Pacific Northwest Research Station

Finances and Workforce

Two sources of funding support the work of the PNW Research Station: federal appropriations, which contribute the greatest percentage of funds; and direct client support, which comes from organizations in need of scientific information.

2007 PNW Research Station finances and workforce, by the numbers:

Fiscal year 2007: October 1, 2006, to September 30, 2007

Incoming Funding

Base research appropriations:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $39.9 million
Direct client support: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..$12.3 million
Total funding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$52.2 million

Distribution of Funds

Permanent employee costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($26.6 million) — 51.0%
Support and operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ($19.2 million)) — 36.7%
Distributed to cooperators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .($6.5 million) — 12.3%
Of $6.5 million to cooperators, 90 percent went to educational institutions

Workforce Statistics

Permanent workforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 employees
Of the permanent workforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 percent or 85 employees, are scientists
Temporary workforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 employees
Total Station workforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 employees