THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE ("TSRI") PERFORMS HIGH IMPACT BASIC BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, IMPROVES THE HUMAN CONDITION BY FOSTERING TRANSLATION OF ITS DISCOVERIES INTO USEFUL PRODUCTS AND ENGAGES IN THE HIGHEST QUALITY GRADUATE SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION AND POST GRADUATE SCIENTIFIC TRAINING. TSRI IS KNOWN FOR ITS ENTREPRENEURIAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS EMPHASIS IN RESEARCH RELATING TO SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITY AND CHEMICAL BIOLOGY.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 15 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Professor/exec VP vice president $1.1M $1.2M | |||||
Entrepreneur in Residence highest compensated employee $781k $866k | |||||
General Counsel officer (unspecified) $661k $733k | |||||
Sr. Director, Calibr highest compensated employee $624k $693k | |||||
Chief Medical Officer highest compensated employee $614k $681k | |||||
Vp, Pharmaceutical Dev & Qual vice president $595k $660k | |||||
Vp, Rsch & Acad Affairs (end 1/23) vice president $432k $479k | |||||
Secretary/chief Compliance Officer secretary (operational) $303k $336k | |||||
Asst. Sec./director Sp (end 2/24) director (operational) $269k $299k | |||||
Former Chief Operating Officer former officer/director/trustee $181k $200k | |||||
Faculty Director/professor board member $131k $145k | |||||
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 15 unpaid individuals.
Up 13%
from 2022
From $1.6M in 2022 to $1.8M in 2023.
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
THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.
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