest Research Institute reported $13.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.2M.
What is Pacific Northwest Research Institute?
Pacific Northwest Research Institute is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $13.8M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Pacific Northwest Research Institute operate?
Pacific Northwest Research Institute has awarded grants in New Jersey, Washington.
What is Pacific Northwest Research Institute's EIN?
Pacific Northwest Research Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0667886. 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 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 29, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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