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AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM (EIN 22-2570926)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-06-05
IRS object ID
202621569349301307
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Activity Or MissionUNDERSTANDING OF AYN RAND'S WORKS AND TO FIND AND TRAIN THE NEW INTELLECTUALS TO TEACH HER PHILOSOPHY OF OBJECTIVISM.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO FOSTER A GROWING AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF AYN RAND'S REVOLUTIONARY PHILOSOPHY, OBJECTIVISM, IN ORDER TO CREATE A CULTURE WHOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE REASON, RATIONAL SELF-INTEREST, AND LAISSEZ-FAIRE CAPITALISM, A CULTURE IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS ARE FREE TO PURSUE THEIR OWN HAPPINESS.MissionDesc
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DescOUTREACH PROGRAMS: WE POSTED SCORES OF NEW VIDEOS TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL, WITH SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN SUBSCRIBERS AND VIEWS. AMONG THE NEW VIDEOS WERE LECTURES, INTERVIEWS, AND PODCASTS ON TOPICS RANGING FROM HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY TO CULTURAL ISSUES AND FOREIGN AFFAIRS. OUR CHANNEL SHOWCASED RARE AND LESSER-KNOWN AYN RAND AUDIO-VIDEO MATERIALS.SIX MAJOR CONFERENCES WERE HELD DURING THE FISCAL YEAR: 1) ARCON-EUROPE WAS HELD IN MARCH 2025 IN BERLIN, GERMANY; 2) ARCON USA WAS HELD AT THE END OF FEB 2025 TO EARLY MARCH 2025 IN AUSTIN, TEXAS; 3) ARCON LATIN AMERICA WAS HELD IN AUGUST 2025 IN BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA AND PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL; 4) THE FIRST ARCON AUSTRALIA WAS HELD IN DECEMBER 2024 IN BRISBANE; 5) THE FIRST ARCON ISRAEL WAS HELD IN DECEMBER 2025 IN TEL AVIV; AND 6) THE OBJECTIVIST CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN JULY 2025 IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. THESE CONFERENCES BROUGHT HUNDREDS OF ATTENDEES TOGETHER FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. IN FY2025, ARI CONTINUED ITS GLOBAL OUTREACH EXPANSION IN EUROPE, LATIN AMERICA, ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND AUSTRALIA. ARI ALSO SENT SPEAKERS TO ADDRESS STUDENTS AND GENERAL AUDIENCES ALL OVER THE WORLD.Desc

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DescEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS:IN FY2025, WE FOCUSED ON GROWING OUR FREE BOOKS TO TEACHERS PROGRAM, INTRODUCING NEW MARKETING CAMPAIGNS AND IN-PERSON OUTREACH THROUGH TEACHER CONFERENCES. OUR BOOKS FOR STUDENTS PROGRAM ALSO SAW STEADY GROWTH AS WE REFINED OUR ONLINE STRATEGY. ESSAY CONTESTS CONTINUED THEIR STRONG PERFORMANCE, HELPING US TO IDENTIFY PROMISING STUDENT LEADS FOR OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AS ALWAYS, IN-PERSON CONFERENCES WERE A CULMINATING EXPERIENCE FOR MANY OF THE STUDENTS WHO INTERACT WITH OUR PROGRAMS.ARU, OUR PROGRAM OF ONLINE COURSES FOCUSED ON OBJECTIVISM AND ITS PHILOSOPHICAL APPLICATIONS, CONTINUED TO SERVE A GROWING STUDENT COMMUNITY WHILE EXPANDING AND DIVERSIFYING ITS EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REMAINED AVAILABLE TO ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS, OFFSETTING SOME OR ALL OF THEIR PROGRAM COST .ARI'S RECORDED COURSE VIDEOS RECEIVED THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF VIEWS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS: WEBSITE, ARI MOBILE APP, AND YOUTUBE. IN FY2025, THE INTELLECTUAL INCUBATOR SUCCEEDED THE ARU GRADUATE CENTER AS OUR PLATFORM FOR TRAINING PROFESSIONAL INTELLECTUALS. THE INCUBATOR FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING AND ACCELERATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-POTENTIAL EARLY-CAREER INDIVIDUALS THROUGH ADVANCED PHILOSOPHICAL STUDY, PROFESSIONAL MENTORSHIP, AND INTERNSHIPS, ALL TAILORED TO PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION OF OBJECTIVIST INTELLECTUALS.NEW IDEAL, ARI'S JOURNAL, RELEASED 46 SUBSTANTIVE ARTICLES AND 61 PODCASTS IN FY2025, APPLYING OBJECTIVISM TO CURRENT EVENTS AND FEATURING BOTH OUR SENIOR AND JUNIOR INTELLECTUALS. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTITUTE PUBLISHED EIGHT BOOKS, INCLUDING EXPANDED EDITIONS AND A NEW MINIBOOK FORMAT.Desc

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DescOTHER: THE AYN RAND ARCHIVES CONTINUED TO ENHANCE THE PROTECTION OF ARI'S PHYSICAL ARCHIVAL MATERIALS AND INVESTED IN PROJECTS THAT WILL PROVIDE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ACCESS IN COMING YEARS: VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF TRANSCRIBED OVER 5,000 PAGES OF WRITTEN ARCHIVAL MATERIAL. IN ADDITION TO PUBLISHING ESSAYS AND HOSTING ONLINE EVENTS FEATURING ARCHIVAL MATERIALS, WE RELEASED MORE ARCHIVAL AUDIO ONLINE AND PRODUCED A PHYSICAL EXHIBIT, "THIS IS AYN RAND SPEAKING," AT OCON 2025."THE ARI ESTORE (ESTORE.AYNRAND.ORG) CONTINUED TO SELL BOOKS AND RECORDINGS ON OBJECTIVISM AND RELATED TOPICS. ARI CONTINUED TO HAVE THE HIGHEST 4-STAR RATING WITH CHARITY NAVIGATOR, POSITIONING ARI AMONG THE MOST-TRUSTED NONPROFITS IN THE COUNTRY.Desc
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ONKAR GHATE
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ELAN JOURNO
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DONALD WATKINS
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BENJAMIN BAYER
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JEFFREY P SCIALABBA
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MATTHEW MORGEN
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VINNY FREIRE
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$541,582TotalAmt
