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Balance — Science & Technology Institutions

These charts relate the sources of Science and Technology organization’s income among the three categories: Program Services, Donations, and Business activities. Together, they show how revenue is distributed among the top and bottom institutions in each category.

The first pie, for example, shows that the 10 CANs with the greatest income from Program Services average 77%. Those same institutions obtain 19% of thier revenue from Donations and only 6% from Business activity.

Similarly (in the second pie), the CANs earning the least from Program Services, 10% on average, earn 15% and 76% from Business and Donations respectively.

Link to related pages:

Go to related Sustainability page which lists the top and bottom 10 in each revenue category.

Also see the Perspective > Models page for deeper analyses of financial figures.

The 77% Program Services revenue is a bit surprising for this special group of institutions, about half of which are oriented to a particular industry or technology. The low Business revenue as compared with Arts institutions, for example, results from their lower endowments.

With links to particular technologies and industries, there would appear to be great opportunities for Business development.

The Bottom 10 have little Program Service revenue, instead relying on Donations, likely to be difficult going forward, whether from the general public or sponsors.

The Top 10 Donations earners, have little other revenue source, making them heavily dependent on donors and at risk if even a small number of donors shift their interest.

This is the flip side of the Program Services group above. The group can benefit from donations for longer term development, while enjoying current revenue from (possibly) diverse Program Services sources.

Because this group is tied more closely to larger organizations with parochial interests, they enjoy significant business income.

Without Business revenue, and with relatively small Program Services, this group must rely heavily on donations.

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