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THE 85 FUND: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
THE 85 FUND (EIN 20-2466871)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-14
IRS object ID
202223199349301462
Schema version
2021v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-11-14T15:20:20-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityPlainfieldCityNm
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN202466871EIN

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US Address USAddress

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PersonCarrie SeverinoPersonNm
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Signature2022-10-21SignatureDt
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Preparer PersonShawna PowellPreparerPersonNm
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Preparation2022-10-06PreparationDt
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Consovoy McCarthy Park PLLC
3033 Wilson BlvdSte 700ArlingtonVA22201Legal Services$900,000
Creative Direct
1402 Belleville StRichmondVA23230Educational Advocacy$881,402
Center For Rule of Law
9907 Georgetown PikeSte 148Great FallsVA22066Consulting$840,000
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

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Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
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Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization requires grantee to provide regular updates on performance of their programs.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (28 entries)

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Donors Trust
1800 Diagonal RdSte 280AlexandriaVA22314522166327501 c 3$71,145,000General Support
Federalist Society
1776 I St NWSte 300WashingtonDC20006363235550501 c 3$3,550,000General Support
Ethics and Public Policy Center
1730 M St NWWashingtonDC20036521162185501 c 3$1,381,818General Support
Hawthorn Foundation Inc
667 Madison AveFl 5New York CityNY10065043103893501 c 3$600,000General Support
Becket Fund For Religious Rreedom
1919 Pennsylvania Ave NWWashingtonDC20006521858532501 c 3$400,000General Support
Independent Womans Forum
1875 I ST NWSte 500WashingtonDC20006541670627501 c 3$350,000General Support
Freedom Foundation
2609 Sagebrush DrSte 208Flower MoundTX75028752790350501 c 3$333,330General Support
National Review Institute
19 W 44th StSte 1701New YorkNY10036133649537501 c 3$310,000General Support
Club for Growth Foundation
2001 L St NWWashingtonDC20036822552404501 c 3$250,000General Support
Speech First Inc
1030 15th St NWSte 374WashingtonDC20005823599047501 c 3$250,000General Support
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave SEWashingtonDC20540536002532501 c 3$250,000General Support
American Legislative Exchange Counsel
2900 Crystal DrSte 600ArlingtonVA22202520140979501 c 3$155,000General Support
Wisconsin Intitute of Law
330 E Kilbourn AveSte 725MilwaukeeWI53202451606079501 c 3$150,000General Support
American Conservative Union Foundation
1199 N Fairfax StSte 500AlexandriaVA22314521294680501 c 3$145,000General Support
Center for Equal Opportunity
7700 Leesburg PikeSte 231Falls ChurchVA22043521543156501 c 3$125,000General Support
Juris Link
7000 N 16 StSte 120PhoenixAZ85020842191039501 c 3$100,000General Support
Faith Wins
107 Connelly DrProsperitySC29127820615418501 c 3$70,000General Support
National Civic Art Society
300 New Jersey Ave NWWashingtonDC20001383686330501 c 3$50,000General Support
Network For Enlightened Women
6501 Dean RdIndianapolisIN46220205178959501 c 3$50,000General Support
Legal Insurection Foundation
222 Jefferson BlvdWarwickRI02888822279600501 c 3$50,000General Support
Americans for Limited Govt Foundation
10332 Main StreetBox 326FairfaxVA22030522020468501 c 3$40,000General Support
Georgia Community Foundation
5 Concourse PkwySte 200AtlantaGA30328581960821501 c 3$40,000General Support
Cornell University
341 Pine Tree RdIthacaNY14850150532082501 c 3$30,000General Support
Chicago Freedom Trust
328 W Wisconsin StChicagoIL60614264123223501 c 3$25,000General Support
Concerned Women for America
1015 15th St NWWashingtonDC20005953580834501 c 3$25,000General Support
March For Life Defense
1012 14th St NWSte 300WashingtonDC20005521231772501 c 3$25,000General Support
Conscience Project
1350 Beverly RdSte 115 196McCleanVA22101862366365501 c 3$9,500General Support
Douglas Leadership Institute
PO Box 87613Montgomery VillageMD20886474951579501 c 3$7,000General Support
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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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCarrie SeverinoPersonNm
TitleDirector, SecretaryTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$220,000BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$0DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$220,000TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 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 19Required documents are available upon request, as required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11gAmount of 26,126,201 consists of: Program Service Expenses- $1,751,710 Consulting, $1,344,413 Educational Advocacy, $21,715,382 Consulting/Public Affairs/Advertising, and $8,386 Polling and Management/General Expenses - $1,296,463 Consulting and $9,847 Payroll Services