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PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE (EIN 68-0492065)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-17
IRS object ID
202513219349304931
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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DescTHE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE (PLOS) ADVANCES ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE BY DRIVING OPEN SCIENCE FORWARD WITH MEASURABLE, MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN RESEARCH PUBLISHING, POLICY, AND PRACTICE. WE PUBLISH A PORTFOLIO OF PEER-REVIEWED, OPEN ACCESS SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, REMOVING FINANCIAL, LEGAL, AND TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO ACCESSING RESEARCH BY ENSURING THAT ALL ARTICLES AND ASSOCIATED DATA ARE FREELY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT SUBSCRIPTION FEES. DURING THE TAX YEAR, PLOS PUBLISHED APPROXIMATELY 20,000 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES FROM AUTHORS IN 163 COUNTRIES ACROSS 14 SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS AND PROVIDED $5.7 MILLION IN PARTIAL OR FULL ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGE (APC) WAIVERS TO AUTHORS. 4A. LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE (BY EXPENSES):SCIENCE AND MEDICAL PUBLISHING ARE THE CORE OF OUR PROGRAM EXPENSE AT OVER $31MILLION. IN 2024 WE PUBLISHED MORE THAN 20,000 RESEARCH ARTICLES DOCUMENTING THE METHODS, OBSERVATIONS AND DISCOVERIES OF A DIVERSE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY. THOUSANDS OF RESEARCHERS ACROSS THE GLOBE DEDICATED THEIR TIME AS ACADEMIC EDITORS AND REVIEWERS TO BRINGING THIS WORK TO THE PUBLIC.THE ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN OUR PUBLISHING OPERATION INCLUDE:- EDITORIAL AND PRODUCTION WORK - RECEIPT AND TRIAGE OF SUBMISSIONS; PERFORMING AND COORDINATING THEIR PEER REVIEW; AND PRODUCTION AND ONLINE PUBLICATION OF ACCEPTED ARTICLES. - MARKETING AND OUTREACH - PROMOTING ARTICLES AND INVITING SUBMISSIONS, INCREASING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF OPEN SCIENCE BENEFITS AND PRACTICES, PROMOTING INITIATIVES SUCH AS CALLS FOR PAPERS, AND CREATING RESOURCES FOR AUTHORS AND REVIEWERS.- PUBLISHING ETHICS - HANDLING ETHICAL AND SCIENTIFIC CONCERNS INVOLVING SUBMISSIONS AND PUBLISHED ARTICLES.- ENGAGEMENT WITH RESEARCH COMMUNITIES (E.G. BY ATTENDING AND/OR ORGANIZING CONFERENCES, EVENTS, AND WORKSHOPS) - TO ENSURE THE JOURNALS AND THEIR POLICIES REFLECT THE RESEARCH INTERESTS AND VALUES OF THESE FIELDS AND COMMUNITIES.- MEDIA - COLLABORATING WITH AUTHORS, INSTITUTIONS, SCIENCE MEDIA CENTERS AND JOURNALISTS TO COMMUNICATE RESEARCH TO BOTH SCIENTISTS AND SOCIETY. THE SCOPE OF PLOS JOURNALS PUBLISHING IN 2024 INCLUDES:- PLOS ONE IS A GLOBAL, INCLUSIVE JOURNAL PUBLISHING RESEARCH IN OVER TWO HUNDRED SUBJECT AREAS ACROSS SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, MEDICINE, AND THE RELATED SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES. - PLOS BIOLOGY IS A LEADING LIFE SCIENCE JOURNAL THAT CHAMPIONS HIGH-IMPACT RESEARCH ACROSS ALL DISCIPLINESFROM MOLECULES TO ECOSYSTEMS.- PLOS CLIMATE EMPOWERS GLOBAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATION, AND ENABLES DECISION-MAKERS AT EVERY LEVEL OF SOCIETY TO TAKE URGENT, EVIDENCE-BASED ACTION ON THE CAUSES AND IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE.- PLOS COMPLEX SYSTEMS IS A SELECTIVE INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL FOCUSED ON RESEARCH THAT AIDS OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD THROUGH A COMPLEXITY LENS, AND FOSTERS DISCUSSION WITHIN THE EMERGING COMPLEXITY COMMUNITY.- PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY IS HOME TO RESEARCH OF SIGNIFICANCE THAT SEEKS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE LIVING WORLD THROUGH COMPUTATIONAL METHODS AND CUTTING-EDGE TOOLS.- PLOS DIGITAL HEALTH IS DEDICATED TO ADVANCING EQUITABLE AND DIGITALLY-ENABLED HEALTHCARE, INCREASING TRUST IN NEW TOOLS, AND IMPROVING REPRODUCIBILITY IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL HEALTH RESEARCH. - PLOS GENETICS PUBLISHES RESEARCH RELATED TO GENETICS AND GENOMICS ACROSS THE FULL BREADTH OF THIS FIELD, FROM MICROBES TO HUMANS AND FROM BASIC SCIENCE TO TRANSLATIONAL APPROACHES.- PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH MAKES WORK OF THE HIGHEST METHODOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL RIGOR OPENLY AVAILABLE TO THE RESEARCHERS, POLICY EXPERTS, AND CLINICIANS WHO DEPEND ON IT TO TACKLE URGENT HEALTH CRISES AND ADVANCE HEALTH EQUITY.- PLOS MEDICINE IS OUR LEADING HEALTH SCIENCE JOURNAL PUBLISHING IMPACTFUL RESEARCH THAT TRANSFORMS GLOBAL HEALTHCARE AND ADVANCES CLINICAL UNDERSTANDING.- PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES FOCUSES ON RESEARCH ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF NEGLECTED, FORGOTTEN, AND UNDER-RESOURCED POPULATIONS, WORKING WITH GLOBAL COMMUNITIES AND RESEARCHERS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL.- PLOS PATHOGENS PUBLISHES GROUND-BREAKING RESEARCH ON PATHOGEN BIOLOGY AND HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS ACROSS ALL LIFE FORMS.- PLOS SUSTAINABILITY AND TRANSFORMATION IS OUR LEADING SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE JOURNAL BRINGING TOGETHER ORIGINAL RESEARCH, ADDRESSING THE GLOBAL CHALLENGES OF TRANSITIONING TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND JUST FUTURE.- PLOS WATER DRIVES CHANGE IN SAFE WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE, IMPROVING INSIGHTS INTO WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND IMPACTS ACROSS THE GLOBE.- PLOS MENTAL HEALTH IS DEDICATED TO CONNECTING SCIENTIFIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, STRIVING TO ENABLE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING, DISCUSSION, AND ACTION IN ADDRESSING CHALLENGES AND IMPROVING HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AROUND THE WORLD.IN ADDITION TO MANAGING THE ABOVE PORTFOLIO OF JOURNALS, WE ARE COMMITTED TO CATALYZING CHANGE IN SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION BY FOCUSING ON THREE INTERCONNECTED PILLARS: (1) OPEN SCIENCE PUBLISHING (2) OPEN SCIENCE POLICY AND (3) OPEN SCIENCE PRACTICE. THE FOLLOWING ARE KEY HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR WORK IN 2024:- OPEN SCIENCE PUBLISHINGWE ARE WORKING TO REDEFINE PUBLISHING AND GO BEYOND THE ARTICLE TO FOSTER RESEARCH COMMUNICATION THAT IS SUSTAINABLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND IMPACTFUL FOR ALL. THIS NEW INITIATIVE, SUPPORTED BY GORDON AND BETTY MOORE FOUNDATION AND ROBERT WOODS JOHNSON FOUNDATION, BUILDS UPON OUR LEGACY OF ADVANCING OPEN SCIENCE OUTPUTS AND REIMAGINING ALTERNATIVE MODELS FOR OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING. WE ALSO CONTINUED OUR PUBLICATION FEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, DESIGNED TO ENSURE RESEARCHERS WHO LACK FUNDS FOR OPEN ACCESS, CAN STILL MAKE THEIR WORK IMMEDIATELY AND FREELY AVAILABLE WHEN THEY PUBLISH IN OUR JOURNALS. IN 2024 PLOS PROVIDED $5.7 MILLION IN PARTIAL OR FULL ARTICLE PROCESSING CHARGE (APC) WAIVERS TO AUTHORS. - OPEN SCIENCE POLICYWE REGULARLY ENGAGE IN POLICY DISCUSSIONS AS AN ADVOCATE FOR OPEN SCIENCE PRACTICE, A CHAMPION FOR RESEARCHERS, AND A TRUSTED LEADER IN RESEARCH INTEGRITY. IN 2024 WE INTRODUCED SEVERAL NEW POLICIES ACROSS OUR JOURNALS TO STRENGTHEN OUR GUARD AGAINST LARGE-SCALE INTEGRITY THREATS. WE ARE ALSO WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COALITIONS AND JISC TO ENGAGE A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER WORKING GROUP IN MOVING AWAY FROM ARTICLE-BASED CHARGES. AS PART OF THIS COLLABORATION WE RELEASED A NEW TOOL TO HELP ASSESS EQUITY IN SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION MODELS- OPEN SCIENCE PRACTICEIN ORDER TO MAKE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE AS ACCESSIBLE AS POSSIBLE, WE WORK CONSISTENTLY WITH DIVERSE COMMUNITIES TO PROMOTE ADOPTION OF OPEN SCIENCE PRACTICES ACROSS DISCIPLINE, GEOGRAPHY, AND CAREER STAGE. OUR WORK TO ADVANCE OPEN SCIENCE PRACTICE MORE BROADLY IS SUPPORTED BY THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN SCIENCE INDICATORS. 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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$414,948ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,706,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$214,819ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,682,807TotalAmt
Program Services$1,430,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$251,849ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,440TotalAmt
Program Services$100,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,430TotalAmt
Program Services$63,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,546ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$29,942TotalAmt
Management And General$29,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,460,712TotalAmt
Program Services$632,957ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$827,755ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$301,471TotalAmt
Program Services$301,471ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$872,137TotalAmt
Program Services$198,585ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$673,552ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,965,938TotalAmt
Program Services$1,724,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$241,609ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$922,239TotalAmt
Program Services$841,512ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,727ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$872,352TotalAmt
Program Services$661,793ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$210,559ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,161TotalAmt
Program Services$156,179ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,982ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$105,348TotalAmt
