The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology
Philadelphia, PA · EIN 23-6434390 · Medical research · Rank 6,702 by total revenue
Biomedical research with special expertise in cancer research and vaccine development (immunology).
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2025
- Total revenue
- $77,322,000
- Total expenses
- $89,910,000
- Total assets
- $419,150,000
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $29,992,000
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $38,391,000
- Employees
- 377
- Salary base per employee
- $79,554
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (45)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dario Altieri MD | PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR OF WISTAR CANCER CENTER | Officer | 55 | $758,347 |
| Gelvina Stevenson | VP GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | Officer | 55 | $457,213 |
| Constantine Stoios | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 55 | $389,476 |
| Richard M Horowitz | TRUSTEE - BOARD CHAIR | Board, Officer | 4 | None reported |
| Susan B Dillon PHD | TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Luis Montaner | PROFESSOR VP, SCIENTIFIC OPERATIONS | Key employee | 55 | $595,164 |
| David B Weiner | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Key employee | 55 | $570,149 |
| Heather A Steinman | VP FOR BUSINESS DEVELOP & E. D. TECH | Key employee | 55 | $401,752 |
| Michael Criscuolo | VP, DEVELOPMENT | Key employee | 55 | $352,106 |
| Peter Scarpati | VP OPERATIONS | Key employee | 55 | $303,064 |
| Joann Mendel | VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES | Key employee | 55 | $290,872 |
| Steven V Abramson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Elizabeth McKee Anderson | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Max Berger | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Douglas S Briggs | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ira Brind | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ronald Caplan | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Catherine Creese | TRUSTEE (JOINED JAN 2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Arthur Dantchik | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Daniel K Fitzpatrick | TRUSTEE (LEFT MAY 2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joseph A Goldblum | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Perry A Lerner | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan S McDonald PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | None reported |
| Abraham L Morris | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Patrick Oates | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Arthur M Pappas | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Helen P Pudlin ESQ | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Samuel V Rhoads | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert H Rock | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gerald B Rorer | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Aleister Saunders | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Adele K Schaeffer | TRUSTEE (LEFT SEPT 2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Milton S Schneider | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Squire Servance | TRUSTEE (LEFT DEC 2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| William A Slaughter | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joy Taylor | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Sozi Tulante | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Carolyn Magill | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Edward Ziff PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Charles Cairns | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Elliot Norry | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| James Lovett | TRUSTEE (ELECTED DEC 2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joshua Friedman | TRUSTEE (ELECTED MAR 2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David Krupnick | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Elliot Menschik | TRUSTEE (JUNE TO DEC 2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,667,370, which is 15.6% of the $29,992,000 salary base shared by 377 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dario Altieri MD | PRESIDENT & CEO, DIRECTOR OF WISTAR CANCER CENTER | Officer | 55 | $701,631 | $0 | $56,716 | $758,347 |
| Luis Montaner | PROFESSOR VP, SCIENTIFIC OPERATIONS | Key employee | 55 | $518,220 | $0 | $76,944 | $595,164 |
| David B Weiner | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | Key employee | 55 | $497,122 | $0 | $73,027 | $570,149 |
| Gelvina Stevenson | VP GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY & GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | Officer | 55 | $411,550 | $0 | $45,663 | $457,213 |
| Paul Lieberman | PROFESSOR | Highly paid employee | 55 | $355,586 | $0 | $70,760 | $426,346 |
| Heather A Steinman | VP FOR BUSINESS DEVELOP & E. D. TECH | Key employee | 55 | $360,818 | $0 | $40,934 | $401,752 |
| Constantine Stoios | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 55 | $316,654 | $0 | $72,822 | $389,476 |
| Meenhard Herlyn | PROFESSOR | Highly paid employee | 55 | $306,752 | $0 | $70,346 | $377,098 |
| Michael Criscuolo | VP, DEVELOPMENT | Key employee | 55 | $314,962 | $0 | $37,144 | $352,106 |
| Chengyu Liang | PROFESSOR | Highly paid employee | 55 | $267,432 | $0 | $72,287 | $339,719 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202621899349301012 (Form 990, period ending 2025-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-6434390
- Organization website (as filed): www.wistar.org