Ayn Rand Institute The Center For The Advancement Of Objectivism

Santa Ana, CA
Tax-exempt since May 1987
EIN: 22-2570926

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Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 501(c)(3) Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn’t provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Humanities Organizations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Sept. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions

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Revenue

$15.5M (2023)

Expenses

$10.7M (2023)

Total Assets

$31.4M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$4.37M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2023

Revenue

$15,481,178

Expenses

$10,716,591

Net Income

$4,764,587

Net Assets

$26,994,504

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$14,527,711	93.8%
Program Services	$604,231	3.9%
Investment Income	$111,913	0.7%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$12,523	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$192,888	1.2%
Net Fundraising	-$49,606
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$81,518	0.5%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$901,084	8.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,934,959	27.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$31,368,502
Total Liabilities	$4,373,998
Net Assets	$26,994,504

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Tal Tsfany (President & Ceo, Member)	$615,261	$0	$12,574
Carla Silk (Chief Operating Officer)	$234,306	$0	$9,863
Onkar Ghate (Chief Phil. Officer)	$220,368	$0	$12,316
Elan Journo (Vp Of Content & Sr. Fellow)	$172,096	$0	$10,263
Keith Lockitch (Vp Of Ed. & Sr. Fellow)	$159,673	$0	$6,013
Anu Seppala (Director Cultural Outreach)	$141,220	$0	$13,644
Judy Lu (Controller)	$121,368	$0	$6,672
Aaron Fried (Director Of Growth And Technology)	$107,392	$0	$5,940
Rachael T Taaffe (Director Of Marketing)	$104,892	$0	$8,477
Jeffrey P Scialabba (Director Of Aru Operations)	$102,146	$0	$9,821
Benjamin Bayer (Director Of Content)	$100,982	$0	$10,172
Geraldine Yumping (Controller)	$4,669	$0	$0
John Allison (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Salzman (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Brown (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Mayhew (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Harry Binswanger (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Tara Smith (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Loren Corle (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Yaron Brook (Chairman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on April 10, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2022

Revenue

$18,535,113

Expenses

$10,298,695

Net Income

$8,236,418

Net Assets

$21,557,378

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$17,283,939	93.2%
Program Services	$590,224	3.2%
Investment Income	$35	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$7,674	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$176,814	1.0%
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$476,427	2.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,131,569	11.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,394,519	23.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$27,956,120
Total Liabilities	$6,398,742
Net Assets	$21,557,378

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Tal Tsfany (President & Ceo, Member)	$583,648	$0	$12,148
Carla Silk (Chief Operating Officer)	$226,465	$0	$9,618
Onkar Ghate (Chief Phil. Officer)	$204,017	$0	$12,077
Elan Journo (Vp Of Content & Sr. Fellow)	$164,275	$0	$9,799
Keith Lockitch (Vp Of Ed. & Sr. Fellow)	$154,245	$0	$8,657
Anu Seppala (Director Cultural Outreach)	$124,118	$0	$16,492
Maria Torre (Controller)	$97,275	$0	$9,431
Judy Lu (Controller)	$15,923	$0	$563
Harry Binswanger (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Brown (Member)	$0	$0	$0
John Allison (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Salzman (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Mayhew (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Tara Smith (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Yaron Brook (Chairman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on June 25, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2021

Revenue

$17,085,722

Expenses

$8,161,013

Net Income

$8,924,709

Net Assets

$12,412,528

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$16,917,161	99.0%
Program Services	$167,864	1.0%
Investment Income	$996	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$2,221	0.0%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$2,520
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$825,304	10.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,946,167	23.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$17,620,667
Total Liabilities	$5,208,139
Net Assets	$12,412,528

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Tal Tsfany (President & Ceo)	$496,699	$0	$11,384
Carla Silk (Vp Of Fundraising)	$214,103	$0	$8,969
Onkar Ghate (Member & Chief Phil. Offic)	$190,477	$0	$10,831
Keith Lockitch (Vp Of Ed & Sr. Fellow)	$151,463	$0	$9,485
Elan Journo (Director And Sr. Fellow)	$144,873	$0	$8,291
Anu Seppala (Director Cultural Outreach)	$125,096	$0	$16,253
Maria Torre (Controller)	$99,934	$0	$10,024
Harry Binswanger (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Brown (Member)	$0	$0	$0
John Allison (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Salzman (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Mayhew (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Tara Smith (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Yaron Brook (Chariman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on May 16, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2020

