Public Charity

THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY

THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in PHILADELPHIA, PA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $77.3M, expenses of $89.9M, total assets of $419.1M. Imperigo tracks 184 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $35.0M.

EIN: 236434390 PHILADELPHIA, PA Cancer Research NTEE: H30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$77.3M
Total Expenses$89.9M
Total Assets$419.1M
Grant Records184
Funding Total$35.0M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE WISTAR INSTITUTE IS TO MARSHAL THE TALENTS OF OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS THROUGH A HIGHLY ENABLED CULTURE OF BIOMEDICAL COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION IN ORDER TO SOLVE SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST CHALLENGING AND IMPORTANT PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD OF CANCER AND IMMUNOLOGY, AND PRODUCE GROUND-BREAKING ADVANCES IN WORLD HEALTH. CONSISTENT WITH A PIONEERING LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP IN NOT-FOR-PROFIT BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND A TRACK-RECORD OF LIFE-SAVING CONTRIBUTIONS IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY, THE WISTAR INSTITUTE AIMS TO PURSUE NOVEL AND COURAGEOUS RESEARCH PATHS TO LIFE SCIENCE DISCOVERY, AND TO ACCELERATE/POTENTIATE THE IMPACT OF THOSE DISCOVERIES BY SHORTENING THE PATH FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE.

Where $100 goes at The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology

How The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$2 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$80
The wistar institute is the nation's first independent nonprofit institution devoted exclusively to foundational biomedical research and training
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Abraham L Morris
TRUSTEE (LEFT SEPT 2025) Adele K Schaeffer
TRUSTEE Aleister Saunders
TRUSTEE Arthur Dantchik
TRUSTEE Arthur M Pappas
TRUSTEE Carolyn Magill

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$19,745,312 60 grants
Research & Policy
$6,848,813 59 grants
Health & Medicine
$4,438,815 34 grants
Economic Development
$854,040 6 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$852,182 7 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $77.3M $89.9M $419.1M
2024 $93.1M $93.9M $424.9M
2023 $181.2M $91.8M $402.4M
2022 $90.7M $85.1M $381.5M
2020 $67.3M $68.9M $343.8M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $67.3M to $77.3M (+15%), with total assets most recently reported at $419.1M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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