NonprofitsSalk Institute For Biological Studies

Science & Technology

Salk Institute For Biological Studies

LA JOLLA, CA

Total revenue

$161.2M

Total expenses

$177.2M

Net assets

$649.4M

Grants received

$154.4M

445 grants

EIN

952160097

Tax year

2023

Mission

Basic research in the following: molecular biology & genetics, neuroscience, and plant biology.

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$139.4M
Program service revenue
Investment income$22.0M
Other revenue
Total revenue$161.2M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$93.4M
Fundraising$6.6M
Other expenses$83.9M
Total expenses$177.2M
Total assets$822.8M
Net assets$649.4M

People

39 listed

NameRoleCompensation

GERALD JOYCE MD PHD

PRESIDENT / PROFESSOR

Board

$762K

50 hrs/wk

KIM E WITMER

TREASURER/SVP FINANCE & ADMN

Board

$524K

50 hrs/wk

JULIA A MILLER JD

SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL

Board

$415K

50 hrs/wk

REUBEN SHAW PHD

TRUSTEE/PROFESSOR

Board

$408K

50 hrs/wk

WOLFGANG BUSCH PHD

TRUSTEE/PROFESSOR

Board

$349K

50 hrs/wk

KIMBERLY CASTILLO

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Board

$326K

50 hrs/wk

JANELLE AYRES PHD

TRUSTEE/PROFESSOR

Board

$269K

50 hrs/wk

TATYANA SHARPEE PHD

TRUSTEE/PROFESSOR (OUTGOING MAR 2024)

Board

$259K

50 hrs/wk

DAVID DOLBY

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DENNIS DRIVER

TRUSTEE (OUTGOING JULY 2023)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

EDWIN K HUNTER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ERIC SAGERMAN

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

FREDERICK J DOTZLER

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

FREDERIK PAULSEN PHD

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

HAEYOUNG KONG TANG PHD

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

HOWARD H NEWMAN PHD

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

IRVING WEISSMAN MD

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

IRWIN M JACOBS SM SCD

CHAIR EMERITUS (OUTGOING NOV 2023)

Board

2 hrs/wk

JAY FLATLEY

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

LYN HUTTON

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARK KNICKREHM

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MARY JANE SALK

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

SANJAY K JHA PHD

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

TERRY ROSEN PHD

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

TIMOTHY M SCHOEN

TRUSTEE

Board

2 hrs/wk

BENJAMIN H LEWIS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

AMY JACOBS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

ALAN D GOLD

TRUSTEE (OUTGOING NOV 2023)

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

RICHARD A HEYMAN PHD

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

MARNA C WHITTINGTON PHD

CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

CAROL GALLAGHER PHARMD

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

MARKUS REINHARD

VICE CHAIR

Board

2 hrs/wk

CORINNE MENTZELOPOULOS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DANIEL C LEWIS

