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Nonprofit · EIN 98-0119947

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118

Financials

$1.1B$1.1B2022$1.1B$1.1B2023$1B$1.1B2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,034,784,608$1,076,842,898-$42,058,290$2,449,533,898$504,129,445$1,945,404,453
June 30, 2024990$1,114,389,675$1,119,535,683-$5,146,008$2,388,986,347$486,503,862$1,902,482,485
June 30, 2023990$1,067,896,728$1,103,855,060-$35,958,332$2,324,325,699$536,502,292$1,787,823,407
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$615,269,727
of which government grants
$614,970,964
Program service revenue
$330,488,206
Investment income
$23,092,587
Royalties
$38,316,698
Net rental income
$4,345,010
Net gain from sales of assets
$2,438,846
Other revenue
$65,934,088

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$14,335
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$5,216,177
Other salaries and wages
$555,768,821
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$644,087,397
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Occupancy
$17,402,462
Travel
$20,373,171
Depreciation
$127,704,841
Program services (functional)
$1,076,842,898

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$2,388,986,347
Total assets, end of year
$2,449,533,898
Total liabilities, end of year
$504,129,445
Net assets, end of year
$1,945,404,453
Land, buildings and equipment
$1,578,458,982
Publicly traded securities
$69,891,779
Gross receipts
$1,034,784,608
Employees
5,598
Volunteers
43
Year formed
1949

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DOUG HILTONCHIEF EXECUTIVE
Trustee or director, Officer
36.75$639,607
KIRSTEN ROSEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - STRATEGY & ENGAGEMENT
Officer
36.75$516,337
PETER MAYFIELDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - ENVIRONMENT ENERGY & RESOURCE
Key employee
36.75$470,907
JONATHAN WHITTLEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - DATA 61
Highest-paid employee
36.75$408,496
ELANOR HUNTINGTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - DIGITAL NAT FACILITIES & COLL
Key employee
36.75$396,503
THOMAS MUNYARDCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
36.75$343,361
ANTHEA WHITEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - PEOPLE (TERM 01/17/2025)
Key employee
36.75$339,989
BRETT SUTTONDIRECTOR HEALTH & BIOSECURITY
Highest-paid employee
36.75$324,652
MARGARET DONOGHUEOVERSEAS APPOINTMENT/LOCALLY ENGAGED STAFF
Highest-paid employee
36.75$316,813
DANIEL METCALFEDIRECTOR ENVIRONMENT
Highest-paid employee
36.75$311,283
STEWART WALTERSCHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
Officer
36.75$277,750
JEN TAYLOREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - FUTURE INDUSTRIES
Key employee
36.75$195,192
MICHAEL ROBERTSONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - FUTURE INDUSTRIES
Key employee
36.75$181,663
MING LONGBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$85,855
KATHRYN FAGGBOARD MEMBER (TERM 02/17/2025)
Trustee or director
8$79,787
7 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ROY GREENBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$67,122
ALEX BROWNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$62,749
EMMA JOHNSTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
3$62,749
TERRY MORANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$62,509
CATHY FOLEYBOARD MEMBER (TERM 10/13/2024)
Trustee or director
0$33,009
IAN MACFARLANEBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 01/03/2025)
Trustee or director
5$22,787
VANESSA SULLIVANBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 03/06/2025)
Trustee or director
0$20,027
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 25 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
JONATHAN LAWEXECUTIVE DIR. (TERM 03/28/24)
Key employee
36.75$468,390
KIRSTEN ROSEDEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Officer
36.75$443,834
PETER MAYFIELDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
36.75$416,815
DOUG HILTONCEO (AS OF 09/29/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
36.75$392,779
JONATHAN WITTLERESEARCH UNIT LEADER
Highest-paid employee
36.75$369,419
ELANOR HUNTINGTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
36.75$366,369
BRONWYN FOXCHIEF SCIENTIST
Key employee
36.75$324,163
MICHAEL ROBERTSONACTING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ET)
Highest-paid employee
36.75$298,841
DANIEL METCALFERESEARCH UNIT LEADER
Highest-paid employee
36.75$297,633
THOMAS MUNYARDCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Officer
36.75$295,896
DIETMAR TOURBIERRESEARCH UNIT LEADER
Highest-paid employee
36.75$294,273
VLADANA SOLARDIR., NATIONAL AI CENTRE (TERM 06/30/24)
Highest-paid employee
36.75$280,395
ANTHEA WHITEACTING EXECUTIVE HT
Key employee
36.75$248,649
STEWART WALTERSCHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
Officer
36.75$219,966
KATHRYN FAGGCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director
8$117,468
IAN MACFARLANEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$71,713
MICHELE ALLANBOARD MEMBER (TERM 05/04/24)
Trustee or director
5$60,227
ALEX BROWNBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$58,723
EMMA JOHNSTONBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 08/22/23)
Trustee or director
3$47,559
ROY GREENBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 12/07/23)
Trustee or director
2$35,751
EDWINA CORNISHBOARD MEMBER (TERM 11/25/24)
Trustee or director
1$29,696
DAVID KNOXBOARD MEMBER (TERM 09/14/23)
Trustee or director
1$12,555
MING LONGBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 05/01/25)
Trustee or director
1$465
TERRY MORANBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 04/24/24)
Trustee or director
1$465
TANYA MONROBOARD MEMBER (TERM 02/24/24)
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 24 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LARRY MARSHALLFORMER CHIEF EXEC (THRU 6/30/23)
Trustee or director, Officer
37$667,119
PETER MAYFIELDEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
37$431,429
KIRSTEN ROSEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
37$424,555
ELANOR HUNTINGTONEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
5$372,688
JOHN WHITTLEBUSINESS UNIT LEADER
Highest-paid employee
37$350,948
BRONWYN FOXCHIEF SCIENTIST
Key employee
1$341,025
KATHERINE PAROZFORMER EXECUTIVE HR (THRU 6/30/23)
Key employee
37$317,770
JONATHAN LAWEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Key employee
1$310,930
THOMAS MUNYARDCHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
Officer
37$297,604
VLADANA SOLARDIRECTOR, NATIONAL AL CENTRE
Highest-paid employee
1$289,775
MICHAEL ROBERTSONBUSINESS UNIT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
37$277,883
CARL-JOHAN BOCKBUSINESS UNIT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
37$269,803
DANIEL METCALFEBUSINESS UNIT DIRECTOR
Highest-paid employee
37$267,189
LOUISE COUTTSFORMER CFO (THRU 5/02/23)
Officer
1$193,113
KATHRYN FAGGCHAIR OF THE BOARD
Trustee or director
7$114,762
STEWART WALTERSCHIEF FINANCE OFFICER (AS OF 2/6/23)
Officer
37$96,271
EDWINA CORNISHBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
7$72,572
MICHELE ALLANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$69,867
DAVID KNOXBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1$66,326
IAN MACFARLANEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
5$57,385
MICHELLE SIMMONSBOARD MEMBER (THRU 1/19/23)
Trustee or director
4$30,561
ALEX BROWNBOARD MEMBER (AS OF 3/16/23)
Trustee or director
0$14,292
DREW CLARKEBOARD MEMBER (THRU 8/23/22)
Trustee or director
3$9,262
TANYA MONROBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1156 CLEMENT ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94118-2115
In care of
% THOMAS MUNYARD
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
STEWART WALTERS, CLUNIES ROSS STREET, ACTON, ACT 2601, AS
Signed the 990
STEWART WALTERS, CFO
Phone
(612) 624-6400
Return prepared by
KPMG LLP

