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VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EIN 52-2000823)
Tax period
2018-12-01 to 2019-11-30
Filed
2020-10-09
IRS object ID
202042839349301624
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-10-09T15:14:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-11-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN861065772PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DELOITTE TAX LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 RENAISSANCE CENTER STE 3900AddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48243ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-12-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522000823EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVANABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6162345000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1333 BOSTWICK AVENUE NEAddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTIMOTHY J MYERSPersonNm
Person TitleVICE PRESIDENT & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6162345368PhoneNum
Signature2020-10-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANNE FULTONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00941863PTIN
Phone3133963000PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address68.48.151.109IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-10-09IPDt
IP Tm16:09:35IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerTIMOTHY J MYERSPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CY Total Expenses$99,641,728CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$263,235PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$299,912,525TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$405,586,337TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMEDICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS AN INDEPENDENT BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND ENHANCING THE LIVES OF CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.MissionDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TIMOTHY J MYERS VP & CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6162345368PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID VAN ANDEL
CHAIRMAN / CEO36.0017.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$510,007$0$112,315
DR GEORGE VANDE WOUDE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$8,000$0$0
DR JAMES FAHNER
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$8,000$3,000$0
DR MAX WICHA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$8,000$0$0
DR MICHELLE LEBEAU
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$7,000$0$0
DR TOM DEMEESTER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$8,000$0$0
DR JANA HALL
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER52.001.00Yes (X)$457,885$0$110,728
TIMOTHY MYERS
V.P. & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER50.003.00Yes (X)$334,088$0$85,549
DR PETER JONES
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER & RES. DIR.52.001.00$736,084$0$168,951Yes (X)
KATHY VOGELSANG
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER45.000.00$769,994$0$288,450Yes (X)
DR PATRIK BRUNDIN
ASSOCIATE RESEARCH DIRECTOR45.000.00$513,904$0$87,587Yes (X)
DR PETER LAIRD
INVESTIGATOR45.000.00$410,026$0$55,027Yes (X)
TED HEILMAN
ASSOC DIRECT-SR. PORTFOLIO MGR.45.000.00$453,788$0$179,418Yes (X)
DR SCOTT JEWELL
DIR. PROGRAM FOR TECHNOLOGIES & CORES53.000.00$376,114$0$79,166Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$4,600,890TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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OWENS-AMES-KIMBALL CO
300 IONIA AVENUE NWGRAND RAPIDSMI49503CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$316,630
DE LAGE LANDEN FIN SVCS INC
1111 OLD EAGLE SCHOOL ROADWAYNEPA19087EQUIPMENT LEASING$301,452
BLUE ROSE CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
6400 FLYING CLOUD DR STE 212MINNEAPOLISMN55344CONSULTING SERVICES$298,000
ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY
PO BOX 828854PHILADELPHIAPA191828854SECURITY SERVICES$244,634
FEDERAL EXPRESS
PO BOX 371461PITTSBURGHPA152512125SHIPPING SERVICES$189,276
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K14CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Noncash Contributions$26,719NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$74,898,909TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRESEARCH BILLED REVDesc
Business541700BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,879,646TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,879,646TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$3,464ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$111,078RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$112,161RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$1,083RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$101,421OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$62,428OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$38,993OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38,993TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$38,993ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising Direct Expenses$59,275FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$49,015ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
ALLOCATED ADMIN. EXP.561000$8,040,938$8,040,938
REIMBURSED EXPENSES900099$102,723$102,723

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$167,342TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$167,342ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$8,311,003OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$9,581,473ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,494,431TotalAmt
Program Services$1,494,431ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$938,667TotalAmt
Program Services$938,667ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,229,340TotalAmt
Program Services$767,220ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,462,120ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,562,207TotalAmt
Program Services$22,300,073ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,564,759ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$697,375FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,894,775TotalAmt
Program Services$1,842,351ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$995,005ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$57,419FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,817,031TotalAmt
Program Services$2,444,193ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,321,476ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,362FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,118,041TotalAmt
Program Services$1,333,127ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$718,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$66,362FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,107,317TotalAmt
Program Services$83,553ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,023,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,791TotalAmt
Management And General$72,791ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,000TotalAmt
Management And General$96,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,963,605TotalAmt
Program Services$2,074,204ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$883,036ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,365FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$853,085TotalAmt
Program Services$384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$717,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$135,440FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$174,360TotalAmt
Program Services$50,800ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$326,053TotalAmt
Program Services$140,901ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$176,641ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,511FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,255TotalAmt
Management And General$78,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,743,128TotalAmt
Program Services$2,108,470ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$632,558ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,100FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$890,566TotalAmt
Program Services$627,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$229,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,116FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$370,209TotalAmt
Program Services$287,106ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,827ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,276FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,876,844TotalAmt
Program Services$6,906,334ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,970,510ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,429,828TotalAmt
Program Services$9,856,751ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,573,077ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$548,635TotalAmt
Program Services$347,815ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$200,820ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FED / STATE INCOME TAX$56,338$56,338
LAB SUPPLIES & SERVICES$6,389,206$6,389,206
MISCELLANEOUS$5,820,901$5,768,173$39,610$13,118
EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE$3,903,931$1,516,635$2,386,071$1,225

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,886,184TotalAmt
Program Services$3,415,543ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,467,172ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,469FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,641,728TotalAmt
Program Services$65,834,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,725,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,082,212FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,076,049BOYAmt
EOY$5,389,037EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,270,243BOYAmt
EOY$5,035,192EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,969,006BOYAmt
EOY$3,713,866EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,697,944BOYAmt
EOY$1,565,997EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$157,198BOYAmt
EOY$261,785EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,544,611BOYAmt
EOY$1,722,950EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$298,715,514LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$119,876,692LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,460,299BOYAmt
EOY$178,838,822EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,153,585BOYAmt
EOY$6,450,853EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,640,000BOYAmt
EOY$71,320,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$229,968,935BOYAmt
EOY$274,298,502EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,511,690BOYAmt
EOY$90,870,304EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,256,713BOYAmt
EOY$3,282,648EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$219,733,588BOYAmt
EOY$219,744,537EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,410,534BOYAmt
EOY$91,688,848EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$299,912,525BOYAmt
EOY$405,586,337EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$74,444,439BOYAmt
EOY-$137,956,356EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,867,142BOYAmt
EOY$5,934,614EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$633,707BOYAmt
EOY$733,907EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$69,943,590BOYAmt
EOY-$131,287,835EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$229,968,935BOYAmt
EOY$274,298,502EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$13,281,700ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$54,479NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$48,117,024OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Medical Research OrganizationYes (X)MedicalResearchOrganizationInd

Hospital Name And Address HospitalNameAndAddressGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SPECTRUM HEALTHBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$96,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$96,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$99,545,729FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$99,641,729FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$4,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$6,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$238,376CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$96,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$96,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$96,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$526,376TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$250,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$250,000CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,500,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$626,264BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$45,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$54,479InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,984OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$723,759EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$666,302BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,100ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$12,604InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$62,742OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$626,264EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$612,777BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$61,326InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$7,801OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$666,302EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$596,343ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$18,408InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,974OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$612,777EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,288,315OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$5,288,315BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$229,902,348OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$72,976,644DepreciationAmt
Book Value$156,925,704BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$62,216,522OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$46,763,464DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,453,058BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,308,329OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$136,584DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,171,745BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$178,838,822TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPLEDGED SECURITIESDesc
Book Value$71,320,000BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$71,320,000TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
UNREALIZED LOSS ON INTEREST RATE SWAP$89,390,461
RELATED-PARTY PAYABLE$2,298,387
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$91,688,848TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$77,666,522TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$54,479NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$707,047OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$652,568RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$78,319,090RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$8,040,938OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$8,040,938RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$86,360,028TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$139,010,767TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$47,409,977OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$47,409,977ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$91,600,790ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$8,040,938OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$8,040,938ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$99,641,728TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:PART X, LINE 1(1) AND LINE 2: THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS RELATED TO VARI.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 112,161. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE 59,275. ROYALTIES PAYOUT -78,255. ADDITIONAL IMPAIRMENT -800,228.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:NET ALLOCATED 8,040,938.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RENTAL EXPENSES 112,161. FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSE 59,275. LOSS ON INTEREST RATE SWAP 48,117,024. ROYALTIES PAYOUT -78,255. ADDITIONAL IMPAIRMENT -800,228.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:NET ALLOCATED 8,040,938.
PART VVAN ANDEL INSTITUTE (A RELATED ORGANIZATION) MAINTAINS ENDOWED FUNDS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BOTH VARI AND VAN ANDEL EDUCATION INSTITUTE (A RELATED ORGANIZATION) TO FUND OPERATING EXPENSES.
PART XI AND XII, LINE 4BEXPENSE ALLOCATIONS PRESENTED WITHIN REVENUE.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC01PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH COLLABORATION - RESEARCH SERVICES$74,971
EUROPE00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH COLLABORATION - RESEARCH SERVICES$366,102
NORTH AMERICA00PROGRAM SERVICESRESEARCH COLLABORATION - RESEARCH SERVICES$40,153
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees1SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$481,226SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$481,226TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANT FUNDS ARE MONITORED BY QUARTERLY EXPENDITURE REPORTS BEFORE DISBURSING INCREMENTAL FUNDING. PROGRESS REPORTS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY AND REVIEWED BY VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND A THIRD PARTY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1SOUTHSIDEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$76,187GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$76,187CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$14,386OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event25K RACEEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$59,791GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$49,531CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$10,260GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$26,135OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total1OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$38,073GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$38,073CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$18,754OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$174,051GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$163,791CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$10,260GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$59,275OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$59,275DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$49,015NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
FRIENDS OF CRESCENT PARK
333 BOSTWICK NEGRAND RAPIDSMI49503264562012501C3$9,750SUPPORT CRESCENT PARK MAINTENANCE
STAND UP TO CANCER
10880 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 1400LOS ANGELESCA90024951644609501C3$1,484,681RESEARCH COLLABORATION
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
GRADUATE STUDENT STIPENDS FOR MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS3$86,290
GRADUATE STUDENT STIPENDS VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE GRADUATE SCHOOL4$120,666
FOREIGN NATIONAL STIPENDS5$107,563
GUEST STUDENT STIPENDS4$44,148
VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE GRADUATE SCHOOL STUDENT TUITION AND FEES REMISSION25$580,000TUITION REMISSION.

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSTUDENTS RECEIVE A STIPEND FOR LIVING EXPENSE AND INSURANCE. GRANT FUNDS TO INSTITUTIONS ARE MONITORED BY QUARTERLY EXPENDITURE REPORTS BEFORE DISBURSING INCREMENTAL FUNDING. PROGRESS REPORTS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY AND REVIEWED BY VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND A THIRD PARTY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgYes (1)CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DAVID VAN ANDEL
CHAIRMAN / CEO$386,538$0$101,250$0$22,219$0$111,250$0$1,065$0$622,322$0$101,250$0
DR JANA HALL
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER$358,411$0$95,900$0$3,574$0$99,609$0$11,120$0$568,614$0$95,900$0
TIMOTHY MYERS
V.P. & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$277,311$0$55,485$0$1,292$0$74,429$0$11,120$0$419,637$0$55,485$0
DR PETER JONES
CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER & RES. DIR.$562,039$0$154,092$0$19,953$0$157,832$0$11,120$0$905,036$0$154,092$0
KATHY VOGELSANG
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER$415,872$0$333,300$0$20,822$0$277,330$0$11,120$0$1,058,444$0$333,300$0
DR PATRIK BRUNDIN
ASSOCIATE RESEARCH DIRECTOR$447,903$0$63,679$0$2,322$0$76,467$0$11,120$0$601,491$0$63,679$0
DR PETER LAIRD
INVESTIGATOR$387,088$0$20,611$0$2,327$0$43,907$0$11,120$0$465,053$0$20,611$0
TED HEILMAN
ASSOC DIRECT-SR. PORTFOLIO MGR.$238,565$0$194,425$0$20,798$0$168,298$0$11,120$0$633,206$0$194,425$0
DR SCOTT JEWELL
DIR. PROGRAM FOR TECHNOLOGIES & CORE$304,772$0$45,979$0$25,363$0$68,047$0$11,120$0$455,281$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1AVARI ALLOWS FOR FIRST-CLASS OR CHARTER TRAVEL FOR OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES.
PART I, LINE 5BONUS IS PAID BASED ON GRANT REVENUE EARNED FOR ELIGIBLE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHIGAN STRATEGIC FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN521417332BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP000000000CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2018-10-01BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$220,000,000IssuePriceAmt
PurposeREFUND BOND ISSUE 4/01/13PurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$220,000,000TotalProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$220,000,000OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Refunding Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease ArrangementsYes (1)AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropYes (1)MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Engage Bond Counsel ContractsYes (1)EngageBondCounselContractsInd
Any Research AgreementsYes (1)AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Engage Bond Counsel ResearchYes (1)EngageBondCounselResearchInd
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.00440PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.00440TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due YetYes (1)RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$7,958NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,156NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesNYSE VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$620NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,165NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOSTMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)GIFT CARDS15$4,183COST
Yes (X)TICKETS4$1,052COST
Yes (X)MISCELLANEOUS11$585COST
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FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2VARI, VAI, VAEI, AND VAIGS SHARE COMMON MANAGEMENT. DAVID VAN ANDEL, DR. JANA HALL AND TIMOTHY MYERS ARE ALSO OFFICERS OF VAI, AND DAVID VAN ANDEL AND TIMOTHY MYERS ARE OFFICERS OF VAEI AND VAIGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE TRUSTEES OF VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF VARI'S GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT, THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED AND REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. IT IS THEN CIRCULATED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CVARI HAS WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST ("COI") POLICIES AND PROCEDURES WHICH ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE A PROCESS TO IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, AND MANAGE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THESE POLICIES HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. VAI ADMINISTERS COI POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THROUGH TWO STANDING COMMITTEES: THE CONFLICTS COMMITTEE ("CC") AND THE INSTITUTIONAL COI COMMITTEE ("ICOIC"). COI POLICIES AND PROCEDURES APPLY TO AND SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR EVERYONE IN THE ORGANIZATION. IN PARTICULAR, THEY PROVIDE A USEFUL RESOURCE FOR DEVELOPING ACTIVITIES OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUTSIDE ENTITIES OR PERSONS, AND ESTABLISH A PROCESS FOR COMMITTEES TO REVIEW AND MANAGE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AS THEY MAY ARISE. THE CC AND ICOIC ARE CHAIRED BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL. THE CC REQUIRES ANNUAL AND UPDATED DISCLOSURES BY COVERED PERSONS AND REVIEWS AND APPROVES MANAGEMENT PLANS. ICOIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SERVE AS A GUIDE FOR BOARDS OF TRUSTEES AND SENIOR EXECUTIVES. IN THE EVENT A POTENTIAL COI ARISES AT THE BOARD OR SENIOR EXECUTIVE LEVEL, THE ICOIC MEETS TO REVIEW AND DETERMINE HOW TO MANAGE SUCH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COI POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPARABILITY DATA FROM AN EXPERT THIRD PARTY IS OBTAINED AND REVIEWED BY THE INDEPENDENT, JOINT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS TO DETERMINE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO, EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS, OFFICERS, AND KEY EMPLOYEES, ON BEHALF OF VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
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FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2VAN ANDEL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (VARI) IS DEDICATED TO DETERMINING THE EPIGENETIC, GENETIC, MOLECULAR, AND CELLULAR ORIGINS OF CANCER, PARKINSON'S DISEASE, AND OTHER ILLNESSES AND TO TRANSLATING THOSE FINDINGS INTO EFFECTIVE THERAPIES. THE INSTITUTE'S SCIENTISTS WORK IN ON-SITE LABORATORIES AND PARTICIPATE IN COLLABORATIONS THAT SPAN THE GLOBE. WITH EPIGENETICS AS ITS COMMON THREAD, THE INSTITUTE IS ORGANIZED INTO THE CENTER FOR CANCER AND CELL BIOLOGY, THE CENTER FOR EPIGENETICS, AND THE CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE SCIENCE. THE INSTITUTE'S LABS ARE SUPPORTED BY AN OUTSTANDING CORE TECHNOLOGIES AND SERVICES GROUP, WHICH PROVIDES A VIVARIUM, A BIOREPOSITORY, AND VALUABLE ON-SITE CAPABILITIES IN IMAGING, PATHOLOGY, BIOINFORMATICS AND BIOSTATISTICS, GENOMICS, FLOW CYTOMETRY, METABOLOMICS AND BIOENERGETICS AND CRYO-ELECTRON MICROSCOPY. VARI SCIENTISTS PUBLISHED 111 ARTICLES IN THIS FISCAL YEAR IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS THAT INCLUDED NATURE, SCIENCE, CELL REPORTS, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, NATURE STRUCTURAL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, SCIENCE ADVANCES, CELL REPORTS, NATURE IMMUNOLOGY, CANCER RESEARCH, IMMUNITY, CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH, MOLECULAR NEURODEGENERATION, LANCET NEUROLOGY, NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH, TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES, GENOME BIOLOGY, PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES U.S.A., CANCER CELL, THERANOSTICS, ELIFE, MOLECULAR CELL, JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE, ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA COMMUNICATIONS, EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL, CIRCULATION RESEARCH, GASTROENTEROLOGY, JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, NJP PARKINSON'S DISEASE, PROTEIN SCIENCE, MOLECULAR CELL, BIOCHEMISTRY, BIOINFORMATICS, CLINICAL EPIGENETICS, ISCIENCE, NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE, MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR PROTEOMICS, MOLECULAR CANCER THERAPEUTICS, AND JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL THEORY AND COMPUTATION.