J. CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE (JCVI) IS AN INDEPENDENT 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF GENOMICS COMMITTED TO ACCELERATING FOUNDATIONAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TO DRIVE ADVANCES IN HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. THIS PAST YEAR JCVI COMMITTED RESEARCH EFFORTS IN HUMAN HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY, AND SOFTWARE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGY.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 11 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
- Base
- $1.2M
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $31k
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $341k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $18k
- Benefits
- $9k
- Base
- $257k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $25k
- Benefits
- $26k
- Base
- $279k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $23k
- Benefits
- $2k
- Base
- $230k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $31k
- Benefits
- $36k
- Base
- $231k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $21k
- Benefits
- $32k
- Base
- $190k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $23k
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $181k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $25k
- Benefits
- $29k
- Base
- $184k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $31k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $189k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $18k
- Benefits
- —
- Base
- $168k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- $29k
- Benefits
- —
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer board chair | $1.2M | — | $31k | $9k | $1.2M $1.3M |
Chief Operating Officer | $341k | — | $18k | $9k | $382k $411k |
Sr. VP of Philanthropy vice president | $257k | — | $25k | $26k | $319k $343k |
VP Research Administration vice president | $279k | — | $23k | $2k | $316k $340k |
Treasurer,vp of Finance vice president | $230k | — | $31k | $36k | $307k $330k |
VP of Human Resources vice president | $231k | — | $21k | $32k | $294k $316k |
Network Team Lead highest compensated employee | $190k | — | $23k | $29k | $251k $270k |
Director, Informatics highest compensated employee | $181k | — | $25k | $29k | $244k $262k |
Professor highest compensated employee | $184k | — | $31k | — | $223k $240k |
Professor key employee | $189k | — | $18k | — | $216k $232k |
Secretary, VP Leg Affairs vice president | $168k | — | $29k | — | $204k $219k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Diego-Carlsbad, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 5 unpaid individuals.
Held steady
from 2023
From $1.2M in 2023 to $1.2M in 2024.
Estimated with San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 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
J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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