Deep Foundations Institute

Not tax-deductible

Hawthorne, NJ501(c)(6)Since 1976Mutual / membership EIN 22-2145952Revenue $4.8M in FY2025Latest return filed Jul 15, 2026

On file with the IRSdfi.orgHawthorne, NJTax-exempt since Apr 1977

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more) Claim it free, then get the verified mark for $1,000 a year, plus $10 a year for the ID check.

How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

To bring together multi-disciplined individuals and organizations tofind common ground and create a shared vision and concensus voice for continual advancement in the Deep Foundations industry. Dfi's mission is accomplised through technical committees, educational programs andconferences, publication of guides and specifications, a peer-reviewedjournal, a flagship magazine, research, government relations and outreach.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-2145952) · Dispute this line
501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 600 volunteers and 14 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · 0.7% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
75% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$212K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
1.6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
1.6 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.5M
34% of total assets
Liabilities are 34% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
21 of 21 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$4.8M
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.8M
FY2025▲ +19%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2025▲ +22%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +17%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M
FY2025$2.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1977.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $3.4M Management & general 25% · $1.2M

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

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

22 people listed on the 990; $212K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$211,600Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Theresa Engler$211,600$200,000$188,000$185,000$164,423$156,043

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.

See Deep Foundations Institute executive salaries →

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

Programs and updates

Unites industry experts to advance deep foundations through collaboration, education, and shared vision.

Questions for Deep Foundations Institute

Tap to ask. Deep Foundations Institute sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Deep Foundations Institute answers here, for everyone.

1 program · $3.4M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Program service related expenses include annual meetings, specialworkshops, and research for the education and development of coursesfor the membership and engineers who are responsible for building anddevelopment of deep foundations for highrise buildings and specialconstruction projects throughout the world.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 22-2145952) · Dispute this line
$3.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$118K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$601K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$118K
Other incomeLn 4–11$41K
Gains on assetsLn 7$36K
Total revenueLn 12$4.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$577K
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$601K
Accounts receivableLn 4$272K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$223K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$339K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M
Intangible assetsLn 14$147K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6600
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$484K$601K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$355K$339K
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$1.5M
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$235K$118K$118K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$889K$445K$445K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$20K$10K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$140K$70K$70K
Payroll taxesLn 10$93K$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$145K$46K$99K
Office expensesLn 13$109K$54K$54K
OccupancyLn 16$29K$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.6M$2.4M$195K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$115K$58K$58K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$119K$88K$32K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$1K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$3.4M$1.2M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Jul 15, 2026 $4.8M$4.6M$218K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 13, 2025 $4.0M$3.7M$267K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 30, 2024 $4.0M$4.2M−$194K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 14, 2023 $3.6M$4.0M−$339K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 18, 2022 $3.1M$3.0M$95K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $1.8M$2.0M−$187K$2.7M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

C · Political and lobbying D · Assets and endowments J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $4,768,709 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,738,263$4,610,043
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $271,706$153,404
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,384$5,262
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,012,353$4,768,709
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,240,143$1,377,508
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,504,859$3,172,732
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,745,002$4,550,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $267,351$218,469
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
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 $4,768,709 across 6 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,999,270 · Unrelated business $610,773$4,610,043
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $117,890$117,890
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,537$4,537
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $35,514$35,514
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $725$725
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,004,532 · Unrelated business $610,773 · Excluded from tax $153,404$4,768,709
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,550,240 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $117,569 · Management $117,568$235,137
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $444,599 · Management $444,598$889,197
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,244 · Management $10,245$20,489
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,012 · Management $70,012$140,024
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,330 · Management $46,331$92,661
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $46,326 · Management $99,065$145,391
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $54,444 · Management $54,445$108,889
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $14,288 · Management $14,285$28,573
IX-17 TravelManagement $14,566$14,566
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,442,661 · Management $195,026$2,637,687
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $57,598 · Management $57,598$115,196
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $87,571 · Management $31,635$119,206
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,335 · Management $1,889$3,224
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,392,977 · Management $1,157,263 · Fundraising $0$4,550,240
Part X · Balance sheet $4,441,950 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $472,946$577,047
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $10,835$23,692
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $155,374$272,243
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $161,149$222,963
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $355,434$339,019
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,590,248$2,859,771
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $209,160$147,215
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,955,146$4,441,950
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $600,916$704,455
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $847,628$801,382
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,448,544$1,505,837
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,431,564$2,840,177
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $75,038$95,936
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,506,602$2,936,113
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,955,146$4,441,950
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,936,113 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,768,709
XI-2 Total expenses$4,550,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$218,469
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,506,602
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$226,887
XI-7 Investment expenses−$15,845
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,936,113

Form 990 e-file FY2025 from the IRS (about our sources) · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

The names, titles, and financial information shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records. More

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown. A filing can only be corrected by the organization filing an amended return with the IRS; the corrected information appears here at our next update.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing, and less than the filing contains. Our pages do not display home addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, contact the filing organization or the IRS directly.

All figures come from public IRS Form 990 filings. Comparisons are computed from the filing against similar orgs. They are not a rating.

Featured nonprofit jobs

All nonprofit jobs → · Hiring? Post a job →