TAX FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: TAX FOUNDATION (EIN 52-1703065)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-08-05
IRS object ID: 202112179349300311
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-08-05T08:24:28-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	521853933	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JONES MARESCA & MCQUADE PA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITE	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	770	AddressLine2Txt
City	COLUMBIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	21044	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521703065	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TAX FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TAXF	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2024646200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1325 G STREET NW NO 950	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SCOTT HODGE	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/SECRETARY	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2024646200	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-08-04	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	SCOTT	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	HODGE	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MEENA BISHNOI	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01480769	PTIN
Phone	4108840220	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	SCOTT HODGE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1325 G STREET NW NO 950	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,701,531	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.TAXFOUNDATION.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1990	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE TAX FOUNDATION IS THE NATION'S LEADING INDEPENDENT TAX POLICY NONPROFIT. SINCE 1937, OUR PRINCIPLED RESEARCH, INSIGHTFUL ANALYSIS, AND ENGAGED EXPERTS HAVE INFORMED SMARTER TAX POLICY AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND GLOBAL LEVELS. FOR OVER 80 YEARS, OUR GOAL HAS REMAINED THE SAME: TO IMPROVE LIVES THROUGH TAX POLICIES THAT LEAD TO GREATER ECONOMIC GROWTH AND OPPORTUNITY.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	37	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	9	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,128,334	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,613,410	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$439,524	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$61,478	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$204,469	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	-$41,206	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,363,389	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,633,682	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$9,452	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$7,500	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,800,341	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$3,154,368	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$685,755	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,000,896	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,586,093	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,810,689	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,747,961	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$447,300	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$885,721	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,940,918	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,116,395	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,053,669	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,035,292	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$2,887,249	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,081,103	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO ACHIEVE SIMPLE, SENSIBLE TAX POLICY AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS BY PRODUCING AND DISSEMINATING BASIC INFORMATION AND ECONOMICALLY PRINCIPLED ANALYSIS OF TAX POLICY ISSUES AND THE SIZE OF THE TAX BURDEN BORNE BY AMERICANS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (1)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,305,296	ExpenseAmt
Desc	FEDERAL TAX POLICY PROGRAMS 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 AND WRITING, CAPITOL HILL BRIEFINGS, AND CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY. THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS THE GO-TO RESOURCE ON FEDERAL TAX ISSUES FOR POLICYMAKERS. IN 2020, DESPITE IN-PERSON LIMITATIONS, THE STAFF CONDUCTED MORE THAN 45 CAPITOL HILL MEETINGS AND BRIEFINGS AND PRODUCED DOZENS ON REPORTS AND BLOG POSTS ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES THAT RECEIVED 9,060 CITATIONS IN LEADING MEDIA OUTLETS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,049,296	ExpenseAmt
Desc	RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATION - THE FOUNDATION'S MARKETING TEAM MAKES TAX POLICY ENGAGING AND ACCESSIBLE TO TAXPAYERS, LEGISLATORS, AND THE MEDIA THROUGH INNOVATIVE, MULTICHANNEL 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 2020, THE FOUNDATION EARNED 20,370 MEDIA CITATIONS IN THE WORLD'S TOP NEWS OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NBC, FOX NEWS, AND NPR; ITS EXPERTS CONDUCTED 104 RADIO AND TV INTERVIEWS; TAXFOUNDATION.ORG WAS VISITED 26.7 MILLION TIMES, LEADING TO 486,852 REPORT DOWNLOADS; ITS SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS EARNED 27 MILLION IMPRESSIONS; ITS DIGITAL ADVERTISING RESULTED IN 12.8 MILLION IMPRESSIONS; AND ITS EMAIL NEWSLETTER GREW TO 47,508 SUBSCRIBERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$706,371	ExpenseAmt
Desc	STATE TAX POLICY PROGRAMS PROMOTES STATE TAX REFORM WITH COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REPORTS, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, AND IN-DEPTH STATE-SPECIFIC STUDIES. IN 2020, THE FOUNDATION TESTIFIED OR PRESENTED TO OFFICIALS--MOSTLY VIRTUALLY--IN 35 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FOUNDATION IS OFTEN LOOKED TO BY LEGISLATORS, TAXPAYERS, AND THE MEDIA TO RECOMMEND TAX REFORM OPTIONS OR PROVIDE ANALYSIS OF TAX PLANS. THE FOUNDATION'S ANALYSIS, AND STUDIES SUCH AS THE STATE BUSINESS TAX CLIMATE INDEX, INFORM THE TAX REFORM DEBATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL TO MAJOR TAX CHANGES IN MANY STATES, AND THE FOUNDATION EXPERTS WERE A VITAL RESOURCE TO POLICYMAKERS AND JOURNALISTS AS STATES NAVIGATED TAX POLICY DURING THE PANDEMIC.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$399,389	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$7,500	GrantAmt
Desc	GLOBAL TAX REFORM PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2018 IN ORDER TO PROMOTE PRO-GROWTH TAX POLICIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON 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. THE TAX FOUNDATION'S WORK RECEIVED 3,730 INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CITATIONS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$399,389	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$7,500	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,460,352	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	15	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	37	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SCOTT HODGE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2024646200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1325 G STREET NW NO 950	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20005	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
SCOTT HODGE
PRESIDENT/SECRETARY	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$347,300	$0	$15,779
DAVID P LEWIS
CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JAMES W LINTOTT
TREASURER	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THE HONORABLE PHILIP ENGLISH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SARAH MCGILL
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN KRANZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM ROESSER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PAMELA OLSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DENNIS GROTH
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL T RESSEGUE
VP OF DEVELOPMENT	40.00			$114,245	$0	$10,399	Yes (X)
MICHAEL VOGLER
MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER	40.00			$172,880	$0	$9,029	Yes (X)
DANIEL D BUNN
VP OF GLOBAL PROJECTS	40.00			$128,486	$0	$24,255	Yes (X)
JARED M WALCZAK
VP OF STATE PROJECTS	40.00			$122,007	$0	$11,168	Yes (X)
COLBY PASTRE
VP OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS	40.00			$121,677	$0	$10,817	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,006,595	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$81,447	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	8	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MVP PRESS LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	43720 TRADE CENTER PLACE SUITE 145	AddressLine1Txt
City	STERLING	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20166	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	DIRECT MAIL & PRINTING SERVICES	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$116,483	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$298,000	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$5,315,410	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$40,077	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,613,410	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$55,632	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$55,632	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$503	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$503	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$29,999	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$24,153	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,846	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,846	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,846	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$298,000	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$43,696	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$43,696	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$43,696	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	HONORARIA & REIMBURSEM	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$1,987	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,987	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$1,987	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,633,682	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$20,272	ExclusionAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$363,078	TotalAmt
Program Services	$286,266	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,759	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$55,053	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,343,471	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,847,326	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$140,873	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$355,272	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,581	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,399	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,600	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,582	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$164,525	TotalAmt
Program Services	$129,975	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,871	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$24,679	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$200,713	TotalAmt
Program Services	$158,951	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,182	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,580	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,483	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,483	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$108,727	TotalAmt
Management And General	$108,727	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$370,049	TotalAmt
Program Services	$256,118	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$73,931	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,000	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,189	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,687	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,502	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,992	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,730	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,704	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,558	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,334	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,276	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,562	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,496	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$367,484	TotalAmt
Program Services	$289,682	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,090	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$55,712	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,720	TotalAmt
Program Services	$12,879	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,135	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$8,706	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,551	TotalAmt
Management And General	$8,551	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$105,408	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,273	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,324	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$15,811	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$21,753	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,147	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,308	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,298	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIRECT MAIL EXPENSES	$336,652	$141,018	$137,319	$58,315
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$84,564	$69,222	$649	$14,693
CHARITABLE REGISTRATION	$12,529	$2,430	$10,099
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$7,391	$1,285	$6,106

