Nonprofit · EIN 33-0435954
SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · LA JOLLA, CA 92037
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $698,624,318 | $537,453,981 | $161,170,337 | $1,460,616,898 | $306,765,344 | $1,153,851,554 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $641,106,163 | $528,437,793 | $112,668,370 | $1,299,917,796 | $368,128,581 | $931,789,215 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $815,837,195 | $532,639,503 | $283,197,692 | $1,088,712,998 | $330,474,717 | $758,238,281 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $317,961,835
- of which government grants
- $226,008,550
- Program service revenue
- $1,811,390
- Investment income
- $36,569,701
- Royalties
- $334,289,595
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $11,998,811
- Other revenue
- $342,281,392
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $117,089,363
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $4,814,094
- Other salaries and wages
- $159,222,303
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $202,849,110
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,252,665
- Accounting fees
- $594,827
- Occupancy
- $14,817,332
- Travel
- $4,076,191
- Depreciation
- $25,697,151
- Program services (functional)
- $494,456,318
- Management and general (functional)
- $35,456,668
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,540,995
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,299,917,796
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,460,616,898
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $306,765,344
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,153,851,554
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $272,754,843
- Publicly traded securities
- $261,888,242
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $874,481,554
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $279,370,000
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$123,639
- Gross receipts
- $1,358,708,093
- Employees
- 2,022
- Volunteers
- 14
- Year formed
- 1924
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER G SCHULTZ | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $1,784,580 | $74,660 |
| ERIC TOPOL | PROFESSOR/EXEC VP Highest-paid employee | 24 | $1,057,040 | $28,595 |
| CAROLINE MOON | CFO Officer | 40 | $832,577 | $65,791 |
| MARSHALL OLIN | GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $672,211 | $74,166 |
| SCOTT SHOWALTER | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $707,626 | $37,224 |
| CHANNING R BEALS | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $601,637 | $83,905 |
| TRAVIS SCOTT YOUNG | SR. DIRECTOR, CALIBR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $537,630 | $69,099 |
| JING LI | SENIOR DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $478,912 | $55,304 |
| KELLY SAN GEORGE | CFO VP ADM. CALIBR Key employee | 40 | $453,276 | $68,490 |
| BENJAMIN CRAVATT | FACULTY DIRECTOR (START 10/24)/PROF Trustee or director | 40 | $390,594 | $39,791 |
| JARED M MACHADO | TREASURER/CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $371,821 | $52,864 |
| JAMES R WILLIAMSON | FRMR VP RES&ACAD AFFS(END 1/23)/PROF Former | 40 | $344,113 | $44,602 |
| ALANNA RUTAN | SECRETARY/CHIEF COMPLIANCE COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $272,207 | $45,635 |
| ARDEM PATAPOUTIAN | FACULTY DIRECTOR (END 10/24)/PROF Trustee or director | 9.2 | $142,661 | $0 |
| JOHN D DIEKMAN | DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA KOSACZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BENEDICT GROSS | DIRECTOR (END 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA S LUTTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GENE LAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERALD CHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HERBERT WERTHEIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LILLIAN LOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LOU LANGE | DIRECTOR (START 10/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARK PEARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER C FARRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RON BURKLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHERRY LANSING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM DANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER G SCHULTZ | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $1,719,942 | $75,701 |
| ERIC TOPOL | PROFESSOR/EXEC VP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $1,055,042 | $29,206 |
| CAROLINE MOON | COO (END 9/24)/CFO Officer | 40 | $794,373 | $68,471 |
| ISY H GOLDWASSER | ENTREPRENEUR IN RESIDENCE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $739,338 | $41,317 |
| MARSHALL OLIN | GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $584,449 | $76,054 |
| TRAVIS SCOTT YOUNG | SR. DIRECTOR, CALIBR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $566,858 | $57,607 |
| CHANNING R BEALS | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $529,571 | $84,007 |
| VADIM KLYUSHNICHENKO | VP, PHARMACEUTICAL DEV & QUAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $562,460 | $32,363 |
| KELLY SAN GEORGE | CFO VP ADM. CALIBR Key employee | 40 | $461,839 | $69,228 |
| JAMES R WILLIAMSON | VP, RSCH & ACAD AFFAIRS (END 1/23) Key employee | 40 | $385,731 | $46,402 |
| JARED M MACHADO | TREASURER/CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $360,003 | $50,895 |
| ALANNA RUTAN | SECRETARY/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $261,520 | $41,709 |
| MARY WANG | ASST. SEC./DIRECTOR SP (END 2/24) Officer | 40 | $225,864 | $43,395 |
| MATTHEW S TREMBLAY | FORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Former | 0 | $166,206 | $14,358 |
| ARDEM PATAPOUTIAN | FACULTY DIRECTOR/PROFESSOR Trustee or director | 40 | $129,755 | $1,354 |
| JOHN D DIEKMAN | DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA KOSACZ | DIRECTOR (START 4/24) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENEDICT GROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA S LUTTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GENE LAY | DIRECTOR (START 11/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD CHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERBERT WERTHEIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN RUBIO | DIRECTOR (END 12/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LILLIAN LOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PEARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER C FARRELL PHD D SC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON BURKLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY LANSING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM DANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PETER G SCHULTZ | PRESIDENT/CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $1,506,252 | $76,349 |
| ERIC TOPOL | PROFESSOR/EXECUTIVE VP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $1,063,555 | $29,380 |
| MATTHEW S TREMBLAY | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (END 1/23) Officer | 40 | $919,608 | $42,104 |
| STEPHEN MARICICH | CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $523,108 | $41,029 |
| TRAVIS SCOTT YOUNG | SENIOR DIRECTOR, CALIBR-SKAGGS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $485,909 | $49,173 |
| VADIM KLYUSHNICHENKO | VP, PHARMACEUTICAL DEV & QUAL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $491,984 | $32,525 |
| KELLY SAN GEORGE | CFO VP ADM. CALIBR-SKAGGS Key employee | 40 | $421,469 | $66,199 |
| JAMES R WILLIAMSON | VP, RSCH & ACADEMIC AFFAIRS Key employee | 40 | $441,495 | $43,794 |
| JARED M MACHADO | TREASURER/TREASURY & CORP. FIN. VP Officer | 40 | $409,010 | $52,116 |
| MARSHALL OLIN | GENERAL COUNSEL (START 12/22) Officer | 40 | $423,023 | $36,162 |
| JIN-QUAN YU PHD | PROFESSOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $361,637 | $54,083 |
| CAROLINE MOON | CFO/COO (START 1/23) Officer | 40 | $350,796 | $32,339 |
| ALANNA RUTAN | SECRETARY/CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER Officer | 40 | $278,751 | $29,714 |
| MARY WANG | ASSISTANT SECRETARY/DIRECTOR SP Officer | 40 | $216,317 | $31,052 |
| ARDEM PATAPOUTIAN | DIRECTOR/PROFESSOR Trustee or director | 40 | $113,019 | $2,048 |
| JOHN D DIEKMAN | DIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BENEDICT GROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLAUDIA S LUTTRELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GE LI | DIRECTOR (END 11/22) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD CHAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HERBERT WERTHEIM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEN RUBIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE STUBBE | DIRECTOR (END 1/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LILLIAN LOU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK EDWARDS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK PEARSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER C FARRELL PHD D SC | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON BURKLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRY LANSING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM DANIEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 10550 N TORREY PINES RD, LA JOLLA, CA 92037-1000
- In care of
- % ALICE T FENG
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PETER SCHULTZ PHD, 10550 NORTH TORREY PINES ROAD, LA JOLLA, CA 92037
- Signed the 990
- JARED MACHADO, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (858) 784-1000
- Website
- WWW.SCRIPPS.EDU
- Return prepared by
- DELOITTE TAX LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 33-0435954 or by the name SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE.
