WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (EIN 04-2105850)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-12
IRS object ID: 202113169349312216
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-12T16:32:14-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	101 SEAPORT BLVD SUITE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02210	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	042105850	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% DANA FERNANDEZ SR DIR FINAN	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	WOOD	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5084572000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	569 WOODS HOLE ROAD MS 14	AddressLine1Txt
City	WOODS HOLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02543	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KATHRYN LINK	PersonNm
Person Title	VP OPS & CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5084572000	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-11-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KATHRYN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	LINK	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	GWEN SPENCER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00641463	PTIN
Phone	6175305000	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-11-08	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	PETER DE MENOCAL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	569 WOODS HOLE ROAD MS 14	AddressLine1Txt
City	WOODS HOLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02543	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$281,691,331	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.whoi.edu	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1930	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	37	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	35	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	1131	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	44	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$2,009,658	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$797,950	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$252,464,384	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$247,862,118	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$8,089,451	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$6,821,049	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$421,858	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$171,146	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$810,773	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$453,466	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$261,786,466	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$255,307,779	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$10,095,967	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$10,875,940	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$116,958,898	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$127,361,840	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$116,303	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$96,235	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$3,964,699	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$130,155,798	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$126,958,335	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$257,326,966	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$265,292,350	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,459,500	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$9,984,571	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$626,827,966	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$670,381,093	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$241,120,491	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$236,215,184	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$385,707,475	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$434,165,909	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$220,486,882	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$10,249,110	GrantAmt
Revenue	$421,464	RevenueAmt
Desc	SPONSORED AND INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH IN OCEANOGRAPHY AND RELATED FIELDS: OF THE 1,002 SPONSORED RESEARCH AWARDS, 673 AWARDS ARE FROM 9 FEDERAL AGENCIES AND 329 ARE FROM 158 OTHER SPONSORS. INSTITUTION RESEARCH SPONSORED 117 PROJECTS FROM UNRESTRICTED FUNDS. IN ADDITION, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION ISSUED 626 PUBLICATIONS IN 2020.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$13,484,866	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$626,830	GrantAmt
Revenue	$6,399,585	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATION: JOINT GRADUATE PROGRAM WITH M.I.T. IN THE MARINE SCIENCES. IN 2020, THERE WERE 143 GRADUATE STUDENTS, 21 DEGREE RECIPIENTS, 47 POST DOCTORAL SCHOLARS AND FELLOWS, 26 SUMMER STUDENT FELLOWS AND 60 GUEST STUDENTS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$233,971,748	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	Yes (true)	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (true)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	Yes (true)	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	243	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	1131	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	37	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	35	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	Yes (true)	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or Procedure	false	WrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd
Other	Yes (X)	OtherInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DANA FERNANDEZ SR DIR FINAN	PersonNm
Phone	5082893505	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	569 WOODS HOLE RD MS 14	AddressLine1Txt
City	WOODS HOLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02543	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (47 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
MARK ABBOTT
PRES/DIRECTOR (Until 10/20)	50.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$492,520	$0	$275,144
JEFFREY A FERNANDEZ
VP OPS & CFO	50.0	0.0		Yes (X)	$372,235	$0	$155,029
CHRISTOPHER LAND
VP LEGAL AFFAIRS/GEN. COUNSEL	50.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$370,260	$0	$38,464
ROBERT MUNIER
VP MARINE FACILITIES & OPS	50.0	0.0			$342,858	$0	$64,339	Yes (X)
SAMUEL HARP
VP FOR ADVANCEMENT & CMO	50.0	0.0			$323,593	$0	$56,558		Yes (X)
GEORGE CLAYTON
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	50.0	0.0			$283,797	$0	$57,669		Yes (X)
RICHARD MURRAY
DD & VP FOR RESEARCH ADM	50.0	0.0			$304,525	$0	$25,800	Yes (X)
MARGERET TIVEY
VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS & DEAN	50.0	0.0			$275,022	$0	$53,040		Yes (X)
ROBERT WELLER
SENIOR SCIENTIST	50.0	0.0			$275,088	$0	$46,255		Yes (X)
KEITH GLAVIN
SR. DIR. INFORMATION SYSTEMS	50.0	0.0			$261,938	$0	$54,622		Yes (X)
PETER DE MENOCAL
PRESIDENT/DIR. (AS OF 10/20)	50.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$127,406	$0	$33,584
DAVID B SCULLY
CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JEFFERSON E HUGHES JR
VICE CHAIR OF THE BOARD	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEVEN G HOCH
CHAIRMAN OF THE CORPORATION	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANNE C KRONENBERG
TREASURER	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES A AUSTIN JR
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT BAYLIS
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CULLEN BUIE
TRUSTEE (AS OF 05/20)	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
H LARRY CLARK
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES M CLARK JR
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SAMUEL COLEMAN
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ALFRED T DENGLER
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARA G DENT
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBERT C DUCOMMUN
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ESPOSITO
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LAURENCE FISH
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARGARET A FLANAGAN
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHELE S FOSTER
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE H FOX
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CLINT HARRIS
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN KREIDER
TRUSTEE (AS OF 05/20)	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROBIN POWELL MANDJES
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOYCE K MOSS
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN M RICHARDSON
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES P ROSENFIELD
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LINDA SALLOP
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
D ALEC SARGENT
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAN SCHMIDT
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
HARDWICK SIMMONS
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN STAVIS
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN E TAYLOR
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEAN C TEMPEL
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS J TIERNEY
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EDWARD TREGURTHA
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES WARD
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIA WIHELM
TRUSTEE	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW SEILER
TRUSTEE (UNTIL 5/20)	2.5	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$3,429,242	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$860,504	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	291	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
DAKOTA CREEK INDUSTRIES INC
820 4TH ST	ANACORTES	WA	98221	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	$9,957,569
CONSIGLI CONSTRUCTION CO INC
CONSIGLI BUILDING 197 MAIN ST	MILFORD	MA	01757	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	$5,190,120
SIEMENS GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGIES
2231 CRYSTAL DRIVE SUITE 700	ARLINGTON	VA	22202	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	$3,166,526
MRV SYSTEMS LLC
6370 LUSK BLVD F100/F101	SAN DIEGO	CA	92121	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	$1,917,379
PETERSON POWER SYSTEMS INC
2828 TEAGARDEN ST	SAN LEANDRO	CA	94578	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH	$1,508,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	90	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$197,955,140	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$49,906,978	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$727,526	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$247,862,118	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EDUCATION	900099	$6,399,585	$6,399,585
INFO CENTER INCOME	541900	$219,797	$219,797
CENTER FOR MARINE ROBOTICS REVENUE	900099	$201,667	$201,667

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$6,821,049	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$171,146	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,009,658	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$1,838,512	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$74,727	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$74,727	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$559,347	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$327,552	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$231,795	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$231,795	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$231,795	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$26,056,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$26,056,000	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$0	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
INSURANCE PROCEEDS FROM NEREUS	900099	$5,188	$5,188
SPONSORED RESEARCH	900099	$141,756	$141,756

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$146,944	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$255,307,779	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,821,049	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,009,658	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$1,385,046	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,875,940	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,875,940	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,070,913	TotalAmt
Program Services	$564,405	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,094,764	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$411,744	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$78,144,620	TotalAmt
Program Services	$66,575,111	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,985,484	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,584,025	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,845,104	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,447,122	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,879,354	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$518,628	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$19,936,599	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,686,714	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,753,861	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$496,024	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,364,604	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,327,103	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$879,149	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$158,352	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,797,476	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,069,660	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$681,775	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,041	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$595,752	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,007	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$541,595	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$150	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$655,744	TotalAmt
Management And General	$655,744	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$96,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,235	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$96,235	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,966,791	TotalAmt
Management And General	$2,966,791	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$445,984	TotalAmt
Program Services	$434,835	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$11,149	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$491,697	TotalAmt
Program Services	$285,694	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$165,664	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,272,488	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,029,489	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$206,083	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,916	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,526,825	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,077,226	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$394,581	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$55,018	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,422,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,690,154	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$732,196	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,279,668	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,225,691	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,776	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,201	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,501,689	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,497,596	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,093	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,001,675	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,198,934	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$802,741	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,368,867	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,506,298	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$862,569	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
EQUIPMENT	$17,237,374	$17,226,964	$10,410
OUTSIDE SERVICES	$23,782,591	$22,961,817	$617,835	$202,939
EQUIPMENT RENT & MAINTENANCE	$5,427,981	$4,945,340	$446,563	$36,078
SUBCONTRACTS	$23,744,054	$23,744,054

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,343,329	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,547,594	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$683,200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$112,535	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$265,292,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$233,971,748	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,355,903	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,964,699	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,229,194	BOYAmt
EOY	$808,665	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,074,605	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,800,815	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,630,900	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,072,597	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,418,629	BOYAmt
EOY	$56,101,650	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$609,162	BOYAmt
EOY	$559,801	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,070,743	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,579,756	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,335,155	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,411,461	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$267,358,326	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$164,004,915	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$90,964,202	BOYAmt
EOY	$103,353,411	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,658,850	BOYAmt
EOY	$595,775	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$407,664,871	BOYAmt
EOY	$447,906,031	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$35,171,655	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,191,131	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$626,827,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$670,381,093	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$33,561,160	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,293,976	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,048,618	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,528,763	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,723,699	BOYAmt
EOY	$81,984,491	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$119,787,014	BOYAmt
EOY	$109,407,954	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$241,120,491	BOYAmt
EOY	$236,215,184	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$6,630,718	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,911,640	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$392,338,193	BOYAmt
EOY	$428,254,269	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$385,707,475	BOYAmt
EOY	$434,165,909	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$626,827,966	BOYAmt
EOY	$670,381,093	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$9,984,571	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$55,452,619	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$2,990,386	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$206,600,438	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$191,109,014	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$195,530,700	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$252,464,384	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$247,862,118	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,093,566,654	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$206,600,438	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$191,109,014	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$195,530,700	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$252,464,384	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$247,862,118	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,093,566,654	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$21,913,055	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$1,071,653,599	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$129,295	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$345,207	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	-$1,492,012	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	-$1,103,704	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	-$1,204,438	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	-$3,325,652	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$956,661	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,030,523	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$798,950	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$3,786,134	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,553,142	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$3,837,036	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,160,086	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$426,646	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$146,944	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$7,123,854	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,101,150,990	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$38,215,771	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.97321	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.96614	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grassroots Lobbying		TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp
Total Direct Lobbying		TotalDirectLobbyingGrp
Total Lobbying Expend		TotalLobbyingExpendGrp
Other Exempt Purpose Expend		OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Total Exempt Purpose Expend		TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp
Lobbying Nontaxable Amount		LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
Grassroots Nontaxable		GrassrootsNontaxableGrp
Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx		TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp
Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx		TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	Yes (true)	MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members	$49	MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast	$0	PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$10,950	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	Yes (true)	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	$163	RalliesDemonstrationsAmt
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$96,000	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$107,162	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	LOBBYING ACTIVITY EXPLANATION 2020	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION DID NOT PARTICIPATE OR INTERVENE IN ANY POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. THE WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION EMPLOYS A DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS TO ADVOCATE ON A BROAD RANGE OF POLICY AND SPENDING LEGISLATION RELATING TO OCEAN SCIENCE. SPECIFICALLY, WHOI SUPPORTS INCREASED FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-WIDE COMPETITIVE OCEAN SCIENCE GRANT PROGRAMS IN THE US NAVY, THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, AND THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. IN ADDITION, THE INDIVIDUAL REPORTS TO WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION ON FEDERAL POLICY AND POLITICAL ISSUES OF INTEREST TO AND/OR FACING THE INSTITUTION. THERE WERE NO DIRECT LOBBYING EXPENSES IN 2020. THE ORGANIZATION PAID MEMBERSHIP DUES OF $163 TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH MAY ENGAGE IN LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. THEREFORE, A PORTION OF THE DUES MAY BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONAL COSTS WERE INCURRED FOR MAILINGS $49. WHOI ALSO PROVIDES EXPERT ADVICE TO CONGRESS ON OCEAN MATTERS INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, CLIMATE CHANGE AND MARINE RESOURCES. WHOI ALSO ENGAGED A CONSULTANT TO LOBBY ON ISSUES, PROJECTS AND LEGISLATION RELATED TO OCEAN SCIENCE WITH THE STATE OFFICES AND LEGISLATURE OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preservation Open Space	Yes (X)	PreservationOpenSpaceInd
Total Easements	2	TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage	15.45	TotalAcreageCnt
States Easements Held	1	StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement	12.00	StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement	$1,278	ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt
Section170h Rqr Stsfd	Yes (true)	Section170hRqrStsfdInd
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$434,028,549	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,684,014	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$54,343,282	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$20,698,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$469,357,845	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$417,536,924	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$6,390,133	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$40,486,309	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$30,384,817	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$434,028,549	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$437,709,964	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,700,023	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$2,670,105	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$20,202,958	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$417,536,924	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$415,886,575	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,650,100	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$39,733,277	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$19,559,988	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$437,709,964	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$408,211,715	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$11,860,101	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$23,290,148	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$27,475,389	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$415,886,575	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.19800	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.23100	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.57100	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$5,247	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$4,163,019	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$4,168,266	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$574,821	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$180,472,036	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$120,008,318	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$61,038,539	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$21,574,131	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$18,275,505	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,298,626	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$26,678,104	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$19,127,131	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$7,550,973	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	$991,497	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$32,899,471	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$6,593,961	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$27,297,007	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$103,353,411	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Financial Derivatives		FinancialDerivativesGrp
Closely Held Equity Interests		CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
PVT EQTY,VENTURE CAP, & OTHER	$425,394,463	F
SHORT-TERM LIQUIDITY FUND	$22,511,568	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$447,906,031	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCRUED PENSION LIABILITY	$107,962,291
DEFERRED FIXED RATE VARIANCE	$1,445,663

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$109,407,954	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$305,617,505	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$55,452,619	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$266,707	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue	-$6,387,093	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$49,332,233	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$256,285,272	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld	$2,966,791	InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included	-$3,944,284	OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	-$977,493	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$255,307,779	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$261,697,271	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$266,707	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included	$327,552	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$594,259	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$261,103,012	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2	$2,966,791	InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included	$1,222,547	OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$4,189,338	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$265,292,350	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
CONSERVATION EASEMENTS	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART II, LINE 5 FACILITIES OFFICE PERSONNEL WALK THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT AREAS TWICE A YEAR TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO ENCROACHMENTS ON THE 15.45 ACRES AND THAT THERE ARE NO PROHIBITED USES AS DEFINED IN THE TERMS OF THE CONSERVATION RESTRICTIONS.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART II, LINE 9	THE WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION'S CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT ACCOUNTED FOR SEPARATELY, BUT ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF LAND ON THE BALANCE SHEET.
ORGANIZATIONS MAINTAINING COLLECTIONS OF ART, HISTORICAL TREASURES, OR	OTHER SIMILAR ASSETS FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART III, LINE 4 IN 2013, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (WHOI) ADDED THE DEEPSEA CHALLENGER, A HUMAN OCCUPIED SUBMERSIBLE VEHICLE, TO ITS COLLECTION. WHOI SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS COLLABORATED WITH THE DEEPSEA CHALLENGE RENGINEERING TEAM TO CONDUCT A FULL SYSTEM SURVEY, COMPLETELY DISASSEMBLING AND REASSEMBLING THE VEHICLE, AND TO DOCUMENT AND DETAIL THE DESIGN APPROACH TO THE VEHICLE'S SUBSYSTEMS. WHOI ENGINEERS HAVE PRESENTED THEIR FINDINGS TO THE OCEAN ENGINEERING COMMUNITY AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEEPSEA CHALLENGER IS INCLUDED ON WHOI'S WEBSITE. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED IN A FIRE, HAD COSMETIC/DISPLAY REPAIRS COMPLETED, AND IS AWAITING A DISPLAY LOCATION AND/OR MUSEUM PARTNER.
INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUND	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART V, LINE 4 -PROVIDE A STREAM OF INCOME IN SUPPORT OF ANNUAL BUDGETARY NEEDS. -PRESERVE AND ENHANCE THE REAL (INFLATION-ADJUSTED) PURCHASING POWER. -PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CAPITAL INVESTMENT NEEDS AS THEY ARISE.
OTHER LIABILITIES	SCHEDULE D, PART X, LINE 2 WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION DOES NOT HAVE A FIN 48 FOOTNOTE IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
REVENUE INCLUDED ON BOOKS BUT NOT ON RETURN	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D PENSION RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN COST (5,836,257) CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS $113,418 RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR RETIREE & ACTIVE MED. $1,845,820 NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST (1,287,527) SWAP INTEREST EXPENSE (1,222,547) ============= TOTAL (6,387,093)
REVENUE INCLUDED ON RETURN BUT NOT ON BOOKS	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B RENTAL EXPENSE $327,552 CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (4,271,836) ========== TOTAL $ (3,944,284)
EXPENSES INCLUDED ON BOOKS BUT NOT ON RETURN	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 2D RENTAL EXPENSE $327,552
EXPENSES INCLUDED ON RETURN BUT NOT ON BOOKS	FORM 990, SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4B SWAP INTEREST EXPENSE $1,222,547

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (10 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	1	Program Services	SHIP OPERATIONS	$67,359
East Asia and the Pacific	27	Program Services	Scientific Research	$66,513
Central America and the Caribbean	18	Program Services	Scientific Research	$47,082
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	46	Program Services	Scientific Research	$108,894
Middle East and North Africa	4	Program Services	Scientific Research	$17,629
North America	17	Program Services	Scientific Research	$31,992
South America	16	Program Services	Scientific Research	$32,152
South Asia	4	Program Services	Scientific Research	$5,389
Sub-Saharan Africa	9	Program Services	Scientific Research	$23,556
Central America and the Caribbean		Investments		$4,278,030

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Employees	142	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Total Employee	142	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$4,678,596	SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent	$4,678,596	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (true)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

DESCRIPTION OF FOREIGN ACTIVITIES

SCHEDULE F, PART I, LINE 3 WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (WHOI) OPERATES TWO U.S. GOVERNMENT-OWNED OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS UNDER THE UNIVERSITY-NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC LABORATORY SYSTEM (UNOLS). THE SHIPS OPERATE BY "LEGS," PERIODS OF TIME AT SEA. EACH LEG ENDS IN A PORT OF CALL TO DISEMBARK RESEARCHERS, EQUIPMENT AND SOMETIMES MARINE CREW, THEN LOAD EQUIPMENT, AND BOARD THE NEXT SET OF RESEARCHERS AND SOMETIMES CREW MEMBERS FOR THE FOLLOWING LEG. SOME PORTS OF CALL ARE IN FOREIGN REGIONS AS DETERMINED BY GRANTS THAT FUND SHIP OPERATIONS. WHOI DOES NOT CONSIDER THESE TRANSIENT ACTIVITIES TO CONSTITUTE FOREIGN ACTIVITIES THAT SHOULD BE REPORTED ON FORM 990, SCHEDULE F. IN ALL OF THESE CASES THE PURPOSE OF JOINING A SHIP IS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OR SHIP OPERATIONS AT SEA, NOT IN THE FOREIGN COUNTRY. HOWEVER, AGENTS, PRIMARILY SHIP'S AGENTS WHO ARE PAID FOR SERVICES TO FACILITATE THE TURNOVER BETWEEN LEGS AT SEA, ARE REPORTED BY NUMBER AND TOTAL EXPENDITURES (PART I, LINE 3, COLUMNS (C) AND (F)).

