LEWIS-TOLKIEN SOCIETY FOR THE RENEWAL OF THE COMMON TRADITION
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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $94K · expenses $34K · assets $142K
- EIN
- 47-4603447
- Address
- 1505 RIVERVIEW DR, ARLINGTON, TX 76012-4264
- Website
- https://www.lewistolkiensociety.org
- NTEE code
- B99
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Principal officer
- James Patrick (its 2015 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2015 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Represent the ideals and ideas of Western Civilization
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Patrick (former) | Director and President | 2020-2023 | $52,000 | $199,445 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Roseman | Director and Chairman | 2020-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| R William de Decker | Director and Treasurer | 2020-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nancy Lovell | Director and Secretary | 2020-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ronald Muller | Director | 2024-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Bill Asbury | Director | 2020-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Daniel Vinzant | Director | 2021-2025 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jerry Brock (former) | Director and Secretary | 2020-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| William Asbury (former) | Director | 2021-2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Stephen Kennedy (former) | Director | 2020 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Roseman | Director and Chairman | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| R William de Decker | Director and Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Lovell | Director and Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ronald Muller | Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Asbury | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Daniel Vinzant | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Roseman | Director and Chairman | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| R William de Decker | Director and Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Lovell | Director and Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ronald Muller | Director | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Bill Asbury | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Daniel Vinzant | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $52K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Patrick | Director and President | 30 | $52,000 | - | $0 | $52,000 | 1 |
| James Roseman | Director and Chairman | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| R William de Decker | Director and Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jerry Brock | Director and Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| William Asbury | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Lovell | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Daniel Vinzant | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $56K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Patrick | Director and President | 30 | $56,343 | - | $0 | $56,343 | 1 |
| James Roseman | Director and Chairman | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| R William de Decker | Director and Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jerry Brock | Director and Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| William Asbury | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Lovell | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Daniel Vinzant | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $49K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Patrick | Director and President | 30 | $48,750 | - | $0 | $48,750 | 1 |
| James Roseman | Director and Chairman | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| R William de Decker | Director and Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jerry Brock | Director and Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| William Asbury | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Lovell | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Daniel Vinzant | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $42K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Patrick | Director and President | 30 | $42,352 | - | $0 | $42,352 | 1 |
| Bill Asbury | Director and Chairman | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| R William de Decker | Director and Treasurer | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| James Roseman | Director and Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Stephen Kennedy | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Lovell | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jerry Brock | Director | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $93,735 | $34,225 | $142,483 | $142,483 | $64,230 | $6,720 | - | - | - |
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $83,484 | $33,228 | $84,173 | $82,973 | $49,970 | $11,335 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $83,107 | $79,886 | $37,113 | $32,717 | $47,150 | $21,022 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $94,618 | $86,481 | $35,315 | $29,496 | $36,700 | $19,770 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $97,058 | $81,882 | $27,101 | $21,359 | $43,298 | $24,960 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $57,525 | $64,175 | $8,223 | $6,183 | $48,330 | $3,085 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $10,500 in all, tax years 2020 to 2022. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2020, 2022 | 2 | $10,500 | 2022 | $5,500 | show |
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Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990EZ · $34,225 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $33,475 | 97.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $750 | 2.2% | |
| Total | $34,225 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990EZ · $33,228 spent · pay $8,667 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $23,899 | 71.9% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $8,667 | 26.1% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $662 | 2.0% | |
| Total | $33,228 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $79,886 spent · pay $52,000 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $52,000 | 65.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $27,111 | 33.9% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $775 | 1.0% | |
| Total | $79,886 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $86,481 spent · pay $56,343 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $56,343 | 65.2% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $25,490 | 29.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $3,714 | 4.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $934 | 1.1% | |
| Total | $86,481 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $81,882 spent · pay $48,750 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $48,750 | 59.5% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $26,289 | 32.1% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $5,633 | 6.9% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $872 | 1.1% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $338 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $81,882 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $64,175 spent · pay $42,352 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $42,352 | 66.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $12,533 | 19.5% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $7,899 | 12.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $1,091 | 1.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $300 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $64,175 | 100% |
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