TAX FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
TAX FOUNDATION (EIN 52-1703065)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-10-18
IRS object ID
201922919349301252
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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Return2019-10-18T14:51:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1TAX FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlTAXFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024646200PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11325 G STREET NW NO 950AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSCOTT HODGEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/SECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024646200PhoneNum
Signature2019-10-17SignatureDt
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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Principal OfficerSCOTT HODGEPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
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Gross Receipts$5,650,911GrossReceiptsAmt
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Website AddressWWW.TAXFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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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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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
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,382,004ExpenseAmt
DescFEDERAL TAX POLICY PROGRAMS PROMOTES SOUND TAX POLICY IN WASHINGTON D.C. THE FOUNDATION PROVIDES OBJECTIVE DATA AND ANALYSIS ON TAX POLICY, USING SEVERAL TOOLS, INCLUDING DYNAMIC SCORING MODEL, RESEARCH AND WRITING, CAPITOL HILL BRIEFINGS, AND CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY. THE FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS THE GO-TO RESOURCE ON FEDERAL TAX ISSUES FOR POLICYMAKERS. IN 2018, IT'S FEDERAL POLICY WORK WAS CITED 11,632 TIMES, AND HAD MORE THAN 30 CAPITOL HILL MEETINGS, AND PRODUCED DOZENS ON REPORTS AND BLOG POSTS ON A VARIETY OF ISSUES.Desc

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Expense$1,016,779ExpenseAmt
DescSTATE TAX POLICY PROGRAMS PROMOTES STATE TAX REFORM WITH COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL REPORTS, RESEARCH, POLICY ANALYSIS, AND IN-DEPTH STATE-SPECIFIC STUDIES. IN 2018, THE FOUNDATION TESTIFIED OR PRESENTED TO OFFICIALS IN 28 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE FOUNDATION IS OFTEN LOOKED TO BY LEGISLATORS, TAXPAYERS, AND THE MEDIA TO RECOMMEND TAX REFORM OPTIONS OR PROVIDE ANALYSIS OF TAX PLANS. THE FOUNDATION'S ANALYSIS, AND STUDIES SUCH AS THE STATE BUSINESS TAX CLIMATE INDEX, INFORM THE TAX REFORM DEBATE ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL TO MAJOR TAX CHANGES IN MANY STATES. IN 2018, THEIR STATE RANKINGS, RESEARCH, AND EXPERTS WERE CITED IN THE MEDIA 9,213 TIMES.Desc

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Expense$446,465ExpenseAmt
DescRESEARCH 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 2018, THE FOUNDATION EARNED 20,845 MEDIA CITATIONS IN THE WORLD'S TOP NEWS OUTLETS, INCLUDING THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, THE WASHINGTON POST, THE NEW YORK TIMES, NBC, FOX NEWS, AND NPR; IT'S EXPERTS CONDUCTED 114 RADIO AND TV INTERVIEWS; TAXFOUNDATION.ORG WAS VISITED 18.2 MILLION TIMES; IT'S SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS EARNED 10 MILLION IMPRESSIONS; IT'S DIGITAL ADVERTISING RESULTED IN 5.8 MILLION IMPRESSIONS; AND IT'S REPORTS WERE DOWNLOADED 433,794 TIMES.Desc

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$369,058$35,439GLOBAL TAX REFORM PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED IN 2018 IN ORDER TO PROMOTE PRO-GROWTH TAX POLICIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH A PRIMARY FOCUS ON EUROPE. THE GLOBAL PROGRAM PRODUCES IN-DEPTH STUDIES OF ECONOMIC DATA AND USES A VARIETY OF MEASURES, SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL TAX COMPETITIVENESS INDEX, TO COMPARE TAX SYSTEMS. THE FOUNDATION'S EXPERTS HAVE PROVIDED BRIEFINGS IN COUNTRIES THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND ARE RELIED UPON BY MEDIA, POLICY MAKERS, AND OTHER POLICY GROUPS TO PROVIDE ANALYSIS OF TAX PROPOSALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
$185,502LEGAL PROGRAM CULTIVATES, EXPLAINS, AND ADVOCATES FOR TAX LEGAL REFORM. WE DEVELOP INNOVATIVE PRO-GROWTH IDEAS IN TAX LAW WITH LEADING EXPERTS, EDUCATE THE LEGAL COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT ECONOMICS AND TAXPAYER PROTECTIONS, AND ADVOCATE THAT JUDICIAL AND POLICY DECISIONS ON TAX LAW PROMOTE SIMPLE, NEUTRAL, TRANSPARENT, AND STABLE TAX POLICIES.
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

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SCOTT HODGE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD SECRETARY40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$281,583$0$8,150
DAVID P LEWIS
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES W LINTOTT
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THE HONORABLE PHILIP ENGLISH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SARAH MCGILL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN KRANZ
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID NICHOLSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM ROESSER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAMELA OLSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENNIS GROTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH HENCHMAN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT40.00$194,724$0$15,520Yes (X)
MICHAEL VOGLER VICE PRESIDENT
OF CORPORATE GIVING40.00$157,775$0$6,120Yes (X)
NICOLE KAEDING
DIR. OF FEDERAL PROJECTS40.00$111,810$0$17,140Yes (X)
KYLE POMERLEAU DIR OF
CENTER FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS40.00$111,921$0$8,300Yes (X)
DAVE MESSICS VICE PRESIDENT OF
INDIVIDUAL & FOUNDATION GIVING40.00$121,716$0$3,763Yes (X)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesCOMPUTER PROGRAMMING SUPPORTServicesDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$5,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,423TotalAmt
Program Services$82,023ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,812ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,588FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,771TotalAmt
Program Services$17,267ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,381ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,123FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$123,619$106,404$17,215
STAFF DEVELOPMENT$35,236$24,442$5,863$4,931
MISCELLANEOUS$23,161$18,423$64$4,674
BAD DEBT$14,776$14,776

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,100,639TotalAmt
Program Services$3,399,808ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$653,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,047,225FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,477BOYAmt
EOY$323,277EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$605,854BOYAmt
EOY$298,302EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,358BOYAmt
EOY$304,871EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$91,289BOYAmt
EOY$79,449EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,151,056LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$535,336LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$674,127BOYAmt
EOY$615,720EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,767,422BOYAmt
EOY$2,553,988EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,018BOYAmt
EOY$76,008EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,362,545BOYAmt
EOY$4,251,615EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$177,945BOYAmt
EOY$156,369EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$945,035BOYAmt
EOY$932,924EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,122,980BOYAmt
EOY$1,089,293EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,930,147BOYAmt
EOY$2,963,313EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$309,418BOYAmt
EOY$199,009EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,239,565BOYAmt
EOY$3,162,322EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,362,545BOYAmt
EOY$4,251,615EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$214,182ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$291,425NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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$3,839,683CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,577,743CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,274,002CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,115,594CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,222,497CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,029,519TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,839,683CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,577,743CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,274,002CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,115,594CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,222,497CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,029,519TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$4,499,672SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$17,529,847PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,342CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$138,044CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$97,294CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$56,570CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$63,256CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$387,506TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,864CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,082CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$56,245CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,128CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,068CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$127,387TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$22,544,412TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.77760PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.76290PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 - 2014 AMOUNT: $ 12,864. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 10,082. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 56,245. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 4,112. REIMBURSEMENTS - 2017 AMOUNT: $ 15,016. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 29,068.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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$645,581OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$216,987DepreciationAmt
Book Value$428,594BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$505,475OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$318,349DepreciationAmt
Book Value$187,126BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$615,720TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED RENT & LEASE INCENTIVE$919,229
CAPITAL LEASE LIABILITY$13,695
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$932,924TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,023,396TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$291,425NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$291,425RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,314,821RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,314,821TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,100,639TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,100,639ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,100,639TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedGRANTS TO RECIPIENT LOCATED IN REGION.SpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$35,439RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$35,439SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$35,439TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantTO HELP WITH THE RESEARCH, PREPARATION, AND PUBLICATION OF THE REGIONAL TAX COMPETITIVENESS INDEX.PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$35,439CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
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
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT OF THE GRANTEE REPORTS PERIODICALLY ON THE STUDY'S PROGRESS. THE TAX FOUNDATION'S PRESIDENT TRAVELS TO MADRID TO TAKE PART IN THE RELEASE OF THE STUDY.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
DAVIDSON & CO DONOR ACQUISITION & DEV STRATEGIES LLC
2127 CALIFORNIA ST NW 104WASHINGTONDC20008ASSIST WITH DIRECT MAIL CAMPAIGN & FOUNDATION GRANT PROPOSAL0$562,230$70,667$491,563
AC FITZGERALD & ASSOCIATES LLC
300 N WASHINGTON ST STE 950ALEXANDRIAVA22314ASSIST WITH FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS0$0$53,239-$53,239
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$562,230TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$123,906TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$438,324TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
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$868,510GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$737,274CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$131,236GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$27,000RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$120,300FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$188,790OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$868,510GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$737,274CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$131,236GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$27,000RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$120,300FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$188,790OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$336,090DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$204,854NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SCOTT HODGE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD SECRETARY$281,583$0$0$0$0$0$8,150$0$0$0$289,733$0$0$0
JOSEPH HENCHMAN
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$179,724$0$15,000$0$0$0$7,420$0$8,100$0$210,244$0$0$0
MICHAEL VOGLER VICE PRESIDENT
OF CORPORATE GIVING$147,775$0$10,000$0$0$0$6,120$0$0$0$163,895$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 STUDY 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 STUDY 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 PERSONNEL.
PART I, LINE 7THE TAX FOUNDATION AWARDED PERFORMANCE BASED BONUSES TO SEVERAL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING ALL OF THE HIGHEST COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES LISTED ON FORM 990, PART VII. THESE BONUSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE AMOUNTS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A, COLUMN D - REPORTABLE COMPENSATION. THE PRESIDENT DECLINED A BONUS FOR 2018.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Closely Held Stock SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$43,502NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescWINE FOR ANNUAL EVENTDesc
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$9,382NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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 (THERE WERE NO CHANGES IN 2018).
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE TAX FOUNDATION PARTICIPATES IN THE ANNUAL THINK TANK COMPENSATION STUDY WHICH COLLECTS COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS DATA RELEVANT TO THINK TANKS AND OTHER RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. 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 STUDY TO DETERMINE 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. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ASKED TO AND CURRENTLY DO 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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