Nonprofit · EIN 33-0328688
LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY
Tax-exempt · LA JOLLA, CA 92037
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $84,154,783 | $86,007,343 | -$1,852,560 | $62,503,266 | $34,989,684 | $27,513,582 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $75,554,472 | $83,691,328 | -$8,136,856 | $65,342,422 | $35,795,527 | $29,546,895 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $57,829,181
- of which government grants
- $42,371,360
- Program service revenue
- $21,278,774
- Investment income
- $1,261,351
- Royalties
- $366,235
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $455,505
- Other revenue
- $3,785,477
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $11,383,266
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,827,411
- Other salaries and wages
- $31,202,912
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $43,125,335
- Professional fundraising fees
- $24,193
- Legal fees
- $557,118
- Accounting fees
- $350,596
- Occupancy
- $6,745,806
- Travel
- $1,270,944
- Depreciation
- $5,601,161
- Program services (functional)
- $75,315,566
- Management and general (functional)
- $9,312,004
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,379,773
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $65,342,422
- Total assets, end of year
- $62,503,266
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $34,989,684
- Net assets, end of year
- $27,513,582
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $12,796,012
- Publicly traded securities
- $14,928,850
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $12,370,536
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $15,143,046
- Gross unrelated business income
- $85,469
- Gross receipts
- $94,129,227
- Employees
- 462
- Volunteers
- 106
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERICA SAPHIRE | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $781,772 | $115,574 |
| ALESSANDRO SETTE | DIVISION HEAD/CENTER HEAD/PROF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $599,418 | $102,342 |
| SHANE CROTTY | CHIEF SCIENTIFIC OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $406,486 | $101,074 |
| BJOERN PETERS | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $411,190 | $79,065 |
| MICHAEL CROFT | DIRECTOR, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $380,393 | $85,279 |
| STEPHEN P SCHOENBERGER | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $330,131 | $75,933 |
| RICHARD STRYJEWSKI | CFO & TREASURER Officer | 40 | $322,730 | $62,863 |
| HILDE CHEROUTRE | DIVISION HEAD/PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $323,087 | $60,440 |
| JOHN KEEGAN | COO Key employee | 40 | $298,588 | $68,361 |
| MARGARET NG THOW HING | SECRETARY & CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Officer | 40 | $292,248 | $59,730 |
| MITCHELL KRONENBERG | DIR/PRES EMERITUS/PROFESSOR Trustee or director | 40 | $262,000 | $55,985 |
| ANTHONY R CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA DONNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD GREENWALD | DIRECTOR (START 05/03/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLEE LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
20 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID M RICKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAVID R WEBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EMILY HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRANCOIS FERRE | DIRECTOR(BEG 03/24)/CHAIR(BEG 10/24) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FRED MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GAIL K NAUGHTON | CHAIR (TERM 09/30/24) & DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GENEVIEVE T JACOBS | DIRECTOR (TERM 03/07/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN M CARETHERS | DIRECTOR (EX-OFFICIO) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LINDA SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARK V BOWLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL THIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RENETTA HAAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RICHARD S BODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ROBERT C DYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANDOR W SHAPERY | DIRECTOR (TERM 05/03/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANDRA SCHMID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SANDY BOEK WERNESS | DIRECTOR (START 09/13/2024) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| THOMAS L TULLIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| YOSHIFUMI TORII | DIRECTOR (EX-OFFICIO) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERICA SAPHIRE | PRESIDENT & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $784,780 | $110,210 |
| ALESSANDRO SETTE | DIVISION HEAD/CENTER HEAD/PROF Highest-paid employee | 40 | $557,795 | $103,396 |
| SHANE CROTTY | CHIEF SCI. OFFICER (START 09/23) Key employee | 40 | $409,436 | $87,509 |
| MITCHELL KRONENBERG | DIR. & CHIEF SCI. OFFICER(END 9/23) Trustee or director | 40 | $406,198 | $74,840 |
| MICHAEL CROFT | DIRECTOR, ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $390,575 | $80,091 |
| BJOERN PETERS | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $378,202 | $76,288 |
| STEPHEN P SCHOENBERGER | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $320,610 | $85,226 |
| HILDE CHEROUTRE | DIVISION HEAD/PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $323,988 | $59,766 |
| JOHN KEEGAN | COO Key employee | 40 | $298,258 | $67,756 |
| RICHARD STRYJEWSKI | CFO, TREASURER AND SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $302,026 | $61,068 |
| LINDA SHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $5,000 | $0 |
| ANTHONY R CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA DONNELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLEE LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID M RICKEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID R WEBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRANCOIS FERRE | DIRECTOR (END 02/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL K NAUGHTON | DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GENEVIEVE T JACOBS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J MARK WAXMAN | DIRECTOR (END 02/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN M CARETHERS | DIRECTOR (START 02/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK V BOWLES | DIRECTOR (START 09/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAMELA K WASSERMAN | DIRECTOR (END 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL THIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RENETTA HAAS | DIRECTOR (START 12/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD S BODMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT C DYNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDOR W SHAPERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA SCHMID | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DAVIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS L TULLIE | DIRECTOR (START 09/23) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YOSHIFUMI TORII | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 9420 ATHENA CIR, LA JOLLA, CA 92037-1387
- In care of
- % ACCOUNTING DEPT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- RICHARD STRYJEWSKI, 9420 ATHENA CIRCLE, LA JOLLA, CA 920371387
- Signed the 990
- RICHARD STRYJEWSKI, CFO
- Phone
- (858) 752-6500
- Website
- WWW.LJI.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DELOITTE TAX LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0328688 or by the name LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
AT LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY, OUR SCIENTISTS FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING HOW THE IMMUNE SYSTEM WORKS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE HUMAN HEALTH AND PREVENT DISEASE. OUR DISCOVERIES APPLY TO MANY DISEASES, RANGING FROM DIABETES TO HEART DISEASE, INFECTIOUS DISEASES TO CANCER.
Program accomplishments
- THE LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY ("LJI") IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT MEDICAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION THAT IS RECOGNIZED AS A WORLD LEADER IN COMPREHENSIVE RESEARCH DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING THE INTRICACIES AND POWER OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND APPLYING THAT KNOWLEDGE TOWARD ITS GOAL OF LIFE WITHOUT DISEASE.THE INSTITUTE IS HOME TO 21 INDEPENDENT LABORATORIES, EACH OPERATED BYA LEADING SCIENTIST HANDPICKED FOR THEIR CREATIVITY AND PIONEERINGSPIRIT. EACH OF THESE LABS IS DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING THEFAR-REACHING INFLUENCE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND TO TRAIN THE NEXTGENERATION OF SCIENTISTS, TO PROMOTE HUMAN HEALTH AND PREVENT A WIDE RANGE OF DISEASES.Expenses $75,315,566 · grants $11,383,266 · revenue $24,612,547
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Check at the IRS |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0328688
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Hospital or medical research organization
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1989
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $87,824,620
- Income (IRS master file)
- $93,107,910
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $84,154,783 | $86,007,343 | $62,503,266 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $75,554,472 | $83,691,328 | $65,342,422 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $92,274,481 | $92,177,095 | $80,295,864 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 33-0328688).
Questions about LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY
- What is the EIN of LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY is 33-0328688.
- Is LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1989.
- Are donations to LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY 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 LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names RICHARD STRYJEWSKI.
- Who are the officers and directors of LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 35 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $781,772 (ERICA SAPHIRE, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does LA JOLLA INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $84,154,783, expenses of $86,007,343 and total assets of $62,503,266 at year end.
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