CENTER FOR OPEN SCIENCE: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
CENTER FOR OPEN SCIENCE (EIN 46-1496217)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-10-05
IRS object ID
202002799349300505
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,108,680BOYAmt
EOY$4,574,968EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$320,513ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$8,773NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,862,880CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,878,293CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,821,473CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,566,758CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,307,565CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,436,969TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,862,880CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,878,293CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,821,473CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,566,758CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,307,565CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$28,436,969TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$20,047,829SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$8,389,140PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$886CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,736CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$903CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$874CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$39,742CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$49,141TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$28,486,110TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$76,272GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.29450PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.20040PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestTHE CENTER HAS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT SEEKS TO SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. THE FUNDING STRUCTURE DOES NOT LEND ITSELF TO MEETING THE PUBLIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENT AS IT IS COMPRISED OF SEVERAL LARGE DONORS, NOT NUMEROUS SMALL DONORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC AND RESEARCHERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE ORGANIZATION IS AGGRESIVELY SEEKING TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES PROVIDING OPERATIONAL FUNDING.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 17AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CENTER HAS A CONTINUOUS AND BONA FIDE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT SEEKS TO SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC, OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. THE FUNDING STRUCTURE DOES NOT LEND ITSELF TO MEETING THE PUBLIC SUPPORT REQUIREMENT AS IT IS COMPRISED OF SEVERAL LARGE DONORS, NOT NUMEROUS SMALL DONORS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPRESENT THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE CENTER'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC AND RESEARCHERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE ORGANIZATION IS AGGRESIVELY SEEKING TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES PROVIDING OPERATIONAL FUNDING.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$329,986OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$329,396DepreciationAmt
Book Value$590BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$412,927OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$266,625DepreciationAmt
Book Value$146,302BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$146,892TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAYROLL LIABILITIESDesc
Amt$26,360Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$26,360TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,476,973TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$8,773NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$8,773RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,468,200RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,468,200TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,147,687TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,147,687ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,147,687TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XIIIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION HAS REVIEWED AND EVALUATED THE RELEVANT TECHNICAL MERITS OF EACH OF ITS TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDANCE ESTABLISHED BY THE FASB AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Type Of Activities ConductedGRANTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedFUNDINGSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$25,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$25,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$25,000TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceRESEARCH/PROJECT SUPPORTTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Recipient42RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$42,975CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE CASH AWARDS FOR SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND PROJECTS AND ARE REQUIRED TO FULFILL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS STIPULATED IN THE AWARD AGREEMENT.
SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 3EUROPE 25,000 0

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedfalseGrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeRESEARCH/PROJECT SUPPORTGrantTypeTxt
Recipient18RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$27,922CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE CASH AWARDS FOR SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND PROJECTS AND ARE REQUIRED TO FULFILL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS STIPULATED IN THE AWARD AGREEMENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN NOSEKPersonNm
