1. Directory
  2. Massachusetts
  3. Woods Hole
  4. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
EIN 04-2105850

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
1,141
City
Woods Hole
State
Massachusetts
Year formed
1930
Most recent tax filings
2019-12-01
NTEE code, primary
U00: Science and Technology Research: General
Description
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a science or technology research center in Woods Hole, MA, which was founded in 1930 and most recently had $261,786,466 in revenue and 1,141 employees.

Program areas at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Sponsored and institutional research in oceanography and related fields: of the 1,007 sponsored research awards, 578 awards are from 7 federal agencies and 429 are from 172 other sponsors. Institution research sponsored 78 projects from unrestricted funds. In addition, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued 700 publications in 2019.
Education: joint graduate program with m.i.t. In the marine sciences. In 2019, there were 134 graduate students, 32 degree recipients, 49 post doctoral scholars and fellows, 12 geophysical fluid dynamics program participants, 33 summer student fellows and 234 guest students.

Form 990s for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2019-122021-03-31990View PDF
2018-122020-01-31990View PDF
2017-122019-02-21990View PDF
2016-122018-01-18990View PDF
2015-122017-04-06990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

Who funds Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Blue Planet Marine Research FoundationOcean Research$32,593,000
 View purchase optionsWildlife/environment$994,680
 View purchase optionsResearch Grant$867,525
...and 66 more grants received
Federal funding details
Federal agencyProgram nameAmount
National Science FoundationGEOSCIENCES$100,644,399
 View purchase options███ ██ ████ █████ ████$░░,░░░,░░░
 View purchase options███████$░░,░░░,░░░
...and 214 more federal grants / contracts

Financials for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

RevenuesFYE 12/2019
Total grants, contributions, etc.$252,464,384
Program services$8,089,451
Investment income and dividends$421,858
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$93,151
Net rental income$290,976
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$0
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$426,646
Total revenues$261,786,466

Personnel at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

NameTitleCompensation
Jeffrey FernandezVice President Operations and Chief Financial Officer / Board Member$564,060
Samuel HarpVice President for Advancement and Chief Marketing Officer$302,167
Christopher LandVice President Legal Affairs and General Counsel$312,907
 View purchase optionsInterim Deputy Director and Vice President of Research$238,591
 View purchase optionsPresident and Director$481,880
...and 10 more key personnel

Organizations like Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

OrganizationLocationRevenue
Khan AcademyMountain View, CA$79,340,879
National Academy of SciencesWashington, DC$406,416,247
SRCNorth Syracuse, NY$323,256,106
Associated UniversitiesWashington, DC$106,560,962
Southwest Research InstituteSan Antonio, TX$706,134,413
Research Triangle Institute (RTI)Research Triangle Park, NC$917,894,551
Cold Spring Harbor LaboratoryCold Spring Harbor, NY$307,604,088
Population CouncilNew York, NY$82,631,863
University Enterprises IncorporatedSacramento, CA$99,291,560
Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU)Oak Ridge, TN$94,761,403
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical ResearchCambridge, MA$72,327,232
Aerospace CorporationLos Angeles, CA$1,155,829,000
West Virginia University ResearchMorgantown, WV$134,256,339
CogniaAlpharetta, GA$121,196,667
Fund for the City of New York (FCNY)New York, NY$114,461,201
National Opinion Research Center (NORC)Chicago, IL$268,782,107
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)Rochester, NY$849,584,640
Fermi Research Alliance (FRA)Batavia, IL$478,201,204
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)Chicago, IL$410,466,852
Alfred UniversityAlfred, NY$125,818,572
Centro International de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)Medley, FL$86,116,243
MRIGlobalKansas City, MO$102,654,783
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)Worcester, MA$384,496,935
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium'sOmaha, NE$72,462,794
The Aspen InstituteWashington, DC$152,108,136
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsResearch centersHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Science and technology
Characteristics
Political advocacyConducts researchLobbyingConservation easementOperates internationallyState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donations
Key performance indicators
Total revenues
$261,786,466
2019
Yearly growth
28.5%
% of revenues
n/a
Total expenses
$257,326,966
2019
Yearly growth
13%
% of expenses
n/a
Total assets
$626,827,966
2019
Yearly growth
4.8%
% of assets
n/a
Num. employees
1,141
2019
Yearly growth
2.4%
% of total
n/a
General information
Address
569 Woods Hole Rd MS 14
Woods Hole, MA 02543
Metro area
Barnstable Town, MA
County
Barnstable County, MA
Website URL
whoi.edu/ 
Phone
(508) 457-2000
Facebook page
woods-hole-oceanographic-institution-whoi 
Twitter profile
@whoimedia 
IRS details
EIN
04-2105850
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1930
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
U00: Science and Technology Research: General
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
Cause IQ is a website that helps companies grow, maintain, and serve their nonprofit clients, and helps nonprofits find additional foundation funding. Our data and tools help professionals prospect for nonprofits, research opportunities, benchmark their clients, and enrich existing information.
Nonprofits
Product
Customers
About

© 2022 Nonprofit Metrics LLC
Terms of Service and Privacy Policy