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Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (from the IRS e-File system), Tax Year 2023
Total Revenue
▼$7.7M
Program Spending
76%
of total expenses go to program services
Total Contributions
$2.5M
Total Expenses
▼$9.5M
Total Assets
$22.3M
Total Liabilities
▼$2.5M
Net Assets
$19.8M
Officer Compensation
→$185.5K
Other Salaries
$3.9M
Investment Income
$408K
Fundraising
▼N/A
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Total Federal Funding
$4.7M
Awards Found
27
| Awarding Agency | Description | Amount | Fiscal Year | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GP-IN: ACCELERATING CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAREERS THROUGH A POSTBACCALAUREATE FELLOWSHIP IN WOODS HOLE (ACES WOODS HOLE) -ACCELERATING CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAREERS (ACES) THROUGH A POST-BACCALAUREATE FELLOWSHIP IN WOODS HOLE IS A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROJECT TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, PREPARE, AND RETAIN POST-BACCALAUREATE FELLOWS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS IN GEOSCIENCES AND PREPARE THEM FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND/OR CAREERS. THE PROJECT?S GOAL IS TO CREATE A SCALABLE, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM THAT CONTRIBUTES TO DIVERSIFYING THE GEOSCIENCES WORKFORCE. ITS OBJECTIVES ARE CENTERED ON THE ACES WOODS HOLE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM MODEL THAT INCLUDES TWO FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCTIVE, BUT DYNAMICALLY AND RECIPROCALLY CONNECTED COMPONENTS, TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIVITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THE FORMER INCLUDES A ROBUST MENTORING NETWORK, MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, VARIED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, AND AN IMMERSIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE. THE LATTER INCLUDES INTENTIONAL RECRUITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS, RESOURCES AND FACILITIES THAT REDUCE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, AND A SUPPORTIVE WOODS HOLE COMMUNITY. TOGETHER, THE ECOSYSTEM OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION AND CHANGE TO REDUCE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS, CREATE ONGOING ENVIRONMENTS OF SUPPORT FOR FELLOWS AND ULTIMATELY BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN THE GEOSCIENCES. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS AWARD DERIVES FROM A RECOGNITION OF THE PAUCITY OF POSTBACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS IN THE GEOSCIENCES, DESPITE THEIR SUCCESS IN OTHER FIELDS. AS SUCH ACES REPRESENTS A NOVEL PROJECT FROM WHICH MUCH CAN BE LEARNED THROUGH THE CUMULATIVE AND SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHTS GENERATED. THE ACES MODEL BUILDS ON THE KNOWLEDGE-BASE AND EFFORTS OF THE WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM (PEP) AND PEP-II. THROUGH MULTIPLE ITERATIONS OF THESE PROGRAMS, THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS HAVE REFINED THE COMPONENTS TO BECOME MOST EFFECTIVE, CONTRIBUTING TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW BEST TO SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN THE GEOSCIENCES. AN EVALUATION OF THE CUMULATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES ABOUT DIFFERENT, BUT INTERRELATED, PROGRAMMATIC INTERVENTIONS WILL OFFER A UNIQUE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEED FOR POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FILLING THE ?GAP? BETWEEN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OR THE WORKFORCE. FURTHER, THE PROJECT WILL GENERATE SPECIFIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOW THE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM MODEL WORKS INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OBSERVED OUTCOMES. THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM ACES WILL GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF POSTBACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS IN THE GEOSCIENCES AND PROVIDE A MODEL FOR WHAT IS REQUIRED TO DESIGN AND MANAGE A SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | $781.7K | FY2025 | Nov 2024 – Oct 2027 |
| Department of Commerce | WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM | $741.5K | FY2015 | May 2015 – Apr 2020 |
