TAX FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
TAX FOUNDATION (EIN 52-1703065)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-07-29
IRS object ID
202542109349300224
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-07-29T09:18:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN521853933PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JM&MBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110500 LITTLE PATUXENT PARKWAY SUITEAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2770AddressLine2Txt
CityCOLUMBIACityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21044ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN521703065EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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

US Address USAddress

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

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANIEL BUNNPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT AND CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024646200PhoneNum
Signature2025-07-24SignatureDt
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 PersonMEENA BISHNOIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01480769PTIN
Phone4108840220PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDANIEL BUNNPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11325 G STREET NW 950AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$8,465,897GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.TAXFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE 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
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Total Volunteers13TotalVolunteersCnt
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Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$8,036,003PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$7,927,485CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$30,000CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$137,267PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$291,916CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$334,324PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$287,797CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$7,838,946PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,961,604CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$10,223PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$31,437CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$4,611,274PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$5,876,598CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$62,421CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,377,009CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$2,335,752PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$2,951,664CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$6,957,249PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$8,922,120CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$881,697PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$960,516CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,268,104TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$7,097,425TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,763,825TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,433,284TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,504,279NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$5,664,141NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO 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 Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,059,629ExpenseAmt
Revenue$30,000RevenueAmt
DescFEDERAL TAX POLICY - THIS PROGRAM PROMOTES SOUND TAX POLICY IN WASHINGTON D.C. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES OBJECTIVE DATA AND ANALYSIS ON TAX POLICY, USING SEVERAL TOOLS, INCLUDING MODELING OF ECONOMIC AND BUDGETARY EFFECTS, RESEARCH AND WRITING, CAPITOL HILL BRIEFINGS, AND CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY. THE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS THE GO-TO RESOURCE ON FEDERAL TAX ISSUES FOR POLICYMAKERS. IN 2024, THE STAFF CONDUCTED MORE THAN 76 CAPITOL HILL MEETINGS, BRIEFINGS, AND PRESENTATIONS TO VARIOUS PUBLIC AUDIENCES, TESTIFIED SEVEN TIMES BEFORE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES, AND PRODUCED DOZENS OF REPORTS AND BLOG POSTS ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES THAT RECEIVED MORE THAN 25,800 CITATIONS IN LEADING MEDIA OUTLETS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,639,894ExpenseAmt
DescMARKETING AND COMMUNICATION - THE FOUNDATION'S MARKETING TEAM MAKES TAX POLICY ENGAGING AND ACCESSIBLE TO TAXPAYERS, LEGISLATORS, AND THE MEDIA THROUGH INNOVATIVE, MULTI-CHANNEL CAMPAIGNS. THE FOUNDATION'S TEAM DELIVERS HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE, AT THE RIGHT TIME, IN A FORMAT THAT PROMOTES DEEPER UNDERSTANDING USING TOOLS LIKE SOCIAL MEDIA, DIGITAL ADVERTISING, INTERACTIVE WEB EXPERIENCES, AND EMAIL. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION EARNED 37,410 MEDIA CITATIONS IN THE WORLD'S TOP NEWS OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NBC NEWS, FOX NEWS, AND NPR; ITS EXPERTS CONDUCTED 61 RADIO AND TV INTERVIEWS AND PLACED 47 OP-EDS; TAXFOUNDATION.ORG WAS VISITED 22 MILLION TIMES; ITS SOCIAL MEDIA AUDIENCE GREW 11 PERCENT TO 121,371 TOTAL FOLLOWERS; ITS PODCAST LISTENERSHIP GREW BY 340 PERCENT, RESULTING IN 192,460 LISTENS; AND ITS EMAIL NEWSLETTER GREW 24 PERCENT TO 76,400 SUBSCRIBERS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,095,457ExpenseAmt
DescSTATE TAX POLICY - THIS PROGRAM PROMOTES STATE TAX REFORM WITH COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REPORTS, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, AND IN-DEPTH STATE-SPECIFIC STUDIES. IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION TESTIFIED OR PRESENTED TO OFFICIALS-VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON-IN 32 STATES, MET WITH IN STATE GROUPS OR AUDIENCES IN ALL 50 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, AND PUBLISHED SEVEN FORWARD LOOKING BLUEPRINTS FOR STATE TAX REFORM.THE FOUNDATION IS OFTEN LOOKED TO BY LEGISLATORS, TAXPAYERS, AND THE MEDIA (WITH 11,900 MEDIA CITATIONS IN 2024) 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 FOUNDATION EXPERTS HAVE BEEN A VITAL RESOURCE TO POLICYMAKERS AND JOURNALISTS AS STATES NAVIGATE AN INCREASINGLY MOBILE ECONOMY CHARACTERIZED BY A GREATER FOCUS ON TAX COMPETITIVENESS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,080,205ExpenseAmt
Grant$31,437GrantAmt
DescGLOBAL TAX REFORM - WAS LAUNCHED 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. IN 2024, THE TAX FOUNDATION'S WORK WAS CITED IN 114 COUNTRIES AND RECEIVED NEARLY 10,000 INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CITATIONS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$1,080,205TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$31,437TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$5,875,185TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document26IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee50EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (20 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID P LEWIS
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES W LINTOTT
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE PHILIP ENGLISH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS GROTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN KRANZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA OLSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM ROESSER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KURT LAMP
DIRECTOR AS OF 04/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOREN PONDS
DIRECTOR AS OF 04/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PHIL BULLOCK
DIRECTOR AS OF 04/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TADD FOWLER
DIRECTOR AS OF 04/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE KEVIN BRADY
DIRECTOR AS OF 04/20241.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL D BUNN
PRESIDENT, CEO, BOARD SECRETARY40.00$286,595$0$32,125Yes (X)
SCOTT HODGE PRESIDENT
EMERITUS & SR. POLICY ADVISOR40.00$356,771$0$18,415Yes (X)
WILLIAM MCBRIDE VP OF
FEDERAL TAX AND ECONOMIC POLICY40.00$200,495$0$19,416Yes (X)
MICHAEL RESSEGUE
CHIEF OF STAFF40.00$174,936$0$5,948Yes (X)
ALAN M COLE
SENIOR ECONOMIST40.00$161,574$0$13,212Yes (X)
COLBY PASTRE
VP OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS40.00$159,627$0$9,027Yes (X)
JARED M WALCZAK
VP OF STATE POLICY40.00$154,224$0$13,247Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,494,222TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$111,390TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K20IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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RIDGEWELLS CATERING
5525 DORSEY LANEBETHESDAMD20816EVENT AND CATERING SERVICES$190,325
SOLIANT
14 N PEORIA STE 2HCHICAGOIL60607CONSULTING$134,558
DAVIDSON & CO
PO BOX 35WINCHESTERVA22604DIRECT MAIL & FUNDRAISING$132,270
HAN GROUP
1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD SUITE 1500MCLEANVA22102ACCOUNTING$123,496
MVP PRESS LLC
43720 TRADE CENTER PLACE SUITE 135STERLINGVA20166DIRECT MAIL & PRINTING SERVICES$110,049
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$1,052,349FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$6,875,136AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$173,090NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM REVENUEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$30,000TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$30,000RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$30,000TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$144,747ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$733TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$733ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$239,836SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$92,667SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$147,169SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$147,169TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$147,169ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$119,350FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$292,276TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$292,276ExclusionAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Exclusion$3,746ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,746OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$4,119ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,000TotalAmt
Program Services$10,000ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,437TotalAmt
Program Services$21,437ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$693,906TotalAmt
Program Services$516,611ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$92,480FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,360,987TotalAmt
Program Services$3,316,591ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$444,815ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$599,581FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$199,468TotalAmt
Program Services$138,526ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,724ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,218FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$248,668TotalAmt
Program Services$82,926ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$146,492ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,250FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$373,569TotalAmt
Program Services$273,639ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,816ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,114FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,514TotalAmt
Program Services$18,858ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,079ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,577FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,753TotalAmt
Management And General$151,753ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,421TotalAmt
Fundraising$62,421FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,315TotalAmt
Management And General$3,315ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$539,940TotalAmt
Program Services$271,892ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$89,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$178,320FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$221,632TotalAmt
Program Services$146,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,543ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,812FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,357TotalAmt
Program Services$24,137ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$67,579ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,641FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$235,337TotalAmt
Program Services$56,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$176,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,101FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$363,285TotalAmt
Program Services$266,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,980ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,384FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$213,065TotalAmt
Program Services$123,614ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,696ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,755FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$285,664TotalAmt
Program Services$171,016ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,414ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,234FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,316TotalAmt
Program Services$155,234ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,607ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,475FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,909TotalAmt
Program Services$16,020ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,835FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
DIRECT MAIL EXPENSES$396,981$158,813$154,448$83,720
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$121,060$79,594$19,480$21,986
CHARITABLE REGISTRATION$24,989$16,493$5,247$3,249
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$22,486$8,739$8,159$5,588

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,061TotalAmt
Program Services$1,361ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$432ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,268FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,922,120TotalAmt
Program Services$5,875,185ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,669,926ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,377,009FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,356,485BOYAmt
EOY$700,899EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,321,552BOYAmt
EOY$173,182EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$168,333BOYAmt
EOY$940,750EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,000BOYAmt
EOY$152,992EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,666BOYAmt
EOY$83,402EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,617,902LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,203,429LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$493,163BOYAmt
EOY$414,473EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,670,257BOYAmt
EOY$3,832,537EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,147,648BOYAmt
EOY$799,190EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,268,104BOYAmt
EOY$7,097,425EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$276,750BOYAmt
EOY$452,524EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$20,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,487,075BOYAmt
EOY$960,760EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,763,825BOYAmt
EOY$1,433,284EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,905,477BOYAmt
EOY$4,701,564EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$598,802BOYAmt
EOY$962,577EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,504,279BOYAmt
EOY$5,664,141EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,268,104BOYAmt
EOY$7,097,425EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$960,516ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$120,378NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$5,613,410CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,658,660CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,864,038CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,036,003CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,927,485CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,099,596TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,613,410CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,658,660CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,864,038CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,036,003CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,927,485CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$35,099,596TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,923,016SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$29,176,580PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$56,135CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$69,898CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$79,949CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$140,038CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$145,480CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$491,500TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,987CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,954CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,630CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,746CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,317TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$35,612,413TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$30,000GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.81930PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.79310PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,954. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 3,746. HONORARIA - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 1,987. CREDIT CARD REWARDS - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 12,630.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

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,545,111FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$7,545,111FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$527,256FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$131,814FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

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

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

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

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$387,990CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$387,803CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$439,749CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$527,256CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,742,798TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$2,614,197LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$96,998CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$96,951CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$109,937CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$131,814CurrentYearAmt
Total$435,700TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$653,550GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$645,581OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$538,887DepreciationAmt
Book Value$106,694BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$529,384OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$508,638DepreciationAmt
Book Value$20,746BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$442,937OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$155,904DepreciationAmt
Book Value$287,033BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$414,473TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT$63,142
DEPOSITS$36,751
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET - OPERATING LEASE$693,869
RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET - FINANCE LEASE$5,428
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$799,190TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LEASE LIABILITY - OPERATING LEASE$955,256
LEASE LIABILITY - FINANCE LEASE$5,504
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$960,760TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,078,667TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$120,378NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$120,378RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,958,289RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$3,315InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$3,315RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,961,604TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,918,805TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,918,805ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$3,315InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,315ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,922,120TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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 F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM07PROGRAM SERVICESECONOMICS CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEES, TRAVEL, ADVERTISEMENT, SPEAKER FEES.$345,450
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,00PROGRAM SERVICESCONSULTANT FEES TO INDIVIDUALS LOCATED IN THE REGION.$728
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM00GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN THE REGION$21,437
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees7SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee7TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$367,615SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$367,615TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMTO SUPPORT KEFIM'S WORK IN TRANSLATING INTO GREEK, PRINTING, AND PUBLICIZING THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL TAX COMPETITIVENESS INDEX.$16,132WIRE$0
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUMTO SUPPORT PROMETHEUS' WORK IN TRANSLATING INTO GERMAN, PRINTING, AND PUBLICIZING THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL TAX COMPETITIVENESS INDEX.$5,305WIRE$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

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

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
AC FITZGERALD
300 N WASHINGTON STREET SUITE 700ALEXANDRIAVA22314HELPED CREATE LETTERS, PREPARE AND DISCUSS FOUNDATION FUNDRA0$2,460,000$62,421$2,397,579
DAVIDSON & CO DONOR ACQUISITION & DEV STRATEGIES LLC
2127 CALIFORNIA ST NW 104WASHINGTONDC20008ASSIST WITH DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN & FOUNDATION GRANT PROPOSAL0$462,127$132,270$329,857
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$2,922,127TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$194,691TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$2,727,436TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$1,171,699GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$1,052,349CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$119,350GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$23,406RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$112,565FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$246,005EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$29,650OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,171,699GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$1,052,349CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$119,350GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$23,406RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$112,565FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$246,005EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$29,650OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$411,626DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$292,276NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE FUND FOR AMERICAN STUDIESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11706 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN136223604RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantGARY AND ALDONA ROBBINS SCHOLARSHIP FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION.PurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE GRANT WAS PROVIDED TO A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FUND. MINIMAL MONITORING IS REQUIRED.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
SCOTT HODGE PRESIDENT
EMERITUS & SR. POLICY ADVISOR$356,771$0$0$0$0$0$17,250$0$1,165$0$375,186$0$0$0
DANIEL D BUNN
PRESIDENT, CEO, BOARD SECRETARY$211,595$0$75,000$0$0$0$11,747$0$20,378$0$318,720$0$0$0
WILLIAM MCBRIDE VP OF
FEDERAL TAX AND ECONOMIC POLICY$193,245$0$7,250$0$0$0$10,079$0$9,337$0$219,911$0$0$0
MICHAEL RESSEGUE
CHIEF OF STAFF$174,936$0$0$0$0$0$3,051$0$2,897$0$180,884$0$0$0
ALAN M COLE
SENIOR ECONOMIST$159,024$0$2,550$0$0$0$7,425$0$5,787$0$174,786$0$0$0
COLBY PASTRE
VP OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS$152,627$0$7,000$0$0$0$8,002$0$1,025$0$168,654$0$0$0
JARED M WALCZAK
VP OF STATE POLICY$151,974$0$2,250$0$0$0$7,764$0$5,483$0$167,471$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3THE 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 7THE TAX FOUNDATION AWARDED PERFORMANCE BASED BONUSES TO SEVERAL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING MOST 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$146,541NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$26,549NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
ExplanationTAX FOUNDATION REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 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 12CAS A GENERAL POLICY MATTER THE TAX FOUNDATION DOES NOT PERMIT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ENTER INTO FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS, PROVIDE SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE BE COMPENSATED IN ANY MANNER, INCLUDING ANY COMPANY 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 15THE 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 LAST TIME THIS WAS DONE WAS IN JANUARY 2025. 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 19THE 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.

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