Program Services$465,167ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,380ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,035FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,979TotalAmt
Program Services$50,699ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,469ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,811FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
BOOKS$353,394$353,097$178$119
OUTREACH$74,009$2,739$32,108$39,162
TAXES, LICENSES, FEES$68,365$5,245$63,120
COMPUTER HARDWARE & EQU$9,439$2,286$7,080$73

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,837,489TotalAmt
Program Services$10,403,884ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$636,842ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$796,763FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,753,638BOYAmt
EOY$3,674,746EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,536,097BOYAmt
EOY$33,801,413EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,858,177BOYAmt
EOY$18,249,636EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,796BOYAmt
EOY$125,739EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$5,000,000EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$157,570BOYAmt
EOY$497,570EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,483BOYAmt
EOY$139,882EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,992,443LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$553,883LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$713,700BOYAmt
EOY$3,438,560EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,995BOYAmt
EOY$376,478EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,286,882BOYAmt
EOY$29,619,177EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,471,338BOYAmt
EOY$94,923,201EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$717,345BOYAmt
EOY$976,828EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$328,913BOYAmt
EOY$412,909EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,525,192BOYAmt
EOY$2,745,429EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,571,450BOYAmt
EOY$4,135,166EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,602,970BOYAmt
EOY$43,694,086EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,296,918BOYAmt
EOY$47,093,949EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$69,899,888BOYAmt
EOY$90,788,035EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,471,338BOYAmt
EOY$94,923,201EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$16,960,617ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,300,036NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,627,494OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,283,939CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,527,711CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,003,704CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,775,574CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,347,987CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$114,938,915TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,283,939CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,527,711CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$31,003,704CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$24,775,574CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$27,347,987CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$114,938,915TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$19,410,989SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$95,527,926PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$184,523CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$124,436CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$336,913CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$175,508CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$977,546CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,798,926TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$476,427CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$98,273CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$102,893CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$679CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$678,287TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$117,416,128TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,721,782GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.81360PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74240PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationEMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT - 2021 AMOUNT: $ 476,427. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 98,273. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 15,083. REFUNDS/REIMBURSMENTS - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 87,810. MISCELLANEOUS - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 15. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 679.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$171,567OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$141,332DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,235BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$86,794OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$78,696DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,098BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,734,082OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$333,855DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,400,227BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,438,560TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (10 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
457(B) PARTICIPANT INTEREST IN ACCOUNTS$799,682
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN INSURANCE$49,153
DEPOSITS AND OTHER ASSETS$37,025
ARI RESERVE FUND$24,038,403
POOLED INCOME BOND FUND$208,141
CHARITY GIFT ANNUITY$110,467