Program Services$96,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,222ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PRODUCTION COSTS$6,236,914$6,236,914
TRAINING & RECRUITMENT$229,658$102,124$127,534

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,985,422TotalAmt
Program Services$31,047,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,938,420ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$592,276BOYAmt
EOY$2,654,549EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,465,665BOYAmt
EOY$3,477,405EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,005BOYAmt
EOY$760,374EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,588,070BOYAmt
EOY$8,131,089EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$822,540BOYAmt
EOY$1,282,841EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,501,900LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,333,291LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,760BOYAmt
EOY$168,609EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,193,088BOYAmt
EOY$16,324,996EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$827,145BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,736,549BOYAmt
EOY$32,799,863EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,075,846BOYAmt
EOY$3,967,702EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,523,386BOYAmt
EOY$5,807,725EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$917,299BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,516,531BOYAmt
EOY$9,775,427EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,220,018BOYAmt
EOY$20,684,819EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$2,339,617EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,220,018BOYAmt
EOY$23,024,436EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,736,549BOYAmt
EOY$32,799,863EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,349,981ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$454,437NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$60,366CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,574,373CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,355CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,248CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,516,683CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,209,025TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,485,530CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$34,122,386CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,660,585CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,532,613CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38,061,535CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$171,862,649TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,545,896CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,696,759CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$34,703,940CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$32,546,861CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,578,218CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$177,071,674TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$2,501,293CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,501,293TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$2,501,293CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,501,293TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$174,570,381PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$415,255CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$612,076CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$365,743CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$496,702CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$792,876CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,682,652TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$415,255CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$612,076CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$365,743CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$496,702CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$792,876CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,682,652TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,210CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,210TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,961,151CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$37,308,835CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$35,069,683CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,044,773CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$41,371,094CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$179,755,536TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.97120PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.98630PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01490InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.01370InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,554,082OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,385,473DepreciationAmt
Book Value$168,609BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$947,818OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$947,818DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$168,609TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,759,898TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$454,437NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$454,437RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$41,305,461RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$29,942InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$29,942RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$41,335,403TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$36,955,480TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$36,955,480ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$29,942InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$29,942ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$36,985,422TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPLOS HAS RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT IT QUALIFIES FOR TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND SECTION 27301D OF THE CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE. THE EXEMPTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO PERIODIC REVIEW BY THE FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES, AND MANAGEMENT IS CONFIDENT THAT PLOS CONTINUES TO SATISFY ALL FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTES IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR CONTINUED TAX EXEMPTION STATUS. PLOS MAY PERIODICALLY RECEIVE UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME (SUCH AS ADVERTISING INCOME, ETC.) REQUIRING PLOS TO FILE SEPARATE TAX RETURNS UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTES. PLOS ALSO HAS CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS REQUIRING THE PAYMENT OF ADDITIONAL EMPLOYER TAXES TO HM REVENUE AND CUSTOMS IN THE U.K. UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS, PLOS CALCULATES AND ACCRUES THE APPLICABLE TAXES. PLOS IS NOT SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, NOR WAS FOR ANY PRIOR YEARS. THE GERMAN SUBSIDIARY, PLOS GMBH, IS NOT AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AND IS SUBJECT TO EMPLOYER TAXES, CORPORATE INCOME TAX FILINGS, AND PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS TO THE AUTHORITIES IN GERMANY. PLOS CONSULTS WITH AN AGENT, MAZARS GMBH AND CO. KG, IN GERMANY TO TIMELY PREPARE AND FILE THE RETURNS. PLOS ASSESSES TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN AGAINST MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT RECOGNITION THRESHOLD AND MEASUREMENT ATTRIBUTES FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION. BASED ON AN ANALYSIS PREPARED BY PLOS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT PLOS BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM2110PROGRAM SERVICESEDITORIAL SUPPORT TO SERVE U.S. OPERATIONS.$7,143,038
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,11PROGRAM SERVICESEDITORIAL SUPPORT TO SERVE U.S. OPERATIONS.$178,142
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices3SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees111SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office3TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee111TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$7,321,180SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$7,321,180TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgYes (1)CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ALISON MUDDITT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$438,639$0$64,000$0$0$0$13,800$0$26,881$0$543,320$0$0$0
REBEKAH DARKSMITH
CHIEF OF STAFF AND CHIEF MARKETING A$311,457$0$0$0$0$0$11,584$0$26,881$0$349,922$0$0$0
VERONIQUE KIERMER
PUBLISHER & EXEC EDITOR$314,457$0$0$0$0$0$12,559$0$13,286$0$340,302$0$0$0
KATHRYN MOTONAGA
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$298,202$0$0$0$0$0$10,017$0$21,894$0$330,113$0$0$0
TOM SCOTT
CHIEF DIGITAL OFFICER$203,890$0$0$0$0$0$20,335$0$23,705$0$247,930$0$0$0
MATTHEW VALDEZ
PRIN. SW ENGINEER, PLATFORM & ENG$202,081$0$0$0$0$0$7,573$0$21,894$0$231,548$0$0$0
SANDRA UPEGUI
GEN. COUNSEL & CORPORATE SECRETARY$209,897$0$0$0$0$0$7,780$0$12,223$0$229,900$0$0$0
JAMES HARNEY
SENIOR MANAGER, STRATEGIC RESEARCH$208,987$0$0$0$0$0$8,345$0$185$0$217,517$0$0$0
JAYA DOBBYN
CONTROLLER (THRU 04/24)$89,938$0$0$0$110,597$0$3,607$0$8,960$0$213,102$0$0$0
NIAMH O'CONNOR
CHIEF PUBLISHING OFFICER$204,320$0$0$0$0$0$1,099$0$5,105$0$210,524$0$0$0
AARON DODDS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESEARCH AND MGMT$42,344$0$0$0$59,040$0$1,701$0$1,019$0$104,104$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4AJAYA DOBBYN, FORMER CONTROLLER (THROUGH APRIL 2024), RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $110,596.80, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN HER REPORTED BASE WAGE. AARON DODDS, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT (THROUGH JANUARY 2024), RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $59,039.88, ALSO INCLUDED IN HIS REPORTED BASE WAGE.
