IRS 990 Nonprofit Profile
Marine Biological Laboratory
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is dedicated to scientific discovery - exploring fundamental biology, understanding biodiversity and the environment, and informing the human condition through research and education in biology, biomedicine, and environmental science. Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution and an affiliate of the University of Chicago.
Financials
- Filing year
- 2023
- Total revenue
- $57.3M
- Total expenses
- $55.7M
- Total assets
- $245.0M
- Program expenses
- $46.4M
- Administration
- $7.9M
- Fundraising
- $1.5M
- Program share of expenses
- 83%
- EIN
- 42104690
- Sector
- Public, Societal Benefit
- Location
- Woods Hole, MA
Leadership and Compensation
- A Paul Alivisatos - Former Chair of the Board of Trustees
- $1.9M
- Juan J de Pablo - Trustee
- $949K
- Lori Berko - Secretary of the MBL Corporation
- $567K
- Nipam H Patel - Director of the MBL
- $515K
- Paul E Speer - Chief Operating Officer
- $358K
- Linda Hyman - Director of Education
- $333K
- Anne Sylvester - Director, Division of Research
- $296K
- Joshua Rosenthal - Senior Scientist
- $275K
- Mary S Harrington - Chief Financial Officer
- $275K
- David B Mark Welch - Senior Scientist
- $262K
Officers, directors and key employees with total reported compensation, from Form 990 Part VII.
Governance
- Voting board members
- 24
- Independent members
- 21
Grants
- Grants to U.S. organizations and individuals
- $3.6M
- Grants outside the U.S.
- $1.3M
Foreign Activity
Reported $1.3M in grants and assistance outside the United States (Form 990 Part IX line 3; detail on Schedule F).
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Financial data on this page is sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.