Revenue

$8,056,053

Expenses

$6,897,462

Net Income

$1,158,591

Net Assets

$3,482,790

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$7,697,860	95.6%
Program Services	$293,558	3.6%
Investment Income	$5,416	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$6,313	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$1,925	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$50,981	0.6%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$527,900	7.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,425,362	35.2%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$9,561,611
Total Liabilities	$6,078,821
Net Assets	$3,482,790

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Tal Tsfany (President & Ceo)	$328,284	$0	$34,533
Onkar Ghate (Member & Chief Phil. Officer.)	$169,425	$0	$9,561
Carla Silk (Vp Of Fundraising)	$159,580	$0	$9,747
Keith Lockitch (Vp Of Ed & Sr. Fellow)	$142,179	$0	$18,616
Anu Seppala (Director Cultural Outreach)	$124,448	$0	$15,993
Elan Journo (Director And Sr. Fellow)	$117,932	$0	$9,455
Maria Torre (Controller)	$85,516	$0	$10,599
Harry Binswanger (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Jim Brown (Member)	$0	$0	$0
John Allison (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Salzman (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Mayhew (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Tara Smith (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Tim Blum (Member)	$0	$0	$0
Krissy Keys (Secretary)	$0	$0	$0
Yaron Brook (Chariman Of The Board)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 16, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2019

Revenue

$6,986,678

Expenses

$7,777,659

Net Income

-$790,981

Net Assets

$2,324,199

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$6,468,953	92.6%
Program Services	$466,263	6.7%
Investment Income	$244	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$7,381	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$12,680	0.2%
Sales of Assets	$31,157	0.4%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$973,923	12.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,810,260	23.3%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,646,518
Total Liabilities	$4,322,319
Net Assets	$2,324,199

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Tal Tsfany (President & Ceo)	$167,652	$0	$17,901
Chris Locke (Vp Of Marketing)	$157,000	$0	$3,000
Carla Silk (Dir Of Content & D)	$138,216	$0	$5,731
Jason Bateman (Dir. Of Develop)	$138,120	$0	$9,857
Keith Lockitch (Vp Of Ed Prog)	$137,123	$0	$17,874
Onkar Ghate (Content Officer)	$135,282	$0	$10,402
Steve Simpson (Dir. Legal Studies)	$120,259	$0	$7,203
Anu Seppala (Dir Cultural Outre)	$110,868	$0	$14,679
Valerie Usher (Vp Of Finance)	$81,761	$0	$3,566
Jim Brown (Director)	$71,511	$0	$17,618
Angela Dietrich (Secretary)	$54,715	$0	$3,000
Lance Arenson (Controller)	$36,484	$0	$3,000
Arturo Gamboa (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carl Barney (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harry Binswanger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Allison (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Salzman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lars Seier Christensen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Leport (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Mayhew (President & Dir)	$0	$0	$0
Tara Smith (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tim Blum (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Yaron Brook (Executive Chair)	$0	$0	$10,211
Maria Torre (Controller)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 25, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2018

Revenue

$10,887,326

Expenses

$8,501,287

Net Income

$2,386,039

Net Assets

$3,115,628

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$10,374,152	95.3%
Program Services	$484,290	4.4%
Investment Income	$2,744	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$11,309	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$12,921	0.1%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,910	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$907,789	10.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,329,757	15.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,513,276
Total Liabilities	$4,397,648
Net Assets	$3,115,628

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Yaron Brook (Executive Chair)	$286,457	$0	$10,211
Mark Chapman (Vp Development)	$230,484	$0	$273
Jim Brown (Director)	$189,084	$0	$12,759
Onkar Ghate (Cco)	$166,471	$0	$10,294
Steve Simpson (Director Of Legal)	$163,308	$0	$9,498
Chris Locke (Vp Of Marketing)	$146,042	$0	$3,000
Keith Lockitch (Vp Programs)	$144,458	$0	$10,039
Duane Knight (Director Of Develo)	$125,625	$0	$15,309
Anu Seppala (Director Of Cultur)	$125,498	$0	$14,738
Angela Dietrich (Secretary)	$121,809	$0	$3,000
Valerie Usher (Vp Of Fin/Treas)	$98,737	$0	$0
Tim Blum (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carl Barney (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Arturo Gamboa (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harry Binswanger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Leport (Director)	$0	$0	$0
John Allison (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Salzman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tara Smith (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lars Seier Christensen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Mayhew (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tal Tsfany (President & Ceo)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 15, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2017

