INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM FOUNDATION (EIN 13-4331855)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-11-16
IRS object ID: 201503209349306675
Schema version: 2014v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-11-16T11:59:16-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COHNREZNICK LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6720B ROCKLEDGE DRIVE SUITE 750	AddressLine1Txt
City	BETHESDA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20817	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	134331855	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% MARIA SWANIGER	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	INVE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2023638602	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5614 Connecticut Avenue NW 341	AddressLine1Txt
City	Washington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20015	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Steven Emerson	PersonNm
Person Title	Secretary/Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2023638602	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-11-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DANIEL D O'SHEA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00957510	PTIN
Phone	3016547555	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	STEVEN A EMERSON	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5614 CONNECTICUT AVE NW 341	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,466,299	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2006	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO RESEARCH AND EXPOSE THE ACTIVITIES OF TERRORIST NETWORKS AND SUPPORTERS IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS THREAT.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent	3	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Investment Income	$8,012	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$9,616	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$11,140	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$600	CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue	$3,466,299	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses	$2,482,104	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$228,202	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$984,195	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,842,513	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,875,596	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$586,206	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$635,094	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,256,307	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,240,502	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	TO RESEARCH AND EXPOSE THE ACTIVITIES OF TERRORIST NETWORKS AND SUPPORTERS IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS THREAT.	MissionDesc
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Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
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Desc	RESEARCHED AND EXPOSED THE ACTIVITIES OF TERRORIST NETWORKS AND SUPPORTERS IN THE U.S. AND ABROAD AND EDUCATEd THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS THREAT THROUGH THE DISSEMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION.	Desc
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Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	false	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	false	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	2	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	3	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	3	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	false	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARIA SWANIGER	PersonNm
Phone	2023638602	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5614 CONNECTICUT AVE NW SUITE 341	AddressLine1Txt
City	Washington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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STEVEN A EMERSON
Secretary/Treasurer	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jason Mintz
Director	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
C Alan Peyser
Chairman	5.0	0.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

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Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	INVEST PROJ ON TERRORISM RESEARCH	PersonNm

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5614 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20015	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	PRGM., MGMT., ETC.	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$2,297,769	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$3,448,546	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$56,931	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$3,448,546	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	VIDEO/DVD REVENUE	Desc
Business	900099	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$7,537	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$7,537	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,537	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9,616	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9,616	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	MISCELLANEOUS	Desc
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Related Or Exempt Func Income	$600	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$600	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,466,299	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$8,137	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$9,616	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$424,877	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$173,386	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$20,560	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Program Services	$144,530	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$5,000	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Management And General	$11,349	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

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MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES	$1,046	$1,046

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General	$459,682	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$178,386	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$2,728	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$2,872,868	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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EOY	$635,094	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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EOY	$0	EOYAmt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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EOY	$635,094	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,256,307	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,240,502	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,842,513	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,875,596	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$984,195	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,986,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,836,719	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,513,142	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,699,625	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,448,546	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,484,794	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,986,762	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,836,719	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,513,142	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,699,625	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$3,448,546	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$14,484,794	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,246,746	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$12,238,048	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$19,312	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,251	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$8,559	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$8,128	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,616	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$51,866	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$42,549	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$8,137	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$54,069	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$14,590,729	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.83876	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.86709	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition Amounts		ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works Art		HeldWorksArtGrp
CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp
CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund		CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp
Land		LandGrp
Buildings		BuildingsGrp
Leasehold Improvements		LeaseholdImprovementsGrp
Equipment		EquipmentGrp
Other Land Buildings		OtherLandBuildingsGrp
Federal Income Tax Liability	$0	FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt
Total Liability	$0	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,465,253	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Revenue	-$1,046	OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported	-$1,046	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,466,299	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,466,299	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$2,481,058	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included	-$1,046	OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported	-$1,046	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$2,482,104	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$2,482,104	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FIN 48	Part X, Line 2 THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITION TAKEN, AND, AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES ON ITS TAX POSITIONS IN MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES ON THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS AND IN ACCOUNTS PAYABLE ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. TAX YEARS PRIOR TO 2011 ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS OR THE TAX JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Part XI Revenue Reconciliation	Losses on Sales of Donated Stock $1,046
Part XII Expense Reconciliation	Losses on Sales of Donated Stock $1,046

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Works Of Art		WorksOfArtGrp
Art Historical Treasures		ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp
Art Fractional Interest		ArtFractionalInterestGrp
Books And Publications		BooksAndPublicationsGrp
Clothing And Household Goods		ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp
Cars And Other Vehicles		CarsAndOtherVehiclesGrp
Boats And Planes		BoatsAndPlanesGrp
Intellectual Property		IntellectualPropertyGrp

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	7	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$56,931	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities Closely Held Stock		SecuritiesCloselyHeldStockGrp
Secur Prtnrshp Trust Intrsts		SecurPrtnrshpTrustIntrstsGrp
Securities Miscellaneous		SecuritiesMiscellaneousGrp
Qualified Contrib Hist Struct		QualifiedContribHistStructGrp
Qualified Contrib Other		QualifiedContribOtherGrp
Real Estate Residential		RealEstateResidentialGrp
Real Estate Commercial		RealEstateCommercialGrp
Real Estate Other		RealEstateOtherGrp
Collectibles		CollectiblesGrp
Food Inventory		FoodInventoryGrp
Drugs And Medical Supplies		DrugsAndMedicalSuppliesGrp
Taxidermy		TaxidermyGrp
Historical Artifacts		HistoricalArtifactsGrp
Scientific Specimens		ScientificSpecimensGrp
Archaeological Artifacts		ArchaeologicalArtifactsGrp
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	Yes (true)	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Donated Stock	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Part I, Line 32B The Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation has an investment account with UBS, and used UBS to sell its donated stock in 2014.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS	PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
Review of Form 990	Part VI, Line 11B The Board's outside counsel and outsourced CFO are provided a copy of the 990 prior to the Board's review. The board reviews and addresses any questions/changes prior to filing the return.
Conflict of Interest Policy	Part VI, Section B, Line 12C THE CONFLICT OF interest policy is SIGNED YEARLY by all members of the board. The conflict of interest statements ARE maintained by the foundation and ARE consistently monitored and enforced.
Delegation of Control to an Outside Source	Part VI, Section A, Line 3 The Investigative Project on Terrorism Research Group, Inc. is a not-for-profit organization which provides management services to the Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation.
Oversight of Audit	Part XII, Line 2C The selection of auditors and oversight of audit is performed by the board of directors.
Business Relationship	Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Steven Emerson and Jason Mintz have a business relationship.
Members of the Organization	PART VI, LINES 7A, 7B Directors of the organization, acting as the Class A Members, have the right to elect and remove members of the Board of Directors. Class B Members have the right to elect up to two members of the Board of Directors in the event that the size of the governing body falls below a certain level.
DOCUMENTATION OF COMMITTEE MEETINGS	PART VI, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO COMMITTEES OUTSIDE OF THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE YEAR.
Schedule B- Anonymous Gift	The anonymous contribution listed on Schedule B was given to a law firm under attorney client privilege not to reveal the donor.