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4ALINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #1 CENTER FOR CANCER AND CELL BIOLOGY THE CENTER FOR CANCER AND CELL BIOLOGY, DIRECTED BY BART WILLIAMS, PH.D., COMPRISES 14 LABORATORIES ENGAGED IN BASIC RESEARCH IN MOLECULAR AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY AND IN TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH ON CANCER, SKELETAL DISEASES, AND METABOLISM AND NUTRITION. THE CENTER IS DIVIDED INTO PROGRAMS IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY; SKELETAL DISEASE AND CANCER THERAPEUTICS; AND METABOLIC AND NUTRITIONAL PROGRAMMING. IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, RESEARCHERS AND TRAINEES WITHIN THE CENTER RECEIVED THREE NEW R01'S, A U01, AN R35, AND AN F31 FELLOWSHIP FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH. OTHER NEW AWARDS WERE FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, AND THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION. TWO NEW RESEARCH CONTRACTS WERE SIGNED IN 2019, AND FOUR GRANT SUBAWARDS AND TWO NON-NIH POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS WERE RECEIVED. IN THE STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY PROGRAM, HUILIN LI'S LAB PRODUCED SEVERAL PAPERS. THEY STUDIED THE DRS2P-CDC50P COMPLEX THAT MAINTAINS CELL MEMBRANE ASYMMETRY, SOLVING THE CRYO-EM STRUCTURES OF INTACT DRS2P-CDC50P ISOLATED FROM S. CEREVISIAE IN THE INACTIVE APO FORM AND IN THE PI4P-ACTIVATED FORM AT 2.8 ANGSTROM AND 3.3 ANGSTROM RESOLUTION, RESPECTIVELY. THIS STUDY UNCOVERED THE MECHANISM BY WHICH THE ENZYME IS ACTIVATED (BAI ET AL., NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 10: 4142). ANOTHER STUDY REPORTED THE CRYO-EM STRUCTURES OF THE S. CEREVISIAE PMT1-PMT2 COMPLEX. EACH SUBUNIT CONTAINS 11 TRANSMEMBRANE HELICES AS WELL AS A LUMENAL BETA-TREFOIL FOLD TERMED THE MIR DOMAIN. FROM THESE STRUCTURES, THE LAB WAS ABLE TO SHOW HOW THE ENZYMES RECOGNIZE THEIR SUBSTRATE MOLECULES. (BAI ET AL., NATURE STRUCTURAL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 26: 704-711). A THIRD PAPER REPORTED THE STRUCTURES OF THE RV3679-RV3680 COMPLEX IN THE TUBERCULOSIS-CAUSING MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS. THESE PROTEINS HAVE NEVER BEEN THOROUGHLY STUDIED BEFORE, AND THIS WORK FOUND THAT THEY ARE SIMILAR TO THE UKARYOTIC GET3 AND ARSA PROTEINS. THIS PAPER THUS HAS IDENTIFIED A NEW CLASS OF BACTERIAL PROTEINS THAT HAVE FUNCTIONS WE DO NOT YET UNDERSTAND (HU ET AL., JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY 201(14): E00159-19). FINALLY, THE H. LI LAB PARTICIPATED IN DEVELOPING COMPOUNDS THAT ARE POTENT INHIBITORS OF THE M. TUBERCULOSIS PROTEASOME, WHICH IS A CELLULAR COMPONENT THAT BREAKS DOWN UNNEEDED OR DAMAGED PROTEINS. THE STRUCTURE OF THE PROTEOSOME PLUS INHIBITOR SUGGESTS WHY THE INHIBITORS WORK ONLY AGAINST THE BACTERIAL PROTEOSOME BUT NOT THE HUMAN CELL PROTEOSOME. THIS KNOWLEDGE COULD AID THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW DRUGS AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS (ZHAN ET AL., JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 62(20): 9246-9253). STRUCTURAL RESEARCH IN THE MELCHER AND XU LABS ALSO PRODUCED SEVERAL PAPERS. ONE STUDY DEVELOPED NEW DRUG CANDIDATES AGAINST ASTHMA BASED ON STRUCTURAL ANALYSES OF THE GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR (GR). ONE OF THOSE COMPOUNDS, VSG158, REPRESSED LUNG INFLAMMATION AND WAS 10 TIMES MORE POTENT IN A MOUSE MODEL THAN THE BEST GLUCOCORTICOID NOW IN CLINICAL USE, FLUTICASONE FUROATE. BOTH VSG158 AND VSG159 DELIVERED EFFECTIVE TREATMENT AND REDUCED OFF-TARGET AND SIDE EFFECTS. THEY HAVE PHARMACOKINETIC PROPERTIES THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR INHALATION TREATMENT OF ASTHMA (HE ET AL., PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES U.S.A. 116(14): 6932-6937). THE LABS ALSO COMPLETED A STUDY ON THE HUMAN PARATHYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR-1 (PTH1R), WHICH IS A THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN OSTEOPOROSIS AND HYPOPARATHYROIDISM. THE STRUCTURE OF PTH1R BOUND TO A LONG-ACTING PTH ANALOG AND A STIMULATORY G PROTEIN WAS SOLVED. THIS RESEARCH PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO THE DYNAMICS OF PTH BINDING TO THE RECEPTOR AND RECEPTOR ACTIVATION (ZHAO ET AL., SCIENCE 364(6436): 148-153). THEY ALSO PUBLISHED A PAPER ON THE ARTHROBACTER GLOBIFORMIS URICASE ENZYME, WHICH HAS POTENTIAL AS A DRUG AGAINST HYPERURICEMIA-RELATED DISEASES. DISULFIDE BOND CROSS-LINKING PROTECTED THE ENZYME FROM DEGRADATION. SUCH INTRODUCTION OF DISULFIDE BONDS MAY BE A GENERAL AVENUE FOR IMPROVING THE STABILITY OF MANY MULTIMERIC PROTEINS, WHICH COULD IMPROVE THEIR VALUE IN MEDICAL USE (SHI ET AL., ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA 40: 1364-1372). THE LU AND DU LABS TOGETHER PUBLISHED A STUDY ON THE HUMAN TRPM2 PROTEIN, WHICH IS INVOLVED IN BODY TEMPERATURE SENSING AND IN IMMUNE RESPONSES. THEY SHOWED THE STRUCTURAL REARRANGEMENTS AND CHANNEL ACTIVATION OF TRPM2 THAT WAS INDUCED BY THE BINDING OF ADPR IN TWO SPECIFIC LOCATIONS ON THE PROTEIN, AND THAT THE ACTIVATION PROCESS DIFFERS BETWEEN THE TRPM2 PROTEINS FROM VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES. THE STUDY PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO TRPM2 ACTIVATION AND ITS PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES (HUANG ET AL., ELIFE 8: E50175). THE HAAB LAB MADE PROGRESS IN ITS WORK ON DIAGNOSTICS AND BIOMARKERS OF PANCREATIC CANCER. THEY VALIDATED THAT A GLYCAN CALLED STRA WAS A BETTER BIOMARKER OF PANCREATIC DUCTAL ADENOCARCINOMA THAN THE TRADITIONAL BIOMARKER, CA19-9. IN TWO PANELS, ONE FOR SPECIFICITY AND ONE FOR SENSITIVITY, STRA WAS STATISTICALLY BETTER THAN CA19-9 IN BOTH. THIS WORK MAY IMPROVE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AMONG PATIENTS WITH SUSPECTED PANCREATIC CANCER (STAAL ET AL., CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH 25(9): 2745-2754). THE LAB ALSO DEVELOPED A NEW WAY TO ANALYZE N-GLYCOPROTEINS IN SERUM. THE ANALYSIS USES MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION/IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY IMAGING (MALDI MSI) AND ANTIBODY SLIDE ARRAYS. THIS NOVEL APPROACH CAN BE USED TO ANALYZE ANY GLYCOPROTEIN HAVING A VALIDATED ANTIBODY, AND IT CAN BE ADAPTED TO ANY BIOLOGICAL FLUID OR TISSUE SAMPLE THAT CAN BE ANALYZED BY ANTIBODY ARRAYS (BLACK ET AL., ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 91(13): 8429-8435). THIRD, THE LAB HAS DEVELOPED SOFTWARE CALLED SIGNALFINDER THAT USES A NEW ALGORITHM AND PERFORMS ROBUSTLY FOR THE AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF MULTIPLE MARKERS IN A SINGLE SAMPLE. TWO UTILITIES PROVIDE 1) QUANTIFICATION AND MAPPING OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF MARKERS AND 2) COMPOSITE PICTURES OF THE SIGNALS OR COLOCALIZATION ANALYSIS ON BRIGHTFIELD STAINED IMAGES. SIGNALFINDER ALLOWS HIGH-THROUGHPUT, RIGOROUS ANALYSES OF WHOLE-SLIDE, MULTIMARKER DATA (BARNETT ET AL., AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 189(7): 1402-1412). THE STEENSMA LAB COAUTHORED A STUDY SHOWING THAT THE KRAS G13D MUTATION OF THE RAS GTPASE ENZYME APPEARS IN 25% OF KRAS-DRIVEN COLORECTAL CANCERS, BUT THAT MUTATION IS FOUND ONLY RARELY IN HRAS OR NRAS FORMS. THE KRAS G13D DESTABILIZES THE ENZYME'S NUCLEOTIDE-BINDING POCKET. THESE RESULTS IN PART EXPLAIN THE HIGHER FREQUENCY OF THE G13D MUTANT IN KRAS OVER THE OTHER ISOFORMS OF RAS (JOHNSON ET AL., CELL REPORTS 28(6): 1538-1550.E7). THE KRAWCZYK LAB PUBLISHED A REVIEW OF THE CURRENT UNDERSTANDING OF EPIGENETIC REGULATION OF DENDRITIC CELL FUNCTION. DENDRITIC CELLS ARE A KEY PART OF THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM, AND EPIGENETIC MECHANISMS CONTRIBUTE TO THE HEALTH OF DENDRITIC CELLS AND ARE IMPORTANT FOR THEIR PRECISE RESPONSE TO STIMULI. ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS SUCH AS CHEMICALS, NUTRIENTS, AND AGING HAVE EFFECTS ON THE EPIGENOME OF DENDRITIC CELLS AND SO AFFECT THE REGULATION OF HOST IMMUNITY (BOUKHALED ET AL., FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY 10: 1119). RUSSELL JONES' LAB COAUTHORED A PAPER REPORTING ON A CONNECTION BETWEEN THE METABOLIC ACTIVITY OF IMMUNE CELLS AND DISEASE. THEY MEASURED GLYCOLYSIS AND OXYGEN CONSUMPTION RATE IN B CELLS FROM PATIENTS WHO HAD A PRIMARY ANTIBODY DEFICIENCY. THE HIGHEST OXYGEN CONSUMPTION WAS FOUND IN THREE PATIENTS WHO HAD PERSISTENT POLYCLONAL B CELL LYMPHOCYTOSIS. THE STUDY FOUND THAT MUTATIONS IN THE SDHA GENE ACTIVATED A PATHWAY THAT ENDED WITH PRODUCTION OF INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES AND THAT BLOCKING IL-6 COULD PREVENT SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION AND LESSEN CLINICAL DISEASE (BURGENER ET AL., NATURE IMMUNOLOGY 20(10): 1311-1321).
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4BLINE 4B - PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #2 CENTER FOR EPIGENETICS THE CENTER, ESTABLISHED IN 2014 AND DIRECTED BY ANDREW POSPISILIK, PH.D., COMPRISES 11 LABORATORIES STUDYING EPIGENETICS, EPIGENOMICS, AND THE ROLE OF EPIGENETIC DYSFUNCTION IN CANCER, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, AND VIRAL TRANSCRIPTION. NEW GRANT AWARDS IN THIS FISCAL YEAR FOR CENTER RESEARCHERS AND TRAINEES INCLUDED TWO R01S AND AN R50 FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, AS WELL AS A POSTDOCTORAL F32 AND A PRE-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP. TWO NIH GRANT SUB-AWARDS WERE ALSO RECEIVED. THE VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE-STAND UP TO CANCER EPIGENETICS DREAM TEAM, LED BY PETER JONES AND STEPHEN BAYLIN, CONTINUED IN 2019 WITH ITS AIMS OF DEVELOPING NEW COMBINATION THERAPIES TO COMBAT CANCER AND MOVING PROMISING THERAPIES INTO CLINICAL TRIALS. THE TEAM FOCUSES ON EPIGENETIC MECHANISMS IN CELLS, WHICH HELP CONTROL WHETHER GENES ARE TURNED ON OR OFF WITHOUT CHANGING THE DNA SEQUENCE ITSELF. THIS IS DONE PRIMARILY BY THE ADDITION OR REMOVAL OF METHYL GROUPS TO THE DNA OR ADDITION/REMOVAL OF METHYL OR ACETYL GROUPS FROM THE HISTONE PROTEINS AROUND WHICH THE DNA WRAPS. THE ROTHBART LAB REPORTED THAT THE UHRF1 PROTEIN FUNCTIONS AS A CHROMATIN READER TO MAINTAIN CANCER-SPECIFIC DNA METHYLATION IN HUMAN COLORECTAL CANCER CELLS. DISRUPTING THAT ACTIVITY REVERSES DNA HYPERMETHYLATION, REACTIVATES EPIGENETICALLY SILENCED TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENES, AND REDUCES CANCER CELL ONCOGENIC PROPERTIES. THIS RESULT SUGGESTS THE TARGETING OF THIS PROTEIN MAY BE RELEVANT IN DEVELOPING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS THAT DEMETHYLATE DNA (KONG ET AL., CANCER CELL 35(4): 633-648). THE LAB ALSO DEVELOPED A HIGH-THROUGHPUT PROTEOMICS PLATFORM THAT MAPS THE SELECTIVITY OF THE LYSINE METHYLTRANSFERASE ENZYME WITHOUT NEEDING PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF A SUBSTRATE OR TARGET PROTEOME. THE STUDY DEMONSTRATED THE PREDICTIVE POWER OF THIS PLATFORM AND ITS USEFULNESS FOR GUIDING THE STUDY OF LYSINE METHYLATION SIGNALING (CORNETT ET AL., SCIENCE ADVANCES 4(11): EAAV2623). IN ANOTHER PAPER, THE SRA FINGER LOOP WAS IDENTIFIED AS A REGULATOR OF UHRF1 UBIQUITIN TARGETING AND OF THE MAINTENANCE OF DNA METHYLATION. THESE RESULTS PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO THE REGULATION OF UHRF1 E3 LIGASE ACTIVITY, SUGGESTING THAT ITS SRA FINGER LOOP REGULATES ITS CONFORMATION AND FUNCTION (VAUGHAN ET AL., JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 294(43): 15724-15732). PETER JONES' LAB PUBLISHED A STUDY ON CORRECTING THE VITAMIN C DEFICIENCY OF MYELOID CANCER PATIENTS. ORAL SUPPLEMENTATION LED TO AN INCREASE IN THE 5HMC/5MC RATIO RELATIVE TO PLACEBO-TREATED PATIENTS AND MAY ENHANCE THE EFFECTS OF INHIBITORS (DNMTI'S) OF METHYLTRANSFERASE ENZYMES. THE CLINICAL VALUE OF ORAL VITAMIN C SUPPLEMENTATION TO DNMTI THERAPY SHOULD BE STUDIED IN A LARGE, RANDOMIZED, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED TRIAL (GILLBERG ET AL., CLINICAL EPIGENETICS 11: 143). ANOTHER STUDY LINKED THE FREQUENCY OF IMPRINTING OF THE NC886 DIFFERENTIALLY METHYLATED REGION (DMR) IN INFANTS TO THE MOTHER'S AGE AT DELIVERY AND TO THE SEASON OF CONCEPTION. BASED ON THE RESULTS, THEY PROPOSE THAT THE IMPRINTING OF THIS DMR IS "TUNABLE" IN BEING ASSOCIATED WITH MATERNAL HAPLOTYPE AND PRENATAL ENVIRONMENT, PROVIDING A POSSIBLE MECHANISM FOR TRANSMITTING INFORMATION FROM MOTHER TO CHILD (CARPENTER ET AL., PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES U.S.A. 115(51): E11970-E11977). THE LAB ALSO PUBLISHED A REVIEW OF EPIGENETIC THERAPY IN IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY. INHIBITORS OF DNA METHYLATION HAVE BECOME A MAINSTAY TREATMENT FOR BLOOD CANCERS. SUCH INHIBITORS CAUSE CELLS TO MOUNT AN INNATE IMMUNE RESPONSE, AND OTHER EPIGENETIC INHIBITORS CAN PRODUCE SIMILAR EFFECTS. THESE DEVELOPMENTS OPEN NEW AVENUES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCERS (JONES ET AL., NATURE REVIEWS CANCER 19: 151-161). THE PFEIFER LAB QUANTIFIED DNA CYTOSINE MODIFICATIONS IN DIFFERENTIATING NEURONS ISOLATED FROM MOUSE BRAIN AT THE PEAK OF EMBRYONIC NEUROGENESIS. LOCAL DNA REGIONS HAVING LITTLE METHYLATION (HYPOMETHYLATION) WERE MUCH MORE COMMON THAN HYPERMETHYLATION. THE HYPOMETHYLATED REGIONS STRONGLY OVERLAPPED WITH THE BINDING SITES OF THE KEY NEURONAL TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NEUROD2. THESE DATA SUGGEST A CRUCIAL ROLE FOR NEUROD2 DURING NEURON DEVELOPMENT, AND THE STUDY IS A STEP TOWARD AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH TO CONVERTING OTHER CELL TYPES INTO NEURONS FOR USE IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE (HAHN ET AL., SCIENCE ADVANCES 5(10): EAAX0080). THE PFEIFER AND SZABO LABS PUBLISHED A STUDY IN WHICH THE CATALYTIC DOMAIN OF EITHER THE EHMT2 OR THE SETDB1 METHYLTRANSFERASE ENZYME WAS DELETED IN GROWING OOCYTES. THE DELETIONS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED H3K9ME2 OR H3K9ME3, RESPECTIVELY, IN THE MATERNAL PRONUCLEUS. THE ASYMMETRY OF GLOBAL 5MC OXIDATION WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LESS IN THE ZYGOTES HAVING MATERNAL MUTATION IN EHMT2 OR SETD1. THESE ENZYMES SEEM TO HAVE ROLES IN THE STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF ZYGOTE DEVELOPMENT (ZENG ET AL., PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES U.S.A. 116(22): 10834-10841). A STUDY FROM THE JOVINGE LAB ON GENE EXPRESSION ANALYSIS REVEALED THAT THE MOLECULAR BEACON (MB)-POSITIVE CARDIOMYOCYTE SUBPOPULATION HAD PATTERNS CONSISTENT WITH NUCLEAR DIVISION, CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION, AND M-G1 TRANSITION. DUAL MBS TARGETING THE CDC20 AND SPG20 MRNAS ALLOWED THE IDENTIFICATION OF CYTOKINETIC EVENTS SUCH AS CDC20(HIGH)SPG20(HIGH). THIS WORK PROVIDES AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH FOR SORTING CARDIOMYOCYTES THAT HAVE TRUE MITOTIC POTENTIAL (MILLIRON ET AL., CIRCULATION RESEARCH 125(12): 1070-1086). THE LAB ALSO EVALUATED THE SAFETY OF CROSS-SPECIES SENDAI VIRAL REPROGRAMMING OF INDUCED PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS, AND THEY STUDIED THE DYNAMICS OF DNA TRANSCRIPTION DURING REPROGRAMMING AND DIFFERENTIATION. THIS STUDY DEMONSTRATED THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF A CLINICALLY RELEVANT METHOD TO REPROGRAM DIFFERENTIATED MOUSE CELLS AND THEIR POTENTIAL FOR GENERATING SPECIALIZED TYPES OF CARDIAC CELLS (TARNAWSKI ET AL., CELLULAR REPROGRAMMING 21(2): 78-88). A THIRD PROJECT ANALYZED CARDIAC CELLS FROM EARLY-STAGE DEVELOPING HEARTS BY USING SINGLE-CELL RNA SEQUENCING. THE DATA SHOWED HOW VARIATIONS IN CELL CYCLE ACTIVITY SELECTIVELY PROMOTE CARDIAC CHAMBER GROWTH DURING DEVELOPMENT; REVEALED CHAMBER-SPECIFIC, CELL CYCLE-LINKED TRANSCRIPTIONAL SHIFTS; AND OPEN THE WAY TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ORIGINS OF CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE (LI ET AL, DEVELOPMENT 146(12): DEV173476). THE SHEN AND LAIRD LABS JOINTLY PRODUCED A SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF SYNCHRONIZING A LARGE-SCALE, DEEPLY CHARACTERIZED, MULTI-OMIC DATA SET TO THE CURRENT HUMAN REFERENCE GENOME. THE HG19 AND HG38 CANCER GENOME ATLAS DATA SETS ARE VERY HIGHLY CONCORDANT AND PROVIDE A RUBRIC THAT ENCOURAGES SIMILAR COMPARISONS AS NEW DATA EMERGE AND AS THE REFERENCE DATA EVOLVE (GAO ET AL., CELL SYSTEMS 9(1): 24-34.E10). THEY ALSO PUBLISHED A STUDY USING DNA METHYLATION PROFILING TO DIFFERENTIATE MALIGNANT LUNG TUMORS FROM BENIGN SOLITARY PULMONARY NODULES, WHICH REQUIRES BETTER NON-INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS. THE RESEARCH RESULTED IN A SENSITIVE, BLOOD-BASED, NON?INVASIVE DIAGNOSTIC ASSAY FOR DETECTING EARLY-STAGE LUNG CANCER AND FOR DIFFERENTIATING LUNG CANCERS FROM BENIGN PULMONARY NODULES (LIANG ET AL., THERANOSTICS 9(7): 2056-2070). THE LAIRD LAB PRODUCED A VIDEO SHOWING HOW BOTH TIGHT REPRESSION AND ROBUST UP-REGULATION ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH REVERSIBLE, TUNABLE REMOTE-CONTROL SYSTEM THEY DEVELOPED, WHICH CAN BE APPLIED AND WITHDRAWN REPEATEDLY IN ORGANISMS. THE SYSTEM USES ENHANCED LAC REPRESSION AND TET ACTIVATION SYSTEMS TO MANIPULATE A TARGET GENE WITHIN A BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM (VANDER SCHAAF ET AL., JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS 145). THE SHEN LAB COLLABORATED IN A STUDY OF ARID1A, A PROTEIN INVOLVED IN CHROMATIN REMODELING AND A FACTOR IN ENDOMETRIAL CANCER. THE AUTHORS PROPOSE THAT ARID1A NORMALLY MAINTAINS ENDOMETRIAL EPITHELIAL CELL IDENTITY AND THAT COEXISTENT ARID1A AND PI3K MUTATIONS PROMOTE EPITHELIAL TRANSDIFFERENTIATION AND COLLECTIVE INVASION. THESE FINDINGS SUPPORT A ROLE FOR COLLECTIVE EPITHELIAL INVASION IN THE SPREAD OF ABNORMAL ENDOMETRIAL TISSUE (WILSON ET AL., NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 10: 3554).
