Washington · Nonprofit
INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE
INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE (Washington) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $561,586 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($315,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 60% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.0M
- Funders on record
- 11
- Grants received
- $562k
- Net assets
- $715k
What Institute for Natural Medicine does
Mission
At our mission's core is a commitment to reversing chronic disease in the united states through preventive care and evidence-informed natural medicine. We aim to connect people with the information, guidance, and expertise they need for a healthier future.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Naturopathic medicine professional development: in strengthening the profession of naturopathic medicine by supporting the development of clinical skills (through a residency program) and practice opportunities (through a conventional clinic outreach program), inm is working to increase public access to quality naturopathic medicine.
$308,403 spentof which $184,919 as grants$16,740 earned by the program51% of program spendingEducation & outreach: this program includes efforts to educate and engage the public en masse about natural medicine and whole person health in general and naturopathic medicine in particular. The program includes: the campaign for naturopathic medicine, a collaboration with the american association of naturopathic physicians (aanp); our md-do advisory board, which entails the mobilization of allied professionals to respond to public relations challenges and bolster the reputation of naturopathic medicine; and the inm consumer website, the direct infrastructure needed to host an online presence for education and engagement content; and a "find a natural doctor" web hosted service to easily connect prospective patients with licensed doctors.
$123,644 spent21% of program spendingResearch: this program works to accomplish inm's vision of quality outcomes research that proves the effectiveness of naturopathic and whole health principles in real-world settings. Guided by leaders in the naturopathic and integrative medical community, inm is leveraging its unique position and resources to scientifically prove the value of the principles and techniques that make naturopathic medicine so effective for patients.
$139,800 spent23% of program spendingNaturopathic medicine profession community building: this program primarily focuses on inm's work housing the naturopathic medicine collaborative, a cooperative group of 76+ stakeholder organizations from the naturopathic medicine profession working together through shared communication, facilitated conversations, mutual fundraising, and value-added skills support for naturopathic doctors (nd) and allies facing the public. With a stronger, more cohesive profession, we can more effectively work together to educate the public and increase access to naturopathic medicine.
$26,633 spentof which $10,000 as grants4% of program spendingProfessional community support: inm sometimes provides small or medium-sized grants to state associations, specialty societies, individuals and other organizations within naturopathic medicine to directly support specific programs or projects. This is done when the program or project goals are very closely aligned with inm's mission, but the recipient organization holds the relationships or other resources essential to the success of the program or project.
$4,297 spentof which $723 as grants1% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $602,777.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $492k to $764k (+55%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Dr Michelle Simon
President & CEO
Board chair
Valerie Campbell Macp
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $20k → $148k.
3 of 11 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 60% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 56% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
60% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 97% · 2023 83% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
25% of INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 27% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
60% of INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $226k that is directly attributable, 96% of it comes from funders outside Washington, across 6 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $335k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
63% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
57%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 8 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Paradigm Health Spc · corp_trust
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE?
- INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE (Washington) receives grants from 11 organizations whose IRS filings report $561,586 to it, the largest being FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND ($315,000). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 60% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE have?
- IRS filings report 11 organizations giving $561,586 in grants to INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE?
- FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND is the largest funder on record, with $315,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like INSTITUTE FOR NATURAL MEDICINE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 11 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing