TAX FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
TAX FOUNDATION (EIN 52-1703065)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-07-14
IRS object ID
202631959349301758
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-07-14T12:32:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521392008PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line14550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800NAddressLine1Txt
CityBETHESDACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP208142930ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN521703065EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1TAX FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTAXFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024646200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11325 G STREET NW 950AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANIEL BUNNPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024646200PhoneNum
Signature2026-07-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRICHARD J LOCASTRO CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00288314PTIN
Phone3019519090PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDANIEL BUNNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11325 G STREET NW 950AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,285,946GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.TAXFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO IMPROVE LIVES THROUGH TAX POLICIES THAT LEAD TO GREATER ECONOMIC GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee58TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$7,590,310CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$291,916PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$98,424CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$287,797PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$57,955CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,961,604PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,746,689CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$31,437PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$532,685CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,876,598PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$6,210,833CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$62,421PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$70,053CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,374,038CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,951,664PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,280,769CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,922,120PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,094,340CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$960,516PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,347,651CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,097,425TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,907,311TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,433,284TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,064,686TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,664,141NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$4,842,625NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO IMPROVE LIVES THROUGH TAX POLICIES THAT LEAD TO GREATER ECONOMIC GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,803,078ExpenseAmt
DescMARKETING AND COMMUNICATION - THE FOUNDATION'S MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS TEAM MAKES TAX POLICY ENGAGING AND ACCESSIBLE TO TAXPAYERS, LEGISLATORS, AND THE MEDIA THROUGH INNOVATIVE, MULTI-CHANNEL CAMPAIGNS. THE FOUNDATION'S TEAM DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, IN A FORMAT THAT PROMOTES DEEPER UNDERSTANDING USING TOOLS LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA, DIGITAL ADVERTISING, INTERACTIVE WEB EXPERIENCES, AND EMAIL. IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION EARNED 68,624 MEDIA CITATIONS IN THE WORLD'S TOP NEWS OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NBC NEWS, FOX NEWS, AND NPR; ITS EXPERTS CONDUCTED 94 RADIO AND TV INTERVIEWS AND PLACED 47 OP-EDS; TAXFOUNDATION.ORG WAS VISITED 24 MILLION TIMES; ITS SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE GREW 127 PERCENT TO OVER 145,000 TOTAL FOLLOWERS; ITS PODCAST LISTENERSHIP GREW BY 140 PERCENT, RESULTING IN OVER 462,000 LISTENS; AND ITS EMAIL NEWSLETTER GREW 9 PERCENT TO OVER 83,200 SUBSCRIBERS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,760,457ExpenseAmt
DescFEDERAL TAX POLICY - THIS PROGRAM PROMOTES SOUND TAX POLICY IN WASHINGTON D.C. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES OBJECTIVE DATA AND ANALYSIS ON TAX POLICY USING SEVERAL TOOLS, INCLUDING MODELING OF ECONOMIC AND BUDGETARY EFFECTS, RESEARCH, WRITING, CAPITOL HILL BRIEFINGS, AND CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY. THE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS THE GO-TO RESOURCE ON FEDERAL TAX ISSUES FOR POLICYMAKERS. IN 2025, THE STAFF CONDUCTED MORE THAN 96 CAPITOL HILL MEETINGS, BRIEFINGS, AND PRESENTATIONS TO VARIOUS PUBLIC AUDIENCES, WERE CITED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS 53 TIMES, AND PRODUCED DOZENS OF REPORTS AND BLOG POSTS ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES THAT RECEIVED MORE THAN 55,700 CITATIONS IN LEADING MEDIA OUTLETS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,529,997ExpenseAmt
Grant$532,685GrantAmt
DescGLOBAL TAX POLICY - THIS PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED TO PROMOTE PRO-GROWTH TAX POLICIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON US CROSS BORDER POLICIES AND THOSE IN EUROPE. THE GLOBAL PROGRAM PRODUCES IN-DEPTH STUDIES OF ECONOMIC DATA AND USES A VARIETY OF MEASURES, SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL TAX COMPETITIVENESS INDEX, TO COMPARE TAX SYSTEMS. THE FOUNDATION'S EXPERTS HAVE PROVIDED BRIEFINGS IN COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND ARE RELIED UPON BY MEDIA, POLICY MAKERS, AND OTHER POLICY GROUPS TO PROVIDE ANALYSIS OF TAX PROPOSALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION'S EXPERTS WERE CITED IN 84 COUNTRIES, TESTIFIED BEFORE CONGRESSES AND PARLIAMENTS ALIKE, AND RECEIVED NEARLY 18,000 MEDIA CITATIONS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$1,170,777STATE TAX POLICY - THIS PROGRAM PROMOTES STATE TAX REFORM WITH COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REPORTS, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, AND IN-DEPTH STATE-SPECIFIC STUDIES. IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION TESTIFIED OR PRESENTED TO OFFICIALSVIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSONIN 35 STATES, MET WITH IN STATE GROUPS OR AUDIENCES IN ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND ITS FLAGSHIP STATE TAX COMPETITIVENESS INDEX (STCI) WAS VIEWED NEARLY 471,000 TIMES (A 172 PERCENT INCREASE OVER 2024). THE FOUNDATION IS OFTEN LOOKED TO BY LEGISLATORS, TAXPAYERS, AND THE MEDIA (WITH 18,890 MEDIA CITATIONS IN 2025) TO RECOMMEND TAX REFORM OPTIONS OR PROVIDE ANALYSIS OF TAX PLANS. THE FOUNDATION'S ANALYSIS, AND STUDIES SUCH AS THE STCI, INFORM THE TAX REFORM DEBATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL TO MAJOR TAX CHANGES IN MANY STATES, AND FOUNDATION EXPERTS HAVE BEEN A VITAL RESOURCE TO POLICY MAKERS AND JOURNALIST AS STATES NAVIGATE AN INCREASINGLY MOBILE ECONOMY CHARACTERIZED BY A GREATER FOCUS ON TAX COMPETITIVENESS.