| Department of Commerce | WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM (PEP) | $705K | FY2020 | May 2020 – Apr 2025 |
| National Science Foundation | PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DEGRADATION OF PLASTICS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT | $575.1K | FY2013 | Jul 2013 – Jun 2016 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS WITH MARINE PLASTIC DEBRIS: DIVERSITY, FUNCTION AND FATE | $300.3K | FY2012 | Mar 2012 – Feb 2015 |
| Department of Commerce | WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM (PEP) | $264.4K | FY2012 | May 2012 – Nov 2014 |
| National Science Foundation | BIODIVERSITY IN THE GLOBAL OCEAN - INCORPORATING MOLECULAR BIOLOGY IN FIELD-BASED APPROACHES TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES OF MARINE CONSERVATION. | $203.2K | FY2011 | Feb 2011 – Jan 2014 |
| Department of Commerce | WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM: A PROGRAM TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN NOAA'S NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER AND IN THE WOODS HOLE COMMUNIT | $193.9K | FY2010 | May 2010 – Nov 2011 |
| Department of Commerce | INVESTIGATING SELECTIVE GRAZING BY COPEPODS OF VIRGIN AND WEATHERED MICROPLASTICS CONTAMINATED WITH PBT SUBSTANCES | $117.7K | FY2013 | Aug 2013 – May 2016 |
| Department of Commerce | WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM: A PROGRAM TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN NOAA'S NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER AND IN THE WOODS HOLE SCIENTIF | $100K | FY2009 | May 2009 – Sep 2009 |
| National Science Foundation | OPTIMIZING THE RESEARCH INTERN EXPERIENCE TO BUILD INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES WORKFORCE: JUNE 27-29, 2019: WOODS HOLE, MA | $99.1K | FY2019 | Jun 2019 – May 2022 |
| Department of Commerce | TOWARDS CREATING A SOCIAL NORM: A STUDENT-DESIGNED PROGRAM TO REDUCE MARINE DEBRIS THROUGH BEHAVIOR CHANGE | $96K | FY2016 | Aug 2016 – Oct 2018 |
| National Science Foundation | SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION/SSV CORWITH CRAMER & SSV ROBERT C. SEAMANS OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION | $87.7K | FY2016 | May 2016 – Apr 2017 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CBET: THE ROLE OF SUNLIGHT IN DETERMINING THE FATE AND MICROBIAL IMPACT OF MICROPLASTICS IN SURFACE WATERS | $87.7K | FY2019 | Aug 2019 – Jul 2024 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NUTRIENT-MEDIATED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLASTIC-DERIVED DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON AND THE BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMP -PLASTICS ARE ACCUMULATING THROUGHOUT THE EARTH SYSTEM INCLUDING IN THE OCEAN?S SUBTROPICAL GYRES. STUDIES SUGGEST THAT PLASTICS ARE NOW A MAJOR SOURCE OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATERIAL IN THESE REGIONS OF THE OCEAN. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER PLASTIC-DERIVED ORGANIC MATERIAL AS PART OF THE OCEAN CARBON CYCLE AND UNDERSTAND ITS EFFECTS ON OCEAN BIOLOGY. THIS PROJECT WILL TEST THE IDEA THAT BACTERIA IN OCEAN SURFACE WATERS CONSUME PLASTIC-DERIVED ORGANIC MATTER, AND IN DOING SO THEY COMPETE WITH PHYTOPLANKTON FOR KEY NUTRIENTS LIKE NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS. THE INVESTIGATORS WILL UTILIZE A COMBINATION OF LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, FIELD SAMPLING, AND NUMERICAL MODELING TO EXPLORE THIS HYPOTHESIS. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT TWO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER. THE INVESTIGATORS WILL SHARE THEIR RESEARCH WITH POLICY MAKERS AND WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITH A FOCUS ON MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS. THE CORE HYPOTHESIS OF THIS PROJECT IS THAT ?NUTRIENT-THEFT? BY BACTERIA WHEN CONSUMING PLASTIC-DERIVED DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (PDOC) RESULTS IN SUFFICIENT DRAWDOWN OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS IN SURFACE WATERS TO REDUCE NEW PRODUCTION AND THE STRENGTH OF THE BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMP, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUBTROPICAL GYRES WHERE MICROPLASTIC ABUNDANCE IS GREATEST AND NUTRIENTS ARE AT A MINIMUM. THE TEAM WILL TEST THIS