The Scripps Research Institute
The Scripps Research Institute is a public charity based in La Jolla, California, conducting biomedical research and translating scientific discoveries into applications for human health. Founded in 1924, it combines fundamental and translational research with graduate education and postgraduate scientific training.
Key facts about The Scripps Research Institute
In short: The Scripps Research Institute gave $78.6M across 141 grants in 2025 (avg $558K), top state California. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- EIN
- 33-0435954
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025
- Annual giving (2025)
- $78,615,159
- Grants made (2025)
- 141
- Average grant
- $557,554
- Median grant
- $146,524
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (28 of 141, 2025)
- Total assets
- $1,460,616,898
- Primary geography
- California (18% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Financial Overview
From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing
Total Assets
$1.5B
+12.4% YoY
Annual Giving
$78.6M
-16.3% YoY
Grant Count
141
+0.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$558K
-16.3% YoY
Is The Scripps Research Institute open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 28 of 141 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $276K; repeat grants $627K. How we count
Medians: $36K first-time, $207K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Mission & Focus Areas
The institute’s stated mission is to perform high-impact basic biomedical research, foster the translation of discoveries into useful products, and provide graduate scientific education and postgraduate training. Its filing describes work spanning biology, chemistry and bioinformatics, with translation into drug development and digital and precision medicine. The institute also describes the Skaggs Graduate School of Chemical and Biological Sciences as part of its education and training work.
The 2025 filing lists grants for scientific research. Among the supported organizations described in the available grantee statements, Emory University says its mission is to create, preserve, teach and apply knowledge in the service of humanity. The International AIDS Vaccine Initiative describes itself as a global nonprofit biomedical research organization developing vaccines and antibodies for HIV, tuberculosis and emerging infectious diseases. The La Jolla Institute for Immunology says its scientists study the immune system to promote human health and prevent disease. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not the institute’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the institute reported 141 grants totaling $78,615,159. Grant amounts ranged from $5,640 to $9,234,504, with a median of $146,524. The listed grants are for scientific research.
The largest reported grants included $9,234,504 to Premier Research International LLC; $5,935,978 to Care Evolution; $4,620,970 to Emory University; $3,727,010 to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative; and $3,716,736 to the La Jolla Institute for Immunology. Other notable recipients included the Regents of the University of California, doing business as UCSD ($2,976,761), the University of Pennsylvania ($2,084,173), and Tulane University ($1,825,763).
The institute’s Collaborative Innovation Fund supports collaborative teams of Scripps Research investigators. Applications must be led by tenured or tenure-track faculty at the institute. The process begins with a Letter of Intent reviewed by the fund’s Senior Advisory Board; selected finalists are invited to submit full proposals. Preliminary data are not required. The guidelines set a target budget of $450,000–$750,000 over three years, including indirect costs. The stated February 28, 2024 Letter of Intent deadline was for a past cycle.
The Scripps Research Translational Institute’s Pilot Study Award Program supports preliminary data development for translational science projects. The stated program provides four awards of up to $50,000 in direct costs each, subject to the award of the related NIH grant. Projects may not involve an NIH-defined clinical trial and must be completed by April 30, 2028. The program page does not state a submission deadline.
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Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The institute is based in La Jolla, California. In filing year 2025, the largest shares of grant dollars by recipient state went to California (18%), North Carolina (15%), New York (11%), Michigan (8%) and Georgia (7%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 141 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2020) to $451.9M (2022). In 2025 it made 141 grants totaling $78.6M.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Premier Research International LLC ($9.2M). Together the top 10 received $41.4M.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($154,632), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
566 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 123 grants of 566 (22%).
