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PROCEEDS FROM THE ENDOWMENT ARE MEANT TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING WORK OF THE REASON FOUNDATION. Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990 EVENT EXPENSES $109123 Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S EVENT EXPENSES $109123 false REASON MEDIA AWARDS 188416 177866 10550 32000 49366 10550 27757 188416 177866 10550 32000 49366 10550 27757 119673 -109123 X X X X false false false false false false false false false false ADRIAN T MOORE VP POLICY 147364 40000 10361 197725 DAVID NOTT President & CEO 246497 100000 10406 356903 JONATHAN GRAFF SEC'Y/CFO/TREAS 128892 49500 10332 188724 JULIAN MORRIS VP RESEARCH 123471 30000 8933 162404 MATT WELCH VP MAGAZINE 133408 30000 8958 172366 MICHAEL ALISSI VP OPERATIONS 128441 40000 8933 177374 NICHOLAS GILLESPIE VP REASON ONLIN 166726 60000 3982 230708 ROBERT W POOLE JR FOUNDER 199999 25000 312 225311 TERI MOORE WIFE-OFFICER 15924 EDITING SERVICES false Schedule L, Part V Supplemental Information SCH L, PART IV, BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING INTERESTED PERSONS:(A) NAME OF PERSON: TERI MOORE, SPOUSE OF OFFICER ADRIAN MOORE.(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: RUNS A COMPANY WHICH PERFORMS EDITINGSERVICES FOR THE FOUNDATION.(A) NAME OF PERSON: KENDRA OKONSKI, SPOUSE OF OFFICER JULIAN MOORE.(D) DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION: EVENT COORDINATION. X 7 368502 QUOTED PRICE X FDN EVENT VENUE COSTS 1 59916 LIST PRICE false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 3: Ceased Conducting or Significant Changes To Services DURING THE YEAR, THE REASON FOUNDATION CEASED THE REASON-RUPE POLL. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS THE DRAFT 990 WILL BE EMAILED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW, FEEDBACK WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE CFO. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THEFOUNDATION WILL COMPLETE A FORM TO CERTIFY THAT THERE ARE NO EXISTINGCONFLICTS. IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO THAT STATUS THEY WILL COMPLETE ANDSUBMIT ANOTHER FORM.OTHER EMPLOYEES HAVE CERTIFIED THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE POLICY AND WILLDISCUSS AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH THEIR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees COMPARABLE DATA WAS ASSEMBLED FROM PUBLIC 990 FILINGS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OFTRUSTEES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPENSATION. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN DISCUSSED AND APPROVED COMPENSATION IN AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available UPON REQUEST THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE MAILED OR E-MAILED TO THE REQUESTING PARTY.