ACROSS THE AISLE INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
ACROSS THE AISLE INC (EIN 81-3361101)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-07-24
IRS object ID
202612059349300906
Schema version
2025v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-07-24T09:39:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11775 Tysons Boulevard Suite 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityMcLeanCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN813361101EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Across the AisleBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlACROBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3014552326PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1555 13th St NW 400EAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20004ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLindsay HayesPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone3014552326PhoneNum
Signature2026-07-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYong Zhang CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01249785PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2026-07-08PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ChangeYes (X)NameChangeInd
Principal OfficerLindsay HayesPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1555 13th St NW 400EAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$17,175,642GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.acrosstheaisle.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2016FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateKYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide young Americans with reliable information about the policies, programs, and problems that impact their lives.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
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CY Total Revenue$12,370,994CYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Revenues Less Expenses$5,085,179CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$3,428,901TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionTo educate and empower young Americans by providing them with opportunities to learn, lead, and find bipartisan solutions to our country's biggest fiscal and economic challenges.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,749,781ExpenseAmt
Grant$71,241GrantAmt
DescAcross the Aisle's programming empowers the next generation of voters and leaders to address our country's biggest fiscal and economic challenges. Through leadership training, educational initiatives, online resources, in-person events, and professional development activities, Across the Aisle's programming provides reliable information about complex policy issues, establishes pathways to public service careers, facilitates the development of public policy solutions, and connects bi-partisan, solutions-oriented professionals who share a commitment to solving critical policy challenges.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Gregory E MichelBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3014552326PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1555 13th St NW 400EAddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20004ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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Peter C Morse
Chairman2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Long
Vice Chairman1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gregory Michel
Treasurer2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Hunter Pipes
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laban P Jackson
Audit Committee Chair5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lindsay Hayes
President & CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$581,875$0$29,233
Camden Stuebe
COO37.50$309,029$0$21,272Yes (X)
Jason Marcella
Creative Director37.50$223,750$0$11,188Yes (X)
Megan Foley
VP, Communications & Marketing37.50$193,456$0$11,956Yes (X)
Thomas Fodor
Director of Policy37.50$128,125$0$10,313Yes (X)
Farrah Daniel
Senior Writer37.50$115,626$0$228Yes (X)
Morgan McCloy
Senior Producer37.50$102,115$0$6,127Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,653,976TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$90,317TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

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Bash LLC
9826 Lake Meadow CtBurkeVA22015Event Planning Services$213,067
David Jorgenson
5409 Sleepy Hollow RdParkvilleMO64152Social Media Services$183,337
RSM US LLP
5155 Paysphere CircleChicagoIL60674Acccounting Services$106,335
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$11,975,294AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$11,975,294TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$366,571TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$366,571ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,833,777SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$4,804,648SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$29,129SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$29,129TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$29,129ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$395,700ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,241TotalAmt
Program Services$71,241ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$941,410TotalAmt
Program Services$805,929ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$92,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,364FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$1,175,929ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,407ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$63,272FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$35,664ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,077ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,919FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$63,658ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,276ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,425FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$123,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,139ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,656FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$43,229TotalAmt
Management And General$43,229ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$111,811TotalAmt
Management And General$111,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$491,610TotalAmt
Program Services$416,935ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$74,675ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$99,717TotalAmt
Program Services$86,584ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,133ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,389TotalAmt
Program Services$4,035ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$188,169TotalAmt
Program Services$1,071ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$186,876ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$222FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$396,395TotalAmt
Program Services$300,746ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,649ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,006,919TotalAmt
Program Services$552,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$284,657ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$169,831FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,076,705TotalAmt
Program Services$1,999,062ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,643ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,000FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,112TotalAmt
Program Services$460ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,652ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$133,520TotalAmt
Program Services$101,302ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,218ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,729TotalAmt
Program Services$1,683ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLicenses and feesDesc
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Program Services$200ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$26,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$87FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$42,017TotalAmt
Program Services$9,149ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,868ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,285,815TotalAmt
Program Services$5,749,781ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,246,258ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$289,776FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,728,532BOYAmt
EOY$3,413,235EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,224,537BOYAmt
EOY$10,365,284EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,681,217BOYAmt
EOY$8,902,004EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$394,029BOYAmt
EOY$909,285EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$554,382LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$250,522LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$402,381BOYAmt
EOY$303,860EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$632,074BOYAmt
EOY$402,203EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,846,489BOYAmt
EOY$2,572,506EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,909,259BOYAmt
EOY$26,868,377EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$229,740BOYAmt
EOY$177,526EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,581,872BOYAmt
EOY$3,251,375EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,811,612BOYAmt
EOY$3,428,901EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,233,633BOYAmt
EOY$14,588,077EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,864,014BOYAmt
EOY$8,851,399EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,097,647BOYAmt
EOY$23,439,476EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,909,259BOYAmt
EOY$26,868,377EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$5,085,179ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,568NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$5,744,918OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$3,237,836CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,086,233CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,975,431CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,508,282CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,975,294CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,783,076TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,086,233CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,975,431CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,508,282CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,975,294CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$40,783,076TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$17,679,045SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$23,104,031PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,611CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,631CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$200,219CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$373,284CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$366,571CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$953,316TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$247CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,678CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,322CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$54,247TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$41,790,639TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.55290PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.49910PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationOther income - 2022 Amount: $ 247. 2023 Amount: $ 9,678. 2024 Amount: $ 44,322.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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$57,397OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,326DepreciationAmt
Book Value$38,071BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$175,400OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$57,256DepreciationAmt
Book Value$118,144BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$321,585OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$173,940DepreciationAmt
Book Value$147,645BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$303,860TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Rent deposit$107,787
Right-of-use asset$2,464,719
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,572,506TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLease liabilityDesc
Amt$3,251,375Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,251,375TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,359,535TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,568NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$986,973DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$988,541RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,370,994RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$12,370,994TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$14,017,706TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$986,973DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$5,744,918OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$6,731,891ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,285,815ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,285,815TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Organization is recognized as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and is exempt from income taxes except for taxes on unrelated business activities. No provision for income taxes has been made as there were no unrelated business activities during the years ended December 31,2025 and 2024. IRC contributions to the Organization are deductible as provided in IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), and the Organization has been determined to not be a private foundation. Management has evaluated the Organization's tax positions and concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Write off of contribution 5,744,918.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (5 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Intern Grants15$11,375
Internship Programming Housing5$21,726
Scholar Grants2$9,370
Scholar Programming Housing2$8,703
Fellow Grants8$20,067