HYPOTHESIS USING AN ECOSYSTEM-BIOGEOCHEMISTRY MODEL (CESM-MARBL) AUGMENTED TO INCLUDE EXPLICIT REPRESENTATION OF MARINE BACTERIAL GROWTH, NUTRIENT USE, AND PDOC ALL PARAMETERIZED USING NOVEL EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH SHIPBOARD FIELDWORK, PHOTOCHEMICAL STUDIES TO IMPROVE ESTIMATES OF PDOC PHOTOPRODUCTION RATES, AND BIOASSAYS TO DETERMINE THE KINETIC PARAMETERS OF BACTERIAL NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS UPTAKE IN RESPONSE TO PDOC FERTILIZATION. GLOBAL OCEAN MODEL RUNS WILL SIMULATE SPATIOTEMPORAL CHANGE IN NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY, NITROGEN- AND PHOSPHORUS-BASED NEW PRODUCTION, AND THE STRENGTH OF THE BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMP. MODEL SIMULATIONS WILL BE RUN WITH NO ADDED PDOC, 1948-PRESENT PDOC FERTILIZATION RATES, AND WITH PREDICTED FUTURE PDOC FERTILIZATION BASED ON BUSINESS-AS-USUAL INCREASES IN SURFACE OCEAN PLASTICS UNTIL 2100. THESE MODEL SIMULATIONS WILL TEST THE CORE HYPOTHESIS BY ASSESSING HOW NUTRIENT THEFT DUE TO PDOC FERTILIZATION IS ALTERING OCEAN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND REDUCING THE STRENGTH OF THE BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMP TODAY AND THROUGH THE 21ST CENTURY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD. | $83.9K | FY2025 | Apr 2025 – Mar 2028 |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (SEA) IS REQUESTING FUNDING FROM NASA'S OCEAN BIOLOGY AND BIOGEOCHENNISTRY | $55K | FY2007 | Sep 2007 – Sep 2010 |
| National Science Foundation | INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION FOR SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION | $39.3K | FY2019 | Apr 2019 – Mar 2023 |
| National Science Foundation | SGER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXPLORING A LONG-TERM RECORD OF PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC | $33.1K | FY2008 | Sep 2008 – Feb 2010 |
| Department of Commerce | COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR AN ONGOING SERIES OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE DIVERSITY. | $29K | FY2017 | Jul 2017 – Jun 2022 |
| National Science Foundation | EAGER: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTION OF PLASTICS TO MARINE PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON | $21.3K | FY2021 | Sep 2021 – Aug 2023 |
| National Science Foundation | SHIPBOARD SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT EQUIPMENT: SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (SSV CORWITH CRAMER & SSV ROBERT C. SEAMANS | $19.5K | FY2017 | Apr 2017 – Mar 2018 |
| National Science Foundation | 2009 SHIPBOARD SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT EQUIPMENT | $18K | FY2009 | Sep 2009 – Aug 2011 |
| Department of Commerce | THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (SEA) IN ITS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF THE WOODS HOLE DIVERSITY INITIATIVE (WHDI) IN WOODS HOLE MASSACHUSETTS, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SIX WOODS HOLE-BASED SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING NOAA FISHERIES, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION, USGS, SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, AND WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER. THIS SPONSORSHIP IS FOR AN ONGOING SERIES OF UNDERGRADUATE ACTIVITIES, LECTURES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE WOODS HOLE MARINE SCIENCE COMMUNITY. | $17.4K | FY2022 | Jul 2022 – May 2025 |
| National Science Foundation | OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION: SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (SSV CORWITH CRAMER & SSV ROBERT C. SEAMANS) | $16.5K | FY2017 | May 2017 – Apr 2018 |
| National Science Foundation | COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INTEGRATING SUBSURFACE PROCESSES ACROSS SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALES - A HOLISTIC ANALYSIS OF VENT FLUID CHEMISTRY AT THE LAU | $15.8K | FY2010 | Sep 2010 – Aug 2012 |
| Department of Commerce | COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR AN ONGOING SERIES OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE DIVERSITY. | $14.8K | FY2012 | Aug 2012 – Jul 2017 |
| National Science Foundation | SONAR ELECTRONICS REPLACEMENT FOR VESSELS CORWITH CRAMER AND ROBERT SEAMANS | $10.4K | FY2010 | Jun 2010 – May 2011 |
National Science Foundation
