THE REASON FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
THE REASON FOUNDATION (EIN 95-3298239)
Tax period
2022-10-01 to 2023-09-30
Filed
2024-02-08
IRS object ID
202420399349301027
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2024-02-08T17:16:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1GREEN HASSON & JANKS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Tax Period Begin2022-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Business Name BusinessName

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Gross Receipts$16,923,865GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.REASON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1978FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$252,086PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,050,540CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionREASON FOUNDATION ADVANCES A FREE SOCIETY BY DEVELOPING, APPLYING, AND PROMOTING LIBERTARIAN PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, FREE MARKETS, AND THE RULE OF LAW. WE USE JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH TO INFLUENCE THE FRAMEWORKS AND ACTIONS OF POLICYMAKERS, JOURNALISTS, AND OPINION LEADERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$6,049,934ExpenseAmt
Revenue$741,214RevenueAmt
DescPROMOTING FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS SINCE 1968- 11 ISSUES PUBLISHED ONLINE AND IN PRINT- MORE THAN 1,500 ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES - 52,000 PAID/REQUESTED COPIES - AVERAGE OF 3 MILLION USER VISITS PER MONTH AT REASON.COM - SPECIALIZED ONLINE NEWSLETTERS ON GOVERNMENT OVERREACH, ECONOMICS, URBAN POLICY, MEDIA, AND BREAKING NEWSDesc

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Grant$355,602GrantAmt
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DescREASON WORKS WITH MOTIVATED POLICYMAKERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MARKET-BASED REFORMS THAT ARE A MODEL FOR REFORM-MINDED POLICYMAKERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. OUR PENSION INTEGRITY PROJECT EDUCATES POLICYMAKERS AND TAXPAYERS ON PENSION REFORM. WE PRODUCED FIVE MAJOR TECHNICAL ANALYSES THAT FOCUS ON THE SOLVENCY OF PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS IN ARIZONA, NORTH CAROLINA, NEW MEXICO, MISSISSIPPI, AND ARKANSAS, AS WELL AS POLICY BRIEFS THAT ADDRESS REDUCED PUBLIC SAFETY BUDGETS, VOLATILE INVESTMENT RETURNS, AND THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PUBLIC PENSIONS. WE EDUCATED LEGISLATORS IN THOSE STATES VIA STUDIES, DIRECT OUTREACH, AND MORE THAN 70 TOPICAL COMMENTARIES. DRAWING ON DECADES OF RESEARCH ON THE BENEFITS OF SCHOOL CHOICE, REASON'S EDUCATION TEAM IS A LEADING VOICE IN PROMOTING NEW MODELS SUCH AS MICROSCHOOLS, ONLINE CHARTERS, BACKPACK FUNDING, AND OTHER OPTIONS THAT ENCOURAGE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND ADVANCE THE FREEDOM TO INNOVATE IN EDUCATION. WE ARE ADVISING POLICYMAKERS AND ALLIES IN MORE THAN 20 STATES ON VIRTUAL SCHOOLING, SCHOOL FINANCE, AND SAFETY. OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM IS ASSESSING THE CHANGES THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE IN TRANSPORTATION USAGE, CALLING FOR GREATER DECENTRALIZATION AND A REEVALUATION OF HEAVILY SUBSIDIZED TRANSIT PROJECTS. REASON'S DRUG POLICY TEAM IS HELPING STATES BETTER UNDERSTAND POTENTIAL PITFALLS IN REGULATING LEGAL RECREATIONAL CANNABIS MARKETS AND PROVIDING SUPPORT TO POLICYMAKERS SEEKING TO FIX THE CHALLENGES OF LEGALIZATION.Desc

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Desc"PROMOTING FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS THROUGH ONLINE VIDEO JOURNALISM.- 466 VIDEOS PRODUCED- AVERAGE OF 5,120,000 VIDEOS PLAYED EACH MONTHPODCASTSREASON PRODUCES MULTIPLE PODCASTS INCLUDING; THE REASON ROUNDTABLE, A WEEKLY DISCUSSION OF THE WEEK'S BIGGEST STORIES AND THEIR CONNECTION TO THE IDEAS OF FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS; THE REASON INTERVIEW WITH NICK GILLESPIE, A WEEKLY CONVERSATION WITH INNOVATIVE AND INTERESTING THINKERS FROM A VARIETY OF DISCIPLINES; AND THE MONTHLY SOHO FORUM DEBATES, FEATURING PUBLIC INTELLECTUALS FACING OFF OVER CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES. A NEWLY ADDED PODCAST, THE BEST OF REASON MAGAZINE, USES AI TO SIMULATE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF KATHERINE MANGU-WARD READING A WEEKLY SELECTION FROM REASON - AVERAGE OF 530,000 DOWNLOADS PER MONTHDesc

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DescREASON FOUNDATION PUBLISHES RESEARCH AND JOURNALISM AND ENGAGES IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH FROM A LIBERTARIAN PERSPECTIVE TO POLICYMAKERS, RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.- 21,000 ARTICLES CITING REASON EXPERTS- 3,200 MEDIA APPEARANCES BY REASON EXPERTS- 77 LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONIES- 33 POLICY STUDIES- 200 POLICY COMMENTARIES AND OP-EDS- 11 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INNOVATIONS NEWSLETTERS & AIR SECURITY NEWSLETTERS- 11 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL NEWSLETTERS- 12 PENSION REFORM NEWSLETTERS- 12 FUNDING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY NEWSLETTERS- 4 REASON REPORT DONOR NEWSLETTERSDesc
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1JONATHAN GRAFFBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone3103912245PhoneNum

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID NOTT
PRESIDENT, CEO40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$412,948$0$112,709
ROBERT POOLE
FOUNDER, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION POLICY40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$230,833$0$360
NICHOLAS GILLESPIE
EDITOR AT LARGE40.000.00$227,014$0$7,709Yes (X)
ADRIAN T MOORE
VICE PRESIDENT POLICY40.000.00Yes (X)$221,122$0$17,562
KATHERINE MANGU-WARD
VICE PRESIDENT/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF40.000.00Yes (X)$216,667$0$393
JONATHAN GRAFF
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$213,402$0$17,562
LEONARD GILROY
VICE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT REFORM40.000.00Yes (X)$211,454$0$7,680
MICHAEL ALISSI
VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS40.000.00Yes (X)$193,356$0$17,543
JACQUELINE PYKE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.000.00$156,000$0$319Yes (X)
MELISSA MANN
DIRECTOR OF DONOR COMMUNICATIONS40.000.00$144,163$0$7,618Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER MITCHELL
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS40.000.00$138,077$0$11,112Yes (X)
MATTHEW WELCH
EDITOR AT LARGE40.000.00$137,291$0$17,429Yes (X)
GEORGE F OHRSTROM
BOARD CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THEODORE BARNETT
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS E BEACH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARON BOND
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DREW A CAREY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA DUNN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA EDWARDS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER FARRELL
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
C BOYDEN GRAY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS W HAZLETT
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN HOOKS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES D JAMESON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANUEL S KLAUSNER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES LINTOTT
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRAVIS MAY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN MODZELEWSKI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS J RUFER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD A WALLACE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRY WELSH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED M YOUNG JR
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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SOUND SCIENCE EXPLORATIONS LLC
2521 FORK HOUSE COURTCOOLCA95614FILM PRODUCTION$279,390
H-GARB INFORMATIX PRIVATE LIMITED
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DEMOCRAT PRINTING & LITHOGRAPHING CO
PO BOX 191LITLE ROCKAR72203PRINTING SERVICES$174,996
SKY FILMS INCORPORATED
45 TEAL ROADAVERILL PARKNY12018DOCUMENTARY PRODUCTION$163,445
RONALD BAILEY
517 SECOND STREET NECHARLOTTESVILLEVA22902JOURNALISM$102,000
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Noncash Contributions$264,119NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$13,818,095TotalContributionsAmt

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SUBSCRIPTION SALES513120$741,214$741,214
CONFERENCE REVENUE900003$262,415$262,415
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Total Program Service Revenue$1,003,629TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,626,600SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,466,918SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$159,682SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$159,682TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$159,682ExclusionAmt

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ADVERTISING INCOME541860$97,151$97,151
MAILING LIST RENTAL541860$14,615$6,501$8,114
OTHER INCOME900003$8,504$8,504
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$120,270OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$15,456,947TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,003,629RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$531,571ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$355,602TotalAmt
Program Services$355,602ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,031,755TotalAmt
Program Services$1,761,999ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,839ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$190,917FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,044,272TotalAmt
Program Services$6,141,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$272,820ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$630,164FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,182TotalAmt
Program Services$56,637ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,686ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,859FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$784,352TotalAmt
Program Services$651,542ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$101,911FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$601,321TotalAmt
Program Services$508,030ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,894ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,397FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$104,531TotalAmt
Management And General$104,531ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$32,260TotalAmt
Management And General$32,260ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,688,669TotalAmt
Program Services$2,672,631ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$907ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,131FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240,139TotalAmt
Program Services$217,627ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$603ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$21,909FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$374,882TotalAmt
Program Services$290,966ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,712ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$74,204FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,903TotalAmt
Program Services$189,214ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,256ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,433FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$417,022TotalAmt
Program Services$352,862ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,771ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,389FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$506,819TotalAmt
Program Services$360,577ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,274ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$140,968FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$237,908TotalAmt
Program Services$220,721ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,141FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,513TotalAmt
Program Services$40,551ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,801ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,161FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$123,152TotalAmt
Program Services$107,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,961FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
FOUNDATION-HOSTED EVENT$684,083$615,789$3$68,291
MAGAZINE PRINTING AND D$611,755$611,142$501$112
PRINTED MATERIAL$136,596$27,466$109,130
DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS$133,270$112,762$37$20,471

