Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences (EIN 016006001) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1974

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Deborah Bronk

Phone

2073152567

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, founded in 1974, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Science & Technology sector that reported $29.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. The organization ran a surplus of $9.2M, a strong 31% operating margin.

Mission

To understand key processes driving the world's ocean ecosystems, their evolution and their fundamental relationship to life on earth through interrelated research, education, and technology transfer programs.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $26,069,861

Program Service Revenue $2,828,858

Investment Income $620,578

Other Revenue $195,462

TOTAL REVENUE $29,714,759

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $11,370,457

Fundraising Expenses $1,935,080

Program Expenses $18,138,491

Other Expenses $9,178,258

TOTAL EXPENSES $20,548,715

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$29,714,759	$30,523,194	0.0%
Expenses	$20,548,715	$19,546,629	+0.1%
Net Income	$9,166,044	$10,976,565	-0.2%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

128

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✓ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$407,136

Total Directors

Key Employees

$1,766,451

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Mark Abbott	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jon Bigelow	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Elizabeth Bishop	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Priscilla Brooks PhD	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Burgess	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Michael Conathan	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kimberly Hamilton PhD	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Peter Handy	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John L Heyl	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Marion Howard	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Randall Jeffrey	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Judith Kildow PhD	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dimitri Michaud	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Craig Muir	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Edwin Trautman PhD	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Stewart Bither PhD	Vice Chair	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Wendy Wolf MD MPH	Chair	4.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Deborah Bronk	President & CEO	37.50	Officer	$377,375	$29,761	$407,136
Jennifer Cutshall	VP Strategic Alliances and	37.50	Key Emp	$246,261	$29,964	$276,225
Ramunas Stepanauskas	Senior Research Scientist	37.50	Key Emp	$198,426	$50,302	$248,728
Benjamin Twining	VP Education & Research	37.50	Key Emp	$196,325	$36,977	$233,302
David Fields	Senior Research Scientist	37.50	Key Emp	$159,916	$59,449	$219,365
David Whitt	CFO/VP for Administration	37.50	Key Emp	$186,715	$22,152	$208,867
Michael Lomas	Senior Research Scientist	37.50	Key Emp	$158,632	$30,300	$188,932
Steve Archer	Senior Research Scientist	37.50	Key Emp	$156,308	$28,142	$184,450
Beth Orcutt	VP for Research/Senior Res	37.50	Key Emp	$176,643	$29,939	$206,582
Rachel Sipler	Senior Research Scientist	37.50	Highest	$144,029	$8,817	$152,846
Nicole Poulton	Senior Research Scientist	37.50	Highest	$140,883	$22,085	$162,968
Steven Profaizer	Chief Communications Offic	37.50	Highest	$147,565	$13,269	$160,834
Nick Record	Senior Research Scientist	37.50	Highest	$136,272	$25,285	$161,557
Pete Countway	Senior Research Scientist	37.50	Highest	$142,344	$8,708	$151,052

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$29,714,759	$20,548,715	$113,685,553	$9,166,044
2024	$30,523,194	$19,546,629	$104,522,449	$10,976,565
2023	$41,488,593	$18,589,257	$87,500,256	$22,899,336
2022	$20,387,195	$16,928,139	$62,794,897	$3,459,056
2021	$19,007,017	$14,437,344	$61,124,086	$4,569,673
2020	$13,783,271	$13,855,896	$53,800,318	$-72,625
2019	$12,875,623	$12,839,999	$51,185,244	$35,624
2019	$12,875,623	$12,839,999	$51,185,244	$35,624
2019	$12,875,623	$12,839,999	$51,185,244	$35,624
2018	$11,519,803	$12,768,567	$49,964,771	$-1,248,764

Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences