Carnegie Institution Of Washington

Organization Overview

Carnegie Institution Of Washington, operating under the name Carnegie Science, is located in Washington, DC. The organization was established in 1914. According to its NTEE Classification (U31) the organization is classified as: Astronomy, under the broad grouping of Science & Technology and related organizations. As of 06/2021, Carnegie Science employed 489 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Carnegie Science is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 06/2021, Carnegie Science generated $128.0m in total revenue. This represents relatively stable growth, over the past 6 years the organization has increased revenue by an average of 9.8% each year. All expenses for the organization totaled $93.0m during the year ending 06/2021. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Since 2015, Carnegie Science has awarded 55 individual grants totaling $4,972,966. If you would like to learn more about the grant giving history of this organization, scroll down to the grant profile section of this page.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990T Filing

TAX YEAR

2021

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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SEE SCHEDULE O.THE CONDUCT OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN THE FIELDS OF PLANT BIOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY, EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES, ASTRONOMY, AND GLOBAL ECOLOGY.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

SEE SCHEDULE O.PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #1CARNEGIE IS A WORLD-RENOWNED CENTER FOR PETROLOGY-THE STUDY OF ROCKS. IT IS ALSO A GLOBAL LEADER IN HIGH-PRESSURE AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE PHYSICS, WHICH ENABLES OUR SCIENTISTS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO EARTH, PLANETARY AND MATERIAL SCIENCES. CARNEGIE IS LEADING AN INTERNATIONAL, MULTI-INSTITUTION, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY INITIATIVE DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING A TRANSFORMATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF EARTH'S DEEP CARBON CYCLE, INCLUDING ITS POORLY CONSTRAINED RESERVOIRS AND FLUXES; THE UNKNOWN ROLE OF DEEP BIOLOGY; AND THE UNEXPLORED INFLUENCES OF THE DEEP CARBON CYCLE ON CRITICAL SOCIETAL CONCERNS RELATED TO ENERGY, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND CLIMATE. CARNEGIE RESEARCHERS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO INTERDISCIPLINARY EFFORTS INVESTIGATING HOW LIFE EVOLVED ON THIS PLANET AND DETERMINING ITS POTENTIAL FOR EXISTING ELSEWHERE. CARNEGIE OBSERVATIONAL AND THEORETICAL ASTRONOMERS COLLABORATE TO TRACE THE EVOLUTION OF THE UNIVERSE FROM THE SPARK OF THE BIG BANG THROUGH STAR AND GALAXY FORMATION; EXPLORE THE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE; AND PROBE THE MYSTERIES OF DARK MATTER, DARK ENERGY, AND THE EVER-ACCELERATING RATE AT WHICH THE UNIVERSE IS EXPANDING. UNLIKE MOST IN THEIR FIELD, CARNEGIE OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMERS DESIGN AND BUILD THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS TO CAPTURE THE SECRETS OF SPACE. CARNEGIE OPERATES TELESCOPES IN LAS CAMPANAS, CHILE, AT WHICH MUCH OF OUR ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH IS CONDUCTED. WE ARE FOUNDING PARTNERS IN A CONSORTIUM THAT IS WORKING TO DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, AND OPERATE THE GIANT MAGELLAN TELESCOPE, ONE OF THE NEW CLASS OF EXTREMELY LARGE TELESCOPES, WHICH WILL BE AMONG THE WORLD'S LARGEST GROUND-BASED OPTICAL/INFRARED FACILITIES ONCE IT IS COMPLETED. CARNEGIE ALSO INCLUDES INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMS OF ASTRONOMERS AND ASTROPHYSICISTS, GEOPHYSICISTS AND GEOCHEMISTS, COSMOCHEMISTS AND PLANETARY SCIENTISTS. THESE GROUPS ARE DISCOVERING PLANETS ORBITING DISTANT STARS; PROBING THE FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OF EARTH, THE MOON, AND OUR SOLAR SYSTEM; AND STUDYING THE CAUSES OF EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES, AND OTHER GEOLOGIC PHENOMENA. USING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, CARNEGIE SCIENTISTS ARE UNTANGLING THE COMPLICATED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN EARTH'S LAND, ATMOSPHERE, AND OCEANS TO UNDERSTAND HOW GLOBAL SYSTEMS OPERATE. DEPLOYING A WIDE RANGE OF POWERFUL TOOLS-FROM SATELLITES TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TECHNIQUES-THESE SCIENTISTS EXPLORE ISSUES SUCH AS THE GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE, THE ROLE OF LAND AND OCEANIC ECOSYSTEMS, AND OCEAN ACIDIFICATION. OUR ECOLOGISTS ALSO PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE PUBLIC ARENA, FROM SERVING ON NATIONAL PANELS AND COMMITTEES THAT INVESTIGATE CLIMATE CHANGE TO IDENTIFYING ENVIRONMENTAL HOT SPOTS FOR CONSERVATION EFFORTS. CARNEGIE BIOLOGISTS REVEAL CRUCIAL BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS AND THE GENES THAT ENCODE THEIR FUNCTIONS IN MICROBES, PLANTS, AND ANIMALS. TOGETHER WITH OUR LONGSTANDING EXPERTISE IN MODEL SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, THIS WORK PROVIDES A FOUNDATION FOR EXPLORING NEW RESEARCH AVENUES THAT DEPLOY CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR APPROACHES TO UNDERSTAND ECOSYSTEM-WIDE AND GLOBAL PHENOMENA RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING CORAL BLEACHING. THEY ALSO STUDY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN THE SPECIES THAT MAKE UP BACTERIAL COMMUNITY ECOSYSTEMS. OUR RESEARCHERS ARE DEMONSTRATING THAT THE INTERSPECIES RELATIONSHIPS IN THE GUT MICROBIOME AFFECT OUR HEALTH, FERTILITY, AND LONGEVITY. SIMILAR DYNAMICS ALLOW MICROBIAL MATS TO THRIVE IN HOT SPRINGS; UNDERSTANDING THEM IMPROVES OUR KNOWLEDGE OF HOW LIFE ADAPTS TO EXTREME CONDITIONS.


SEE SCHEDULE O.PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITY #2EDUCATION - CARNEGIE, A NON-DEGREE GRANTING ENTITY, IS AN ADVANCED STUDY ORGANIZATION AT WHICH HIGHLY QUALIFIED GRADUATE SCIENTISTS ARE OFFERED POSTGRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING FOR CAREERS IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. CARNEGIE'S POSTDOCTORAL SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION IS PRIMARILY CONDUCTED IN THE LABORATORY OR IN THE FIELD. THE POSTDOCTORAL CURRICULUM IS HEAVILY WEIGHTED TOWARD TRAINING CANDIDATES TO BE CAPABLE RESEARCHERS AND TEACHERS OF RESEARCH. THE FACULTY CONSISTS OF THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF CARNEGIE, ALL OF WHOM PURSUE THEIR OWN RESEARCH. CARNEGIE ALSO OFFERS CERTAIN TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PREDOCTORAL STUDENTS WHO MAY GO ON TO PURSUE ADVANCED DEGREES AT DEGREE-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS, AS WELL AS INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES, BOTH THROUGH FORMAL PROGRAMS AND ON AN INDIVIDUAL, CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. THE FORMAL PROGRAMS, IN PARTICULAR, MAKE AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR CONSIDERING STEM CAREERS TO GROUPS WHO ARE TRADITIONALLY UNDERREPRESENTED IN MATHEMATICS AND THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES. CARNEGIE PROGRAMS ALSO TRAIN PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS ON HOW TO INCORPORATE INTERACTIVE SCIENCE INSTRUCTION INTO ALL ASPECTS OF THE CURRICULUM; HELPS IMPROVE THE INSTRUCTION OF MATHEMATICS EDUCATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN BY TRAINING INDIVIDUALS WITH MATHEMATICS OR RELATED DEGREES TO BECOME CLASSROOM INSTRUCTORS; INTRODUCES AND TRAINS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO CAREER EDUCATION PATHWAYS IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY; AND MAKES INFORMATION AVAILABLE CONCERNING CARNEGIE'S SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FINDINGS TO STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.


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Financial Consulting
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Business Strategy Consulting
$771,195
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$712,736
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Consulting Firm
$306,480
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Audit Services
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Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$0
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $11,421,858
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$4,627,003
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $467,015
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$16,048,861
Total Program Service Revenue$8,037,630
Investment income $3,900,961
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $1,033,540
Net Rental Income -$609,542
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales $99,342,923
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $127,997,936

Grants Awarded

Over the last fiscal year, Carnegie Institution Of Washington has awarded $30,929 in support to 4 organizations.

Grant RecipientAmount

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

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Evanston, IL

PURPOSE: Participant Support

$10,287

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

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East Lansing, MI

PURPOSE: Participant support

$8,357

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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Chicago, IL

PURPOSE: Participant Support

$6,368

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM

PURPOSE: Participant support

$5,917
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Grants Recieved

Over the last fiscal year, we have identified 14 grants that Carnegie Institution Of Washington has recieved totaling $4,094,339.

Awarding OrganizationAmount
Alfred P Sloan Foundation

New York, NY

PURPOSE: TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ABIOTIC ATMOSPHERES ON SUB-NEPTUNE AND ROCKY PLANETS, THE MOST COMMON PLANETS IN OUR GALAXY

$758,084
Alfred P Sloan Foundation

New York, NY

PURPOSE: TO ADVANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ABIOTIC ATMOSPHERES ON SUB-NEPTUNE AND ROCKY PLANETS, THE MOST COMMON PLANETS IN OUR GALAXY

$736,218
The Heising-Simons Foundation

Los Altos, CA

PURPOSE: FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROOF-OF-CONCEPT DEMONSTRATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE MAGELLAN INFRARED MULTI-OBJECT SPECTROGRAPH

$725,345
The Heising-Simons Foundation

Los Altos, CA

PURPOSE: FOR TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND PROOF-OF-CONCEPT DEMONSTRATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE MAGELLAN INFRARED MULTI-OBJECT SPECTROGRAPH

$674,655
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Saint Louis, MO

PURPOSE: RESEARCH

$431,907
John Templeton Foundation

West Conshohocken, PA

PURPOSE: FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTIONS IN COMPLEX ORGANIC MOLECULAR MIXTURES

$369,504
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Endowment Analysis

Beg. Balance$776,508,102
Earnings$289,000,021
Admin Expense$2,768,991
Net Contributions$619,014
Other Expense$50,713,069
Grants$143,799
Ending Balance$1,012,501,278

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