2019-08-15T08:57:10-07:00 2018-09-30 330686301 White Nelson Diehl Evans LLP 2875 Michelle Drive Suite 300 Irvine CA 92606 990 2017-10-01 222570926 The Ayn Rand Institute The Center for The Advancement of Obejectivism AYNR 9492226550 6 Hutton Centre Drive Santa Ana CA 92707 Tal Tsfany President & CEO 2019-08-15 true Christina M Wenk CPA P01255081 7149781300 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Tal Tsfany 6 Hutton Centre Drive Ste 600 Santa Ana CA 92707 11867077 false false X www.aynrand.org X 1984 PA To increase readership and understanding of Ayn Rand's works and to find and train the new intellectuals to teach her philosophy of objectivism. 11 10 57 10 0 8802541 10374152 364219 484290 2778 15665 41785 13219 9211323 10887326 349805 183664 0 5039256 4424159 0 1073976 4124197 3893464 9513258 8501287 -301935 2386039 5649848 7513276 4921284 4397648 728564 3115628 To foster a growing awareness, understanding and acceptance of Ayn Rand's revolutionary philosophy, objectivism, in order to create a culture whose guiding principles are reason, rational self-interest, and laissez-faire capitalism, a culture in which individuals are free to pursue their own happiness. false false 2656986 143936 94122 Outreach Programs: Promoted the book of an in-house author whose book applies Ayn Rands ideas. Arranged for 76 public and private speaking events including debates, talks and panel discussions in the US (excluding student events), and 90 speaker events in 31 countries outside the US, in cooperation with think tank and university partners in Europe, Israel, and Latin America. Recorded talks uploaded to YouTube resulted in approximately 450,000 views. Additional events on Facebook Live exceeded views. Continued weekly radio show on blogtalk radio and AM560 Chicago, and expanded into one additional market at AM810 Miami, almost doubling the number of listeners from last year. ARI speakers were interviewed on international, national and local radio and TV shows (traditional and internet), and hosted and appeared on various podcasts. Op-eds and articles by ARI authors were published in print and online publications around the world. 2566015 39728 389624 Educational Programs: Coordinated the donation of more than 205,000 free copies of Ayn Rands books to high school and middle school teachers and students. Held three essay contests on Ayn Rands novels, which drew more than 18,000 entries. Provided speakers for 96 national campus events hosted by student clubs or professors. Hosted 8 students and recent graduates in a 10-14 weeks seasonal internship program that provided educational programming and professional experience. Distributed more than 5,000 books to young people through free market organizations and professors. Co-organized fall conference for more than 146 students and brought 107 students to the ARI summer conference for classes and networking. The Objectivist Academic Center (OAC) launched a new three-year distance learning program to replace its one-year Core Course, admitting over twenty-two students in fall 2017; it also offered advanced seminars in philosophy to 17 or more students and sponsored the advising of 4 graduate students by tenured or tenure-track professors in their fields. ARI Campus launched a new and improved website and continued to offer online courses from beginner to advanced levels on Ayn Rands fiction works and on her philosophy and its application, adding approximately 8 hours of new course content. The courses and other content are free and open to anyone interested in Ayn Rands ideas. Over 4,000 individuals accessed courses or downloaded audio content during the year, and course content was used by over 100 high school classroom teachers. 1097388 544 Other: The Ayn Rand Archives digitized a large amount of analog audio (primarily cassette tapes), acquired 2 papers collections (Lewis and Walker), conducted 55 hours of oral history interviews on the Objectivist movement, and assisted thirty outside researchers who examined materials both in person and online. We also continued correcting errors in the keyword-searchable version of the Ayn Rand Papers. The ARI eStore (estore.aynrand.com) continued to publish and sell hundreds of downloadable recordings on Objectivism and related topics, and is continually releasing new recordings. 6320389 true true false false false false false true false true true false false true true false true false false true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false true true true false false true 137 0 true 57 true false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 11 10 true false false false false false false true true false true true true true true true true true true false false PA X Tal Tsfany 9492226550 6 Hutton Centre Drive Ste 600 Santa Ana CA 92707 Tim Blum Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carl Barney Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Arturo Gamboa Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Harry Binswanger Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Peter Leport Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 John Allison Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Larry Salzman Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Tara Smith Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Yaron Brook Executive Chair 45.00 0.00 X X 286457 0 10211 Lars Seier Christensen Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Mayhew Director 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mark Chapman VP Development 45.00 0.00 X 230484 0 273 Angela Dietrich Secretary 45.00 0.00 X 121809 0 3000 Onkar Ghate CCO 45.00 0.00 X 166471 0 10294 Chris Locke VP of Marketing 45.00 0.00 X 146042 0 3000 Keith Lockitch VP Programs 45.00 0.00 X 144458 0 10039 Tal Tsfany President & CEO 40.