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American Enterprise Institute For Public Policy Research

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since July 1944
  • EIN: 53-0218495

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: Social Science Research Institutes, Services / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
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Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$53.8M (2023)

Expenses
$66.8M (2023)

Total Assets
$348M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$7.44M (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 June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$53,808,205
Expenses
$66,819,074
Net Income
-$13,010,869
Net Assets
$340,988,505
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $48,096,841
89.4%
Program Services $1,531,939
2.8%
Investment Income $1,306,148
2.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,873,277
5.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $4,122,508
6.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $60,000
0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $27,301,076
40.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $348,427,115
Total Liabilities $7,438,610
Net Assets $340,988,505
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Doar (President) $942,680 $0 $119,740
Jason W Bertsch (Executive Vice President) $494,880 $0 $60,740
Yuval Levin (Director, Sccs) $393,849 $0 $60,540
Kori Schake (Director, Fdp) $356,498 $0 $45,496
Michael R Strain (Director, Economic Policy) $310,260 $0 $68,840
Nicholas Eberstadt (Hw Chair In Political Economy) $300,008 $0 $64,813
Suzanne B Gershowitz (Vp, Administration & Counsel) $295,245 $0 $57,666
Ryan Streeter (Director, Domestic Policy) $277,880 $0 $57,248
Adam White (Senior Fellow) $258,880 $0 $54,936
Danielle Pletka (Distinguished Senior Fellow) $254,093 $0 $31,126
Frederick Hess (Director, Ed Policy Studies) $244,495 $0 $46,077
James C Capretta (Senior Fellow) $243,450 $0 $58,299
John Cusey (Vp, Communications And Gov) $242,880 $0 $53,379
Kazuki Ko (Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer) $205,390 $0 $35,760
Daniel A D'aniello (Bd Of Trustees Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford S Asness (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
The Honorable Richard B Cheney (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Peter H Coors (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harlan Crow (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Ravenel B Curry Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly O Dennis (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Richard Devos (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Martin C Eltrich Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Tully M Friedman (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Christopher B Galvin (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 12, 2024

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$69,385,964
Expenses
$60,624,542
Net Income
$8,761,422
Net Assets
$340,145,522
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $59,205,945
85.3%
Program Services $1,245,117
1.8%
Investment Income $5,424,492
7.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,510,410
5.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,958,203
6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $60,000
0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $24,646,375
40.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $346,443,499
Total Liabilities $6,297,977
Net Assets $340,145,522
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Doar (President) $862,300 $0 $110,555
Jason W Bertsch (Executive Vice President And Secretary) $452,500 $0 $58,356
Yuval Levin (Director, Sccs) $358,750 $0 $43,898
Kori Schake (Director, Fdp) $328,970 $0 $8,764
Nicholas Eberstadt (Hw Chair In Political Econ) $288,140 $0 $58,328
Michael R Strain (Director, Economic Policy) $286,260 $0 $66,954
Suzanne B Gershowitz (Vp, Administration & Counsel) $285,580 $0 $52,657
Ryan Streeter (Director, Domestic Policy) $262,900 $0 $55,392
Adam White (Senior Fellow) $239,050 $0 $32,743
Danielle Pletka (Senior Fellow) $236,275 $0 $31,756
James C Capretta (Senior Fellow) $236,050 $0 $55,071
Frederick Hess (Director, Ed Policy) $229,175 $0 $44,066
John Cusey (Vp, Communications And Government) $228,300 $0 $51,168
Kazuki Ko (Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer) $189,800 $0 $32,960
Arthur C Brooks (Former President) $25,000 $0 $0
Daniel A D'aniello (Bd Of Trustees Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford S Asness (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
The Honorable Richard B Cheney (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Peter H Coors (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harlan Crow (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Ravenel B Curry Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly O Dennis (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Richard Devos (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Martin C Eltrich Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Tully M Friedman (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 13, 2023

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$80,742,317
Expenses
$51,057,669
Net Income
$29,684,648
Net Assets
$381,885,965
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $71,846,952
89.0%
Program Services $477,488
0.6%
Investment Income $781,585
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $7,636,292
9.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,455,932
6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $60,000
0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $23,038,009
45.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $389,314,676
Total Liabilities $7,428,711
Net Assets $381,885,965
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert Doar (President) $763,300 $0 $97,555
David Gerson (Former Executive Vice President) $600,000 $0 $0
Jason W Bertsch (Executive Vp And Secretary) $440,434 $0 $57,355
Yuval Levin (Director, Sccs) $343,200 $0 $23,155
Kori Schake (Director, Foreign And Defense Policy Studies) $323,212 $0 $8,953
Suzanne B Gershowitz (Vp, Administration & Counsel) $271,080 $0 $51,296
Michael R Strain (Director, Economic Policy) $269,186 $0 $65,505
Nicholas Eberstadt (Hw Chair In Political Economy) $267,800 $0 $55,971
Ryan Streeter (Director, Domestic Policy) $259,550 $0 $54,567
Danielle Pletka (Senior Fellow) $242,432 $0 $32,015
Adam White (Resident Scholar) $240,250 $0 $23,071
Karlyn Bowman (Senior Fellow) $239,239 $0 $40,522
James C Capretta (Resident Fellow) $228,235 $0 $53,589
Arthur C Brooks (Former President) $201,155 $0 $0
Kazuki Ko (Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer) $196,473 $0 $32,056
Daniel A D'aniello (Bd Of Trustees Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford S Asness (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
The Honorable Richard B Cheney (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Peter H Coors (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harlan Crow (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Ravenel B Curry Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly O Dennis (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Richard Devos (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Martin C Eltrich Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
John V Faraci (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 9, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$48,035,784
Expenses
$51,698,842
Net Income
-$3,663,058
Net Assets
$303,043,149
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $42,381,205
88.2%
Program Services $779,009
1.6%
Investment Income $1,669,990
3.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $3,205,580
6.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,292,869
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $60,000
0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $22,590,707
43.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $309,675,769
Total Liabilities $6,632,620
Net Assets $303,043,149
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Arthur C Brooks (Former President) $2,645,480 $0 $46,808
David Gerson (Former Executive Vice President) $902,557 $0 $50,394
Robert Doar (President) $465,650 $0 $82,046
Jason W Bertsch (Senior Vp And Secretary) $400,960 $0 $76,156
Danielle Pletka (Senior Vice President) $344,360 $0 $45,372
Michael R Strain (Director, Economic Policy Studies) $254,603 $0 $58,121
Nicholas Eberstadt (Resident Scholar) $242,300 $0 $52,501
Ryan Streeter (Director, Domestic Policy Studies) $238,550 $0 $50,112
Suzanne B Gershowitz (Vp, Administration And Counsel) $227,180 $0 $49,398
Kenneth M Pollack (Resident Scholar) $215,445 $0 $40,100
Frederick M Hess (Resident Scholar) $211,775 $0 $41,439
James C Capretta (Resident Fellow) $210,353 $0 $51,627
James M Pethokoukis (Editor In Chief) $205,400 $0 $51,801
Yuval Levin (Director, Social, Cultural And Constitutional St) $189,372 $0 $17,398
Kazuki Ko (Chief Financial Officer And Treasurer) $173,360 $0 $31,206
John M Cusey (Vp, Communications And Government) $168,131 $0 $44,855
Daniel A D'aniello (Bd Of Trustees Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford S Asness (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
The Honorable Richard B Cheney (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Peter H Coors (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harlan Crow (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Ravenel B Curry Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Kimberly O Dennis (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Dick Devos (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Martin C Eltrich Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 3, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$51,439,296
Expenses
$57,228,170
Net Income
-$5,788,874
Net Assets
$316,035,735
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $46,622,409
90.6%
Program Services $1,657,325
3.2%
Investment Income $2,039,526
4.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,120,036
2.2%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $6,272,876
11.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $100,000
0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages $20,158,845
35.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $325,952,959
Total Liabilities $9,917,224
Net Assets $316,035,735
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Arthur C Brooks (President) $1,100,000 $0 $48,453
David Gerson (Executive Vice President) $500,000 $0 $75,449
Jason W Bertsch (Senior Vice President) $422,500 $0 $60,154
Danielle Pletka (Senior Vice President) $322,500 $0 $39,198
Toby William Stock (Senior Advisor) $257,500 $0 $36,621
Robert Doar (Morgridge Fellow In Poverty Studies) $246,000 $0 $44,974
Nicholas Eberstadt (Resident Scholar) $246,000 $0 $44,974
Ryan Streeter (Director, Domestic Policy Studies) $235,625 $0 $15,454
Michael R Strain (Director, Economic Policy Studies) $235,250 $0 $43,684
Kenneth M Pollack (Resident Scholar) $218,000 $0 $15,454
Frederick M Hess (Resident Scholar) $215,205 $0 $31,545
John M Cusey (Vice President, Communications And Government) $192,500 $0 $38,548
Kazuki Ko (Chief Financial Officer) $154,500 $0 $24,186
Daniel A D'aniello (Bd Of Trustees Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Clifford S Asness (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Gordon M Binder (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
The Honorable Richard B Cheney (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Peter H Coors (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harlan Crow (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Ravenel B Curry Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Richard Devos (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
John V Faraci (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Tully M Friedman (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Christopher B Galvin (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harvey Golub (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on March 8, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$61,713,630
Expenses
$50,853,733
Net Income
$10,859,897
Net Assets
$320,678,179
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $57,160,683
92.6%
Program Services $1,599,940
2.6%
Investment Income $925,030
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,027,977
3.3%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $4,054,593
8.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $92,500
0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages $19,283,142
37.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $327,486,198
Total Liabilities $6,808,019
Net Assets $320,678,179
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Arthur Brooks (President) $2,200,000 $0 $36,549
David Gerson (Executive Vice President) $1,000,000 $0 $63,749
Charles Murray (Resident Scholar) $353,500 $0 $32,856
Jason Bertsch (Senior Vice President) $347,500 $0 $44,249
Danielle Pletka (Senior Vice President) $297,500 $0 $35,598
Ryan Streeter (Director, Domestic Policy Studies) $254,000 $0 $3,749
Toby Stock (Senior Advisor) $240,000 $0 $32,849
Michael Strain (Director, Econ Policy Stud) $227,000 $0 $30,989
Nicholas Eberstadt (Resident Scholar) $225,000 $0 $31,149
Robert Doar (Morgridge Fellow In Poverty Studies) $224,500 $0 $30,689
James Capretta (Resident Fellow) $213,000 $0 $4,149
Frederick Hess (Resident Scholar) $206,553 $0 $28,543
John Cusey (Vp, Communications And Govt Affairs) $167,313 $0 $23,793
Kazuki Ko (Cfo) $155,000 $0 $22,499
Tully Friedman (Bd Of Trustees Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Daniel D'aniello (Bd Of Trustees Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Asness (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Binder (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
The Honorable Richard B Cheney (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Peter Coors (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harlan Crow (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Ravenel Curry Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Dick Devos (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
John Faraci (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Galvin (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 10, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$75,066,910
Expenses
$55,822,303
Net Income
$19,244,607
Net Assets
$304,389,542
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $61,241,666
81.6%
Program Services $1,468,828
2.0%
Investment Income $812,214
1.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $2,044,202
2.7%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,500,000
12.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $4,955,740
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $70,000
0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $19,472,869
34.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $309,728,804
Total Liabilities $5,339,262
Net Assets $304,389,542
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Arthur Brooks (President) $1,074,647 $0 $35,835
David Gerson (Executive Vice President) $462,388 $0 $63,635
Jason Bertsch (Senior Vp, Development And Communications) $324,107 $0 $42,035
Charles Murray (Resident Scholar) $317,947 $0 $32,256
Danielle Pletka (Senior Vp, Foreign And Defense Policy Studies) $262,234 $0 $33,798
Toby Stock (Vp, Development And Academic Programs) $230,660 $0 $33,535
Kevin Hassett (Director, Research For Domestic Policy) $224,057 $0 $34,935
Nicholas Eberstadt (Resident Scholar) $219,574 $0 $30,515
Michael Strain (Director, Econ Policy Studies) $199,004 $0 $29,045
Robert Doar (Resident Fellow) $190,400 $0 $25,835
James Talent (Senior Fellow & Dir. Mwcns 2020) $182,424 $0 $5,535
James Pethokoukis (Editor In Chief) $180,680 $0 $26,225
Karlyn Bowman (Senior Fellow) $166,581 $0 $23,869
Tully Friedman (Bd Of Trustees Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Daniel D'aniello (Bd Of Trustees Co Chair) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Asness (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Binder (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
The Honorable Richard B Cheney (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Peter Coors (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harlan Crow (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Ravenel Curry Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Dick Devos (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
John Faraci (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Galvin (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harvey Golub (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Jan. 16, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$60,020,287
Expenses
$46,953,435
Net Income
$13,066,852
Net Assets
$266,576,122
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $58,561,514
97.6%
Program Services $948,679
1.6%
Investment Income $824,088
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$313,994
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,678,165
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $75,620
0.2%
Other Salaries and Wages $17,908,392
38.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $279,414,192
Total Liabilities $12,838,070
Net Assets $266,576,122
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Arthur Brooks (President) $1,072,525 $0 $35,797
David Gerson (Executive Vice President) $464,185 $0 $63,598
Jason Bertsch (Vice President, Development) $309,465 $0 $37,898
Charles Murray (Resident Scholar) $262,562 $0 $37,735
Danielle Pletka (Vice Pres, Foreign & Defense Policy) $242,228 $0 $32,298
Nicholas Eberstadt (Resident Scholar) $227,737 $0 $31,438
Kevin Hasset (Senior Fellow) $216,589 $0 $33,598
Toby Stock (Vice Pres, Development & Academic Program) $211,470 $0 $31,618
Michael R Strain (Deputy Director Of Economic Policy Studies) $184,903 $0 $26,911
Frederick M Hess (Resident Scholar) $168,540 $0 $26,238
Tully Friedman (Bd Of Trustees Chair) $0 $0 $0
Daniel D'aniello (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Asness (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Binder (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cheney (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Ravenel Curry Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
John Faraci (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Galvin (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Gilmartin (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harvey Golub (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Robert Greenhill (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Frank Hanna (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Kovner (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Marc Lipschultz (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
John Luke Jr (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 20, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$84,616,388
Expenses
$38,611,315
Net Income
$46,005,073
Net Assets
$266,104,834
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $80,950,119
95.7%
Program Services $736,631
0.9%
Investment Income $2,242,097
2.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $687,541
0.8%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,037,353
7.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $120,162
0.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $15,735,589
40.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $272,670,682
Total Liabilities $6,565,848
Net Assets $266,104,834
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Arthur Brooks (President) $1,040,797 $0 $34,696
David Gerson (Executive Vice President) $652,819 $0 $56,749
Jason Bertsch (Vice President, Development) $252,500 $0 $37,749
Danielle Pletka (Vice Pres, For & Defense S) $252,500 $0 $36,942
Kevin Hassett (Economic Policy Studies) $235,000 $0 $34,805
Charles Murray (Scholar) $235,000 $0 $31,597
Nicholas Eberstadt (Scholar) $220,000 $0 $28,376
Robert Doar (Scholar) $211,844 $0 $409
Toby W Stock (Vice Pres, Development And) $207,000 $0 $31,482
James Pethokoukis (Scholar) $185,000 $0 $28,825
Karlyn Bowman (Senior Fellow/Board Secretary) $183,000 $0 $28,489
Tully Friedman (Bd Of Trustees Chair) $0 $0 $0
Daniel D'aniello (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Asness (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Binder (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cheney (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Ravenel Curry Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
John Faraci (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Galvin (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Gilmartin (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harvey Golub (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Robert Greenhill (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Frank Hanna (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Kovner (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Marc Lipschultz (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 12, 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 June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$64,011,505
Expenses
$35,435,906
Net Income
$28,575,599
Net Assets
$222,403,155
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $62,435,926
97.5%
Program Services $1,065,665
1.7%
Investment Income $2,058,758
3.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$1,548,844
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,363,709
6.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $90,449
0.3%
Other Salaries and Wages $14,147,407
39.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $232,057,639
Total Liabilities $9,654,484
Net Assets $222,403,155
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Arthur Brooks (President) $700,000 $0 $103,268
David Gerson (Executive Vice President/Treasurer) $440,000 $0 $72,068
Charles Murray (Scholar) $269,000 $0 $47,216
Jason Bertsch (Vice President, Development) $240,000 $0 $48,068
Danielle Pletka (Vice Pres, For & Defense S) $240,000 $0 $37,095
Kevin Hassett (Economic Policy Studies) $225,500 $0 $46,328
Nicholas Eberstadt (Scholar) $195,000 $0 $42,668
James M Pethokoukis (Blog Editor) $185,000 $0 $24,518
Karlyn Bowman (Senior Fellow/Board Secretary) $178,500 $0 $39,088
Toby W Stock (Vice Pres, Development And Academic Prog) $178,500 $0 $29,128
Frederick Hess (Scholar) $177,250 $0 $37,490
Henry Olsen (Vice President, Nri (Former)) $131,205 $0 $28,857
Marjorie Lopez (Controller (Former)) $110,910 $0 $21,838
Tully Friedman (Bd Of Trustees Chair) $0 $0 $0
Daniel D'aniello (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Clifford Asness (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Gordon Binder (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Richard Cheney (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Ravenel Curry Iii (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
John Faraci (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Christopher Galvin (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Raymond Gilmartin (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Harvey Golub (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Robert Greenhill (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
Frank Hanna (Bd Of Trustees) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Dec. 9, 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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$45,780,708
Expenses
$31,797,938
Net Income
$13,982,770
Net Assets
$177,820,432
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $43,305,253
94.6%
Program Services $936,305
2.0%
Investment Income $116,202
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,422,948
3.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,602,316
8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $25,000
0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $12,850,103
40.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $199,952,163
Total Liabilities $22,131,731
Net Assets $177,820,432

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990
Filed on Dec. 31, 2013

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

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PDF XML
990-T

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$38,831,796
Expenses
$32,235,853
Net Income
$6,595,943
Net Assets
$150,553,387
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $36,460,964
93.9%
Program Services $813,206
2.1%
Investment Income $1,025,989
2.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $531,637
1.4%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,372,626
10.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $11,698,491
36.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $154,989,249
Total Liabilities $4,435,862
Net Assets $150,553,387

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’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 June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$34,577,193
Expenses
$29,030,559
Net Income
$5,546,634
Net Assets
$150,096,627
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $31,138,309
90.1%
Program Services $733,606
2.1%
Investment Income $1,160,800
3.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $1,544,478
4.5%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $3,202,536
11.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $10,885,854
37.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $153,771,226
Total Liabilities $3,674,599
Net Assets $150,096,627

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’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 June
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

PDF
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

PDF
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

PDF
990-T

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

PDF

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

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

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.

Document Links

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.

Document Links

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.

Document Links

990

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

PDF

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

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

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  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

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