Program areas at MERI
Research - the Institute continues to expand its research programs locally and globally. Focus areas include: human exposure, plastics & microplastics, climate change in the gulf of Maine, and chemical threats to health and environment.
Education - increase public awareness and understanding of the impacts of harmful exposures to plastics, microplastics and toxic chemicals; human and ecoligic impacts of climate change, with emphasis on positive actions and solutions. Accomplished via lectures by the director and expert staff; the Institute's environmenal lecture series, website, social media; and internships and training for young scientists.
Outreach - Shaw Institute scientists effectively translated and disseminated research findings to state and national policymakers and the public in support of legislative initiatives to protect the environment and public health.
Who funds Shaw Institute (MERI)
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at MERI
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Charles Rolsky | Executive Director | $67,964 | 2022-12-31 |
| Mark Gabrielson | Treasurer | $0 | 2023-10-25 |
| Matthew Newton | Chairman of the Board | $0 | 2023-01-01 |
| Susan D Shaw | President | $13,500 | 2021-12-31 |
| Shelley Sanders Kehl | Chair | $0 | 2017-12-31 |
| ...and 3 more key personnel |
Financials for MERI
| Revenues | FYE 12/2022 | FYE 12/2021 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $514,833 | $286,503 | 79.7% |
| Program services | $2,233 | $0 | 999% |
| Investment income and dividends | $60 | $48 | 25% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | - |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $0 | $0 | - |
| Total revenues | $517,126 | $286,551 | 80.5% |
Organizations like MERI
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| Responsible Innovation Labs | 501(c)(3) | Dover, DE | $981,435 |
| Dynamicland Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Castro Valley, CA | $399,888 |
| Hekademeia Research Solutions | 501(c)(3) | Columbia, MO | $130,045 |
| Marine Applied Research and Exploration | 501(c)(3) | Tiburon, CA | $1,295,840 |
| Cascadia Research Collective | 501(c)(3) | Olympia, WA | $1,730,911 |
| FWT Aero-Hydro | 501(c)(3) | Houston, TX | $200,011 |
| Open Research Lab | 501(c)(3) | San Francisco, CA | $193,917 |
| Organic Farming Research Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Santa Cruz, CA | $1,506,330 |
| Institute for Scientific Analysis (ISA) | 501(c)(3) | Alameda, CA | $1,735,278 |
| Leonard Wood Institute | 501(c)(3) | Fort Leonard Wood, MO | $1,184,811 |
Data update history
May 18, 2024
Received grants
Identified 4 new grant, including a grant for $60,000 from The Signatry November 29, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
November 29, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
November 25, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
Nonprofit Types
Research centersCharities
Issues
Science and technology
Characteristics
Conducts researchTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 1652
- Blue Hill, ME 04614
- County
- Hancock County, ME
- Website URL
- shawinstitute.org/Â
- Phone
- (207) 374-2135
- Facebook page
- MarineEnvironmentalResearchInstituteÂ
- Twitter profile
- @meriresearchÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 01-0455007
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1990
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- U00: Science and Technology Research: General
- NAICS code, primary
- 5417: Scientific Research and Development Services
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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