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Valerie Usher VP of Fin/Treas 45.00 0.00 X 98737 0 0 Jim Brown Director 45.00 0.00 X 189084 0 12759 Steve Simpson Director of Legal 45.00 0.00 X 163308 0 9498 Anu Seppala Director of Cultur 45.00 0.00 X 125498 0 14738 Duane Knight Director of Develo 45.00 0.00 X 125625 0 15309 1797973 89121 10 false true false Silk Marketing Group 520 N Sierra Bonita Ave Pasadena CA 91106 Project management 165087 Specialized Marketing Services 3421 W Segerstrom Ave Santa Ana CA 92704 Mailing & Database 117883 2 10374152 523064 10374152 Book 451211 48907 48907 Conference 611710 421834 421834 Professional Outreach 611710 13549 13549 484290 2744 2744 0 11309 11309 0 529273 463399 515530 464221 13743 -822 12921 12921 0 0 0 Miscellaneous 611710 1910 1910 1910 10887326 484290 28884 0 39468 39468 144196 144196 0 907789 698445 68040 141304 628104 621823 6281 1329757 1317866 1837 10054 156182 56876 41338 57968 712963 254145 191191 267627 689364 563510 36037 89817 0 50370 18407 26868 5095 52109 30985 21124 0 0 0 0 64268 63943 310 15 41360 23406 9138 8816 0 13907 13457 450 655585 427176 190333 38076 380772 302182 51244 27346 0 3565 2692 873 11225 8293 2320 612 0 35619 28753 3391 3475 23196 50 23146 Outside Services 1167264 843099 147077 177088 Events Expense 373188 299272 13793 60123 Internet 257553 236106 10578 10869 Other 184262 9540 174572 150 579221 347684 78443 153094 8501287 6320389 1106922 1073976 X 219985 2686040 0 662163 256259 0 0 0 0 26676 18604 191660 145459 234971 47135 42366 187836 245326 79973 0 0 0 4261672 4139105 5649848 7513276 1526777 1457517 102461 -408916 3292046 3349047 4921284 4397648 X -1391777 431849 2120341 2683779 728564 3115628 5649848 7513276 2386039 1025 X false true X true false X 9965636 10542907 7479610 8802541 10374152 47164846 0 0 9965636 10542907 7479610 8802541 10374152 47164846 1949256 45215590 94 3 4032 3698 2744 10571 0 19889 34836 20524 40865 26962 143076 47318493 1850241 0.95560 0.91020 X 20000 2995 X X X true 153076 153076 128166 24910 153076 113806 14360 128166 123046 -7810 1430 113806 138192 -5810 6871 2465 123046 1.00000 false false false 40519 9680 30839 79399 27895 51504 115053 9560 105493 187836 457(b) Participant Interest in Accounts 1019150 Beneficial Interest in Insurance Policy 342729 Beneficial Interest in Trusts 135503 Deposits and Other Assets 156162 Investments - Split-Interest Agreements 2485561 4139105 457(b) Participant Interest 1019150 Gift Annuity Obligation 2181815 Loan Payable-Donor 4500 Notes Payable 143582 3349047 10888351 1025 1025 10887326 10887326 8501287 8501287 8501287 Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, o The institute has collections that are housed in the Ayn Rand Archives, a special collection of The Ayn Rand Institute, which include Ayn Rand papers as well as other artifacts of historical significance and works of arts. In accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, these items are not capitalized on the financial statements. Part III, Line 4: Description of organization's collections and how it furthers its purpose. The Ayn Rand archives consist of two major holdings: The Ayn Rand Papers and The Special Collections.The Ayn Rand Papers comprises the personal papers and effects left by Ayn Rand at her death in 1982. This collection includes manuscripts, notes and outlines, business and personal correspondence, philosophic journals, research files, marginalia, clippings, photographs, calendars, address books, phonograph records, memorabilia, and recorded interviews and speeches. Also included is microfilm of The Ayn Rand Papers at the Library of Congress. These papers are drafts, typescripts and galleys of her novella, Anthem, and her three novels, We The Living, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged, plus some administrative material.The Special Collections is an ongoing collection of Ayn Rand-related material acquired since her death. It includes recordings of Ayn Rand's radio programs, lectures and interviews, oral history interviews, Russian academic and legal documents, translations of her work, biographical and philosophical articles about Ayn Rand, reviews and press mentions, screenplays, correspondence, objectivist periodicals, and materials from objectivist organizations.The mission of The Ayn Rand Archives is to acquire, preserve and make available Ayn Rand's remaining papers and related documents to serious scholars and general writers. By acquiring holdings, conducting research and providing access, the archives preserves and makes available the physical evidence of Ayn Rand's achievement and influence. 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