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$267	TotalAmt
Program Services	$188	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$79	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,747,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,460,352	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$601,854	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$685,755	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$463,264	BOYAmt
EOY	$957,537	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$50,890	BOYAmt
EOY	$603,089	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$214,198	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,372	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$87,684	BOYAmt
EOY	$127,657	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,138,719	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$750,219	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$481,982	BOYAmt
EOY	$388,500	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,563,902	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,919,493	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,998	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,747	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,940,918	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,116,395	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$195,302	BOYAmt
EOY	$265,996	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$858,367	BOYAmt
EOY	$769,296	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,053,669	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,035,292	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,546,078	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,328,619	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$341,171	BOYAmt
EOY	$752,484	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,887,249	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,081,103	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,940,918	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,116,395	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$885,721	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$308,133	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,274,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,115,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,222,497	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,904,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,613,410	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$25,130,034	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,274,002	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$5,115,594	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,222,497	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$4,904,531	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,613,410	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$25,130,034	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$5,831,400	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$19,298,634	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$97,294	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$56,570	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$63,256	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$62,219	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$56,135	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$335,474	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$56,245	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$19,128	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$29,068	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$19,334	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,987	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$125,762	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$25,591,270	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.75410	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.76600	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	OTHER INCOME - 2016 AMOUNT: $ 56,245. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 4,112. HONORARIA - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 15,016. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 29,068. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 19,334. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,987.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$645,581	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$325,133	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$320,448	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$493,138	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$425,086	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$68,052	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$388,500	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT & LEASE INCENTIVE	$761,783
CAPITAL LEASE LIABILITY	$7,513

