Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1973.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
18 people listed on the 990; $7.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Deepak Srivastava’s $1.1M as President is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 24 $100M+ medical research nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deepak Srivastava | $1,088,619 | $1,209,292 | $1,027,331 | $1,005,808 | $975,518 |
| Alex Marson | $669,747 | $530,966 | $522,391 | $510,740 | $323,852 |
| Robert Obana | $631,301 | $613,776 | $597,259 | $538,250 | $496,259 |
| Lennart Mucke | $621,959 | $600,802 | $576,250 | $559,420 | $544,659 |
| Steven M Finkbeiner | $565,340 | $544,316 | $526,485 | $512,829 | $496,678 |
| Melanie Ott | $550,286 | $534,623 | $518,779 | $480,052 | $412,117 |
| Katherine Pollard | $529,666 | $489,200 | $471,857 | $458,517 | $444,539 |
| Benoit Bruneau | $525,543 | $506,804 | $510,630 | $496,795 | $461,824 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See The J David Gladstone Institutes executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed
Programs and updates
Conducts biomedical research on cardiovascular disease and stem cell biology while mentoring future scientific leaders in an inspiring, diverse environment.
Questions for The J David Gladstone Institutes
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The institute of neurological disease maintains a strong focus on neurodegenerative and neuroinflammatory diseases, including alzheimer's disease and other dementias, parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als), and multiple sclerosis.
The institute of cardiovascular disease leverages important genetic, developmental, chemical, biological systems, computational, and engineering approaches to study heart disease and stem cell biology.
The institute of virology has made significant contributions to fighting HIV/AIDS, paving the way for many medications currently in use and leading to a global and groundbreaking effort in hiv prevention. Researchers continue to explore the biological basis for hiv latency, which represents the greatest barrier to a cure.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
Federal money
Plus 16 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 16 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 18 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
Plus 18 smaller programs.
The auditor reported no findings.
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 | FY16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $25.9M | $28.8M | $28.4M | $27.2M | $14.1M |
| Given inLn 1b | $4.2M | $7.0M | $6.5M | $18.6M | $432K |
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $7.1M | $6.6M | $5.4M | $5.4M | $5.0M |
| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $16.1M | $5.3M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $173.3M | $186.9M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $91.7M | $90.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $314.2M | $318.4M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $189.3M | $197.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $124.8M | $120.8M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $6.1M | $4.7M | $1.2M | $141K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $32.2M | $25.1M | $6.3M | $788K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $2.8M | $2.2M | $641K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $5.7M | $4.1M | $1.3M | $306K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $2.4M | $1.9M | $552K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $539K | $458K | $78K | $3K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $207K | $207K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $408K | $408K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $11.0M | $10.3M | $668K | $29K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $8.5M | $8.5M | $240 | $2K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $670K | $665K | $5K | |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $136K | $136K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $4.8M | $4.3M | $427K | |
| TravelLn 17 | $338K | $332K | $5K | $1K |
| InterestLn 20 | $6.9M | $6.2M | $710K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $6.3M | $5.7M | $666K | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1.2M | $995K | $209K | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $3K | $2K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $2K | $2K | $172 | |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $93.5M | $78.9M | $13.4M | $1.3M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 14, 2025 | $119.2M | $144.8M | −$25.7M | $167.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 13, 2024 | $119.2M | $127.7M | −$8.5M | $172.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $144.8M | $119.0M | $25.8M | $167.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 4, 2022 | $143.0M | $103.0M | $40.0M | $176.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 5, 2021 | $84.3M | $93.5M | −$9.2M | $120.8M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $84,274,665 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $84,274,665 across 10 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $93,512,759 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $318,407,379 assets, 23 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $120,832,260 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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