WITHERSPOON INSTITUTE INC: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
WITHERSPOON INSTITUTE INC (EIN 55-0835528)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-05-07
IRS object ID
201941349349308829
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,823,782CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,656,058CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,309,116CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,370,549CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,199,815TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$14,199,815PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$93,070CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$66,171CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$103,208CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$81,410CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$107,098CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$450,957TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,650,772TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.96920PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97170PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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$513,729DepreciationAmt
Book Value$623,765BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,173,252OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$457,673DepreciationAmt
Book Value$715,579BookValueAmt

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$1,836,444TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

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$3,793,135TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue$1,905,899OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,905,899RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,887,236RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,887,236TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,296,054TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,296,054ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,296,054TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (10 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Hyde Park Institute
1407 E 60th StreetChicagoIL60637501c3$250,000FMVResearch
Austin Institute for Family & Culture
3206 Fairfax WalkAustinTX78705501c3$327,004FMVResearch
William J Seymour Institute
114 Melville AvenueBostonMA02124501c3$15,000FMVResearch
Collegiate Cultural Foundation
16 Stockton StreetPrincetonNJ08540501c3$10,000FMVResearch
The Morningside Institute Inc
490 Riverside Drive Floor 11New YorkNY10027501c3$250,000FMVResearch
Zephyr Institute Inc
560 College AvenuePalo AltoCA94306501c3$225,000FMVResearch
The Catholic University of America
620 Michigan Avenue NEWashingtonDC20064501c3$110,000FMVResearch
Scala Foundation
PO Box 296PrincetonNJ08540501c3$7,500FMVResearch
Center for Study of Technology
1730 M Street NWWashingtonDC20064501c3$417,500FMVResearch
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
222 North 17th StreetPhiladelphiaPA19103501c3$5,000FMVResearch
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org10Total501c3OrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Research Grants5$82,000FMV
Senior Fellow Stipends2$57,200FMV

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRussell SnellPersonNm
TitleDirectorTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$160,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$6,833OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$166,833TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionAmtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
Philadelphia Trust Company
Trustee$28,561Investment Feesfalse
John Metzger Esq
Trustee, Secretary$3,046Legal Feesfalse

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution8ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$175,423NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (true)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses 1,227,075, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Donations passed thru to 501c3 entity as they were made as a restricted donation.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses 286,522, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 100,171 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 2018 the journal renovated its website and expanded its editorial board to improve its content.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4dProgram Service Expenses 664,405, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 174,500 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 OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc
c$1,000,000donor requested
The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc
nshared facilities
The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education Inc
o$227,075actual reimbursement

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