2014-05-12T12:13:57-07:00 2013-06-30 990 2012-07-01 530196523 CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON CARN 2023876400 1530 P St NW Washington DC 200051910 Andrea Wilson 2023876400 2014-05-12 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Cynthia Allen 1530 P St NW Washington DC 200051910 466990214 0 X WWW.CIW.EDU X 1904 DC The conduct of scientific discovery, research and education in the fields of plant biology, developmental biology, earth and planetary sciences, astronomy, and global ecology 23 23 561 0 181268 38081 62026823 43260635 6051525 6049182 45500371 65622930 8110598 729296 121689317 115662043 4623893 4756456 0 0 50273122 48929828 0 0 1511909 44084879 44456031 98981894 98142315 22707423 17519728 989395941 1045664817 126818594 125763163 862577347 919901654 X The mission of the Carnegie Insitution of Washington, as set forth in its articles of incorporation under an Act of Congress in 1904, is "to encourage, in the broadest and most liberal manner, investigation, research, and discovery, and the application of knowledge to the improvement of mankind." 0 0 75416620 0 0 Carnegie investigators are leaders in the fields of plant biology, developmental biology, earth and planetary sciences, astronomy and global ecology. Using molecular genetics and related methods, Carnegie biologists study the genes responsible for plant responses to light and the genetic controls over vaious growth and developmental processes including those that enable plants to survive disease and environmental stress. In addition, the department is a world leader in bioinformatics. It developed and now manages an online-integrated database, one of the most widely used biological databases in the world, that supplies all aspects of biological information on the most widely used modal plant, Arabidopsis. Researchers in developmental biology address fundamental questions in animal development and genetics at the cellular and molecular levels. Some researchers investigate the genetic programming behind cellular processes as cells develop, while others explore the genes that control growth and obesity, stimulate stem cells to become specialized body parts, and perform many other functions. Other researchers examine the physics and chemistry of Earth's deep interior and (Continued on Schedule O, Statement 1) 8780982 4640769 0 Education. Carnegie, a non-degree granting entity, is an advanced study organization at which highly qualified graduate scientists are offered postgraduate and post doctoral training for careers in education and research. Carnegie's postdoctoral scientific education is mostly conducted in the laboratory or in the field. The postdoctoral curriculum is heavily weighted toward training candidates to be capable researchers and teachers of research. The faculty consists of the professional staff of Carnegie, all of whom pursue their own research. Carnegie also offers certain training opportunities for predoctoral students who may pursue formal degrees at degree-granting institututions. Carnegie programs also train public elementary school teachers how to incorporate interactive science instruction into all aspects of the curriculum; helps improve the instruction of mathematics education of public school children by training individuals with mathematics or related degrees to become classroom instructors; introduces and trains high school students to career education pathways in the field of biotechnology; and makes information available concerning Carnegie's scientific research findings to students and the general public. 0 0 0 none 0 0 0 84197602 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 289 0 1 561 1 1 1 1 CI 0 0 0 0 X 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA DC MD X Cynthia Allen 2023876400 1530 P St NW Washington DC 200051910 Remi Barbier 1 X 0 0 0 John C Botts 1 X 0 0 0 John F Crawford 1 X 0 0 0 W Gary Ernst 1 X 0 0 0 Michael A Duffy 1 X 0 0 0 Sandra M Faber 1 X 0 0 0 Bruce W Ferguson 1 X 0 0 0 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739270786 321305 -181429437 1732944 22719906 2150963 531558841 0.148 0.078 0.774 1 0 0 817117 817117 0 89534072 29379854 60154218 0 0 0 0 0 161497626 80660758 80836868 0 5470149 0 5470149 147278352 1926072 F 413696 F Real assets/natural resources 161122672 F Alternative Investments 311464784 F 474927224 0 Accrued postretirement benefit cost 20356659 20356659 X 156586562 40704108 45390 0 0 40749498 115837064 944917 -1119938 -175021 115662043 99262255 0 0 0 1119940 1119940 98142315 0 0 0 98142315 SchD_P05_S00_L04 Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 The organization's endowment funds are intended to support its overall mission of supporting scientific discovery "in the broades and most liberal manner". SchD_P06_S00_L01e Schedule D, Part VI, Line 1e Art - $76,099: Construction in Progress - $5,394,050 SchD_P10_S00_L00 Schedule D, Part X On July 1, 2007, Carnegie adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (FIN48).FIN48 required that a tax position be recognized or derecognized based on a 'more-likely-than-not' threshold. This applies to positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The implementation of FIN48 had no impact on the statement of financial position or statement of activities. Carnegie does not believe its financial statements include (or reflect) any uncertain tax positions. SchD_P10_S00_L02 Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FASB Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740-10, Income Taxes, requires that management evaluate tax positions taken by Carnegie and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if Carnegie has taken an uncertain tax position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service. Carnegie has analyzed the tax positions taken and has concluded that as of June 30, 2011, there are no uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. SchD_P11_S00_L02d Schedule D, Part XI, Line 2d Misc Revenue SchD_P11_S00_L04b Schedule D, Part XI, Line 4b Rental expenses SchD_P12_S00_L02d Schedule D, Part XII, Line 2d Misc Revenue SchD_P12_S00_L04b Schedule D, Part XII, Line 4b Rental expenses 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SchE_P01_S00_L03 Schedule E, Part I, Line 3 Our non-discrimination policy is available on our website, www.ciw.edu, under Policies and Procedures. SchE_P01_S00_L06 Schedule E, Part I, Line 6 We receive grants and pass throughs from several Federal agencies including NSF, PHS, NASA, USDA, ONR, NIST, and others. These monies support our scientific research and education. 