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAll fellows complete a budget as part of their application. The Chief Operating Officer coordinates disbursements and verifications of intended/actual use, including a required letter from the internship/program supervisor attesting to completion and performance.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required0SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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
Lindsay Hayes
President & CEO$581,875$0$0$0$0$0$17,500$0$11,733$0$611,108$0$0$0
Camden Stuebe
COO$243,087$0$30,000$0$35,942$0$15,451$0$5,821$0$330,301$0$0$0
Jason Marcella
Creative Director$201,683$0$15,000$0$7,067$0$11,188$0$0$0$234,938$0$0$0
Megan Foley
VP, Communications & Marketing$132,564$0$0$0$60,892$0$4,489$0$7,467$0$205,412$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationFree the Facts' President & CEO will occasionally travel by charter to meetings as part of the in-kind contributions received by the organization.ExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJason MarcellaPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionSee Part VRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$234,938TransactionAmt
TransactionSee Part VTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSch L, Part IV, Business Transactions Involving Interested Persons:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation(a) Name of Person: Jason Marcella(b) Relationship Between Interested Person and Organization:Spouse of the President & CEO.(c) Amount of Transaction: $ 234,938.(d) Description of Transaction: Jason Marcella is the Creative Directorof the organization.(e) Sharing of Organization Revenues? = NoPursuant to the organization's Conflict of Interest Policy, Dr. Hayes abstains from and does not participate in any discussions, evaluations, determinations, or approvals related to Mr. Marcella's compensation, performance, or continued employment.Mr. Marcella was offered full-time employment by unanimous board approval. Dr. Hayes filed a formal Conflict of Interest form with the board, recused herself from discussions regarding the employment offer, and requested the establishment of processes to safeguard the best interests of the organization. Strict guidelines and processes for Mr. Marcella's management, evaluation, and compensation prevent Dr. Hayes from participation in any discussions, evaluations, determinations, or approvals related to Mr. Marcella's compensation, performance, or continued employment. All such matters are decided by the Board of Directors' Compensation Committee with input, as needed, from the organization's Chief Operating Officer.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
ExplanationNumber of donationsExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThere are no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe 990 is reviewed by a management first for accuracy. The form is then presented to the board and the treasurer for high-level approval before filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cDirectors, Officers, and Key Employees must disclose to the best of their knowledge all potential conflicts of interest as soon as they become aware of them and always before any actions involving the potential conflict are taken. To fulfill their duty to inform the Board of any potential conflicts of interest, Directors, Officers, and Key Employees must submit the disclosure statement attached to this policy annually at the first meeting of the board of directors each year, but no later than February 1 of each calendar year (whether the board has met or not). To inform the board of the emergence of a potential conflict of interest at any point after February 1, Directors, Officers, and Key Employees must amend the disclosure statement with the new information and provide it to the chairperson of the board of directors as soon as they become aware of a potential conflict of interest. Directors and Officers must also file a disclosure statement prior to their initial election by submitting the form to the Entitlements! How? Board Chairperson. In the event that the Chairperson is the individual reporting a possible conflict of interest, the Chair will submit his/her form to the Board Treasurer.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Across the Aisle uses comparability research, senior leadership guidance, and board approval for all compensation decisions. Compensation is reviewed annually in advance of any changes to salaries or policies.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon written request.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Write off of pledge -5,744,918.

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