WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH
455 MAIN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA 021421479 www.wi.mit.edu

Total Revenue
$72,327,232
Total Expenses
$77,087,871
Net Assets
$558,979,542

Organizations Filed Purposes: WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT RESEARCH AND TEACHING INSTITUTION LOCATED IN CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS. THE INSTITUTE WAS INCORPORATED IN 1981 TO PROMOTE AND EXPAND HUMAN KNOWLEDGE IN THE BIOMEDICAL AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC FIELDS WITH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. THE RESEARCH OF THE INSTITUTE FOCUSES ON BASIC BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES INVESTIGATED MAINLY FROM A MOLECULAR OR CELLULAR PERSPECTIVE. RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING CANCER, NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES, REGENERATIVE BIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY AND GENETICS. THE RESEARCH OF THE INSTITUTE IS CONDUCTED UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS WHO HOLD JOINT APPOINTMENTS TO THE FACULTIES OF THE INSTITUTE AND MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ("MIT") (THE "INSTITUTE FACULTY"). THE MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE FACULTY ARE RECOGNIZED LEADERS IN THEIR FIELDS. THE INSTITUTE FACULTY INCLUDE TWO RECIPIENTS OF THE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE, SIX HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE INVESTIGATORS, ELEVEN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND TWO MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE. FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE HAS MAINTAINED A STEADFAST COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE EDUCATION AND OUTREACH BY OFFERING PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE SCIENCE TEACHING AND LEARNING FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. WITH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS RANGING IN SCOPE FROM LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO SPECIAL EVENTS FOR NON-SCIENTISTS, WHITEHEAD OFFERS ITS PARTICIPANTS FIRST-HAND EXPOSURE TO STATE-OF-THE-ART RESEARCH. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: SEMINAR SERIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS - THIS MONTHLY PROGRAM PROVIDES EDUCATORS AND OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE TOPICS AT THE FOREFRONT OF BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH. THE SERIES BEGINS IN OCTOBER AND LECTURES ARE HELD THE FIRST MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH THROUGH JUNE. SPRING LECTURE SERIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS - THIS PROGRAM, HELD DURING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SPRING VACATION WEEK, FEATURES LECTURES FROM LEADING SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS, HANDS-ON LABORATORY DEMONSTRATIONS, VISITS TO LOCAL BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES, AND INTERACTIONS WITH YOUNG WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE SCIENTISTS. SCIENCE WEEKS FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS - WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE HAS DEVELOPED IMMERSIVE, WEEK-LONG PROGRAMS FOR RISING 6TH, 7TH, AND 8TH GRADERS FEATURING HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, CLASSROOM LESSONS, AND INTERACTIONS WITH SCIENTISTS. TWO SUCH SESSIONS ARE HELD IN THE SUMMER MONTHS. PUBLIC PROGRAM COLLABORATIONS - WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE ROUTINELY PARTNERS WITH VARIOUS RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS IN COORDINATING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCIENTISTS.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Mr Martin MullinsVICE PRESIDENT40$450,112
Dr David PageDIRECTOR/PRESIDENT40$385,679
Dr Hazel SiveMEMBER (FACULTY)40$369,011
Dr Rudolf JaenischMEMBER (FACULTY)40$339,462
Dr Robert WeinbergMEMBER (FACULTY)40$320,551
Dr Richard YoungMEMBER (FACULTY)40$298,323
Ms Sharon StanczakVP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT40$293,580
Ms Julia FantasiaCFO & TREASURER40$251,803
Dr Monica GerberSECRETARY40$133,608
Ms Caroline RomanoASST SECRETARY40$76,456
Dr Dennis LangerDIRECTOR2$0
Ms Sarah WilliamsonDIRECTOR2$0
Dr Susan HockfieldDIRECTOR2$0
Mr Churchill FranklinDIRECTOR2$0
Dr Paul L JoskowDIRECTOR2$0
Ms Amy SchulmanDIRECTOR (END 9/2019)2$0
Dr Arthur SchleiferDIRECTOR2$0
Dr Andrew LoDIRECTOR (END 12/2019)2$0
Mr Peter WhiteheadDIRECTOR2$0
Mr John WhiteheadDIRECTOR2$0
Dr Phillip SharpDIRECTOR2$0
Dr Mark LapmanDIRECTOR2$0
Dr Robert LangerDIRECTOR2$0
Mr Jonathan GoldsteinDIRECTOR2$0
Ms Brit D'ArbeloffDIRECTOR2$0
Ms Susan WhiteheadDIRECTOR/BOARD VICE CHAIR2$0
Dr Charles EllisDIRECTOR/BOARD CHAIR2$0

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