The Hektoen Institute of Medicine
The Hektoen Institute of Medicine reported $18.9 million in revenue and $16.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.36 went to program services, $18.64 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 78.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $254,516 (CO-INVESTIGATOR, TRUSTEE). 14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 43% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $17MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $19MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.4% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 18.6% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 7.6% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 78.1% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $254,516 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.51% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 14 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 44.8 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 17 of 18 | 88.9% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe institute manages many clinical research and program demonstration projects for affiliated agencies. The range of clinical research activities includes medical and behavioral interventions and clinical trials, as well as cohort, observational, and natural history studies. The institute's program demonstration projects focus on novel, efficient, or efficacious methodologies of service delivery. These programs range from cost studies of substance abuse integration into the primary care model of an HIV clinic to a wide variety of new projects focusing on bioterrorism, among many others
The majority of the program delivery activities of the institute are made on behalf of the cook county health and hospital systems, whose grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements are received by the institute. The services administered are very wide ranging. The institute's largest programs focus on health care for patients with HIV/AIDS. The institute's other medical care delivery programs include many aspects of internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, geriatrics, surgery, and support services such as laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy
The institute supports the training and educational mission of its affiliates. Most of the institute's efforts in this category are made on behalf of the cook county health and hospital systems. The institute's training grants focus on the education of faculty, fellows, and residents. The institute participates in a variety of projects offering continuing medical education programs to the staff of the cook county health and hospital systems and to other medical providers in the community. The institute has projects that focus on patient and community education for specific diseases or…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO-INVESTIGATOR, TRUSTEE Director/trustee, 40.0 hrs/week | $205,037 | $0 | $49,479 | $254,516 |
| ADMINISTRATOR Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $207,127 | $0 | $46,322 | $253,449 |
| DVMHPI EXEC DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $200,401 | $0 | $28,341 | $228,742 |
| ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $154,996 | $0 | $46,435 | $201,431 |
| PROGRAM MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $168,560 | $0 | $26,431 | $194,991 |
| NURSE PRACTITIONER Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $114,209 | $0 | $44,655 | $158,864 |
| PROJECT DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $115,500 | $0 | $35,711 | $151,211 |
14 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Hektoen Institute of Medicine (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $255K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b18 · 17 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5248
- Volunteers Part I, line 618
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PURISMA LINCHANGO Medical services | $132,269 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 1 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to The Hektoen Institute of Medicine totaling $234K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 The Hektoen Institute of Medicine spent in FY2025, $81.36 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Hektoen Institute of Medicine's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, The Hektoen Institute of Medicine reported that 81.4% of its $16.8 million in expenses went to program services, 18.6% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Hektoen Institute of Medicine pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Hektoen Institute of Medicine reported for one person in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 was $254,516, for the role of CO-INVESTIGATOR, TRUSTEE (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Hektoen Institute of Medicine get its money?
Of $18.9 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, 7.6% came from contributions and grants and 78.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Hektoen Institute of Medicine a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 36-2244897 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025, object 202630899349300763 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024, object 202501969349300815 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2023, object 202421589349300932 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2022, object 202320529349301307 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2021, object 202200619349300320 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2020, object 202110559349300631 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 36-2244897: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.