Mission
THE INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE SEARCHES FOR NEW CURES BY STUDYING PLANT MEDICINE AND PATTERNS OF WELLNESS AND DISEASE AMONG INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
Public Charity
THE INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC DBA BRAIN CHEMISTRY LABS
Based in JACKSON, WY, THE INSTITUTE FOR ETHNOMEDICINE INC DBA BRAIN CHEMISTRY LABS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $3.6M in revenue, $3.3M in expenses, $3.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 40 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.8M.
EIN: 201829529
JACKSON, WY
Medical Research N.E.C.
NTEE: H99
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.6M
Total Expenses$3.3M
Total Assets$3.6M
Grant Records40
Funding Total$1.8M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at The Institute for Ethnomedicine Inc DBA Brain Chemistry Labs
How The Institute for Ethnomedicine Inc DBA Brain Chemistry Labs divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$84
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$4
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $84 for programs
$84
The Brain Chemistry Labs seeks to discover novel ways of preventing, diagnosing, and treating brain diseases
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$164,835
$164,350
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$46,700
TO BE USED AS RECOMMENDED BY DR. PAUL COX AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN SUPPORT OF FURTHER RESEARCH OF POSSIBLE CAUSES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS FOR DISEASES OF THE BRAIN, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ALS, ALZHEIMER AND PARKINSON'S.
$10,000
CHARITABLE DONATION
$10,000
Showing up to 5 of 40 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Director
Christopher Turner
Director
Derek Craighead
Director
Elizabeth Kinney
Director
Elizabeth Louis
board chair
Elizabeth Susan Severson
Director
Emily Wilson Burns
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.6M | $3.3M | $3.6M |
| 2024 | $3.0M | $3.0M | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $2.0M | $2.7M | $3.5M |
| 2022 | $1.9M | $2.8M | $4.3M |
| 2020 | $5.1M | $2.6M | $4.7M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $5.1M to $3.6M (-29%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.6M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.