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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

EIN 01-6006001Research and Public Policy Maine Mid-sized

Historical collection: May 2019 · Rating details mostly from 2017. Source & context

The mission

What this organization describes

Blue Biotechnology, Ocean Biogeochemistry and Climate Change, and Ocean Health

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences investigates the microbial drivers of global ocean processes through basic and applied research, education, and enterprise. What we are learning will be essential to the conservation and responsible use of the ocean and the many valuable services it provides. Research at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is organized around three core themes of Blue Biotechnology, Ocean Biogeochemistry and Climate Change, and Ocean Health. The Laboratory's 60,000 square-foot, shore-based campus is located in East Boothbay, Maine, on the Damariscotta River estuary.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

96.66Overall score
out of 100

97.50Financial score
out of 100

96.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$14,444,038

Total expenses · USD$12,705,375

Program expenses

$10,812,274.12 recorded amount

85.1%

Fundraising expenses

$800,438.62 recorded amount

6.3%

Administrative expenses

$1,079,956.88 recorded amount

8.5%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.06 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Benjamin Twining
Recorded compensation: $121,785.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.95%

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All 23 original fields for Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	96.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences investigates the microbial drivers of global ocean processes through basic and applied research, education, and enterprise. What we are learning will be essential to the conservation and responsible use of the ocean and the many valuable services it provides. Research at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences is organized around three core themes of Blue Biotechnology, Ocean Biogeochemistry and Climate Change, and Ocean Health. The Laboratory's 60,000 square-foot, shore-based campus is located in East Boothbay, Maine, on the Damariscotta River estuary.
`ein` EIN	01-6006001
`tot_exp` Total expenses	12705375.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.085
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.06
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.063
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.851
`fscore` Financial score	97.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Benjamin Twining
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	121785.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0095
`motto` Tagline	Blue Biotechnology, Ocean Biogeochemistry and Climate Change, and Ocean Health
`name` Charity name	Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
`tot_rev` Total revenue	14444038.0
`score` Overall score	96.66
`state` State code	ME
`subcategory` Subcategory	Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
`size` Source size label	mid
`program_exp` Program expenses	10812274.125
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	800438.625
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	1079956.875

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 01-6006001
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
Recorded location: Maine (ME)
Expense-based size: Mid-sized
$3.5M–$13.5M in total expenses · source label: mid

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Source: Charity Navigator Scores Expenses Dataset, version 1, attributed to katyjqian on Kaggle. Collection: May 2019; rating details mostly from 2017. Read attribution, scope, and reuse notes.