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Heritage Foundation

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since Nov. 1973
  • EIN: 23-7327730

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a 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: Public, Society Benefit — Multipurpose and Other / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

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

Provided first-class or charter travel
Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$101M (2023)

Expenses
$108M (2023)

Total Assets
$415M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$67.4M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$100,963,350
Expenses
$107,739,177
Net Income
-$6,775,827
Net Assets
$347,683,824
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $97,801,739
96.9%
Program Services $83,247
0.1%
Investment Income $3,010,764
3.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $44,350
0.0%
Rental Property Income -$1,637,693
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$417,110
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,078,053
2.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,899,145
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $2,174,817
2.0%
Other Salaries and Wages $34,309,595
31.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $415,053,399
Total Liabilities $67,369,575
Net Assets $347,683,824
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Roberts (President) $670,981 $167,745 $87,469
Derrick Morgan (Executive Vice President) $540,696 $0 $86,247
Eric Korsvall (Chief Operating Officer) $440,009 $0 $69,947
Roger Severino (Vp, Domestic Policy) $315,355 $0 $63,075
James Carafano (Sr. Fellow) $313,731 $0 $49,765
Robert Bluey (Vp, Communications) $299,859 $0 $58,626
John Malcolm (Vp, Inst. For Constitutional Gov't) $297,229 $0 $56,295
Paul Dans (Director, Project 2025) $295,079 $0 $38,923
John Backiel (Vp, Finance, Accounting & Treasurer) $294,759 $0 $57,888
Chad Barefoot (Director, Donor Relations) $281,598 $0 $33,093
Andrew Olivastro (Chief Advancement Officer) $273,994 $0 $62,516
Bridgett Wagner (Ed The Feulner Institute) $273,375 $0 $55,657
Steven Bradbury (Distinguished Fellow, Evp's Office) $265,951 $0 $21,376
Mike Gonzalez (Sr. Fellow) $259,378 $0 $50,321
Carsten Walter (Sr. Fellow) $258,369 $0 $50,129
Dan Mauler (General Counsel & Secretary) $229,850 $98,507 $50,590
Andrew Mcindoe (Vp, Development) $210,278 $0 $22,376
Jack Spencer (Sr. Research Fellow) $197,193 $0 $28,010
Christopher Byrnes (Gen. Counsel & Secretary) $181,883 $0 $19,101
Edwin Meese Iii (Consultant & Trustee) $36,000 $0 $0
Barb Van Andel Gaby (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael W Gleba (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Larry P Arnn Phd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
John Coleman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Edwin J Feulner Phd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 7, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$106,329,524
Expenses
$93,668,116
Net Income
$12,661,408
Net Assets
$331,987,871
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $95,083,025
89.4%
Program Services $33,862
0.0%
Investment Income $2,089,703
2.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $18,470
0.0%
Rental Property Income -$655,163
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $7,393,161
7.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,366,466
2.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,944,854
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $2,385,370
2.5%
Other Salaries and Wages $29,817,239
31.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $387,665,165
Total Liabilities $55,677,294
Net Assets $331,987,871
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kevin Roberts (President) $622,489 $0 $46,391
Kay Coles James (Trustee; Former President) $464,609 $0 $15,250
Andrew Mcindoe (Vp, Development) $337,269 $0 $52,956
Eric Korsvall (Chief Operating Officer) $336,050 $0 $67,027
James Carafano (Vp, Davis Inst. For Nat'l Security) $313,765 $0 $37,450
Paul Winfree (Distinguished Fellow In Economic Policy) $309,979 $0 $59,466
