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ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY (EIN 38-2926822)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-08-07
IRS object ID
202312199349301311
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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DescEducation:The Programs and Education Department of the Acton Institute equips current and future leaders in education, religion and business through quality educational programming by articulating the moral basis for a free economy that creates an environment in which all have the opportunity to flourish. These programs are open to all who are interested, but special consideration is given to those with a proven track record of effectuating change and influencing those in their institutions, communities, and denominations both nationally and internationally.The Institute's educational programming includes both large and small conferences. Acton's flagship event, Acton University, an annual four-day conference that explores the foundations of a free society, draws over 800 participants from nearly 90 countries. Many of those who attend Acton Institute conferences, including Acton University, receive financial support to cover expenses such as room and board, conference fees, and travel in cases of need. The staff of the Education Department also invests considerable time in cultivating ecumenical networks of religious leaders, students, educators, and businesspeople in order to expand the Institute's reach, develop strategic partnerships, and remain connected to the needs and demands of the Institute's constituencies.Desc

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DescResearch:The Institute's academic investigations are conducted by its Research Department. The work produced at Acton Research includes the disciplines of philosophy, economics, theology, and history, among others, and it includes the contributions of both in-house research fellows and of invited scholars. Additionally, the materials and research produced at the Acton Institute are delivered locally in Grand Rapids as well as at national and international conferences with the goal of reaching the scholarly community at large.The Research Department publishes books, journals, monographs, and occasional papers, along with essays at respected and scholarly online outlets. The Journal of Markets & Morality is a semi-annual refereed journal that provides a forum for scholars from many disciplines to engage issues concerning the morality of the marketplace. The Christian Social Thought Series examines, in each volume, a key economic issue facing Christians. Non-Christians have also written articles and books addressing relevant themes of interest to the Acton Institute, such as liberty, religious freedom, and the free economy.The Research Department also manages Acton's academic scholarship programs. Fellowships are awarded to provide financial assistance to promising doctoral candidates, graduate students, and seminarians who are advancing an understanding of the connection between economic liberty and religious values. Free Market Mini-Grants help fund university course development and faculty research in market economics at colleges, universities, and seminaries in the United States and Canada. The Freedom and Prosperity Grant promotes research by scholars internationally into the relationship between freedom and prosperity using the Atlantic Council Freedom and Prosperity Indexes. The annual Novak Award recipient is presented with a prize to acknowledge and reward new research on the relationship between religion, economic freedom, and the free and virtuous society.Lastly, the Research Department manages a number of programs, including (1) small specific conferences for scholars and graduate students that mostly are held in Grand Rapids, (2) larger conferences for scholars, graduate students, public intellectuals and leading religious figures, and (3) an academic colloquium held annually in Grand Rapids, (4) helps oversee the scholarly and programmatic outreach of Acton's Rome office.Internationally, we have held conferences on various topics such as economic liberty, economic history, poverty and development, Catholic social teaching, war and peace, Protestant social thought, Judaism and the economy, property rights, monetary policy, and limited government.Desc

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DescGeneral Education and Communications:The Institute reaches out to business leaders, policymakers, students, and religious and community leadership groups through lectures, media products, web and social media, and various writings. The 2022 annual dinner celebrating 32 years of the Acton Institute was held in Grand Rapids to promote outreach and to thank supporters for their partnership. The dinner and program festivities included discourse with prominent public speakers and Institute supporters. Over 500 participated, representing many states and several foreign countries. We host a busy slate of activities and events in our local facility for discussions of a variety of topics related to our work, including our flagship Acton Lecture Series. Acton Institute also operates a bookstore to promote and sell its own publications, in addition to outside publications, related to our mission and program outreach areas. These educational materials were sold, distributed and exhibited at a variety of events throughout the world.Our rich and robust web presence centers on the Acton website (www.acton.org), and includes other Acton sites such as Religion and Liberty Online as well as a great deal of current and historical Acton-produced content. The Institute has a broad and growing presence in social media. This platform has steadily increased the scope and frequency of Acton's outreach to the general public.The Communications Department manages the growing family of Acton websites, blog, podcasts, and social media which use leading technology to integrate text, audio, and video content in easily accessible formats and venues to promote Acton's message to web users. It publishes the print and digital editions of the redesigned Religion & Liberty. The Communications Department also connects Acton experts with print and broadcast journalists covering faith and policy issues.Desc

