PHILADELPHIA, PA
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Sign In — Free (10 views/day)THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY, founded in 1892, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Medical Research sector that reported $93.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue fell 49% from the prior year — a significant decline worth monitoring. Net assets of $341.6M represent 44 months of operating reserves.
THE MISSION OF THE WISTAR INSTITUTE IS TO MARSHAL THE TALENTS OF OUTSTANDING SCIENTISTS THROUGH A HIGHLY ENABLED CULTURE OF BIOMEDICAL COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION IN ORDER TO SOLVE SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST CHALLENGING AND IMPORTANT PROBLEMS IN THE FIELD OF CANCER AND IMMUNOLOGY, AND PRODUCE GROUND-BREAKING ADVANCES IN WORLD HEALTH. CONSISTENT WITH A PIONEERING LEGACY OF LEADERSHIP IN NOT-FOR-PROFIT BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND A TRACK-RECORD OF LIFE-SAVING CONTRIBUTIONS IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY, THE WISTAR INSTITUTE AIMS TO PURSUE NOVEL AND COURAGEOUS RESEARCH PATHS TO LIFE SCIENCE DISCOVERY, AND TO ACCELERATE/POTENTIATE THE IMPACT OF THOSE DISCOVERIES BY SHORTENING THE PATH FROM BENCH TO BEDSIDE.
THE WISTAR INSTITUTE IS THE NATION'S FIRST INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT INSTITUTION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO FOUNDATIONAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING. THROUGH A CULTURE AND COMMITMENT TO BIOMEDICAL...
THE WISTAR INSTITUTE IS THE NATION'S FIRST INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT INSTITUTION DEVOTED EXCLUSIVELY TO FOUNDATIONAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING. THROUGH A CULTURE AND COMMITMENT TO BIOMEDICAL COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION, WISTAR SCIENCE LEADS TO BREAKTHROUGH EARLY-STAGE DISCOVERIES. WISTAR SCIENTISTS ARE DEDICATED TO SOLVING SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST CHALLENGING PROBLEMS IN THE FIELDS OF CANCER AND IMMUNOLOGY, ADVANCING HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH EARLY-STAGE DISCOVERY AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCHERS. CORE CENTERS WITHIN THE WISTAR INSTITUTE INCLUDES ITS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED ELLEN AND RONALD CAPLAN CANCER CENTER, DESIGNATED A NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) CANCER CENTER IN 1972. IN 2015, THE CENTER RENEWED ITS DESIGNATION AND RECEIVED THE FIRST OF TWO CONSECUTIVE "EXCEPTIONAL" RATINGS THAT IT RETAINS TODAY, THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE RANKING A CANCER CENTER CAN RECEIVE. WISTAR'S HIV CURE AND VIRAL DISEASE CENTER IS ONE OF THE FEW CENTERS IN THE NATION DEDICATED TO HIV CURE RESEARCH. WISTAR SCIENTISTS AS WELL AS SCIENTISTS THROUGHOUT THE PHILADELPHIA REGION BENEFIT FROM THE TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORT AND STATE-OF-THE-SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION PROVIDED BY THE INSTITUTE'S SHARED RESOURCES.WISTAR'S HUBERT J.P. SCHOEMAKER EDUCATION AND TRAINING CENTER HAS LAUNCHED NEW COLLABORATIONS WITH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS WITH THE GOAL OF EXPANDING LIFE SCIENCE EDUCATION IN PENNSYLVANIA AND BEYOND. WISTAR HAS A ROBUST RANGE OF STEM-BASED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON LIFE SCIENCE CAREERS FOR STUDENTS AND ADULT LEARNERS. WISTAR'S EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAMS SUPPORT STEM-BASED, BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CAREER OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS.
Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency
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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)
Sign In — Free (10 views/day)| 2024 | 2023 | Change | |
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| Revenue | $93,130,000 | $181,250,000 | -0.5% |
| Expenses | $93,862,000 | $91,822,000 | +0.0% |
| Net Income | $-732,000 | $89,428,000 | -1.0% |
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Sign In| Name | Title | Hours/Week | Role | Reportable Comp | Other Comp | Total |
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| RICHARD M HOROWITZ | TRUSTEE - BOARD CHAIR | 4.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN V ABRAMSON | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH MCKEE ANDERSON | TRUSTEE | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| MAX BERGER | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS S BRIGGS | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| IRA BRIND | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| RONALD CAPLAN | TRUSTEE | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHERINE CREESE ELECTED DEC 2024 | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ARTHUR DANTCHIK | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN B DILLON PHD | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL K FITZPATRICK | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH A GOLDBLUM | TRUSTEE | 2.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| PERRY A LERNER | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN S MCDONALD PHD | TRUSTEE | 2.00 |
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| ABRAHAM L MORRIS | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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| PATRICK OATES | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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| ARTHUR M PAPPAS | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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| HELEN P PUDLIN ESQ | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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| SAMUEL V RHOADS | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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| ROBERT H ROCK | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| GERALD B RORER | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEISTER SAUNDERS | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELE K SCHAEFFER | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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| MILTON S SCHNEIDER | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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| SQUIRE SERVANCE | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM A SLAUGHTER | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOY TAYLOR | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| SOZI TULANTE | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN MAGILL ELECTED DEC 2024 | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD ZIFF PHD | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES CAIRNS ELECTED DEC 2024 | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT NORRY ELECTED MAR 2024 | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN FRY LEFT NOV 2024 | TRUSTEE | 1.00 |
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$0 | $0 | $0 |
| DARIO ALTIERI MD | PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR | 55.00 |
Officer
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$722,629 | $54,792 | $777,421 |
| GELVINA STEVENSON | VP GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY& | 55.00 |
Officer
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$388,759 | $43,897 | $432,656 |
| CONSTANTINE STOIOS | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 55.00 |
Officer
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$295,997 | $66,597 | $362,594 |
| DAVID B WEINER | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | 55.00 |
Key Emp
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$492,577 | $69,076 | $561,653 |
| LUIS MONTANER | PROFESSOR VP, SCIENTIFIC O | 55.00 |
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$452,720 | $73,256 | $525,976 |
| HEATHER A STEINMAN | VP FOR BUSINESS DEVELOP & | 55.00 |
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$347,749 | $40,300 | $388,049 |
| JOANN MENDEL | VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESO | 55.00 |
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$236,284 | $38,855 | $275,139 |
| MICHAEL CRISCUOLO | VP, DEVELOPMENT | 55.00 |
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$283,859 | $55,443 | $339,302 |
| PETER SCARPATI | VP OPERATIONS | 55.00 |
Key Emp
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$234,961 | $32,361 | $267,322 |
| MICHELE SCHIAVONI | VP COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING | 55.00 |
Key Emp
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$267,125 | $31,808 | $298,933 |
| MEENHARD HERLYN | PROFESSOR | 55.00 |
Highest
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$298,624 | $62,520 | $361,144 |
| PAUL LIEBERMAN | PROFESSOR | 55.00 |
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$285,042 | $60,447 | $345,489 |
| MAUREEN MURPHY | PROFESSOR | 55.00 |
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$260,169 | $57,945 | $318,114 |
| CHENGYU LIANG | PROFESSOR | 55.00 |
Highest
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$261,764 | $67,095 | $328,859 |
| JEFFREY FAHNOE | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | 55.00 |
Highest
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$256,958 | $44,983 | $301,941 |
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net Income |
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| 2025 | No data | No data | No data | No data |
| 2024 | $93,130,000 | $93,862,000 | $424,946,000 | $-732,000 |
| 2023 | $181,250,000 | $91,822,000 | $402,392,000 | $89,428,000 |
| 2022 | $90,721,000 | $85,062,000 | $381,486,000 | $5,659,000 |
| 2021 | $115,831,000 | $69,091,000 | $414,460,000 | $46,740,000 |
| 2020 | $67,263,000 | $68,907,000 | $343,834,000 | $-1,644,000 |
| 2019 | $64,459,000 | $68,702,000 | $320,484,000 | $-4,243,000 |
| 2018 | $81,845,000 | $69,520,000 | $303,805,000 | $12,325,000 |
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