Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole, MA
Tax-exempt since Dec. 1954
EIN: 04-2105850

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Science and Technology Research Institutes, Services / Marine Science and Oceanography (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel

Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.

Revenue

$346M (2023)

Expenses

$332M (2023)

Total Assets

$766M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$163M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings and Audits by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Revenue

$345,864,759

Expenses

$331,628,959

Net Income

$14,235,800

Net Assets

$603,300,153

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$334,061,264	96.6%
Program Services	$10,435,673	3.0%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$138,108	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$135,484	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,094,230	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,791,631	1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$516,083	0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages	$101,459,314	30.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$766,141,956
Total Liabilities	$162,841,803
Net Assets	$603,300,153

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Peter De Menocal (President/Director)	$1,684,069	$0	$624,753
Christopher Land (Vp Legal Afrs/Gc (Until 06/23))	$651,647	$0	$21,604
Kathryn Link (Vp Ops & Cfo)	$473,784	$0	$39,050
Richard Murray (Dd & Vp Science & Engineering)	$391,593	$0	$37,677
Robert Munier (Vp Marine Facilities & Ops)	$390,574	$0	$73,410
Samuel Harp (Vp For Advancement & Cmo)	$383,568	$0	$62,904
George C Clayton (Chief Development Officer)	$311,624	$0	$48,020
Keith Glavin (Sr. Dir. Information Systems)	$308,110	$0	$62,000
Donald Anderson (Senior Scientist)	$291,306	$0	$63,124
Paul Matthias (Senior Program Manager Aope)	$283,784	$0	$82,719
Mary Mcnair (Interim Secretary (As Of 6/23))	$55,211	$0	$29,502
Paul Salem (Chairman)	$0	$0	$0
Maria Wilhelm (Vice Chair Bd Of Trustees)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret A Flanagan (Vice Chair Bd Of Trustees)	$0	$0	$0
Steven G Hoch (Chair Of Corp. (Until 05/23))	$0	$0	$0
James M Clark Jr (Chair Of Corp. (As Of 05/23))	$0	$0	$0
William Schmidt (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Cullen Buie (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Burke (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Alan Chung (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
H Larry Clark (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
George David (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert C Ducommun (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Esposito (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Lawrence Fish (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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Filed on Nov. 15, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Revenue

$353,851,530

Expenses

$296,228,623

Net Income

$57,622,907

Net Assets

$560,354,675

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$342,645,334	96.8%
Program Services	$8,296,918	2.3%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$111,415	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$130,202	0.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$2,667,661	0.8%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$3,301,975	1.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$363,684	0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages	$87,829,732	29.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$715,285,770
Total Liabilities	$154,931,095
Net Assets	$560,354,675

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Peter De Menocal (President/Director)	$612,792	$0	$687,473
Kathryn Link (Vp Ops & Cfo)	$439,573	$0	$31,623
Christopher Land (Vp Legal Affairs/Gen. Counsel)	$403,572	$0	$40,785
Robert Munier (Vp Marine Facilities & Ops)	$374,403	$0	$69,258
Samuel Harp (Vp For Advancement & Cmo)	$367,978	$0	$59,905
Richard Murray (Dd & Vp Science & Engineering)	$338,793	$0	$35,251
Kathleen Benjamin (Chief Hr Director)	$298,564	$0	$37,193
Margeret Tivey (Vp Of Academic Affairs & Dean)	$293,256	$0	$50,294
George Clayton (Chief Development Officer)	$290,707	$0	$65,228
Keith Glavin (Sr. Dir. Information Systems)	$277,320	$0	$59,894
Mark Abbott (Former Pres./Director)	$114,310	$0	$4,408
David B Scully (Chair Of The Board Of Trustees)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret A Flanagan (Vice Chair Board)	$0	$0	$0
Maria Wilhelm (Vice Chair Board)	$0	$0	$0
Steven G Hoch (Chairman Of The Corporation)	$0	$0	$0
William Schmidt (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
Alan Chung (Trustee (As Of 5/22))	$0	$0	$0
Anne C Kronenberg (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Wu (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Charles Ward (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Christine Fox (Trustee (Until 1/22))	$0	$0	$0
Clint Harris (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Cullen Buie (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
D Alec Sargent (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Edward Tregurtha (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Revenue