1 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Program Services CARNEGIE AIRBONE OBSERVATORIES 30500 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Program Services WESTERN AMAZON BASIN RESEARCH 14500 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services IDCD CONFERENCE CLIMATE SCIENCE 13000 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services ECOLOGY CONFERENCES 11000 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services PLANT EPIGENETICS & MOLECULAR CONFERENCES 40000 East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services Collaboration & Conferences 67822 East Asia and the Pacific 0 7 Program Services AIGS-WOGM & Meteoritical Meeting 62953 East Asia and the Pacific 0 1 Program Services Anglo-Australia Obs Run 71212 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services CONFERENCES & MEETINGS 39500 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services CLIMATE SCIENCE AND ENERGY SYSTEM COLLABORATION 10000 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services ARABIDOPSIS CONFERENCE & ,BIOCURATION MEETING 16000 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services COLLABORATION WORK MEETING 36000 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services CONFERENCES & MEETINGS 28600 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services CONFERENCES & MEETINGS 54635 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services DCO EXECUTIVE MEETING 39048 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services FIELDWORK 15122 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 13 Program Services EGU, EPS, CRPG & IPG MEETING 66630 Europe (including Iceland and Greenland) 0 14 Program Services STRAINMETER INSTALLATION & DECADE FIELDWORK 105149 Russia and the newly independent States 0 0 Program Services DCO WORKSHOP 12214 South America 0 0 Program Services CARNEGIE AIRBORNE OBSERVATORIES 100000 South America 0 0 Program Services CLASLITE TRAINING AND RESEARCH 11000 South America 0 0 Program Services WESTERN AMAZON BASIN RESEARCH 35000 South America 0 0 Program Services Impacts of Mercury From Artisanal Gold Mining 10000 South America 0 0 Program Services SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION RUNS 159661 South America 0 0 Program Services CONFERENCES & MEETINGS 13815 South America 0 0 Program Services TELESCOPE ENGINEERING & MAINTENANCE 44551 South America 2 65 Program Services TELESCOPE OPERATION FOR RESEARCH 6430912 South America 0 0 Program Services LCO RESEARCH 148846 South America 0 0 Program Services LCO FIELDWORK & VOLCANIC MONITORING 84285 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Program Services AIRBORNE REGIONAL ECOLOGICAL STUDIES-SAVANNA NETWORK MTG 34000 2 100 7805955 1 0 0 1 1 0 SchF_P01_S00_L02 Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 As a research institution, Carnegie provides fellows with the opportunity to pursue independent research and the training to acquire the additional skills and expertise needed to become a successful scientist. Carnegie monitors the fellowship experience to achieve both objectives. Fellows pursue their research program relatively independently but have full access to Carnegie facilities and staff members and typically perform their experiments and scientific work on-site and in collaboration with other Carnegie scientists. Fellow in the physical sciences typically collaborate with a senior staff member on research projects. This provides an ongoing vehicle for monitoring and supporting the work of the fellow. Carnegie's various administrative and research policies apply to fellows. In Carnegie's structure, department directors are responsible for assuring that fellows follow these procedures and carry out the research supported through externally or internally-funded fellowships. The fellows listed below are stationed at the Carnegie facility in Las Campanas, Chile. 1 STANFORD UNIVERSITY PO BOX 873503 SAN FRANCISCO CA 941444253 941156365 501(c)3 188228 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 10920 WILSHIRE BLVD STE 107 LOS ANGELES CA 900246503 956006143 501(c)3 109596 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1200 E CALIFORNIA BLVD PASADENA CA 91125 951643307 501(c)3 95683 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists YALE UNIVERSITY PO Box 208239 NEW HAVEN CT 065208239 060646973 501(c)3 92630 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 1901 SOUTH FIRST ST A CHAMPAIGN IL 618207406 376000511 501(c)3 87401 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 111111111 501(c)3 69369 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists NORTWESTERN UNIVERSITY 633 CLARK ST RM G547 EVANSTON IL 602081112 362167817 501(c)3 68858 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY STATION BIRMINGHAM AL 35294 636005396 501(c)3 57631 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY PO BOX 873503 TEMPE AZ 852873503 860196696 501(c)3 56740 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists PRINCETON UNIVERSITY OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND PROJECT ADM 4 NEW SOUTH BLDG PO BOX 36 PRINCETON NJ 08544 210634501 501(c)3 45377 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS 700 ROSEDALE AVE ST LOUIS MO 631121408 430653611 501(c)3 32846 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN 601 COLORADO STREET AUSTIN TX 787012982 746000203 501(c)3 29477 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY 11200 SW 8th Street MIAMI FL 33199 650177616 501(c)3 29420 0 Participant support; academic partnership to train young scientists 13 0 Fellowship 98 3677512 SchI_P01_S00_L02 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 As a research institution, Carnegie provides fellows with the opportunity to pursue independent research and the training to acquire the additional skills and expertise needed to become a successful scientist. Carnegie monitors the fellowship experience to achieve both objectives. Fellows pursue their research program relatively independently but have full access to Carnegie facilities and staff members and typically perform their experiments and scientific work on-site and in collaboration with other Carnegie scientists. Fellows in the biological sciences apply to Carnegie mainly to learn the research techniques and research areas of a particular Carnegie staff scientist, that is, to work in that principal investigator's (PI) lab. Labs routinely engage a number of different people, including a PI, technicians, postdoctoral scientists, and researchers. The PI monitors the work of the fellow on an ongoing basis, critiques the fellows' research, makes suggestions for avenues to explore, and provides ongoing mentoring. Fellows in the physical sciences typically collaborate with a senior staff member on research projects. This provides an ongoing vehicle for monitoring and supporting the work of the fellow. Fellows are asked to present and defend their research to other scientists both at Carnegie and at other institutions. This process helps to monitor a fellows' scientific progress and permits adjustments as necessary. Carnegie's various administrative and research policies apply to fellows. In Carnegie's structure, department directors are responsible for assuring that fellows follow these procedures and carry out the research supported through externally or internally-funded fellowships. X X 1 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richard A Meserve 454789 0 0 0 2211 0 0 0 49000 0 506000 0 0 0 Cynthia Allen 131182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23630 0 154812 0 0 0 Marjorie Burger 120367 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22554 0 142921 0 0 0 Christina F Naguiat 61358 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7164 0 68522 0 0 0 Linda Tarbox Elkins Tanton 210135 0 0 0 59824 0 0 0 32785 0 302744 0 0 0 Russell Hemley 251351 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44002 0 295353 0 0 0 Wendy L Freedman 241154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44568 0 285722 0 0 0 Wolf Frommer 241154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41481 0 282635 0 0 0 Christopher B Field 241154 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41481 0 282635 0 0 0 Allan C Spradling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sean C Solomon 149229 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59692 0 208921 0 0 0 Kenneth G Caldeira 189223 0 0 0 59167 0 0 0 33011 0 281401 0 0 0 Ho Kwang Mao 237065 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47413 0 284478 0 0 0 Ramon Jose Dinneny 152312 0 0 0 67529 0 0 0 18386 0 238227 0 0 0 Carl R Sherman 204020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35594 0 239614 0 0 0 Anna M Michalak 156550 0 0 0 47087 0 0 0 20799 0 224436 0 0 0 Erik H Hauri 198364 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30411 0 228775 0 0 0 Stephen Shectman 189786 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36623 0 226409 0 0 0 Joseph G Gall 189250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37850 0 227100 0 0 0 Ronald E Cohen 189136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32997 0 222133 0 0 0 Patrick J McCarthy 184833 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30455 0 215288 0 0 0 SchJ_P01_S00_L01a Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Social club - Carnegie provides its President a membership to a social club used for business related purposes. Housing allowance - Carnegie's policies include a provision for housing subsidies in high-cost areas for qualifying staff members. SchJ_P02_S00_L00 Schedule J, Part II See Statement 6 A Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority (MHHEFA) on behalf of Carnegie 520936091 574217JB2 2010-02-04 30580000 Refund prior MHHEFA bonds issued to construct & equip new 0 0 0 B California Educational Facilities Authority (CEFA) on behalf of Carnegie Institution of Washington 521705592 130178VS2 2010-03-24 34525000 Refund prior CEFA bonds issued to finance telescope proj and renovate 0 0 0 A 0 0 30505440 0 0 0 553594 0 0 30000000 0 0 2005 1 0 1 1 B 0 0 36365183 0 0 0 565183 0 0 35800000 0 15698 2003 1 0 1 1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 B 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 A 1 B 1 SchK_P02_S00_L07 Schedule K, Part II, Line 7 MARYLAND HEALTH AND HIGHER EDUCATION FACILITIES AUTHORITY(MHHEFA), on behalf of Carnegie. This issue was used to refund prior MHHEFA bonds of $30 million issued in October, 2002, the proceeds of which were used to construct and equip a new facility for Carnegie's Department of Embryology on the Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus in Baltimore, Maryland. Construction began in April 2003 and the facility was occupied in September 2005. The 2010 series was issued at a discount of $74,561 and amounts borrowed in excess of $30 million were used to cover issuance costs. series was issued at a discount of $74,561 and amounts borrowed in excess of $30 million were used to cover issuance costs. 1993 Series B California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue tax exempt bonds and $18.3 million of 2006 Series A CEFA Refunding Revenue tax-exempt bonds which refunded all outstanding 1993 Series A California Educational Facilities Authority Revenue tax exempt bonds. 1993 Series A & B bonds were used to finance the Magellan telescope project and the renovation of the facilities of the Observatories at Pasadena. The telescope project was completed in 2003. The 2010 Series was issued at a premium of $1,840,183 and amounts in excess of $35.8 million were used to cover issuance costs. Merit Energy Company Trustee, William Gayden 2022032 Contributions to Merit Investments 0 X 6 577439 FMV X In Kind Donation 2 55642 FMV 0 1 1 SchM_P01_S00_L32b Schedule M, Part I, Line 32b The organization uses its custodial bank, State Street, to process and sell stock contributions received from donors. F990_P03_S00_L04a Form 990, Part III, Line 4a planets Carnegie is a world-renowned center for petrology - study of rocks. It is also a world leader in high-pressure and high-temperature physics making significant contributions to both Earth and material sciences. Carnegie scientists are part of an interdisciplinary effort to investigate how life evolved on this planet and determine its potential for existing elsewhere. With various partners, Carnegie has launched a new multi-disciplinary, international initiative dedicated to achieving a transformational understanding of Earth's deep carbon cycle, including its poorly constrained reservoirs and fluxes, unknown role of deep biology, and unexplored influences of the deep carbon cycle on critical societal concerns related to energy, environment, and climate. Carnegie astronomers, unlike most in their filed, design and build their own instruments to capture the secrets of space. They are tracing the evolution of the universe from the spark of the Big Bang through star and galaxy formation, exploring the structure of the universe, and probing the mysteries of dark matter, dark energy, and the ever-accelerating rate at which the universe is expanding. Carnegie operated telescopes in Las Campanas Chile, at which a large part of the research is conducted, and is part of a consortium that has undertaken to design, construct and operate a telescope known as the Giant Magellan Telescope that, when complete, will be among the world's largest groundbased optical/infrared facilities. Carnegie research also includes interdisciplinary teams of astronomers and astrophysicists, geophysicists and geochemists, cosmochemists and planetary scientists. These teams are discovering planets outside our solar system, determining the age and structure of the universe, and studying the causes of earthquakes and volcanoes. Using innovative approaches to research on global ecology, Carnegie scientists are picking apart the complicated interactions of Earth's land, atmosphere, and oceans to understand how global systems operate. With a wide range of powerful tools--from satellites to the instruments of molecular biology-these scientists explore issues such as the global carbon cycle, the role of land and oceanic ecosystems, and much more. These ecologists also play an active role in the public arena, from serving on international panels investigatin climate change to promoting satellite imagery for the discovery of environmental "hotspots". F990_P06_S0B_L11b Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The entire Board received a copy of the proposed filing by electronic means before it was submitted to the IRS. Any individual Board member who wished to make a comment concerning the filing provided comments to Management. Any comments from the Board were provided to the President so that any necessary revisions could be made. Within six months after the filing, the Audit Committee will provide the full board with any recommendations for future changes to the Form 990 submission and/or the Institution's policies or procedures. F990_P06_S0B_L12c Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Each year the Board of Trustees and key officers receive a conflict of interest package to complete that includes the Institution's policy, an updated list of organizations through which the Institution invests, and other information. Individuals receiving the package are required to respond by completing a signed, dated form. All conflicts of interest forms are collected by the Assistant Secretary to the Board and provided to Director, Administration and Finance. The Director, Administration and Finance, consults with the Institution's outside counsel concerning any issues and required follow-up resulting from the review. Required actions are fact specific. F990_P06_S0B_L15 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The Employee Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees annually conducts a review of the compensation of the President and the Director, Administration and Finance. The review includes comparability data prepared by the Manager of Human Resources and Insurance. The results of the review are documented in the minutes of the meeting of the Committee. Both were reviewed in 2013. F990_P06_S0C_L19 Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents, audited financial statements, and employee conflict of interest policy are available on our website www.ciw.edu. The trustee conflict of interest policy is available upon written request. F990_P11_S00_L05 Form 990, Part XI, Line 5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments = 40,704,108; Donated services and use of facilities = 45,390; Investment expenses = 944,918.