University of Iowa Research Foundation
The University of Iowa Research Foundation's (UIRF) mission is to: advance, develop, increase and extend the progress of science and useful arts through encouraging and assisting investigation, research and education at the state university of Iowa by furnishing the means, methods and agencies by which ideas, creations, discoveries, inventions and processes may be protected and the uses thereof determined and safeguarded for the public, and to manage, license and dispose of proprietary rights in ideas, creations, discoveries, inventions and processes of any nature; to receive by gift, grant, devise or bequest, and to acquire by purchase, lease, exchange or otherwise, property, both real and personal, either as absolute owner or as trustee thereof, and to manage and administer the same; to make contributions, grants, gifts and transfers of property, both real and personal, either outright or in trust, to or for the benefit of the state university of Iowa.
University of Iowa Research Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $10,620,519
- +0.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,535,150
- +2.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $167,818
- +103.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,416,126
- +2.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who University of Iowa Research Foundation funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2020, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $44K (2019). In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
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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 | $10,620,519 | $6,535,150 | $6,416,126 | — | — | $167,818 |
| 2024 | $10,575,072 | $6,402,827 | $6,275,001 | — | — | $82,364 |
| 2023 | $9,839,347 | $3,710,030 | $5,113,045 | — | — | $257,910 |
| 2022 | $11,367,702 | $4,918,755 | $6,837,010 | — | — | $225,234 |
| 2021 | $11,588,194 | $3,763,181 | $4,720,887 | — | — | $237,573 |
| 2020 | $12,141,542 | $3,423,252 | $4,794,809 | $10,000 | 1 | $239,166 |
| 2019 | $13,364,010 | $3,837,548 | $5,055,085 | $43,794 | 1 | $298,280 |
About University of Iowa Research Foundation
Based on IRS filings
University of Iowa Research Foundation is a public charity, based in Iowa City, IA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $168K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
University of Iowa Research Foundation is led by Scholtz J. Martin, President on every filing since 2022; 5 of 15 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Scholtz J. Martin
President
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wilson Barbara
University of Iowa President
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Darsee Jon
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dunkel Nancy
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Reinhart Fred
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Weiner George
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brogden Nichole
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Salem Aliasger
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bojin Mihaela
Senior Associate Director
Employee → Senior Associate Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$123K (2022) → $149K (2025)
Kerbeshian Marie
Secretary
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$239K (2022) → $272K (2025)
Sensor Kellen
Senior Associate Director
Employee → Senior Associate Director, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$119K (2022) → $139K (2025)
Griffith Jolene
Assistant Director of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$102K (2025)
Porepp Tyann
Intellectual Property Manager
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Arnold Mark
Former Officer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Johnson Terry
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (34)
- Former: Keller Jon (2022–2023) — Former Officer
- Former: Brogden Nicki (2022) — Director
- Former: Harreld Bruce (2022) — Former Officer
- Former: Pearlman Amy (2022) — Director
- Former: Bruce Harreld (2019–2021) — Former Officer
- Former: Fred Reinhart (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: John Keller (2019–2021) — Former Officer
- Former: Jon Darsee (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Marie Kerbeshian (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Terry Johnson (2019–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Amy Pearlman (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: George Weiner (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: J. Martin Scholtz (2020–2021) — President
- Former: Mark Arnold (2020–2021) — Vice President
- Former: Mihaela Bojin (2020–2021) — Employee
- Former: Kellen Sensor (2021) — Employee
- Former: Nancy Dunkle (2021) — Director
- Former: Charles Klasson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Daniel Clay (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Hensley (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Donna Hammond (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Jane Garrity (2019–2020) — Former Associate Director
- Former: Jean Robillard (2019–2020) — Former Officer
- Former: Larry Weber (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Lynette Marshall (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Matt Howard III (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Matt Kinley (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Nancy Dunkel (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Rich Hichwa (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Steven Michalicek (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sue Curry (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joe Kearney (2020) — Director
- Former: Paula Degrandis (2020) — Former Associate Director
- Former: Dawn Ainger (2019) — Director
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 $272K, to Kerbeshian Marie (Secretary). 5 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about University of Iowa Research Foundation
How large is University of Iowa Research Foundation?
University of Iowa Research Foundation reported $10.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.5M.
Where does University of Iowa Research Foundation operate?
University of Iowa Research Foundation has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is University of Iowa Research Foundation's EIN?
University of Iowa Research Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7436761. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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