RESERVE TRUST NON-RESTRICTED$1,152,964
RESERVE TRUST RESTRICTED$78,062
INVESTMENT IN DST$3,074,922
COHEN TRUST$70,358
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$29,619,177TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
457(B) PARTICIPANT INTEREST$799,882
GIFT ANNUITY OBLIGATION$1,177,893
OPERATING LEASE LIABILITIES$767,654
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,745,429TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE INSTITUTE HAS COLLECTIONS THAT ARE HOUSED IN THE AYN RAND ARCHIVES, A SPECIAL COLLECTION OF THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE, WHICH INCLUDE AYN RAND PAPERS AS WELL AS OTHER ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND WORKS OF ARTS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THESE ITEMS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 4:THE AYN RAND ARCHIVES CONSIST OF TWO MAJOR HOLDINGS: THE AYN RAND PAPERS AND THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS. THE AYN RAND PAPERS COMPRISES THE PERSONAL PAPERS AND EFFECTS LEFT BY AYN RAND AT HER DEATH IN 1982. THIS COLLECTION INCLUDES MANUSCRIPTS, NOTES AND OUTLINES, BUSINESS AND PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE, PHILOSOPHIC JOURNALS, RESEARCH FILES, MARGINALIA, CLIPPINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS, CALENDARS, ADDRESS BOOKS, PHONOGRAPH RECORDS, MEMORABILIA, AND RECORDED INTERVIEWS AND SPEECHES. ALSO INCLUDED IS MICROFILM OF THE AYN RAND PAPERS AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. THESE PAPERS ARE DRAFTS, TYPESCRIPTS AND GALLEYS OF HER NOVELLA, ANTHEM, AND HER THREE NOVELS, WE THE LIVING, THE FOUNTAINHEAD, AND ATLAS SHRUGGED, PLUS SOME ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIAL. THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS IS AN ONGOING COLLECTION OF AYN RAND-RELATED MATERIAL ACQUIRED SINCE HER DEATH. IT INCLUDES RECORDINGS OF AYN RAND'S RADIO PROGRAMS, LECTURES AND INTERVIEWS, ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS, RUSSIAN ACADEMIC AND LEGAL DOCUMENTS, TRANSLATIONS OF HER WORK, BIOGRAPHICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ARTICLES ABOUT AYN RAND, REVIEWS AND PRESS MENTIONS, SCREENPLAYS, CORRESPONDENCE, OBJECTIVIST PERIODICALS, AND MATERIALS FROM OBJECTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS. THE MISSION OF THE AYN RAND ARCHIVES IS TO ACQUIRE, PRESERVE AND MAKE AVAILABLE AYN RAND'S REMAINING PAPERS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS TO SERIOUS SCHOLARS AND GENERAL WRITERS. BY ACQUIRING HOLDINGS, CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND PROVIDING ACCESS, THE ARCHIVES PRESERVES AND MAKES AVAILABLE THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF AYN RAND'S ACHIEVEMENT AND INFLUENCE.
PART X, LINE 2:ARI IS A PUBLIC CHARITY THAT HAS OBTAINED AN EXEMPTION FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND UNDER SIMILAR CODE SECTIONS FOR EACH STATE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES. THE INSTITUTE IS SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA INCOME TAXES ON UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME AS STIPULATED IN INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 511 AND REGULATION SECTION 1.511. THE INSTITUTE ANNUALLY EVALUATES TAX POSITIONS AS PART OF THE PREPARATION OF ITS EXEMPT TAX RETURN. THIS PROCESS INCLUDES AN ANALYSIS OF WHETHER TAX POSITIONS THE INSTITUTE TAKES WITH REGARD TO A PARTICULAR ITEM OF INCOME OR DEDUCTION WOULD MEET THE DEFINITION OF AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION UNDER CURRENT ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE. THE INSTITUTE BELIEVES THAT ITS TAX POSITIONS ARE APPROPRIATE BASED ON CURRENT FACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. THE INSTITUTE'S POLICY IS TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST ACCRUED RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES IN OPERATING EXPENSES. AT DECEMBER 31, 2025, THE INSTITUTE DID NOT HAVE ANY UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS. THE INSTITUTE IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO US FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDED BEFORE 2021.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPEESSAY CONTEST PRIZES$500
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICESSAY CONTEST PRIZES$1,500
RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATESESSAY CONTEST PRIZES$25
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$2,025SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$2,025TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - ALGERIA, BAHRAIN, DJIBOUTI, EGYPT,TO PROVIDE LOCAL OUTREACH THROUGH SPEAKING EVENTS, FREE BOOKS AND ESSAY CONTESTS, STUDENT CLUBS$231,428WIRE$0
SOUTH AMERICATO PROVIDE LOCAL OUTREACH THROUGH SPEAKING EVENTS, FREE BOOKS AND ESSAY CONTESTS, STUDENT CLUBS$62,500WIRE$0
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFICLOCAL OUTREACH THROUGH SPEAKING EVENTS AND MEETUPS$10,000WIRE$0

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (8 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
SCHOLARSHIPEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,1$1,333WIRE
SCHOLARSHIPEUROPE51$26,413WIRE
SCHOLARSHIPRUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES3$1,449WIRE
SCHOLARSHIPMIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA11$8,048WIRE
SCHOLARSHIPNORTH AMERICA4$2,091WIRE
SCHOLARSHIPSOUTH AMERICA3$1,963WIRE
SCHOLARSHIPCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN1$600