Revenue

$9,211,323

Expenses

$9,513,258

Net Income

-$301,935

Net Assets

$728,564

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$8,802,541	95.6%
Program Services	$364,219	4.0%
Investment Income	$3,698	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$6,501	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$920
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$35,284	0.4%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,526,347	16.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,437,029	25.6%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,649,848
Total Liabilities	$4,921,284
Net Assets	$728,564

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Yaron Brook (Executive Chair)	$285,910	$0	$27,345
Mark Chapman (Vp Development)	$227,486	$0	$22,185
Onkar Ghate (Cco)	$166,092	$0	$12,454
Steven Simpson (Dir. Legal Studies)	$162,992	$0	$8,260
Linda Zinser (Dir. Of Comm)	$127,544	$0	$16,224
Duane Knight (Dir Of Development)	$124,892	$0	$14,038
Anu Seppala (Dir. Of Cultural)	$124,301	$0	$13,983
Keith Lockitch (Vp Programs)	$118,718	$0	$19,430
Katherine Cross (Gift Planning Mgr)	$100,942	$0	$22,532
Chris Locke (Vp Of Marketing)	$99,785	$0	$0
Rachel Knapp (Trea/Sec 4/1/17)	$93,763	$0	$11,116
Angela Dietrich (Secretary)	$84,838	$0	$3,985
Tara Smith (Director)	$3,000	$0	$0
Tim Blum (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carl Barney (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Arturo Gamboa (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harry Binswanger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Leport (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Arline Mann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Salzman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Lars Seier Christensen (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Mayhew (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Tal Tsfany (President & Ceo)	$0	$0	$0
Valerie Usher (Vp Of Fin/Treas)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Aug. 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2016

Revenue

$7,863,267

Expenses

$8,900,086

Net Income

-$1,036,819

Net Assets

$1,007,769

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$7,479,610	95.1%
Program Services	$359,101	4.6%
Investment Income	$4,032	0.1%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$5,886	0.1%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$13,278	0.2%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,360	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,278,490	14.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,590,717	29.1%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$5,953,152
Total Liabilities	$4,945,383
Net Assets	$1,007,769

Provided first-class or charter travel

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Yaron Brook (President & Dir)	$289,232	$0	$27,345
Jerelyn Eagan (Coo/Secretary)	$226,235	$0	$0
Mark Chapman (Vp Development)	$220,472	$0	$22,185
Onkar Ghate (Cco)	$163,582	$0	$11,454
Steven Simpson (Dir. Legal Studies)	$160,934	$0	$8,260
Linda Zinser (Dir. Of Outreach)	$127,544	$0	$16,224
Anu Seppala (Dir. Of Outreach)	$125,082	$0	$13,983
Duane Knight (Dir Of Development)	$124,892	$0	$14,038
Julie Ferguson (Vp Of Bus. Oper)	$114,287	$0	$16,803
Katherine Cross (Gift Planning Mgr)	$100,180	$0	$22,532
Angela Dietrich (Secretary)	$99,834	$0	$3,985
Keith Lockitch (Vp Programs)	$89,261	$0	$19,430
Rachel Knapp (Treasurer/Secr)	$78,811	$0	$11,116
Tara Smith (Director)	$6,250	$0	$0
Tim Blum (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carl Barney (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Arturo Gamboa (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harry Binswanger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Leport (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Arline Mann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Salzman (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Locke (Vp Of Marketing)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Feb. 6, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2015

Revenue

$10,895,393

Expenses

$10,615,858

Net Income

$279,535

Net Assets

$2,033,748

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$10,542,907	96.8%
Program Services	$317,435	2.9%
Investment Income	$3	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$33,521	0.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$0
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,527	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,358,808	12.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$586	0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,737,346	25.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$6,847,753
Total Liabilities	$4,814,005
Net Assets	$2,033,748