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Premier Research International LLC Morrisville, NC | Grants for Scientific Research | $9,234,504 |
| Care Evolution Ann Arbor, MI | Grants for Scientific Research | $5,935,978 |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA | Grants for Scientific Research | $4,620,970 |
| International AIDS Vaccine Initiative New York, NY | Grants for Scientific Research | $3,727,010 |
| La Jolla Institute for Immunology La Jolla, CA | Grants for Scientific Research | $3,716,736 |
| Minaris Regenerative Medicine LLC Allendale, NJ | Grants for Scientific Research | $3,307,500 |
| Montage Marketing Group LLC Bethesda, MD | Grants for Scientific Research | $3,221,399 |
| Regents of the University of California DBA Ucsd La Jolla, CA | Grants for Scientific Research | $2,976,761 |
| Lotus Clinical Research LLC Birmingham, AL | Grants for Scientific Research | $2,581,485 |
| Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA | Grants for Scientific Research | $2,084,173 |
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,460,616,898 | $698,624,318 | $537,453,981 | $78,615,159 |
| 2024 | $1,299,917,796 | $641,106,163 | $528,437,793 | $93,947,562 |
| 2023 | $1,088,712,998 | $815,837,195 | $532,639,503 | $69,477,912 |
The 2025 filing reports 141 grants, as does the 2024 filing; the 2023 filing reports 99 grants. The institute states that endowment investment returns support scientific projects consistent with its mission and principles.
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $1,460,616,898 | $1,299,917,796 | $1,088,712,998 |
| Revenue | $698,624,318 | $641,106,163 | $815,837,195 |
| Expenses | $537,453,981 | $528,437,793 | $532,639,503 |
| Net Investment Income | $36,569,701 | $30,267,045 | $19,199,399 |
Data update history
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2023)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Peter G. Schultz as president and CEO. Benjamin Cravatt is listed as faculty director (starting October 2024) and professor; Ardem Patapoutian is listed as faculty director (ending October 2024) and professor. John D. Diekman is listed as director and board chair. Other directors listed are Barbara Kosacz, Benedict Gross (ending October 2024), Claudia S. Luttrell, Gene Lay, Gerald Chan and Herbert Wertheim.
The Scripps Research Institute is led by Peter G. Schultz, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 14 of 29 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peter G. Schultz
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$836K (2019) → $1.8M (2025)
John D. Diekman
Director & Board Chair
Board Chair → Director & Board Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Travis Scott Young
Senior Director & Calibr
Senior Director & Calibr → Senior Director & Calibr-Skaggs, 2023
Senior Director & Calibr-Skaggs → Senior Director & Calibr, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$413K (2019) → $538K (2025)
Ardem Patapoutian
Faculty Director & Prof
Director & Professor → Faculty Director & Professor, 2024
Faculty Director & Professor → Faculty Director & Prof, 2025
On filings since 2022
9.2 hrs/week
$83K (2022) → $143K (2025)
Benjamin Cravatt
Faculty Director & Prof
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$391K (2025)
Jing Li
Senior Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$479K (2025)
Benedict Gross
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Claudia S. Luttrell
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gerald Chan
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Edwards
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Pearson
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sherry Lansing
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ron Burkle
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Herbert Wertheim
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lillian Lou
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tom Daniel
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Kosacz
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gene Lay
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lou Lange
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter C. Farrell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eric Topol
Professor & Executive Vice President
On filings since 2019
24 hrs/week
$1M (2019) → $1.1M (2025)
James R. Williamson
Frmr Vice President Res, Acad Affs & Prof
Vice President, Rsch & Academic Affairs → Vice President, Rsch & Acad Affairs, 2024
Vice President, Rsch & Acad Affairs → Frmr Vice President Res, Acad Affs & Prof, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$406K (2019) → $344K (2025)
Jared M. Machado
Treasurer & Chief Accounting Officer
Treasurer, Vice President & Corp.fin. → Treasurer, Treasury & Corp. Finance Vice President, 2023
Treasurer, Treasury & Corp. Finance Vice President → Treasurer & Chief Accounting Officer, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$355K (2019) → $372K (2025)
Alanna Rutan
Secretary & Chief Compliance Counsel
Secretary & Chief Comp. Officer → Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer, 2022
Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer → Secretary & Chief Compliance Counsel, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$146K (2021) → $272K (2025)
Kelly San George
CFO Vice President Adm. Calibr
CFO Vice President Adm. Calibr → CFO Vice President Adm. Calibr-Skaggs, 2023
CFO Vice President Adm. Calibr-Skaggs → CFO Vice President Adm. Calibr, 2024
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$249K (2021) → $453K (2025)
Caroline Moon
CFO
CFO → CFO & COO, 2023
