Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Madison, WI · EIN 39-0833612 · Education · Rank 3,140 by total revenue
Provide support to uw-madison and morgridge institute for research.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $189,345,562
- Total expenses
- $219,953,693
- Total assets
- $3,432,336,917
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $14,009,928
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $16,018,746
- Employees
- 95
- Salary base per employee
- $147,473
"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 (19)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Iverson | TRUSTEE/CEO, SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 40 | $1,032,701 |
| Michael Falk | CHIEF IP & LICENSING OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $797,788 |
| Michael Partsch | CHIEF VENTURE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $573,879 |
| Alyssa Thoeny | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $488,814 |
| Deborah Keller | TRUSTEE, CHAIR | Board, Officer | 4 | $43,000 |
| Thomas Tefft | TRUSTEE, TREASURER | Board, Officer | 3 | $27,000 |
| Doris Meissner | TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 3 | $24,000 |
| Deborah Solmor | GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 40 | None reported |
| Winslow Sargeant | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $42,000 |
| Mary Haak-Frendscho | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $28,000 |
| James Berbee | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $27,000 |
| Asha S Collins | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $27,000 |
| David Smukowski | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $27,000 |
| Rebecca House | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $24,000 |
| Paul Leff | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $24,000 |
| Jennifer Mnookin | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $24,000 |
| James Thompson | TRUSTEE | Board | 2 | $24,000 |
| Stephen Petersen | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $1,250 |
| Colin Welch | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $1,250 |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $5,562,718, which is 39.7% of the $14,009,928 salary base shared by 95 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Iverson | TRUSTEE/CEO, SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 40 | $799,362 | $15,000 | $218,339 | $1,032,701 |
| Michael Falk | CHIEF IP & LICENSING OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $480,905 | $0 | $316,883 | $797,788 |
| Alain Hung | DEPUTY CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 40 | $527,201 | $0 | $198,608 | $725,809 |
| Michael Wagner | INVESTMENT DIRECTOR | Highly paid employee | 40 | $460,000 | $0 | $192,877 | $652,877 |
| Michael Partsch | CHIEF VENTURE OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $437,432 | $0 | $136,447 | $573,879 |
| Jonathan Young | HEAD OF WARF THERAPEUTICS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $367,879 | $0 | $168,403 | $536,282 |
| Alyssa Thoeny | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $367,287 | $0 | $121,527 | $488,814 |
| Brian Dyck | SENIOR DIRECTOR, WARF THERAPEUTICS | Highly paid employee | 40 | $276,345 | $0 | $95,216 | $371,561 |
| Patrick Cooney | DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL | Highly paid employee | 40 | $273,745 | $0 | $66,262 | $340,007 |
| Deborah Keller | TRUSTEE, CHAIR | Board, Officer | 4 | $33,000 | $10,000 | $0 | $43,000 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202533159349304918 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 39-0833612
- Organization website (as filed): www.warf.org