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Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Where cures begin

The Salk Institute embodies Jonas Salk's mission to dare to make dreams into reality. We explore the very foundations of life, seeking new realities in neuroscience, genetics, immunology and more. We are small by choice, intimate by nature, fearless in the face of any challenge. We live to discover. Be it cancer or Alzheimer's, aging or diabetes, we understand that every cure has a starting point. Salk is where cures begin.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

91.35Overall score
out of 100

88.45Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$131,859,790

Total expenses · USD$119,364,264

Program expenses

$101,101,531.61 recorded amount

84.7%

Fundraising expenses

$4,535,842.03 recorded amount

3.8%

Administrative expenses

$13,488,161.83 recorded amount

11.3%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

Expense shares are displayed as percentages. Component amounts in this collection match total expenses multiplied by the source ratios; rounding can leave a small difference from the total. The source does not supply a row-specific fiscal year. Field definitions ↗

Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Elizabeth Blackburn
Recorded compensation: $930,438.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.77%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Salk Institute for Biological Studies
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Health
`description` Mission & description	The Salk Institute embodies Jonas Salk's mission to dare to make dreams into reality. We explore the very foundations of life, seeking new realities in neuroscience, genetics, immunology and more. We are small by choice, intimate by nature, fearless in the face of any challenge. We live to discover. Be it cancer or Alzheimer's, aging or diabetes, we understand that every cure has a starting point. Salk is where cures begin.
`ein` EIN	95-2160097
`tot_exp` Total expenses	119364264.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.113
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.038
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.847
`fscore` Financial score	88.45
`leader` Recorded leader	Elizabeth Blackburn
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	930438.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0077
`motto` Tagline	Where cures begin
`name` Charity name	Salk Institute for Biological Studies
`tot_rev` Total revenue	131859790.0
`score` Overall score	91.35
`state` State code	CA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Medical Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	101101531.608
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	4535842.032
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	13488161.832

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 95-2160097
Source category: Health
Source subcategory: Medical Research
Recorded location: California (CA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.