Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
10901 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $114,401,821 | $116,107,616 | $282,330,095 |
| FY2024 | $123,272,481 | $111,174,592 | $268,211,594 |
| FY2023 | $117,219,104 | $103,397,718 | $243,533,988 |
| FY2022 | $107,303,034 | $106,781,079 | $219,630,000 |
| FY2021 | $124,726,984 | $108,924,075 | $260,710,870 |
| FY2020 | $116,730,403 | $112,647,929 | $214,124,442 |
| FY2019 | $122,956,459 | $186,280,858 | $215,607,420 |
| FY2018 | $125,326,751 | $143,519,364 | $281,665,303 |
| FY2017 | $134,174,165 | $146,845,314 | $307,188,980 |
| FY2016 | $129,105,071 | $142,368,594 | $309,195,651 |
| FY2015 | $255,146,810 | $151,893,967 | $332,331,211 |
| FY2014 | $153,868,003 | $142,659,251 | $231,707,004 |
| FY2013 | $152,710,196 | $148,976,090 | $215,038,217 |
| FY2012 | $162,097,035 | $158,377,766 | $207,224,221 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (EIN 51-0197108), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $100,911,209 | 88% |
| Program service revenue | $781,895 | 1% |
| Other revenue | $12,708,717 | 11% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $95,573,862 | 82% |
| Management & general | $18,774,963 | 16% |
| Fundraising | $1,758,791 | 2% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 88% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 82% of functional expenses, management & general 16%, and fundraising 2%.
- 82% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025. That is higher than 40.9% of 22 Medical Research organizations in CA.
- Net assets covered about 29.2 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year. That puts it in the 59th percentile among 335 Medical Research organizations in CA.
- Total revenue was higher than 98.3% of 350 Medical Research organizations in CA.
- Total revenue fell from $162,097,035 in FY2012 to $114,401,821 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 6 and decreased in 7 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Expenses exceeded revenue in 5 of 14 reported years (FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2025).
- The highest revenue on record here is $255,146,810 in FY2015.
- Net assets grew from $207,224,221 to $282,330,095 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 97% of revenue in FY2012 and 88% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
WE TRANSLATE SCIENCE INTO HEALTH.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1982 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Program area (NTEE) | H920 — Medical Research |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
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Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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