Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1997.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
25 people listed on the 990; $3.3M paid to officers and key staff.
Gregory Boro’s $244K as Director of Business Operations is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 $1–10M social science 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
| Name | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Boro | $243,862 | $227,517 | $220,307 |
| Jonathan Stanton | $228,783 | $226,445 | $212,394 |
| Maria Del Mar Jauregui Vazquez | $216,392 | $221,177 | — |
| Jeffrey S Carwile | $212,012 | $194,351 | — |
| Bruno Garcia | $205,810 | — | $171,746 |
| Edward Sung | $197,361 | — | $158,263 |
| Binglie Luo | $195,565 | — | $150,650 |
| Amy Brehm | — | $194,943 | — |
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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Improves data for policymakers shaping healthcare and social programs.
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Health Policy and Social Infrastructure
In conjunction with its related organization, Acumen, LLC, The SPHERE Institute offers The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other federal agency The National Institutes of Health, a powerful policy analysis providing specific impartial advice and context evaluation for policy formation. We also conducted work for the U.S.
(Cont. from 4a). Social, labor, and family policies. SPHERE conducts ongoing projects for the California Department of Social Services. SPHERE makes ongoing research projects on home visitaions, foster youth. SPHERE has created a deep analysis of health and social trends in the U.S.
(Cont. from 4a). Social, labor, and child welfare policies. The SPHERE Institute conducts projects for the California Department of Social Services and for the Department of Development Services. These projects are done in the Santa Clara and San Bernadino Counties.
By the numbers
The FY2020 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY20 | End FY20 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $6.1M | $4.5M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $5.2M | $6.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $19.5M | $22.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4.7M | $5.9M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $14.8M | $16.6M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $3.3M | $3.0M | $220K | $0 |
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $19.9M | $19.9M | $0 | $0 |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $408K | $382K | $26K | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $2.1M | $2.1M | $3K | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $12K | $0 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $79K | $0 | $79K | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $551K | $0 | $551K | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $122K | $0 | $122K | $0 |
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $0 | $0 | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $673K | $672K | $1K | $0 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $13K | $13K | $127 | $0 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $11K | $11K | $0 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $122K | $104K | $18K | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $20K | $17K | $2K | $0 |
| Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $4.2M | $4.2M | $0 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $153K | $16K | $138K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $15K | $11K | $4K | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $1K | $0 | $1K | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $33.2M | $32.0M | $1.2M | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest | $1.8M | $1.6M | $225K | $18.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $755K | $541K | $215K | $18.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $45.5M | $45.5M | $49K | $16.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $38.9M | $38.7M | $196K | $16.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 Viewing | $35.0M | $33.2M | $1.8M | $16.6M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $35,028,299 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $35,028,299 across 3 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $33,213,539 across 23 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $22,544,496 assets, 12 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,616,650 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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