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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Fiscal year ending 2023. Filed on May 9, 2024.

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 2023 IRS Form 990 filing, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 14 out of 1,144 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $453,888. The highest compensated employee at The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is Fred Gage, Ph.D. with fiscal year 2023 compensation of $938,340.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$173,652,362

Expenses

$167,406,834

Employee compensation

$91,143,114
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Fred Gage, Ph.D.
President (Outgoing April 2023)/Professor
$938,340
$884,422 No related comp$53,918
Kim E Witmer
Treasurer/Svp Finance and ADMN
$530,063
$483,502 No related comp$46,561
Gerald Joyce, M.D., Ph.D.
President (Incoming April 2023)/Professor
$503,098
$451,511 No related comp$51,587
Martin Hetzer, Ph.D.
CSO (Outgoing March 2023)/Professor
$494,697
$438,679 No related comp$56,018
Reuben Shaw, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$463,486
$414,745 No related comp$48,741
Ronald Evans, Ph.D.
Professor
$459,974
$427,878 No related comp$32,096
Julia A Miller, Jd
General Counsel and Secretary
$448,063
$391,828 No related comp$56,235
Samuel Pfaff, Ph.D.
Professor
$422,396
$366,432 No related comp$55,964
Edward Callaway, Ph.D.
Professor
$407,458
$354,745 No related comp$52,713
Kimberly Castillo
Chief Financial Officer
$363,172
$311,772 No related comp$51,400
David Lawrence
Executive Director, HPI
$362,703
$361,608 No related comp$1,095
Wolfgang Busch, Ph.D.
Trustee and Professor
$350,046
$306,970 No related comp$43,076

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alan D Gold
Trustee
Benjamin H Lewis
Trustee
Carol Gallaher, Pharmd
Trustee
Corinne Mentzelopoulos
Trustee
Daniel C Lewis
Trustee
Daniel Tierney
Trustee
David Dolby
Trustee
Dennis Driver
Trustee
Donald L Cohn
Trustee (Outgoing August 2022)
Edwin K Hunter
Trustee
Eric Sagerman
Trustee
Frederick J Dotzler
Trustee

Contractors

East End Advisors LLC
Investment Advisor
$2,736,484
University of California San Diego
Trng Program/Subcont
$2,595,091
Ao Reed & CO
Construction
$621,177
Isec Incorporated
Construction
$520,000
Rudolph & Sletten Inc.
Construction
$464,212

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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