STUDY GRANTEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)1$750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPROCEDURES VARY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF GRANT. SCHOLARSHIPS DO NOT REQUIRE MONITORING, AS THERE ARE NO ONGOING CONDITIONS AFTER IT HAS BEEN AWARDED. LOCAL OUTREACH GRANTS ARE MONITORED ANNUALLY AGAINST BUDGETS SET FOR EACH ACTIVITY AND AGAINST METRICS ESTABLISHED PER THE GRANT TERMS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$128,600GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$128,600CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$18,100RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$40,736FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$20,480EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$12,957OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$128,600GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$128,600CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$18,100RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$40,736FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$20,480EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$12,957OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$92,273DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$92,273NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (3 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
STUDY GRANTS1$56,667
SCHOLARSHIPS34$18,742
ESSAY PRIZES4$3,200

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPROCEDURES VARY DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF GRANT. SCHOLARSHIPS AND ESSAY CONTEST PRIZES DO NOT REQUIRE MONITORING, AS THERE ARE NO ONGOING CONDITIONS AFTER THE SCHOLARSHIP/PRIZE IS AWARDED. STUDY GRANTS, WHICH ARE LONG-TERM, ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY, DEPENDING ON THE GRANT TERM. GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT REGULAR PROGRESS REPORTS, TYPICALLY ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
TAL TSFANY
PRESIDENT & CEO, BOARD MEM$443,213$0$375,000$0$0$0$3,000$0$11,636$0$832,849$0$0$0
CARLA SILK
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$233,962$0$80,000$0$0$0$3,000$0$8,225$0$325,187$0$0$0
ONKAR GHATE
CHIEF PHIL. OFFICER$191,767$0$50,000$0$0$0$3,000$0$11,960$0$256,727$0$0$0
ELAN JOURNO
VP OF CONTENT & SR. FELLOW$163,216$0$50,000$0$0$0$3,000$0$9,472$0$225,688$0$0$0
DONALD WATKINS
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETIN$151,333$0$30,000$0$0$0$0$0$6,542$0$187,875$0$0$0
GERALDINE YUMPING
CONTROLLER$146,269$0$25,000$0$0$0$3,000$0$9,019$0$183,288$0$0$0
KEITH LOCKITCH
VP OF ED. & SR. FELLOW$135,329$0$20,000$0$0$0$3,000$0$10,845$0$169,174$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonYAEL TSFANYPersonNm
Relationship With OrgCHILD OF CEO TAL TSFANYRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant$1,842CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceHOTEL ROOM AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSESTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeSCHOLARSHIP ATTENDANCE TO OCON 2025AssistancePurposeTxt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonYARON BROOKPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionCHAIRMAN OF THE BODRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$127,900TransactionAmt
TransactionSPEAKING AND TEACHING ENGAGEMENTSTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution22ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,501,721NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE BY LAWS WERE AMENDED IN JULY 2025 WITH THE FOLLOWING CHANGES: 1) CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR END FROM SEPTEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 31; 2) INCREASE IN MINIMUM # OF DIRECTORS FROM 4 TO 5; 3) AMENDMENT TO BY LAWS REQUIRE A 2/3 VOTE FROM PREVIOUSLY A 3/4 VOTE; 4) ADDITION OF THE CPO AS AN OFFICER
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BAN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. WE COMPLETE A REVIEW OF THE PRIOR YEAR RETURN FOR SIGNIFICANT CHANGES AND REVIEW OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH OFFICER & DIRECTOR ANNUALLY SIGNS AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATING THAT THEY HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE HAS A REVIEW PROCEDURE FOR BUSINESS DEALINGS AMONG BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AFOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE BOARD DETERMINES THE SALARY, CONSIDERING FACTORS SUCH AS SALARY SURVEYS AND COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FORM 990, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,364,485. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 29,228. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 37,169. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,430,882.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:NET ASSETS ADJUSTMENT FOR 10/1/24-12/31/24 2,535,221. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 92,273.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:PROCESS THAT ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT, OF ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
ANTHEM FOUNDATION FOR OBJECTIVIST SCHOLARSHIP
6 HUTTON CENTRE DRIVE 600SANTA ANACA92707912145352EDUCATION GRANTSCA501(C)(3)LINE 12A, ITHE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISMYes (1)
AYN RAND MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES FOUNDATION
6 HUTTON CENTRE DRIVE 600SANTA ANACA92707922801882HOUSE ARCHIVAL COLLECTION OF AYN RANDCA501(C)(3)LINE 12A, ITHE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISMYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgYes (1)LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (1)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AYN RAND MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeDTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$5,000,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationAGREEMENTMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt