STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BILL OF RIGHTS INSTITUTE: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
BILL OF RIGHTS INSTITUTE (EIN 48-0891418)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-05-23
IRS object ID
202421449349300517
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2024-05-23T08:57:00-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
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PersonDavid J BobbPersonNm
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DescEducator Programs and OutreachThe Bill of Rights Institute delivers professional development to educators nationwide through conference presentations, independent programs, and programs coordinated with local schools and districts. During 2023, the Bill of Rights Institute continued to grow its network of 75,000 educators and engaged 2,099 educators in professional development, resulting in 12,711 contact hours.Desc

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DescDigital Resource Development and DistributionEstablished in 1999, the Bill of Rights Institute is a leading publisher of open educational resources (OERs). BRI offers U.S. history and civics curricula and resources to educators and students free of charge, primarily through digital distribution. These classroom resources are designed to help students examine the story of our country and exercise the skills of citizenship, and to equip students and teachers to live the ideals of a free and just society.In 2023, BRI's digital platform, which includes its websites, YouTube channel, and social media outlets, served 6.34 million users, with a total engagement time of more than 383,000 hours.Desc

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Charles Widger
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Kristina Arriaga
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Humphrey
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Director and Secretary1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Stan Swim
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Joanne McKinney
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Kevin Hart
Vice President, Communications45.00$168,769$0$9,311Yes (X)
Anthony Simone
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Rachel Wildavsky
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Rachel Davison Humphries
Sr. Dir., Civic Learning Initiatives40.00$124,429$0$29,237Yes (X)
Thomas Cauley
Director, Strategic Partnerships40.00$131,618$0$18,192Yes (X)
Michael Torres
Director, Operations40.00$110,204$0$33,089Yes (X)
Scott Knowles
Director, Finance40.00$128,083$0$11,746Yes (X)
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,688,581BOYAmt
EOY$3,789,158EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,457,032BOYAmt
EOY$7,687,823EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$100,944ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$367NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
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$5,742,978CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,769,684CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,353,204CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,421,573CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,646,604CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,934,043TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,742,978CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,769,684CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,353,204CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,421,573CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,646,604CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,934,043TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,817,878SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$32,116,165PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,444CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,346CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,078CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,797CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,370CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$27,035TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,651CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$870CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,521TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$37,965,599TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$544,657GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.84590PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64640PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,107OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$13,666DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,441BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$838,981OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$838,981DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,441TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRight-of-use assets - operating leaseDesc
Book Value$2,931,462BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$2,931,462TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLease liabilities - operating leaseDesc
Amt$3,128,433Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,128,433TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,802,220TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$367NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$873,963DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$873,596RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,928,624RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$8,928,624TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,701,643TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$873,963DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$873,963ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,827,680ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,827,680TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement evaluated the Institute's tax positions and concluded that the Institute's financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeAwardsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient223RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$227,013CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAwards were given for winners of MyImpact Challenge (Civic Engagement Project Contest), National Civics Teacher of the Year Award, Think the Vote (Online Student Debate Platform), along with scholar and teacher stipends for attendance incentives and speaking engagementsExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 (8 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
David Bobb
CEO and President$217,244$0$150,000$0$6,923$0$7,577$0$28,969$0$410,713$0$0$0
Adam Cushing
COO and Treasurer$196,913$0$50,000$0$0$0$11,349$0$28,937$0$287,199$0$0$0
Stan Swim
Chief Programs Officer$186,020$0$45,000$0$0$0$9,070$0$28,902$0$268,992$0$0$0
Joanne McKinney
Vice President, Human Resources$144,531$0$23,000$0$0$0$8,766$0$19,689$0$195,986$0$0$0
Kevin Hart
Vice President, Communications$153,769$0$15,000$0$0$0$8,438$0$873$0$178,080$0$0$0
Anthony Simone
Vice President, Development$144,843$0$9,250$0$0$0$0$0$9,856$0$163,949$0$0$0
Rachel Wildavsky
Dir. of Dev., Strategy & Major Gifts$116,669$0$14,500$0$0$0$6,862$0$24,850$0$162,881$0$0$0
Rachel Davison Humphries
Sr. Dir., Civic Learning Initiatives$112,429$0$12,000$0$0$0$6,498$0$22,739$0$153,666$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 4aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOne person listed in Form 990 Part VII was entitled to a severance payment as of November 2023. Bill of Rights Institute's balance sheet as of December 31, 2023 included the amount in Accrued Compensation. Severance was paid out in February 2024.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$50,054NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescFurnitureDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$51,752NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair Market ValueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990, Schedule M, Part I, Column b:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe number in column (b) represents the number of contributions.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, line 2The Student Programs program was implemented during 2023.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bForm 990 is prepared by an outside independent CPA firm, which is reviewed by the corporate President and Treasurer. A copy is then provided to all Board members for their review prior to signing and filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cA copy of BRI's Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Code of Ethics is given to all directors, officers and employees at the beginning of their term of service or employment. A conflict of Interest Questionnaire and Acknowledgement form is also given to each director, officer and employee to fill out and sign, which acknowledges that they have received and reviewed the policy, and which allows them to provide information regarding their business and family interests.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15With respect to compensation for the Organization's officers, other than the President, the President determined the compensation levels and those individuals were compensated based on comparable amounts paid by comparable organizations for comparable services. All compensation amounts are provided to and reviewed by the Board of Directors. The President's compensation was determined and approved by the Board of Directors based on comparable amounts paid by comparable organizations for comparable services.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18BRI makes its Form 1023 and 990 available upon request. A public disclosure copy of the BRI Federal Form 990 is also available on Guidestar.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Information listed in Part VI, Section C, line 19 was available during the organization's tax year in accordance with IRS public disclosure rules.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gprofessional & consulting fees: Program service expenses 732,546. Management and general expenses 133,444. Fundraising expenses 197,617. Total expenses 1,063,607.