ARTICLE III FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.8M · expenses $767K · assets $1.2M

EIN
84-2625535
Address
PO BOX 26241, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22313-6241
Website
www.article3foundation.org
NTEE code
R05
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2021 (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
Mike Davis (its 2022 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To educate the public about the judicial philosophy of originalism and textualism and promote Constitutional principles in government.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Mark Lucas EVP2023-2024 $0$12,000 3

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Otto Heck COO2023-2024 5 $0 reported 3
Michael Davis President2023-2024 5 $0 reported 3
Ian Pryor Secretary2023-2024 0 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Lucas EVP5 $0$0$0 $03
Ian Pryor Secretary0 $0$0$0 $02
Michael Davis President5 $0$0$0 $03
Otto Heck COO5 $0$0$0 $03
2023 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $12K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Lucas EVP5 $12,000$0$0 $12,0003
Ian Pryor Secretary0 $0$0$0 $02
Michael Davis President5 $0$0$0 $03
Otto Heck COO5 $0$0$0 $03

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,810,101$767,204 $1,169,207$1,169,207 $1,810,101$0 $000
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$269,620$136,521 $126,310$126,310 $269,620$0 $12,00000

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

12 grantors reported grants to this organization, $2,869,775 in all, tax years 2022 to 2025. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FOUNDATION FOR ACCOUNTABILITY INTEGRITY & RESEARCH IN ELECTIONS Public charity Exact 2024 1$1,875,000 2024$1,875,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2024 3$538,090 2024$124,290
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JOHN F CUNEO JR FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ARTICLE III FOUNDATION” 2024 1$300,000 2024$300,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$41,000 2024$30,500
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DONORS TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$35,500 2024$35,500
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GREATER HORIZONS DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$30,000 2024$30,000
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MIZEL GLOBAL CULTURAL FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ARTICLE III FOUNDATION” 2024 1$20,000 2024$20,000
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BRADLEY IMPACT FUND INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$15,000 2024$6,500
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,800 2024$5,800
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RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$5,250 2024$5,250
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LOEB FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ARTICLE III FOUNDATION” 2023-2025 3$3,750 2025$500
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CELANESE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “ARTICLE III FOUNDATION” 2024 1$385 2024$385
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AMERICAN COMPASS INCDCR05 $2,635,737$2,235,395 Chief Economist, Treasurer$329,559 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
MINNESOTA JUSTICE RESEARCH CENTERMNR05 $1,462,616$1,222,625 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$141,358 Same NTEE code R05, revenue within 2x
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Where the money went

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.

2024 · Form 990 · $767,204 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $262,400$262,400-- 34.2%
Fees: management $236,000$212,400$23,600- 30.8%
Fees: legal $222,598$222,598-- 29.0%
Travel $20,471$20,471-- 2.7%
Other (as described)Misc Expenses $10,080$10,080$0$0 1.3%
Advertising and promotion $9,544$9,544-- 1.2%
Office expenses $3,461-$3,461- 0.5%
Fees: accounting $1,652-$1,652- 0.2%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $998$0$998$0 0.1%
Total$767,204100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $136,521 spent · pay $12,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $123,000$123,000-- 90.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $12,000$12,000-- 8.8%
Other (as described)Office Supplies $685$0$685$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $411$0$411$0 0.3%
Fees: accounting $250-$250- 0.2%
Fees: legal $150$150-- 0.1%
Other (as described)Filing Fees $25$0$25$0 0.0%
Total$136,521100%

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