THE BUCKEYE INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
THE BUCKEYE INSTITUTE (EIN 31-1278593)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-10-28
IRS object ID
202423029349302007
Schema version
2023v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2024-10-28T16:28:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN311148973PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1VAN KREVEL & COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1P O Box 1432AddressLine1Txt
CityDublinCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP430176432ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN311278593EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1The Buckeye InstituteBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlBUCKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6142244422PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line188 East Broad Street Suite 1300AddressLine1Txt
CityColumbusCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRobert AltPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6144597700PhoneNum
Signature2024-10-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPatricia Van Krevel CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01223566PTIN
Phone6147613743PhoneNum
Preparation2024-10-28PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2024-10-15 13:58:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerRobert AltPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line188 E Broad St Ste 1300AddressLine1Txt
CityColumbusCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP43215ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,766,412GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.BuckeyeInstitute.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1989FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Buckeye Institute's mission is to advance free-market public policy in the states.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee16TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$2,554,058PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$4,227,221CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$16,638PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$359,779CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$12,274PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$29,008CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,582,970PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$4,616,008CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,582,970PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Other Expenses$804,354CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,210,578PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,815,055CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$372,392PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,800,953CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,455,675TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,289,169TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$316,609TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$226,658TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$5,139,066NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,062,511NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionThe Buckeye Institute is an independent research and educational institution -- a think tank -- whose mission is to advance free-market public policy in the states.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,565,759ExpenseAmt
Revenue$388,787RevenueAmt
DescThe Buckeye Institute focuses on economic and legal public policy. Buckeye's Economic Research Center (ERC) produces academic-quality, peer-reviewed, scholarly reports and dynamic models to assess the impact of various policy changes on state economies, businesses, and taxpayers. Buckeye's Legal Center files amicus briefs and engages in direct litigation in support of free-market public policy solutions.Desc
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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
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemYes (1)BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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IRP Document12IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee16EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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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Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonRobert AltPersonNm
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State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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Robert Alt
President and CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$370,675$0$34,509
Bradley A Smith
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark D Jordan
Vice Chair and Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Andrew O Smith
Treasurer1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hal R Arkes
Trustee1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rea S Hederman Jr
Vice President of Policy40.00$185,923$0$29,754Yes (X)
Rebekah Alt
Chief Operating Officer40.00$245,000$0$8,350Yes (X)
Joe Nichols
Director of External Relations40.00$136,900$0$4,725Yes (X)
Lisa A Gates
Vice President of Communications40.00$100,261$0$12,718Yes (X)
David C Tryon
Director of Litigation40.00$119,473$0$23,059Yes (X)
Greg R Lawson
Research Fellow40.00$100,642$0$3,637Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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BakerHostetler Key Tower
127 Public Square Suite 2000ClevelandOH44114Legal$226,946
Wegman Hessler
6055 Rockside Woods Blvd N Suite 2ClevelandOH44131Legal$139,725
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Noncash Contributions$251,304NoncashContributionsAmt
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$1,338,767SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$1,150,404SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$188,363SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column$188,363TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$188,363RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

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Other Revenue Total$29,008OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$53,262FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

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Program Services$877,048ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,925FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$15,296TotalAmt
Program Services$13,168ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,108FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$48,728TotalAmt
Program Services$40,573ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$255FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$112,828TotalAmt
Program Services$101,545ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,642ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,641FundraisingAmt

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Total$411,450TotalAmt
Program Services$409,032ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,418ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$11,244TotalAmt
Management And General$11,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$135TotalAmt
Fundraising$135FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$33,740TotalAmt
Program Services$29,859ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$324FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$12,000TotalAmt
Program Services$12,000ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$37,645TotalAmt
Program Services$27,988ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$589FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,098TotalAmt
Program Services$33,054ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$992FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$90,208TotalAmt
Program Services$78,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,698ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,343FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$92,562TotalAmt
Program Services$91,861ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$701FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$37,940TotalAmt
Program Services$36,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$356ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$602FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,077TotalAmt
Program Services$2,769ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$154ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$154FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,483TotalAmt
Program Services$3,522ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,880ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$81FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Other Legal Expenses$27,390$27,272$118
Miscellaneous$4,517$4,111$406

