Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 1964.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
42 people listed on the 990; $5.0M paid to officers and key staff.
Bruce Stillman PHD’s $975K as CEO and Trustee is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 43 $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 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Stillman PHD | $975,312 | $3,033,951 | $855,081 | $775,721 | $774,869 |
| David Spector | — | $907,784 | $479,909 | $455,437 | $456,290 |
| John Tuke | $584,160 | $568,098 | $549,125 | $533,702 | $547,035 |
| David Tuveson | $543,180 | $436,086 | $425,578 | $403,943 | $400,335 |
| Michael Wigler | $440,079 | $427,233 | $417,452 | $399,761 | $400,645 |
| Charles V Prizzi | $427,202 | $418,828 | $407,116 | $373,502 | $364,427 |
| Nicholas Milowski | $413,390 | $76,560 | — | — | — |
| Anthony Zador | $410,471 | $397,761 | $382,252 | $374,763 | — |
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
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
- Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed
Programs and updates
Conducts basic research in molecular biology and genetics while publishing scientific journals and books to advance and spread global knowledge of the biological sciences.
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Research
Cold spring harbor laboratory (CSHL), founded in 1890, is a world-renowned, private research and education institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, quantitative biology, and bioinformatics & genomics.
Educational Meetings & Courses Program
CSHL'S reputation as one of the premier hubs of activity in biology and genetics is linked to its meetings and courses program. With roots in the legendary annual symposia in quantitative biology series, which began in 1933, the program organizes more than 60 meetings and courses annually, covering a wide range of topics in the…
Publications
With origins in the 1930's, CSHL press enhances the laboratory's educational mission by publishing original work that assists in the advance and spread of scientific knowledge. Sale of its publications enhances the laboratory's international reputation for excellence.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $107.7M | $75.1M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $646.1M | $561.9M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $284.9M | $304.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $1.18B | $1.11B |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $184.6M | $151.6M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $990.6M | $961.2M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $13.5M | $13.5M | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $269K | $269K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $3.6M | $1.8M | $1.7M | $115K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $64.9M | $53.6M | $10.3M | $1.0M |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $4.8M | $4.0M | $764K | $75K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $13.4M | $11.3M | $2.0M | $158K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $4.4M | $3.6M | $762K | $54K |
| Management feesLn 11a | $3.1M | $1.1M | $2.0M | $2K |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $543K | $303K | $240K | |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $359K | $359K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $48K | $48K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $2.6M | $2.6M | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $380K | $368K | $13K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $24.6M | $22.5M | $2.1M | $48K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $1.9M | $1.7M | $209K | |
| RoyaltiesLn 15 | $710K | $710K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $7.8M | $7.0M | $779K | $6 |
| TravelLn 17 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $57K | $14K |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $4.0M | $4.0M | $16K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $3.9M | $3.2M | $704K | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $16.5M | $13.9M | $2.6M | |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $1.4M | $29K | $1.4M | |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $9.9M | $8.7M | $957K | $241K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $184.0M | $152.8M | $29.4M | $1.8M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $232.7M | $199.8M | $32.9M | $1.1B | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $258.0M | $190.7M | $67.3M | $1.1B | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 Viewing | $207.4M | $184.0M | $23.4M | $961.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $202.3M | $170.4M | $31.8M | $990.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $184.4M | $166.0M | $18.5M | $899.0M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $207,360,887 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 31 of 32 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $207,360,887 across 14 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $183,981,090 across 23 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $1,112,826,649 assets, 20 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $961,178,743 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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