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Screen a listThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$181Mrevenue
FY2025 · +12% in 3 yrs1,092staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin2.5%
Months of reserve2.5mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+4.1%
Middle half of peersMedianSalk Institute for Biological Studies
Where the money goes FY2025 · $177M spent
Programs$149M84%Management and general$23M13%Fundraising$5.7M3%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor2
Strong governance
24 of 29 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements.
990 Part VIA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 47% of revenue in FY2025. $671M is traced federal awards from Department of Health and Human Services.
990 Part VIII · USAspending212funders
$28Ma year, last 3 years
16%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23American Heart Association IncOn and off$231k$19M$62k$765kThe Conrad Prebys FoundationSince FY2021$1.5M$6.7M$600kClayton Medical Research Foundation IncSince FY2020$1.7M$1.7M$1.3M$1.9MFreedom Together FoundationEvery year since FY2017$750k$750k$750k$750k$750k$750k$750kMarc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer FoundationOn and off$1.4M$834k$302k$500k$530k$1.0MHoward Hughes Medical InstituteOn and off$1.4M$11k$2.0M$693k$10kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$8.9M$11M$25M$5.0M$4.9M$13M$10M154 other fundersUp to $2.6M a year each$6.4M$8.7M$7.4M$7.6M$11M$14M$12M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund