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Macdonald Laurier Institute

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since Nov. 2017
  • EIN: 98-0578530

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 by treaty (foreign organization).

Details

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

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
$2.46M (2023)

Expenses
$2.46M (2023)

Total Assets
$1.39M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$991k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 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
$2,460,118
Expenses
$2,458,026
Net Income
$2,092
Net Assets
$398,869
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,133,956
86.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $28,916
1.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $297,246
12.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $826,844
33.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $665,866
27.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,389,662
Total Liabilities $990,793
Net Assets $398,869
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Lee Crowley (Managing Director) $329,015 $0 $0
Mike Therien (Deputy Managing Director) $111,938 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on May 14, 2024

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,367,725
Expenses
$2,356,676
Net Income
$11,049
Net Assets
$387,418
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,044,976
86.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $4,797
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $317,952
13.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $776,970
33.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $783,742
33.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $945,443
Total Liabilities $558,025
Net Assets $387,418
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Lee Crowley (Managing Director) $322,644 $0 $0
Mike Therien (Deputy Managing Director) $100,863 $0 $0

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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2023

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,446,720
Expenses
$2,447,272
Net Income
-$552
Net Assets
$402,540
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,024,579
82.7%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $938
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $421,203
17.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $777,056
31.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $963,245
39.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,205,886
Total Liabilities $803,346
Net Assets $402,540
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Lee Crowley (Managing Director) $328,711 $0 $0
David Watson (Managing Editor) $107,286 $0 $0

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990
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,807,361
Expenses
$1,652,638
Net Income
$154,723
Net Assets
$401,375
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,442,474
79.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,128
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $363,759
20.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $562,408
34.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $600,606
36.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $885,451
Total Liabilities $484,076
Net Assets $401,375
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Lee Crowley (Managing Director) $277,133 $0 $0
David Watson (Managing Editor) $99,681 $0 $0

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990
Filed on Nov. 10, 2021

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

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,749,598
Expenses
$1,761,037
Net Income
-$11,439
Net Assets
$233,654
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,494,434
85.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,737
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $253,427
14.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $640,551
36.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $592,599
33.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $749,697
Total Liabilities $516,043
Net Assets $233,654
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Lee Crowley (Managing Director) $312,247 $0 $0
David Watson (Managing Editor) $97,285 $0 $0

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990
Filed on June 29, 2020

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,677,171
Expenses
$1,594,577
Net Income
$82,594
Net Assets
$233,578
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,478,689
88.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,812
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $196,670
11.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $544,817
34.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $532,139
33.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $634,255
Total Liabilities $400,677
Net Assets $233,578
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Lee Crowley (Managing Director) $259,906 $0 $0
David Watson (Managing Editor) $98,456 $0 $0
Sean Speer (Senior Fellow) $97,942 $0 $0

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990
Filed on May 13, 2019

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,870,148
Expenses
$1,958,669
Net Income
-$88,521
Net Assets
$211,632
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,866,978
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,537
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $1,633
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $588,344
30.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $609,909
31.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $629,480
Total Liabilities $417,848
Net Assets $211,632

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,641,815
Expenses
$1,641,723
Net Income
$92
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,629,782
99.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $132
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $11,901
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $468,342
28.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $0
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $0

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990

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

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