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AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM (EIN 22-2570926)
Tax period
2015-10-01 to 2016-09-30
Filed
2017-02-06
IRS object ID
201700379349301165
Schema version
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Source
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DescEducational Programs: Coordinated the donation of more than 225,000 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 support to 20 campus clubs focused on Ayn Rand's philosophy. Provided speakers for 30 national campus events hosted by student clubs or professors. Hosted 9 students and recent graduates in a 10-14 week 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 120 students and brought 112 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 forty students in fall 2016; it also offered advanced seminars in philosophy to 10 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 78 hours of new course content. The website now also includes dozens of Rand's essays available in full. The courses and other content are free and open to anyone interested in Ayn Rands ideas. Approximately 5,000 individuals accessed courses or downloaded audio content during the year, and course content was used by over 100 high school classroom teachers.Desc

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DescOther: The Ayn Rand Archives digitized a large amount of analog audio (primarily cassette tapes), continued work on acquiring 2 papers collections (Lewis and Ridpath), conducted 50 hours of oral history interviews on the Objectivist movement, and assisted more than a dozen researchers who examined materials both in person and online. We also began 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. Objectivist Summer Conference 2016 was held in Bellevue, WA with more than 500 people attending in-person or via Livestream.Desc
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Events Expense$204,298$193,990$9,196$1,112

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$685,584TotalAmt
Program Services$437,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,272ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200,337FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,900,086TotalAmt
Program Services$7,308,391ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$512,743ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,078,952FundraisingAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Joint CostsYes (X)JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,913TotalAmt
Program Services$1,722ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$191FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$181,710BOYAmt
EOY$412,683EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,875,711BOYAmt
EOY$955,667EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,588BOYAmt
EOY$31,954EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,186BOYAmt
EOY$73,074EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$499,931LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$437,371LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$103,079BOYAmt
EOY$62,560EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,260BOYAmt
EOY$207,671EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,346,219BOYAmt
EOY$4,209,543EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,847,753BOYAmt
EOY$5,953,152EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,158,076BOYAmt
EOY$967,574EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$134,677BOYAmt
EOY$115,808EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,521,252BOYAmt
EOY$3,862,001EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,814,005BOYAmt
EOY$4,945,383EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$1,081,204BOYAmt
EOY-$1,278,335EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,114,952BOYAmt
EOY$2,286,104EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,033,748BOYAmt
EOY$1,007,769EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,847,753BOYAmt
EOY$5,953,152EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,036,819ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$10,840NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$8,067,843CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,030,251CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,965,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,542,907CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,479,610CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,086,247TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,067,843CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,030,251CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,965,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,542,907CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$7,479,610CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,086,247TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$6,306,686SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$39,779,561PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,204CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,341CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$94CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,032CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,674TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$19,663CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$36,018CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,889CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$34,836CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,524CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$130,930TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$46,242,851TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$1,418,594GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.86020PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.80970PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$20,000RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$2,995AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets SaleYes (true)SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$113,806BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$14,360InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$128,166EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$123,046BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$7,810InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,430AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$113,806EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$138,192BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$5,810InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$6,871GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,465AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$123,046EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$145,404BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,302InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$7,566GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,948AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$138,192EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$125,267BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$30,132InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$7,284GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,711AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$145,404EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RfalseRelatedOrgListSchRInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$140,849OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$119,037DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,812BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$295,776OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$257,385DepreciationAmt
Book Value$38,391BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$63,306OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$60,949DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,357BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$62,560TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
457(b) Participant Interest in Accounts$837,956
Beneficial Interest in Insurance Policy$469,150
Beneficial Interest in Trusts$252,879
Deposits and Other Assets$53,293
Investments - Split-Interest Agreements$2,596,265
Real Estate Investments for Sale
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$4,209,543TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
457(b) Participant Interest$837,956
Gift Annuity Obligation$2,820,545
Loan Payable-Donor$4,500
Notes Payable$199,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,862,001TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,128,668TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$10,840NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$114,819DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$125,659RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$8,003,009RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$139,742OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt-$139,742RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,863,267TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,154,647TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$114,819DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$139,742OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$254,561ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,900,086ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$8,900,086TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 1a: If organization elected under SFAS 116 to not report are, historical treasures, oThe Institute has collections that are housed in the Ayn Rand Archives. These collections include the Ayn Rand Papers, as well as other artifacts of historical significance and works of art. 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 procures, preserves, and provides access to Ayn Rand's personal papers and related documents. It consists of more than 100 collections, with one primary collection: the Ayn Rand Papers.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 are microfilm and digital images of the Ayn Rand Papers at the Library of Congress. These papers are drafts, typescripts and galleys of her novels Anthem, We the Living, The Fountainhead, and Atlas Shrugged, plus some administrative material.The remaining collections cover Ayn Rand-related material acquired since her death. They include 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 collections also include Ayn Rand-related works of art (such as paintings created by her husband, Frank O'Connor), and historical treasures such as her writing desk and dining room table.
Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund.The organization intends to use the endowment funds for grants and scholarships.
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SSpecial Events Expenses $139742

