Windber Research Institute
Windber Research Institute reported $10.2 million in revenue and $8.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $75.59 went to program services, $24.41 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 96.3% of the total. Government grants made up 96.3%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $549,518 (FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 56% between FY2021 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $8.8MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 75.6% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 24.4% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 96.3% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 96.3% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $549,518 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 6.24% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 13.4 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 4 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseApollo year 4 - wri has a long history of collaborating with walter reed national military medical, initially focusing on the clinical breast care project (cbcp) and now expanding to pan-cancer studies which now includes the apollo project. Wrl's overarching role for the apollo project is to provide a central biorepository for sample inventory management, sample processing, distribution and long-term storage. Additionally, sample quality will be assessed to ensure suitability for research. Wrl's informatics infrastructure system will be used to enhance clinicopathologic data collection and…
Bccoe '22 - breast cancer translational research center of excellence. Wri has been providing biobanking, informatics infrastructure and bioinformatics services to cbcp for more than 25 years. The biobank at wri is college of american pathologist (cap) accredited, and serves as the central repository for all the cbcp biospecimen collections. In view of this, we maintain the highest industry standards and best practices in the management of cbcp sample inventory. To date we have over 280,000 cbcp sample aliquots stored in our facility and maintain 24/7 monitoring of storage freezers among…
Bccoe '23 - breast cancer translational research center of excellence. Wri has been providing biobanking, informatics infrastructure and bioinformatics services to cbcp for more than 25 years. The biobank at wri is college of american pathologist (cap) accredited, and serves as the central repository for all the cbcp biospecimen collections. In view of this, we maintain the highest industry standards and best practices in the management of cbcp sample inventory. To date we have over 280,000 cbcp sample aliquots stored in our facility and maintain 24/7 monitoring of storage freezers among…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO Former, 25.00 hrs/week | $376,148 | $152,846 | $20,524 | $549,518 |
| PRESIDENT & CEO Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $310,174 | $0 | $22,086 | $332,260 |
| SCIENTIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $190,762 | $0 | $28,330 | $219,092 |
| SCIENTIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $200,389 | $0 | $16,102 | $216,491 |
| SCIENTIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $175,484 | $0 | $21,293 | $196,777 |
| SCIENTIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $138,468 | $0 | $18,529 | $156,997 |
| SCIENTIST Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $125,873 | $0 | $17,434 | $143,307 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Windber Research Institute (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $686K (Part IX, line 5).
5 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 4 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 549
- Volunteers Part I, line 63
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Windber Research Institute totaling $16 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Windber Research Institute spent in FY2025, $75.59 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Windber Research Institute's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Windber Research Institute reported that 75.6% of its $8.8 million in expenses went to program services, 24.4% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Windber Research Institute pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Windber Research Institute reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $549,518, for the role of FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Windber Research Institute get its money?
Of $10.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 96.3% came from contributions and grants (including 96.3% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Windber Research Institute a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 25-1877336 as a 501(c)(3) organization (hospital or medical research organization), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601349349301700 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024 (amended), object 202511539349300606 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202431349349304323 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301319349305360 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202221369349302762 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 25-1877336: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.