WITHERSPOON INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
WITHERSPOON INSTITUTE INC (EIN 55-0835528)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-03-16
IRS object ID
202020869349300417
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$66,171CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$103,208CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$81,410CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$107,098CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$97,925CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$455,812TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,840,693TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.68480PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.69020PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct LiabfalseInclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$497,100OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$497,100BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,137,494OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$551,645DepreciationAmt
Book Value$585,849BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,173,252OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$477,924DepreciationAmt
Book Value$695,328BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,862OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,862DepreciationAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$167,584OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$167,584DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,778,277TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc
Financial derivatives and other financial products
Closely-held equity interests

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRestricted InvestmentsDesc
Book Value$1,070,000BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,070,000TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFederal income taxesDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,229,666TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,229,666RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,229,666TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,402,287TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,402,287ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,402,287TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtRecipient EINRecipientEIN
Austin Institute for Family & Culture
3206 Fairfax WalkAustinTX78705501c3$20,000FMVResearch
Aquinas Institute for Catholic Life
24 Charlton StreetPrincetonNJ08540501c3$60,000FMVResearch831005620
Scala Foundation
PO Box 296PrincetonNJ08540501c3$5,000FMVResearch
Collegiate Cultural Foundation
16 Stockton StreetPrincetonNJ08540501c3$10,000FMVResearch
Zephyr Institute Inc
560 College AvenuePalo AltoCA94306501c3$50,000FMVResearch
Catholic University of America
620 Michigan Avenue NEWashingtonDC20064501c3$100,000FMVResearch
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org6TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (2 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Senior Fellow Stipends2$42,200FMV
Research Grants6$68,250FMV

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Russell Snell
Director of Academic Programs$185,935$185,935
Robert P George
Senior Fellow$177,480$177,480

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDesc
Michael G Crofton Philadelphia Trust
Trustee$23,546Investment Fees
John Metzger Esq
Trustee, Secretary$5,276Legal Fees

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$254,159NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (true)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses 297,593, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 53,906 Inform Public Opinion Program Our activity in this area consists primarily in the publication of an online journal, Public Discourse. The journals purpose is to inform debate on contemporary issues in public life with methodical, academic arguments from thoughtful scholars and experts. In 2019 the journals readership grew by 33 percent to 3 million visits for the year, thanks to its renovated website and improved content.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses 628,581, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 123,852 Other Programs
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bForm 990 is given to the management but not all of the governing body prior to approval and filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The required public documents are available to the public upon request, by appointment, at its Princeton, New Jersey location.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15bThe board and management periodically review the top salaries of the organization as needed to maintain a stable work environment. Historically those salaries are at or below market rates.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116 Stockton StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityPrincetonCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08540ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461439784EIN
Primary ActivitiesCharityPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501c3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusPFPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc
c$200,000donor requested
The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc
nshared facilities
The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc
q$485,345actual reimbursement
The Foundation in Excellence in Higher Education Inc
oshared staffing

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