2016-02-09T12:47:55-08:00 2015-09-30 White Nelson Diehl Evans LLP 2875 Michelle Drive Suite 300 Irvine CA 92606 990 2014-10-01 222570926 The Ayn Rand Institute The Center for The Advancement of Objectivism AYNR 9492226550 2121 Alton Parkway Suite 250 Irvine CA 92606 Yaron Brook President & Dir 2016-02-09 true Michael R Ludin CPA P00011248 7149781300 2014 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z Yaron Brook 2121 Alton Parkway Suite 250 Irvine CA 92606 10985878 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. 9 8 64 103 1234 9965635 10542907 325111 317435 -3195 3 23052 35048 10310603 10895393 302398 214564 0 5757524 5171237 586 919748 4651491 5229471 10711413 10615858 -400810 279535 7451781 6847753 5564941 4814005 1886840 2033748 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 4464647 87208 60530 Outreach Programs: Developed a new strategy for ARIs eLearning website, Campus, that seamlessly integrates with the overall digital ecosystem for ARI. With the strategy as the blueprint, execution began by developing the user experience, designing the look of the website, and creating content (written, video and imagery) to populate the website. Promoted the ideas and authors of two books applying Ayn Rand's ideas and one newly published book by Ayn Rand. Arranged for 68 public speaking events including debates, talks and panel discussions in the US, and 66 speaker events in 19 countries outside the US, in cooperation with think tank and university partners in Europe, Israel, and Latin America. Launched 4 foreign-language websites. Began hosting a blogtalk radio show as well as a terrestrial radio show located in Chicago, Ill. Both shows air weekly on Saturdays. ARI speakers were interviewed on international, as well as national and local radio and TV shows (both traditional and Internet), and hosted and appeared on various podcasts. Additionally, ARI had op-eds and articles published in written and online publications around the world. Prepared final manuscript for publisher of Ayn Rand's previously unpublished novel Ideal and supported on line advertising and social networking promotion supplementing the publisher's display advertising efforts in airports and bookstores. 3683244 127156 21894 Educational Programs: Donated more than 290,000 free copies of Ayn Rand's books to high school and middle school teachers and students. Held three essay contests on Ayn Rand's novels, which drew more than 22,000 entries. Provided support to more than 15 campus clubs. Provided speakers for 47 national campus events hosted by student clubs or professors. Offered 18 students a three-week internship including classes, discussion, and professional experience. Distributed more than 5,000 books to young people through free market organizations and professors. Sponsored fall conference for 100 students and held a week long educational program for 78 students at the ARI summer conference. The Objectivist Academic Center (OAC) graduated 9 students from the one-year Core Course; it also offered advanced seminars in philosophy to 10 or more students and sponsored the advising of 5 graduate students by tenured or tenure-track professors in their fields. ARI Campus continued to offer on-line courses from beginner to advanced levels on Ayn Rand's fiction works and on her philosophy and its application, adding approximately 78 hours of new course content. The courses are free and open to anyone interested in Ayn Rand's ideas. Approximately 4,500 individuals logged in to access courses or downloaded audio content during the year. 975583 200 268822 Other: The Ayn Rand Archives digitized a large amount of analog audio (reel-to-reel tapes), began work on acquiring 2 papers collections (Lewis and Ridpath), conducted over 60 hours of oral history interviews on the Objectivist movement, and assisted more than a dozen researchers who examined materials both in person and on line. Completed a project to make the Ayn Rand Papers keyword-searchable. 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. 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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 novella, Anthem, and her three novels, 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. Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The organization intends to use the endowment funds for grants and scholarships. 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