SOURCES OF SUPPORT
The annual operating budget of The Ecosystems Center for 2009 was $9,894,000. Approximately 77% of the income of the center comes from grants for basic research from government agencies, including the National Science Foundation, NASA, the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency. The other 23%comes from gifts and grants from private foundations, including support for the Semester in Environmental Science, as well as from institutional support for administration and income from the center’s reserve and endowment funds.
These non-governmental funds provide flexibility for the development of new research projects, public policy activities and educational programs.
The combined total value of the center’s reserve fund and endowment at the end of 2009 was $3,602,639. Income from the reserve fund and endowment helps defray the costs of operations, writing proposals, consulting for government agencies and the center’s seminar program.
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