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$91,501TotalAmt
Program Services$76,212ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,429ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,860FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,507,487TotalAmt
Program Services$15,371,064ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$600,014ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,536,409FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,687,740BOYAmt
EOY$981,017EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$353,724BOYAmt
EOY$131,867EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$875,000BOYAmt
EOY$395,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$133,375BOYAmt
EOY$753,235EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,619,403LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$694,040LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,682,754BOYAmt
EOY$2,925,363EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,155,392BOYAmt
EOY$11,009,458EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,354BOYAmt
EOY$2,929,306EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$288,575BOYAmt
EOY$273,024EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,225,914BOYAmt
EOY$19,398,270EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,260,783BOYAmt
EOY$1,471,332EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$309,432BOYAmt
EOY$328,490EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,020,628BOYAmt
EOY$4,153,202EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,590,843BOYAmt
EOY$5,953,024EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,144,807BOYAmt
EOY$12,796,314EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,490,264BOYAmt
EOY$648,932EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,635,071BOYAmt
EOY$13,445,246EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,225,914BOYAmt
EOY$19,398,270EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,050,540ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$860,715NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$12,629,680CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,019,750CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,980,606CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,798,378CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,818,095CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$69,246,509TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,629,680CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15,019,750CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,980,606CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$13,798,378CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,818,095CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$69,246,509TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$13,636,327SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$55,610,182PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$133,967CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$227,918CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$268,961CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$181,294CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$355,271CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,167,411TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,183CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,225CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$48,930CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,422CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$16,618CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$93,378TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$70,507,298TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$5,002,520GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.78870PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72770PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$68,816FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$68,816FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$15,902,262FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$15,971,078FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$948,554FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$237,139FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$742,761CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$758,755CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$826,040CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$948,554CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,276,110TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$4,914,165LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$32,330CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$59,600CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$85,653CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$68,816CurrentYearAmt
Total$246,399TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$185,690CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$189,689CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$206,510CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$237,139CurrentYearAmt
Total$819,028TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,228,542GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$51,279BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$0InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$51,279EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$81,703BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$30,424OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$51,279EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$65,305BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$30,424InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$14,026OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$81,703EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$55,571BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$14,025InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,291OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$65,305EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$61,378BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,291InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$12,098OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$55,571EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,908,473OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,908,473BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,018,670OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$405,523DepreciationAmt
Book Value$613,147BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$255,574OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,049DepreciationAmt
Book Value$254,525BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$436,686OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$287,468DepreciationAmt
Book Value$149,218BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,925,363TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$1,207,874
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$2,945,328
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,153,202TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,425,515TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$860,715NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$107,853DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$968,568RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,456,947RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$15,456,947TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,615,340TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$107,853DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$107,853ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$17,507,487ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$17,507,487TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUND WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART X, LINE 2:IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S (FASB'S) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC NO. 740, UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT OF TAX POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THAT POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED ON AUDIT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE FOUNDATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND DID NOT NOTE ANY MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MIGHT HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
EQUABLE
2807 JACKSON AVELONG ISLAND CITYNY11101823988188501(C)(3)$280,000$0JOINT WORK ON PROJECTS RELATED TO PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT
FLORIDA POLICY PROJECT
9800 4TH STREET SUITE 200ST PETERSBURGFL33702883665324501(C)(3)$75,602$0FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT ACHIEVED 501C3 STATUS
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEQUABLE IS A SUBAWARDEE AS SPECIFIED IN OUR GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. THE SUBAWARDEE (EQUABLE) FREQUENTLY COORDINATES AND DOES JOINT WORK WITH REASON ON PROJECTS RELATED ON PUBLIC SECTOR DEBT. EQUABLE'S SCOPE OF WORK WILL LEVERAGE THEIR COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE RELATED TO EDUCATION RESOURCE AND STATEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT WHILE REASON'S SHARE OF THE "OFFICE HOURS" WORK WILL LEAD INTO OUR COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE IN TECHNICAL ANALYSIS AND ENGAGING STATE LEADERS AND STAKEHOLDERS TO MOTIVATE CHANGE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 (11 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
DAVID NOTT
PRESIDENT, CEO$337,948$0$75,000$0$0$0$105,000$0$7,709$0$525,657$0$0$0
ROBERT POOLE
FOUNDER, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION$210,833$0$20,000$0$0$0$0$0$360$0$231,193$0$0$0
NICHOLAS GILLESPIE
EDITOR AT LARGE$207,014$0$20,000$0$0$0$0$0$7,709$0$234,723$0$0$0
ADRIAN T MOORE
VICE PRESIDENT POLICY$166,122$0$55,000$0$0$0$0$0$17,562$0$238,684$0$0$0
KATHERINE MANGU-WARD
VICE PRESIDENT/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$176,667$0$40,000$0$0$0$0$0$393$0$217,060$0$0$0
JONATHAN GRAFF
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$158,402$0$55,000$0$0$0$0$0$17,562$0$230,964$0$0$0
LEONARD GILROY
VICE PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT REFORM$151,454$0$60,000$0$0$0$0$0$7,680$0$219,134$0$0$0
MICHAEL ALISSI
VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS$143,356$0$50,000$0$0$0$0$0$17,543$0$210,899$0$0$0
JACQUELINE PYKE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$136,000$0$20,000$0$0$0$0$0$319$0$156,319$0$0$0
MELISSA MANN
DIRECTOR OF DONOR COMMUNICATIONS$124,163$0$20,000$0$0$0$0$0$7,618$0$151,781$0$0$0
MATTHEW WELCH
EDITOR AT LARGE$112,291$0$25,000$0$0$0$0$0$17,429$0$154,720$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4BDAVID NOTT, PRESIDENT AND CEO, PARTICIPATES IN A NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, THE FOUNDATION DEPOSITED $105,000 INTO THE 457(F) PLAN.
PART I, LINE 7OFFICERS BONUSES ARE DETERMINED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION REVIEW THAT THEY DO BY REVIEWING A REPORT OF 990S FROM A SELECT GROUP OF OTHER CHARITIES.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$254,466NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)FURNITURE1$7,500FMV
Yes (X)CRYPTOCURRENCY1$2,153DONATED VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received1Form8283ReceivedCnt
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
ExplanationNONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE LISTED BY TOTAL NUMBER OF DONOR CONTRIBUTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS THE DRAFT 990 WILL BE EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW, FEEDBACK WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CFO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE FOUNDATION WILL COMPLETE A FORM TO CERTIFY THAT THERE ARE NO EXISTING CONFLICTS. IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO THAT STATUS THEY WILL COMPLETE AND SUBMIT ANOTHER FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPARABLE DATA WAS ASSEMBLED FROM PUBLIC 990 FILINGS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPENSATION. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN DISCUSSED AND APPROVED COMPENSATION IN AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE MAILED OR E-MAILED TO THE REQUESTING PARTY.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,279,614. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 907. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 15,131. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,295,652. MARKETING CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 393,017. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 393,017.

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