Sanford Burnham Prebys CEO salary and executive pay
Sanford Burnham Prebys paid its CEO, David Brenner, $1,345,526 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $33,738 (2.6%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $114,401,821, down 7.2% from $123,272,481 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Sanford Burnham Prebys ranks 7th of 11 disease charities and medical research groups on this site by CEO pay. Sanford Burnham Prebys has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 51-0197108, La Jolla, CA.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,345,526
- Total revenue
- $114,401,821
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 90%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202641349349310664.View the filing
Peers: the 207 other organizations on this site with revenue of $50 million to $500 million. Ranked 20th of 208 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 1.18% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 5 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| David Brenner CEO CEO & PRESIDENT | $1,345,526 |
| Kristiina Vuori MD PhDPROFESSOR | $665,672 |
| Peter Adams PhDPROGRAM DIRECTOR | $534,247 |
| Carl Ware PhDCENTER DIRECTOR, IIDC | $514,299 |
| Michael Jackson PhDDRUG DISCOVERY & DEV, SR VP | $509,673 |
Also paid on the latest return: Jamey Marth PhD (PROGRAM DIRECTOR), $468,110; Robin Ryan (CFO & TREASURER (THRU 11/15/24)), $465,431; Nicholas Cosford (PROFESSOR & TRUSTEE), $384,321; Adrienne Crown JD (GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY), $361,604; Michael Jones (CFO & TREASURER (AS OF OCT 2024)), $73,105.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Donald Kearns (CHAIR), Lori Moore (VICE CHAIR), Michael R Cunningham (TRUSTEE (THRU 11/1/24)), David W Down (TRUSTEE), Daniel J Epstein (TRUSTEE), William Gerhart (TRUSTEE), Douglas H Obenshain (TRUSTEE), William Roper (TRUSTEE), Ted Roth (TRUSTEE), Kazumi Shiosaki PhD (TRUSTEE), Lonna J Williams Stolper (TRUSTEE), David L Szekeres JD (TRUSTEE), Stuart Tanz (TRUSTEE), Katherine Chapin (TRUSTEE).
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | David Brenner CEO CEO & PRESIDENT | $1,345,526 | $114,401,821 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | David Brenner MD CEO CEO AND PRESIDENT | $1,311,788 | $123,272,481 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | DAVID BRENNER MD CEO CEO AND PRESIDENT (AS OF 09/2022) | $344,422 | $117,219,104 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | C RANDAL MILLS PHD CEO CEO (PART YEAR) | $1,458,875 | $107,303,034 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202641349349310664.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| David BrennerCEO & PRESIDENT | $994,322 | $351,204 | $985,455 | $0 | $8,867 | $334,500 | $16,704 | $1,345,526 |
| Kristiina Vuori MD PhDPROFESSOR | $602,266 | $63,406 | $599,404 | $0 | $2,862 | $34,500 | $28,906 | $665,672 |
| Peter Adams PhDPROGRAM DIRECTOR | $450,347 | $83,900 | $347,573 | $100,000 | $2,774 | $34,500 | $49,400 | $534,247 |
| Carl Ware PhDCENTER DIRECTOR, IIDC | $449,559 | $64,740 | $424,744 | $0 | $24,815 | $34,500 | $30,240 | $514,299 |
| Michael Jackson PhDDRUG DISCOVERY & DEV, SR VP | $443,835 | $65,838 | $439,745 | $0 | $4,090 | $34,500 | $31,338 | $509,673 |
These figures come from Sanford Burnham Prebys' Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Sanford Burnham Prebys compares
Ranked 7th of 11 disease charities and medical research groups by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 6th, Michael J. Fox Foundation, $1,593,750
- Next in this ranking: 8th, American Diabetes Association, $1,287,811
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
New York Psychotherapy and Counseling Center$918,934 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Goodwill Industries of Orange County California$525,967 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024- Turning Point USA$390,637 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Abraxas Youth & Family Services$1,489,010 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Alpharus Health (Gateway Foundation)$899,709 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
David Brenner (CEO & PRESIDENT) was paid $1,345,526 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $994,322 from Sanford Burnham Prebys and $351,204 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, David Brenner, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,345,526.
Sanford Burnham Prebys paid its CEO, David Brenner, $1,345,526 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $33,738 (2.6%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was C RANDAL MILLS PHD, paid $1,458,875. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,458,875 (C RANDAL MILLS PHD); June 2023, $344,422 (DAVID BRENNER MD); June 2024, $1,311,788; June 2025, $1,345,526.
Sanford Burnham Prebys' return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $116,107,616 and total revenue of $114,401,821 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $1,705,795. Expenses were $111,174,592 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 4.4%. The CEO's pay of $1,345,526 equals 1.16% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Sanford Burnham Prebys filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 14, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.