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Tides Network reported $53.4 million in revenue and $53.4 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $56.31 went to program services, $37.34 to management and general costs and $6.35 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 99.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $861,260 (DIRECTOR, CEO). 166 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 127% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $53MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $53MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 56.3% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 37.3% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.3% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | Not reported | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 99.1% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $861,260 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.61% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 166 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 1.0 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 18 of 19 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseTides Network (the "network") provides shared services and oversees the operations, appoints board members, and provides executive leadership and administrative support for the other tides organizations (tides center, tides foundation, tides, inc., and tides two rivers fund). The network's specific activities include setting mission and strategy with other tides entities, and supporting their financial leadership, risk management, communications, administration of human resources, as well as administration of information technology and other office systems
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIRECTOR, CEO Director/trustee, officer, 5.00 hrs/week | $818,625 | $0 | $42,635 | $861,260 |
| ASSISTANT TREASURER/CFO THRU 9/2024 Officer, 17.00 hrs/week | $570,029 | $0 | $45,726 | $615,755 |
| CHIEF PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER Key employee, 55.00 hrs/week | $462,105 | $0 | $44,129 | $506,234 |
| ASST SEC & CHIEF LGL & COMP OFFICER Officer, 41.00 hrs/week | $447,893 | $0 | $53,647 | $501,540 |
| CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER Key employee, 55.00 hrs/week | $432,717 | $0 | $37,744 | $470,461 |
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TIDES FOUNDATION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $291,450 | $0 | $57,470 | $348,920 |
| CHF DGTL&TRANSFORM OFF AS OF 4/24 Key employee, 55.00 hrs/week | $306,728 | $0 | $29,221 | $335,949 |
| VICE PRESIDENT, IMPACT INVESTING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $281,646 | $0 | $36,506 | $318,152 |
166 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Tides Network (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $3.6M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b19 · 18 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5256
- Volunteers Part I, line 63
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to Tides Network totaling $5,000 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Tides Network's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Tides Network, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Tides Network spent in 2024, $56.31 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
Questions people ask
How much of Tides Network's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Tides Network reported that 56.3% of its $53.4 million in expenses went to program services, 37.3% to management and general and 6.3% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Tides Network pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Tides Network reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $861,260, for the role of DIRECTOR, CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Tides Network get its money?
Of $53.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 0.0% came from contributions and grants and 99.1% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Tides Network a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-3395198 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202543189349304509 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402739349300350 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022 (amended), object 202410469349300701 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202233189349311388 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113149349300111 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003149349304330 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-3395198: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.