DECEMBER 31, <strong>2010</strong> AND 2009 SuMMARy FinAnCiAl poSition assets Cash and cash equivalents Grant receivables and other assets Contributions receivable, net Investments Property and equipment, net Total Assets <strong>2010</strong> 2009 $ 1,850,158 $ 2,099,077 1,098,963 1,385,413 1,058,730 1,498,084 10,526,597 9,625,359 16,664,049 16,090,874 31,198,497 30,698,807 Liabilities and net assets Liabilities Payables, accruals, advances and deposits Loans payable $ 2,383,506 5,449,153 $ 1,808,957 6,171,741 Total Liabilities 7,832,659 7,980,698 net assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted Total Net Assets Total Liabilities and Net Assets 11,888,973 3,857,000 7,619,865 11,997,281 3,102,213 7,618,615 23,365,838 22,718,109 $ 31,198,497 $ 30,698,807 SuMMARy ACtivitiES StAtEMEnt revenues & support Contributions, net Grants and Contracts Tuition, guest services and other Investment return $ 2,634,984 7,707,044 1,654,082 1,175,114 $ 2,235,635 7,419,779 1,927,967 1,924,900 Total Revenue & Support 13,171,224 13,508,281 expenses Program services Scientific research Education programs Guest and residential services 8,650,314 2,097,436 275,959 8,920,346 2,214,989 256,956 Support Services Development and public relations Management and general Total expenses Increase (decrease) in net assets 619,402 880,384 12,523,495 $ 647,729 $ 863,825 619,074 12,875,190 633,091 Financial statements with independent auditors’ report are available on our website at www.bios.edu or by contacting Stephen M. Markman, Treasurer and Controller, telephone 441-297-1880 ext.109, fax 441-297-2222 or email stephen.markman@bios.edu. pg 10 <strong>Bermuda</strong> institute <strong>of</strong> ocean <strong>Sciences</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>
DECEMBER 31, <strong>2010</strong> AND 2009 notES to SuMMARy FinAnCiAl HiGHliGHtS <strong>Bermuda</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ocean</strong> <strong>Sciences</strong> (BIOS), Inc., founded in 1903 as the <strong>Bermuda</strong> Biological Station and incorporated in the State <strong>of</strong> new York in 1926, is an independent u.S. not-for-pr<strong>of</strong>it organization, and as such, is exempt from u.S. income taxes under Sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a) <strong>of</strong> the Internal Revenue code. BIOS is also a <strong>Bermuda</strong> registered charity. Our uS income tax ID is 06-0706038. NOTE 1 INVESTMENTS AND INVESTMENT RETURN Investments principally consist <strong>of</strong> funds managed by Common fund, The Investment Fund for Foundations’ (TIFF) Investments Program (TIP) and The Vanguard Group, Inc; and, certain donated equity securities, sale <strong>of</strong> which is restricted. Investments relate to Endowments. The return on these investments is appropriated for expenditure in accordance with the Board <strong>of</strong> Trustees policy <strong>of</strong> permitting endowment support spending up to 5% (in accordance with the provisions <strong>of</strong> the laws <strong>of</strong> the State <strong>of</strong> New York) <strong>of</strong> the endowment portfolio average market value at June 30 <strong>of</strong> each <strong>of</strong> the three previous fiscal years. NOTE 2 ENDOWMENT FUNDS Donor-restricted funds whose purpose is to provide long-term support for BIOS are Endowment Funds. Following is a recapitulation <strong>of</strong> the aggregate activity in Endowment Funds for the years ended December 31: Balance at January 1 Contributions Investment income Capital appreciation (depreciation) Appropriated for expenditure Balance at December 31 <strong>2010</strong> 2009 $ 9,754,417 $ 8,156,125 1,250 1,100 244,303 264,519 925,226 1,656,694 (404,021) (324,021) $ 10,521,175 $ 9,754,417 NOTE 3 PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT Depreciation expense amounted to $1,114,000 in <strong>2010</strong> and $1,049,000 in 2009. Acquisitions <strong>of</strong> fixed assets amounted to $1,686,736 and $499,000. Property and equipment, at undepreciated cost, is $26,974,000 at December 31, <strong>2010</strong>. NOTE 4 LOANS PAYABLE BIOS repaid and retired two bank loans in <strong>2010</strong> and entered into another loan for purposes <strong>of</strong> performing major maintenance and upgrades on existing properties. In addition to the major maintenance loan, the remaining loans are for the purchase and retr<strong>of</strong>itting <strong>of</strong> the R/V HSBC Atlantic Explorer, and construction <strong>of</strong> the staff apartment building. Interest rates on the bank loans float based on the three-month LIBOR rate plus up to 1%. The bank loans are generally payable on demand by the bank. Interest expense was $34,000 and $135,000 for the years ended December 31, <strong>2010</strong> and 2009. NOTE 5 NET ASSETS BIOS reports its financial position and activities according to three classes <strong>of</strong> net assets: permanently restricted, temporarily restricted, and unrestricted. Permanently Restricted Net Assets comprise gifts and bequests that create or increase endowment funds. Temporarily Restricted Net Assets are those gifts which are received with stipulations that the gift be used for a particular purpose or during a specified future time. All other net assets and those for which restrictions have been met are classified as unrestricted. pg 11 <strong>Bermuda</strong> institute <strong>of</strong> ocean <strong>Sciences</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2010</strong>