$294,655,196

Expenses

$297,419,661

Net Income

-$2,764,465

Net Assets

$518,640,097

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$286,413,539	97.2%
Program Services	$7,739,564	2.6%
Investment Income	$0
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$99,988	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$183,998	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$218,107	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,156,037	0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$103,941	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$84,141,002	28.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$725,776,960
Total Liabilities	$207,136,863
Net Assets	$518,640,097

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Abbott (Former Pres./Director)	$1,208,796	$0	$63,142
Peter De Menocal (President/Director)	$580,970	$0	$488,978
Christopher Land (Vp Legal Affairs/Gen. Counsel)	$371,186	$0	$38,785
Robert Munier (Vp Marine Facilities & Ops)	$347,712	$0	$65,972
Samuel Harp (Vp For Advancement & Cmo)	$339,126	$0	$57,153
Kathryn Link (Vp Ops & Cfo (As Of 3/31/21))	$335,783	$0	$17,938
Richard Murray (Dd & Vp Science & Engineering)	$318,662	$0	$26,935
Jeffrey A Fernandez (Vp Ops & Cfo (Until 3/31/21))	$310,936	$0	$12,731
George Clayton (Chief Development Officer)	$273,607	$0	$73,353
Margeret Tivey (Vp Of Academic Affairs & Dean)	$272,652	$0	$48,905
Keith Glavin (Sr. Dir. Information Systems)	$269,749	$0	$56,832
John Trowbridge (Senior Scientist)	$266,127	$0	$44,393
David B Scully (Chair Of The Board Of Trustees)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret A Flanagan (Vice Chair Brd (As Of 10/21))	$0	$0	$0
Maria Wilhelm (Vice Chair Brd (As Of 10/21))	$0	$0	$0
Steven G Hoch (Chairman Of The Corporation)	$0	$0	$0
Willian Schmidt (Treasurer (As Of 10/21))	$0	$0	$0
Alfred T Dengler (Trustee (Until 05/21))	$0	$0	$0
Anne C Kronenberg (Trustee/Treas (Until 10/21))	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Wu (Trustee (As Of 10/21))	$0	$0	$0
Charles Ward (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Christine H Fox (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Clint Harris (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Cullen Buie (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
D Alec Sargent (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Revenue

$255,307,779

Expenses

$265,292,350

Net Income

-$9,984,571

Net Assets

$434,165,909

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$247,862,118	97.1%
Program Services	$6,821,049	2.7%
Investment Income	$171,146	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$74,727	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$231,795	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$146,944	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$2,070,913	0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$96,235	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$78,144,620	29.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$670,381,093
Total Liabilities	$236,215,184
Net Assets	$434,165,909

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Abbott (Pres/Director (Until 10/20))	$492,520	$0	$275,144
Jeffrey A Fernandez (Vp Ops & Cfo)	$372,235	$0	$155,029
Christopher Land (Vp Legal Affairs/Gen. Counsel)	$370,260	$0	$38,464
Robert Munier (Vp Marine Facilities & Ops)	$342,858	$0	$64,339
Samuel Harp (Vp For Advancement & Cmo)	$323,593	$0	$56,558
Richard Murray (Dd & Vp For Research Adm)	$304,525	$0	$25,800
George Clayton (Chief Development Officer)	$283,797	$0	$57,669
Robert Weller (Senior Scientist)	$275,088	$0	$46,255
Margeret Tivey (Vp Of Academic Affairs & Dean)	$275,022	$0	$53,040
Keith Glavin (Sr. Dir. Information Systems)	$261,938	$0	$54,622
Peter De Menocal (President/Dir. (As Of 10/20))	$127,406	$0	$33,584
David B Scully (Chair Of The Board Of Trustees)	$0	$0	$0
Jefferson E Hughes Jr (Vice Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Steven G Hoch (Chairman Of The Corporation)	$0	$0	$0
Anne C Kronenberg (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
James A Austin Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Baylis (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Cullen Buie (Trustee (As Of 05/20))	$0	$0	$0
H Larry Clark (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
James M Clark Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Samuel Coleman (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Alfred T Dengler (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Sara G Dent (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert C Ducommun (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Esposito (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Revenue

$261,786,466

Expenses

$257,326,966

Net Income

$4,459,500

Net Assets

$385,707,475

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$252,464,384	96.4%
Program Services	$8,089,451	3.1%
Investment Income	$421,858	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$93,151	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$290,976	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$426,646	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,879,457	0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$116,303	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$74,940,156	29.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$626,827,966
Total Liabilities	$241,120,491
Net Assets	$385,707,475

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Jeffrey A Fernandez (Vp Ops & Cfo)	$564,060	$0	$120,628
Mark Abbott (President/Director)	$481,880	$0	$243,611
Robert Munier (Vp Marine Facilities & Ops)	$320,072	$0	$62,719
Christopher Land (Vp Legal Affairs/Gen. Counsel)	$312,907	$0	$37,148
Samuel Harp (Vp For Advancement & Cmo)	$302,167	$0	$50,037
Robert Weller (Senior Scientist)	$271,533	$0	$44,797
Keith Glavin (Sr. Dir. Information Systems)	$253,033	$0	$51,795
John Trowbridge (Senior Scientist)	$249,755	$0	$45,052
Donald Anderson (Senior Scientist)	$241,683	$0	$53,794
Susan Humphris (Interim Dep Dir&Vp Of Research)	$238,591	$0	$53,082
Laurence Madin (Dep Dir & Vpr (Until 5/19))	$201,519	$0	$26,664
David B Scully (Chair Of The Board Of Trustees)	$0	$0	$0
Jefferson E Hughes J (Vice Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Steven G Hoch (Chairman Of The Corporation)	$0	$0	$0
Anne C Kronenberg (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
James A Austin Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Baylis (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
H Larry Clark (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
James M Clark Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Samuel Coleman (Trustee (As Of 05/19))	$0	$0	$0
Alfred T Dengler (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Sara G Dent (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert C Ducommun (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Michael Esposito (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Laurence Fish (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 13, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Revenue

$203,711,976

Expenses

$227,673,490

Net Income

-$23,961,514

Net Assets

$355,636,056

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$195,530,700	96.0%
Program Services	$6,662,663	3.3%
Investment Income	$17,405	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$114,765	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$226,357	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,160,086	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,846,594	0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$53,390	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$71,677,145	31.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$598,068,698
Total Liabilities	$242,432,642
Net Assets	$355,636,056

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Abbott (President/Director)	$474,715	$0	$240,607
Jeffrey A Fernandez (Vp Ops & Cfo)	$353,193	$0	$125,204
Robert Munier (Vp Mar Fac & Op)	$324,433	$0	$59,556
Laurence Madin (Dep Director & Vp Of Research)	$317,070	$0	$53,636
Christopher Land (Vp Legal Affairs/Gen. Counsel)	$301,620	$0	$36,705
Charles Gauvin (Chief Dev Officer (Until 7/18))	$287,885	$0	$45,442
Robert Weller (Senior Scientist)	$262,010	$0	$49,929
Keith Glavin (Sr. Dir. Information Systems)	$235,361	$0	$45,182
Donald Anderson (Senior Scientist)	$233,111	$0	$51,747
John Trowbridge (Senior Scientist)	$231,958	$0	$54,624
David B Scully (Chair Of The Board Of Trustees)	$0	$0	$0
Jefferson E Hughes Jr (Vice Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Steven G Hoch (Chairman Of The Corporation)	$0	$0	$0
Anne C Kronenberg (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
James A Austin Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Baylis (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
James M Clark Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Alfred T Dengler (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Sara G Dent (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert C Ducommun (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Laurence Fish (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret A Flanagan (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Michele S Foster (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Christine H Fox (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Joseph C Hoopes (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Revenue

