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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Fiscal year ending 2020. Filed on May 14, 2021.

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 2020 IRS Form 990 filing, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 12 out of 1,085 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $447,037. The highest compensated employee at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is Fred Gage, Ph.D. with fiscal year 2020 compensation of $1,025,418.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$168,102,957

Expenses

$144,985,911

Employee compensation

$82,920,070
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Fred Gage, Ph.D.
President/Professor
$1,025,418
$981,132 No related comp$44,286
Martin Hetzer, Ph.D.
Cso/Professor
$512,008
$465,358 No related comp$46,650
Kim E Witmer
Treasurer/Svp Finance and ADMN
$507,835
$465,165 No related comp$42,670
Rebecca Newman
Vice President, External Relations
$469,391
$434,936 No related comp$34,455
Reuben Shaw, Ph.D.
Professor
$440,987
$398,317 No related comp$42,670
Julia A Miller, Jd
General Counsel and Secretary
$403,099
$354,916 No related comp$48,183
Anthony Hunter, Ph.D.
Professor
$399,583
$357,000 No related comp$42,583
Juan Carlos I Belmonte, Ph.D.
Professor
$375,059
$341,427 No related comp$33,632
Kimberly Castillo
Chief Financial Officer
$333,845
$286,762 No related comp$47,083
Gerald Shadel, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$323,078
$292,446 No related comp$30,632
Jan Karlseder, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$297,883
$264,762 No related comp$33,121
Martyn Goulding, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$276,252
$233,783 No related comp$42,469

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
Daniel Tierney
Trustee
David Dolby
Trustee
David F Hale
Trustee (Outgoing NOV 2019)
Donald L Cohn
Trustee
Edwin K Hunter
Trustee
Elizabeth Keadle
Trustee
Eric Sagerman
Trustee

Contractors

East End Advisors LLC
Investment Advisor
$1,898,874
University of California San Diego
Trng Program/Subcont
$1,581,832
Rudolph & Sletten Inc.
Construction
$759,203
Ao Reed CO
Construction
$732,874
Universal Protection Service
Security
$442,491

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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