Solution Mining Research Institute Inc
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What it says it does
TO SPONSOR AND ENGAGE IN RESEARCH RELATED TO SOLUTION MINING, CAVERN UTILIZATION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS THEREOF AND TO PRESENT PAPERS OF CURRENT INTEREST TO THE INDUSTRY RELATIVE TO SOLUTION MINING AND CAVERN UTILIZATION.
- Income
- $1.4 million
- Spending
- $1.5 million
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $120,000, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $722,675 spent. CONTINUING PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH ARE: PREDICTIBE TOOL FOR CRITICAL FLOW VELOCITY OF HANGING STRINGS; EVALUATING STRAIN MEASUREMENTS AT CAVERN STASSFURT; PRE- ABANDONMENT FIELD DATA, ABANDONMENT, FIELD TESTS AND EVALUATION OF RESULTS FOR FRISIA CAVERNS; DEEP OR TALL CAVERN ABANDONMENT TESTING AND ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTICS PROJECT; RESEARCH OF MICROBIAL INDUCED REACTIONS IN H2 SALT CAVERNS; H2 - NAT GAS BLENDS STRATIFICATION POTENTIAL IN CAVERNS; AND RESEARCH ON MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TESTS FOR H2 STORAGE CAVERNS.
- $574,712 spent. THE INSTITUTE HELD A SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS REGARDING MAJOR ASPECTS OF SOLUTION MINING. THE CONFERENCES WERE HELD IN WILHELMSHAVEN, GERMANY AND WICHITA, KANSAS. BOTH CONFERENCES HAD A VIRTUAL OPTION FOR THOSE MEMBERS ELECTING THAT OPTION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1966.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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