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Sphere Institute

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Social Science Research Institutes, Services / Social Science Institutes, Services (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.81M (2024)

Expenses
$1.59M (2024)

Total Assets
$26M (2024)

Total Liabilities
$7.07M (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2024

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,809,880
Expenses
$1,585,066
Net Income
$224,814
Net Assets
$18,886,533
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,600,224
88.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $209,656
11.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $45,219
2.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $25,957,706
Total Liabilities $7,071,173
Net Assets $18,886,533
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Thomas E Macurdy (President) $0 $647,338 $0
Jonathan Gibbs (Chief Operating Officer) $0 $352,674 $6,863
Maria Del Mar Jauregui Vazquez (Director Of Employee Development) $0 $202,530 $4,678
Felix Tismer (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $180,373 $11,599
Cara Bowman (Secretary) $0 $160,868 $21,631
Akis Charbonneau (Director Of Human Resources) $0 $158,855 $11,102
Gregory Boro (Treasurer) $0 $51,813 $18,457
Frank Wolak (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janifer Stackhouse (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Moutoux (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Semion Lyandres (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$755,457
Expenses
$540,875
Net Income
$214,582
Net Assets
$18,500,752
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $577,313
76.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $178,144
23.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $73,917
13.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $27,083,742
Total Liabilities $8,582,990
Net Assets $18,500,752
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jonathan Gibbs (Board Member) $0 $361,482 $7,136
Thomas E Macurdy (President) $0 $601,228 $0
Semion Lyandres (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Janifer Stackhouse (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Gregory Boro (Treasurer) $0 $46,266 $1,157
Felix Tismer (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $163,571 $10,437
Cara Bowman (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Maria Del Mar Jauregui Vazquez (Director Of Employee Development) $0 $185,883 $4,474
Akis Charbonneau (Director Of Human Resources) $0 $150,112 $10,164
Bonnie Johnson (Director Of Contracts) $0 $146,717 $19,444

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$45,503,791
Expenses
$45,454,555
Net Income
$49,236
Net Assets
$16,706,689
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $45,338,787
99.6%
Investment Income $165,004
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,599,153
3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $30,618,011
67.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $24,244,381
Total Liabilities $7,537,692
Net Assets $16,706,689
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gregory Boro (Director Of Business Operations) $243,862 $0 $0
Jonathan Stanton (Sr. Systems/Network Engineer) $228,783 $0 $0
Maria Del Mar Jauregui Vazquez (Director Employee Development) $216,392 $0 $0
Jeffrey S Carwile (Product Development Director) $212,012 $0 $0
Bruno Garcia (Senior Research Manager) $205,810 $0 $0
Edward Sung (Research Manager) $197,361 $0 $0
Binglie Luo (Research Manager) $195,565 $0 $0
Thomas E Ma Curdy (President) $95,368 $0 $621,270
Semion Lyandres (Board Vice Chairman) $2,000 $0 $0
Janifer Stackhouse (Board Co Chair) $2,000 $0 $0
Jonathan Gibbs (Board Member) $0 $359,041 $0
Felix Tismer (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $200,561 $0
Akis Charbonneau (Sr. Human Resources Manager) $0 $150,064 $0
Bonnie Johnson (Director Of Contracts) $0 $164,024 $0
Gerald P Gillespie (Board Co Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$38,922,050
Expenses
$38,725,976
Net Income
$196,074
Net Assets
$16,797,968
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $38,812,555
99.7%
Investment Income $109,495
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,372,737
3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $23,505,589
Total Liabilities $6,707,621
Net Assets $16,797,968
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gregory Boro (Director Business Operations) $227,517 $0 $0
Jonathan Stanton (Sr. Systems Engineer) $226,445 $0 $0
Maria Del Mar Jauregui Vazquez (Director Employee Development) $221,177 $0 $0
Amy Brehm (Associate Research Manager) $194,943 $0 $0
Jeffrey S Carwile (Product Director) $194,351 $0 $0
Vaikath A Job (Sr. Policy Researcher) $192,123 $0 $0
Thomas E Ma Curdy (President) $114,181 $0 $557,131
Gianfranco Balsamo (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
Jonathan Gibbs (Board Member) $0 $397,452 $0
Gerald P Gillespie (Board Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Semion Lyandres (Board Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Janifer Stackhouse (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$35,028,299
Expenses
$33,213,539
Net Income
$1,814,760
Net Assets
$16,616,650
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $34,946,118
99.8%
Investment Income $82,181
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,253,299
9.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $19,936,706
60.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,544,496
Total Liabilities $5,927,846
Net Assets $16,616,650
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gregory Boro (Finance Director) $220,307 $0 $0
Jonathan Stanton (Research Leader) $212,394 $0 $0
Jeffrey Scott Carwile (Research Leader) $188,471 $0 $0
Vaikath Job (Research Leader) $182,463 $0 $0
Maria Jauregui Vazkuez (Research Leader) $181,377 $0 $0
Nan Chen (Research Leader) $180,496 $0 $0
Paul Kim (Research Leader) $175,334 $0 $0
Bruno Garcia (Research Leader) $171,746 $0 $0
Joyce Lam (Research Leader) $165,783 $0 $0
Yugin Wei (Research Leader) $160,519 $0 $0
Edward Sung (Associate) $158,263 $0 $0
Lu Yin (Associate) $155,680 $0 $0
Binglie Luo (Associate) $150,650 $0 $0
Nathaniel Lee Luders (Associate) $147,924 $0 $0
Qingyu Li (Associate) $147,845 $0 $0
Jiemin Liao (Associate) $142,164 $0 $0
Ji Gan (Associate) $140,880 $0 $0
Amanda Walsh (Associate) $140,839 $0 $0
Mohammad Alam Adeel (Associate) $137,632 $0 $0
Thomas E Ma Curdy (President) $84,532 $0 $730,548
Gerald P Gillespie (Chairman Of The Board) $2,000 $0 $0
Semion Lyandres (Vice Chairman Board) $2,000 $0 $0
Gianfranco Balsamo (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
Jenifer Stackhouse (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
Jonathan Gibbs Former (Officer, Board Member) $0 $326,783 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$29,248,339
Expenses
$28,903,711
Net Income
$344,628
Net Assets
$14,801,890
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $29,167,281
99.7%
Investment Income $81,058
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,893,233
10.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $16,354,955
56.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $19,498,336
Total Liabilities $4,696,446
Net Assets $14,801,890
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Gregory Boro (Finance Director) $200,761 $0 $0
Jonathan Stanton (Associate) $185,284 $0 $0
Maria Del Mar Jaurequi Vaszquez (Associate) $171,926 $0 $0
Nan Chen (Associate) $166,071 $0 $0
Vaikath Job (Associate) $163,172 $0 $0
Lewis Mark Wollen (Associate) $159,140 $0 $0
Bruno Garcia (Associate) $157,804 $0 $0
Amy Brehm (Associate) $153,476 $0 $0
Nathaniel Cameron Lee Luders (Associate) $152,293 $0 $0
Christopher M Worrall (Associate) $147,804 $0 $0
Edward Sung (Associate) $145,954 $0 $0
Ivana Stosic (Associate) $141,863 $0 $0
Joyce Lam (Associate) $140,492 $0 $0
Yugin Wei (Associate) $134,514 $0 $0
Jiemin Liao (Associate) $133,145 $0 $0
Vedita Bapat (Associate) $132,232 $0 $0
Amrit Sigh (Associate) $117,625 $0 $0
Dimitra Politi (Associate) $115,545 $0 $0
Mohammad Mobashshir (Associate) $110,120 $0 $0
Thomas E Ma Curdy (President) $56,012 $0 $530,112
Gerald P Gillespie (Chairman) $2,000 $0 $0
Semion Lyandres (Vice Chair) $2,000 $0 $0
Gianfranco Balsamo (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
Jenifer Stackhouse (Board Member) $2,000 $0 $0
Jonathan Gibbs (Board Member) $0 $292,531 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$25,893,442
Expenses
$25,501,862
Net Income
$391,580
Net Assets
$14,457,262
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $25,820,563
99.7%
Investment Income $72,879
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,943,854
11.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $13,639,793
53.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,378,634
Total Liabilities $3,921,372
Net Assets $14,457,262