$781.7K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: GP-IN: ACCELERATING CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAREERS THROUGH A POSTBACCALAUREATE FELLOWSHIP IN WOODS HOLE (ACES WOODS HOLE) -ACCELERATING CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE CAREERS (ACES) THROUGH A POST-BACCALAUREATE FELLOWSHIP IN WOODS HOLE IS A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROJECT TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, PREPARE, AND RETAIN POST-BACCALAUREATE FELLOWS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS IN GEOSCIENCES AND PREPARE THEM FOR GRADUATE SCHOOL AND/OR CAREERS. THE PROJECT?S GOAL IS TO CREATE A SCALABLE, COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM THAT CONTRIBUTES TO DIVERSIFYING THE GEOSCIENCES WORKFORCE. ITS OBJECTIVES ARE CENTERED ON THE ACES WOODS HOLE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM MODEL THAT INCLUDES TWO FUNCTIONALLY DISTINCTIVE, BUT DYNAMICALLY AND RECIPROCALLY CONNECTED COMPONENTS, TRANSFORMATIVE ACTIVITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE. THE FORMER INCLUDES A ROBUST MENTORING NETWORK, MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, VARIED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, AND AN IMMERSIVE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE. THE LATTER INCLUDES INTENTIONAL RECRUITMENT OF PARTICIPANTS, RESOURCES AND FACILITIES THAT REDUCE BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION, AND A SUPPORTIVE WOODS HOLE COMMUNITY. TOGETHER, THE ECOSYSTEM OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION AND CHANGE TO REDUCE STRUCTURAL BARRIERS, CREATE ONGOING ENVIRONMENTS OF SUPPORT FOR FELLOWS AND ULTIMATELY BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN THE GEOSCIENCES. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS AWARD DERIVES FROM A RECOGNITION OF THE PAUCITY OF POSTBACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS IN THE GEOSCIENCES, DESPITE THEIR SUCCESS IN OTHER FIELDS. AS SUCH ACES REPRESENTS A NOVEL PROJECT FROM WHICH MUCH CAN BE LEARNED THROUGH THE CUMULATIVE AND SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHTS GENERATED. THE ACES MODEL BUILDS ON THE KNOWLEDGE-BASE AND EFFORTS OF THE WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM (PEP) AND PEP-II. THROUGH MULTIPLE ITERATIONS OF THESE PROGRAMS, THE PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS HAVE REFINED THE COMPONENTS TO BECOME MOST EFFECTIVE, CONTRIBUTING TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW BEST TO SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN THE GEOSCIENCES. AN EVALUATION OF THE CUMULATION OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES ABOUT DIFFERENT, BUT INTERRELATED, PROGRAMMATIC INTERVENTIONS WILL OFFER A UNIQUE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEED FOR POSTBACCALAUREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF FILLING THE ?GAP? BETWEEN UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL OR THE WORKFORCE. FURTHER, THE PROJECT WILL GENERATE SPECIFIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT HOW THE LEARNING ECOSYSTEM MODEL WORKS INDEPENDENTLY AND COLLABORATIVELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE OBSERVED OUTCOMES. THE KNOWLEDGE GAINED FROM ACES WILL GREATLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF POSTBACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS IN THE GEOSCIENCES AND PROVIDE A MODEL FOR WHAT IS REQUIRED TO DESIGN AND MANAGE A SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTION. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
Department of Commerce
$741.5K
WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM
Department of Commerce
$705K
WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM (PEP)
National Science Foundation
$575.1K
PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL DEGRADATION OF PLASTICS IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
National Science Foundation
$300.3K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS WITH MARINE PLASTIC DEBRIS: DIVERSITY, FUNCTION AND FATE
Department of Commerce
$264.4K
WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM (PEP)
National Science Foundation
$203.2K
BIODIVERSITY IN THE GLOBAL OCEAN - INCORPORATING MOLECULAR BIOLOGY IN FIELD-BASED APPROACHES TO UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES OF MARINE CONSERVATION.
