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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Fiscal year ending 2018. Filed on May 13, 2019.

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 2018 IRS Form 990 filing, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 13 out of 1,073 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $441,204. The highest compensated employee at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D. with fiscal year 2018 compensation of $957,617.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$142,581,739

Expenses

$125,610,218

Employee compensation

$70,829,123
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D.
President (Outgoing JAN 2018)
$957,617
$952,217 No related comp$5,400
Dennis O'Learyphd
Professor
$602,229
$601,653 No related comp$576
Inder Verma, Ph.D.
Professor
$477,224
$433,780 No related comp$43,444
Kim E Witmer
Treasurer/Svp Finance and Admin
$451,728
$405,394 No related comp$46,334
Martin Hetzer, Ph.D.
Professor/Cso
$437,131
$391,370 No related comp$45,761
Rebecca Newman
Vice President, External Relations
$425,747
$391,714 No related comp$34,033
Fred Gage, Ph.D.
President/Professor
$424,131
$380,687 No related comp$43,444
Edward M Callaway, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$382,943
$337,468 No related comp$45,475
Anthony Hunter, Ph.D.
Professor
$375,354
$334,102 No related comp$41,252
Julia A Miller, Jd
General Counsel and Secretary
$362,809
$315,924 No related comp$46,885
Kimberly Castillo
Chief Financial Officer
$295,410
$251,331 No related comp$44,079
Jan Karlseder, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$284,188
$257,308 No related comp$26,880

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alan D Gold
Trustee
Benjamin H Lewis
Trustee
Benjamin S Schapiro
Trustee
Corinne Mentzelopoulos
Trustee
Daniel C Lewis
Chair (Incoming NOV 2017)
Daniel Tierney
Trustee
David F Hale
Trustee
Donald L Cohn
Trustee
Edwin K Hunter
Trustee
Elizabeth Keadle
Trustee
Eric Sagerman
Trustee
Ernest S Rady
Trustee

Contractors

Rudolph & Sletten Inc.
Construction
$2,842,205
Uc Regents San Diego
Trng Program/Subcont
$1,428,016
Cooley LLP
Legal
$518,664
A O Reed CO
Construction
$307,270
Allied Universal Security Services
Security
$262,432

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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