MERCATUS CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
MERCATUS CENTER INC (EIN 54-1436224)
Tax period
2018-09-01 to 2019-08-31
Filed
2020-03-11
IRS object ID
202030719349301438
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2020-03-11T17:37:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN541436224EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Mercatus Center IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlMERCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7039934930PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13434 Washington Blvd 4th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP222014508ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGary LeffPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurer and CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7039934930PhoneNum
Signature2020-03-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLori A CollingsworthPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639819PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2020-03-10PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address207.190.19.216IPv4AddressTxt
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IP2020-03-11IPDt
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Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-11-06 18:47:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerGary LeffPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line13434 Washington Blvd 4th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP222014508ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$31,817,687GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.mercatus.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo bridge the gap between academic research and public policy problems.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body10VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
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Total Employee226TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Investment Income$182,238CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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CY Other Revenue$180,468CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$30,795,148CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$28,875,237PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$30,401,944CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$186,655PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$393,204CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$23,073,307TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$22,931,599TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,318,280TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,772,502TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,159,097NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Center educates students and is an organization that uses sound interdisciplinary research and application in the humane sciences that integrates theory and practice to develop insights and tools that can sustainably advance a free, prosperous, and civil society.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$8,439,435ExpenseAmt
Grant$20,300GrantAmt
Revenue$6,229RevenueAmt
DescPolicy Research- Conduct economic research of consequence that makes sense of public policy problems and puts forward solutions that maximize individual freedom and prosperityDesc

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Expense$6,708,222ExpenseAmt
Grant$65,118GrantAmt
DescUniversity Research & Teaching - Supports academic research and faculty activities at George Mason University to advance and apply a research agenda for understanding institutions and change.Desc

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Expense$5,298,613ExpenseAmt
Grant$124,396GrantAmt
Revenue$147,250RevenueAmt
DescStudent Programs - Support Graduate Students at George Mason University, training future scholars and decision-makers to advance and apply a research agenda for understanding institutions and change.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDesc
$2,988,783Communications - Improves the effectiveness of Mercatus outreach efforts, raises its public profile, and promotes its research and ideas to media and opinion shapers.
$2,098,969Outreach - Brings education in economic ideas to key decision-makers in the public policy process.
$1,348,785Public Affairs - Seeks to inform alumni, faculty, and supporters about the efforts of the Center and build communication that develops a network of individuals interested in liberty.
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Total Program Service Expenses$26,882,807TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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 IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document411IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee226EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members10GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1The CenterBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7039934930PhoneNum

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CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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Tyler Cowen
Chairman1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$42,757$0$0
Charles G Koch
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard H Fink
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vernon Smith
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Manuel H Johnson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank Atkinson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edwin Meese
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Donald Boudreaux
Director1.00Yes (X)$86,000$0$0
Emily Chamlee-Wright
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Hooks
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel Rothschild
Executive Director40.00Yes (X)$370,000$0$17,640
Jennifer Zambone
Secretary and COO40.00Yes (X)$212,500$0$6,517
Gary Leff
Treasurer and CFO27.00Yes (X)$167,333$0$10,064
Veronique De Rugy
Senior Research Fellow40.00$282,500$0$6,440Yes (X)
Charles Blahous
J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Chair40.00$226,250$0$7,361Yes (X)
William Beach
Vice President of Policy Research40.00$190,000$0$5,685Yes (X)
Patrick McLaughlin
Director of Policy Analytics40.00$212,500$0$6,440Yes (X)
Eileen Norcross
Vice President of Policy Research40.00$223,750$0$7,361Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,013,590TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$67,508TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K41IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks
11787 Lee Jackson Memorial HwyFairfaxVA22033Catering & Lodging$244,666
Tilapia FilmLLC
1188 Court St 28ElkoNV89081Production & Film$211,250
Morgan Meredith & Associates
22780 Indian Creek Dr Ste 100DullesVA20166Mailing Services$158,068
Hire Strategy
7076 Solutions CenterChicagoIL606777000Professional Services$108,864
Gabriel De Meco
Technology Services$101,110Canada de Gomez 4727 departamentoBuenos AiresARC1439GNI
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$30,278,963AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$774,292NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$30,278,963TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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DescEducational programsDesc
Business611710BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$153,479TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$153,479RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$153,479TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$187,475TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$187,475ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$179,952RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$179,952RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$1,015,352SecuritiesAmt
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Securities$1,022,539SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$7,187SecuritiesAmt
Other$1,950OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$5,237TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$5,237ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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Exclusion$516ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$516OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Exclusion$362,706ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$126,300TotalAmt
Program Services$126,300ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$68,096TotalAmt
Program Services$68,096ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,418TotalAmt
Program Services$15,418ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$937,335TotalAmt
Program Services$187,467ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$374,934ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$374,934FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,048,032TotalAmt
Program Services$12,783,619ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$623,137ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$641,276FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$933,832TotalAmt
Program Services$840,909ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,521FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,227,966TotalAmt
Program Services$1,070,738ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$78,523ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$78,705FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$60,188TotalAmt
Program Services$42,446ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,641FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,096TotalAmt
Management And General$21,096ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,192TotalAmt
Management And General$11,192ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,001,537TotalAmt
Program Services$5,787,982ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,106ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$163,449FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$142,156TotalAmt
Program Services$141,618ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$300ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$238FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,292,358TotalAmt
Program Services$956,329ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,778ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$297,251FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$530,203TotalAmt
Program Services$389,150ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$126,871ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,182FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,390,605TotalAmt
Program Services$1,237,783ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,913ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87,909FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,029,988TotalAmt
Program Services$1,978,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,726ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,762FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$802,956TotalAmt
Program Services$784,412ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,512ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,032FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$373,269TotalAmt
Program Services$332,248ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,424ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,597FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,344TotalAmt
Program Services$16,328ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$856ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,160FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Bad debt$292,623$64,597$228,026
Memberships$36,538$36,469$29$40
Property taxes$21,106$18,787$985$1,334
List rental$20,806$3,611$17,195

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,401,944TotalAmt
Program Services$26,882,807ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,732,911ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,786,226FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,467,457BOYAmt
EOY$207,580EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,309,590BOYAmt
EOY$18,308,175EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,605,373BOYAmt
EOY$1,815,000EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$244,352BOYAmt
EOY$5,632EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$102,974BOYAmt
EOY$369,911EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,888,196LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$2,146,642LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$985,876BOYAmt
EOY$741,554EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,357,685BOYAmt
EOY$1,483,747EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,073,307BOYAmt
EOY$22,931,599EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,231,843BOYAmt
EOY$1,018,703EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,370,978BOYAmt
EOY$2,380,015EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$715,459BOYAmt
EOY$373,784EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,318,280BOYAmt
EOY$3,772,502EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,130,353BOYAmt
EOY$16,490,502EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,624,674BOYAmt
EOY$2,668,595EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,755,027BOYAmt
EOY$19,159,097EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,073,307BOYAmt
EOY$22,931,599EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$393,204ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$10,866NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$23,735,983CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,425,836CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,211,150CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$28,250,570CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,278,963CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$138,902,502TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$23,735,983CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,425,836CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,211,150CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$28,250,570CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$30,278,963CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$138,902,502TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$55,367,213SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$83,535,289PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,145CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,141CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$58,887CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$121,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$367,427CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$566,908TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$139,469,410TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,081,750GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.59900PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.58300PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$414,057OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$153,711DepreciationAmt
Book Value$260,346BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,474,139OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,992,931DepreciationAmt
Book Value$481,208BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$741,554TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Gift annuities$219,869
Due to affiliate$153,915
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$373,784TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$31,977,824TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$10,866NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$1,183,002DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,193,868RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$30,783,956RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$11,192InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$11,192RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$30,795,148TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$31,573,754TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$1,183,002DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,183,002ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$30,390,752ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$11,192InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$11,192ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$30,401,944TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement has evaluated the Center's tax positions and concluded that the Center did not have any significant uncertain tax positions at August 31, 2019 and 2018.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)00Grants to recipients located in the regionEducational programs$4,183
North America00Grants to recipients located in the regionEducational programs$10,000
Russia and Neighboring States00Grants to recipients located in the regionEducational programs$1,235
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$15,418SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$15,418TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionNorth AmericaRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantStudent development/education grantsPurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWire/EFT/CheckMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Description Of Non Cash AsstN/ADescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Student development/education grantsEurope (Including Iceland & Greenland)5$4,183Wire/EFT/Check$0N/AN/A
Russia and Neighboring States1$1,235Wire/EFT/Check$0N/AN/A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:Faculty awards are given to those Center faculty members who are in good standing at the George Mason University and who actively engage in original research. Research projects are expected to result in scholarly journal articles, book manuscripts, monographs, or other quality products.
Part I, line 3:Foreign expenses are directly tracked and accounted for on the accrual method of accounting used for books.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
George Mason University Foundation
4400 University Drive MSN 1A3FairfaxVA220304444541603842501(c)(3)$105,000$0N/AN/AGeneral support-See Part IV
The Perdue School of Business
1101 Camden AveSalisburyMD21801526002033501(c)(3)$20,000$0N/AN/AStudent development/education grants
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Capped expense reimbursement for Research Related Travel72$58,096$0N/AN/A
Emergent Ventures4$10,000$0N/AN/A