California records

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Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

WE DELIVER INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR INDUSTRY, SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH GREAT SCIENCE. WE INNOVATE FOR TOMORROW AND HELP IMPROVE TODAY - FOR OUR CUSTOMERS, ALL AUSTRALIANS AND THE WORLD.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • CSIRO ESSENTIALLY OPERATES ONE PROGRAM SERVICE, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO ACHIEVE ITS PRIMARY FUNCTIONS. SEE SCHEDULE O.CSIRO IS AN INDEPENDENT AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AGENCY, CONSTITUTED AND OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY RESEARCH ACT (I.E. AN ACT OF THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT) AND THE FINANCIAL RULE MADE UNDER SECTION 41(2) AND 42(2) OF THE PUBLIC GOVERNANCE, PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 2013.CSIRO'S PRIMARY FUNCTIONS WHICH FORM THE BASIS OF EXEMPTION UNDER IRC SECTION 501(C)(3) ARE:1) TO CARRY OUT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR THE PURPOSE OF ASSISTING AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRIES, FURTHERING THE INTEREST OF THE AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY, CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL OBJECTIVES OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH AND FOR ANY PURPOSE DETERMINED BY THE MINISTER.2) TO ENCOURAGE OR FACILITATE THE APPLICATION OR UTILIZATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.CSIRO'S SECONDARY FUNCTIONS INCLUDED THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC LIAISON, TRAINING OF RESEARCH WORKERS, PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ABOUT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
    Expenses $1,076,842,898 · grants $14,335 · revenue $330,488,206

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
98-0119947
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Exempt since
1992
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,449,533,898
Income (IRS master file)
$1,034,784,608

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,034,784,608$1,076,842,898$2,449,533,898IRS
990June 2024$1,114,389,675$1,119,535,683$2,388,986,347IRS
990June 2023$1,067,896,728$1,103,855,060$2,324,325,699XML
990June 2022$1,067,242,529$1,006,952,420$2,284,667,877IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS
990June 2017–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 98-0119947).

Questions about COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION

What is the EIN of COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION is 98-0119947.
Is COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
Which annual return does COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names STEWART WALTERS.
Who are the officers and directors of COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 22 received compensation from the organization, the highest $639,607 (DOUG HILTON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE).
How much revenue does COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,034,784,608, expenses of $1,076,842,898 and total assets of $2,449,533,898 at year end.

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