Public Charity

ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES INC

ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES INC, of DURHAM, NC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $9.7M in revenue, $8.8M in expenses, $18.6M in total assets. 28 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 562125831 DURHAM, NC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$9.7M
Total Expenses$8.8M
Total Assets$18.6M
Grant Records28
Funding Total$1.1M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES, INC. (OTS) IS CHARTERED AS A NON PROFIT CORPORATION UNDER THE LAWS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND IS SUPPORTED BY A CONSORTIUM OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING IN NORTH, CENTRAL, AND SOUTH AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, AND SOUTH AFRICA. OTS'S PURPOSE IS TO SUSTAIN TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS BY DRIVING SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY AND KNOWLEDGE, BY ENRICHING HUMAN PERCEPTION OF NATURE, AND BY ENHANCING WORLDWIDE POLICY IN THE TROPICS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Alvaro Umana
DIRECTOR Andre Kessler
DIRECTOR Bryan Heidorn
DIRECTOR/ CHAIR Chelsea Ward
DIR./PRES./CEO (FROM NOV. 24) Elizabeth Braker
DIRECTOR / SECRETARY Erin Kuprewicz

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$461,652 9 grants
EDUCATIONAL
$271,622 2 grants
EDUCATION
$100,000 1 grant
PROGRAMS
$74,311 2 grants
CONSERVATION
$30,775 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $9.7M $8.8M $18.6M
2024 $9.2M $9.9M $15.6M
2023 $8.8M $9.4M $15.0M
2022 $4.5M $4.9M $14.3M
2021 $2.9M $3.3M $17.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.9M to $9.7M (+239%), with total assets most recently reported at $18.6M.

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