Department of Commerce
$193.9K
WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM: A PROGRAM TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN NOAA'S NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER AND IN THE WOODS HOLE COMMUNIT
Department of Commerce
$117.7K
INVESTIGATING SELECTIVE GRAZING BY COPEPODS OF VIRGIN AND WEATHERED MICROPLASTICS CONTAMINATED WITH PBT SUBSTANCES
Department of Commerce
$100K
WOODS HOLE PARTNERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM: A PROGRAM TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN NOAA'S NORTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER AND IN THE WOODS HOLE SCIENTIF
National Science Foundation
$99.1K
OPTIMIZING THE RESEARCH INTERN EXPERIENCE TO BUILD INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES WORKFORCE: JUNE 27-29, 2019: WOODS HOLE, MA
Department of Commerce
$96K
TOWARDS CREATING A SOCIAL NORM: A STUDENT-DESIGNED PROGRAM TO REDUCE MARINE DEBRIS THROUGH BEHAVIOR CHANGE
National Science Foundation
$87.7K
SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION/SSV CORWITH CRAMER & SSV ROBERT C. SEAMANS OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION
National Science Foundation
$87.7K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: CBET: THE ROLE OF SUNLIGHT IN DETERMINING THE FATE AND MICROBIAL IMPACT OF MICROPLASTICS IN SURFACE WATERS
National Science Foundation
$83.9K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: NUTRIENT-MEDIATED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PLASTIC-DERIVED DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON AND THE BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMP -PLASTICS ARE ACCUMULATING THROUGHOUT THE EARTH SYSTEM INCLUDING IN THE OCEAN?S SUBTROPICAL GYRES. STUDIES SUGGEST THAT PLASTICS ARE NOW A MAJOR SOURCE OF DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATERIAL IN THESE REGIONS OF THE OCEAN. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER PLASTIC-DERIVED ORGANIC MATERIAL AS PART OF THE OCEAN CARBON CYCLE AND UNDERSTAND ITS EFFECTS ON OCEAN BIOLOGY. THIS PROJECT WILL TEST THE IDEA THAT BACTERIA IN OCEAN SURFACE WATERS CONSUME PLASTIC-DERIVED ORGANIC MATTER, AND IN DOING SO THEY COMPETE WITH PHYTOPLANKTON FOR KEY NUTRIENTS LIKE NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS. THE INVESTIGATORS WILL UTILIZE A COMBINATION OF LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS, FIELD SAMPLING, AND NUMERICAL MODELING TO EXPLORE THIS HYPOTHESIS. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT TWO GRADUATE STUDENTS AND AN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCHER. THE INVESTIGATORS WILL SHARE THEIR RESEARCH WITH POLICY MAKERS AND WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC, WITH A FOCUS ON MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS. THE CORE HYPOTHESIS OF THIS PROJECT IS THAT ?NUTRIENT-THEFT? BY BACTERIA WHEN CONSUMING PLASTIC-DERIVED DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (PDOC) RESULTS IN SUFFICIENT DRAWDOWN OF NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS IN SURFACE WATERS TO REDUCE NEW PRODUCTION AND THE STRENGTH OF THE BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMP, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUBTROPICAL GYRES WHERE MICROPLASTIC ABUNDANCE IS GREATEST AND NUTRIENTS ARE AT A MINIMUM. THE TEAM WILL TEST THIS HYPOTHESIS USING AN ECOSYSTEM-BIOGEOCHEMISTRY MODEL (CESM-MARBL) AUGMENTED TO INCLUDE EXPLICIT REPRESENTATION OF MARINE BACTERIAL GROWTH, NUTRIENT USE, AND PDOC ALL PARAMETERIZED USING NOVEL EMPIRICAL KNOWLEDGE GAINED THROUGH SHIPBOARD FIELDWORK, PHOTOCHEMICAL STUDIES TO IMPROVE ESTIMATES OF PDOC PHOTOPRODUCTION RATES, AND BIOASSAYS