ACTIVITIES PER REGION

PART I, LINE 3, COLUMNS (B) & (F) REPORTABLE INFORMATION IS OBTAINED THROUGH WHOI'S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. PROVISION OF COLUMN (F) DATA FOR THE INSTITUTION WAS FACILITATED BY A LOCALLY-IMPOSED ACCOUNTING PROCEDURE THAT SEPARATES COSTS INCURRED INSIDE ITS BORDERS FROM THOSE INCURRED OUTSIDE.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
BALLANTINE CORPORATION
1 HIGH STREET COURT SUITE 6	MORRISTOWN	NJ	07960	MAILING	false	$81,174	$41,133	$0
EDWARD FONES
2206 APPLE ROAD	FOGELSVILLE	PA	180511905	SEE PART IV	false	$0	$55,102	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$81,174	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$96,235	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$0	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT EDWARD FONES WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAME FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES AS BALLANTINE CORPORATION. GROSS RECEIPTS FROM THIS JOINT EFFORT ARE INCLUDED ON LINE 1, COLUMN IV.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt
TUITION/FELLOWSHIPS & SCHOLARSHIPS	93	$7,634,685	BOOK	TUITION
STIPENDS	125				$3,241,255

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	MAINTAINING RECORDS	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 1 APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSIONS ARE REVIEWED BY FACULTY. STUDENTS ARE ADMITTED BASED UPON THEIR ACADEMIC RECORD, AND ALL ARE GIVEN SUPPORT THROUGH EITHER WHOI OR MIT. WRITTEN RECORDS OF ALL DECISIONS ARE RETAINED. MONITORING USE OF GRANT FUNDS FORM 990, SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 EACH STUDENT'S ACADEMIC PROGRESS IS EVALUATED YEARLY TO ENSURE SATISFACTORY ACADEMIC PROGRESS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	Yes (X)	HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	false	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	Yes (true)	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	Yes (true)	InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc	Yes (true)	RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
PETER DE MENOCAL
PRESIDENT/DIR. (AS OF 10/20)	$122,850	$0	$0	$0	$4,556	$0	$18,859	$0	$14,725	$0	$160,990	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER LAND
VP LEGAL AFFAIRS/GEN. COUNSEL	$340,533	$0	$25,000	$0	$4,727	$0	$22,800	$0	$15,664	$0	$408,724	$0	$0	$0
JEFFREY A FERNANDEZ
VP OPS & CFO	$361,223	$0	$0	$0	$11,012	$0	$109,200	$0	$45,829	$0	$527,264	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT MUNIER
VP MARINE FACILITIES & OPS	$314,733	$0	$20,000	$0	$8,125	$0	$34,200	$0	$30,139	$0	$407,197	$0	$0	$0
SAMUEL HARP
VP FOR ADVANCEMENT & CMO	$300,738	$0	$20,000	$0	$2,855	$0	$22,800	$0	$33,758	$0	$380,151	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD MURRAY
DD & VP FOR RESEARCH ADM	$287,500	$0	$15,000	$0	$2,025	$0	$22,800	$0	$3,000	$0	$330,325	$0	$0	$0
GEORGE CLAYTON
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER	$272,395	$0	$2,500	$0	$8,902	$0	$22,605	$0	$35,064	$0	$341,466	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT WELLER
SENIOR SCIENTIST	$271,865	$0	$0	$0	$3,223	$0	$33,101	$0	$13,154	$0	$321,343	$0	$0	$0
MARGERET TIVEY
VP OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS & DEAN	$252,345	$0	$20,000	$0	$2,677	$0	$37,500	$0	$15,540	$0	$328,062	$0	$0	$0
KEITH GLAVIN
SR. DIR. INFORMATION SYSTEMS	$260,128	$0	$0	$0	$1,810	$0	$27,120	$0	$27,502	$0	$316,560	$0	$0	$0
MARK ABBOTT
PRES/DIRECTOR (Until 10/20)	$466,186	$0	$0	$0	$26,334	$0	$234,200	$0	$40,944	$0	$767,664	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
HOUSING ALLOWANCE OR RESIDENCE FOR PERSONAL USE	FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, LINE 1A DR. MARK R. ABBOTT RECEIVED HOUSING AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE EMPLOYER. SUCH AMOUNTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE COMPENSATION. THE VALUE OF THE HOUSING IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (D). UPON ASSUMING THE ROLE OF PRESIDENT IN 10/2020, PETER DE MENOCAL RECEIVED HOUSING AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE EMPLOYER. SUCH AMOUNTS ARE NOT CONSIDERED TAXABLE COMPENSATION. THE VALUE OF THE HOUSING IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (D).