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$769,296	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,941,815	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$308,133	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$308,133	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,633,682	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,633,682	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,747,961	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,747,961	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,747,961	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART X, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR THAT WOULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. THERE ARE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS OR LIABILITIES THAT NEED TO BE RECORDED.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (1)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
DAVIDSON & CO DONOR ACQUISITION & DEV STRATEGIES LLC
2127 CALIFORNIA ST NW 104	WASHINGTON	DC	20008	ASSIST WITH DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN & FOUNDATION GRANT PROPOSAL	0	$671,281	$86,531	$584,750
GREYSTONE STRATEGIES LLC
50 WOODSIDE PLAZA SUITE 204	REDWOOD CITY	CA	94061	GRANTS STRATEGY AND WRITING	0	$520,000	$40,000	$480,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$1,191,281	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$126,531	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$1,064,750	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	ANNUAL DINNER	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$298,000	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$298,000	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$43,696	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$298,000	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$298,000	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$43,696	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$43,696	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$43,696	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (1)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SCOTT HODGE
PRESIDENT/SECRETARY	$347,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$15,000	$0	$779	$0	$363,079	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL VOGLER
MAJOR GIFTS OFFICER	$172,880	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,250	$0	$779	$0	$181,909	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL D BUNN
VP OF GLOBAL PROJECTS	$128,486	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,500	$0	$17,755	$0	$152,741	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART I, LINE 3

THE 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. THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS COMMUNICATES IN WRITING THE SALARY APPROVED BY THE BOARD TO THE APPROPRIATE ACCOUNTING AND HUMAN RESOURCES PERSONNEL.

PART I, LINE 7

THE TAX FOUNDATION AWARDED PERFORMANCE BASED BONUSES TO SEVERAL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING ALL OF THE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES LISTED ON FORM 990, PART VII. THESE BONUSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN D - REPORTABLE COMPENSATION.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	5	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$40,077	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, COLUMN (B):	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	TAX FOUNDATION REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3	THE TAX FOUNDATION ENDED ITS LEGAL PROGRAM AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019. LEGAL PROGRAM CULTIVATED, EXPLAINED, AND ADVOCATED FOR TAX LEGAL REFORM. WE DEVELOPED INNOVATIVE PRO-GROWTH IDEAS IN TAX LAW WITH LEADING EXPERTS, EDUCATED THE LEGAL COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT ECONOMICS AND TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS, AND ADVOCATED THAT JUDICIAL AND POLICY DECISIONS ON TAX LAW PROMOTE SIMPLE, NEUTRAL, TRANSPARENT, AND STABLE TAX POLICIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE FEDERAL FORM 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 12C	AS 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 WITH 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 SCHEDULED 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 15A	THE 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 AND ALL STAFF MEMBERS. THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY HAS NO OTHER PAID OFFICERS OR STAFF MEMBERS CLASSIFIED AS "KEY EMPLOYEES" AS DEFINED BY THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, THE FEDERAL FORM 990 AND APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION (FEDERAL FORM 1023) TO INTERESTED 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 OF PROVIDING A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT CHANGED ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT AUDITOR PROCESS DURING THE YEAR.