$194,871TAX EDUCATION - TAXEDU IS DESIGNED AS A SIMPLIFIED RESOURCE TO ADVANCE TAX POLICY EDUCATION, DISCUSSION, AND UNDERSTANDING IN CLASSROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, AND GOVERNMENT CHAMBERS. TAXEDU GIVES TEACHERS THE TOOLS TO MAKE STUDENTS BETTER CITIZENS, TAXPAYERS A VOCABULARY TO SEE THROUGH THE RHETORIC, LAWMAKERS CRASH COURSES TO WRITE SMARTER LAWS, AND VIDEOS FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO BOOST THEIR TAX KNOWLEDGE ON THE GO. IN 2025, TAXEDU RESOURCES REACHED MORE THAN 18,000 USERS, OUR PROGRAM LEADERS HAD SEVEN SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND OUR EXPLAINER VIDEOS EXCEEDED 1.5 MILLION VIEWS. EDUCATION IS THE HEARTBEAT OF TAX FOUNDATION'S MISSION, AND TAXEDU IS FILLING A GAP THAT HAS LONG EXISTED IN CLASSROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, AND EVEN ONLINE DISCOURSE. TAX ILLITERACY IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. TAXEDU IS PROVING IT'S ONE WE CAN SOLVE.
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,365,648TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$6,459,180TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document16IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee58EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DANIEL BUNNBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024646200PhoneNum

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Address Line11325 G STREET NW 950AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (19 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVE P LEWIS
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES W LINTOTT
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE PHILIP ENGLISH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS GROTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM ROESSER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KURT LAMP
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOREN PONDS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL BULLOCK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TADD FOWLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE KEVIN BRADY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN KRANZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA OLSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL BUNN
PRESIDENT & CEO AND BOARD SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)$362,681$0$45,865
WILLIAM MCBRIDE
CHIEF ECONOMIST40.00$212,610$0$24,455Yes (X)
ALAN COLE
SENIOR ECONOMIST40.00$168,494$0$17,799Yes (X)
WHITNEY EVANS
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$158,282$0$27,284Yes (X)
COLBY PASTRE
VP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS40.00$169,099$0$9,506Yes (X)
JARED WALCZAK
VP OF STATE POLICY40.00$164,129$0$8,919Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,235,295TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$133,828TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K20IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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EVENTEQ
7079 OAKLAND MILLS ROADCOLUMBIAMD21046EVENT SERVICES$255,502
WELL DUNN CATERING
5226 MONROE PLACEHYATTSVILLEMD20781EVENT CATERING$213,085
HAN GROUP
1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD 1500MCLEANVA22102ACCOUNTING$145,254
DAVIDSON & CO
216 W PALL MALL STWINCHESTERVA22601DIRECT MAIL FUNDRAISING$113,379
PLANET DIRECT MAIL
11050 CHALLENGER COURTMANASSASVA22601DIRECT MAIL EXPENSES$113,370
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$662,336FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$6,927,974AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$100,367NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$7,590,310TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$98,411TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$98,411ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$70,494SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$70,481SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$13TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$13ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$526,731FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$57,955TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$57,955ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$156,379ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$532,685TotalAmt
Program Services$532,685ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$408,546TotalAmt
Program Services$163,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$122,564ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$122,564FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,833,809TotalAmt
Program Services$3,600,673ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$516,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$716,504FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$255,828TotalAmt
Program Services$189,089ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,169ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,570FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$319,967TotalAmt
Program Services$240,671ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,403FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$283,055ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,262ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,366FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,466TotalAmt
Program Services$148ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,318ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,213TotalAmt
Program Services$3,865ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$165,348ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,053TotalAmt
Fundraising$70,053FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$166,082TotalAmt
Program Services$90,575ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,885ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,622FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,073TotalAmt
Program Services$66,870ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,203ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,769TotalAmt
Program Services$54,559ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,702ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,508FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$261,493TotalAmt
Program Services$230,462ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$1,412ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$32,443FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$357,808TotalAmt
Program Services$259,270ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,481ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$56,057FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$233,811TotalAmt
Program Services$140,515ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,435ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$70,861FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,278TotalAmt
Program Services$51,529ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,413ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$336FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$223,545TotalAmt
