THE REASON FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE REASON FOUNDATION (EIN 95-3298239)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-02-10
IRS object ID
202640419349300939
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-02-10T12:25:28-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1GREEN HASSON & JANKS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line1700 S FLOWER STREET SUITE 3300AddressLine1Txt
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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EIN953298239EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE REASON FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlREASBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3107408579PhoneNum

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Person TitlePRESIDENT & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3107408579PhoneNum
Signature2026-02-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Gross Receipts$26,526,562GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.REASON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1978FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionADVANCE A FREE SOCIETY BY DEVELOPING, APPLYING, AND PROMOTING LIBERTARIAN PRINCIPLES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Investment Income$636,234PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,132,319CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$121,150PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$115,028CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$23,300,815PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$22,810,664CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$360,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Expenses$21,964,556CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,437,275PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$846,108CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$29,097,754TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$6,276,160TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,131,217TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$19,366,778NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$21,966,537NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionREASON FOUNDATION ADVANCES A FREE SOCIETY BY DEVELOPING, APPLYING, AND PROMOTING LIBERTARIAN PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, FREE MARKETS, AND THE RULE OF LAW. WE USE JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH TO INFLUENCE THE FRAMEWORKS AND ACTIONS OF POLICYMAKERS, JOURNALISTS, AND OPINION LEADERS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$7,756,705ExpenseAmt
Revenue$742,017RevenueAmt
DescPROMOTING FREE MINDS AND FREE MARKETS SINCE 1968- 11 ISSUES PUBLISHED ONLINE AND IN PRINT- MORE THAN 1,500 ONLINE EXCLUSIVE ARTICLES - 52,000 PAID/REQUESTED COPIES - AVERAGE OF 3.8 MILLION USER VISITS PER MONTH AT REASON.COM - SPECIALIZED ONLINE NEWSLETTERS ON GOVERNMENT OVERREACH, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION, EDUCATION FUNDING, MEDIA, AND BREAKING NEWS; AVERAGE OF 9.2 MILLION REASON TV VIDEO VIEWS PER MONTHDesc

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Expense$7,075,812ExpenseAmt
Grant$60,000GrantAmt
Revenue$293,344RevenueAmt
DescREASON WORKS WITH MOTIVATED POLICYMAKERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT MARKET-BASED REFORMS THAT ARE A MODEL FOR POLICYMAKERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. OUR PENSION INTEGRITY PROJECT EDUCATES POLICYMAKERS AND TAXPAYERS ON PENSION REFORM. WE ACTIVELY WORKED WITH POLICYMAKERS IN 17 STATES ON BEST PRACTICES IN DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC PENSION SYSTEMS. WE PRODUCED THE PENSION SOLVENCY AND PERFORMANCE REPORT AND THE GOLD STANDARD SERIES, CORE PRODUCTS THAT ARE USED TO EDUCATE LEGISLATORS AND EXPAND OUTREACH. WE TESTIFIED 20 TIMES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS, SEND A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FEATURING NATIONAL TRENDS IN PENSION REFORM, AND PRODUCED MORE THAN 50 MEDIA COMMENTARIES. REASON'S EDUCATION TEAM IS A LEADING VOICE IN PROMOTING IMPROVED EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR ALL CHILDREN VIA SCHOOL CHOICE. OUR TEAM ACTIVELY ENGAGED LEGISLATORS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN 23 STATES, DESIGNING OPEN ENROLLMENT MODELS THAT GIVE FAMILIES GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN CHOOSING BETTER SCHOOLS. WE TESTIFIED 26 TIMES AT THE STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS. OUR DATA ANALYSES ARE WIDELY USED AS BENCHMARKS IN SUPPORT OF CHOICE-CENTERED SCHOOL FUNDING, AND OUR FISCAL ANALYSES INFORM DEBATES ON ACCOUNTABILITY. OUR TRANSPORTATION TEAM COLLABORATED WITH LEGISLATORS IN 8 STATES ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY TOLLING, PILOT PROJECTS FOR MILEAGE BASED USER FEES, AND MANAGED LANE CONCESSIONS. WE TESTIFIED 20 TIMES AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS ON TRANSIT PROGRAMS, CALLING FOR MODERNIZED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, EXPANDED PRIVATE INVESTMENT TOOLS, AND DEREGULATION. REASON'S DRUG POLICY TEAM WORKED IN 17 STATES AND AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL TO HELP POLICYMAKERS UNDERSTAND THE CONSEQUENCES OF REGULATING LEGAL CANNABIS, HEMP, AND PSYCHEDELICS MARKETS. WE TESTIFIED 13 TIMES AT THE STATE LEVEL AND PROVIDED RESEARCH SUPPORT TO POLICYMAKERS SEEKING TO FIX THE CHALLENGES OF LEGALIZATION.Desc

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Expense$3,808,053ExpenseAmt
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DescREASON FOUNDATION PUBLISHES RESEARCH AND JOURNALISM AND ENGAGES IN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH FROM A LIBERTARIAN PERSPECTIVE TO POLICYMAKERS, RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.- 23,000 ARTICLES CITING REASON EXPERTS- 2,900 MEDIA APPEARANCES BY REASON EXPERTS- 92 LEGISLATIVE TESTIMONIES- 34 POLICY STUDIES- 237 POLICY COMMENTARIES AND OP-EDS- 11 SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INNOVATIONS NEWSLETTERS & AIR SECURITY NEWSLETTERS- 11 AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL NEWSLETTERS- 12 PENSION REFORM NEWSLETTERS- 12 FUNDING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY NEWSLETTERS- 4 REASON REPORT DONOR NEWSLETTERSDesc
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Total Program Service Expenses$19,336,621TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JONATHAN GRAFFBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3103912245PhoneNum

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Address Line15737 MESMER AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
DAVID NOTT
PRESIDENT, CEO40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$407,827$0$154,268
ADRIAN T MOORE
VICE PRESIDENT POLICY40.000.00Yes (X)$256,830$0$7,253
JONATHAN GRAFF
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$250,251$0$9,750
LEONARD GILROY
VP GOVERNMENT REFORM40.000.00Yes (X)$250,237$0$4,254
NICHOLAS GILLESPIE
EDITOR AT LARGE40.000.00$247,174$0$7,253Yes (X)
KATHERINE MANGU-WARD
VP/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF40.000.00Yes (X)$240,585$0$9,750
ROBERT POOLE
FOUNDER, TRANSPORTATION POLICY40.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$240,000$0$174
MICHAEL ALISSI
VP OPERATIONS40.000.00Yes (X)$230,439$0$9,750
JACQUELINE PYKE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.000.00$179,167$0$160Yes (X)
AARON STEINBERG
MARKETING DIRECTOR40.000.00$179,091$0$9,748Yes (X)
JAMES EPSTEIN
EXECUTIVE EDITOR40.000.00$173,481$0$169Yes (X)
CARIN MANN
DIR OF DONOR COMMUNICATIONS40.000.00$157,826$0$4,222Yes (X)
GEORGE F OHRSTROM
BOARD CHAIR1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
THEODORE BARNETT
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS E BEACH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARON BOND
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA DUNN
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA EDWARDS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JONATHAN FARBER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER FARRELL
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBBI GIBBS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM GOBLE
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS W HAZLETT
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN HOOKS
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES D JAMESON
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MANUEL S KLAUSNER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES LINTOTT
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TRAVIS MAY
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN MODZELEWSKI
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS J RUFER
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAYMOND STATA
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KERRY WELSH
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED M YOUNG JR
TRUSTEE1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K33IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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WASHOE DOUGLAS
10743 EDGESTONE AVENUELAS VEGASNV89166RESEARCH MANAGEMENT$176,985
THE TERRY GROUP
130 EAST RANDOLPH STREET STE 2810CHICAGOIL60601ACTUARIAL MODELING$158,505
IRON LIGHT
300 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 1625CHICAGOIL60606MARKETING MANAGEMENT$126,800
STARLING
5133 HARDING PIKE B-10NASHVILLETN37205WEBSITE CONSULTING$122,250
SKY FILMS
45 TEAL ROADAVERIL PARKNY12018FILM PRODUCTION$116,400
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K5CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$20,527,956AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$549,467NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$20,527,956TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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SUBSCRIPTION SALES513120$742,017$742,017
CONFERENCE REVENUE900003$293,344$293,344
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,035,361TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,055,761TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,055,761ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,792,456SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,715,898SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$76,558SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$76,558TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$76,558ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

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ADVERTISING INCOME541860$75,807$75,807
OTHER INCOME900003$31,916$31,916
MAILING LIST RENTAL541860$7,305$1,948$5,357
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$115,028OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$22,810,664TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,035,361RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$77,755UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,169,592ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,000TotalAmt
Program Services$60,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,232,599TotalAmt
Program Services$1,942,584ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$208,212FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,610,089TotalAmt
Program Services$8,395,003ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$348,291ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$866,795FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$402,543TotalAmt
Program Services$333,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,716ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$52,668FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,121,303TotalAmt
Program Services$928,032ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,562ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$146,709FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$792,652TotalAmt
Program Services$669,681ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,789ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$90,182FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$117,053TotalAmt
Management And General$117,053ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,942TotalAmt
Management And General$40,942ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,898,726TotalAmt
Program Services$2,854,005ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,830ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,891FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$542,361TotalAmt
Program Services$473,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,981ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,664FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$351,764TotalAmt
Program Services$252,449ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,926ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$89,389FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$376,381TotalAmt
Program Services$369,251ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,325ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,805FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$473,762TotalAmt
Program Services$411,125ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,717FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$687,022TotalAmt
Program Services$530,274ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,302ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$153,446FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$421,781TotalAmt
Program Services$392,858ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,923FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,387TotalAmt
Program Services$58,012ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,401ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,974FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$169,147TotalAmt
Program Services$147,589ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,105ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,453FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
MAGAZINE PRINTING AND D$655,429$654,891$2$536
FOUNDATION-HOSTED EVENT$549,404$543,004$4$6,396
FISCAL SPONSORSHIP$152,581$152,581
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS$70,613$70,489$7$117

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,017TotalAmt
Program Services$97,918ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,224ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$68,875FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,964,556TotalAmt
Program Services$19,336,621ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$759,183ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,868,752FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,604,795BOYAmt
EOY$499,771EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,248BOYAmt
EOY$1,625,442EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,106,433BOYAmt
EOY$895,973EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$236,220BOYAmt
EOY$126,837EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,667,060LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$823,135LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,873,812BOYAmt
EOY$2,843,925EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,865,691BOYAmt
EOY$20,263,029EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,695,142BOYAmt
EOY$2,527,140EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$252,597BOYAmt
EOY$315,637EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,642,938BOYAmt
EOY$29,097,754EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,649,431BOYAmt
EOY$2,185,651EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$244,081BOYAmt
EOY$246,629EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,382,648BOYAmt
EOY$4,698,937EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,276,160BOYAmt
EOY$7,131,217EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,087,490BOYAmt
EOY$19,790,754EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,279,288BOYAmt
EOY$2,175,783EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,366,778BOYAmt
EOY$21,966,537EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,642,938BOYAmt
EOY$29,097,754EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$846,108ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,753,651NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$13,980,606CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,798,378CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,818,095CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,346,436CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,527,956CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$83,471,471TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$13,980,606CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,798,378CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,818,095CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,346,436CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,527,956CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$83,471,471TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,553,949SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$77,917,522PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$268,961CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$181,294CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$355,271CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$545,759CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,055,761CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,407,046TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,930CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,422CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,618CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,531CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$37,273CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$154,774TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$86,033,291TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$5,404,390GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90570PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86480PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$114,523FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$114,523FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$19,981,281FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$20,095,804FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$826,040CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$948,554CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$3,774,594TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$5,661,891LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$85,653CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$68,816CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$104,015CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$114,523CurrentYearAmt
Total$373,007TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$206,510CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$237,139CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$943,649TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$1,415,474GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$51,279BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$0InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$0OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$51,279EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$51,279BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$51,279EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$51,279BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$51,279EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$81,703BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Other Expenditures$30,424OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$51,279EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$65,305BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$30,424InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$14,026OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$81,703EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,908,473OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,908,473BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,018,670OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$457,763DepreciationAmt
Book Value$560,907BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$255,574OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$44,204DepreciationAmt
Book Value$211,370BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$484,343OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$321,168DepreciationAmt
Book Value$163,175BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,843,925TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
DEFERRED COMPENSATION$1,870,056
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY$2,828,881
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,698,937TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$24,677,826TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,753,651NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$113,511DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,867,162RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$22,810,664RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$22,810,664TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$22,078,067TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$113,511DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$113,511ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$21,964,556ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,964,556TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT FUND WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
PART X, LINE 2:IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD'S (FASB'S) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC NO. 740, UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, THE FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES THE IMPACT OF TAX POSITIONS IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IF THAT POSITION IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED ON AUDIT, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE FOUNDATION PERFORMED AN EVALUATION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AND DID NOT NOTE ANY MATTERS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR WHICH MIGHT HAVE AN EFFECT ON ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ASU FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2260AddressLine1Txt
CityTEMPECityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85280ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN866051042RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$60,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantFUTURE OF TRANSITPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationASU FOUNDATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH ARIZONA STATE UNIVERISITY. THIS GRANT WAS TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF SEVERAL RESEARCH PAPERS ON THE FUTURE OF TRANSIT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (12 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
DAVID NOTT
PRESIDENT, CEO$332,827$0$75,000$0$0$0$150,000$0$4,268$0$562,095$0$0$0
ADRIAN T MOORE
VICE PRESIDENT POLICY$181,830$0$75,000$0$0$0$0$0$7,253$0$264,083$0$0$0
JONATHAN GRAFF
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$190,251$0$60,000$0$0$0$0$0$9,750$0$260,001$0$0$0
LEONARD GILROY
VP GOVERNMENT REFORM$170,237$0$80,000$0$0$0$0$0$4,254$0$254,491$0$0$0
NICHOLAS GILLESPIE
EDITOR AT LARGE$217,174$0$30,000$0$0$0$0$0$7,253$0$254,427$0$0$0
KATHERINE MANGU-WARD
VP/EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$180,585$0$60,000$0$0$0$0$0$9,750$0$250,335$0$0$0
ROBERT POOLE
FOUNDER, TRANSPORTATION POLICY$215,000$0$25,000$0$0$0$0$0$174$0$240,174$0$0$0
MICHAEL ALISSI
VP OPERATIONS$160,439$0$70,000$0$0$0$0$0$9,750$0$240,189$0$0$0
JACQUELINE PYKE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$149,167$0$30,000$0$0$0$0$0$160$0$179,327$0$0$0
AARON STEINBERG
MARKETING DIRECTOR$159,091$0$20,000$0$0$0$0$0$9,748$0$188,839$0$0$0
JAMES EPSTEIN
EXECUTIVE EDITOR$158,481$0$15,000$0$0$0$0$0$169$0$173,650$0$0$0
CARIN MANN
DIR OF DONOR COMMUNICATIONS$134,826$0$23,000$0$0$0$0$0$4,222$0$162,048$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4BDAVID NOTT, PRESIDENT AND CEO, PARTICIPATES IN A NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, THE FOUNDATION DEPOSITED $150,000 INTO THE 457(F) PLAN.
PART I, LINE 7OFFICERS BONUSES ARE DETERMINED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE TOTAL COMPENSATION REVIEW THAT THEY DO BY REVIEWING A REPORT OF 990S FROM A SELECT GROUP OF OTHER CHARITIES AND A NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT COMPENSATION REPORT PRODUCED BY AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING FIRM.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$478,185NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (2 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)HOSTED EVENTS2$71,229DONATED VALUE
Yes (X)CRYPTOCURRENCY1$53DONATED VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS ARE LISTED BY TOTAL NUMBER OF DONOR CONTRIBUTORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BPRIOR 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, SECTION B, LINE 12CTRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE FOUNDATION WILL COMPLETE A FORM TO CERTIFY THAT THERE ARE NO EXISTING CONFLICTS. IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES TO THAT STATUS THEY WILL COMPLETE AND SUBMIT ANOTHER FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15COMPARABLE DATA WAS ASSEMBLED FROM PUBLIC 990 FILINGS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS WITHIN OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMPENSATION. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE THEN DISCUSSED AND APPROVED COMPENSATION IN AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING OF THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST THE DOCUMENTS WILL BE MAILED OR E-MAILED TO THE REQUESTING PARTY.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,335,304. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 18,830. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 25,891. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,380,025. MARKETING CONTRACTORS: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 518,701. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 518,701.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO PROCESSES HAVE CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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