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$230,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$711NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$230,711TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONCOS IS A NON-PROFIT TECHNOLOGY COMPANY AIMING TO PROMOTE OPENNESS, INTEGRITY, AND REPRODUCIBILITY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH. COS ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY EMPLOYING FIVE INTERDEPENDENT ACTIVITIES: (1) METASCIENCE - ACQUIRING EVIDENCE TO ENCOURAGE CHANGE - COS PROVIDES EVIDENCE ON THE STATE OF SCIENCE, EVALUATES COS SERVICES TO MAXIMIZE EFFECTIVENESS, AND TRACKS CULTURE CHANGE IN OPENNESS; (2) INFRASTRUCTURE - BUILDING TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE CHANGE - COS ESTABLISHES VIABILITY OF OPEN SCHOLARSHIP ACROSS THE ENTIRE RESEARCH LIFECYCLE, AND SUPPORTS HUNDREDS OF COMMUNITY INTERFACES FOR CONDUCTING AND SHARING SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY; (3) TRAINING - DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE TO ENACT CHANGE - COS OPTIMIZES TRAINING DELIVERY TO MAXIMIZE ITS REACH AND IMPACT PARTICULARLY FOR SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND FOSTERS SUSTAINABILITY WITH INTEGRATION INTO COURSE CURRICULA; (4) INCENTIVES - PROVIDING REASONS TO EMBRACE CHANGE - COS BRINGS ADOPTION OF ITS INCENTIVE SERVICES TO SCALE, MONITORS AND INCENTIVIZES ADOPTION BY STAKEHOLDERS, AND INCORPORATES CONTINUOUS EVALUATION OF INTERVENTION EFFECTIVENESS; (5) COMMUNITY - FOSTERING CONNECTION AND INCLUSION TO PROPAGATE CHANGE -COS GROWS AND EMPOWERS COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH INTEGRATED SERVICES AND COLLABORATION ACROSS STAKEHOLDER COMMUNITIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4AINFRASTRUCTURE: COS SUPPORTS AND MAINTAINS THE OSF (WWW.OSF.IO) TO HELP RESEARCHERS MANAGE, ARCHIVE, AND SHARE THEIR RESEARCH, PRIVATELY OR PUBLICLY. IN 2018, COS CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN ESTABLISHING THE OSF AS A FULL-FEATURED APPLICATION FRAMEWORK. THIS INCLUDED IMPROVEMENTS TO A NUMBER OF CORE FEATURES INCLUDING AUTHENTICATION, METADATA, MESSAGING, VERSION CONTROL, ACCESS CONTROL, DATA BASING, STORAGE SERVICES, AND A PUBLIC API. THE OSF IS NOW POSITIONED AS A FREE, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CREATING, CONNECTING, AND INTEGRATING COUNTLESS SERVICES ACROSS THE RESEARCH LIFECYCLE. BECAUSE OF THE OSF'S OPEN, MODULAR DESIGN, WE AND OTHERS WILL BE ABLE TO INCORPORATE THE BACK- END SERVICES TO SUPPORT ANY KIND OF FRONT-END USER INTERFACES FOR COLLECTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH PARTICIPANT DATA, WITH THE ABILITY TO EXTEND VERY EASILY TO COLLECTION OF META-DATA FOR ANY RESEARCH APPLICATION OR DISCIPLINE (NOT LIMITED TO SOCIAL SCIENCE). THE OSF PROVIDES A SOLUTION FOR RESEARCHERS WHO ARE COMPELLED TO CONDUCT THEIR RESEARCH OPENLY AND TRANSPARENTLY. IT ALSO PROVIDES A MECHANISM FOR POLICY MAKERS TO ENABLE PRACTICES OF OPENNESS AND TRANSPARENCY. THE OSF PROVIDES MULTIPLE POINTS OF ENTRY INTO OPEN PRACTICES, AND ALLOWS FOR RESEARCHERS TO ADOPT ADDITIONAL OPEN BEHAVIORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BPOLICY/COMMUNITY: AN ACTIVE OPEN SCIENCE COMMUNITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR TESTING AND IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE AND PRACTICES. OPEN SCIENCE PRACTICES WILL ACCELERATE DRAMATICALLY IF STAKEHOLDERS WITH LEVERS FOR CHANGE CREATE INCENTIVES OR REQUIREMENTS FOR RESEARCHERS. COS PROMOTES OPEN SCIENCE PRACTICES WITH JOURNALS, FUNDERS, RESEARCHERS, AND SOCIETIES. OUR POLICY TEAM TRACKS OPEN SCIENCE PRACTICES OF KEY COMMUNITY CHANGEMAKERS. WE OFFER SOLUTIONS TO CHANGE NORMS, INCENTIVES, AND POLICIES, WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH PUBLISHERS, FUNDERS, SOCIETIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND RESEARCHER COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE OPENNESS, RIGOR, AND REPRODUCIBILITY. THIS WORK IS GUIDED BY OUR TRANSPARENCY AND OPENNESS PROMOTION (TOP) GUIDELINES, A COMMUNITY DRIVEN EFFORT THAT PROVIDES A RUBRIC FOR ADOPTING OPENNESS STANDARDS. OVER 1,100 JOURNALS HAVE ADOPTED TOP GUIDELINES SINCE 2015. REREGISTRATION CHALLENGE: THE PREREGISTRATION CHALLENGE KICKED OFF IN 2015. PREREGISTRATION INCREASES THE CREDIBILITY OF HYPOTHESIS TESTING BY CONFIRMING IN ADVANCE WHAT WILL BE ANALYZED AND REPORTED. FOR THE PREREGISTRATION CHALLENGE, ONE THOUSAND RESEARCHERS WILL RECEIVE 1,000EACH FOR PUBLISHING RESULTS OF PREREGISTERED RESEARCH. THIS CHALLENGE ENDED IN EARLY 2019.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4CMETASCIENCE: COS SUPPORTS RESEARCH ON SCIENTIFIC PRACTICES. THESE EFFORTS CAN INFORM BEST PRACTICES AND SERVE AS PLATFORMS TO DEMONSTRATE REPRODUCIBLE RESEARCH METHODS. SOME ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE: -CONTINUED PUBLIC DISCOURSE AROUND RESULTS OF THE REPRODUCIBILITY PROJECT: PSYCHOLOGY (RESULTS PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL SCIENCE IN JUNE, 2015). -CONTINUAL RESULTS PUBLISHED BY THE REPRODUCIBILITY PROJECT: CANCER BIOLOGY. THE PROJECT PUBLISHES THE INDIVIDUAL REPLICATIONS IN SMALL BATCHES AND THEN A SUMMARY REPORT WILL BE PUBLISHED AT THE VERY END OF THE PROJECT. -THROUGH EXTERNAL GRANT AWARDS, COS CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE REPRODUCIBILITY PROJECT: TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION (TDCS)AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - DAVIS. -CONTINUED COMMUNITY DISCUSSION OF THE IMPACT OF THE COS STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF BADGES UPON DATA SHARING. THIS STUDY FOUND THAT THE JOURNAL PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN DATA SHARING FROM AROUND 3 PERCENT OF PUBLISHED ARTICLES TO NEARLY 40 PERCENT IN ONLY 1.5 YEARS FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF BADGES. COMPARISON JOURNALS WITHOUT BADGES SHOWED NO CHANGE IN DATA SHARING OVER THE SAME PERIOD. WE USE THESE FINDINGS TO PROMOTE ADOPTION OF BADGES AS SIMPLE INCENTIVES TOWARDS MORE OPEN EDITORIAL POLICIES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BCOPIES OF THE CENTERS FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING OF THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CMEMBERS, OFFICERS AND MANAGEMENT ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THE CENTERS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY AND PROVIDE NOTIFICATION OF ANY POTENTIAL ARES OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION PACKAGE MUST BE COMPETITIVE WITH SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE INDUSTRY IN ORDER TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN EXECUTIVE TALENT. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APPROVAL, OVERSIGHT AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19COPIES OF THE CENTERS FORM 1023 AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE CENTERS OFFICE. THE CENTER WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE FORMS 1023 AND 990 UPON REQUEST. COPIES OF THE MOST RECENT FORM 990 ARE POSTED ON THE CENTERS WEBSITE.

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