ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY (EIN 38-2926822)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-10-23
IRS object ID
201722969349301482
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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DescResearch:The Institute's academic investigations are conducted by its Research Department. This work centers on theology, economics, philosophy, and history, among other topics. Additionally, the investigations produced at the Acton Institute are delivered locally in Grand Rapids as well as at national and international conferences with the goal of reaching the scholarly community at large.The Research Department publishes books, journals, monographs and occasional papers, and its staff regularly publishes books with external publishing houses. The Journal of Markets & Morality is a semi-annual refereed journal that provides a forum for scholars to engage issues concerning the morality of the marketplace. The Christian Social Thought Series examines, in each volume, a key economic issue facing Christians. Non-Christians have also written articles and books addressing relevant themes of interest to the Acton Institute. The Research Department also manages Acton's academic scholarship programs. Fellowships were awarded to provide financial assistance, in the form of academic fellowships and travel grants, to promising seminarians and graduate students who are advancing an understanding of the connection between economic liberty and religious values. The annual Novak Award recipient is presented with a prize to acknowledge and reward new research on the relationship between religion, economic freedom, and the free and virtuous society.Lastly, the Research Department manages a number of programs, including (1) small specific conferences for scholars and graduate students that mostly are held in Grand Rapids, (2) larger conferences for leading religious figures, and (3) the scholarly and programmatic outreach of Acton's Rome office.Internationally, we have held conferences on various topics such as economic liberty, poverty and development, Catholic social teaching, Judaism and the economy, intellectual property rights, and limited government. Our office in Rome also held regular small lectures at the office.Desc

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DescGeneral Education and Communications:The Institute reaches out to business leaders, policymakers, students, and religious and community leadership groups through lectures, media products, web and social media, and various writings. The 2016 annual dinner celebrating 26 years of the Acton Institute was held to promote outreach and to thank supporters for their partnership. The dinner and program festivities included discourse with prominent public speakers and Institute supporters. The Faith and Freedom Award was given to Rev. Paul Scalia on behalf of his late father, Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonin Scalia. Over 800 attended, representing 20 states and several foreign countries, and admission was charged to defray expenses incurred. The Acton Lecture Series and Acton Film Series hosted over 23 local events during the year in our conference center with an average attendance of more than 70 people per event for discussions of current events of local interest. The Institute also sponsored several other luncheon and dinner lectures around the country. Our facility in Grand Rapids allowed us to host an increasing number of downtown events offered to the general public.Acton Institute also operates a bookstore to promote and sell its own publications, in addition to outside publications, related to our mission and program outreach areas. These educational materials were sold, distributed and exhibited at a variety of events throughout the world.Our rich and robust web presence centers on the Acton website (www.acton.org), and includes other Acton sites such as the PowerBlog as well as a great deal of current and historical Acton-produced content. The Institute has a broad and growing presence in social media. This platform has steadily increased the scope and frequency of Acton's outreach to the general public. In 2016 we launched an initiative to expand our flagship publication Religion and Liberty into an online magazine covering Acton's Transatlantic work to bring attention to issues of religious liberty, the breakdown of the welfare state, advancing secularism, and the health of civil society in the US, Canada, and EU.The Communications Department manages the growing family of Acton websites, blog, and social media which use leading technology to integrate text, audio, and video content in easily accessible formats and venues to promote Acton's message to web users. It publishes the print and digital editions of Religion & Liberty, Acton Notes, and the weekly email newsletter, Acton News & Commentary. The Communications Department also connects Acton experts with print and broadcast journalists covering faith and policy issues.Desc

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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$194,701TotalAmt
Program Services$148,386ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,604ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$29,711FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$94,312TotalAmt
Program Services$16,318ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$77,994ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,052TotalAmt
Management And General$30,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,541,397TotalAmt
Program Services$1,481,941ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,588ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,868FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$171,124TotalAmt
Program Services$170,825ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$299FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$581,326TotalAmt
Program Services$467,837ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,336ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93,153FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$106,082TotalAmt
Program Services$95,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,585ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,923FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$217,949TotalAmt
Program Services$160,442ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,090FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$429,604TotalAmt
Program Services$358,034ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,873ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,697FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,156,086TotalAmt
Program Services$2,149,002ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,899ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,185FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$274,596TotalAmt
Program Services$161,377ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$87,692ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,527FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,206TotalAmt
Program Services$8,205ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,881ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,120FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Equipment$140,184$116,699$11,242$12,243
Tax on UBI$111,753$111,753
Meals and Entertainment$102,655$77,251$11,237$14,167