TO DETERMINE THE KINETIC PARAMETERS OF BACTERIAL NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS UPTAKE IN RESPONSE TO PDOC FERTILIZATION. GLOBAL OCEAN MODEL RUNS WILL SIMULATE SPATIOTEMPORAL CHANGE IN NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY, NITROGEN- AND PHOSPHORUS-BASED NEW PRODUCTION, AND THE STRENGTH OF THE BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMP. MODEL SIMULATIONS WILL BE RUN WITH NO ADDED PDOC, 1948-PRESENT PDOC FERTILIZATION RATES, AND WITH PREDICTED FUTURE PDOC FERTILIZATION BASED ON BUSINESS-AS-USUAL INCREASES IN SURFACE OCEAN PLASTICS UNTIL 2100. THESE MODEL SIMULATIONS WILL TEST THE CORE HYPOTHESIS BY ASSESSING HOW NUTRIENT THEFT DUE TO PDOC FERTILIZATION IS ALTERING OCEAN BIOGEOCHEMISTRY AND REDUCING THE STRENGTH OF THE BIOLOGICAL CARBON PUMP TODAY AND THROUGH THE 21ST CENTURY. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$55K
SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (SEA) IS REQUESTING FUNDING FROM NASA'S OCEAN BIOLOGY AND BIOGEOCHENNISTRY
National Science Foundation
$39.3K
INSTRUMENT CALIBRATION FOR SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
National Science Foundation
$33.1K
SGER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: EXPLORING A LONG-TERM RECORD OF PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC
Department of Commerce
$29K
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR AN ONGOING SERIES OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE DIVERSITY.
National Science Foundation
$21.3K
EAGER: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: ASSESSING THE CONTRIBUTION OF PLASTICS TO MARINE PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON
National Science Foundation
$19.5K
SHIPBOARD SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT EQUIPMENT: SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (SSV CORWITH CRAMER & SSV ROBERT C. SEAMANS
National Science Foundation
$18K
2009 SHIPBOARD SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
Department of Commerce
$17.4K
THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SUPPORT THE SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (SEA) IN ITS COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS OF THE WOODS HOLE DIVERSITY INITIATIVE (WHDI) IN WOODS HOLE MASSACHUSETTS, A COLLABORATION BETWEEN SIX WOODS HOLE-BASED SCIENCE INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING NOAA FISHERIES, WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION, USGS, SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY, AND WOODS HOLE RESEARCH CENTER. THIS SPONSORSHIP IS FOR AN ONGOING SERIES OF UNDERGRADUATE ACTIVITIES, LECTURES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE WOODS HOLE MARINE SCIENCE COMMUNITY.
National Science Foundation
$16.5K
OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION: SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (SSV CORWITH CRAMER & SSV ROBERT C. SEAMANS)
National Science Foundation
$15.8K
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: INTEGRATING SUBSURFACE PROCESSES ACROSS SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL SCALES - A HOLISTIC ANALYSIS OF VENT FLUID CHEMISTRY AT THE LAU
Department of Commerce
$14.8K
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT FOR AN ONGOING SERIES OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO INCREASE DIVERSITY.
National Science Foundation
$10.4K
SONAR ELECTRONICS REPLACEMENT FOR VESSELS CORWITH CRAMER AND ROBERT SEAMANS
Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (fac.gov)
No federal single audit records found for this organization.
Single audits are required for entities expending $750,000+ in federal awards annually.