$204,987,861

Expenses

$221,538,942

Net Income

-$16,551,081

Net Assets

$364,771,074

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$191,109,014	93.2%
Program Services	$9,664,641	4.7%
Investment Income	$38,850	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$83,025	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$255,295	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$3,837,036	1.9%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,898,218	0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$64,080	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$67,575,590	30.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$586,972,995
Total Liabilities	$222,201,921
Net Assets	$364,771,074

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Abbott (President/Director)	$456,651	$0	$232,947
Jeffrey A Fernandez (Vp Ops & Cfo)	$343,523	$0	$117,541
Laurence Madin (Dep Director & Vp Of Research)	$316,668	$0	$51,118
Charles Gauvin (Chief Development Officer)	$303,122	$0	$55,011
Robert Munier (Vp Mar Fac & Op)	$293,334	$0	$57,442
Christopher Land (Vp Legal Affairs/Gen. Counsel)	$272,482	$0	$36,814
Robert Weller (Senior Scientist)	$262,213	$0	$63,015
Donald Anderson (Senior Scientist)	$236,736	$0	$51,265
James Yoder (Vp Of Academics (Until 10/31))	$228,345	$0	$61,753
Susan Humphris (Senior Scientist)	$222,094	$0	$76,792
Dana Fernandez (Controller)	$192,686	$0	$56,171
David B Scully (Chair Of The Board Of Trustees)	$0	$0	$0
Jefferson E Hughes Jr (Vice Chair Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
Steven G Hoch (Chairman Of The Corporation)	$0	$0	$0
Anne C Kronenberg (Treasurer)	$0	$0	$0
James A Austin Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Baylis (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
James M Clark Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Alfred T Dengler (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Sara G Dent (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert C Ducommun (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Richard A Falkenrath Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Laurence Fish (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Margaret A Flanagan (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Michele S Foster (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Revenue

$215,727,317

Expenses

$236,368,081

Net Income

-$20,640,764

Net Assets

$338,318,794

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$206,600,438	95.8%
Program Services	$6,977,967	3.2%
Investment Income	$18,275	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$349,450	0.2%
Rental Property Income	$228,045	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,553,142	0.7%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,562,991	0.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$71,567	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$65,023,479	27.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$569,858,558
Total Liabilities	$231,539,764
Net Assets	$338,318,794

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Mark Abbott (President/Director)	$423,298	$0	$204,717
Jeffrey A Fernandez (Cfo/Vp Operations)	$333,067	$0	$114,373
Laurence Madin (Dep Director & Vp Of Research)	$308,251	$0	$54,969
Robert Munier (Vp Mar Fac & Op)	$279,408	$0	$51,902
Susan K Avery (Former President)	$268,000	$0	$0
Charles Gauvin (Chief Development Officer)	$266,010	$0	$33,443
Robert Weller (Senior Scientist)	$260,398	$0	$57,129
Christopher Land (Vp Legal/Gen Cnsl/Clerk)	$256,697	$0	$41,464
James Yoder (Vice President Of Academics)	$254,564	$0	$82,326
Donald Anderson (Senior Scientist)	$220,555	$0	$61,432
James Bellingham (Senior Scientist)	$216,156	$0	$49,107
Dana Fernandez (Controller)	$189,151	$0	$48,297
Thomas G Nemmers (Exec. Proj. Mgr/Former Clerk)	$76,050	$0	$33,417
David Scully (Chairman Of Life Trustees)	$0	$0	$0
Jefferson E Hughes Jr (Vice Chair Board)	$0	$0	$0
Steven G Hoch (Chairman Of Corp)	$0	$0	$0
Hardwick Simmons (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
James A Austin Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Rodney B Berens (Trustee (Until 10/16))	$0	$0	$0
Coleman P Burke (Trustee (Until 5/16))	$0	$0	$0
James M Clark Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Baylis (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert A Day Jr (Trustee (Until 5/16))	$0	$0	$0
Alfred T Dengler (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Sara G Dent (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 14, 2017