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$21,512,966
Expenses
$21,434,211
Net Income
$78,755
Net Assets
$14,065,682
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $21,465,009
99.8%
Investment Income $47,957
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,808,768
13.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,749,661
50.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,953,217
Total Liabilities $2,887,535
Net Assets $14,065,682

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$20,837,258
Expenses
$14,906,721
Net Income
$5,930,537
Net Assets
$13,986,927
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $20,801,678
99.8%
Investment Income $35,580
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,534,674
17.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $8,150,233
54.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,658,034
Total Liabilities $2,671,107
Net Assets $13,986,927

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$14,964,511
Expenses
$11,738,995
Net Income
$3,225,516
Net Assets
$8,056,390
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $14,963,098
100.0%
Investment Income $1,413
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $1,665,478
14.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,279,151
53.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,016,273
Total Liabilities $959,883
Net Assets $8,056,390

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$11,400,459
Expenses
$9,230,583
Net Income
$2,169,876
Net Assets
$4,830,874
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $11,398,647
100.0%
Investment Income $1,812
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $985,640
10.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,464,811
59.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,494,130
Total Liabilities $663,256
Net Assets $4,830,874

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,628,298
Expenses
$5,228,598
Net Income
$1,399,700
Net Assets
$2,660,998
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $6,627,647
100.0%
Investment Income $651
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $615,506
11.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,100,270
59.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,093,668
Total Liabilities $432,670
Net Assets $2,660,998

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,413,221
Expenses
$3,802,220
Net Income
$611,001
Net Assets
$1,261,298
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $3,933,569
89.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $479,652
10.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $588,068
15.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,671,298
44.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,682,153
Total Liabilities $420,855
Net Assets $1,261,298

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,599,579
Expenses
$3,445,055
Net Income
$154,524
Net Assets
$649,712
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $3,599,150
100.0%
Investment Income $429
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $500,678
14.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,487,736
43.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $641,110
Total Liabilities -$8,602
Net Assets $649,712

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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