COO & CFO → CFO, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$351K (2023) → $833K (2025)
Marshall Olin
General Counsel
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$423K (2023) → $672K (2025)
Channing R. Beals
Chief Medical Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$530K (2024) → $602K (2025)
Scott Showalter
Chief Advancement Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$708K (2025)
Former officers (37)
- Former: Isy H. Goldwasser (2019–2024) — Entrepreneur in Residence · Filing note: Ended 070520
- Former: Matthew S. Tremblay (2019–2024) — Former Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Peter C. Farrell Phd D. Sc (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Mary Wang (2020–2024) — Assistant Secretary & Director Sp
- Former: Vadim Klyushnichenko (2020–2024) — Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development & Qual
- Former: Jen Rubio (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Ge Li (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Joanne Stubbe (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Jin-Quan Yu PhD (2022–2023) — Professor
- Former: Stephen Maricich (2023) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Bernard Saint-Donat PhD (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Christopher T. Walsh (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: William R. Hearst III (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Alice T. Feng (2020–2022) — CFO & Treasurer
- Former: Demetrios I. Andrikos (2020–2022) — Former Secretary
- Former: Douglas A. Bingham (2020–2022) — Secretary & Executive Vice President Scripps Fl
- Former: Peter E. Wright (2022) — Professor
- Former: Jeffrey Kelly (2019–2021) — Director & Professor
- Former: John Martin (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Karl B Sharpless (2019–2021) — Professor
- Former: Jennifer Crosby (2020–2021) — Vice President Philanthropy
- Former: Pamela Garzone (2021) — Chief Medical Officer
- Former: Jim C Paulson (2019–2020) — Professor & Former Interim President
- Former: Joel S Marcus (2019–2020) — Director · Filing note: Ended 051520
- Former: Kevin Eastwood (2019–2020) — Strategic Ptnrshp & Sr.dir.
- Former: Peter K Vogt (2019–2020) — Professor & Former Executive Vice President
- Former: Emily Holmes (2020) — Vice President Opera
- Former: Cary E Thomas (2019) — CIO
- Former: Demetrios Andrikosstart (2019) — Secretary, Legal & General Counsel
- Former: Douglas A Binghamend (2019) — Secretary & Executive Vice President of Scripps Fl
- Former: Herbert Boyer (2019) — Director · Filing note: Ended 022819
- Former: Kaye I Wynne (2019) — Vice President Sponsored Programs
- Former: Mary Wang start (2019) — Assistant Secretary
- Former: Richard A King (2019) — Former COO · Filing note: Ended 42017
- Former: Ronald Burkle (2019) — Director
- Former: Steven Steinhubl (2019) — Associate Professor
- Former: Tamara L Barnas (2019) — Assistant Secretary · Filing note: Ended 2719
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $1.8M, to Peter G Schultz (President/CEO). 14 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Contact
Mailing address: 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: (858) 784-1000
Website: https://scripps.edu
Frequently asked questions about The Scripps Research Institute
How much does The Scripps Research Institute give each year?
The Scripps Research Institute gave $78.6M across 141 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $93.9M across 141 grants.
What is The Scripps Research Institute's typical grant size?
The Scripps Research Institute's median grant in 2025 was $146,524, and its average grant was $557,554, across 141 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Scripps Research Institute that year got $276K on average.
Where does The Scripps Research Institute give grants?
The Scripps Research Institute's top state is California, with 18% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were North Carolina (15%) and New York (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (13 grants), New York, NY (8 grants), Chicago, IL (5 grants) and La Jolla, CA (4 grants).
Does The Scripps Research Institute give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 141 grants with a stated purpose on The Scripps Research Institute's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Grants for Scientific Research" (141 grants).
Who are The Scripps Research Institute's largest grantees?
The Scripps Research Institute's largest 2025 grantees include Premier Research International LLC ($9,234,504), Care Evolution ($5,935,978) and Emory University ($4,620,970), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($154,632), which are not listed by name. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Scripps Research Institute?
The Scripps Research Institute reported $1.5B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $698.6M.
What does The Scripps Research Institute fund?
The institute’s stated mission is to perform high-impact basic biomedical research, foster the translation of discoveries into useful products, and provide graduate scientific education and postgraduate training. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Scripps Research Institute?
The Scripps Research Institute has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check scripps.edu for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is The Scripps Research Institute's EIN?
The Scripps Research Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0435954. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
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