Tax Year 2024 · Source: IRS e-Filed Form 990
Individuals serving as officers, directors, or trustees of the organization.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other |
|---|
Source: IRS Publication 78, Auto-Revocation List & e-Postcard Data
Tax-deductible contributions: Yes
Deductibility code: PC
Sources: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (XML) & ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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| Year | Revenue | Contributions | Expenses | Assets | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023IRS e-File | $7.7M | $2.5M | $9.5M | $22.3M | $19.8M |
| 2022 | $8M | $3.4M | $7.8M | $20.7M | $19.3M |
| 2021 | $5.7M | $3.1M | $5.2M | $22.4M | $20.6M |
| 2020 | $8.3M | $2.2M | $8.6M |
Sources: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer & IRS e-File Index
Financial data: IRS e-Filed Form 990 (Tax Year 2023)
Leadership & compensation: IRS e-Filed Form 990, Part VII (Tax Year 2024)
Federal grants: USAspending.gov (live)
Organization info: IRS Business Master File
Tax-deductibility: IRS Publication 78
| Total |
|---|
| John Wigglesworth | President | 40 | $182.8K | $0 | $5,810 | $188.7K |
| Jeremy R Salesin | Trustee/chair | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica C Mcwade | Trustee/vice Chair And Clerk | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert C Knapp | Trustee/treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
John Wigglesworth
President
$188.7K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$182.8K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$5,810
Jeremy R Salesin
Trustee/chair
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Jessica C Mcwade
Trustee/vice Chair And Clerk
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Robert C Knapp
Trustee/treasurer
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Highest compensated employees who are not officers or directors.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith B Miller | Director Of Finance | 40 | $101.3K | $0 | $13.5K | $114.8K |
| Mark Long | Academic Dean | 40 | $105.1K | $0 | $3,510 | $108.6K |
Edith B Miller
Director Of Finance
$114.8K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$101.3K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$13.5K
Mark Long
Academic Dean
$108.6K
Hrs/Wk
40
Compensation
$105.1K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$3,510
Members of the governing board. Board members often serve without compensation.
| Name | Title | Hrs/Wk | Compensation | Related Orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose Jearld Jr | Trustee | 5 | $30K | $0 | $0 | $30K |
| Beau Lescott | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Caleb Mcclennen | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Susan E Humphris | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Gryska-Rice | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Erin Myers Madeira | Trustee |
Ambrose Jearld Jr
Trustee
$30K
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$30K
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Beau Lescott
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Caleb Mcclennen
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
| $20M |
| $18.6M |
| 2019 | $13.8M | $7.7M | $9M | $20.7M | $19.3M |
| 2018 | $11.2M | $5.5M | $8.8M | $16.7M | $14.3M |
| 2017 | $8.7M | $3M | $8.4M | $14.4M | $11.5M |
| 2016 | $8.2M | $2.2M | $8.9M | $13.9M | $10.8M |
| 2015 | $8M | $1.9M | $8.3M | $15.4M | $11.6M |
| 2014 | $7.9M | $3.2M | $8.2M | $15.4M | $11.8M |
| 2013 | $9.3M | $4.5M | $7.7M | $15.2M | $11.5M |
| 2012 | $7.8M | $1.4M | $7.8M | $13.5M | $9.5M |
| 2021 | 990 | Data |
| 2020 | 990 | Data |
| 2019 | 990 | Data |
| 2018 | 990 | Data |
| 2017 | 990 | Data |
| 2016 | 990 | Data |
| 2015 | 990 | Data |
| 2014 | 990 | Data |
| 2013 | 990 | Data |
| 2012 | 990 | Data |
| 2011 | 990 | — |
| 2010 | 990 | — |
| 2009 | 990 | — |
| 2008 | 990 | — |
| 2007 | 990 | — |
| 2006 | 990 | — |
| 2005 | 990 | — |
| 2004 | 990 | — |
| 2003 | 990 | — |
| 2002 | 990 | — |
| 2001 | 990 | — |
| 5 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| $0 |
| Ivan Luke | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jacqueline F Webb | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeanne Foussard | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Kenneth Potter | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Linda Cox Maguire | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Onji Scott Price | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Philip Mcknight | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebeccah Sparkes | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Richard H Hawkins | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rusty Kellogg | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sam Howe | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sarah Murdock | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stephen Laster | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Wolff | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Willis G Wang | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Dr Susan E Humphris
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Elizabeth Gryska-Rice
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Erin Myers Madeira
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Ivan Luke
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Jacqueline F Webb
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Jeanne Foussard
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Kenneth Potter
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Linda Cox Maguire
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Onji Scott Price
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Philip Mcknight
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Rebeccah Sparkes
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Richard H Hawkins
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Rusty Kellogg
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Sam Howe
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Sarah Murdock
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Stephen Laster
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Ted Wolff
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0
Willis G Wang
Trustee
$0
Hrs/Wk
5
Compensation
$0
Related Orgs
$0
Other
$0