2025-11-17T13:28:29-06:00 2024-12-31 470813847 BLACKMAN & ASSOCIATES PC 17445 ARBOR STREET STE 200 OMAHA NE 68130 990 2024-01-01 521628303 THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE INC INST 2126272288 9 E 40TH ST FL 10 NEW YORK NY 10016 VICTOR CHONG TREASURER 2126272288 2025-11-13 1 1 DENNIS BLACKMAN P00286769 4023301040 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RUSSELL R RENO 9 E 40TH ST FL 10 NEW YORK NY 10016 4489318 0 X WWW.FIRSTTHINGS.COM X 1989 NY INTERRELIGIOUS, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INSTITUTE 11 11 18 8 106032 0 2932933 3395849 1037323 1025567 4249 -208 7179 10707 3981684 4431915 0 0 0 0 1470917 1566584 110844 113953 705500 2553781 2716581 4135542 4397118 -153858 34797 3469112 3330300 3081353 2907698 387759 422602 X THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE IS AN INTERRELIGIOUS, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO ARTICULATE A GOVERNING CONSENSUS THAT SUPPORTS: (SEE SCHEDULE O)- A RELIGIOUSLY PLURALISTIC SOCIETY THAT DEFENDS HUMAN DIGNITY FROM CONCEPTION TO NATURAL DEATH.- A DEMOCRATIC, CONSTITUTIONALLY ORDERED FORM OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED BY A RELIGIOUSLY AND MORALLY SERIOUS CULTURE.- A VISION OF FREEDOM THAT ENCOURAGES A CULTURE OF PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL RESPONSIBILITY.-LOYALTY TO THE WESTERN TRADITION THAT PROVIDES A BASIS FOR RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP.THE INSTITUTE'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, FIRST THINGS MAGAZINE, IS THE LEADING INTELLECTUAL JOURNAL OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION TO PUBLISHING TEN ISSUES OF FIRST THINGS EACH YEAR, THE INSTITUTE HOSTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE RELIGIOUSLY INFORMED ANALYSIS OF CULTURE, SOCIETY, THEOLOGY, AND POLITICS. 0 0 3124033 835871 FIRST THINGS MAGAZINE, THE INSTITUTE'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, SEEKS TO REACH A BROAD PUBLIC AUDIENCE OF RELIGIOUS BELIEVERS AND OTHERS CONCERNED WITH THE INTERSECTION OF RELIGION, CULTURE, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE. THE MAGAZINE HAS A DIVERSE AND INFLUENTIAL READERSHIP; FROM POLITICAL LEADERS IN WASHINGTON DC AND INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES IN NEW YORK, TO OFFICIALS AT THE VATICAN, PROTESTANT CLERGY, COLLEGE STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND FAMILIES AROUND THE COUNTRY.WHILE OUR PRIMARY AUDIENCE IS IN THE UNITED STATES, THE MAGAZINE HAS A INTERNATIONAL FOLLOWING THROUGH FIRSTHINGS.COM. IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, OVER 859,000 WEB SESSIONS ORIGINATED FROM OUTSIDE THE US, REPRESENTING 26% OF TOTAL WEB TRAFFIC FOR THE YEAR. FIRST THINGS ALSO HELD SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC SYMPOSIA IN EUROPE AND ASIA.FIRST THINGS MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED TEN TIMES A YEAR, WITH AN AVERAGE CIRCULATION OF OVER 26,000. FIRSTTHINGS.COM COMPLEMENTS AND EXTENDS THE REACH OF THE PRINT MAGAZINE. IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, FIRSTTHINGS.COM RECEIVED OVER 8.7 MILLION PAGE VIEWS FROM 3.1 MILLION UNIQUE VISITORS AND SERVED OVER 1.8 MILLION PODCAST LISTENS. FIRST THINGS ALSO MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE, WITH NEW CONTENT POSTED MULTIPLE TIMES EACH DAY. THE MAGAZINE CURRENTLY HAS OVER 150,000 FACEBOOK AND TWITTER FOLLOWERS.WHILE OUR PRIMARY AUDIENCE IS IN THE UNITED STATES, THE MAGAZINE HAS AN INTERNATIONAL FOLLOWING THROUGH FIRSTTHINGS.COM. IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, OVER 750,000 WEB SESSIONS ORGINATED FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES, REPRESENTING 25.7% OF TOTAL WEB TRAFFIC FOR THE YEAR. 301755 83664 EDUCATION PROGRAMS:BEYOND PRINT AND ONLINE PUBLICATIONS, FIRST THINGS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE A LONG STANDING, AND EVER GROWING, COMMITMENT. THE INSTITUTE BELIEVES STRONGLY THAT CREATING A VISIBLE COMMUNITY OF BELIEVERS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF ACCOMPLISHING THE MISSION. EACH YEAR THE INSTITUTE SPONSORS AND HOSTS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AND ACADEMIC COLLOQUIA IN ORDER TO ENGAGE OUR FRIENDS, SUBSCRIBERS, NATIONAL INFLUENCERS, AS WELL AS NOTED SCHOLARS AND PROMISING STUDENTS.SOME EXAMPLES OF FIRST THINGS' EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS ARE:1. THE FIRST THINGS SEMINAR PROGRAM IN NEW YORK.THE INAUGURAL FIRST THINGS INTELLECTUAL RETREAT WAS HELD IN NEW YORK CITY IN 2015, TITLED "THE PARADOX OF FREEDOM." INTEREST IN THE SEMINAR WAS REMARKABLY STRONG AND ENROLLMENT WAS AT CAPACITY. GIVEN THE SUCCESS OF THE FIRST RETREAT THE PROGRAM EXPANDED EVERY YEAR SINCE TO OTHER CITIES IN THE US. IN ADDITION TO THE NEW ANNUAL RETREAT IN NEW YORK CITY, FIRST THINGS HAS RETREATS IN LOS ANGELES, WACO, PHILADELPHIA, AND WASHINGTON DC TO MEET THE DEMAND AMONG READERS IN THOSE REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. THE THEMES AND ASSIGNED READINGS FOR THE RETREATS VARY AND HAVE COVERED TOPICS SUCH AS ECONOMICS AND THE HUMAN PERSON, THE LIFE OF THE MIND, THE POLITICAL LIFE, THE GOOD OF MARRIAGE, LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP, THE COMMON GOOD AND THE SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS. THE RETREATS COMMONLY GATHER TOGETHER 60 TO 100 IN-PERSON PARTICIPANTS.2. THE ANNUAL ERASMUS LECTURE IN NEW YORK CITY, NOW IN ITS 37TH YEAR. THE 2024 ERASMUS LECTURE WAS DELIVERED BY PAUL KINGSNORTH, AN ENGLISH WRITER AND THINKER AND THE AUTHOR OF NINE BOOKS OF FICTION, NON-FICTION AND POETRY, INCLUDING THE NOVEL THE WAKE, LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE. HIS TALK WAS ENTITLED "AGAINST CHRISTIAN CIVILIZATION". 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