Public Charity

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is a Public Charity headquartered in LA JOLLA, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $181.4M revenue, $176.9M expenses, $836.1M total assets. 353 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $165.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 952160097 LA JOLLA, CA Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$181.4M
Total Expenses$176.9M
Total Assets$836.1M
Grant Records353
Funding Total$165.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

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.

Officers & Directors

TRUSTEE Amy Jacobs
TRUSTEE Benjamin H Lewis
TRUSTEE Carol Gallagher Pharmd
TRUSTEE/PROFESSOR (INCOMING APR 2025) Christian Metallo Phd
TRUSTEE Corinne Mentzelopoulos
TRUSTEE (OUTGOING NOV 2024) Daniel C Lewis

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Top Grant Purposes

RESEARCH
$26,727,214 30 grants
GENERAL
$26,342,005 9 grants
HEALTH
$8,728,823 7 grants
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$8,359,623 1 grant
FOR THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE FUTURE CHALLENGE MATCH
$6,832,445 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $181.4M $176.9M $836.1M
2024 $161.2M $177.2M $822.8M
2023 $173.7M $167.4M $805.3M
2022 $162.3M $161.4M $759.8M
2021 $211.2M $148.4M $802.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $211.2M to $181.4M (-14%), with total assets most recently reported at $836.1M.

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