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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

EIN 04-2105850Research and Public Policy Massachusetts Large

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

The mission

What this organization describes

Dedicated to ocean research, engineering, and education

Founded in 1930, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is dedicated to research and education to advance understanding of the ocean and its interaction with the Earth system, and to communicating this understanding for the benefit of society. Its primary mission is to develop and effectively communicate a fundamental understanding of the processes and characteristics governing how the oceans function and how they interact with the Earth as a whole. WHOI promotes and develops the use of advanced instrumentation and systems (including ships, vehicles and platforms) to make the required observations at sea and in the laboratory. WHOI makes the results of its research known to the public and policymakers and foster its applications to new technology and products in ways consistent with the wise use of the oceans.

Mission and tagline reproduced from the source record.

Historical scorecard

Three perspectives. One record.

92.95Overall score
out of 100

90.03Financial score
out of 100

100.00Accountability & transparency
out of 100

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Financial context

Revenue, expenses, and composition

Total revenue · USD$215,727,317

Total expenses · USD$236,368,081

Program expenses

$214,622,217.55 recorded amount

90.8%

Fundraising expenses

$1,890,944.65 recorded amount

0.8%

Administrative expenses

$19,382,182.64 recorded amount

8.2%

Fundraising efficiency: $0.01 spent per $1 raised in donations, as defined in the source.

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Historical leadership record

The leadership information supplied

Recorded leader: Mark Abbott
Recorded compensation: $423,298.00
Recorded compensation percentage: 0.17%

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Inspect all 23 original source fields

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All 23 original fields for Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Source field	Original source value
`ascore` Accountability & transparency score	100.0
`category` Category	Research and Public Policy
`description` Mission & description	Founded in 1930, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is dedicated to research and education to advance understanding of the ocean and its interaction with the Earth system, and to communicating this understanding for the benefit of society. Its primary mission is to develop and effectively communicate a fundamental understanding of the processes and characteristics governing how the oceans function and how they interact with the Earth as a whole. WHOI promotes and develops the use of advanced instrumentation and systems (including ships, vehicles and platforms) to make the required observations at sea and in the laboratory. WHOI makes the results of its research known to the public and policymakers and foster its applications to new technology and products in ways consistent with the wise use of the oceans.
`ein` EIN	04-2105850
`tot_exp` Total expenses	236368081.0
`admin_exp_p` Administrative expense fraction	0.08199999999999999
`fund_eff` Fundraising efficiency ($ per $1 raised)	0.01
`fund_exp_p` Fundraising expense fraction	0.008
`program_exp_p` Program expense fraction	0.9079999999999999
`fscore` Financial score	90.03
`leader` Recorded leader	Mark Abbott
`leader_comp` Recorded leader compensation	423298.0
`leader_comp_p` Recorded leader compensation fraction	0.0017000000000000001
`motto` Tagline	Dedicated to ocean research, engineering, and education
`name` Charity name	Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
`tot_rev` Total revenue	215727317.0
`score` Overall score	92.95
`state` State code	MA
`subcategory` Subcategory	Non-Medical Science & Technology Research
`size` Source size label	big
`program_exp` Program expenses	214622217.54799998
`fund_exp` Fundraising expenses	1890944.648
`admin_exp` Administrative expenses	19382182.641999997

Identity & classification

At a glance

EIN: 04-2105850
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.