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,815,055TotalAmt
Program Services$2,565,759ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$143,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$105,518FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$432,568BOYAmt
EOY$251,800EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$3,639,639BOYAmt
EOY$6,686,086EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,462BOYAmt
EOY$63,950EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$9,845BOYAmt
EOY$12,187EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$81,223LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$70,753LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,748BOYAmt
EOY$10,470EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$843,870BOYAmt
EOY$66,265EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$268,543BOYAmt
EOY$198,411EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,455,675BOYAmt
EOY$7,289,169EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,148BOYAmt
EOY$29,882EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$265,461BOYAmt
EOY$196,776EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$316,609BOYAmt
EOY$226,658EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,296,437BOYAmt
EOY$5,969,694EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$842,629BOYAmt
EOY$1,092,817EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,139,066BOYAmt
EOY$7,062,511EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,455,675BOYAmt
EOY$7,289,169EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,800,953ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$122,492NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$2,681,174CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,128,018CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,345,850CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,554,058CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,227,221CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,936,321TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,128,018CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,345,850CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,554,058CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,227,221CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,936,321TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,760,387SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,175,934PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$22,250CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,958CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,638CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$359,779CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$454,400TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$27,916CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,939CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,174CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,274CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,008CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$97,311TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$15,488,032TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.65700PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64640PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTravel Reimbursements - 2019 Amount: $ 21,140. 2020 Amount: $ 3,621. 2021 Amount: $ 5,154. 2022 Amount: $ 6,210. 2023 Amount: $ 7,792. Other Reimbursements - 2019 Amount: $ 2,657. 2020 Amount: $ 2,266. 2021 Amount: $ 0. 2022 Amount: $ 78. 2023 Amount: $ 15,422. Miscellaneous Income - 2019 Amount: $ 4,119. 2020 Amount: $ 8,052. 2021 Amount: $ 9,020. 2022 Amount: $ 5,986. 2023 Amount: $ 5,794.ExplanationTxt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

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

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,148FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$9,148FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,805,907FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$2,815,055FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$290,753FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$72,688FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$247,200CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$262,622CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$260,529CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$290,753CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,061,104TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,591,656LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$9,112CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$7,140CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$10,945CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$9,148CurrentYearAmt
Total$36,345TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$61,800CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$65,656CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$65,132CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$72,688CurrentYearAmt
Total$265,276TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$397,914GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$301CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$0CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$0CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$301TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,279OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,680DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,599BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$73,944OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$66,073DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,871BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$10,470TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOperating Lease LiabilityDesc
Amt$196,776Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$196,776TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,845,228TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$122,492NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$106,728DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$229,220RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$4,616,008RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$4,616,008TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,921,783TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$106,728DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$106,728ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,815,055ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,815,055TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 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
Robert Alt
President and CEO$280,675$0$90,000$0$0$0$11,550$0$23,469$0$405,694$0$0$0
Rebekah Alt
Chief Operating Officer$200,000$0$45,000$0$0$0$7,350$0$1,510$0$253,860$0$0$0
Rea S Hederman Jr
Vice President of Policy$180,923$0$5,000$0$0$0$6,000$0$24,264$0$216,187$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRebekah AltPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionKey EmployeeRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$253,860TransactionAmt
TransactionCompensationTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$247,738NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesPublished Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSuppliesDesc
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,566NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesSimilar PurchaseMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Robert Alt Rebekah Alt President and CEO Key Employee Husband and Wife
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bOrganization's Process to Review Form 990: The President sends a complete draft copy of the Form 990 to all Board members for review. Both the independent auditor and President are available during the review period to provide explanations or additional information.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEnforcement of Conflicts Policy Board members and key employees are required to report any conflicts of interest annually.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation Process for Top Management Official A salary survey is conducted on the Institute's behalf for positions in similarly situated organizations. That salary survey is used by the Board of Trustee members to guide salary decisions for the President. Compensation Process for Other Officers and Key Employees A salary survey is conducted for positions in similarly situated organizations. That salary survey is used by the President and/or the Board of Trustee members who are not recused to guide salary decisions for key employees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Governing Documents Disclosure Explanation All such documentation required by law to be publicly available are available to the public upon request.

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