Robert Bluey (Vp, Communications) $289,797 $0 $66,312
John Malcolm (Vp, Inst. For Constitutional Gov't) $289,782 $0 $56,269
Derrick Morgan (Executive Vice President) $286,062 $0 $39,203
Charles Stimson (Deputy Dir, Edwin Meese Center) $285,939 $0 $58,623
John Backiel (Vp, Finance & Accounting) $278,763 $0 $64,833
Genevieve Wood (Counselor & Spokesperson) $275,750 $0 $47,282
Bridgett Wagner (Exec. Dir., Feulner Institute) $274,433 $0 $49,271
Carsten Walter (Sr. Dir, Development Operations) $266,896 $0 $66,941
Christopher Byrnes (General Counsel & Secretary) $265,356 $0 $62,063
Chad Barefoot (Director, Donor Relations) $263,346 $0 $43,130
Jack Spencer (Sr. Research Fellow) $254,162 $0 $49,532
Wesley Dyck (Vp, Personnel) $234,656 $0 $13,455
Thomas Binion (Vp, Gov't Relations) $218,622 $0 $55,535
Andrew Olivastro (Vp, Outreach) $212,985 $0 $49,700
Roger Severino (Vp, Domestic Policy) $196,731 $0 $33,757
Edwin Meese Iii (Consultant & Trustee) $76,000 $0 $0
Angela Sailor (Vp, Feulner Institute) $52,370 $0 $16,105
Barb Van Andel Gaby (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael W Gleba (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 27, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$101,783,032
Expenses
$85,809,083
Net Income
$15,973,949
Net Assets
$367,272,162
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $75,262,071
73.9%
Program Services $33,811
0.0%
Investment Income $2,482,072
2.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $19,023
0.0%
Rental Property Income -$757,108
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $23,037,517
22.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,705,646
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,576,706
6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $2,438,710
2.8%
Other Salaries and Wages $27,666,519
32.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $421,262,128
Total Liabilities $53,989,966
Net Assets $367,272,162
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kay Coles James (President) $930,249 $0 $31,909
James Carafano (Vp, Davis Inst. For Nat'l Security) $310,701 $0 $37,869
Jack Spencer (Vp, Inst. For Economic Freedom) $280,285 $0 $68,060
Robert Bluey (Vp, Communications) $279,775 $0 $67,309
John Malcolm (Vp, Inst. For Constitutional Gov't) $277,768 $0 $68,787
Wesley Dyck (Vp, Personnel) $275,740 $0 $66,328
Paul Winfree (Director, Roe Institute) $274,928 $0 $44,229
Genevieve Wood (Director, Donor Communications) $269,007 $0 $46,554
Bridgett Wagner (Vp, Policy Promotion) $266,684 $0 $60,010
Andrew Mcindoe (Vp, Development) $263,378 $0 $65,942
Miguel M Gonzalez (Senior Fellow) $261,190 $0 $64,593
Carsten Walter (Sr. Director, Development Operations) $260,126 $0 $64,238
John Backiel (Vp, Finance And Accounting) $258,822 $0 $65,042
Charles Stimson (Dep. Direct. & Acting Chief Of Staff) $256,050 $0 $52,922
Eric Korsvall (Vp, Operations) $256,003 $0 $65,779
Angela Sailor (Vp, The Feulner Institute) $253,273 $0 $62,962
Thomas Binion (Vp, Government Relations) $244,927 $0 $61,745
Christopher Byrnes (General Counsel & Secretary) $229,680 $0 $60,556
Charmaine Yoest (Vp, Inst. For Family, Comm., & Opp.) $228,417 $0 $1,307
Kim Holmes (Executive Vice President) $215,436 $0 $4,011
Edwin J Feulner Phd (Dist. Visiting Fellow & Trustee) $148,055 $0 $0
Kevin Roberts (President) $34,511 $0 $2,308
Edwin Meese Iii (Reagan Dist. Fellow Emer. & Trustee) $33,077 $0 $0
Barb Van Andel Gaby (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael W Gleba (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 13, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$119,134,479
Expenses
$78,753,539
Net Income
$40,380,940
Net Assets
$331,754,148
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $65,877,330
55.3%
Program Services $152,804
0.1%
Investment Income $1,612,136
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $16,201
0.0%
Rental Property Income -$1,061,120
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $50,881,686
42.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,655,442
1.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,800,524
7.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $2,255,780
