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THE 85 FUND: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
THE 85 FUND (EIN 20-2466871)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-15
IRS object ID
202433209349321903
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.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-11-15T11:02:24-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

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Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

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US Address USAddress

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ZIP22307ZIPCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (38 entries)

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Donors Trust
1800 Diagonal RdSte 280AlexandriaVA22314522166327501 c 3$92,050,000General Support
Club for Growth Foundation
2001 L St NWWashingtonDC20036822552404501 c 3$1,500,000General Support
Ethics and Public Policy Center
1730 M St NWWashingtonDC20036521162185501 c 3$1,325,000General Support
Federalist Society
1776 I St NWSte 300WashingtonDC20006363235550501 c 3$750,000General Support
Hawthorn Foundation Inc
667 Madison AveFl 5New York CityNY10065843042040501 c 3$600,000General Support
American Legislative Exchange Counsel
2900 Crystal DrSte 600ArlingtonVA22202520140979501 c 3$576,031General Support
Turning Point USA
135 N Pennsylvania StSte 1610IndianapolisIN46204800835023501 c 3$515,000General Support
Center for Law and Policy
1747 Penssylvania Ave NWSte 800WashingtonDC20006854286787501 c 3$425,000General Support
Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy
PO Box 60485PasadenaCA91116942528433501 c 3$400,000General Support
Independent Womans Forum
1875 I ST NWSte 500WashingtonDC20006541670627501 c 3$350,000General Support
Center for Equal Opportunity
7700 Leesburg PikeSte 231Falls ChurchVA22043521543156501 c 3$325,000General Support
National Review Institute
19 W 44th StSte 1701New YorkNY10036133649537501 c 3$310,000General Support
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SEWashingtonDC20540536002532501 c 3$250,000General Support
American Alliance for Equal Rights
3571 Far West BlvdBox 17AustinTX78731871453126501 c 3$225,000General Support
Health Markets Policy Network
4301 Forest Ln NWWashingtonDC20007874120601501 c 3$225,000General Support
Manhattan Institute for Public Research Inc
52 Vanderbilt AveNew York CityNY10017132912529501 c 3$200,000General Support
Property and Environment Research Center
2048 Analysis DrSte ABozemanMT59718810393444501 c 3$200,000General Support
Americans for Limited Government
10332 Main StreetBox 326FairfaxVA22030363975580501 c 4$140,000501c3 Activities Only
American Energy Institute
2315 Newsfield LaneAustinTX78703473862000501 c 3$125,000General Support
Tholos Foundation
722 12th Street NW4th FLWashingtonDC20005521400492501 c 3$105,000General Support
Concerned Women for America
1015 15th St NWWashingtonDC20005953580834501 c 3$100,000General Support
National Civic Art Society
300 New Jersey Ave NWWashingtonDC20001383686330501 c 3$75,000General Support
Orrin G Hatch Foundation
411 E South TempleSalt Lake CityUT84111474823732501 c 3$75,000General Support
The Free State Foundation
10701 Stapleford Hall DrPotomacMD20854743160646501 c 3$65,000General Support
Americans for Limited Govt Research Foundation
10332 Main StreetBox 326FairfaxVA22030522020468501 c 3$60,000General Support
Conscience Project
1350 Beverly RdSte 115 196McCleanVA22101862366365501 c 3$60,000General Support
American Accountability Foundation
300 Independence Ave SEWashingtonDC20003854391204501 c 3$50,000General Support
Heritage Action for America
214 Massachusetts Ave NEWashingtonDC20002272244700501 c 4$50,000501c3 Activities Only
Legal Insurection Foundation
222 Jefferson BlvdWarwickRI02888822279600501 c 3$50,000General Support
Tea Party Patriots Foundation Inc
1025 Rose Creek DriveSte 620-322WoodstockGA30189273893819501 c 3$40,000General Support
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Ave NEWashingtonDC20002237327730501 c 3$40,000General Support
Center for American Rights
747 N LaSalle StSte 210ChicagoIL60654920245439501 c 3$25,000General Support
Elm Institute Inc
31 Whitney AveSte 1New HavenCT06510471625610501 c 3$25,000General Support
American Conservative Union Foundation
1199 N Fairfax StSte 500AlexandriaVA22314521294680501 c 3$24,000General Support
Georgia Community Foundation
3740 Davinci CtSte 375Peachtree CornersGA30092203676886501 c 3$15,000General Support
Douglas Leadership Institute
PO Box 87613Montgomery VillageMD20886474951579501 c 3$10,000General Support
The Buckeye Institute
88 E Broad StSte 1300ColumbusOH43215311278593501 c 3$7,500General Support
Young Americans for Liberty Foundation
3267 Bee Cave RdSte 107-65AustinTX78746453503672501 c 3$6,000General Support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org36Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org2TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule I, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization requires grantees to provide regular updates on performance of their programs.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 (5 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
Ormal Skinner
Counsel$300,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$300,000$0$0$0
Carrie Severino
Director, Secretary$246,320$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$246,320$0$0$0
Jason Snead
Counsel$245,000$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$245,000$0$0$0
Ann Corkery
Counsel$197,600$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$197,600$0$0$0
Chad Ennis
Counsel$155,641$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$155,641$0$0$0

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Madison StrategiesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description35% controlled entity of Director Gary MarxRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$185,600TransactionAmt
TransactionConsulting servicesTransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues0SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by an Independent Contractor. Officers review the Form 990 prior to filing with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cOfficers and Directors are required to read the Conflict of Interest Policy and disclose any potential conflicts, on an annual basis.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The compensation of the Officer/Director is reviewed annually by the independent members of the Governing Body and established based on performance and available data of compensation of similar organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The organization does not make these documents available to the public.
Form 990, Part VII, Section B, Line 1(A)The 85 Fund has achieved extraordinary results through its relationship with CRC Advisors, which has dedicated dozens of best in class professionals who provide a broad range of services with an unsurpassed level of professionalism and excellence. With regard to its compensation arrangement with CRC Advisors, 85 Fund has voluntarily adopted procedures consistent with establishing a rebuttable presumption that its compensation arrangement with CRC Advisors is reasonable under Treasury Regulation 53.4958-6(c), including by retaining a national consulting firm with expertise in compensation analysis, receiving approval from its independent board of directors, and regular reviews from national accounting and legal firms.
Form 990, Part VII, Section B, Line 1(C)Form 990 Part VII Section B. Fees paid to consultants are reviewed in detail and approved by the board of directors at regular board meetings throughout the year.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gAmount of $30,222,849 consists of: Program Service Expenses- $2,684,566 Consulting, $473,584 Educational Advocacy, $23,577,220 Public Affairs Consulting and $1,092,000 Research and Management/General Expenses - $2,391,434 Consulting and $4,045 Payroll Services.