Reported conflict of interest transactions

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Yaron Brook (President & Dir)	$415,018	$0	$26,700
Jerelyn Eagan (Coo/Secretary)	$330,000	$0	$0
Mark Chapman (Vp Development)	$306,130	$0	$21,665
Onkar Ghate (Cco)	$200,715	$0	$11,440
Steven Simpson (Dir. Legal Studies)	$178,098	$0	$8,293
Duane Knight (Director Of Development)	$170,186	$0	$14,185
Julie Ferguson (Vp Of Bus. Oper)	$167,462	$0	$20,128
Linda Zinser (Dir. Of Outreach)	$144,766	$0	$16,487
Anu Seppala (Dir. Of Outreach)	$140,634	$0	$14,234
Katherine Cross (Gift Planning Mgr)	$128,559	$0	$22,323
Elan Journo (Policy Research Dr)	$114,728	$0	$12,488
Rachel Knapp (Treasurer)	$83,326	$0	$11,079
Tara Smith (Director)	$5,500	$0	$0
Tim Blum (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Carl Barney (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Arturo Gamboa (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harry Binswanger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Leport (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Arline Mann (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Salzman (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Feb. 9, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2014

Revenue

$10,310,603

Expenses

$10,711,413

Net Income

-$400,810

Net Assets

$1,886,840

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$9,965,635	96.7%
Program Services	$325,111	3.2%
Investment Income	$94	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$21,822	0.2%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$3,289
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,230	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,608,839	15.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$3,041,235	28.4%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,451,781
Total Liabilities	$5,564,941
Net Assets	$1,886,840

Compensation

Key Employees and Officers	Compensation	Related	Other
Yaron Brook (President & Dir)	$284,359	$0	$25,836
Jerelyn Eagan (Coo/Secretary)	$260,000	$0	$0
Mark Chapman (Vp. Development)	$225,595	$0	$16,975
Onkar Ghate (Vp Intellectual)	$138,468	$0	$11,624
Linda Zinser (Dir. Of Outreach)	$127,044	$0	$12,869
Duane Knight (Development Mgr)	$124,892	$0	$13,646
Anu Seppala (Dir. Of Outreach)	$122,846	$0	$12,745
Julie Ferguson (Vp Of Bus. Oper)	$122,039	$0	$33,946
Debi Ghate (Former Vp Of Education)	$120,531	$0	$10,742
Rachel Knapp (Treasurer)	$80,737	$0	$10,808
Tara Smith (Director)	$5,200	$0	$0
Carl Barney (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Harry Binswanger (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Peter Leport (Director)	$0	$0	$0
Arline Mann (Director)	$0	$0	$0

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990

Filed on Feb. 16, 2015

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2013

Revenue

$10,429,821

Expenses

$10,588,553

Net Income

-$158,732

Net Assets

$2,394,288

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$9,955,220	95.4%
Program Services	$423,689	4.1%
Investment Income	$20,341	0.2%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$30,946	0.3%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$375
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$0

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,348,365	12.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,514,605	23.7%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,783,196
Total Liabilities	$5,388,908
Net Assets	$2,394,288

990

Filed on April 9, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2012

Revenue

$8,067,843

Expenses

$9,962,302

Net Income

-$1,894,459

Net Assets

$2,550,129

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$7,360,267	91.2%
Program Services	$686,709	8.5%
Investment Income	$1,204	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$18,802	0.2%
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	-$625
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$1,486	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,379,732	13.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$2,290,509	23.0%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,777,069
Total Liabilities	$5,226,940
Net Assets	$2,550,129

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Sept.
2011

Revenue

$8,519,542

Expenses

$8,561,224

Net Income

-$41,682

Net Assets

$4,132,016

Notable Sources of Revenue		Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions	$7,904,432	92.8%
Program Services	$613,940	7.2%
Investment Income	$5	0.0%
Bond Proceeds	$0
Royalties	$0
Rental Property Income	$0
Net Fundraising	$0
Sales of Assets	$684	0.0%
Net Inventory Sales	$0
Other Revenue	$481	0.0%

Notable Expenses		Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation	$1,596,905	18.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees	$0
Other Salaries and Wages	$1,777,378	20.8%

Assets/Debt
Total Assets	$7,862,730
Total Liabilities	$3,730,714
Net Assets	$4,132,016

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

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Revenue $15.5M (2023)

Expenses $10.7M (2023)

Total Assets $31.4M (2023)

Total Liabilities $4.37M (2023)

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Revenue

$15.5M (2023)

Expenses

$10.7M (2023)

Total Assets

$31.4M (2023)

Total Liabilities

$4.37M (2023)

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