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:Faculty awards are given to those Center faculty members who are in good standing at the George Mason University and who actively engage in original research. Research projects are expected to result in scholarly journal articles, book manuscripts, monographs, or other quality products.
Schedule I, Part I, Line 1(h):Grants were given to the George Mason University for the following purposes: to provide general support for the mission and activities of the George Mason University Foundation; to provide support for research by faculty members in economics; to support student tuition in the Department of Economics; to support student stipends in the Department of Economics; and for summer support and course buyouts for faculty members in economics.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 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
Daniel Rothschild
Executive Director$220,000$0$150,000$0$0$0$0$0$17,640$0$387,640$0$0$0
Jennifer Zambone
Secretary and COO$167,500$0$45,000$0$0$0$0$0$6,517$0$219,017$0$0$0
Gary Leff
Treasurer and CFO$97,988$0$69,345$0$0$0$0$0$10,064$0$177,397$0$0$0
Veronique De Rugy
Senior Research Fellow$212,500$0$70,000$0$0$0$0$0$6,440$0$288,940$0$0$0
Charles Blahous
J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Chair$206,250$0$20,000$0$0$0$0$0$7,361$0$233,611$0$0$0
William Beach
Vice President of Policy Research$190,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$5,685$0$195,685$0$0$0
Patrick McLaughlin
Director of Policy Analytics$182,500$0$30,000$0$0$0$0$0$6,440$0$218,940$0$0$0
Eileen Norcross
Vice President of Policy Research$178,750$0$45,000$0$0$0$0$0$7,361$0$231,111$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$774,292NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Board members Charles G. Koch and Brian Hooks have a business relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA draft of the Form 990 is prepared by the independent accountants and provided to the Chairman of the Board for review prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cConflicts and potential conflicts of interest are described in the Center's Employee Manual, which is distributed to all employees. Disclosure is required contemporaneously with any potential conflicts and employees are regularly reminded of the obligation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Officer compensation is set annually by a vote of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Decisions are documented by the Executive Committee and provided to the organization. The committee considers employee performance, their knowledge of non-profit practices, and comparability data.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Organization's makes its financial statements and governing documents available upon request to those deemed to have a bona fide business purpose which advances the exempt purpose of the organization.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gGeneral Contract Services: Program service expenses 1,160,552. Management and general expenses 7,027. Fundraising expenses 111,190. Total expenses 1,278,769. Honoraria, Fellowships, Sponsorships & Awards: Program service expenses 4,343,928. Management and general expenses 2,073. Fundraising expenses 50,099. Total expenses 4,396,100. Photography, Production, & Film: Program service expenses 221,148. Management and general expenses 7. Fundraising expenses 10. Total expenses 221,165. Temporary Help: Program service expenses 40,606. Management and general expenses 40,999. Fundraising expenses 2,150. Total expenses 83,755. Peer Reviews: Program service expenses 21,748. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 21,748.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Center's Board of Directors assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit, including selection of independent accountants. This process is consistent with prior years.

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