THE MISSION OF THE INSTITUTE HAS REMAINED CONSTANT SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1953. AS ITS RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION STATE THE PRIMARY PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVE OF THE HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE SHALL BE THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE BY CONDUCTING DISCOVERY RESEARCH AND SCIENCE EDUCATION, PRINCIPALLY WITHIN FIELDS ASSOCIATED WITH BASIC BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES, AND THE DISSEMINATION AND APPLICATION OF THAT KNOWLEDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HUMANITY.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 33 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VP & Chief Investment Officer vice president $3.7M $4M | |||||
Managing Director, Private Markets highest compensated employee $1.7M $1.9M | |||||
Managing Director, Public Markets (thru 4/23) highest compensated employee $1.1M $1.3M | |||||
VP Science Leadership and Culture vice president $1.1M $1.2M | |||||
Managing Director, Public Markets highest compensated employee $1M $1.1M | |||||
VP & General Counsel & Secretary vice president $952k $1M | |||||
Investigator/ Former VP Sci. & Ed.media Group (thru 11/23) vice president $905k $992k | |||||
Managing Director, Private Markets (thru 4/24) highest compensated employee $894k $980k | |||||
VP & Chief Scientific Officer vice president $880k $965k | |||||
VP & Exec Dir, Janelia Research Campus (thru 07/24) vice president $808k $885k | |||||
VP & Exec Dir, Janelia Research Campus (as of 08/24) vice president $741k $812k | |||||
Senior Group Leader/former Vp&exec Dir, Jrc former officer/director/trustee $646k $708k | |||||
Senior Group Leader/former VP & Chief Scientific Officer senior vice president $635k $697k | |||||
Senior Scientific Officer/former Vice President of Operations senior vice president $515k $564k | |||||
Chief of Strategic Initiatives officer (unspecified) $481k $528k | |||||
Deputy General Counsel & Assistant Secretary secretary (operational) $470k $516k | |||||
Associate Controller (thru 7/24)/controller & Assistant Treasurer (as of 08/24) $278k $304k | |||||
Trustee, Chair board chair $100k $110k | |||||
Trustee, Chair Research Comm board chair $70k $77k | |||||
Trustee, Chair Finance Comm board chair $70k $77k | |||||
Trustee, Chair Audit & Comp board chair $70k $77k | |||||
Trustee, Chair Nom & Gov Comm board chair $70k $77k | |||||
Trustee, Chair Education Comm board chair $70k $77k | |||||
Trustee board member $60k $66k | |||||
Trustee board member $60k $66k | |||||
Trustee board member $60k $66k | |||||
Trustee board member $60k $66k | |||||
Trustee board member $60k $66k | |||||
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 1 unpaid individual.
Up 44%
from 2022
From $2.5M in 2022 to $3.7M in 2023.
Estimated with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
Howard Hughes Medical Institute reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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