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Management And General$198,010ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$443,711FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$166,357TotalAmt
Program Services$121,267ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,644FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$262,580TotalAmt
Program Services$191,409ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,959ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,212FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$252,837TotalAmt
Program Services$184,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,996ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$43,535FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,040TotalAmt
Program Services$3,007ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,033ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,116TotalAmt
Program Services$4,468ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,648ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,575TotalAmt
Fundraising$26,575FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,521,043TotalAmt
Program Services$1,457,029ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,132FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$418,117TotalAmt
Program Services$418,067ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$50FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$614,609TotalAmt
Program Services$433,053ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,400ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$152,156FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,433TotalAmt
Program Services$96,317ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,051FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$134,884TotalAmt
Program Services$108,685ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,528ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,671FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$165,133TotalAmt
Program Services$59,968ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,618ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,547FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,827,144TotalAmt
Program Services$1,812,698ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,491ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,955FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$300,511TotalAmt
Program Services$181,522ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,836ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,153FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,403TotalAmt
Program Services$18,510ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,056ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,837FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Tax on UBI$185,588$185,588
Equipment$117,480$16,592$91,405$9,483
Meals and Entertainment$38,384$2,409$34,923$1,052

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$567,457TotalAmt
Program Services$373,820ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$110,087ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,550FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,795,621TotalAmt
Program Services$9,665,512ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$967,172ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,162,937FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,418,188BOYAmt
EOY$3,132,763EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,457,506BOYAmt
EOY$2,156,570EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,490,817BOYAmt
EOY$2,483,654EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,063BOYAmt
EOY$109,530EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,410BOYAmt
EOY$30,044EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250,974BOYAmt
EOY$493,808EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,587,391LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,592,429LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,116,312BOYAmt
EOY$5,994,962EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,539,969BOYAmt
EOY$10,030,115EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,028,400BOYAmt
EOY$5,065,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,417,639BOYAmt
EOY$29,496,446EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$457,633BOYAmt
EOY$510,622EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,478,891BOYAmt
EOY$1,277,000EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,936,524BOYAmt
EOY$1,787,622EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,330,253BOYAmt
EOY$15,261,040EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,150,862BOYAmt
EOY$12,447,784EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,481,115BOYAmt
EOY$27,708,824EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,417,639BOYAmt
EOY$29,496,446EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,435,074ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$94,307NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$301,672OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$8,877,746CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,603,513CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,177,879CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,007,762CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,861,238CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$52,528,138TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,877,746CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,603,513CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,177,879CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,007,762CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,861,238CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$52,528,138TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$18,063,596SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$34,464,542PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$259,577CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$199,598CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$76,111CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$77,474CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$24,819CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$637,579TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$237,896CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$281,360CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$346,035CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$483,259CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$810,521CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,159,071TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$55,324,788TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,896,476GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.62290PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.65700PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$705,185BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$112,404InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$25,092GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$567,689EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$643,047BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$83,354InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$21,216GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$705,185EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$572,429BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$12,809ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$79,745InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$21,936GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$643,047EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$510,261BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$72,429InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$10,261GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$572,429EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$554,319BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$23,107InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$20,951GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
