Public Charity

THE WATER INSTITUTE OF THE GULF

Based in BATON ROUGE, LA, THE WATER INSTITUTE OF THE GULF operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $17.5M in revenue, $16.7M in expenses, $6.7M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 36 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $4.1M.

EIN: 451066585 BATON ROUGE, LA Water Resources, Wetlands Conservation & Management NTEE: C32 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$17.5M
Total Expenses$16.7M
Total Assets$6.7M
Grant Records36
Funding Total$4.1M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE WATER INSTITUTE OF THE GULF IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, INDEPENDENT APPLIED RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL SERVICES INSTITUTION WITH A MISSION TO HELP COASTAL AND DELTAIC COMMUNITIES THOUGHTFULLY PREPARE FOR AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE. THROUGH AN INTEGRATED AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH, OUR WORK HELPS CREATE MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, THRIVING ECONOMIES, AND HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT.

Where $100 goes at The Water Institute of the Gulf

How The Water Institute of the Gulf divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$26 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $74 for programs

$74
The water institute connects academic, public, and private research providers and conducts applied research to serve communities and industry
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
TO SUPPORT THE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE GULF OF AMERICA
$194,882
2024
TO SUPPORT THE ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC HEALTH OF THE GULF OF AMERICA
$291,147
2024
DESIGN COASTAL HABITAT AT MACDILL AFB
$99,872
2024
SUB-AWARD (WATER INSTITUTE/NOAA)
$82,988
2024
EDUCATION/RESEARCH
$31,938

Showing up to 5 of 36 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

SVP/CHIEF SCIENTIST Alyssa Dausman
VICE CHAIR Christy Brown
BOARD MEMBER Efi Foufoula-Georgiou
BOARD MEMBER Gerry Galloway Jr
SVP/COO Hugh Roberts
DIRECTOR OF COASTAL & DELT Ioannis Georgiou

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Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine
$920,384 6 grants
Research & Policy
$705,592 5 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$657,980 1 grant
Environment & Conservation
$549,780 8 grants
Education
$219,137 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $17.5M $16.7M $6.7M
2023 $17.1M $17.1M $6.7M
2022 $14.9M $15.0M $6.7M
2020 $9.1M $9.0M $3.6M
2019 $9.3M $10.7M $4.0M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $9.3M to $17.5M (+88%), with total assets most recently reported at $6.7M.

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