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R Street Institute

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: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$13.4M (2022)

Expenses
$12.9M (2022)

Total Assets
$10.1M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$784k (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

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.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$13,380,594
Expenses
$12,930,790
Net Income
$449,804
Net Assets
$9,348,782
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $13,315,801
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $189
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $64,604
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $588,268
4.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $7,770,804
60.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,132,891
Total Liabilities $784,109
Net Assets $9,348,782
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elias Rothenberg Lehrer (President) $300,699 $0 $27,382
Erica Schoder (Executive Director) $246,793 $0 $13,394
Devin Hartman (Director, Energy) $197,422 $0 $16,189
Mazen Saleh (Director, Harm Reduction) $194,140 $0 $11,225
Jillian Snider (Director, Criminal Justice) $192,000 $0 $6,860
Jonathan Bydlak (Director, Governance) $190,451 $0 $16,114
Wayne Brough (Director, Technology) $190,000 $0 $3,968
Susanna Dokupil (Board Chairwoman) $0 $0 $0
Robert Watkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Weinstein (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Calo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Pablo Carrillo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marla Dean (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
John Graham (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Frazee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Artur Davis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Nguyen (Board Member, Through 12/2022) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,078,892
Expenses
$10,529,052
Net Income
$1,549,840
Net Assets
$8,898,978
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,044,306
99.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $133
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $34,453
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $542,227
5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $6,246,322
59.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,433,752
Total Liabilities $534,774
Net Assets $8,898,978
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elias Rothenberg Lehrer (President) $273,826 $0 $26,352
Erica Schoder (Sr. Vice President & Corp Treasurer) $227,728 $0 $14,321
Devin Hartman (Director, Energy) $186,404 $0 $7,434
Wayne Brough (Director, Technology & Innovation) $182,781 $0 $4,005
Tatyana Bolton (Director, Cybersecurity) $180,033 $0 $25,065
Mazen Saleh (Director, Harm Reduction) $167,834 $0 $10,041
Ashley Nunes (Director, Competition Policy) $165,401 $0 $11,983
Susanna Dokupil (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Nguyen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Watkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Pablo Carrillo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Frazee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Calo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Weinstein (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marla Dean (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Artur Davis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Marni Soupcoff (Board Member (Until 3/2021)) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,674,519
Expenses
$9,816,213
Net Income
$2,858,306
Net Assets
$7,349,138
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,649,014
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $322
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $25,183
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $534,575
5.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,788,012
59.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $9,026,992
Total Liabilities $1,677,854
Net Assets $7,349,138
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elias Rothenberg Lehrer (President) $268,792 $0 $25,359
Erica Schoder (Sr. Vice President & Corp Treasurer) $226,231 $0 $14,193
Devin Hartman (Director, Energy) $180,695 $0 $7,517
Mazen Saleh (Avp, Policy Management) $169,133 $0 $9,955
Arthur Rizer (Director, Criminal Justice) $163,238 $0 $7,724
James Wallner (Senior Fellow, Governance) $155,591 $0 $22,395
Justina Yee (Avp, Strategy) $153,928 $0 $25,421
Marni Soupcoff (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Nguyen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Cohen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Watkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Inglis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Pablo Carrillo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Frazee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Calo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Susanna Dokupil (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephen Weinstein (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,765,865
Expenses
$10,110,844
Net Income
-$1,344,979
Net Assets
$4,490,832
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,721,568
99.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,589
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $42,708
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $495,506
4.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,957,992
58.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,276,637
Total Liabilities $785,805
Net Assets $4,490,832
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elias Rothenberg Lehrer (President) $257,524 $0 $22,589
Erica Schoder (Sr. Vice President & Corp Treasurer) $200,320 $0 $15,073
Kevin Kosar (Vp, Research Partnerships) $185,898 $0 $7,436
James Baker (Director, Nscs) $163,148 $0 $6,613
Charles Duan (Director, Tech) $156,219 $0 $17,812
Andrew Smarick (Director, Csew) $152,594 $0 $23,731
Philip Wallach (Senior Fellow, Governance) $150,699 $0 $19,045
Marni Soupcoff (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Amanda Nguyen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Cohen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Watkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Inglis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Pablo Carrillo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Frazee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Calo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,586,090
Expenses
$9,332,381
Net Income
$1,253,709
Net Assets
$5,835,811
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $10,548,402
99.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $657
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $37,031
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $462,009
5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $5,303,305
56.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,658,153
Total Liabilities $822,342
Net Assets $5,835,811
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eli Lehrer (President & Board Vice Chair) $241,835 $0 $21,940
Kevin Kosar (Vice President Of Policy) $185,472 $0 $6,894
Erica Schoder (Vice President & Corporate Treasurer) $184,255 $0 $13,979
David Cameron Smith (Vp Of Impl. & Gen. Coun. (End 10/18)) $180,660 $0 $22,002
Ian Adams (Assoc. Vice Pres., State Affairs) $154,265 $0 $9,962
James Wallner (Senior Fellow, Governance) $144,898 $0 $19,634
Charles Duan (Director Technology & Inn. Policy) $141,058 $0 $22,361
Marni Soupcoff (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tevi Troy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Cohen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Watkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Inglis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Alexamder (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Pablo Carrillo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Frazee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Calo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,389,020
Expenses
$6,853,303
Net Income
$1,535,717
Net Assets
$4,582,102
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,262,264
98.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,231
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $125,525
1.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $432,985
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,326,288
48.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,324,052
Total Liabilities $741,950
Net Assets $4,582,102
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elias Rothenberg Lehrer (President And Board Vice Chair) $215,266 $0 $17,356
Erica Schoder (Vice President & Corporate Treasurer) $190,299 $0 $10,064
Kevin Kosar (Vice President Of Policy) $188,273 $0 $6,055
David Cameron Smith (Vp Of Implementation & Gen. Counsel) $172,970 $0 $19,748
Ian Adams (Associate Vp, State Affairs) $145,692 $0 $4,778
Arthur Rizer (Crim. Justice & Civil Liberties Dir.) $137,617 $0 $4,547
Ray Lehmann (Dir. Of Fin., Insur. & Trade Policy) $135,601 $0 $12,987
Marni Soupcoff (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tevi Troy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Cohen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Watkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Inglis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Pablo Carrillo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Elizabeth Frazee (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Calo (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,946,145
Expenses
$4,910,677
Net Income
$1,035,468
Net Assets
$3,046,385
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,887,086
99.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,190
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $50,780
0.9%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,089
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $606,774
12.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,174,814
44.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,311,687
Total Liabilities $265,302
Net Assets $3,046,385
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Eli Lehrer (President And Board Vice Chair) $216,700 $0 $23,613
Andrew Moylan (Executive Director) $179,311 $0 $13,514
Kevin Kosar (Director Of Governance Program) $164,250 $0 $5,335
Erica Schoder (Operations Dir. & Corp. Treas.) $162,617 $0 $11,019
David Cameron Smith (Director Of State Programs) $146,356 $0 $22,248
Catrina Rorke (Director Of Energy Program) $131,227 $0 $8,686
Ray Lehmann (Editor In Chief) $130,696 $0 $18,040
Lori Sanders (Director Of Outreach) $116,885 $0 $17,542
Marni Soupcoff (Board Chair) $0 $0 $0
Tevi Troy (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Michael Cohen (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Watkins (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Robert Inglis (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Alexander (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,164,948
Expenses
$3,471,241
Net Income
$693,707
Net Assets
$2,010,917
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,069,963
97.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,051
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $67,673
1.6%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $26,261
0.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $396,453
11.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,520,084
43.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,131,906
Total Liabilities $120,989
Net Assets $2,010,917
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Elias Rothenberg Lehrer (President And Vice Chair) $213,698 $0 $21,688
Kevin Kosar (Governance Project Director) $162,700 $0 $5,288
Andrew Moylan (Executive Director) $154,855 $0 $13,238
Erica Schoder (Secretary And Oper. & Finance Dir.) $142,385 $0 $18,682
Michael Godwin (Director Of Innovation Policy) $119,376 $0 $15,154
Lori Sanders (Outreach Director) $110,292 $0 $16,513
David Cameron Smith (States Director) $104,708 $0 $20,075
Marni Soupcoff (Chair) $0 $0 $0
David Frum (Vice Chair (Until 2/15)) $0 $0 $0
Ryan Alexander (Director) $0 $0 $0
Michael Cohen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bob Inglis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Tevi Troy (Director) $0 $0 $0
Steve Mcmanus (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,866,498
Expenses
$2,360,531
Net Income
$505,967
Net Assets
$1,317,210
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,832,801
98.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,652
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $5,167
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $625
0.0%
Other Revenue $26,253
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $324,747
13.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $834,088
35.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,385,522
Total Liabilities $68,312
Net Assets $1,317,210

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,369,480
Expenses
$1,845,344
Net Income
$524,136
Net Assets
$811,243
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,353,072
99.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $920
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $15,488
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $288,680
15.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $611,757
33.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $862,442
Total Liabilities $51,199
Net Assets $811,243

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$792,122
Expenses
$505,015
Net Income
$287,107
Net Assets
$287,107
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $791,833
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $66
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $223
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $103,682
20.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $165,645
32.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $314,698
Total Liabilities $27,591
Net Assets $287,107

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$9,967
Net Income
-$9,967
Net Assets
$2,349
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,349
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $2,349

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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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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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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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