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B (CONT.)LINE 4B - PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #2 CENTER FOR EPIGENETICS THE TRICHE LAB TOOK PART IN SEVERAL PROJECTS, TWO FOCUSING ON CANCER RESEARCH. ONE WAS A STUDY OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA MUTATIONS IN PEDIATRIC CANCERS. THE RESEARCH IDENTIFIED 391 MITOCHONDRIAL DNA MUTATIONS IN 284 TUMORS, INCLUDING 45 LOSS-OF-FUNCTION MUTATIONS THAT CLUSTERED AT FOUR HOTSPOTS IN THE MT-COX3, MT-ND4, AND MT-ND5 GENES. THESE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT MITOCHONDRIAL DNA MUTATIONS PLAY A ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION OF PEDIATRIC CANCERS (TRISKA ET AL., CANCER RESEARCH 79(7): 1318-1330). A SECOND STUDY LOOKED AT DNA METHYLATION IN LONG-TERM SURVIVORS OF ADOLESCENT/YOUNG ADULT HODGKIN LYMPHOMA AND THEIR UNAFFECTED TWINS. EPIGENETIC AGING AS MEASURED BY DNA METHYLATION WAS CALCULATED AND COMPARED BETWEEN THE SURVIVORS AND THE TWIN. DIFFERENCES IN BLOOD EPIGENETIC AGE WERE OBSERVED, ESPECIALLY IN FEMALES. SURVIVORS AND THEIR TWINS HAD 74 DIFFERENTIALLY METHYLATED LOCI IN BLOOD DNA, WHICH SUGGESTS PERSISTENT EPIGENETIC AGING IN THE SURVIVORS LONG AFTER THE HODGKIN LYMPHOMA WAS CURED (WANG ET AL., LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA 60(6): 1429-1437). SENESCENCE, A STATE OF PERMANENT CELL CYCLE ARREST, IS NOW RECOGNIZED TO OCCUR IN STEM CELLS. IN A THIRD PAPER COAUTHORED BY THE TRICHE LAB, WHOLE-GENOME DNA SEQUENCING WAS DONE ON PAIRED SENESCENT AND ACTIVE HUMAN HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS FROM HEALTHY SUBJECTS. SENESCENT CELLS HAD HYPOMETHYLATED REGIONS IN THE GENOME THAT HAD MORE TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS. THIS IS THE FIRST STUDY THAT CHARACTERIZES THE DNA METHYLATION PATTERNS OF SENESCENT HUMAN HSPCS (CAPONE ET AL., EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY 7: 32). AMONG SEVERAL PAPERS COAUTHORED BY XIAOBING SHI'S LAB, ONE STUDIED THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN THE ARGININE METHYLTRANSFERASES PRMT5 AND PRMT1, WHICH ADD A METHYL GROUP TO CERTAIN PROTEINS. THEY FOUND THAT A COMBINATION OF INHIBITORS AGAINST PRMT5 AND PRMT1 HAD A BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON SMALL-CELL LUNG CANCER AND PANCREATIC CANCER CELL MODELS. THE RESULTS SHOW A REDUNDANCY BETWEEN THE PRMT5 AND PRMT1 PATHWAYS; TARGETING THIS REDUNDANCY MAY BE EFFECTIVE AGAINST CERTAIN TUMORS (GAO ET AL., NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH 47(10): 5038-5048). ANOTHER PAPER, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE ROTHBART LAB AND OTHERS, IDENTIFIED THE PHD6 FINGER OF THE HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE ENZYME MLL4 AS SELECTIVELY RECOGNIZING THE H4K16AC MODIFICATION OF HISTONE PROTEINS. THIS FUNCTION OF MLL4 HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN KNOWN, AND IT SUGGESTS THAT THE TARGETING OF H4K16AC BY MLL4 DIRECTLY LINKS THE MLL4 AND MOF ENZYMES WITH H4K16 ACETYLATION (ZHANG ET AL., NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 10: 2314). A THIRD PROJECT INVESTIGATED THE ACETYLATION OF HISTONE H3K23, WHICH IS AN ESSENTIAL MODIFICATION ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER AND LEARNING/MEMORY IMPAIRMENT. THIS STUDY IDENTIFIED THE MORF COMPLEX AS AN ACETYLTRANSFERASE ENZYME AND DETERMINED ITS MECHANISM OF ACTION, WHICH INVOLVES THE MORF, ACYLATED H3K14, AND H3K23 PROTEINS, TO ACTIVATE DNA TRANSCRIPTION (KLEIN ET AL., NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 10: 4724).
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4CLINE 4C - PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #3 CENTER FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE SCIENCE THE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2012 UNDER PATRIK BRUNDIN, M.D., PH.D., WHO IS ALSO ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF VARI. IN 2019, IT HAD NINE LABORATORIES STUDYING PARKINSON'S DISEASE, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, PRIONS, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DEPRESSION, SUICIDE, AND BRAIN INFLAMMATION. THE NEWEST LABORATORY, THAT OF HONG-YUAN CHU, PH.D., FOCUSES ON NEURAL CIRCUITS AND NEURODEGENERATION. CENTER RESEARCHERS AND TRAINEES DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR RECEIVED TWO R01S, TWO R21S, AND A U01 GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, AND AWARDS FROM THE FARMER FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE MICHAEL J. FOX FOUNDATION, AND THE CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE FOUNDATION. A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP WAS RECEIVED FROM THE AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION, AND TWO NEW RESEARCH CONTRACTS WERE SIGNED. THE COETZEE LAB PUBLISHED A STUDY OF 19 (OF 142) BREAST CANCER GENE RISK LOCI THAT ARE LIKELY TO FUNCTION IN THE MCF-7 BREAST CANCER CELL LINE AND ARE SUITED FOR TARGETED MANIPULATION. HOWEVER, THE RISK LOCI CANNOT BE MAPPED TO SPECIFIC CTCF BINDING SITES, AND THE GENES LINKED TO RISK SITES DID NOT SHOW FUNCTIONAL ENRICHMENT. THE IDENTITY OF THESE RISK ENHANCERS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED GENES SUGGESTS THAT SOME RISK MAY FUNCTION DURING LATER STAGES OF CANCER PROGRESSION (BOOMS ET AL., CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY, BIOMARKERS AND PREVENTION 28(10): 1735-1745). THE LAB ALSO PUBLISHED A FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS AND FINE MAPPING OF THE 9P22.2 CHROMOSOME AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO AN OVARIAN CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY LOCUS. THE BNC2 GENE WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE MOST LIKELY TARGET GENE. THE STUDY UNCOVERED A COMPREHENSIVE REGULATORY LANDSCAPE AT 9P22.2 AND SUGGESTS A LIKELY MECHANISM FOR AN INDIVIDUAL'S SUSCEPTIBILITY TO OVARIAN CANCER (BUCKLEY ET AL., CANCER RESEARCH 79(3): 467-481). THE PATRIK BRUNDIN AND THE MA LABS STUDIED THE "ENGRAILED1" GENE AND ITS EFFECT ON ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN AGGREGATION IN NEURONS. EN1(+/-) MICE INJECTED WITH SYNUCLEIN FIBRILS HAD A NEARLY THREEFOLD INCREASE IN SYNUCLEIN-POSITIVE NEURONS IN THE SUBSTANTIA NIGRA. THEY ALSO SHOWED SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN THE AMYGDALA AND VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA AND MORE AGGREGATION IN SEVERAL CORTICAL REGIONS. THIS STUDY IS ANOTHER STEP IN DEFINING THE GENES THAT CAUSE PARKINSON'S DISEASE. (CHATTERJEE ET AL., JOURNAL OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE 9(2): 315-326). A STUDY BY THE PATRIK BRUNDIN LAB FOUND THAT THE ABSENCE OR THE HYPERSTIMULATION OF MICROGLIAL CELLS AFFECTED ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN TRANSFER IN THE MOUSE BRAIN. THE RESULTS SUGGEST THAT UNDER RESTING, NONINFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS, MICROGLIA MODULATE THE TRANSFER OF ALPHA-SYN AND THAT DRUGS WHICH REGULATE NEUROINFLAMMATION COULD BE A WAY TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE PATHOLOGY (GEORGE ET AL., MOLECULAR NEURODEGENERATION 14: 34). THE LABRIE LAB STUDIED 1.2 MILLION CPG AND CPH SITES IN ENHANCERS WITHIN PREFRONTAL CORTEX NEURONS AND IDENTIFIED 1224 DIFFERENTIALLY METHYLATED ENHANCER REGIONS. CPH METHYLATION LOSS, WHICH IS NORMAL IN AGING NEURONS, IS ACCELERATED IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE. THEY ALSO FOUND THAT NEURONS IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE HAVE A LARGE CLUSTER OF SIGNIFICANTLY HYPOMETHYLATED ENHANCERS IN THE DSCAML1 GENE (LI ET AL., NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 10: 2246). IN ANOTHER PROJECT, THE LAB STUDIED THE DISRUPTION OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS, WHICH MAY INCREASE RISK FOR MALIGNANT, PSYCHIATRIC, METABOLIC, AND OTHER DISEASES. THIS STUDY SHOWED THAT OSCILLATING CYTOSINE MODIFICATIONS (OSC-MODCS) ARE FOUND IN HUMAN NEUTROPHILS, THAT THEY MAY PLAY A ROLE IN GENE REGULATION, AND THAT THEY ARE LINKED TO COMPLEX DISEASES SUCH AS CANCER. OSC-MODCS CAN ALSO EXPLAIN PARTS OF EPIGENETIC VARIATION ARE SIGNATURES OF AGING (OH ET AL., GENOME BIOLOGY 20(1): 2). THE LABRIE AND SZAB LABS COLLABORATED ON A STUDY OF NEURONS ISOLATED FROM THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX OF PATIENTS HAVING SCHIZOPHRENIA OR BIPOLAR DISORDER. PROMINENT HYPOMETHYLATION OF AN ENHANCER OF THE IGF2 GENE WAS FOUND IN NEURONS. THAT ENHANCER TARGETS THE NEARBY TYROSINE HYDROXYLASE GENE, WHICH RESPONSIBLE FOR DOPAMINE SYNTHESIS. THE DATA SUGGEST THAT HYPOMETHYLATION ACTIVATES THE ENHANCER AT IGF2, WHICH MAY INCREASE THE DOPAMINE SYNTHESIS THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH MAJOR PSYCHOSIS (PAI ET AL., NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 10: 2046). THE MOORE AND MA LABS PUBLISHED RESEARCH SHOWING THAT, UNLIKE PHYSIOLOGICAL ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN, DISEASE-CAUSING FORMS OF SYNUCLEIN AGGREGATES PREFERENTIALLY BIND TO MITOCHONDRIA AND AFFECT CELLULAR RESPIRATION. THIS INDICATES THAT MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION HAS A ROLE IN ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN-RELATED DISEASES, AND IT ALSO SUGGESTS AN EXPLANATION OF THE FORMATION AND THE PECULIAR MORPHOLOGY OF LEWY BODIES (WANG ET AL., ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA COMMUNICATIONS 7: 41). THE MOORE, LABRIE, AND MA LABS USED A KNOCK-IN MOUSE MODEL TO SHOW THE AGE-RELATED PATHOGENIC EFFECTS OF A MUTATION IN THE VPS35 GENE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE. THAT MODEL REPRODUCED KEY NEUROPATHOLOGICAL HALLMARKS OF PD, INCLUDING PROGRESSIVE DEGENERATION OF NIGROSTRIATAL DOPAMINERGIC NEURONS AND WIDESPREAD AXON PATHOLOGY. UNEXPECTEDLY, ENDOGENOUS D620N VPS35 EXPRESSION ALSO PRODUCED STRONG, TAU-POSITIVE, SOMATODENDRITIC PATHOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE BRAIN, WHICH RAISES THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERPLAY BETWEEN MUTANT VPS35 AND TAU IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE NEURODEGENERATION (CHEN ET AL., PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES U.S.A. 116(12): 5765-5774). THE MOORE LABORATORY ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO A STUDY OF RAT MODELS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN ACCUMULATION AND NIGROSTRIATAL DEGENERATION AND TO UNDERSTAND THE TIME COURSE OF BOTH PROCESSES. THE FINDINGS CAN HELP DEVELOP A REPRODUCIBLE SYNUCLEINOPATHY MODEL IN RATS THAT WOULD BE VALUABLE FOR STUDYING PATHOGENIC MECHANISMS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE AND DISEASE-MODIFYING THERAPIES (PATTERSON ET AL., NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE 130: 104525). THE LENA BRUNDIN LAB ASSAYED TRYPTOPHAN AND METABOLITE LEVELS AND THE EXPRESSION OF KYNURENINE PATHWAY ENZYMES IN PLACENTAL TISSUE FROM WOMEN WITH AND WITHOUT PRE-ECLAMPSIA. TRYPTOPHAN AND THE INFLAMMATORY MEDIATOR SAA WERE BOTH REDUCED IN PLACENTAS FROM WOMEN WITH PRE-ECLAMPSIA. THERE WAS ALSO AN INCREASED KYNURENINE/TRYPTOPHAN RATIO, BUT NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN DOWNSTREAM METABOLITES (KEATON ET AL., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TRYPTOPHAN RESEARCH 12). ANOTHER STUDY MEASURED 45 IMMUNOBIOLOGICAL FACTORS IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD AND SHOWED THAT THE PROFILE OF PATIENTS AT INCREASED RISK OF SUICIDE DIFFERED FROM THE PROFILE ASSOCIATED WITH DEPRESSION. INCREASED INTERLEUKIN-6 AND HIGHER NUMBERS OF LYMPHOCYTES, MONOCYTES, WHITE BLOOD CELLS, AND POLYMORPHONUCLEAR LEUKOCYTES SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED SUICIDE RISK; THE LAST TWO HAD THE STRONGEST INFLUENCE. INTERLEUKIN-8 WAS INDEPENDENTLY AND NEGATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED SUICIDE RISK. THE SUICIDE RISK PROFILE INDICATED THAT GRANULOCYTE-MEDIATED BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS COULD BE ACTIVATED IN THOSE PATIENTS (KEATON ET AL., JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS 247: 57-65). THE LAB ALSO COLLABORATED ON A THIRD PAPER STUDYING BLOOD LEVELS OF INTERLEUKIN-6 (IL-6), 2-ARACHIDONOYLGLYCEROL (2-AG), AND PICOLINIC ACID (PIC) IN PERSONS HAVING A HISTORY OF MOOD, ANXIETY, OR PERSONALITY DISORDERS AND IN CONTROL SUBJECTS. THE STUDY SHOWED SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN IL-6 LEVEL AND PLASMA 2-AG AND PIC ACROSS ALL SUBJECTS. THE DATA PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF INTERPLAY BETWEEN THESE MOLECULES AND SUGGEST THAT THESE FACTORS INFLUENCE PERSONALITY TRAITS (HEILMAN ET AL., PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINOLOGY 110: 104434). THE GUERREIRO AND BRAS LABS PUBLISHED A STUDY OF A SEVERE, ADULT-ONSET, FAMILIAL DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISEASE KNOWN AS HDLS-S. THEIR RECENT ASSESSMENT OF SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS AND DNA SEQUENCING ANALYSES SHOWED THAT THE P.CYS152PHE VARIANT IN THE AARS (ALANYL TRNA SYNTHETASE) GENE IS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THIS DISEASE. THE STUDY IDENTIFIES AARS AS A TARGET FOR RESEARCH INTO DEVELOPING A THERAPY FOR THIS DISEASE (SUNDAL ET AL., ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA COMMUNICATIONS 7: 188).
FORM 990, PART IX, COLUMN DFUNDRAISING EXPENSES AT VARI WERE INCURRED TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE THROUGH DONOR SOLICITATION, GRANT SOLICITATION AND EXTRAMURAL PROPOSAL PREPARATION.
FORM 990, PART X, LINE 33VARI NET ASSETS ARE CONSIDERED ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS WITH VAN ANDEL INSTITUTE (VAI)AND VAN ANDEL EDUCATION INSTITUTE (VAEI). ON A CONSOLIDATED BASIS, NET ASSETS ARE $1,576,560,000 PER AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE NEGATIVE NET ASSET BALANCE AT VARI IS DUE TO VAI FUNDING EXPENSES ON A CASH BASIS AND THE UNREALIZED LOSS RECORDED IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE INTEREST RATE SWAP.

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