2.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $26,863,680
34.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $381,332,869
Total Liabilities $49,578,721
Net Assets $331,754,148
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kay Coles James (President) $908,352 $0 $87,356
Kim Holmes (Executive Vice President) $447,564 $0 $70,342
James Carafano (Vp, Davis Inst. For Nat'l Security) $301,129 $0 $40,019
Robert Bluey (Vp, Communications) $271,511 $0 $65,476
Jack Spencer (Vp, Inst. For Economic Freedom) $270,098 $0 $66,060
Becky Norton Dunlop (Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow) $269,605 $0 $46,718
Genevieve Wood (Director, Donor Communications) $269,583 $0 $45,879
Wesley Dyck (Vp, Personnel) $267,344 $0 $63,191
John Malcolm (Vp, Inst. For Constitutional Gov't) $265,955 $0 $65,608
Carsten Walter (Sr Dir, Development Operations) $265,203 $0 $61,679
Bridgett Wagner (Vp, Policy Promotion) $258,999 $0 $58,962
Paul Winfree (Director, Thomas A. Roe Institute) $254,365 $0 $51,556
Miguel M Gonzalez (Senior Fellow) $253,076 $0 $62,247
John Backiel (Vp, Finance And Accounting) $251,517 $0 $62,801
Charmaine Yoest (Vp, Inst. For Family, Comm., & Opp) $249,410 $0 $29,396
Eric Korsvall (Vp, Operations) $247,757 $0 $63,453
Andrew Mcindoe (Vp, Development) $244,073 $0 $56,760
Angela Sailor (Vp, The Feulner Institute) $241,272 $0 $56,477
Thomas Binion (Vp, Government Relations) $231,639 $0 $57,934
Christopher Byrnes (General Counsel & Secretary) $221,381 $0 $54,125
Edwin J Feulner Phd (Trustee) $192,464 $0 $0
Edwin Meese Iii (Trustee) $32,100 $0 $0
Barb Van Andel Gaby (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael W Gleba (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Larry P Arnn Phd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 30, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$122,861,202
Expenses
$77,972,750
Net Income
$44,888,452
Net Assets
$321,496,833
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $116,992,003
95.2%
Program Services $561,668
0.5%
Investment Income $177,710
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $15,131
0.0%
Rental Property Income -$1,012,479
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $4,686,001
3.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,441,168
1.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,571,030
7.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $2,408,014
3.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $25,698,479
33.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $365,763,848
Total Liabilities $44,267,015
Net Assets $321,496,833
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kay Coles James (President) $868,411 $0 $87,983
Kim Holmes (Executive Vice President) $410,020 $0 $70,952
James Carafano (Vp, Davis Inst. For Nat'l Security) $290,835 $0 $39,415
Becky Norton Dunlop (Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow) $268,241 $0 $51,400
Genevieve Wood (Dir., Donor Comms. & Spokesperson) $260,475 $0 $48,510
Robert Bluey (Vp, Communications) $259,867 $0 $66,503
Jack Spencer (Vp, Inst. For Economic Freedom) $258,462 $0 $67,386
Wesley Dyck (Vp, Personnel) $256,192 $0 $64,124
John Malcolm (Vp, Inst. For Constitutional Gov't) $250,788 $0 $67,650
Bridgett Wagner (Vp, Policy Promotion) $247,113 $0 $65,169
Miguel M Gonzalez (Senior Fellow) $246,952 $0 $66,581
Carsten Walter (Sr. Dir., Development Operations) $246,779 $0 $64,833
Paul Winfree (Director, Thomas A. Roe Institute) $245,683 $0 $45,381
John Backiel (Vp, Finance And Accounting) $239,195 $0 $64,073
Eric Korsvall (Vp, Operations) $237,522 $0 $64,917
Angela Sailor (Vp, The Feulner Institute) $231,605 $0 $48,366
Andrew Mcindoe (Vp, Development) $215,409 $0 $56,174
Thomas Binion (Vp, Government Relations) $213,816 $0 $58,701
Christopher Byrnes (General Counsel And Secretary) $201,450 $0 $38,241
Edwin J Feulner (Trustee) $195,693 $0 $0
Charmaine Yoest (Vp, Inst. For Family, Comm., & Opp.) $166,141 $0 $2,192
Jennifer Patterson (Senior Visiting Fellow) $127,562 $0 $7,003
Edwin Meese Iii (Trustee) $32,100 $0 $0
Barb Van Andel Gaby (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael W Gleba (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 29, 2020

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990-T

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$81,056,876
Expenses
$79,928,180
Net Income
$1,128,696
Net Assets
$250,625,070
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $75,564,341
93.2%
Program Services $537,305
0.7%
Investment Income $525,462
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $15,113
0.0%
Rental Property Income -$972,741
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,869,558
4.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,517,838
1.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,003,985
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $2,186,315
2.7%
Other Salaries and Wages $24,894,760
31.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $294,687,214
Total Liabilities $44,062,144
Net Assets $250,625,070
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Kay Coles James (President) $504,136 $0 $28,129
Kim Holmes (Executive Vice President) $349,643 $0 $68,170
James W Demint (President) $328,837 $0 $0
Edwin J Feulner (Trustee) $327,949 $0 $0
James Carafano (Vp, Davis Inst. For Nat'l Security) $283,101 $0 $38,965
Becky Norton Dunlop (Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow) $271,209 $0 $49,862
Genevieve Wood (Dir., Donor Comms. & Spokesperson) $256,549 $0 $46,838
Robert Bluey (Vp, Communications) $248,342 $0 $61,859
Wesley Dyck (Vp, Personnel) $247,106 $0 $59,723
Miguel M Gonzalez (Senior Fellow) $243,175 $0 $61,541
Carsten Walter (Sr. Dir., Development Operations) $242,769 $0 $59,772
Jack Spencer (Vp, Inst. For Economic Freedom) $240,930 $0 $61,755
John Malcolm (Vp, Inst. For Constitutional Gov't) $236,129 $0 $59,978
Bridgett Wagner (Vp, Policy Promotion) $235,573 $0 $58,728
Jennifer Patterson (Vp, Inst. For Family, Comm., & Opp.) $231,231 $0 $43,273
Eric Korsvall (Vp, Operations) $227,634 $0 $59,974
John Backiel (Vp, Finance & Accounting) $225,127 $0 $58,253
Richard Miller (Dir., Center For Int'l Trade & Econ) $220,560 $0 $22,347
Andrew Mcindoe (Vp, Development) $182,979 $0 $43,992
Thomas Binion (Vp, Government Relations) $166,915 $0 $36,035
Christopher Byrnes (General Counsel & Secretary) $162,873 $0 $28,221
John Mitnick (Svp, General Counsel, & Secretary) $160,744 $0 $3,327
John Fogarty (Vp, Development) $140,537 $0 $8,554
Edwin Meese Iii (Trustee) $114,100 $0 $0
Barb Van Andel Gaby (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 7, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$82,194,912
Expenses
$85,427,198
Net Income
-$3,232,286
Net Assets
$265,797,554
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $76,582,930
93.2%
Program Services $637,023
0.8%
Investment Income $176,285
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $24,822
0.0%
Rental Property Income -$411,351
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,491,690
4.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,693,513
2.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $6,883,859
8.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $2,063,732
2.4%
Other Salaries and Wages $25,128,530
29.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $315,910,900
Total Liabilities $50,113,346
Net Assets $265,797,554
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James W Demint (President) $1,396,981 $0 $1,695
Edwin J Feulner (President) $595,891 $0 $24,300
John Mitnick (Svp, General Counsel, & Secretary) $342,357 $0 $57,883
William Bret Bernhardt (Executive Vice President) $341,035 $0 $1,123
John Fogarty (Vp, Development) $295,479 $0 $63,427
James Carafano (Vp, Davis Inst. For Nat'l Security) $278,912 $0 $38,501
Becky Norton Dunlop (Reagan Distinguished Fellow) $276,614 $0 $51,245
Kim Holmes (Acting Senior Vp, Research) $274,597 $0 $58,245
Genevieve Wood (Sr. Advisor, Sr. Cont., Daily Signal) $252,436 $0 $46,967
Wesley Denton (Group Vp, Communications) $251,649 $0 $13,533
Miguel M Gonzalez (Senior Fellow) $240,878 $0 $63,595
Wesley Dyck (Vp, Personnel) $236,643 $0 $60,125
Carsten Walter (Senior Director, Development) $236,169 $0 $61,457
Jennifer Marshall (Vp, Inst. For Family, Com., & Opp.) $232,315 $0 $46,291
Eric Korsvall (Vp, Operations) $232,239 $0 $61,679
Jack Spencer (Vp, Inst. For Economic Freedom) $225,241 $0 $62,121
Robert Bluey (Vp, Communications) $224,312 $0 $60,857
Richard Miller (Dir., Center For Int'l Trade & Econ) $224,212 $0 $22,152
John Backiel (Vp, Finance & Controller) $224,155 $0 $59,956
James Wallner (Group Vp, Research) $223,246 $0 $800
John Malcolm (Vp, Inst. For Constitutional Gov't) $216,420 $0 $52,393
Bridgett Wagner (Vp, Policy Promotion) $209,335 $0 $57,617
Phillip N Truluck (Senior Advisor) $157,550 $0 $0
Edward Corrigan (Group Vp, Policy Promotion) $138,282 $0 $10,635
Edwin Meese Iii (Trustee, Reagan Fellow Emeritus) $56,042 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Oct. 31, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$82,209,446
Expenses
$81,620,518
Net Income
$588,928
Net Assets
$240,680,594
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $79,079,189
96.2%
Program Services $641,190
0.8%
Investment Income $125,579
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $21,867
0.0%
Rental Property Income -$561,807
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,288,770
1.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,614,658
2.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $4,206,420
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $1,904,825
2.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $27,818,367
34.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $289,026,227
Total Liabilities $48,345,633
Net Assets $240,680,594
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James W Demint (President) $1,127,540 $0 $57,458
William Bret Bernhardt (Executive Vice President) $381,641 $0 $55,825
John Mitnick (Svp, General Counsel, & Secretary) $338,890 $0 $54,512
Edward Corrigan (Group Vp, Policy Promotion) $301,174 $0 $38,201
John Fogarty (Group Vp, Development) $294,295 $0 $63,800
Wesley Denton (Group Vp, Communications) $284,818 $0 $59,465
James Carafano (Vp, Davis Inst. For Nat'l Security) $281,624 $0 $37,969
Kim Holmes (Distinguished Fellow) $278,172 $0 $56,272
Becky Norton Dunlop (Reagan Distinguished Fellow) $273,183 $0 $49,272
Genevieve Wood (Sr. Fellow & Sr. Cont., Daily Signal) $258,020 $0 $46,221
Michael Gonzalez (Senior Fellow) $247,536 $0 $60,884
Jennifer Marshall (Vp, Inst. For Family, Comm., & Opp.) $237,269 $0 $45,289
John Horton (Senior Counselor) $230,160 $0 $44,258
David Addington (Group Vp, Research) $205,233 $0 $1,595
Edwin J Feulner (Founder, Trustee) $195,265 $0 $0
James Wallner (Group Vp, Research) $103,681 $0 $985
Thomas A Saunders Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Barb Van Andel Gaby (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Meg Allen (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Larry P Arnn Phd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
The Honorable Belden H Bell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Malcolm Stevenson Forbes Jr (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Todd W Herrick (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
William J Hume (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Kay Coles James (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 27, 2017

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$92,008,484
Expenses
$80,679,043
Net Income
$11,329,441
Net Assets
$226,283,115
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $88,804,116
96.5%
Program Services $520,094
0.6%
Investment Income $109,607
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $12,590
0.0%
Rental Property Income -$616,178
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,452,432
1.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,725,823
1.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,121,969
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $2,483,207
3.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $25,917,141
32.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $269,606,608
Total Liabilities $43,323,493
Net Assets $226,283,115
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James W Demint (President) $1,074,909 $0 $57,458
Phillip N Truluck (Executive Vice President) $538,658 $0 $8,506
David Addington (Group Vp, Research) $318,806 $0 $41,800
John Mitnick (Svp, General Counsel, & Secretary) $315,425 $0 $66,336
William Bret Bernhardt (Executive Vice President) $315,084 $0 $55,731
Edward Corrigan (Group Vp, Policy Promotion) $282,571 $0 $35,262
John Fogarty (Group Vp, Development) $277,065 $0 $63,472
Geoffrey J Lysaught (Group Vp, Strategic Communications) $273,073 $0 $21,305
Kim Holmes (Distinguished Fellow) $266,614 $0 $56,730
James Carafano (Vp, Davis Inst. For Nat'l Security) $265,394 $0 $37,969
Genevieve Wood (Sr. Fellow/Contributor, Daily Signal) $244,852 $0 $45,156
Becky Norton Dunlop (Vp, External Relations) $244,669 $0 $47,665
Wesley Denton (Group Vp, Communications) $240,363 $0 $55,951
Michael Gonzalez (Senior Fellow) $237,382 $0 $59,852
John Von Kannon (Vp & Senior Counselor) $221,139 $0 $18,599
Jennifer Marshall (Vp, Inst. For Family, Comm., & Opp.) $216,138 $0 $42,209
Richard Miller (Director, Center For Trade & Econ) $215,904 $0 $22,013
Edwin J Feulner Jr (Founder, Trustee) $194,889 $0 $0
Derrick Morgan (Vp, Domestic & Economic Policy) $44,008 $0 $5,865
Thomas A Saunders Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Barb Van Andel Gaby (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Meg Allen (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Larry P Arnn Phd (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
The Honorable Belden H Bell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Midge Decter (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 27, 2016

