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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on April 11, 2025.

10010 N Torrey Pines Road
LA Jolla, California 92037

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies (EIN: 95-2160097) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 12 out of 1,144 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $485,340. The highest compensated employee at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is Gerald Joyce, M.D., Ph.D. with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $818,031.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$161,166,470

Expenses

$177,229,236

Employee compensation

$93,365,130
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Gerald Joyce, M.D., Ph.D.
President / Professor
$818,031
$761,791 No related comp$56,240
Fred Gage, Ph.D.
Professor
$644,260
$585,895 No related comp$58,365
Kim E Witmer
Treasurer/Svp Finance and ADMN
$572,345
$523,931 No related comp$48,414
Bryan Robinson
Vice President, External Relations
$547,575
$500,110 No related comp$47,465
Julia A Miller, Jd
General Counsel and Secretary
$477,032
$414,822 No related comp$62,210
Ronald Evans, Ph.D.
Professor
$471,041
$435,269 No related comp$35,772
Reuben Shaw, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$462,012
$408,448 No related comp$53,564
Samuel Pfaff, Ph.D.
Professor
$437,153
$379,480 No related comp$57,673
Wolfgang Busch, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$398,370
$349,121 No related comp$49,249
Kimberly Castillo
Chief Financial Officer
$382,170
$325,608 No related comp$56,562
Janelle Ayres, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$309,721
$269,237 No related comp$40,484
Tatyana Sharpee, Ph.D.
Trustee/Professor (Outgoing MAR 2024)
$304,367
$259,119 No related comp$45,248

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alan D Gold
Trustee (Outgoing NOV 2023)
Amy Jacobs
Trustee
Benjamin H Lewis
Trustee
Carol Gallagher, Pharmd
Trustee
Corinne Mentzelopoulos
Trustee
Daniel C Lewis
Trustee
Daniel Tierney
Trustee
David Dolby
Trustee
Dennis Driver
Trustee (Outgoing JULY 2023)
Edwin K Hunter
Trustee
Eric Sagerman
Trustee
Frederick J Dotzler
Trustee

Contractors

Rudolph & Sletten Inc.
Construction
$2,266,704
East End Advisors LLC
Investment Advisor
$1,926,342
University of California San Diego
Trng Program/Subcont
$1,339,024
Ao Reed & CO
Construction
$976,361
Show Imaging Inc.
Entertainment
$742,603

Mission Statement

UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF LIFE ITSELF IS THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND THE SALK INSTITUTE. OUR TEAM OF WORLD-CLASS, AWARD-WINNING SCIENTISTS PUSHES BOUNDARIES OF KNOWLEDGE IN AREAS SUCH AS NEUROSCIENCE, CANCER RESEARCH, AGING, IMMUNOBIOLOGY, PLANT BIOLOGY, COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, AND MORE. FOUNDED BY JONAS SALK, DEVELOPER OF THE FIRST SAFE AND EFFECTIVE POLIO VACCINE, THE INSTITUTE IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION AND ARCHITECTURAL LANDMARK: SMALL BY CHOICE, INTIMATE BY NATURE, AND FEARLESS IN THE FACE OF ANY CHALLENGE.

Revisions to this organization profile

April 11, 2025:
2024 The Salk Institute for Biological Studies 990 filed
May 9, 2024:
2023 The Salk Institute for Biological Studies 990 filed
May 13, 2023:
2022 The Salk Institute for Biological Studies 990 filed

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