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
15 people listed on the 990; $1.6M 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
Programs and updates
Improves data for policymakers shaping healthcare and social programs.
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Policy
The SPHERE Institute provides data-driven and evidence-based analyses and information to federal, state, and local policymakers, public organizations, and other stakeholders to support and improve healthcare efficiency, access, needs of the nation's most vulnerable populations, including low-income families, disabled individuals, the…
Environment
The SPHERE Institute sponsors activities committed to improving the environmental quality of the local communities where people work. SPHERE's flagship endeavor, Bay Rise Park, transforms an undeveloped 9.4 acre plot of California state-owned land on the Burlingame watefront of San Francisco Bay into a nature and recreation park.
Education
The SPHERE institute supports activities contributing to educational advancement at all levels, from early childhood to advanced degrees. SPHERE currently has three educational projects under development. The first involves establishing a center-based childcare program comprising an 8,000 sq. ft.
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $6.5M | $6.2M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $8.5M | $10.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $23.5M | $24.2M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $6.7M | $7.5M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $16.8M | $16.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.6M | $1.1M | $464K | $0 |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $30.6M | $30.4M | $241K | $0 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $2.1M | $2.0M | $18K | $0 |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $2.3M | $2.3M | $44K | $0 |
| Management feesLn 11a | $135K | $0 | $135K | $0 |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $555K | $0 | $555K | $0 |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $96K | $0 | $96K | $0 |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $341K | $338K | $3K | $0 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $16K | $15K | $354 | $0 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $47K | $46K | $516 | $0 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $50K | $47K | $3K | $0 |
| TravelLn 17 | $29K | $29K | $258 | $0 |
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $7.2M | $7.2M | $0 | $0 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $310K | $277K | $33K | $0 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $28K | $23K | $5K | $0 |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $4K | $0 | $4K | $0 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $45.5M | $43.9M | $1.6M | $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 Viewing | $45.5M | $45.5M | $49K | $16.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $38.9M | $38.7M | $196K | $16.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $35.0M | $33.2M | $1.8M | $16.6M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $45,503,791 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $45,503,791 across 3 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $45,454,555 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $24,244,381 assets, 13 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,706,689 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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