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$96,969,906
Expenses
$82,107,321
Net Income
$14,862,585
Net Assets
$217,141,676
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $94,567,106
97.5%
Program Services $565,920
0.6%
Investment Income $201,760
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $107,602
0.1%
Rental Property Income -$291,908
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $182,783
0.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,636,643
1.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,077,430
6.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $2,709,584
3.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $25,654,813
31.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $261,045,873
Total Liabilities $43,904,197
Net Assets $217,141,676
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
James W Demint (President) $899,512 $0 $56,283
Phillip N Truluck (Executive Vice President) $806,690 $0 $78,168
Edwin J Feulner Jr (Founder, Trustee) $369,372 $0 $0
John Von Kannon (Vp & Senior Counselor) $321,238 $0 $68,187
David Addington (Group Vp, Research) $308,817 $0 $41,268
Geoffrey J Lysaught (Group Vp, Strategic Communications) $293,124 $0 $60,571
Edward Corrigan (Group Vp, Policy Prom. (As Of 4/14)) $262,411 $0 $34,612
Kim Holmes (Distinguished Fellow) $261,098 $0 $66,424
William Bret Bernhardt (Svp (As Of 4/14) & Chief Of Staff) $259,374 $0 $35,988
John Fogarty (Group Vp, Development) $258,819 $0 $57,120
James Carafano (Vp, International Studies) $254,227 $0 $36,993
Michael Gonzalez (Vp, Communications (Until 4/14)) $252,292 $0 $58,211
Genevieve Wood (Vp, Marketing (Until 4/14)) $238,672 $0 $43,712
Derrick Morgan (Vp, Domestic & Economic Policy) $237,086 $0 $43,184
Becky Norton Dunlop (Vp, External Relations) $231,881 $0 $45,232
Wesley Denton (Vp, Communications (As Of 4/14)) $210,075 $0 $42,357
Stuart Butler (Distinguished Fellow (Until 9/14)) $206,745 $0 $17,208
Richard Miller (Director, Center For Trade & Econ) $199,701 $0 $20,331
John Mitnick (Svp, Gen Counsel & Secy (As Of 3/14)) $193,437 $0 $15,840
James Talent (Distinguished Fellow (Until 11/14)) $171,481 $0 $1,098
Thomas A Saunders Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Richard M Scaife (Vice Chairman (Until 7/14)) $0 $0 $0
J Frederic Rench (Secretary (Until 3/14)) $0 $0 $0
Meg Allen (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Douglas F Allison (Trustee (Until 3/14)) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 22, 2015

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$112,690,147
Expenses
$80,161,735
Net Income
$32,528,412
Net Assets
$194,250,663
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $102,174,419
90.7%
Program Services $601,313
0.5%
Investment Income $402,866
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $70,148
0.1%
Rental Property Income $38,605
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $8,197,045
7.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,205,751
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $8,192,492
10.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $3,225,073
4.0%
Other Salaries and Wages $22,077,045
27.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $238,662,795
Total Liabilities $44,412,132
Net Assets $194,250,663
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Edwin J Feulner Jr (President (Until 4/13) (See Sch J&O)) $3,552,883 $0 $14,804
Phillip N Truluck (Executive Vice President) $794,868 $0 $81,100
James W Demint (Pres. Elect (1/13) & Pres. (4/13)) $613,529 $0 $24,631
David Addington (Group Vp, Research) $280,945 $0 $40,795
Stuart Butler (Distinguished Fellow) $273,743 $0 $75,452
Elaine Chao (Distinguished Fellow) $267,029 $0 $25,463
Geoffrey J Lysaught (Group Vp, Strategic Communications) $266,796 $0 $56,696
John Von Kannon (Vp & Senior Counselor) $264,227 $0 $71,428
Kim Holmes (Distinguished Fellow) $257,657 $0 $69,347
Michael Gonzalez (Vp, Communications) $237,960 $0 $60,295
James Carafano (Vp, Foreign & Defense Policy) $237,670 $0 $33,883
Genevieve Wood (Vp, Marketing) $228,267 $0 $45,378
Becky Norton Dunlop (Vp, External Relations) $225,127 $0 $56,358
John Fogarty (Group Vp, Development) $219,660 $0 $57,754
Derrick Morgan (Vp, Domestic & Econ Pol (As Of 4/13)) $212,809 $0 $50,316
James Talent (Distinguished Fellow) $191,406 $0 $17,428
Richard Miller (Dir, Center For Trade & Econ) $188,082 $0 $19,199
Matthew Spalding (Vp, American Studies (Until 9/13)) $173,257 $0 $20,453
Michael Franc (Vp, Gov't. Relations (Until 6/13)) $129,454 $0 $15,023
Edwin Meese Iii (Ronald Reagan Distinguished Fellow) $108,070 $0 $5,734
Michael Spiller (Vp, Information Tech. (Until 5/13)) $90,596 $0 $12,540
Kathleen Rowan (Executive Assistant) $48,149 $0 $3,439
Thomas A Saunders Iii (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Richard M Scaife (Vice Chairman) $0 $0 $0
J Frederic Rench (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 27, 2014

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$86,084,630
Expenses
$81,748,321
Net Income
$4,336,309
Net Assets
$154,277,292
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $78,190,250
90.8%
Program Services $122,538
0.1%
Investment Income $2,218,410
2.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $35,423
0.0%
Rental Property Income $1,509,910
1.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,244,180
3.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $763,919
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,808,357
7.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $3,602,323
4.4%
Other Salaries and Wages $23,239,843
28.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $200,636,522
Total Liabilities $46,359,230
Net Assets $154,277,292

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$72,170,983
Expenses
$80,033,828
Net Income
-$7,862,845
Net Assets
$143,231,547
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $65,687,562
91.0%
Program Services $206,109
0.3%
Investment Income $1,025,263
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $59,497
0.1%
Rental Property Income $1,290,312
1.8%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,196,761
4.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $705,479
1.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $5,414,772
6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $3,952,210
4.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $22,237,056
27.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $174,109,394
Total Liabilities $30,877,847
Net Assets $143,231,547

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

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PDF (2 of 2)
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF
PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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

PDF
990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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

PDF
990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF
990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

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

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About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

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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