SUPPLEMENTAL NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN	FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, LINE 4B PURSUANT TO HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, DR. MARK R. ABBOTT WAS ENTITLED TO A DISCRETIONARY BONUS OF UP TO $200,000 FOR 2020, WHICH IS TO BE PAID BY THE INSTITUTION IN 2021. THE AWARD OF $200,000 ACCRUED IN 2020 IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C). PURSUANT TO HIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT, PETER DE MENOCAL IS ENTITLED TO A $200,000 SIGNING BONUS, WHICH IS CREDITED TO HIS DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO SECTION 457(F). THE VESTED AMOUNT FOR 2020 IS $16,667, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C). IN ADDITION, JEFFREY FERNANDEZ IS ENTITLED TO A RETENTION PAYMENT OF $75,000 IF HE REMAINED EMPLOYED BY THE INSTITUTION PAST HIS EXPECTED DATE OF RETIREMENT. AMOUNTS ACCRUED OF $75,000 IN CONNECTION WITH THIS ARRANGEMENT ARE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN (C).
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF DISCRETIONARY BONUS	FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, LINE 7 WHOI PROVIDES DR. MARK R. ABBOTT WITH A DISCRETIONARY BONUS OF $200,000 for 2020 TO BE PAID OUT IN 2021. THE BONUS IS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. PLEASE SEE DISCLOSURE FOR DR. ABBOTT IN CONNECTION WITH SCHEDULE J, PART I, LINE 4B. CHRISTOPHER LAND, ROBERT MUNIER, SAMUEL HARP, RICHARD MURRAY, AND GEORGE CLAYTON RECEIVED PERFORMANCE BONUSES IN 2020 OF $25,000, $20,000, $20,000, $15,000 AND $2,500, RESPECTIVELY. THE AMOUNTS ARE INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, PART II, COLUMN B(II). THE BONUSES WERE APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, SCHEDULE J, LINE 8	WHOI ENTERED INTO AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH DR. MARK ABBOTT IN JUNE 2015. THE TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT INCLUDE A BASE SALARY, INCENTIVE PROGRAM, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND SEVERANCE PROVISION. WHOI ENTERED INTO AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT WITH PETER DE MENOCAL IN OCTOBER 2020. THE TERMS OF THIS CONTRACT INCLUDE A BASE SALARY, INCENTIVE PROGRAM, CONFIDENTIALITY, AND SEVERANCE PROVISION.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MHEFA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	042456011	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	57584YGR4	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2018-05-09	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$86,306,214	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	Refinanced Bond Issue of 12/4/2008	PurposeDesc
Defeased	false	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	false	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$0	RetiredAmt
Bond Defeased	$0	BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds	$86,468,681	TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund	$0	InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest	$1,765,746	CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow	$0	RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$645,990	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement	$0	CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures	$0	WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures	$19,221,082	CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$50,660,224	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent	$14,175,639	UnspentAmt
Substantial Completion	2019	SubstantialCompletionYr
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds	false	RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation Made	false	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (true)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	false	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	false	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	false	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements	Yes (true)	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Engage Bond Counsel Research	Yes (true)	EngageBondCounselResearchInd
Private Bus Use By Others	0.03410	PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI	0.00000	PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use	0.03410	TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	false	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	false	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Remedial Action Taken	false	RemedialActionTakenInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	Yes (true)	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	false	Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet	Yes (true)	RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate	false	ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due	Yes (true)	NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue	false	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	false	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	0	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd

GIC Provider Name GICProviderName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	0	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Proceeds Invested	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	Yes (true)	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	Yes (true)	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	TOTAL PROCEEDS OF ISSUE	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SCHEDULE K, PART I, LINE A, COLUMN (F) REFINANCED BOND ISSUE OF 12/04/2008 AND CONSTRUCTION. SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 3 THE AMOUNT REPORTED INCLUDES TOTAL PROCEEDS OF PRINCIPAL TOTALING $75,510,000 AND PREMIUM OF $10,958,681. SCHEDULE K, PART III, LINE 9; PART IV, LINE 7; PART V THE ORGANIZATION HAS A CHECKLIST IN PLACE TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS. SCHEDULE K, PART IV, LINE 2C THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED ON 06/06/2018.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	26	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$670,718	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	EVENTS	2	$1,132	FMV
Yes (X)	EQUIPMENT	1	$676	FMV
Yes (X)	FILM	1	$55,000	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (true)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	CONTRIBUTION METHOD	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FORM 990, SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B) WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION HAS REPORTED THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS ON THIS SCHEDULE.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
MISSION STATEMENT	FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 AND PART III, LINE 1 THE WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE OF THE OCEAN AND ITS CONNECTION WITH THE EARTH SYSTEM THROUGH A SUSTAINED COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND EDUCATION, AND TO THE APPLICATION OF THIS KNOWLEDGE TO PROBLEMS FACING SOCIETY.
DELEGATION OF BOARD AUTHORITY	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES (EX OFFICIO); VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES(EX OFFICIO); CHAIRMAN OF THE CORPORATION (EX OFFICIO); THE CHAIRS OF THE ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE, AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE, COMMITTEE ON THE BOARD, FACILITIES COMMITTEE, FINANCE AND INVESTMENTS SUBCOMMITTEE, AND UP TO FOUR DESIGNEES APPOINTED BY THE BOARD, FROM TRUSTEES SUGGESTED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES SHALL SERVE AS THE CHAIR OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE, SO FAR AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL OF THE POWERS OF THE BOARD DURING THE INTERVALS BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES EXCEPT SUCH POWERS OR DUTIES AS MAY HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY DELEGATED BY THE BOARD TO OTHER COMMITTEES OR OFFICERS, AND SHALL HAVE POWER TO AUTHORIZE THE SEAL OF THE CORPORATION TO BE AFFIXED TO ALL PAPERS WHICH MAY REQUIRE IT, AND SUCH OTHER POWERS AS THE BOARD MAY DELEGATE TO IT. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAY HOLD MEETINGS AND MAKE RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF ITS BUSINESS AS IT SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DEEM NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE. THE PRESENCE OF AT LEAST FIVE MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO ARE TRUSTEES SHALL CONSTITUTE A QUORUM AND MAY TAKE ACTION BY MAJORITY VOTE OF SUCH QUORUM. ALL ACTIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD IN WRITING OR AT THE NEXT MEETING OF THE BOARD. CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL LAWS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO: (I) CHANGE THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION; (II) AMEND THE BYLAWS; (III) ELECT THE STATUTORY OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION INCLUDING THE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR, TREASURER, AND SECRETARY, OR FILL VACANCIES IN SUCH OFFICES; (IV) CHANGE THE NUMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR FILL VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES; OR (V) REMOVE OFFICERS OR TRUSTEES FROM OFFICE.
FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION'S (WHOI) FORM 990 IS PREPARED WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ITS OUTSIDE TAX ACCOUNTANTS. FOLLOWING WHOI'S INTERNAL MANAGEMENT'S REVIEW, A DRAFT VERSION OF THE RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. ONCE THE RETURN HAS BEEN UPDATED WITH INTERNAL MANAGEMENT AND THE AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEE'S COMMENTS, EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BODY, THE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR AND VP FOR OPERATIONS AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, WILL RECEIVE COPIES OF FORM 990 FOR REVIEW. THE AUDITORS/TAX CONSULTANTS WILL THEN FINALIZE THE FORM 990. COPIES OF COMPLETED FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN ELECTRONIC OR PAPER FORM TO MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. A DESIGNEE OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING A CURRENT DISTRIBUTION LIST AND DISTRIBUTING THE COPIES.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST COMPLIANCE	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH TRUSTEE, OFFICER, AND KEY EMPLOYEE OF WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION ("WHOI") IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ON AN ONGOING BASIS, IN WRITING, ON WHOI'S DISCLOSURE STATEMENT, (A) ANY FINANCIAL OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT HE OR SHE, OR ANY FAMILY MEMBER, HAS WITH WHOI OR ANY AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION OR WITH ORGANIZATIONS THAT DO BUSINESS WITH WHOI OR ANY AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION, (B) ANY ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICE OR POSITION THAT HE OR SHE, OR ANY FAMILY MEMBER, HOLDS IN A BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT OR IN A REGULATORY AGENCY HAVING AUTHORITY OR JURISDICTION OVER WHOI, OR (C) OTHER PERSONAL, FAMILIAL, FINANCIAL, OR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS THAT OTHERWISE COULD BE CONSTRUED TO AFFECT THE INDEPENDENT, UNBIASED JUDGMENT OF SUCH TRUSTEE OR OFFICER IN LIGHT OF HIS OR HER DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY OR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WHOI. THE DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE FILED WITH WHOI'S SECRETARY AND THE SECRETARY WILL PREPARE A REPORT ANNUALLY OR MORE FREQUENTLY AS NECESSARY FOR THE TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS SUMMARIZING ANY CONFLICT ISSUES. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE DISCLOSURE REPORTS AND ANY CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE BROUGHT TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S ATTENTION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS BASED ON WHOI'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DETERMINED, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITEE WILL EXERCISE ITS JUDGMENT ON THE BEST COURSE TO FOLLOW.
COMPENSATION APPROVAL	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15 THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION APPROVAL PROCESS CONSISTS OF A REVIEW BY THE ORGANIZATION'S INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION COMMITTEE, USING COMPARABLE, RELEVANT MARKET DATA FOR THE INSTITUTION'S POSITIONS OBTAINED FROM PUBLISHED SURVEYS, AND OTHER AVAILABLE SOURCES SUCH AS PEER ORGANIZATIONS' 990 FORMS. OTHER SURVEYS OF SPECIALIZED SKILL SETS OR EMPLOYEE ATTRIBUTES CRITICAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THE INSTITUTION WILL ALSO BE INCORPORATED AS NEEDED. MOREOVER, THE COMMITTEE MAY RELY ON MEMBERS OF WHOI MANAGEMENT AND OUTSIDE ADVISORS, CONSULTANTS, AND COUNSEL TO PROVIDE MARKET DATA REPORTS, ANALYSIS, AND OPINIONS WITH RESPECT TO COMPENSATION-RELATED MATTERS. ALL COMPENSATION DECISIONS MADE ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES.
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF DOCUMENTS	FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 18 THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, UPON REQUEST, AND ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 THE WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH ITS WEBSITE.
RECONCILIATION OF NET ASSETS	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 VEBA RELATED EXPENSES $974,003 RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR RETIREE & ACTIVE MED. 1,845,820 NET PERIODIC BENEFIT COST (1,287,527) CHANGE IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENTS 113,418 CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (4,271,836) PENSION RELATED CHANGES OTHER THAN COST 5,836,257 GAIN ON SALE OF INVESTMENT (EOM) (219,749) TOTAL 2,990,386

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WHOI TAX EXEMPT EMP WELFARE BEN TRUST	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	569 WOODS HOLE ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WOODS HOLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02543	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043282355	EIN
Primary Activities	BEN. TRUST	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(9)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	N/A	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WOODS HOLE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (true)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WHOI INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	569 WOODS HOLE RD	AddressLine1Txt
City	WOODS HOLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02543	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	371769504	EIN
Primary Activities	INVESTING	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WOODS HOLE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income Type	EXCLUDED	PredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$12,666,117	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$422,234,336	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations	false	DisproportionateAllocationsInd
UBI Code V	$2,009,658	UBICodeVAmt
General Or Managing Partner	false	GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt	Entity TypeEntityTypeTxt	OwnershipOwnershipPct	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
QUISSETT DEVELOPMENT CORP REALTY TRUST
569 WOODS HOLE ROAD	WOODS HOLE	MA	02543	266212595	LICENSING	MA	WOODS HOLE	TRUST	1.00000	Yes (true)
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (1)
					SUPPORT	MA	WOODS HOLE	TRUST		Yes (true)
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (2)
					SUPPORT	NY	WOODS HOLE	TRUST		Yes (true)
CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST (3)
					SUPPORT	FL	WOODS HOLE	TRUST		Yes (true)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	Yes (true)	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WHOI TAX EXEMPT EMP WELFARE BEN TRUST	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	Q	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$983,495	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	CASH	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt