Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Saint Louis, MO · EIN 31-1584621 · Science and technology · Rank 7,913 by total revenue
Improve the human condition through plant science/research: feed the hungry and improve human health, preserve and renew our environment and enhance our region's economy.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $63,779,784
- Total expenses
- $67,771,092
- Total assets
- $625,668,262
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $28,813,895
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $35,397,974
- Employees
- 477
- Salary base per employee
- $60,406
"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 (39)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr James Carrington | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Officer | 40 | $881,496 |
| Mr Harold Davies | COO AND V.P. FOR FINANCE | Officer | 40 | $408,671 |
| Ms Diane Moleski | ASSISTANT SECRETARY | Officer | 40 | $172,788 |
| Ms Ellen Atwell | CONTROLLER | Officer | 40 | $160,057 |
| Mr Djuan Coleman | V.P. OF FINANCE | Officer | 40 | $159,783 |
| Ms Penny Pennington | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 4 | None reported |
| Ms Ruth E Kim | DIRECTOR AND CORPORATE SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Michael Bander | V.P. FOR DEVELOPMENT | Key employee | 40 | $305,876 |
| Dr Rebecca Bart | V.P. FOR RESEARCH | Key employee | 40 | $294,239 |
| Ms Anna Dibble | V.P. FOR PEOPLE AND CULTURE | Key employee | 40 | $262,104 |
| Dr Lisa Ainsworth | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Benjamin Ola Akande | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Teddy Bekele | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Senator Roy Blunt | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ms Sara Yang Bosco | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Blackford F Brauer | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Lee Broughton | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Patrick O Brown | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Johannes Burlin | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ms Marilyn K Bush | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Mun Y Choi | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ms Desiree Coleman-Fry | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Christopher B Danforth | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Steven M Fox | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr James L Johnson III | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Robert J Jones | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Wesley Jones | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ms Jackie Joyner-Kersee | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Sanjeev Krishnan | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ms Ann C Marr | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Andrew D Martin | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr John F McDonnell | EMERITUS DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Ms Anna E McKelvey | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Thomas Melzer | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr William L Polk Jr | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Robert Reiter | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Michael Riney | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mr Todd R Schnuck | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Peter Wyse Jackson | DIRECTOR | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,624,609, which is 12.6% of the $28,813,895 salary base shared by 477 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr James Carrington | PRESIDENT AND CEO | Officer | 40 | $760,086 | $0 | $121,410 | $881,496 |
| Mr Harold Davies | COO AND V.P. FOR FINANCE | Officer | 40 | $356,299 | $0 | $52,372 | $408,671 |
| Mr Tom Laurita | CEO OF DTC | Highly paid employee | 40 | $270,248 | $0 | $49,244 | $319,492 |
| Dr Keith Slotkin | PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $260,429 | $0 | $48,605 | $309,034 |
| Mr Michael Bander | V.P. FOR DEVELOPMENT | Key employee | 40 | $254,125 | $0 | $51,751 | $305,876 |
| Dr Rebecca Bart | V.P. FOR RESEARCH | Key employee | 40 | $261,983 | $0 | $32,256 | $294,239 |
| Dr Donald Mackenzie | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IICI | Highly paid employee | 40 | $276,974 | $0 | $9,293 | $286,267 |
| Mr Todd Hornburg | V.P. OF FACILITIES | Highly paid employee | 40 | $228,008 | $0 | $54,629 | $282,637 |
| Dr James Umen | PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $237,540 | $0 | $37,253 | $274,793 |
| Ms Anna Dibble | V.P. FOR PEOPLE AND CULTURE | Key employee | 40 | $229,667 | $0 | $32,437 | $262,104 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202523149349305257 (Form 990, period ending 2024-12-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 31-1584621
- Organization website (as filed): www.danforthcenter.org