Aquifer INC

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Hanover, NH501(c)(3)Since 2006EducationEIN 20-4755198Revenue $8.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRSaquifer.org33 S Main St Ste 4, 03755-2198 · Hanover, NHTax-exempt since Oct 2007Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To advance medical education through collaborative development, maintenance and research of innovative and comprehensive computer-assisted instruction programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
74¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.4M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $819K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
74%
of spending
Fine: 74% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.4M
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 95% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$7.9M
54% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 54% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.2M
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$7.6M
To programs
74%
Net assets
$6.8M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$8.2M
FY2025▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$7.2M
FY2023$7.5M
FY2024$8.4M
FY2025$8.2M
Expenses
$7.6M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.6M
FY2022$6.7M
FY2023$7.3M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2025$7.6M
Net assets
$6.8M
FY2025▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$5.2M
FY2024$6.1M
FY2025$6.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2007.

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Where the money goes

74 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 74% · $5.6M Management & general 17% · $1.3M Fundraising 9% · $646K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $1.4M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$299,212Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Curriculum Officer
$237,359Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer 'til 11/24
$178,157Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$161,050Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Product 'til 11/24
$153,413Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Developer
$147,580Pt VII · Sec A
Product Engineering Manager
$137,707Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Data Engineer
$130,115Pt VII · Sec A

Leslie Fall MD’s $299K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 95th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Leslie Fall MD$299,212$288,040$283,098$283,198$281,984
Emily Stewart—$242,371———
Emily Stewart MD$237,359————
Vimal Bhatnagar$178,157————
Eileen Olszewski—$161,672$156,962$156,962$161,504
Craig Davis$161,050$153,131$159,354$159,354$152,232
Roberto Nicolalde Flores———$158,954$154,232
Stephanie Dewitt$153,413$146,424$140,701——

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Develops and researches innovative computer programs to advance medical education.

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1 program · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Aquifer is a non profit organization delivering virtual patient cases and assessment tools designed by the nation's leading medical educators to help students acquire much needed critical reasoning, diagnostic and communication skills. Continued on schedule o

$5.6Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 30 grants · $435K · 2020–2024
The Council on Medical Student Education in PediatricsFY2024$20,000
The Council on Medical Student Education in PediatricsFY2023$10,000
The Council on Medical Student Education in PediatricsFY2022$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.2M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$216K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Money outPt IX
$7.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$646K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.4M
Total assetsLn 16$14.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$216K
Total revenueLn 12$8.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$10.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$855K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Other assetsLn 15$143K
Total assetsLn 16$14.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.9M
Net assetsLn 32$6.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 539
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.1M$10.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$798K$855K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$15.0M$14.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.9M$7.9M
Net assetsLn 32$6.1M$6.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$95K$95K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$881K$546K$336K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.2M$435K$196K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$107K$83K$16K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$712K$554K$113K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$223K$172K$36K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$19K$19K
Accounting feesLn 11c$60K$60K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$802K$558K$83K$161K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$70K$70K
Office expensesLn 13$45K$29K$13K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$937K$841K$57K$38K
OccupancyLn 16$95K$68K$19K$8K
TravelLn 17$438K$263K$71K$103K
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$211K$209K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.6M$5.6M$1.3M$646K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $8.2M$7.6M$596K$6.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $8.4M$7.4M$935K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.5M$7.3M$165K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.2M$6.7M$565K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.4M$5.6M$1.8M$4.5M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,159,979 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $50,000$5,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,114,169$7,938,495
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $205,878$216,484
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,370,047$8,159,979
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $85,000$95,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,986,498$4,743,610
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,363,701$2,725,341
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,435,199$7,563,951
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $934,848$596,028
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,159,979 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,938,495$7,938,495
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $216,484$216,484
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,938,495 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $216,484$8,159,979
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,563,951 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $95,000$95,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $545,512 · Management $335,616$881,128
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,188,865 · Management $435,254 · Fundraising $196,162$2,820,281
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $82,829 · Management $16,231 · Fundraising $7,476$106,536
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $554,421 · Management $113,098 · Fundraising $44,823$712,342
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $172,430 · Management $36,175 · Fundraising $14,718$223,323
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $19,171$19,171
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $60,425$60,425
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $557,612 · Management $83,473 · Fundraising $161,151$802,236
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $69,560$69,560
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,230 · Management $13,051 · Fundraising $2,866$45,147
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $841,257 · Management $57,340 · Fundraising $38,371$936,968
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $68,006 · Management $19,252 · Fundraising $7,751$95,009
IX-17 TravelPrograms $263,442 · Management $71,358 · Fundraising $103,494$438,294
IX-20 InterestPrograms $10,336$10,336
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $209,255 · Management $2,039$211,294
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $36,901$36,901
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,618,195 · Management $1,299,384 · Fundraising $646,372$7,563,951
Part X · Balance sheet $14,666,466 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $7,986$10,418
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,087,296$10,421,403
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,955,270$2,490,438
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $173,874$134,966
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,369$8,911
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $798,204$855,185
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $769,849$601,707
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $201,045$143,438
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,006,893$14,666,466
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,679,212$1,672,688
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,701,762$5,852,868
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $278,160$227,696
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $204,793$148,334
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,863,927$7,901,586
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,142,966$6,764,880
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,142,966$6,764,880
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,006,893$14,666,466
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,764,880 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,159,979
XI-2 Total expenses$7,563,951
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$596,028
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,142,966
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$25,886
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,764,880

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