WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

EIN 98-0413360 · Science & Technology (U500)

What they do

THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE of SCIENCE, LOCATED IN REHOVOT, ISRAEL, is ONE of THE WORLDS TOP-RANKING, MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS. AT ANY ONE TIME, SEVERAL THOUSAND SCIENTISTS, STAFF and STUDENTS ARE INVOLVED IN HUNDREDS of RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS and COMPUTER SCIENCE to ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING of THE WORLD IN WHICH WE LIVE.

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Of every $100 spent, about $60.60 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders73 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

50.21%of revenue went to mission work60.6% of expenses · Program services

1.15%of revenue went to fundraising1.4% of expenses

$82.87spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

31.51%of revenue went to management and office costs38.0% of expenses

$7.96in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

55.5%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$891,074,542

Mission workProgram services$447,390,54850.21% of revenue60.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$280,756,75431.51% of revenue38.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$10,253,9041.15% of revenue1.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$152,673,33617.13% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$738,401,20682.87% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 60.6% mission · 38.0% management · 1.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 82.87% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 93.0% mission · 4.5% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 34.34% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 92.6% mission · 4.9% management · 2.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 29.39% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 36.7% mission · 62.5% management · 0.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 104.08% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 53.6% mission · 45.9% management · 0.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 53.66% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 84.2% mission · 15.0% management · 0.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 64.23% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 67.1% mission · 32.3% management · 0.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 101.13% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 85.8% mission · 12.4% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 45.83% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$891,074,542

Expenses$738,401,206

Annual surplus $152,673,336 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$447,390,548 · 60.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$280,756,754 · 38.0% of expenses

Fundraising$10,253,904 · 1.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$891,074,542

Expenses$738,401,206

Assets$5,874,335,000

Income$891,074,542

Contributions$494,776,945

Mission work (program services)$447,390,548

Fundraising$10,253,904

Management and general$280,756,754

Stocks and bonds$347,669,000

Accounting fees$345,842

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

PROF ALON CHENPRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $360,125

ALON WEINGARTENVP-ADMIN · 40 hrs/week $321,958

PROF ZIV REICHVICE PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $317,323

ELIA ZELDOVACADEMIC STAFF · 40 hrs/week $310,815

ELDAR YONINAACADEMIC STAFF · 40 hrs/week $299,985

MALKA VICTORACADEMIC STAFF · 40 hrs/week $297,411

LUBOTZKY ALEXANDERACADEMIC STAFF · 40 hrs/week $291,751

PROF IRIT SAGIVP - TECH. TRANSFER · 40 hrs/week $291,239

PROF IRANI MICHALDEAN · 40 hrs/week $290,267

PROF DAVIDSON NIRCHAIR,SCEINTIFIC COUNCIL · 40 hrs/week $287,648

PROF LEVY AVRAHAMEXECUTIVE BOARD · 40 hrs/week $281,217

PROF DANIEL ZAIFMANFORMER PRESIDENT · 40 hrs/week $276,148

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (73)

PROF ALON CHENPRESIDENT

ALON WEINGARTENVP-ADMIN

PROF ZIV REICHVICE PRESIDENT

ELIA ZELDOVACADEMIC STAFF

ELDAR YONINAACADEMIC STAFF

MALKA VICTORACADEMIC STAFF

LUBOTZKY ALEXANDERACADEMIC STAFF

PROF IRIT SAGIVP - TECH. TRANSFER

PROF IRANI MICHALDEAN

PROF DAVIDSON NIRCHAIR,SCEINTIFIC COUNCIL

PROF LEVY AVRAHAMEXECUTIVE BOARD

PROF DANIEL ZAIFMANFORMER PRESIDENT

KADISHI TAMIRHEAD, FINANCE DIVISION

PROF OZERI ROEEVP- RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AND P

PROF BAR ZIV ROYCHAIR, COUNCIL OF PROFESSORS

PROF PEREZ GILADDEAN

PROFPAZ RONYDEAN

PROF MILO RONDEAN

PROF VAN DER BOOM MILCODEAN

EINAT AVIHEAD, H.R

ISHAI SHIMONHEAD, OPERATIONS DIVISION

PROF DIKSTEIN RIVKADEAN

YOSSI YAKARHEAD, PROCUREMENT DIVISION

MICHAL NAVEHCHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL

PROF KRONIK LEEOREXECUTIVE BOARD

COHEN HAGAIACADEMIC STAFF

PROFGAL YAM AVISHAYDEAN

SHALIT AMIINTERNAL AUDITOR

PROF PRIOR YEHIAMHEAD, DIVISION OF INFORMATION

SIMA TAMIRACADEMIC SECRETARY

KIRSCHENBAUM ELIRANSECRETARY OF ASSOCIATION

BARBASH GABRIELEXECUTIVE BOARD

PROF HAIM HARARIEXECUTIVE BOARD

ROSS RONYEXECUTIVE BOARD

BERGER AVRAHAMEXECUTIVE BOARD

BARRY S TOWSLEY CBEEXECUTIVE BOARD

AZRIELI DANNAEXECUTIVE BOARD

ANDREW R MORSEEXECUTIVE BOARD

ROBERT J DRAKEEXECUTIVE BOARD

ROBIN CHEMERS NEUSTEINEXECUTIVE BOARD

ROMICK STEVENEXECUTIVE BOARD

ALAN A FISCHEREXECUTIVE BOARD

SCHWARTZ JOHN LEXECUTIVE BOARD

SCHWARZ MAURICIOEXECUTIVE BOARD

SERGE HAROCHEEXECUTIVE BOARD

SHALTIEL AMIREXECUTIVE BOARD

SHIMSHON HARELEXECUTIVE BOARD

TEITELBAUM SHAYEXECUTIVE BOARD

THALMANN EVELYNEEXECUTIVE BOARD

VIVIEN DUFFIELDEXECUTIVE BOARD

JULIAN DWEKEXECUTIVE BOARD

NEHUSHTAN IDOEXECUTIVE BOARD

JACKLE HERBERTEXECUTIVE BOARD

KAHMANN REGINEEXECUTIVE BOARD

KAREN A SIEMEXECUTIVE BOARD

KNELL HARVEYEXECUTIVE BOARD

LAWRENCE S BLUMBERGEXECUTIVE BOARD

ISRAEL MAKOVEXECUTIVE BOARD

IDO DISSENTSHIKEXECUTIVE BOARD

MARIO FLECKEXECUTIVE BOARD

MARTIN D PAISNER CBEEXECUTIVE BOARD

MOROSS DOMINICEXECUTIVE BOARD

BIGGER AVRAHAMEXECUTIVE BOARD

PASCAL OLIVIER MANTOUXEXECUTIVE BOARD

PENNIE ABRAMSONEXECUTIVE BOARD

GIDEON J HAMBURGEREXECUTIVE BOARD

GERTLER JAMESEXECUTIVE BOARD

ERIC STUPPEXECUTIVE BOARD

DR ARABELLA DUFFIELDEXECUTIVE BOARD

DORON COHENEXECUTIVE BOARD

PROF DUDOVICH NIRITEXECUTIVE BOARD

DANZIGER BENZIONEXECUTIVE BOARD

COPEL MARIOHEAD, DIVISION OF CONSTRUCTION

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2004
Location: REHOVOT 7610001, ISRAEL
In care of: % TAMIR KADISHI
Primary officer: TAMIR KADISHI, CFO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(972) 893-4386 Officer phone(728) 934-3862

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: October 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SOMEKH CHAIKIN - KPMG ISRAEL
NTEE classification: Science & Technology (U500)