PART I, LINE 6IN 2024, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED A BONUS PLAN FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT WAS CONTINGENT UPON THE ORGANIZATION'S NET EARNINGS. AS PART OF THIS PLAN, THE CEO RECEIVED A NON-FIXED BONUS OF $64,000.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1PLOS IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ON A MISSION TO DRIVE OPEN SCIENCE FORWARD WITH MEASURABLE, MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN RESEARCH PUBLISHING, POLICY, AND PRACTICE. WE BELIEVE IN A BETTER FUTURE WHERE SCIENCE IS OPEN TO ALL, FOR ALL. BUILDING ON A STRONG LEGACY OF PIONEERING INNOVATION, PLOS CONTINUES TO BE A CATALYST IN OPEN SCIENCE, REIMAGINING MODELS TO MEET OPEN SCIENCE PRINCIPLES, REMOVING BARRIERS AND PROMOTING INCLUSION IN KNOWLEDGE CREATION AND SHARING, AND PUBLISHING RESEARCH OUTPUTS THAT ENABLE EVERYONE TO LEARN FROM, REUSE AND BUILD UPON SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE. OUR WORK IS SUPPORTED BY A HIGHLY SKILLED GLOBAL IN-HOUSE TEAM, PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL SCHOLARLY ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE VALUED CONTRIBUTIONS OF A DIVERSE, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ORGANIZATION. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND MEMBERS FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. AFTER REVIEW AND MODIFICATIONS WHERE NECESSARY, THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE CFO SIGNS AND FILES ALL REQUIRED TAX FILINGS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY OVERSEES THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE PROCESS. A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY. THE CEO AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE (IN WRITING) POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ANY RELATED PARTY AFFILIATIONS. LOANS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS FULL TRANSPARENCY ON ALL RELATIONSHIPS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS (IN FACT OR APPEARANCE) ARE DISCUSSED OPENLY AND RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION OF ALL HIGH-LEVEL PERSONNEL ANNUALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS RULES AND REGULATIONS. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO SECURE COMPENSATION DATA FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVENESS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF SALARIES AND BENEFITS. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS IS THOROUGH AND TRANSPARENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROPRIATE GOVERNANCE AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE. THIS IS PERFORMED ANNUALLY AND THE PROCESS IS MANAGED BY THE HR DIRECTOR. REVIEW ENCOMPASSES CEO, CFO, EXECUTIVES AND KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19PLOS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile Foreign CountryLegalDomicileForeignCountryCdBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtEntity TypeEntityTypeTxtShare Of Total IncomeShareOfTotalIncomeAmtShare Of EOY AssetsShareOfEOYAssetsAmtOwnershipOwnershipPctControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
PLOS GMBH
FRIEDRICHSTR 155BERLINBRANDENBURGGM10117RESEARCHGMPUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCEC$33,335$306,7511.00000Yes (1)
PLOS PTE
135 CECIL STREET 10-01 PHILIPPINSINGAPORESN69536RESEARCHSNPUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCEC-$3,028$22,6521.00000Yes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
PLOS GMBH
L$850,525SERVICE AGREEMENT
PLOS PTE
L$257,626SERVICE AGREEMENT