Deep Foundations Institute FY2021 filing

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Hawthorne, NJ501(c)(6)Since 1976EIN 22-2145952Revenue $3.1M in FY2021

On file with the IRSdfi.org326 Lafayette Ave, 07506-2561 · Hawthorne, NJTax-exempt since Apr 1977

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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.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$164K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $23K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$164K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2.2M
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.1M
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$3.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$3.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2021▲ +69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.8M
Expenses
$3.0M
FY2021▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$4.0M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$3.0M
FY2021▲ +11%
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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 FY2021 Form 990 · 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 Apr 1977.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $2.4M Management & general 20% · $606K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $164K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$164,423Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • 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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1 program · $2.4M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Program service related expenses include annual meetings, special workshops, and research for the education and development of courses for the membership and engineers who are responsible for building and development of deep foundations for highrise buildings and special construction projects throughout the world.

$2.4Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$214K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Money outPt IX
$3.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$606K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$744K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
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$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$214K
Other incomeLn 4–11$17K
Gains on assetsLn 7$116K
Total revenueLn 12$3.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$744K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$744K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$690K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$387K$744K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$541K$690K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.7M$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.7M$3.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$164K$86K$79K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$542K$282K$260K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$135K$70K$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$63K$33K$30K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$100K$89K$11K
Office expensesLn 13$136K$71K$65K
OccupancyLn 16$27K$14K$13K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1.7M$1.7M$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$42K$22K$20K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$39K$18K$21K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.0M$2.4M$606K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.8M$4.6M$218K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.0M$3.7M$267K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.0M$4.2M−$194K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$4.0M−$339K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $3.1M$3.0M$95K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$2.0M−$187K$2.7M 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
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Part I · Summary $3,079,060 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,691,294$2,848,502
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $108,752$213,797
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $18,455$16,761
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,818,501$3,079,060
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 $1,015,666$904,906
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $989,637$2,079,616
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,005,303$2,984,522
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$186,802$94,538
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 $3,079,060 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,848,502$2,848,502
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $97,569$97,569
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $16,761$16,761
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsUnrelated business $116,228$116,228
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,848,502 · Unrelated business $132,989 · Excluded from tax $97,569$3,079,060
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,984,522 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,500 · Management $78,923$164,423
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $281,924 · Management $260,240$542,164
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $70,247 · Management $64,843$135,090
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,879 · Management $30,350$63,229
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,857$3,857
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,600$23,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $89,361 · Management $10,539$99,900
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $70,652 · Management $65,220$135,872
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $13,879 · Management $12,812$26,691
IX-17 TravelManagement $2,373$2,373
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,693,941 · Management $10,986$1,704,927
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,876 · Management $20,195$42,071
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,086 · Management $21,089$39,175
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,150$1,150
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,378,345 · Management $606,177 · Fundraising $0$2,984,522
Part X · Balance sheet $5,212,450 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $387,132$744,325
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $303,020$306,296
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $209,332$145,097
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $540,967$689,943
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,913,944$3,326,789
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,354,395$5,212,450
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $502,695$1,092,859
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,153,590$944,300
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$183,480
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,656,285$2,220,639
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,612,194$2,915,406
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $85,916$76,405
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,698,110$2,991,811
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,354,395$5,212,450
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,991,811 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,079,060
XI-2 Total expenses$2,984,522
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$94,538
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,698,110
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$221,864
XI-7 Investment expenses−$22,701
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,991,811

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