Program Services$161,136ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,905ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,504FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,131TotalAmt
Program Services$24,871ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,562ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,698FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIRECT MAIL EXPENSES$316,813$195,959$120,854
SUBSCRIPTIONS$115,208$72,492$22,493$20,223
PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES$70,836$51,060$8,526$11,250
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$46,658$33,632$5,616$7,410

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,585TotalAmt
Program Services$12,646ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,273ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,666FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,094,340TotalAmt
Program Services$6,459,180ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,261,122ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,374,038FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$700,899BOYAmt
EOY$1,102,327EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$173,182BOYAmt
EOY$7,870EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$940,750BOYAmt
EOY$445,596EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$152,992BOYAmt
EOY$150,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,402BOYAmt
EOY$136,311EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,417,643LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,173,537LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$414,473BOYAmt
EOY$244,106EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,832,537BOYAmt
EOY$3,368,294EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$799,190BOYAmt
EOY$2,452,807EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,097,425BOYAmt
EOY$7,907,311EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$452,524BOYAmt
EOY$363,277EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,000BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$960,760BOYAmt
EOY$2,701,409EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,433,284BOYAmt
EOY$3,064,686EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,701,564BOYAmt
EOY$4,787,625EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$962,577BOYAmt
EOY$55,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,664,141BOYAmt
EOY$4,842,625EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,097,425BOYAmt
EOY$7,907,311EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,347,651ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$526,135NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,658,660CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,864,038CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,036,003CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,927,485CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,985,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,471,506TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,658,660CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,864,038CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,036,003CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,927,485CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,985,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,471,506TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,936,627SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$32,534,879PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$69,898CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$79,949CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$140,038CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$145,480CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$98,411CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$533,776TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,954CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,630CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,746CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$19,330TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$38,024,612TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.85560PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.81930PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,094,340FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,094,340FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$604,717FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$151,179FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$387,803CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$439,749CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$527,256CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$604,717CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,959,525TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,939,288LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$96,951CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$109,937CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$131,814CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$151,179CurrentYearAmt
Total$489,881TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$734,822GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$645,581OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$592,120DepreciationAmt
Book Value$53,461BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$312,625OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$303,958DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,667BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$459,437OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$277,459DepreciationAmt
Book Value$181,978BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$244,106TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET$2,342,949
DEPOSITS$36,751
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT$73,107
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,452,807TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING LEASE$2,666,409
REFUNDABLE ADVANCE$35,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,701,409TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,384,143TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$526,135NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$111,319OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$637,454RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,746,689RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,746,689TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,024,006TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included-$70,334OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported-$70,334ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,094,340ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,094,340TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:REVENUE FROM TAX FOUNDATION EUROPE, INCLUDED IN THE 627,850. CONSOLIDATED AUDIT REPORT AND EXCLUDED FROM TAX FOUNDATION FORM 990 REPORTING. GRANT FROM TAX FOUNDATION TO TAX FOUNDATION EUROPE, -516,531. ELIMINATED IN THE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT REPORT AND REPORTED AS A GRANT EXPENSE ON TAX FOUNDATION PART IX, LINE 3.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSES FROM TAX FOUNDATION EUROPE, INCLUDED IN THE 446,197. CONSOLIDATED AUDIT REPORT AND EXCLUDED FROM TAX FOUNDATION FORM 990 REPORTING. GRANT FROM TAX FOUNDATION TO TAX FOUNDATION EUROPE, -516,531. ELIMINATED IN THE CONSOLIDATED AUDIT REPORT AND REPORTED AS A GRANT EXPENSE ON TAX FOUNDATION PART IX, LINE 3.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