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,425TotalAmt
Program Services$49,223ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,387ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,815FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,987,692TotalAmt
Program Services$8,407,811ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$804,121ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$775,760FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$68,604BOYAmt
EOY$39,442EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,283,779BOYAmt
EOY$3,643,058EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,665,566BOYAmt
EOY$1,351,319EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,712BOYAmt
EOY$77,043EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$245,473BOYAmt
EOY$155,003EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$280,972BOYAmt
EOY$369,023EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,582,583LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,402,145LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,284,874BOYAmt
EOY$7,180,438EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$370,732BOYAmt
EOY$2,812,968EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,690,207BOYAmt
EOY$1,896,200EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,967,919BOYAmt
EOY$17,524,494EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$379,145BOYAmt
EOY$213,668EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,000BOYAmt
EOY$27,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$380,145BOYAmt
EOY$240,668EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,284,414BOYAmt
EOY$12,750,890EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,303,360BOYAmt
EOY$4,032,936EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$500,000EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,587,774BOYAmt
EOY$17,283,826EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,967,919BOYAmt
EOY$17,524,494EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$378,242ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$228,520NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$154,226OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$12,329,257CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,169,050CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,183,452CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,752,063CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,291,603CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,725,425TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,329,257CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,169,050CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,183,452CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,752,063CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,291,603CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$48,725,425TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$12,447,132SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$36,278,293PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$122,976CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$153,041CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$180,471CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$162,499CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$169,135CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$788,122TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$248,165CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$207,004CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$288,361CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$225,729CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$342,563CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,311,822TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$47,972CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$43,820CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,269CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$41,150CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$296,072CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$475,283TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$51,300,652TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$3,102,509GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.70720PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72940PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationMiscellaneous Revenue - 2012 Amount: $ 5,592. 2013 Amount: $ 2,045. 2014 Amount: $ 5,244. 2016 Amount: $ 27,430. Special Events - 2012 Amount: $ 42,380. 2013 Amount: $ 41,775. 2014 Amount: $ 41,025. 2015 Amount: $ 41,150. 2016 Amount: $ 51,975. Property tax refund - 2016 Amount: $ 216,667.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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$0BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,500,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$11,650InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,511,650EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00370BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.19910PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.79720TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,080,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,080,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,068,824OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$531,022DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,537,802BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,316,105OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$758,971DepreciationAmt
Book Value$557,134BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$117,654OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$112,152DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,502BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,180,438TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCommon Stock of Privately Held CorporationDesc
Book Value$1,896,200BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,896,200TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$27,000FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability$27,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,261,591TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$228,520NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$475,927DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$101,920OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$806,367RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,455,224RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$154,226OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$154,226RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,609,450TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,565,539TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$475,927DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$101,920OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$577,847ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,987,692ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,987,692TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe financial statement effects of a tax position taken or expected to be taken are recognized in the financial statements when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. Interest and penalties, if any, are included in expenses in the statements of activities. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Institute had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)13Program ServicesEducation$178,344
South America00Grants to Recipients$63,700
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Grants to Recipients$37,559
East Asia and the Pacific00Grants to Recipients$3,750
North America00Grants to recipients$3,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees3SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$286,853SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$286,853TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSouth AmericaRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantThe Acton Institute has established relationships with several international affiliate organizations that share our mission and seek to promote ideas of the Acton Institute. The affiliates are independent organizations that work with Acton to promote the ideas of a free and virtuous society in their own countries and within their own cultural context. Acton provides these affiliates with small grants for conferences, publications, website maintenance, translation, and other activities.PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$63,650CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementElectronic transferMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (3 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Education and travel assistanceSouth America1$50Wire
Education and travel assistanceEurope (Including Iceland & Greenland)10$37,559Wire
Education and travel assistanceEast Asia and the Pacific1$2,500Wire
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:Grant recipients are required to submit a written report detailing how the grant funds were used. The reports are reviewed by Acton staff to verify proper use. Some grants relate to Acton sponsored events and can be verified internally. Grant funds may be revoked for use outside of grant purpose.
Part I, line 3:Expenditures are accounted for using the accrual method of accounting.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$284,645GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$232,670CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$51,975GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$32,221RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$92,199FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$6,000EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$52,181OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$284,645GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$232,670CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$51,975GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$32,221RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$92,199FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,000EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$52,181OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$182,601DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$130,626NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
The Kings College
56 BroadwayNew YorkNY10004131810448501(c)(3)$17,500Organization support
Aquinas College
1700 Fulton EGrand RapidsMI49506381367080501(c)(3)$15,000Organization support
Texas A&M University
400 Bizzell StCollege StationTX77843756001353501(c)(3)$8,000Organization support
Westmont College
955 La Paz RoadSanta BarbaraCA93108951684793501(c)(3)$7,000Organization support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Awards1$10,000
Travel Scholarships365$135,442
Research, Fellowship68$26,372

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrant recipients are required to submit a written report detailing how the grant funds were used. The reports are reviewed by Acton staff to verify proper use. Some grants relate to Acton sponsored events and can be verified internally. Grant funds may be revoked for use outside of grant purpose.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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 (4 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
Rev Robert A Sirico
President$228,223$0$10,000$0$2,356$0$4,000$0$942$0$245,521$0$0$0
Kris Mauren
Executive Director$223,101$0$9,000$0$9,718$0$1,000$0$16,994$0$259,813$0$0$0
Sam Gregg
Director of Research$147,077$0$5,000$0$0$0$4,000$0$17,008$0$173,085$0$0$0
David Milroy
Chief Operating Officer$140,077$0$6,000$0$13$0$4,000$0$13,449$0$163,539$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationKris Mauren utilizes the organization's membership with University Club for bona-fide business purposes to conduct offsite meetings with staff and donors. It is policy to have him reimburse the organization for any personal charges that are not considered bona-fide business expenses.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$207,125NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$14,262NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescDecorationsDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$5,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe number of contributions represent the number of contributions received, not the number of items donated.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The corporation is organized on a membership basis. There are two classes of members: full members and associate members. Only full members are entitled to vote. The full members elect one or more members of the governing body, the Board of Directors. The original members were appointed in the founding documents of incorporation. New members may be added by a two-thirds vote of the full members. The Board of Directors, by unanimous action, may terminate the membership of any member who fails to comply with the bylaws or regulations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aMembers have the ability to elect or appoint one or more members of the organization's governing body, the Board of Directors. The by-laws grant members the power to fill vacancies or remove existing directors by a majority vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm. It is reviewed in detail by the Director of Finance. A draft copy of the Form 990 is electronically provided to the members of the Board of Directors for review prior to filing. In addition, a copy of the Form 990 draft will be available in a secured part of the website.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOfficers and board members sign annual conflict of interest statements which are reviewed by in-house counsel. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Board investigates and determines the compensation package for the President and Executive Director. The Executive Director and Human Resources determine the compensation for all other officers. The process includes comparison to similar organizations and salary surveys as well as analysis of responsibilities and performance. The approval process is documented in the minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gPayroll services: Program service expenses 1,284. Management and general expenses 8,505. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 9,789. Contracted services: Program service expenses 1,167,964. Management and general expenses 20,947. Fundraising expenses 23,342. Total expenses 1,212,253. Honorariums: Program service expenses 312,292. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 312,292. Credit card services: Program service expenses 401. Management and general expenses 6,136. Fundraising expenses 526. Total expenses 7,063.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Book to tax difference for UBTI reported on Schedule K-1 -154,226.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2cThe organization's Board assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of its independent accountant. This process has not changed since the prior year.

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