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LUDWIG VON MISES INSTITUTE FOR AUSTRIAN ECONOMICS INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
LUDWIG VON MISES INSTITUTE FOR AUSTRIAN ECONOMICS INC (EIN 52-1263436)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-10
IRS object ID
201743149349302489
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,138,389CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,792,996CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,311,392CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,232,426CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,137,951CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$16,613,154TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$377,454SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,235,700PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$141,395CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$199,151CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$125,344CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$247,876CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$224,679CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$938,445TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$529,994CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$317,038CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$424,219CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$410,787CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$454,072CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,136,110TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$19,687,709TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,136,110GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.82470PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.83250PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$1,149,375BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$1,149,375EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,149,375BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance$1,149,375EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,066,557BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$82,818InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,149,375EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,221,676BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$155,119InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,837OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,066,557EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,164,505BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$62,008InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$240,977OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$1,221,676EndYearBalanceAmt
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$1,138,145OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,138,145BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,101,516OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,434,769DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,666,747BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,310,709OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,113,385DepreciationAmt
Book Value$197,324BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$5,002,216TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Invst Program Related Org InvstProgramRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Collectible Coins$434,348F
Certificates of Deposit$1,672,643F
Restricted Endowment Fund$1,012,622F
Vanguard Precious Metals$424,503F
Gold Bars$2,366,635F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Program Rltd$5,910,751TotalBookValueProgramRltdAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Halter Annuity Payable$7,079
Tuschman Deferred Annuity$18,548
Wolf Annuity Payable$14,377
Crosby CGA Payable$3,391
Hufmann Annuity Payable$9,163
Other Annuities$12,392
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$64,950TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,741,962TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$870,707NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$870,707RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,871,255RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$76,151OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$76,151RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,795,104TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,772,077TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,772,077ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included-$76,151OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt-$76,151ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,695,926TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X, Line 2:The Institute is exempt from federal and state income taxes under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), except to the extent that it has taxable income from businesses that are not related to its tax exempt purpose. Unrelated business income, if there was any, would be taxed at the applicable corporate income tax rate. The Institute did not have any unrelated business income during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, and accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been made in the financial statements. The Institute is not currently under examination by any taxing jurisdiction. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no interest or penalties associated with tax positions recorded in the accompanying financial statements.
Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold (Netted with Income on Form 990) -76,151.
Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:Cost of Goods Sold (Netted with income on Form 990) -76,151.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
North America00Grants and other assistance (contributions)
Europe00Grants and other assistance (Contributions)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$0SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$0TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization receives contributions from individuals located in foreign countries. The aggregate contributions of $5,000 or more from foreign sources totaled $143,962 this year. The Organization does not have any expenditures or investments related to grant making activities outside the U.S.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Donor's TrustBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11800 Diagonal Road Suite 280AddressLine1Txt
CityAlexandriaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22314ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN522166327RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$10,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantNon-Profit Talent AcquisitionPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (4 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Faculty Grant3$51,000
Student Fellowships9$33,443
Student Prize5$6,300
Faculty Prize2$3,500

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Institute awards grants to individuals for the purpose of furthering their studies and research into Austrian Economics. All recipients are involved in programs supported by the Institute and as such are present at institute facilities during the performance of the services for which they are awarded grants.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Idemnification Gross Up PmtsYes (X)IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
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 (2 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
Llewellyn H Rockwell Jr
Chairman$222,450$0$0$0$0$0$995$0$2,913$0$226,358$0$0$0
Jeffrey E Deist
President$170,250$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$14,359$0$184,609$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution5ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$74,372NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMV at Date of DonationMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. and Deborah A. Ayers are siblings. Mardelle O. Rockwell and Patricia O. Barnett are siblings.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bA copy of the Form 990 is distributed to the Officers and Board of Directors for review and approval before filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe institute performs an annual internal review of the conflict of interest policy utilizing a legal counsel presentation in a staff meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aCompensation was approved by independent board members. Data from similar not-for-profit entities was used for purposes of comparison.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Financial statements and other governing documents are available on the institute's website and are also available upon request.
Section 1.263(a)-1(f) De Minimis Safe Harbor ElectionFor the Year Ending December 31, 2016 Ludwig von Mises Institute for Austrian Economics is making the de minimis safe harbor election under Reg. Sec. 1.263(a)-1(f).