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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

A research and educational institution

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (63.72)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 89.0%    
Administrative Expenses 9.3%    
Fundraising Expenses 1.6%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.01    
Efficiency Rating    
      (38.90)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 14.5%    
Program Expenses Growth 4.8%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 2.33    
Capacity Rating    
      (24.82)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2007)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $144,393,059
Other Revenue $27,789,246
Total Revenue $172,182,305
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $99,665,138
Administrative Expenses $10,491,461
Fundraising Expenses $1,826,014
Total Functional Expenses $111,982,613
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $60,199,692
   
Net Assets $392,994,442

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Contact Information

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
One Bungtown Road
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
tel: (516) 367-8840
fax: (516) 367-8850
EIN: 11-2013303

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Leadership      (FYE 12/2007)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Bruce Stillman President, CEO (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $492,749 0.44%

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Mission

Founded in 1890, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is a private institution with research programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics and a broad educational mission. We are at the forefront of efforts in molecular biology and genetics to generate knowledge that will yield better diagnostics and treatments for cancer, neurological diseases and other major causes of human suffering. Each year 8,000 of the world's leading life scientists are drawn to the campus for CSHL's legendary Meetings and Courses program and seminal Banbury conferences. The CSHL Press publishes textbooks, laboratory manuals, and research journals that are among the most highly cited in their fields.

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