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (16 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Europe00Fundraising$4,000
Central America and Caribbean00Grants$6,000
East Asia and the Pacific00Grants$3,000
Europe00Grants$87,000
Middle East and N Africa00Grants$100,000
North America00Grants$16,000
South America00Grants$2,000
South Asia00Grants$5,000
Sub-Saharan Africa00Grants$1,000
Central America and Caribbean00Program Services$1,000Sending reps. and books
East Asia and the Pacific00Program Services$13,000Sending reps. and books
Europe00Program Services$112,000Sending reps. and books
Middle East and N Africa00Program Services$4,000Sending reps. and books
North America00Program Services$1,000Providing books to students
Russia and Neighboring States00Program Services$13,000Sending reps. and books
South America00Program Services$15,000Sending reps. and books
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Spent$383,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Total Spent$383,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (3 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
EuropeSponsorship$13,601Credit/Wire
EuropeSponsorship$54,474ACH/EFT
M. East/N. AfriOutreach$99,094Wire Trans.$906BooksCost
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (13 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtDescription Of Non Cash AsstDescriptionOfNonCashAsstTxtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Conference ScholarshipsC America/ Caribbean3$5,928Check/Paypal
Conference ScholarshipsE Asia and Pacific1$2,500Paypal
Conference ScholarshipsEurope11$17,550Ck/Paypal/ACH
Conference ScholarshipsNorth America11$12,864Check/Paypal
Conference ScholarshipsSouth America1$2,000Check
Conference ScholarshipsSouth Asia3$4,943Check
Conference ScholarshipsSub-Saharan Africa1$1,000Paypal
Essay Contest PrizesE Asia and Pacific2$150Check/Paypal
Essay Contest PrizesEurope3$1,200Check
Essay Contest PrizesNorth America6$3,250Check
Essay Contest PrizesSouth Asia2$150Check
Essay Contest PrizesSub-Saharan Africa1$50Check
Reading Group GrantSouth America1$235BooksCost
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside USFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationProcedures vary depending on the type of grant. Scholarship and essay contest prizes do not require monitoring, as there are no ongoing conditions after the scholarship/prize is awarded. Grantee organizations will generally submit bimonthly reports on activities and progress. For grants related to specific events, our contractor and/or volunteers at such events monitor that the grant requirements are met.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd
Licensed StatesALLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesAKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesARLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCOLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesCTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesDCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesFLLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesGALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesHILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesILLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesINLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesKYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesMSLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNJLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNMLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNYLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesNDLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOHLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesOKLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesORLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesPALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesRILicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesSCLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTNLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesUTLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesVALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWALicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWVLicensedStatesCd
Licensed StatesWILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1NY DinnerEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$511,669GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$430,683CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$80,986GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$21,850NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$59,136FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Event2IL DinnerEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$281,775GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$223,019CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$58,756GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$39,500NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$19,256FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$793,444GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$653,702CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$139,742GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$61,350NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$78,392FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$139,742DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1University of Maryland FoundaBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14603 Calvert RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityCollege ParkCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20740ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN522197313RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$15,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantProduce teacher seminarPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
Conference scholarships140$104,800
Essay Contest Prizes62$39,510$20FMVGift card
Ad Hoc Grant2$500

