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ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY (EIN 38-2926822)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-08-01
IRS object ID
202202139349300695
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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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 2021 annual dinner celebrating 31 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 800 participated, representing many states and several foreign countries. After a hiatus due to COVID-19 restrictions, our normal busy slate of activities and events resumed 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 the PowerBlog 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 Religion & Liberty, Acton Notes, and the weekly email newsletter, Acton News & Commentary. The Communications Department also connects Acton experts with print and broadcast journalists covering faith and policy issues.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,535TotalAmt
Program Services$134,486ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,514ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,535FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,059TotalAmt
Program Services$2,041ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,018ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,922TotalAmt
Program Services$4,678ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,244ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,003TotalAmt
Fundraising$23,003FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,614,181TotalAmt
Program Services$1,488,321ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,452ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110,408FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$184,663TotalAmt
Program Services$184,663ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$401,121TotalAmt
Program Services$230,718ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,458ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$147,945FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$166,528TotalAmt
Program Services$145,630ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,143ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,755FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$189,337TotalAmt
Program Services$140,989ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,101ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,247FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$196,816TotalAmt
Program Services$142,342ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,070ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$27,404FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,132TotalAmt
Program Services$103,865ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,376ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,891FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$378,109TotalAmt
Program Services$225,159ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107,715ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,235FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,699TotalAmt
Program Services$15,959ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,546ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,194FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Equipment$139,818$120,122$11,991$7,705
Tax on UBI$102,740$102,740
Meals and Entertainment$25,192$20,934$1,567$2,691

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$261,029TotalAmt
Program Services$179,557ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,950ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,522FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,787,441TotalAmt
Program Services$5,921,080ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$806,732ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,059,629FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,243,436BOYAmt
EOY$4,418,188EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$312,900BOYAmt
EOY$7,457,506EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$630,011BOYAmt
EOY$3,490,817EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$62,385BOYAmt
EOY$80,063EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$77,975BOYAmt
EOY$35,410EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$187,594BOYAmt
EOY$250,974EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$9,479,295LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,362,983LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,410,561BOYAmt
EOY$6,116,312EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,687,424BOYAmt
EOY$4,539,969EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,966,400BOYAmt
EOY$4,028,400EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,578,686BOYAmt
EOY$30,417,639EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$366,961BOYAmt
EOY$457,633EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$3,478,891EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$366,961BOYAmt
EOY$3,936,524EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,272,684BOYAmt
EOY$16,330,253EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,939,041BOYAmt
EOY$10,150,862EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,211,725BOYAmt
EOY$26,481,115EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,578,686BOYAmt
EOY$30,417,639EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$7,185,875ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,413,220NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$329,705OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$9,563,359CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,877,746CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,603,513CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,177,879CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,007,762CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,230,259TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,563,359CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,877,746CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,603,513CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,177,879CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,007,762CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,230,259TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$15,013,923SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$35,216,336PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$223,184CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$259,577CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$199,598CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$76,111CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,474CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$835,944TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$327,546CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$361,159CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$458,077CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$405,274CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$660,649CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,212,705TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$119,031CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$75,075CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$58,525CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,310CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$60,650CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$319,591TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$53,598,499TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,056,941GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.65700PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.60730PublicSupportPY170Pct
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
ExplanationMiscellaneous Revenue - 2017 Amount: $ 46,031. Special Events - 2017 Amount: $ 73,000. 2018 Amount: $ 75,075. 2019 Amount: $ 58,525. 2020 Amount: $ 6,310. 2021 Amount: $ 60,650.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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$502,330BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$51,989InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$554,319EndYearBalanceAmt
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$1,299,064DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,783,775BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,565,580OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,349,287DepreciationAmt
Book Value$216,293BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$750,876OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$714,632DepreciationAmt
Book Value$36,244BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,116,312TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCommon Stock of Privately Held Corp.Desc
Book Value$4,028,400BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$4,028,400TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRefundable advanceDesc
Amt$3,478,891Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,478,891TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,562,742TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,413,220NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$479,317DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$26,594OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,919,131RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$14,643,611RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$329,705OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$329,705RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$14,973,316TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,293,352TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$479,317DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$26,594OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$505,911ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,787,441ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,787,441TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

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 13,262. Cost of goods sold included on Part VIII, Line 10b 13,332.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Book to tax difference for UBTI reported on Schedule K-1 329,705.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expense included on Part VIII, Line 6b 13,262. Cost of goods sold included on Part VIII, Line 10b 13,332.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)12Program ServicesEducation$182,674
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Grants to Recipients$13,092
South America00Grants to Recipients$48,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees2SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$243,766SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$243,766TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSouth AmericaRegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantThe 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.PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$26,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementElectronic transferMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (2 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Education and travel assistanceSouth America2$22,000Wire
Education and travel assistanceEurope (Including Iceland & Greenland)4$11,020Wire
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$23,003RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$23,003NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$23,003TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$23,003TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
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$330,432GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$269,782CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$60,650GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$120,684FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$117,356OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$330,432GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$269,782CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$60,650GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$120,684FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$117,356OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$238,040DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$177,390NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Donor's Trust Inc
1800 Diagonal Rd Ste 280AlexandriaVA22314522166327501(c)(3)$149,354$0Organization support
Better Way Detroit
1452 Hawthorne DrGrosse Pointe WoodsMI48236844915322501(c)(3)$50,000$0Organization support
Sacred Heart Parish
156 Valley SWGrand RapidsMI49504381366944501(c)(3)$30,000$0Organization support
Concordia University Wisconsin
12800 N Lake Shore DrMequonWI53807390833608501(c)(3)$7,500$0Organization support
Calvin University
3201 Burton SEGrand RapidsMI49546383071514501(c)(3)$6,000$0Organization support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org5Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Novak Award1$15,000
Research, Fellowship1$4,970
Travel Scholarships1$474

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 (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
Kris Mauren
President$243,210$0$20,000$0$0$0$4,000$0$26,274$0$293,484$0$0$0
Rev Robert A Sirico
President Emeritus$244,800$0$25,000$0$0$0$4,000$0$550$0$274,350$0$0$0
Alejandro Chafuen
Managing Director of International$160,130$0$8,000$0$0$0$4,000$0$24,271$0$196,401$0$0$0
Stephen Barrows
Chief Operating Officer$158,912$0$8,000$0$0$0$4,000$0$23,741$0$194,653$0$0$0
Sam Gregg
Director of Research$164,646$0$8,000$0$0$0$4,000$0$1,001$0$177,647$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 Samuel Gregg, Director of Research Tom Vogt, Director of Finance

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution13ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$523,977NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
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

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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 and board members 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 522,804. Management and general expenses 6,797. Fundraising expenses 78,345. Total expenses 607,946. Other fees: Program service expenses 95,786. Management and general expenses 8,622. Fundraising expenses 16,271. Total expenses 120,679. Media Production Services: Program service expenses 593,506. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 593,506. Graphics and Design Services: Program service expenses 16,835. Management and general expenses 33. Fundraising expenses 15,042. Total expenses 31,910. Editorial Services: Program service expenses 121,025. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 750. Total expenses 121,775. Honorariums: Program service expenses 138,365. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 138,365.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:Book to tax difference for UBTI reported on Schedule K-1 -329,705.