Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $24,338,086
- Total expenses
- $34,974,038
- Contributions and grants received
- $18,887,229
- Grants paid
- $6,183,333
- Program service revenue
- $4,372,832
- Investment income
- $1,053,246
- Other revenue
- $24,779
- Total assets, end of year
- $55,957,055
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,221,267
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $52,735,788
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $26,696,509
- Management and general expenses
- $6,128,731
- Fundraising expenses
- $2,148,798
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $26,696,509
Program services were 76.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$5,545,106
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$13,342,123
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$701,393
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2a · Program service revenue: Contract revenue
total $4,372,832 · related or exempt $4,372,832
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3 · Investment income
total $1,056,185 · excluded $1,056,185
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $3,513,210
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $3,515,626 · other assets $523
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7c · Gain or loss
securities -$2,416 · other assets -$523
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7d · Net gain or loss
total -$2,939 · excluded -$2,939
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11a · Other revenue: Other income
total $24,779 · excluded $24,779
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11e · Other revenue, total
$24,779
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $5,695,764 · program services $5,695,764
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $487,569 · program services $487,569
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $2,467,858 · program services $1,773,588 · management and general $482,193 · fundraising $212,077
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $12,032,206 · program services $8,647,249 · management and general $2,350,962 · fundraising $1,033,995
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,067,341 · program services $767,071 · management and general $208,547 · fundraising $91,723
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,960,765 · program services $1,409,153 · management and general $383,112 · fundraising $168,500
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,165,381 · program services $837,530 · management and general $227,703 · fundraising $100,148
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11b · Fees: legal
total $168,125 · program services $133,451 · management and general $34,674
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $571,122 · program services $46,610 · management and general $488,612 · fundraising $35,900
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $36,500 · fundraising $36,500
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $75,493 · management and general $75,493
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11g · Fees: other
total $1,346,505 · program services $1,253,820 · fundraising $92,685
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $41,586 · program services $29,787 · management and general $8,577 · fundraising $3,222
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13 · Office expenses
total $1,637,261 · program services $1,191,653 · management and general $350,242 · fundraising $95,366
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14 · Information technology
total $480,197 · program services $343,953 · management and general $99,036 · fundraising $37,208
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16 · Occupancy
total $359,280 · program services $60,764 · management and general $298,516
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17 · Travel
total $1,885,789 · program services $1,630,159 · management and general $179,298 · fundraising $76,332
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $658,978 · program services $434,648 · management and general $177,474 · fundraising $46,856
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20 · Interest
total $25,136 · management and general $25,136
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $639,665 · program services $155,058 · management and general $483,923 · fundraising $684
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23 · Insurance
total $209,270 · program services $149,895 · management and general $43,160 · fundraising $16,215
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24a · Other expenses: Common costs
total $1,686,966 · program services $1,373,506 · management and general $212,073 · fundraising $101,387
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24b · Other expenses: Research supplies
total $275,281 · program services $275,281
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,847,411 · end of year $1,142,976
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $26,932,781 · end of year $20,549,183
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $15,153,941 · end of year $10,365,062
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $1,896,724 · end of year $2,306,988
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $370,584 · end of year $777,224
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$16,934,034
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$11,091,184
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,742,118 · end of year $5,842,850
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $13,166,802 · end of year $14,688,742
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $335,951 · end of year $284,030
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $3,298,927 · end of year $2,503,802
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20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities
beginning of year $826,788 · end of year $685,147
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $41,472 · end of year $32,318
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $18,913,816 · end of year $19,260,618
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $43,365,309 · end of year $33,475,170
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Woodwell Climate Research Center conducts science for solutions at the nexus of climate, people and nature. We partner with leaders and communities for just, meaningful impact to address the climate crisis.
Activities or mission (Part I)
See Schedule O
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Policy Relevant Research: Scientific excellence is the foundation for all of Woodwell Climate Research Center's activities, and distinguishes WCRC from other NGOs in the environmental sector. Through a holistic, multidisciplinary, applied, and team-focused approach, we seek to create breakthrough understanding of climate change impacts and solutions, for the purpose of informing sound environmental policies from the local to global scale. WCRC's research is focused on the land-climate connection - how changes in land use effect the climate system; how the changing climate is altering systems on land such as forests, ecosystems and agriculture; and what land-management strategies can harness the power of nature to slow climate change. Most of this research is conducted in the arctic and the tropics-critical regions where natural systems contain disproportionate shares of the planet's biodiversity and stored carbon, but where deforestation, agriculture, fire, and climatic warming place these assets at great risk.
Expenses $19,055,668 · Grants $6,183,333 · Revenue $2,022,832
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Center Funded Science: This category of expenditures represents Woodwell Climate Research Center's commitment to stimulating innovation, investing in future science leaders and investing in our scientific staff by funding projects of our own choosing. Center funded science aims to supplement/extend existing projects, or seed-fund projects that have the potential to have outsized impact in science and policy or which have good potential for return on investment by enabling external funding.
Expenses $5,209,583 · Revenue $2,350,000
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Policy Engagement, Education & Communication: Woodwell Climate Research Center has a long and rich history of impacting climate policy processes at multiple levels, and sharing our scientific understanding of climate change with the world through cutting-edge communication and education programs. WCRC builds partnerships with local and national governments, non-governmental and private-sector organizations to implement and measure progress towards national commitments to the Paris agreement. To leave an educational legacy, WCRC offers hands-on experiential programs to train a new generation of climate science leaders. WCRC fosters immersive educational programs that encourage students to link field research with big-picture solutions in the challenging and fast-changing environments where we work.
Expenses $2,431,258
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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C Gail Greenwald
Chair (7/1/24-6/6/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
-
Thomas J Hynes III
Vice Chair (7/24-6/6/25), Chair (6/7/25-6/30/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Michael J Fanger
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jainey Bavishi
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jerry Brown
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christina Deconcini
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Andre L Guimarraes
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph Kennedy III
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Roger A Kranenburg
Clerk
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
John L Le Coq
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Robert B Litterman
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wilhelm M Merck
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Joseph J Mueller
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Georgia Chafee Nassikas
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Glenn T Prickett
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kilaparti Ramakriashna
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Daniel A Reifsynder
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Joseph R Robinson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jean A Rogers
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Aniket Shah
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ihsan K Speede
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Izabella M Teixeira
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephanie N Tomasky
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Cyrus N Wadia
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sanjay J Wagle
Vice Chair (6/7/25-6/30/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Robert Max Holmes
President & Chief Executive Officer
- Total calculated
- $510,176
- From this org
- $457,268
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $52,908
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $396,355
- Bonus
- $60,000
- Other
- $913
- Deferred
- $50,636
- Nontaxable benefits
- $2,272
- Filer's total
- $510,176
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Philip Duffy
President & Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $395,204
- From this org
- $333,297
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $61,907
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $323,462
- Bonus
- $7,725
- Other
- $2,110
- Deferred
- $33,627
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,280
- Filer's total
- $395,204
-
Corrie Martin
Chief Operating Officer
- Total calculated
- $354,212
- From this org
- $320,816
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,396
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $299,903
- Bonus
- $20,000
- Other
- $913
- Deferred
- $31,761
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,635
- Filer's total
- $354,212
-
Wayne Walker
Vice President of Science
- Total calculated
- $303,389
- From this org
- $237,272
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $66,117
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $226,784
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $488
- Deferred
- $24,496
- Nontaxable benefits
- $41,621
- Filer's total
- $303,389
-
John Arseneault
Vice President of Finance
- Total calculated
- $262,179
- From this org
- $229,989
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,190
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $220,588
- Bonus
- $8,000
- Other
- $1,401
- Deferred
- $3,910
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,280
- Filer's total
- $262,179
-
Leslie Kolterman
VP of Philanthropy
- Total calculated
- $301,947
- From this org
- $248,787
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $53,160
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $238,091
- Bonus
- $8,000
- Other
- $2,696
- Deferred
- $25,505
- Nontaxable benefits
- $27,655
- Filer's total
- $301,947
-
Susan Natali
Senior Scientist
- Total calculated
- $240,540
- From this org
- $196,331
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $44,209
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $191,514
- Bonus
- $3,904
- Other
- $913
- Deferred
- $20,181
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,028
- Filer's total
- $240,540
-
Christopher Neill
Senior Scientist
- Total calculated
- $256,437
- From this org
- $220,472
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,965
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $213,531
- Bonus
- $4,245
- Other
- $2,696
- Deferred
- $21,942
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,023
- Filer's total
- $256,437
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Christopher Schwalm
Vice President of Science
- Total calculated
- $268,314
- From this org
- $205,710
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $62,604
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $200,677
- Bonus
- $4,120
- Other
- $913
- Deferred
- $21,297
- Nontaxable benefits
- $41,307
- Filer's total
- $268,314
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David McGlinchey
Chief of Government Relations
- Total calculated
- $227,296
- From this org
- $206,628
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,668
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $198,309
- Bonus
- $8,000
- Other
- $319
- Deferred
- $20,160
- Nontaxable benefits
- $508
- Filer's total
- $227,296
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Michael Coe
Sr. Scientist/Tropics Program Dir
- Total calculated
- $248,084
- From this org
- $199,116
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $48,968
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $193,713
- Bonus
- $4,002
- Other
- $1,401
- Deferred
- $20,688
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,280
- Filer's total
- $248,084
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Jonathan Sanderman
Vice President of Science
- Total calculated
- $229,818
- From this org
- $186,276
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,542
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $182,350
- Bonus
- $3,607
- Other
- $319
- Deferred
- $18,646
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,896
- Filer's total
- $229,818
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- Part I, Line 7
- At times the Organization provides employees with additional performance-based compensation. At the discretion of the President/CEO, the bonus provided in 2024 for all staff was provided to recognize excellent work by those individuals over the prior fiscal year. The amount provided as bonuses was generally 3% of base compensation for all employees, determined to be appropriate by the CEO, with exceptions made in some cases where additional compensation was deemed warranted. The President/CEO's employment contract provides for a merit based bonus if approved by the Board of Directors. The Board determines incentive goals each year and then annually determines whether sufficient progress toward those goals has been made. In 2024 the Board approved a bonus to the President/CEO in the amount indicated based on successful attainment of those incentive goals.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
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$1,330,255
Scientific Research
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$648,744
Scientific Research
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University of Connecticut
$628,741
Scientific Research
-
$505,059
Scientific Research
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University of Alaska Fairbanks
$404,390
Scientific Research
-
Scientific Research
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Arizona State University
$264,097
Scientific Research
-
Scientific Research
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$200,000
Scientific Research
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$161,381
Scientific Research
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 31 March 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202600909349300735
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