- 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
THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE ("TSRI") PERFORMS HIGH IMPACT BASIC BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, IMPROVES THE HUMAN CONDITION BY FOSTERING TRANSLATION OF ITS DISCOVERIES INTO USEFUL PRODUCTS AND ENGAGES IN THE HIGHEST QUALITY GRADUATE SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION AND POST GRADUATE SCIENTIFIC TRAINING. TSRI IS KNOWN FOR ITS ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS EMPHASIS IN RESEARCH RELATING TO SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY.
Program accomplishments
- GROUNDBREAKING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED AT TSRI CAMPUSES IN LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTED BY GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FROM PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTES AND INDIVIDUALS. TSRI'S UNIQUE STRUCTURE MERGES BASIC SCIENTIFIC STUDIES IN BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY AND BIOINFORMATICS WITH TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE TO PRODUCE THE NEXT GENERATION OF DRUGS AND ADVANCES IN DIGITAL AND PRECISION MEDICINE. SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES AT TSRI SEED JOINT DRUG DISCOVERY PROJECTS AT CALIBR-SKAGGS, A DIVISION OF TSRI, CREATING A PIPELINE OF DRUG CANDIDATES THAT WILL IMPACT PATIENTS FOR YEARS TO COME. THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH TRANSLATIONAL INSTITUTE, ANOTHER DIVISION OF TSRI, AIMS TO INDIVIDUALIZE HEALTHCARE BY LEVERAGING THE PROGRESS BEING MADE IN HUMAN GENOMICS AND COMBINING IT WITH THE POWER OF WIRELESS DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.Expenses $473,621,099 · grants $99,620,335 · revenue $9,803,187
- TSRI IS COMMITTED TO EDUCATING, TRAINING AND INSPIRING THE SCIENTISTS OF TOMORROW. THE INSTITUTE'S SKAGGS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, RANKED ONE OF THE TEN BEST GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY, EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO MAKE HIGH-IMPACT DISCOVERIES AT THE INTERFACE OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY. STUDENTS IN THE SKAGGS GRADUATE SCHOOL ARE IMMERSED IN INTENSIVE LABORATORY RESEARCH FROM DAY ONE AND PURSUE AMBITIOUS INVESTIGATIONS ACROSS SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES. GRADUATES OF THE SCHOOL BECOME EDUCATORS AT TOP UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES, THOUGHT LEADERS WITHIN GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND INNOVATORS AT PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATES ARRIVE AT TSRI FROM ALL OVER THE GLOBE, SEEKING TO EXPAND THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND TRAINING BY WORKING ALONGSIDE OUR WORLD-RENOWNED SCIENTISTS. THE SCRIPPS FELLOWS PROGRAM IDENTIFIES INDIVIDUALS WITH AN OUTSTANDING RECORD OF GRADUATE RESEARCH AND MOVES THEM INTO THEIR OWN LABORATORIES, ALLOWING THEM TO LEAPFROG THEIR POSTDOCTORAL YEARS OF STUDY AND BEGIN PUSHING THE FRONTIERS OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY.Expenses $20,835,219 · grants $17,469,028
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 33-0435954
- 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
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Medical research (H92)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,460,616,898
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,358,708,093
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $698,624,318 | $537,453,981 | $1,460,616,898 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $641,106,163 | $528,437,793 | $1,299,917,796 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $815,837,195 | $532,639,503 | $1,088,712,998 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $634,980,417 | $884,961,642 | $828,320,768 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 33-0435954).
Questions about SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE is 33-0435954.
- Is SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 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 SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names PETER SCHULTZ PHD.
- Who are the officers and directors of SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 14 received compensation from the organization, the highest $1,784,580 (PETER G SCHULTZ, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $698,624,318, expenses of $537,453,981 and total assets of $1,460,616,898 at year end.
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