Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 01-6006001)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019	$12.9M
FY2020	$13.8M
FY2021	$19.0M
FY2022	$20.4M
FY2023	$41.5M
FY2024	$30.5M
FY2025	$29.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019	$12.8M
FY2020	$13.9M
FY2021	$14.4M
FY2022	$16.9M
FY2023	$18.6M
FY2024	$19.5M
FY2025	$20.5M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019	$34.6M
FY2020	$32.7M
FY2021	$40.4M
FY2022	$43.7M
FY2023	$68.4M
FY2024	$83.0M
FY2025	$94.8M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1961.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

89%

Program services 89% · $17.5M Management & general 1% · $250K Fundraising 9% · $1.8M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

32 people listed on the 990; $2.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Deborah Bronk

President & CEO

$358,042Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Cutshall

VP Strategic Alliances and

$220,526Pt VII · Sec A

Ramunas Stepanauskas

Senior Research Scientist

$189,676Pt VII · Sec A

Benjamin Twining

VP Education & Research

$186,624Pt VII · Sec A

David Whitt

CFO/VP for Administration

$172,634Pt VII · Sec A

Beth Orcutt

VP for Research/Senior Res

$169,741Pt VII · Sec A

William M Balch

Senior Research Scientist

$157,099Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Lomas

Senior Research Scientist

$156,560Pt VII · Sec A

Deborah Bronk’s $377K as President & CEO is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 139 $10–100M science & technology nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Deborah Bronk	$377,375	$358,042	$329,197	$330,207	$300,202	$279,823
Jennifer Cutshall	$246,261	$220,526	$220,842	$201,891	$193,857	$185,417
Ramunas Stepanauskas	$198,426	$189,676	$172,211	$158,142	$152,086	$141,339
Benjamin Twining	$196,325	$186,624	$174,018	$154,246	$139,443	$133,034
David Whitt	$186,715	$172,634	$160,372	$148,333	$133,008	—
William M Balch	—	$157,099	$179,635	$173,502	$175,225	$172,103
Beth Orcutt	$176,643	$169,741	$138,146	$123,187	—	—
James McManus	—	—	—	$164,993	$152,995	$149,733

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Research, educate, and transfer technology to understand ocean ecosystems and their connection to life.

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1 program · $17.5M · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

Providing scientific and educational research for governmental, commercial, and educational entities.

$17.5Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

T Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving INCFY2025$10K

The Ayco Charitable FoundationFY2025$10K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$30.5M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.9M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$370K

Money outPt IX

$19.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$17.5M

Managementcol C$250K

Fundraisingcol D$1.8M

Owns and owesPt X

$83.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.4M

Total assetsLn 16$104.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$21.5M

PeoplePt VI, VII

32

listed · VII A

PaidVII A16

Voting boardVI 1a16

IndependentVI 1b16

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$27.9M

Government grantsLn 1e$10.0M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$622K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.1M

Investment incomeLn 3$370K

Other incomeLn 4–11$129K

Gains on assetsLn 7−$58K

Total revenueLn 12$30.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$4.4M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$46.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$44.7M

Other assetsLn 15$1.2M

Total assetsLn 16$104.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$21.5M

Net assetsLn 32$83.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5100

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$3.0M	$4.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$38.2M	$46.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$35.4M	$44.7M
Total assetsLn 16	$87.5M	$104.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$19.1M	$21.5M
Net assetsLn 32	$68.4M	$83.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$2.7M	$1.7M	$859K	$211K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$5.0M	$3.0M	$1.6M	$388K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$493K	$316K	$135K	$41K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$2.4M	$1.6M	$663K	$200K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$605K	$389K	$166K	$50K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$459K	$423K	$34K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$11K	$894	$8K	$3K
OccupancyLn 16	$334K	$24K	$310K
TravelLn 17	$292K	$250K	$24K	$18K
InterestLn 20	$447K	$2K	$444K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2.2M	$1.4M	$672K	$176K
InsuranceLn 23	$193K	$27K	$166K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$3.3M	$2.4M	$878K	$13K
All other expensesLn 24e	$1.0M	$6.0M	−$5.7M	$723K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$19.5M	$17.5M	$250K	$1.8M

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$29.7M	$20.5M	$9.2M	$94.8M	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$30.5M	$19.5M	$11.0M	$83.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$41.5M	$18.6M	$22.9M	$68.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$20.4M	$16.9M	$3.5M	$43.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$19.0M	$14.4M	$4.6M	$40.4M	990 PDF
FY2020	$13.8M	$13.9M	−$73K	$32.7M	990 PDF
FY2019	$12.9M	$12.8M	$36K	$34.6M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $30,523,194 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $38,018,643$27,948,589

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,483,425$2,075,780

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $813,795$369,529

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $172,730$129,296

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $41,488,593$30,523,194

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,303,347$11,253,064

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,285,910$8,293,565

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,589,257$19,546,629

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $22,899,336$10,976,565

Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16

VI-1b Independent voting members16

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $30,523,194 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $232,756 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1e Government grants$9,952,706

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$17,995,883

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$622,446

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$27,948,589

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,846,613$1,846,613

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $427,893$427,893

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$35,147 · Excluded from tax −$23,217−$58,364

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $125,707$125,707

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,169,929 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $404,676$30,523,194

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $19,546,629 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,652,772 · Management $858,720 · Fundraising $210,561$2,722,053

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,047,477 · Management $1,583,358 · Fundraising $388,248$5,019,083

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $316,376 · Management $135,365 · Fundraising $40,908$492,649

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,550,339 · Management $663,333 · Fundraising $200,462$2,414,134

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $388,620 · Management $166,276 · Fundraising $50,249$605,145

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $422,780 · Management $33,699 · Fundraising $2,510$458,989

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $894 · Management $7,619 · Fundraising $2,892$11,405

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,067 · Management $309,884$333,951

IX-17 TravelPrograms $249,680 · Management $24,424 · Fundraising $17,501$291,605

IX-20 InterestPrograms $2,400 · Management $444,187$446,587

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,372,114 · Management $672,103 · Fundraising $175,653$2,219,870

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $27,130 · Management $165,806$192,936

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,405,117 · Management $878,359 · Fundraising $13,221$3,296,697

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,011,963 · Management −$5,693,024 · Fundraising $722,586$1,041,525

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,471,729 · Management $250,109 · Fundraising $1,824,791$19,546,629

Part X · Balance sheet $104,522,449 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,980,185$4,366,016

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,422,827$7,492,879

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $509,770$480,561

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $81,949$60,755

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $35,407,509$44,677,849

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $38,244,558$46,290,664

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $853,458$1,153,725

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $87,500,256$104,522,449

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,590,131$6,172,699

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $5,571,689$3,749,457

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,116,506$21,544,071

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $28,071,656$44,466,833

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $40,312,094$38,511,545

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,383,750$82,978,378

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $87,500,256$104,522,449

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $82,978,378 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$30,523,194

XI-2 Total expenses$19,546,629

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,976,565

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,383,750

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,317,796

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$300,267

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$82,978,378

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences FY2024 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV