Nonprofit · EIN 06-1043412
WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
Tax-exempt · CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $222,267,487 | $174,270,117 | $47,997,370 | $973,242,315 | $144,572,773 | $828,669,542 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $164,876,615 | $145,733,750 | $19,142,865 | $903,412,304 | $140,485,697 | $762,926,607 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $120,192,597 | $122,899,801 | -$2,707,204 | $842,417,084 | $133,529,485 | $708,887,599 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $30,525,503
- of which government grants
- $12,398,639
- Program service revenue
- $2,429,262
- Investment income
- $69,987,554
- Royalties
- $118,932,213
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $58,974,546
- Other revenue
- $119,325,168
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,037,600
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,048,149
- Other salaries and wages
- $27,712,541
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $40,884,805
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,355,110
- Accounting fees
- $456,160
- Occupancy
- $2,560,240
- Travel
- $470,737
- Depreciation
- $5,693,775
- Program services (functional)
- $152,070,256
- Management and general (functional)
- $20,202,482
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,997,379
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $903,412,304
- Total assets, end of year
- $973,242,315
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $144,572,773
- Net assets, end of year
- $828,669,542
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $81,152,621
- Publicly traded securities
- $8,279,836
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $763,352,894
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $65,316,648
- Gross unrelated business income
- $2,143,753
- Gross receipts
- $314,998,191
- Employees
- 368
- Volunteers
- 16
- Year formed
- 1981
- State of legal domicile
- MA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR RUTH LEHMANN | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $1,031,797 | $50,124 |
| MR MARTIN MULLINS | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $548,079 | $50,124 |
| MS SHARON STANCZAK | VP & SECRETARY (END 12/2024) Officer | 40 | $427,063 | $73,848 |
| MS LAURA SANDER | CFO & TREASURER Officer | 40 | $398,735 | $74,891 |
| DR RUDOLF JAENISCH | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $391,954 | $63,989 |
| DR RICHARD YOUNG | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $366,154 | $63,589 |
| DR ROBERT WEINBERG | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $363,183 | $63,589 |
| DR IAIN CHEESEMAN | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $350,818 | $71,452 |
| DR HARVEY LODISH | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $320,904 | $64,238 |
| MS MONICA GERBER | SECRETARY (FORMER) Former | 20 | $124,659 | $23,750 |
| MS MONIQUE TAYLOR | ASST SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $90,114 | $18,626 |
| MS SUSAN WHITEHEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS BRIT D'ARBELOFF | DIRECTOR (END 5/2025) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JONATHAN GOLDSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PETER WHITEHEAD | DIRECTOR (END 9/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
13 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR ROBERT SATCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR PAUL JOSKOW | DIRECTOR/BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MS SARAH WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| DR DENNIS LANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR SETH ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR KEVIN CHURCHWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL CHAMBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR TERRANCE MCGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MR RAJA BOBBILI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR SALLY KORNBLUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DR DEBORAH DUNSIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MS MICHO SPRING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MS MAREN WINNICK | DIRECTOR (START 12/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR RUTH LEHMANN | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $1,007,583 | $50,055 |
| MR MARTIN MULLINS | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $533,715 | $48,017 |
| MS SHARON STANCZAK | VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $422,093 | $65,577 |
| DR RUDOLF JAENISCH | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $383,687 | $60,452 |
| DR ROBERT WEINBERG | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $357,083 | $60,052 |
| DR RICHARD YOUNG | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $352,222 | $60,052 |
| DR MARY GEHRING | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $329,293 | $66,247 |
| DR IAIN CHEESEMAN | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $324,315 | $65,928 |
| MS LAURA SANDER | CFO & TREASURER Officer | 40 | $193,664 | $40,500 |
| MS MONICA GERBER | SECRETARY (FORMER) Former | 20 | $121,089 | $23,154 |
| MS MONIQUE TAYLOR | ASST SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $88,485 | $18,095 |
| MS SUSAN WHITEHEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS BRIT D'ARBELOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JONATHAN GOLDSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARK LAPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PHILLIP SHARP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PETER WHITEHEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT SATCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PAUL JOSKOW | DIRECTOR/BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CHURCHILL FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SUSAN HOCKFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS SARAH WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DENNIS LANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SETH ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEVIN CHURCHWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL CHAMBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TERRANCE MCGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RAJA BOBBILI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SALLY KORNBLUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DEBORAH DUNSIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS MICHO SPRING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR RUTH LEHMANN | DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $980,979 | $46,974 |
| MR MARTIN MULLINS | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $515,157 | $44,674 |
| MS SHARON STANCZAK | VICE PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $409,048 | $61,149 |
| DR RUDOLF JAENISCH | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $372,229 | $56,653 |
| DR ROBERT WEINBERG | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $347,377 | $56,253 |
| DR RICHARD YOUNG | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $329,583 | $56,253 |
| DR HARVEY LODISH | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $301,076 | $59,031 |
| DR IAIN CHEESEMAN | MEMBER (FACULTY) Highest-paid employee | 40 | $296,893 | $62,245 |
| MS JULIA FANTASIA | CFO & TREASURER (END 08/2022) Officer | 40 | $205,751 | $38,116 |
| MS MONICA GERBER | SECRETARY (FORMER) Former | 20 | $119,198 | $22,280 |
| MR MARK POIROT-COLLEARY | ASST SECRETARY (END 07/2022) Officer | 40 | $52,184 | $19,042 |
| MS MONIQUE TAYLOR | ASST SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $29,023 | $5,349 |
| MS SUSAN WHITEHEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS BRIT D'ARBELOFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JONATHAN GOLDSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT LANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MARK LAPMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PHILLIP SHARP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR PETER WHITEHEAD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR ROBERT SATCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR PAUL JOSKOW | DIRECTOR/BOARD VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR CHURCHILL FRANKLIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SUSAN HOCKFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS SARAH WILLIAMSON | DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DR DENNIS LANGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR SETH ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KEVIN CHURCHWELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR MICHAEL CHAMBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR TERRANCE MCGUIRE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MR RAJA BOBBILI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MS LAURA SANDER | CFO & TREASURER Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 455 MAIN ST, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02142-1025
- In care of
- % LAURA SANDER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR RUTH LEHMANN, 455 MAIN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 021421479
- Signed the 990
- LAURA SANDER, CFO, TREASURER
- Phone
- (617) 258-5000
- Website
- WWW.WI.MIT.EDU
- Return prepared by
- PwC US Tax LLP
Mission
WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FORGES NEW FRONTIERS IN SCIENCE, UNCOVERING INSIGHTS TODAY THAT UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF TOMORROW. OUR ADVANCES IN GENETICS AND GENOMICS ARE NOW ENABLING US TO TACKLE THE COMPLEXITIES OF LIFE WITH UNPRECEDENTED DEPTH AND BREADTH.
Program accomplishments
- WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT RESEARCH INSTITUTION LOCATED IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. THE INSTITUTE WAS INCORPORATED IN 1981 TO PROMOTE AND EXPAND HUMAN KNOWLEDGE IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC FIELDS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THE RESEARCH OF THE INSTITUTE FOCUSES ON BASIC BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES INVESTIGATED MAINLY FROM A MOLECULAR OR CELLULAR PERSPECTIVE. RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING CANCER, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES, REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND GENETICS. THE RESEARCH OF THE INSTITUTE IS CONDUCTED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS WHO HOLD JOINT APPOINTMENTS TO THE FACULTIES OF THE INSTITUTE AND MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ("MIT") (THE "INSTITUTE FACULTY"). THE MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE FACULTY ARE RECOGNIZED LEADERS IN THEIR FIELDS. THE INSTITUTE FACULTY INCLUDE TWO RECIPIENTS OF THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE, SIX HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE INVESTIGATORS, TEN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND SIX MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE. FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE HAS MAINTAINED A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH BY OFFERING PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. WITH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS RANGING IN SCOPE FROM LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO SPECIAL EVENTS FOR NON-SCIENTISTS, WHITEHEAD OFFERS ITS PARTICIPANTS FIRST-HAND EXPOSURE TO STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: SEMINAR SERIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS - THIS MONTHLY PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATORS AND OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE TOPICS AT THE FOREFRONT OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. THE SERIES BEGINS IN OCTOBER AND LECTURES ARE HELD THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH THROUGH JUNE. SPRING LECTURE SERIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - THIS PROGRAM, HELD DURING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SPRING VACATION WEEK, FEATURES LECTURES FROM LEADING SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS, HANDS-ON LABORATORY DEMONSTRATIONS, VISITS TO LOCAL BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, AND INTERACTIONS WITH YOUNG WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS. SCIENCE WEEKS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS - WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE HAS DEVELOPED IMMERSIVE, WEEK-LONG PROGRAMS FOR RISING 6TH, 7TH, AND 8TH GRADERS FEATURING HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, CLASSROOM LESSONS, AND INTERACTIONS WITH SCIENTISTS. TWO SUCH SESSIONS ARE HELD IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. PUBLIC PROGRAM COLLABORATIONS - WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE ROUTINELY PARTNERS WITH VARIOUS RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS IN COORDINATING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCIENTISTS.Expenses $152,070,256 · grants $3,037,600 · revenue $2,429,262
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 06-1043412
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Medical research (H92)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $973,242,315
- Income (IRS master file)
- $314,998,191
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $222,267,487 | $174,270,117 | $973,242,315 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $164,876,615 | $145,733,750 | $903,412,304 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $120,192,597 | $122,899,801 | $842,417,084 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $110,885,074 | $110,235,410 | $806,821,986 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 06-1043412).
Questions about WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
- What is the EIN of WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH is 06-1043412.
- Is WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR RUTH LEHMANN.
- Who are the officers and directors of WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 28 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,031,797 (DR RUTH LEHMANN, DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $222,267,487, expenses of $174,270,117 and total assets of $973,242,315 at year end.
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