EUROPE00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION$532,685
EUROPE00PROGRAM SERVICES$39,890TRAVEL
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$572,575SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$572,575TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
EUROPETRANSLATION AND PUBLICATION OF THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL TAX COMPETITIVENESS INDEX IN TO GERMAN$6,225WIRE$0
EUROPETRANSLATION AND PUBLICATION OF THE 2025 INTERNATIONAL TAX COMPETITIVENESS INDEX IN TO GREEK$5,769WIRE$0
EUROPETO SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF TF EUROPE$516,531WIRE$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTAX FOUNDATION IDENTIFIES POTENTIAL GRANTEES AND CONDUCTS INTERVIEWS OF THOSE POTENTIAL GRANTEES TO ASSESS CAPACITY FOR PERFORMING A PROJECT. TAX FOUNDATION THEN OUTLINES A TIMELINE FOR PROJECT COMPLETION AND REQUESTS A LINE ITEM BUDGET FOR THE PROJECT AND AN INTERNAL REVIEW OF THE POTENTIAL GRANTEE'S BUDGET IS THEN PERFORMED. AFTER INTERNAL APPROVAL, A GRANT IS AWARDED. A CHECK-IN INTERVIEW IS PERFORMED WITH THE GRANTEE PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE PROJECT. TAX FOUNDATION REVIEWS OUTPUT FROM THE PROJECT INCLUDING COMPLETION OF PROJECT DELIVERABLES, RELATED EVENTS, MEDIA IMPACT, AND POTENTIAL FOLLOW-UP OPPORTUNITIES. LASTLY, A POST-PROJECT INTERVIEW IS PERFORMED WITH THE GRANTEE TO ENSURE THAT ALL WORK WAS COMPLETED AND PERFORMANCE METRICS WERE APPROPRIATELY REPORTED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
DAVIDSON & CO
216 W PALL MALL STWINCHESTERVA22601DIRECT MAIL0$232,108$133,379$98,729
OPTIMIZE CONSULTING
PO BOX 660121AUSTINTX78766DIGITAL FUNDRAISING0$10,000$29,428-$19,428
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$242,108TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$162,807TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$79,301TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAZLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesIALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesLALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWYLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1TAX PROM ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,189,067GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$662,336CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$526,731GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$58,000RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$188,700FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$222,076OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,189,067GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$662,336CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$526,731GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$58,000RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$188,700FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$222,076OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$468,776DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$57,955NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DANIEL BUNN
PRESIDENT & CEO AND BOARD SECRETARY$262,681$0$100,000$0$0$0$14,597$0$31,268$0$408,546$0$0$0
WILLIAM MCBRIDE
CHIEF ECONOMIST$205,610$0$7,000$0$0$0$10,548$0$13,907$0$237,065$0$0$0
ALAN COLE
SENIOR ECONOMIST$164,994$0$3,500$0$0$0$8,656$0$9,143$0$186,293$0$0$0
WHITNEY EVANS
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$150,782$0$7,500$0$0$0$8,371$0$18,913$0$185,566$0$0$0
COLBY PASTRE
VP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS$162,099$0$7,000$0$0$0$8,452$0$1,054$0$178,605$0$0$0
JARED WALCZAK
VP OF STATE POLICY$160,129$0$4,000$0$0$0$7,874$0$1,045$0$173,048$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPERFORMANCE-BASED BONUS COMPENSATION IS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN (B)(II).ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$78,335NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescGALA - WINEDesc
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$22,032NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHIS COLUMN REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS FOR A CHANGE IN TERM LIMITS PROVISION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FEDERAL 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE ACCOUNTING PERSONNEL AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE TAX FOUNDATION BEFORE BEING SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT. A COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO BEING FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CAS A GENERAL POLICY MATTER THE TAX FOUNDATION DOES NOT PERMIT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ENTER INTO FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS, PROVIDE SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE BE COMPENSATED IN ANY MANNER, INCLUDING ANY COMPANY IN WHICH SUCH BOARD MEMBER MAY BE ASSOCIATED. BIANNUALLY, ALL OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT. THE MONITORING OF COMPLIANCE IS HANDLED INFORMALLY AT REGULARLY SCHEDULES BOARD MEETINGS. FOR EMPLOYEES, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS CONTAINED WITHIN THEIR EMPLOYEE MANUAL. THEY SIGN THE MANUAL WHEN THEY ARE HIRED OR WHEN CHANGES ARE MADE TO THE MANUAL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE TAX FOUNDATION PARTICIPATES IN THE ANNUAL THINK TANK COMPENSATION SURVEY WHICH COLLECTS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DATA RELEVANT TO THINK TANKS AND OTHER RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CONDUCT RESEARCH IN THE PUBLIC POLICY, FOREIGN POLICY, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ARENAS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UTILIZES ITS EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SURVEY RESULTS IN DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE SALARY LEVEL ANNUALLY FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATES IN WRITING THE SALARY APPROVED BY THE BOARD TO THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING AND HUMAN RESOURCES PERSONNEL IN DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE SALARY LEVEL FOR THE PRESIDENT. THE LAST TIME THIS WAS DONE WAS IN NOVEMBER 2025.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE FEDERAL FORM 990, AND APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION (FEDERAL FORM 1023) TO INTEREST PARTIES UPON REQUEST. COPIES OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT BEEN ASKED TO AND CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A POLICY PROVIDING A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.

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Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
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Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
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