The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology

Analysis

The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover medical research, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology reported income of $181.2m and spending of $91.8m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $64.5m to $181.2m (+181%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coffee Regional Medical Center Inc ($181.1m), St Anthony Shawnee Hospital Inc ($181.7m) and St Peters Health Partners ($181.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.9m (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24.8m. At year end it held assets of $402.4m against liabilities of $80.3m, net assets of $322.1m. It reported 457 employees.