The Salk Institute for Biological Studies

La Jolla, CA ·EIN 95-2160097 ·Grant funding profile from IRS 990 filings

$22.7M received 31 funders 61 grants · 2018–2025

Who funds The Salk Institute for Biological Studies?

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer ($3.3M), The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research ($3.3M), Yale University ($2.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $22.7M in grants to The Salk Institute for Biological Studies between 2018–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer$3,332,00052020–2024
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research$3,250,00022021–2024
Yale University$2,232,16042021–2024
The Larry L Hillblom Foundation Inc$2,118,05542020–2023
The Scripps Research Institute$2,018,83842021–2024
The Howard and Maryam Newman$1,714,03342020–2023
Wm Keck Foundation$1,300,00012023
Kevin C Tang Foundation$1,144,80012018
Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation$805,00052020–2024
Global Impact$600,00012024
Cancer Research Institute Inc$551,00022020–2021
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders$550,00032020–2025
Emory University$422,57522023–2024
Brightfocus Foundation$400,00022020–2025
The Simons Foundation Inc$379,96112020
The Mcknight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience$300,00032019–2021
Huntington's Disease Society$240,00012022
The Pew Charitable Trusts$225,00012023
Curebound$207,92612024
American Lung Association$200,00012020
La Jolla Institute for Immunology$141,21832022–2024
The Ruth K Broad Biomedical$125,00012024
Northeastern University$106,41612024
Foundation for Prader-willi$100,00012021
Metavivor Research and Support Inc$100,00012021

Showing top 25 of 31 funders by total given.

What grants has The Salk Institute for Biological Studies received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Brightfocus FoundationALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RESEARCH BY JOSEPH HERDY, PHD ENTITLED: A2025010F$200,000
2025Alzheimer's Disease & Related DisordersPROGRAM SUPPORT$200,000
2024The Mark Foundation for Cancer ResearchRESEARCH$1,000,000
2024Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic CancerPANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH$1,000,000
2024Global ImpactGrant to support program$600,000
2024The Scripps Research InstituteGRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$566,361
2024Yale UniversitySUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH$366,129
2024CureboundSEE DETAIL IN PART IVCANCER RESEARCH ACROSS FIVE RESEARCH PILLARS; INCLUDING PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, NOVEL APPROACHES AND NEW THERAPEUTIC PLATFORMS, IMMUNOTHERAPIES AND PERSONALIZED VACCINES, CANCER EQUITIES, AND PEDIATRIC CANCERS.$207,926
2024Emory UniversityRESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT$206,717
2024Alzheimer's Disease Research FoundationTO ELUCIDATE THE ROLE OF MEMORY T CELLS AS A DETERMINANT OF AGE-RELATED INFLAMMATION IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE$201,250
2024Alzheimer's Disease Research FoundationTHE ROLE OF ASTROCYTE-SECRETED LGFBP2 IN THE PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE$201,250
2024The Ruth K Broad BiomedicalGENERAL RESEARCH SUPPORT$125,000
2024Northeastern UniversitySUB-AWARD$106,416
2024La Jolla Institute for ImmunologySUBRECIPIENT AWARD$40,540
2024Animal Welfare InstituteANIMAL PROTECTION$8,000
2024Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust IncUNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
2023Wm Keck FoundationTO MAP AND CHARACTERIZE THE EFFECTS OF RIBOSUBSTITUTION EVENTS INTO THE DNA OF LONG-LIVED HUMAN CELLS AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF AGING$1,300,000
2023Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic CancerPANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH$1,000,000
2023The Howard and Maryam NewmanTO HELP SALK EXPLORE THE VERY FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE, SEEKING NEW UNDERSTANDINGS IN NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH$964,033
2023The Scripps Research InstituteGRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH$907,855
2023The Larry L Hillblom Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$665,000
2023Yale UniversitySUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH$310,016
2023The Pew Charitable TrustsPolicy$225,000
2023The Howard and Maryam NewmanTO HELP SALK EXPLORE THE VERY FOUNDATIONS OF LIFE, SEEKING NEW UNDERSTANDINGS IN NEUROSCIENCE$225,000
2023Emory UniversityRESEARCH/SUBCONTRACT$215,858
2023La Jolla Institute for ImmunologySUBRECIPIENT AWARD$48,728
2023Enberg Family Charitable FoundationBASIC RESEARCH IN THE FOLLOWING: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY & GENETICS, NEUROSCIENCE, AND PLANT BIOLOGY$1,000
2022Yale UniversitySUBAWARD - SPONSORED RESEARCH$732,380
2022The Larry L Hillblom Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT$665,000
2022Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic CancerPANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH$530,000

Showing 30 most recent of 61 recorded grants.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds The Salk Institute for Biological Studies?

The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is funded by 31 grantmakers, led by Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer ($3.3M), The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research ($3.3M), Yale University ($2.2M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $22.7M in grants to The Salk Institute for Biological Studies between 2018–2025.

Who is The Salk Institute for Biological Studies's largest funder?

Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer is the largest recorded funder of The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, with $3.3M across 5 grants (2020–2024).

How much grant funding has The Salk Institute for Biological Studies received?

IRS 990 filings record $22.7M in grants to The Salk Institute for Biological Studies across 61 grants from 31 funders between 2018–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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