Surge Institute
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 906,964 | 295,363 | 611,601 | 24.8 | 51% |
| 2016 | 2,448,127 | 1,049,868 | 1,398,259 | 23.0 | 36% |
| 2017 | 1,636,776 | 1,664,157 | −27,381 | 14.3 | 34% |
| 2018 | 2,226,981 | 1,986,056 | 240,925 | 13.4 | 42% |
| 2019 | 4,104,702 | 3,591,356 | 513,346 | 9.1 | 39% |
| 2020 | 3,313,722 | 3,607,727 | −294,005 | 8.1 | 50% |
| 2021 | 6,811,367 | 3,810,460 | 3,000,907 | 18.0 | 49% |
| 2022 | 13,753,598 | 4,766,410 | 8,987,188 | 37.0 | 48% |
| 2023 | 3,927,387 | 7,575,402 | −3,648,015 | 17.5 | 46% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization spent $3,648,015 more than it brought in. Its reserves stood at about 17.5 months of spending, down from 24.8 in 2015. Staff pay was 46% of spending. $4,060,167 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
Surge Institute's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works