GUARDING AGAINST PANDEMICS

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Plain text GUARDING AGAINST PANDEMICS. furp.org, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2021–2023. https://furp.org/org/guarding-against-pandemics-851947845. Retrieved 2026-11-02.

APA furp.org. (n.d.). GUARDING AGAINST PANDEMICS [Nonprofit organization profile; tax years 2021–2023]. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://furp.org/org/guarding-against-pandemics-851947845

MLA “GUARDING AGAINST PANDEMICS.” furp.org, tax years 2021–2023, https://furp.org/org/guarding-against-pandemics-851947845. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

Retrieved 2026-11-02; covers tax years 2021–2023. Data: furp.org, CC BY 4.0.

2023 · Form 990 · revenue $25 · expenses $7.2M · assets $335K

EIN
85-1947845
Address
1319 F STREET NW STE 301 PMB 179, WASHINGTON, DC 20004
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
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Mission

GUARDING AGAINST PANDEMICS GAP ADVOCATES FOR PUBLIC INVESTMENTS TO PREVENT THE NEXT PANDEMIC. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 people 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
Varun Krovi HEAD OF FEDERAL AFFAIRS2022-2023 $76,532$429,865 1
Keenan Lantz INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2022-2023 $260,854$421,354 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person 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
Gabriel Bankman-Fried FORMER DIRECTOR2021-2023 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $337K · 5 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
KEENAN LANTZ INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $258,000$0$2,854 $260,8541
VARUN KROVI HEAD OF FEDERAL AFFAIRS50 $63,333$0$13,199 $76,5321
GABRIEL BANKMAN-FRIED FORMER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $514K · 16 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VARUN KROVI HEAD OF FEDERAL AFFAIRS50 $353,333$0$0 $353,3331
KEENAN LANTZ INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50 $160,500$0$0 $160,5001
GABRIEL BANKMAN-FRIED FORMER DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 1 person listed · none paid · 1 employee · 1 volunteer
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
GABRIEL BANKMAN-FRIED DIRECTOR1 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2023 · 5 contractors · $2.0M
NameLocationServicePaid
BALLARD SPAHR LLPPHILADELPHIA, PALEGAL$958,893
LAWRENNCE BUNDYATLANTA, GALEGAL$361,898
HERRERA ARELLANO LLPPHOENIX, AZLEGAL$329,646
CLAYMAN ROSENBERG KIRSHNER LINDERNEW YORK, NYLEGAL$158,410
THE MONEY WHEEL LLCPHOENIX, AZ$150,390
2022 · 5 contractors · $2.8M
NameLocationServicePaid
BUGHOUSE STRATEGY LLCWASHINGTON, DCMANAGEMENT FEE$1,507,072
THE HICKS GROUPNEW YORK, NYCONSULTING$379,123
SEAN MCELWEENEW YORK, NYCONSULTING$331,158
JENNA NARAYANANSAN FRANCISCO, CACONSULTING$282,890
TIDES ADVOCACYSAN FRANCISCO, CAPOLLING$254,570
2021 · 5 contractors · $1.5M
NameLocationServicePaid
GMMB INCWASHINGTON, DCADVERTISEMENT/PRODUCTION$690,676
TIDES ADVOCACYSAN FRANCISCO, CAPOLLING$223,204
THE HICKS GROUPNEW YORK, NYCONSULTING$203,000
FWDUSWASHINGTON, DCVOTER OUTREACH$200,000
EXUM VENTURES LTDDENVER, COCONSULTING$152,500

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2022 · 13 grants to organizations · $11.7M
2021 · 7 grants to organizations · $3.5M

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25$7,232,954 $335,123$335,091 $25$0 $337,4865-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$23,704,876$27,860,576 $7,569,524$7,568,020 $23,696,053$0 $016-
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$22,720,248$11,358,249 $11,724,980$11,723,720 $22,720,248$0 $011

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $3,700,000 in all, tax years 2021 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
PLANNING FOR TOMORROW Public charity Exact 2021 1$2,700,000 2021$2,700,000
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FAIR DEMOCRACY Public charity Exact 2022 1$1,000,000 2022$1,000,000
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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $7,232,954 spent · pay $571,748 · grants $0 · events $1,760
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)LOSS OF ASSET $3,239,185$3,239,185-- 44.8%
Fees: legal $2,772,314$2,217,851$554,463- 38.3%
Fees: other services $379,616$303,693$75,923- 5.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $337,486$269,989$67,497- 4.7%
Other salaries and wages $191,894$153,515$38,379- 2.7%
Information technology $147,000$117,600$29,400- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $66,500$53,200$13,300- 0.9%
Payroll taxes $38,250$30,600$7,650- 0.5%
Occupancy $31,418$25,134$6,284- 0.4%
Office expenses $17,633$14,107$3,526- 0.2%
Travel $5,780$4,624$1,156- 0.1%
Pension plan contributions $2,996$2,397$599- 0.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,760$1,408$352- 0.0%
Other employee benefits $1,122$898$224- 0.0%
Total$7,232,954100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $27,860,576 spent · pay $1,584,786 · grants $11,717,500 · events $179,434
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US organizations and governments $11,717,500$11,717,500-- 42.1%
Other (as described)COMMITTEES $7,192,799$7,192,799-- 25.8%
Other (as described)CONSULTING $3,593,961$3,593,961-- 12.9%
Fees: management $1,507,214$1,205,771$301,443- 5.4%
Other salaries and wages $1,351,049$1,080,839$270,210- 4.8%
Travel $685,037$548,030$137,007- 2.5%
Fees: legal $293,036$234,429$58,607- 1.1%
Office expenses $239,121$191,297$47,824- 0.9%
Information technology $222,520$178,016$44,504- 0.8%
Other (as described)VOTER OUTREACH $218,570$218,570-- 0.8%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $179,434$179,434-- 0.6%
Depreciation and depletion $139,815$111,852$27,963- 0.5%
Pension plan contributions $132,533$106,026$26,507- 0.5%
Advertising and promotion $101,034$101,034-- 0.4%
Occupancy $97,286$77,829$19,457- 0.3%
Payroll taxes $91,103$72,882$18,221- 0.3%
Fees: lobbying $81,253$81,253-- 0.3%
Other employee benefits $10,101$8,081$2,020- 0.0%
Insurance $5,460$4,368$1,092- 0.0%
Fees: accounting $1,750$1,400$350- 0.0%
Total$27,860,576100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $11,358,249 spent · pay $142,962 · grants $3,510,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)COMMITTEES $5,301,000$5,301,000-- 46.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $3,510,000$3,510,000-- 30.9%
Other (as described)CONSULTING $900,934$900,934-- 7.9%
Other (as described)MEDIA PUBLISHING $764,310$764,310-- 6.7%
Other (as described)VOTER OUTREACH $585,525$585,525-- 5.2%
Other salaries and wages $121,064$96,851$24,213- 1.1%
Fees: legal $99,238$79,390$19,848- 0.9%
Fees: lobbying $30,260$30,260-- 0.3%
Payroll taxes $13,775$11,020$2,755- 0.1%
Office expenses $10,186$8,149$2,037- 0.1%
Other employee benefits $8,123$6,498$1,625- 0.1%
Information technology $7,585$6,068$1,517- 0.1%
Travel $4,463$3,570$893- 0.0%
Fees: accounting $1,750$1,400$350- 0.0%
Insurance $36$29$7- 0.0%
Total$11,358,249100%

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Federal lobbying

Lobbying Disclosure Act reports naming a client or registrant with this organization's name and state. Spent: what lobbying for it cost (firm income plus its own reported expenses). Earned: income it reported as a lobbying firm.

YearSpentEarnedReports
2022$150,0007

Issues: Homeland Security, Health Issues

Firms hired: MONUMENT ADVOCACY, RIDGE POLICY GROUP

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