End Year Balance$510,261EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,080,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,080,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,082,839OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,452,554DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,630,285BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,592,863OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,389,728DepreciationAmt
Book Value$203,135BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$831,689OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$750,147DepreciationAmt
Book Value$81,542BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,994,962TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCommon Stock of Privately Held Corp.Desc
Book Value$5,065,000BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$5,065,000TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRefundable advanceDesc
Amt$1,277,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,277,000TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$13,547,734TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$94,307NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$483,514DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$40,890OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$618,711RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$12,929,023RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$301,672OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$301,672RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$13,230,695TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$12,320,025TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$483,514DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$40,890OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$524,404ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$11,795,621ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$11,795,621TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, Line 4:The intended use for the endowment fund is to support the Novak award.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expense included on Part VIII, Line 6b 11,641. Cost of goods sold included on Part VIII, Line 10b 29,249.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Book to tax difference for UBTI reported on Schedule K-1 301,672.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expense included on Part VIII, Line 6b 11,641. Cost of goods sold included on Part VIII, Line 10b 29,249.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (9 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)12Program ServicesEducation$229,601
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Grants to Recipients$167,391
South America00Grants to Recipients$155,072
Central America and the Caribbean00Grants to Recipients$21,806
Sub-Saharan Africa00Grants to Recipients$28,601
Middle East and North Africa00Grants to Recipients$42,810
South Asia00Grants to Recipients$3,067
North America00Grants to Recipients$3,073
East Asia and the Pacific00Grants to Recipients$1,200
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees2SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$651,421SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$1,200ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$652,621TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
South AmericaThe Acton Institute has established relationships with several international affiliate organizations that share our mission and seek to promote ideas of the Acton Institute. The affiliates are independent organizations that work with Acton to promote the ideas of a free and virtuous society in their own countries and within their own cultural context. Acton provides these affiliates with small grants for conferences, publications, website maintenance, translation, and other activities.$25,000Electronic transfer$0
South AmericaSupport for conference$10,000Electronic transfer$0
South AmericaSupport for film$25,000Electronic transfer$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (8 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Education and travel assistanceSouth America65$83,672Wire
Education and travel assistanceCentral America and the Caribbean3$20,306Wire
Education and travel assistanceEurope (Including Iceland & Greenland)106$154,333Wire
Education and travel assistanceSub-Saharan Africa22$28,601Wire
Education and travel assistanceEast Asia and the Pacific1$1,200Wire
Education and travel assistanceMiddle East and North Africa33$41,810Wire
Education and travel assistanceSouth Asia1$1,267Wire
Education and travel assistanceNorth America1$1,246Wire
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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:Grant recipients are required to submit a written report detailing how the grant funds were used. The reports are reviewed by Acton staff to verify proper use. Some grants relate to Acton sponsored events and can be verified internally. Grant funds may be revoked for use outside of grant purpose.
Part I, line 3:Expenditures are accounted for using the accrual method of accounting.
Part III Accounting Method:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Optimize ConsultingBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 660121AddressLine1Txt
CityAustinCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78766ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFundraising ConsultingActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$26,575RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$26,575NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$26,575TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$26,575TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$206,730GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$172,030CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$34,700GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$3,393RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$95,039FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,500EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$61,483OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$206,730GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$172,030CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$34,700GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$3,393RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$95,039FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$3,500EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$61,483OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$163,415DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$128,715NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule G, Part I, Line 2b, Column (v)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe professional fundraising services were consulting in nature, no gross receipts were directly generated from the services provided.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Sacred Heart Academy Education Foundation
1200 Dayton Street SouthwestGrand RapidsMI49504844727731501(c)(3)$154,960$0Organization support
Donor's Trust Inc
1800 Diagonal Rd Ste 280AlexandriaVA22314522166327501(c)(3)$150,000$0Organization support
Woodlawn Foundation
56 Harrison St Ste 401New RochelleNY10801133055729501(c)(3)$56,776$0Organization support
Better Way Detroit
1452 Hawthorne DrGrosse Pointe WoodsMI48236844915322501(c)(3)$25,000$0Organization support
Center for Civil Society
5885 Colleen DriveTroyMI48085204509029501(c)(3)$12,500$0Organization support
Franciscan University of Steubenville
1235 University BlvdSteubenvilleOH43952340714818501(c)(3)$7,000$0Organization support
University of North Alabama
One Harrison PlazaFlorenceAL35632636000893501(c)(3)$7,000$0Organization support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org7Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Novak Award1$15,000
Research, Fellowship283$307,036
Travel Scholarships213$281,683

