John Paul Ii Medical Research Institute

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
205239366
IRS 990 coverage
2015–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2013, Form 990-N 2008
Location
Coralville, IA, USA
Phone
3196653001
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$83,901
Expenses
$108,491
Assets
$192,878
Liabilities
$81,077

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRANDON MARSH (PRESIDENT & SECRETARY)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRANDON MARSH (PRESIDENT & SECRETARY): $20,831 total reported compensation
  • JUDETH ALBERT (DIRECTOR): $4,429 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The john paul ii medical research institute (jp2mri) is supporting organizations following catholic moral teachings advancing the greater good in the fields of ethical medical research and healthcare that upholds the sanctity of all human life.

What it reported doing in 2025

Jp2mri 1)gives grants to support researchers working within the scope of catholic medical ethics which includes not working with embryonic, fetal or aborted tissues, including stem cells derived from these sources. The grants do not specifically have to go to researchers doing stem cell research. 2) gives grants to medical clinics that also are functioning within the scope of catholic medical ethics and 3) supports pregnancy centers working to assist women in crisis pregnancy. It is preferred there also be a medical aspect - for example the center provides pre and post natal care, provides ultrasounds by trained staff and assists in any other physical/emotional support these women and their families may need. In 2025 a grant was provided to st. Theres'a medical clinic in eswatini africa; which assists expectant mothers and provides maternity care. The grant went towards staff, incubators and to replace a broken resuscitation center. A grant was also provided to the providence pregnancy center in scranton, pa which provides medical assistance and housing for women in crisis pregnancy and their families. In 2025 jp2mri purchased and trained staff on new non-profit software, moved our office, hired new staff, and created a new website; much of which slowed down our mission. Possible grant recipients were vetted to be certain they meet our criteria for grants.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 69% for direct work, and 31% for grants.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 61
  • Accountability: 65
  • Sustainability: 27
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 58%; rating input score 58
  • Program expense ratio: 44.8%; rating input score 45
  • Fundraising efficiency: $30.23 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 72; 72nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Claims monitoring procedures: Limited
    • Requires narrative reports: Limited
    • Conducts field audits: Limited
    • May suspend future funding: Limited
    • Requires financial reports: Limited
    • Conducts site visits: Limited
    • Requires grant agreements: Limited
    • May require repayment: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 50%; rating input score 50; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -29.3%; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.78; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 23.3%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.3% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.5% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.3% per year; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 58% of revenue deployed · 44.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 4 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $49K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $21K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes foreign activity
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2015 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 58/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 45/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 50/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 31/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 36/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 9/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.