Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation reported $10.0 million in revenue and $5.5 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $90.33 went to program services, $9.57 to management and general costs and $0.10 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was investment income: 70.0% of the total. Government grants made up 29.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $139,725 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 120% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $5.5MFor context, the median across 192 covered science & technology charities: $84.33 programs, $15.67 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 90.3% | 83.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 9.6% | 15.5% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 29.2% | 51.6% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 29.2% | 3.2% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 19.2% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $139,725 | $513,729 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.55% | 1.72% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 280.9 | 14.7 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 94.3% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseHarbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation, inc. Is the legislatively-designated recipient from the state of florida for and administers the florida "protect wild dolphins", "protect florida whales", "aquaculture", and "save our seas" license plates along with the calculated annual spendable funding generated from investments support vetted finite grants subject to specified terms. Said grant helped fund the addition of certain new faculty, provided faculty incentives, and provided salary support, research projects, fellowships, and certain operational support at the Harbor Branch…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.0 hrs/week | $134,351 | $0 | $5,374 | $139,725 |
| DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.0 hrs/week | $108,351 | $0 | $4,334 | $112,685 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $140K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 52
- Volunteers Part I, line 68
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses onlyIndividuals listed as contractors are left out. 2 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation totaling $60 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Of every $100 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation spent in FY2025, $90.33 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation reported that 90.3% of its $5.5 million in expenses went to program services, 9.6% to management and general and 0.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $139,725, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation get its money?
Of $10.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 29.2% came from contributions and grants (including 29.2% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 59-1644333 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202543119349304704 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202520739349301012 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202430519349301723 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202321189349301602 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202103159349307155 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202003049349300020 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 59-1644333: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.