Gulf Archaeology Research Institute

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
593296789
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Crystal River, FL, USA
Rating
40
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Humanities Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$59,537
Expenses
$75,723
Assets
$257,372

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DONNIE BROWN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • GARY D ELLIS (DIRECTOR EME)
  • DONNIE BROWN (PRESIDENT)
  • NATE SPELICH (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Research and education in historic preservation and archaeology; the location, evaluation and protection of cultural resources; research and protection of historic forts and battlefields; research and protection of natural and cultural resources affected by climate change and rising seas.

What it reported doing in 2024

Research, preservation, education and protection of historical, cultural and natural archaelogical finds and assets.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 72% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 94% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 8
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 7.6%; rating input score 8
  • Program expense ratio: 6.9%; rating input score 7

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -27.2%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.4; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 35.5%; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -79.2% per year; rating input score 0; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.3% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 7.6% of revenue deployed · 6.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $5K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2022 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 8/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 7/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 5/100.