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGrant recipients are required to submit a written report detailing how the grant funds were used. The reports are reviewed by Acton staff to verify proper use. Some grants relate to Acton sponsored events and can be verified internally. Grant funds may be revoked for use outside of grant purpose.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

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Kris Mauren
President$314,671$0$4,000$0$6,800$0$15,945$0$23,294$0$364,710$0$0$0
Stephen Barrows
Chief Operating Officer$175,112$0$6,250$0$0$0$12,105$0$25,662$0$219,129$0$0$0
Alejandro Chafuen
Managing Director of Inter$169,760$0$5,500$0$0$0$12,089$0$26,168$0$213,517$0$0$0
Michael Miller
Director of Media$126,379$0$20,000$0$0$0$9,808$0$23,309$0$179,496$0$0$0
Rev Robert A Sirico
President Emeritus$150,000$0$10,000$0$0$0$16,068$0$698$0$176,766$0$0$0
Kevin Augustyn
VP of Development$135,119$0$4,250$0$5,000$0$5,000$0$19,407$0$168,776$0$0$0
Eric Kohn
Director of Communications$125,830$0$2,250$0$0$0$10,181$0$20,653$0$158,914$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aKris Mauren utilizes the organization's membership with University Club for bona-fide business purposes to conduct offsite meetings with staff and donors. It is policy to have him reimburse the organization for any personal charges that are not considered bona-fide business expenses. This benefit is treated as nontaxable.
Part I, Line 7Non-fixed payments in the form of bonuses were given to the following individuals: Robert Sirico, President Emeritus Kris Mauren, President Michael Miller, Director of Media Alejandro Chafuen, Managing Director of International Eric Kohn, Director of Communications Stephen Barrows, Chief Operating Officer Kevin Augustyn, VP Development Tom Vogt, Director of Finance Anthony Sacramone, Executive Editor

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution10ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$560,055NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCostMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 ReferencePart I, Column (b):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe number of contributions represent the number of contributions received, not the number of items donated.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The corporation is organized on a membership basis. There are two classes of members: full members and associate members. Only full members are entitled to vote. The full members elect one or more members of the governing body, the Board of Directors. The original members were appointed in the founding documents of incorporation. New members may be added by a two-thirds vote of the full members. The Board of Directors, by unanimous action, may terminate the membership of any member who fails to comply with the bylaws or regulations.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aMembers have the ability to elect or appoint one or more members of the organization's governing body, the Board of Directors. The bylaws grant members the power to fill vacancies or remove existing directors by a majority vote.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA firm. It is reviewed in detail by the Director of Finance. A draft copy of the Form 990 is electronically provided to the members of the Board of Directors for review prior to filing. In addition, a copy of the Form 990 draft will be available in a secured part of the website.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cOfficers,board members, and key employees sign annual conflict of interest statements which are reviewed by the Director of HR and the President. Should any potential conflicts of interest be disclosed, the board member or officer would be asked to refrain from participation in any decision with regard to matters affected by the relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The Board, along with the Compensation Committee, investigates and determines the compensation package for the President and President Emeritus. The President and Human Resources determine the compensation for all other officers. The process includes comparison to similar organizations and salary surveys as well as analysis of responsibilities and performance. The approval process for the President, President Emeritus and all other officers is documented in the minutes.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gContracted services: Program service expenses 484,111. Management and general expenses 14,069. Fundraising expenses 34,531. Total expenses 532,711. Other fees: Program service expenses 222,137. Management and general expenses 813. Fundraising expenses 9,723. Total expenses 232,673. Media Production Services: Program service expenses 196,617. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 196,617. Graphics and Design Services: Program service expenses 31,529. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 4,878. Total expenses 36,407. Editorial Services: Program service expenses 166,292. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 166,292. Honorariums: Program service expenses 356,343. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 356,343.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Book to tax difference for UBTI reported on Schedule K-1 -301,672.