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Nonprofit · EIN 23-6434390

THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY

Tax-exempt · PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104

Financials

$181.3M$91.8M2023$93.1M$93.9M2024$77.3M$89.9M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$77,322,000$89,910,000-$12,588,000$419,150,000$69,397,000$349,753,000
December 31, 2024990$93,130,000$93,862,000-$732,000$424,946,000$83,349,000$341,597,000
December 31, 2023990$181,250,000$91,822,000$89,428,000$402,392,000$80,282,000$322,110,000
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$57,680,000
of which government grants
$49,996,000
Program service revenue
$260,000
Investment income
$14,727,000
Royalties
$4,363,000
Net rental income
$2,000
Net gain from sales of assets
$3,938,000
Other revenue
$4,655,000

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$4,224,000
Other salaries and wages
$25,768,000
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$38,391,000
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$859,000
Accounting fees
$174,000
Occupancy
$6,055,000
Travel
$531,000
Depreciation
$11,429,000
Program services (functional)
$71,192,000
Management and general (functional)
$17,159,000
Fundraising (functional)
$1,559,000

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$424,946,000
Total assets, end of year
$419,150,000
Total liabilities, end of year
$69,397,000
Net assets, end of year
$349,753,000
Land, buildings and equipment
$96,200,000
Publicly traded securities
$230,812,000
Net assets without donor restrictions
$245,565,000
Net assets with donor restrictions
$104,188,000
Gross unrelated business income
$209,000
Gross receipts
$115,594,000
Employees
377
Volunteers
73
Year formed
1892
State of legal domicile
PA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DARIO ALTIERI MDPRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR OF WISTAR CANCER CENTER
Officer
55$701,631$56,716
LUIS MONTANERPROFESSOR VP, SCIENTIFIC OPERATIONS
Key employee
55$518,220$76,944
DAVID B WEINEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
55$497,122$73,027
GELVINA STEVENSONVP GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Officer
55$411,550$45,663
PAUL LIEBERMANPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$355,586$70,760
HEATHER A STEINMANVP FOR BUSINESS DEVELOP & E. D. TECH
Key employee
55$360,818$40,934
CONSTANTINE STOIOSCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
55$316,654$72,822
MEENHARD HERLYNPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$306,752$70,346
MICHAEL CRISCUOLOVP, DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
55$314,962$37,144
CHENGYU LIANGPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$267,432$72,287
MAUREEN MURPHYPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$271,408$62,288
JOSEPH SALVINOPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$292,613$39,284
JEFFREY FAHNOECHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
55$271,238$47,789
PETER SCARPATIVP OPERATIONS
Key employee
55$266,748$36,316
JOANN MENDELVICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES
Key employee
55$248,283$42,589
36 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
RICHARD M HOROWITZTRUSTEE - BOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
SUSAN B DILLON PHDTRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
STEVEN V ABRAMSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH MCKEE ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
MAX BERGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DOUGLAS S BRIGGSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
IRA BRINDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
RONALD CAPLANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
CATHERINE CREESETRUSTEE (JOINED JAN 2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
ARTHUR DANTCHIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL K FITZPATRICKTRUSTEE (LEFT MAY 2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH A GOLDBLUMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
PERRY A LERNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN S MCDONALD PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0
ABRAHAM L MORRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
PATRICK OATESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ARTHUR M PAPPASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HELEN P PUDLIN ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SAMUEL V RHOADSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ROBERT H ROCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
GERALD B RORERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ALEISTER SAUNDERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ADELE K SCHAEFFERTRUSTEE (LEFT SEPT 2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
MILTON S SCHNEIDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SQUIRE SERVANCETRUSTEE (LEFT DEC 2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM A SLAUGHTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOY TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SOZI TULANTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CAROLYN MAGILLTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
EDWARD ZIFF PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES CAIRNSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLIOT NORRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES LOVETTTRUSTEE (ELECTED DEC 2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSHUA FRIEDMANTRUSTEE (ELECTED MAR 2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID KRUPNICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ELLIOT MENSCHIKTRUSTEE (JUNE TO DEC 2025)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 48 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DARIO ALTIERI MDPRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR
Officer
55$722,629$54,792
DAVID B WEINEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Key employee
55$492,577$69,076
LUIS MONTANERPROFESSOR VP, SCIENTIFIC O
Key employee
55$452,720$73,256
GELVINA STEVENSONVP GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY&
Officer
55$388,759$43,897
HEATHER A STEINMANVP FOR BUSINESS DEVELOP &
Key employee
55$347,749$40,300
CONSTANTINE STOIOSCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
55$295,997$66,597
MEENHARD HERLYNPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$298,624$62,520
PAUL LIEBERMANPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$285,042$60,447
MICHAEL CRISCUOLOVP, DEVELOPMENT
Key employee
55$283,859$55,443
CHENGYU LIANGPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$261,764$67,095
MAUREEN MURPHYPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$260,169$57,945
JEFFREY FAHNOECHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
Highest-paid employee
55$256,958$44,983
MICHELE SCHIAVONIVP COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING
Key employee
55$267,125$31,808
JOANN MENDELVICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESO
Key employee
55$236,284$38,855
PETER SCARPATIVP OPERATIONS
Key employee
55$234,961$32,361
RICHARD M HOROWITZTRUSTEE - BOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
STEVEN V ABRAMSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH MCKEE ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAX BERGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS S BRIGGSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRA BRINDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RONALD CAPLANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
CATHERINE CREESE ELECTED DEC 2024TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTHUR DANTCHIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN B DILLON PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL K FITZPATRICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH A GOLDBLUMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PERRY A LERNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN S MCDONALD PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ABRAHAM L MORRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK OATESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTHUR M PAPPASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HELEN P PUDLIN ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAMUEL V RHOADSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT H ROCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GERALD B RORERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEISTER SAUNDERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADELE K SCHAEFFERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MILTON S SCHNEIDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SQUIRE SERVANCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM A SLAUGHTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOY TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SOZI TULANTETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLYN MAGILL ELECTED DEC 2024TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
EDWARD ZIFF PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHARLES CAIRNS ELECTED DEC 2024TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELLIOT NORRY ELECTED MAR 2024TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN FRY LEFT NOV 2024TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 45 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DARIO ALTIERI MDPRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR WISTAR CANCER CENTER
Officer
55$695,231$52,240
DAVID B WEINEREXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
55$474,053$63,822
LUIS MONTANERPROFESSOR VP, SCIENTIFIC OPERATIONS
Highest-paid employee
55$398,122$69,802
GELVINA STEVENSONVP GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY& GOV RELATIONS
Officer
55$361,859$40,228
MEENHARD HERLYNPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$314,306$65,935
HEATHER A STEINMANVP FOR BUSINESS DEVELOP & ED TECH
Officer
55$332,348$38,587
PAUL LIEBERMANPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$275,087$57,674
MICHAEL CRISCUOLOVP, DEVELOPMENT
Officer
55$253,281$58,940
HILDEGUND ERTLPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$267,406$44,388
MAUREEN MURPHYPROFESSOR
Highest-paid employee
55$252,407$55,028
JOANN MENDELVICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES
Officer
55$223,372$36,635
JOSEPH TRAINOR UNTIL MAY 2023CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
55$130,191$19,215
CONSTANTINE STOIOS BEGAN SEP 2023CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Officer
55$89,474$15,518
RICHARD M HOROWITZTRUSTEE - BOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0$0
STEVEN V ABRAMSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ELIZABETH MCKEE ANDERSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
MAX BERGER APPOINTED DEC 2023TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DOUGLAS S BRIGGSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
IRA BRINDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
RONALD CAPLANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
SCOTT COOPER UNTIL SEP 2023TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTHUR DANTCHIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN B DILLON PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN H DOVEY UNTIL AUG 2023TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
DANIEL K FITZPATRICKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN FRYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH A GOLDBLUMTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
PERRY A LERNERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SUSAN S MCDONALD PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
ABRAHAM L MORRISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
PATRICK OATES APPOINTED SEP 2023TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ARTHUR M PAPPASTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
HELEN P PUDLIN ESQTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAMUEL V RHOADSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ROBERT H ROCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
GERALD B RORERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ALEISTER SAUNDERS APPOINTED SEP 202TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ADELE K SCHAEFFERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MILTON S SCHNEIDERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SQUIRE SERVANCETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
WILLIAM A SLAUGHTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOY TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SOZI TULANTE APPOINTED MAR 2023TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL H WHEELER UNTIL JUL 2023TRUSTEE
Trustee or director
2$0$0
EDWARD ZIFF PHDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3601 SPRUCE ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104-4205
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
CONSTANTINE STOIOS, 3601 SPRUCE STREET, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
Signed the 990
CONSTANTINE STOIOS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(215) 495-6922

Mission

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.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $71,192,000 · revenue $260,000

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-6434390
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1946
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$419,150,000
Income (IRS master file)
$115,594,000

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$77,322,000$89,910,000$419,150,000XML
990-TDecember 2025–––IRS
990December 2024$93,130,000$93,862,000$424,946,000XML
990-TDecember 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$181,250,000$91,822,000$402,392,000XML
990-TDecember 2023–––IRS
990December 2022$90,721,000$85,062,000$381,486,000IRS
990-TDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-TDecember 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-TDecember 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-6434390).

Questions about THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY

What is the EIN of THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY is 23-6434390.
Is THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1946.
Are donations to THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CONSTANTINE STOIOS.
Who are the officers and directors of THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 51 people; 15 received compensation from the organization, the highest $701,631 (DARIO ALTIERI MD, PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR OF WISTAR CANCER CENTER).
How much revenue does THE WISTAR INSTITUTE OF ANATOMY AND BIOLOGY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $77,322,000, expenses of $89,910,000 and total assets of $419,150,000 at year end.

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