Hydrologic Research center's mission is to advance the science and engineering of hydrology through basic and applied Research and technology transfer of activities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$821K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $39K a year · 2% 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
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$821K
to officers and key staff · 39% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 39% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $36
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$397K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$2.1M
To programs
67%
Net assets
$481K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2025$2.3M
Expenses
$2.1M
FY2021-0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.5M
Net assets
$481K
FY2021▲ +86%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$259K
FY2021$481K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$365K
FY2024$686K
FY2025$540K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1993.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $1.4M Management & general 33% · $692K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $821K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$226,700Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$217,909Pt VII · Sec A
$137,916Pt VII · Sec A
$126,190Pt VII · Sec A
Engineer
$112,507Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dr Olufemi Osidele’s $232K as CEO is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Dr Konstantine Georgakakos—$245,229$241,511$230,042$226,700$213,410
Dr Olufemi Osidele$231,907$209,299————
Robert Jubach———$222,632$217,909$206,885
Jason Sperfslage$165,137$198,388$150,800$142,347$137,916$132,871
Robert Jubach - Resigned——$185,587———
Dr Theresa Modrick Hansen$165,172$157,881————
Christopher Spencer$128,177$156,208$110,106$102,634——
Eylon Shamir$144,384$152,229$126,533$115,185$112,507$108,541

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization is involved in the design, development, implementation, and testing of prototype measurement simulation and forecast operational systems. It also provides training services, including the development of educational courses and teaching materials.

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$36

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$276
Money outPt IX
$2.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$692K
Owns and owesPt X
$481K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$580K
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$397K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$276
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$580K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$580K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$108K
Other assetsLn 15$11K
Total assetsLn 16$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$397K
Net assetsLn 32$481K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 64
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$1.3M$580K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$145K$108K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$878K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M$397K
Net assetsLn 32$259K$481K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$548K$375K$173K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$749K$643K$105K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$66K$52K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$174K$136K$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10$92K$72K$20K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$39K$39K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$998$998
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$739$739
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$137K$137K
TravelLn 17$116$116
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$37K$37K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$196K$121K$75K
All other expensesLn 24e$41K$4K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.1M$1.4M$692K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.3M$2.5M−$147K$540K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.0M$2.7M$321K$686K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$3.3M−$131K$365K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$2.1M$15K$496K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.3M$2.1M$222K$481K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.1M$2.1M−$45K$259K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,316,906 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,057,139$2,316,630
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $363$276
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,057,502$2,316,906
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,575,294$1,628,438
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $527,579$466,517
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,102,873$2,094,955
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$45,371$221,951
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $2,316,906 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$2,271,579
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,051
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,316,630
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $276$276
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $276$2,316,906
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,094,955 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $374,853 · Management $172,693$547,546
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $643,116 · Management $105,475$748,591
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $51,802 · Management $14,154$65,956
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $136,151 · Management $37,947$174,098
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $72,451 · Management $19,796$92,247
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $38,560$38,560
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $998$998
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $739$739
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $137,419$137,419
IX-17 TravelManagement $116$116
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,390$1,390
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $36,947$36,947
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,371$13,371
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $121,070 · Management $75,201$196,271
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,795 · Management $36,911$40,706
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,403,238 · Management $691,717 · Fundraising $0$2,094,955
Part X · Balance sheet $877,831 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,311,231$580,047
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $363,251$175,052
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,733$3,033
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $145,411$108,464
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,235$11,235
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,834,861$877,831
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $166,784$181,206
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,332,973$139,570
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,575,757$396,776
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $165,895$403,169
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $93,209$77,886
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $259,104$481,055
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,834,861$877,831
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $481,055 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,316,906
XI-2 Total expenses$2,094,955
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$221,951
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$259,104
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$481,055

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