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationProcedures vary depending on the type of grant. Scholarships and essay contest prizes do not require monitoring, as there are no ongoing conditions after the scholarship/prize is awarded. Long-term grants such as book grants are reviewed at least annually, depending on the grant terms. Such grantees are generally required to submit regular progress reports, typically on a quarterly basis.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter TravelYes (X)FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (true)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption ProcfalseRebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Anu Seppala
Dir. of Outreach$125,082$3,000$10,983$139,065
Jerelyn Eagan
COO/Secretary$226,235$226,235
Linda Zinser
Dir. of Outreach$127,544$3,000$13,224$143,768
Mark Chapman
VP Development$220,472$3,000$19,185$242,657
Onkar Ghate
CCO$163,582$3,000$8,454$175,036
Steven Simpson
Dir. Legal Studies$160,934$8,260$169,194
Yaron Brook
President & Dir$289,232$3,000$24,345$316,577

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1a: Relevant information in regards to selections on 1a.First class travel is permitted when advised by a physician for medical reasons. Travel for family members of listed persons is paid or reimbursed only if the family member's travel is for bona fide business purposes.
Part I, Line 7: Non-Fixed payments not listed aboveSeveral of the officers listed received a discretionary bonus based on performance and other factors.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Grnt Asst Bnft Interested Prsn GrntAsstBnftInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHarry BinswangerPersonNm
Relationship With OrgBoard MemberRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Cash Grant$3,700CashGrantAmt
Type Of AssistanceGrantTypeOfAssistanceTxt
Assistance PurposeConference TravelAssistancePurposeTxt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNiv BrookPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionChild of OfcRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$21,740TransactionAmt
TransactionEmployeeTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part V Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPart III (1):TOF Publications, Inc., which is a company owned by board member Harry Binswanger and his wife. The company received a $2,200 grant and also a $1,500 grant, each of which was to enable Harry Binswanger to travel to a conference.Part IV (1):Niv Brook is a Child of the Officer, Yaron Brook.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Art Historical Treasures ArtHistoricalTreasuresGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$20,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAuctionMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution20ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$283,339NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Collectibles CollectiblesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$87NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesAuctionMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescBitcoinDesc
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$404NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, EtBoard members Peter Leport and Carl Barney have a business relationship through Leport Schools, of which Peter Leport is chairman of the board, and Carl Barney is CEO.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessAn electronic copy of the 990 is provided to each member of the board before it is filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsEach officer & director annually signs an acknowledgment stating that they have read, understand, and agree to comply with the conflict of interest policy. Governance committee has a review procedure for business dealings among board members and officers.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementFor the executive director, the board determines the salary, considering factors such as salary surveys and comparable organizations.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableForm 990, governing documents, policies and financial statements are provided upon request.
PART VII COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, TRUSTEES, etc.The compensation paid to board member Tara Smith was in exchange for professional services she provided to the Institute, and was unrelated to her service on the board. The governance committee of the board reviewed and approved the compensation arrangement. No board member is compensated for his or her service on the board.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Anthem Foundation for Objectivist ScholaBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12121 Alton Pkwy Ste 225AddressLine1Txt
CityIrvineCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN912145352EIN
Primary ActivitiesEducation GrantsPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateCALegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 11A, IPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled OrganizationYes (true)ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsYes (true)ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgYes (true)LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgYes (true)RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgYes (true)TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (4 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Schola
a$2,200
Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Schola
e$199,000
Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Schola
q$4,639
Anthem Foundation for Objectivist Schola
r$27,956Donor