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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 2025 filing: $114.4M revenue, $116.1M expenses, $338.0M total assets. 239 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $48.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 510197108 LA JOLLA, CA Biomedicine & Bioengineering Research NTEE: H92 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$114.4M
Total Expenses$116.1M
Total Assets$338.0M
Grant Records239
Funding Total$48.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

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.

Where $100 goes at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

How Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$22 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$77
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute studies the toughest diseases
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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
SEE DETAIL IN PART IVCUREBOUND AWARDS GRANT FUNDING IN EARLY-DISCOVERY CANCER RESEARCH AND APPLIES SCIENTIFIC AND ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERTISE TO HELP PROMISING RESEARCH TRANSLATE INTO MEANINGFUL NEAR-TERM CLINICAL IMPACT. FUNDING IS DIRECTED TOWARD FIVE TRADITIONALLY UNDER-RESOURCED RESEARCH PILLARS: CANCER DETECTION, NOVEL APPROACHES, TARGETS, AND THERAPEUTICS. PERSONALIZED IMMUNOTHERAPY, CANCER EQUITY, CHILDHOOD CANCERS.
$1,529,548
$450,000
2025
PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH
$60,000
$31,500
2024
Extramural Research
$1,231,062

Showing up to 5 of 239 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY Adrienne Crown Jd
CENTER DIRECTOR, IIDC Carl Ware Phd
TRUSTEE Daniel J Epstein
CEO & PRESIDENT David Brenner
TRUSTEE David L Szekeres Jd
TRUSTEE David W Down

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Research & Policy
$21,435,107 105 grants
General Support
$12,614,184 65 grants
Health & Medicine
$8,991,667 45 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$546,197 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$328,783 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $114.4M $116.1M $338.0M
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

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $124.7M to $114.4M (-8%), with total assets most recently reported at $338.0M.

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

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