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Marine Biological Laboratory

EIN 04-2104690Research and Public Policy Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Biological discovery in Woods Hole

The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is an international center for research, education, and training in biology. Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution and an affiliate of the University of Chicago. The MBL currently supports a year-round staff of more than 250 scientists and support staff working in such fields as cell and developmental biology, ecology, microbiology, molecular evolution, global infectious disease, neurobiology, and sensory physiology. Each summer, an additional 1,400 scientists and advanced students from around the world come to the MBL to study the diverse and abundant marine organisms found in local waters. The laboratory's educational program plays a significant role in training the world's experimental biologists.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

86.19Overall score
out of 100

87.50Financial score
out of 100

85.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$40,401,396

Total expenses · USD$42,842,812

Program expenses

$38,430,002.36 recorded amount

89.7%

Fundraising expenses

$1,156,755.92 recorded amount

2.7%

Administrative expenses

$3,170,368.09 recorded amount

7.4%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.04 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Huntington Willard
Recorded compensation: $636,300.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 1.48%

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All 23 original fields for Marine Biological Laboratory
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	85.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is an international center for research, education, and training in biology. Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution and an affiliate of the University of Chicago. The MBL currently supports a year-round staff of more than 250 scientists and support staff working in such fields as cell and developmental biology, ecology, microbiology, molecular evolution, global infectious disease, neurobiology, and sensory physiology. Each summer, an additional 1,400 scientists and advanced students from around the world come to the MBL to study the diverse and abundant marine organisms found in local waters. The laboratory's educational program plays a significant role in training the world's experimental biologists.
`ein` EIN	04-2104690
`tot_exp` Total expenses	42842812.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.07400000000000001
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.04
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.027000000000000003
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.897
`fscore` Financial score	87.5
`leader` Recorded leader	Huntington Willard
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	636300.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0148
`motto` Tagline	Biological discovery in Woods Hole
`name` Charity name	Marine Biological Laboratory
`tot_rev` Total revenue	40401396.0
`score` Overall score	86.19
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	38430002.364
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1156755.924
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	3170368.0880000005

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2104690
Source category: Research and Public Policy
Source subcategory: Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
Recorded location: Massachusetts (MA)
Expense-based size: Large
Above $13.5M in total expenses · source label: big

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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.