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

DANIEL TIERNEY

TRUSTEE

Board

0.5 hrs/wk

FRED GAGE PHD

PROFESSOR

Staff

$586K

50 hrs/wk

BRYAN ROBINSON

VP, EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Staff

$500K

50 hrs/wk

RONALD EVANS PHD

PROFESSOR

Staff

$435K

50 hrs/wk

SAMUEL PFAFF PHD

PROFESSOR

Staff

$379K

50 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

RUDOLPH & SLETTEN INC

CONSTRUCTION SERVICE

$2.3M

EAST END ADVISORS LLC

INVESTMENT ADVISOR

$1.9M

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO

TRNG PROGRAM/SUBCONT

$1.3M

AO REED & CO

CONSTRUCTION SERVICE

$976K

SHOW IMAGING INC

ENTERTAINMENT SERVICE

$743K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$1.6M
TO DEVELOP MAPPING METHODS WITH GENERATIVE MANIFOLD NETWORKS
2024
$1.5M
PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES DONATED AS FUNDING TO ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. 5,321 SHARES OF VANGUARD MID-CAP INDEX FUND (TICKER: VO) - HIGH/LOW AVERAGE PRICE: $284.35
2024
$805K
Extramural Research
2024
$750K
MODELING PARKINSON'S DISEASE
2024
$750K
TO SUPPORT THE CHARITY'S MISSION.
2024
$500K
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
2024
$250K
to support neurology research and to the building fund
2024
$208K
SEE DETAIL IN PART IVCANCER RESEARCH ACROSS FIVE RESEARCH PILLARS; INCLUDING PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, NOVEL APPROACHES AND NEW THERAPEUTIC PLATFORMS, IMMUNOTHERAPIES AND PERSONALIZED VACCINES, CANCER EQUITIES, AND PEDIATRIC CANCERS.
2024
$201K
TO ELUCIDATE THE ROLE OF MEMORY T CELLS AS A DETERMINANT OF AGE-RELATED INFLAMMATION IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
2024
$201K
THE ROLE OF ASTROCYTE-SECRETED LGFBP2 IN THE PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
2024
$200K
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY JOSEPH HERDY, PHD ENTITLED: A2025010F
2024
$125K
CHARITABLE
2024
$103K
BRAIN METABOLISM AND DNA REPAIR IN PRIMATE EVOLUTION AND PDTA
2024
$100K
RITA ALLEN FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM
2024
$100K
FOR SUPPORT OF DAILY
2024
$75K
MEDICAL RESEARCH
2024
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$75K
EDUCATION
2024
$50K
Symphony at Salk
2024
$50K
Scientific research
2024
$50K
SALK KAVLI INSTITUTE DIRECTOR FUND
2024
$41K
SUBRECIPIENT AWARD
2024
$30K
OPERATIONS
2024
$25K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2024
$25K
DONOR ADVISED, HEALTH
2024
$21K
MEDICAL / PUBLIC SERVICES
2024
$20K
for the molecular neurobiology to study brain forms and functions for Alzheimer's and other disorders
2024
$15K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$15K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$11K
PUBLIC SUPPORT OF ORGANIZATION MISSION
2024
$10K
CHARITABLE
2024
$9K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$1K
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
$3.0M
TO SUPPORT SALK'S NEUROSCIENCES FACULTY RESEARCH IN ALZHEIMER'S AND NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
2023
$1.3M
TO MAP AND CHARACTERIZE THE EFFECTS OF RIBOSUBSTITUTION EVENTS INTO THE DNA OF LONG-LIVED HUMAN CELLS AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF AGING
2023
$1.1M
INVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT
2023
$1M
PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
2023
$900K
Program Support
2023
$750K
MODELING PARKINSON'S DISEASE
2023
$665K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$610K
SUBCONTRACT GRANT
2023
$600K
Grant to support program
2023
$566K
GRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
2023
$551K
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
2023
$500K
ESRL AWARDS- DR. ENGLE AND SHARPEE
2023
$445K
Support of research activities
2023
$441K
PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD
2023
$415K
H. Gray Scholars - Grant
2023
$366K
SUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH
2023
$278K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$275K
RESEARCH SUBCONTRACT
2023
$256K
RESEARCH PROJECT
2023
$250K
building program and Research program
2023
$250K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$207K
RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT
2023
$201K
TO ELUCIDATE THE ROLE OF MEMORY T CELLS AS A DETERMINANT OF AGE-RELATED INFLAMMATION IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
2023
$200K
PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
2023
$173K
THE ROLE OF ASTROCYTE-SECRETED IGFBP2 IN THE PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
2023
$150K
RESEARCH, GENERAL SUPPORT & EDUCATION
2023
$138K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
$126K
Extramural Research Grant
2023
$125K
GENERAL RESEARCH SUPPORT
2023
$125K
CHARITABLE
2023
$117K
RESEARCH
2023
$106K
SUB-AWARD
2023
$100K
2023 SCHOLAR
2023
$100K
ESRL RECRUITMENT AWARDS
2023
$100K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$100K
SUPPORT SYSTEMS NEUROBIOLOGY LAB RESEARC
2023
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$63K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$60K
HUMAN SERVICES
2023
$59K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$57K
RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF NEOTENY IN HUMAN-SPECIFIC BRAIN DEVELOPMENT AND PDTA
2023
$54K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$50K
Charitable Event
2023
$50K
SALK KAVLI INSTITUTE DIRECTOR FUND
2023
$49K
SUBRECIPIENT AWARD
2023
$30K
OPERATIONS
2023
$30K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$30K
"General operating support". This organization's philosophy is to drive both scientific breakthroughs and inspire the next generation of elite scientists. Out of that, the Education Outreach department was launched with its mission to teach students/teachers/the community, inspire enthusiasm and interest in science, and promote public awareness of Salk and the values of basic research as it relates to the development of an informed citizenry.
2023
$25K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2023
$8K
ANIMAL PROTECTION
2023
$3K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$3K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2023
$3K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2023
$2K
Charitable Event
2023
$335
OPERATING PROGRAMS
2023
$6.7M
SALK CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUTURE: BUILDING A MORE RESILIENT WORLD
2022
$6.1M
CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUTURE CHALLENGE MATCH
2022
$1.7M
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND MIND (KIBM) PHASE III-B
2022
$1.3M
TO TEST A NOVEL PROBE THAT ENABLES DYNAMIC IMAGING OF MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS ON GENES THAT DETERMINE CELL FATE.
2022
$1.3M
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
2022
$1.2M
CANCER RESEARCH
2022
$1.1M
INVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT
2022
$1M
PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH
2022
$985K
SUBCONTRACT GRANT
2022
$964K
TO HELP SALK EXPLORE THE VERY FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE, SEEKING NEW UNDERSTANDINGS IN NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH
2022
$908K
GRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
2022
$750K
MODELING PARKINSON'S DISEASE
2022
$750K
MODELING PARKINSON'S DISEASE
2022
$665K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$575K
INVESTIGATOR AWARD RESEARCH GRANT
2022
$500K
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND MIND (KIBM) PHASE III-B
2022
$472K
PEDIATRIC MEDICAL RESEARCH GRANT SUBAWARD
2022
$386K
Support Cancer Research
2022
$351K
Extramural Research Grant
2022
$350K
RESEARCH SUPPORT
2022
$310K
SUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH
2022
$272K
UNRESTRICTED
2022
$252K
RESEARCH PROJECT
2022
$250K
building program and Research program
2022
$240K
COMMUNITY SERVICES
2022
$225K
MEDICAL RESEARCH
2022
$225K
TO HELP SALK EXPLORE THE VERY FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE, SEEKING NEW UNDERSTANDINGS IN NEUROSCIENCE
2022
$221K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
$216K
RESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT
2022
$210K
RESEARCH- SUBCONTRACT
2022
$190K
Support of research activities
2022
$150K
START-UP SUPPORT FOR KAY TYE
2022
$132K
RESEARCH SUBCONTRACT
2022
$127K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$125K
CHARITABLE
2022
$115K
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND MIND (KIBM) PHASE III-B
2022
$115K
CIRCUITS: IMPACT OF EPIGENETIC AND CELLULAR VARIANTS ON ALZHEIMERS DISEASE PATHOLOGY
2022
$100K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2022
$100K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$95K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$85K
EDUCATION
2022
$82K
KAVLI INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND MIND (KIBM) PHASE III-B
2022
$69K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$67K
TO FUND RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
2022
$65K
Research
2022
$60K
OPERATIONS
2022
$56K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2022
$50K
RESEARCH ON THE ROLE OF NEOTENY IN HUMAN-SPECIFIC BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
2022
$50K
SALK KAVLI INSTITUTE DIRECTOR FUND
2022
$50K
TO FURTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2022
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$50K
RESEARCH
2022
$35K
Symphony at Salk fund
2022
$30K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS.
2022
$25K
ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2022
$16K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
$15K
support for Dr. Steekanth Chalasani research
2022
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$10K
HANNA GRAY SCHOLARS
2022
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING
2022
$5K
CHARITABLE
2022
$4K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2022
$3K
CHARITABLE GIFT
2022
$3K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2022
$1K
BASIC RESEARCH IN THE FOLLOWING: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS, NEUROSCIENCE, AND PLANT BIOLOGY
2022
$1K
BIOMEDICINE
2022

Funded by

$154.4M from 154 funders · 445 grants · 2017–2024

American Heart Association Inc

$20.2M · 4 grants · 2018–2023

Jewish Community Foundation Of San Diego

$14.4M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

The San Diego Foundation

$13.5M · 6 grants · 2017–2023

The Conrad Prebys Foundation

$7.3M · 3 grants · 2022–2023

Clayton Medical Research Foundation Inc

$6.6M · 4 grants · 2020–2024

Wm Keck Foundation

$4.2M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$4.2M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$4.0M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

Details

EIN952160097
NTEE codeU500
Subsection03
Ruling date1961-08
Formed1960
Employees1144
Volunteers24
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