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Woods HOLE Oceanographic Institution

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: % DANA FERNANDEZ SR DIR FINAN
Other · WOODS HOLE, MA · EIN 04-2105850

About

Form 990, part i, line 1 and part III, line 1 the woods HOLE oceanographic institution is dedicated to advancing knowledge of the ocean and its connection with the earth system through a sustained commitment to excellence in science, engineering, and education, and to the application of this knowledge to problems facing society.

In care of DANA Fernandez SR DIR Finan

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
1,446
Volunteers
61

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$344.3M
Expenses
$353.2M
Assets
$785.1M
Liabilities
$146.4M

Financial history

$353.9M$176.9M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $344.3M · Peak FY2022: $353.9M · Avg: $264.1M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$1.8M
Foreign employees608
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
Central America and the Caribbean——
South America——
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)——
Antarctica——
Central America and the Caribbean——
East Asia and the Pacific——
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)——
Middle East and North Africa——
North America——
South America——
Russia and the Newly Independent States——
South Asia——
Sub-Saharan Africa——

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) has NOT elected 501(h) — lobbying is permitted but limited under the vaguer "no substantial part of activities" test.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
—
Lobbying
$26K
Grants Given
$14.0M
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
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Address

569 Woods HOLE Rdms14
Woods HOLE, MA, 02543-104

Governance

Voting board members31
Independent members29
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planYes
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %17.9%
Permanent endowment %24.6%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$140K
Net to org$0
Retained by contractors$363K
ChannelsMail · Email · In-person · Grant solicitation
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