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Audit

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Revenue

$226,448,993

Expenses

$236,227,294

Net Income

-$9,778,301

Net Assets

$341,757,225

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$213,415,785	94.2%
Program Services	$5,704,950	2.5%
Investment Income	$284,174	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$141,005	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$284,524	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$6,418,649	2.8%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$199,906	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,837,436	0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$61,304,622	26.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$568,116,376
Total Liabilities	$226,359,151
Net Assets	$341,757,225

Provided first-class or charter travel

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Susan K Avery (President/Director (Unt 7/15))	$579,707	$0	$41,240
Jeffrey A Fernandez (Cfo/Vp Operations)	$331,282	$0	$88,412
Laurence Madin (Executive Vp/Director)	$305,856	$0	$53,385
Robert Weller (Senior Scientist)	$288,467	$0	$59,113
Robert Munier (Vp Mar Fac & Op)	$287,046	$0	$51,110
James Yoder (Vice President Of Academics)	$257,339	$0	$71,160
Christopher Land (Secretary Of Corp (As Of 5/15))	$256,732	$0	$43,998
James Bellingham (Director, Ctr Marine Robotics)	$220,509	$0	$24,839
Donald Anderson (Senior Scientist)	$220,123	$0	$62,443
Susan Humphris (Senior Scientist)	$219,438	$0	$98,931
Dana Fernandez (Controller)	$189,155	$0	$49,545
Mark Abbott (President/Dir (As Of 10/15))	$155,425	$0	$45,916
Thomas G Nemmers (Exec Proj Mgr/Clerk (Unt 5/15))	$119,289	$0	$53,221
Newton Ps Merrill (Chairman Of Board (Unt 10/15))	$0	$0	$0
David Scully (Chairman Of Board(as Of 10/15))	$0	$0	$0
Jefferson E Hughes Jr (Vice Chair Board (As Of 10/15))	$0	$0	$0
John F O'brien (Chairman Of Corp (Unt 10/15))	$0	$0	$0
Steven Hoch (Chairman Of Corp (As Of 10/15))	$0	$0	$0
Hardwick Simmons (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
James A Austin Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Rodney B Berens (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Coleman P Burke (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
James M Clark Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert A Day Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Alfred T Dengler (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 15, 2016

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Audit

Audit for an entity that spends $750,000+ in federal grant money in a fiscal year

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Revenue

$227,726,444

Expenses

$241,893,236

Net Income

-$14,166,792

Net Assets

$333,546,014

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$215,911,523	94.8%
Program Services	$4,013,139	1.8%
Investment Income	$1,569,959	0.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$284,898	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$148,131	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$5,358,477	2.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$440,317	0.2%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,327,172	0.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$62,672,382	25.9%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$588,280,155
Total Liabilities	$254,734,141
Net Assets	$333,546,014

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Susan K Avery (President/Director)	$444,806	$0	$75,771
Jeffrey A Fernandez (Cfo/Vp Operations)	$303,011	$0	$58,739
Laurence Madin (Executive Vp/Director)	$289,725	$0	$48,345
Robert Weller (Department Chair)	$257,333	$0	$52,284
Robert Munier (Vp Mar Fac & Op)	$251,846	$0	$44,179
James Yoder (Vice President Of Academics)	$240,310	$0	$73,993
William Jenkins (Senior Scientist)	$226,289	$0	$52,779
Christopher Land (Vp Legal Affairs/Gen. Counsel)	$217,282	$0	$19,749
Donald Anderson (Senior Scientist)	$204,718	$0	$56,760
Susan Humphris (Senior Scientist)	$203,670	$0	$66,973
Dana Fernandez (Controller)	$172,479	$0	$35,944
Thomas G Nemmers (Exec Proj Mgr/Clerk Of Corp)	$110,923	$0	$44,317
Newton Ps Merrill (Chairman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
John F Obrien (Chairman Of The Corporation)	$0	$0	$0
Hardwick Simmons (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
James A Austin Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert M Baylis (Trustee(until 5/21/14))	$0	$0	$0
Rodney B Berens (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Coleman P Burke (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
James M Clark Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert A Day Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Alfred T Dengler (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Sara G Dent (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert C Ducommun (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Richard A Falkenrath Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 13, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Revenue

$207,009,183

Expenses

$223,971,218

Net Income

-$16,962,035

Net Assets

$360,365,723

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$194,620,964	94.0%
Program Services	$4,040,652	2.0%
Investment Income	$619,261	0.3%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$173,095	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$285,743	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$7,004,719	3.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$264,749	0.1%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,312,968	0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$63,958,683	28.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$561,486,144
Total Liabilities	$201,120,421
Net Assets	$360,365,723

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Susan K Avery (President/Director)	$460,027	$0	$78,743
Jeffrey A Fernandez (Cfo/Vp Operations)	$285,841	$0	$40,754
Laurence Madin (Executive Vp/Director)	$280,839	$0	$66,885
Robert Munier (Vp Mar Fac & Op)	$253,232	$0	$41,772
Priya Mccue (Chief Development Officer)	$245,947	$0	$39,314
James Yoder (Vice President Of Academics)	$239,880	$0	$77,667
Robert Weller (Department Chair)	$234,222	$0	$65,900
William Jenkins (Senior Scientist)	$226,224	$0	$67,210
John H Trowbridge (Senior Scientist)	$214,450	$0	$59,038
Emily H Schorer (Cao)	$207,811	$0	$43,029
Susan Humphris (Senior Scientist)	$206,388	$0	$63,838
Donald Anderson (Senior Scientist)	$205,227	$0	$70,593
Dana Fernandez (Controller)	$170,244	$0	$40,563
Thomas G Nemmers (Exec Proj Mgr/Clerk Of Corp)	$111,334	$0	$43,351
Newton Ps Merrill (Chairman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0
John F Obrien (Chairman Of The Corporation)	$0	$0	$0
Hardwick Simmons (Treasurer/Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
James A Austin Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert M Baylis (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Rodney B Berens (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Coleman P Burke (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
James M Clark Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Robert A Day Jr (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Alfred T Dengler (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
Sara G Dent (Trustee)	$0	$0	$0
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990

Filed on Nov. 14, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Revenue

$285,218,896

Expenses

$224,198,145

Net Income

$61,020,751

Net Assets

$280,331,575

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$199,587,473	70.0%
Program Services	$11,192,143	3.9%
Investment Income	$2,805,300	1.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$180,696	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$242,411	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$70,369,454	24.7%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$841,419	0.3%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,732,462	0.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$64,928,195	29.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$521,961,251
Total Liabilities	$241,629,676
Net Assets	$280,331,575

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Revenue

$231,017,407

Expenses

$226,559,293

Net Income

$4,458,114

Net Assets

$264,129,581

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$204,529,422	88.5%
Program Services	$11,097,891	4.8%
Investment Income	$4,057,239	1.8%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$111,019	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$265,800	0.1%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$9,630,656	4.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,325,380	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,433,157	0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$62,348,355	27.5%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$497,650,905
Total Liabilities	$233,521,324
Net Assets	$264,129,581

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Revenue $346M (2023)

Expenses $332M (2023)

Total Assets $766M (2023)

Total Liabilities $163M (2023)

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Revenue

$346M (2023)

Expenses

$332M (2023)

Total Assets

$766M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$163M (2023)

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