Public Charity

SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE

SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE is a Public Charity headquartered in LA JOLLA, CA. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $123.3M revenue, $111.2M expenses, $326.4M total assets. 230 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $44.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 510197108 LA JOLLA, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$123.3M
Total Expenses$111.2M
Total Assets$326.4M
Grant Records230
Funding Total$44.6M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

SANFORD BURNHAM PREBYS MEDICAL DISCOVERY INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES BY CULTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTIFIC LEADERS, PROVIDING MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCHERS OF ALL BACKGROUNDS TO LEARN, INNOVATE, AND MAKE BREAKTHROUGH DISCOVERIES THAT IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH.

Officers & Directors

GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY Adrienne Crown Jd
CENTER DIRECTOR, IIDC Carl Ware Phd
FORMER CEO C Randal Mills Phd
TRUSTEE Daniel J Epstein
CEO AND PRESIDENT David Brenner Md
TRUSTEE David L Szekeres Jd

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Top Grant Purposes

SUPPORT CHARITABLE PROGRAMS
$9,687,584 13 grants
RESEARCH
$7,033,203 42 grants
Medical Research
$2,079,868 2 grants
Support Cancer Research
$1,909,555 6 grants
HEALTH
$1,814,499 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $123.3M $111.2M $326.4M
2023 $117.2M $103.4M $308.6M
2022 $107.3M $106.8M $289.8M
2021 $124.7M $108.9M $337.1M
2020 $116.7M $112.6M $307.3M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $116.7M to $123.3M (+6%), with total assets most recently reported at $326.4M.

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