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ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND LIBERTY (EIN 38-2926822)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-29
IRS object ID
201511499349300236
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-05-29T13:23:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN381337372PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BEENE GARTER LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line156 GRANDVILLE AVE SW SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP495034036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN382926822EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1ACTON INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OFBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2RELIGION AND LIBERTYBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlACTOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6164543080PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line198 E FULTON STREET NO 101AddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT SIRICOPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6164543080PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARGARET W BISHOPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00295096PTIN
Phone6162355200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerROBERT SIRICOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line198 E FULTON STREET SUITE 101AddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$9,564,171GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ACTON.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1990FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE A FREE AND VIRTUOUS SOCIETY CHARACTERIZED BY INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND SUSTAINED BY RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent12VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee46TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers30TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$287,361NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$10,169,050PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$8,183,452CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$434,442PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$562,305CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$41,954PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$44,639CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$157,199PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$292,051CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$10,802,645PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,082,447CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$363,254PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$459,046CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,655,588PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$2,938,350CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$574,842CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$5,348,227PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,030,842CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$8,367,069PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,428,238CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,435,576PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$345,791CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$18,040,637TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$17,855,546TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$371,059TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$316,187TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$17,669,578NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$17,539,359NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionMISSION OF THE ACTON INSTITUTE IS TO PROMOTE A FREE AND VIRTUOUS SOCIETY CHARACTERIZED BY INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY AND SUSTAINED BY RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,888,989ExpenseAmt
Grant$360,384GrantAmt
Revenue$327,642RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION:ACTON'S EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TARGETS CURRENT AND FUTURE RELIGIOUS, BUSINESS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, AND WORKS TO PROMOTE AN UNDERSTANDING OF MARKET PRINCIPLES AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ECONOMIC FREEDOM THAT CREATES OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL. THE INSTITUTE SPONSORS CONFERENCES AIMED AT EDUCATING LEADERS OF ALL DENOMINATIONS AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS OF THE OUTREACH AREA.THE INSTITUTE SPONSORED DOMESTIC CONFERENCES FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE LEADERS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THOSE WHO SHAPE THE MORAL CULTURE. THE CONFERENCES INCLUDED ACTON UNIVERSITY WHICH IS AN ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FOUR-DAY EXPLORATION OF THE INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF A FREE SOCIETY. MANY STUDENTS SELECTED TO ATTEND OUR CONFERENCES RECEIVE A FULL OR PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH COVERS ROOM AND BOARD EXPENSES AS WELL AS CONFERENCE FEES. IN 2014, NEARLY 900 STUDENTS FROM 50 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES ATTENDED, AND LIMITED TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS WERE PROVIDED IN CASES OF NEED.EXPENSES WERE ALSO INCURRED FOR A DISCOVERY PROCESS TO IDENTIFY AND EDUCATE CLERGY, STUDENTS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND SEMINARY FACULTY MEMBERS WHO CAN ASSIST US IN FURTHERING OUR PROGRAMS. WE MAINTAINED AN ACTIVE NETWORKING EFFORT TO BUILD STRATEGIC ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH EVANGELICAL CHURCHES, NONPROFITS, AND SEMINARIES.PRODUCTION OF FOR THE LIFE OF THE WORLD, A SEVEN-PART VIDEO CURRICULUM, WAS COMPLETED AT THE END OF 2013. IN FEBRUARY 2014 WE SOFT-LAUNCHED THIS FILM SERIES IN BOTH FULL-LENGTH FEATURE FILM FORMAT AND EPISODIC FORMAT ALONG WITH AN ECOSYSTEM OF EDUCATION TOOLS AND RESOURCES. IN JUNE PHYSICAL PRODUCT BECAME AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. SUBSEQUENTLY, FOR THE LIFE OF THE WORLD AND SEVERAL OF ITS ANCILLARY RESOURCES HAVE BEEN AMONG ACTON'S TOP-SELLING AND MOST SOUGHT AFTER RESOURCES JUST SIX MONTHS AFTER THEIR RELEASE. AT THE END OF 2014, MORE THAN 3,000 GROUPS, CHURCHES, AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE ENGAGED WITH THESE PRODUCTS AND RESOURCES.THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS ALSO AN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE BUSINESS ETHICS MODEL OF ENTREPRENEURIAL STEWARDSHIP, ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING BUSINESS LEADERS IN THE ACTIVE INTEGRATION OF INTEGRITY WITH THEIR PROFESSION.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,057,388ExpenseAmt
Grant$14,270GrantAmt
Revenue$268,192RevenueAmt
DescGENERAL EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS: THE INSTITUTE REACHES OUT TO BUSINESS LEADERS, POLICYMAKERS, STUDENTS, AND RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP GROUPS THROUGH LECTURES, MEDIA PRODUCTS, WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA, AND VARIOUS WRITINGS. THE 2014 ANNUAL DINNER WAS HELD TO PROMOTE OUTREACH AND TO THANK SUPPORTERS FOR THEIR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INSTITUTE. THE DINNER AND PROGRAM FESTIVITIES INCLUDED DISCOURSE WITH PROMINENT PUBLIC SPEAKERS AND INSTITUTE SUPPORTERS. SOME 540 ATTENDED, AND ADMISSION WAS CHARGED TO DEFRAY EXPENSES INCURRED. THE ACTON LECTURE SERIES HOSTED OVER 20 LOCAL EVENTS DURING THE YEAR IN OUR CONFERENCE CENTER WITH AN AVERAGE ATTENDANCE OF MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE PER EVENT FOR DISCUSSIONS OF CURRENT EVENTS OF LOCAL INTEREST. THE INSTITUTE ALSO SPONSORED SEVERAL OTHER LUNCHEON AND DINNER LECTURES AROUND THE COUNTRY. OUR FACILITY IN GRAND RAPIDS ALLOWED US TO HOST AN INCREASING NUMBER OF DOWNTOWN EVENTS OFFERED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.ACTON INSTITUTE ALSO OPERATES A BOOKSTORE TO PROMOTE AND SELL ITS OWN PUBLICATIONS, IN ADDITION TO OUTSIDE PUBLICATIONS, RELATED TO OUR MISSION AND PROGRAM OUTREACH AREAS. THESE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WERE SOLD, DISTRIBUTED AND EXHIBITED AT A VARIETY OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.OUR RICH AND ROBUST WEB PRESENCE CENTERS ON THE ACTON WEBSITE (WWW.ACTON.ORG), AND INCLUDES OTHER ACTON SITES SUCH AS THE POWERBLOG AS WELL AS A GREAT DEAL OF CURRENT AND HISTORICAL ACTON-PRODUCED CONTENT. THE INSTITUTE HAS A BROAD AND GROWING PRESENCE IN SOCIAL MEDIA. THIS PLATFORM HAS STEADILY INCREASED THE SCOPE AND FREQUENCY OF ACTON'S OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT MANAGES THE GROWING FAMILY OF ACTON WEBSITES, BLOG, AND SOCIAL MEDIA WHICH USE LEADING TECHNOLOGY TO INTEGRATE TEXT, AUDIO, AND VIDEO CONTENT IN EASILY ACCESSIBLE FORMATS AND VENUES TO PROMOTE ACTON'S MESSAGE TO WEB USERS. IT PUBLISHES THE PRINT AND DIGITAL EDITIONS OF RELIGION & LIBERTY, ACTON NOTES, AND THE WEEKLY EMAIL NEWSLETTER, ACTON NEWS & COMMENTARY. THE COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ALSO CONNECTS ACTON EXPERTS WITH PRINT AND BROADCAST JOURNALISTS COVERING FAITH AND POLICY ISSUES.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,392,104ExpenseAmt
Grant$66,392GrantAmt
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DescRESEARCH:THE INSTITUTE'S ACADEMIC INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONDUCTED BY ITS RESEARCH DEPARTMENT. THIS WORK CENTERS ON THEOLOGY, ECONOMICS, PHILOSOPHY, AND HISTORY, AMONG OTHER TOPICS. ADDITIONALLY, THE INVESTIGATIONS PRODUCED AT THE ACTON INSTITUTE ARE DELIVERED LOCALLY IN GRAND RAPIDS AS WELL AS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES WITH THE GOAL OF REACHING THE SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY AT LARGE.THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT PUBLISHES BOOKS, JOURNALS, MONOGRAPHS AND OCCASIONAL PAPERS, AND ITS STAFF REGULARLY PUBLISHES BOOKS WITH EXTERNAL PUBLISHING HOUSES. THE JOURNAL OF MARKETS & MORALITY IS A SEMI-ANNUAL REFEREED JOURNAL THAT PROVIDES A FORUM FOR SCHOLARS TO ENGAGE ISSUES CONCERNING THE MORALITY OF THE MARKETPLACE. THE CHRISTIAN SOCIAL THOUGHT SERIES EXAMINES, IN EACH VOLUME, A KEY ECONOMIC ISSUE FACING THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH. THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES ACTON'S SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS. FELLOWSHIPS WERE AWARDED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, IN THE FORM OF ACADEMIC FELLOWSHIPS AND TRAVEL GRANTS, TO PROMISING SEMINARIANS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO ARE ADVANCING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ECONOMIC LIBERTY AND RELIGIOUS VALUES. THE ANNUAL NOVAK AWARD RECIPIENT IS PRESENTED WITH A PRIZE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND REWARD NEW RESEARCH ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION, ECONOMIC FREEDOM, AND THE FREE AND VIRTUOUS SOCIETY.LASTLY, THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT MANAGES A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS, INCLUDING (1) SMALL SPECIFIC CONFERENCES FOR SCHOLARS AND GRADUATE STUDENTS THAT MOSTLY ARE HELD IN GRAND RAPIDS, (2) LARGER CONFERENCES FOR LEADING RELIGIOUS FIGURES, AND (3) THE SCHOLARLY AND PROGRAMMATIC OUTREACH OF ACTON'S ROME OFFICE.INTERNATIONALLY, WE HELD CONFERENCES ON VARIOUS TOPICS INCLUDING CATHOLIC EDUCATION, POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT, AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. OUR OFFICE IN ROME ALSO HELD REGULAR SMALL LECTURES AT THE OFFICE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$802,717ExpenseAmt
Grant$18,000GrantAmt
DescMEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS:THE MEDIA DEPARTMENT PROMOTES ACTON'S MESSAGE THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIA PRODUCTS AND OUTLETS. THE DISTRIBUTION OF OUR FEATURE-LENGTH FILMS CONTINUED ACROSS THE U.S. AND INTERNATIONALLY, INCLUDING TRANSLATION INTO SEVERAL LANGUAGES.WORK COMPLETED IN 2014 ON THE PRODUCTION OF A DOCUMENTARY FILM (POVERTY, INC.) WHICH WAS SCREENED IN LOCATIONS DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. A CURRICULUM AND RELATED WEBSITE ABOUT ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD (POVERTYCURE) CONTINUED TO BE PROMOTED. MANY SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES HAVE INCORPORATED THIS RESOURCE INTO THEIR CURRICULUMS. THE PROJECT SEEKS TO BUILD A NETWORK OF LIKEMINDED ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS TO PROMOTE A PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE HUMAN PERSON AND SOCIETY. THE MEDIA PROJECTS WILL ENCOURAGE SOLUTIONS THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITY AND UNLEASH THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT. POVERTY, INC. HAS EARNED MORE THAN 20 FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS TO DATE AND HAS PLAYED MULTIPLE SOLD-OUT PREMIERES BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$18,000TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$8,141,198TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document125IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee46EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign CountryITForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member12IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6164543080PhoneNum

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CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

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REV ROBERT A SIRICO
DIRECTOR50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$200,499$0$4,832
DAVID HUMPHREYS
CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRANK HANNA III
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JC HUIZENGA
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN KENNEDY III
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR ALEJANDRO CHAFUEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR GAYLEN BYKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KENNETH MURASKI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELSA D PRINCE BROEKHUIZEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KRIS MAUREN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$208,329$0$20,624
JOHN M GORDON JR
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEAN FIELER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN CROWE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES RAHN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TOM VOGT
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Total Other Compensation$43,793TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

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DO MORE GOOD
25 OTTAWA AVE SWGRAND RAPIDSMI49503MEDIA AND PROMOTION SERVICES$385,654
MASTER OF CODE LP
SOFTWARE SERVICES$168,14784 PARK ROADROSYTHFIFEUKKY122JL
ALLEGRA PRINT AND IMAGING
3983 LINCOLN AVE SEGRAND RAPIDSMI49548PRINTING SERVICES$162,970
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$118,950FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$8,064,502AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$333,829NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$8,183,452TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS900099$30,224$30,224
SUBSCRIPTIONS900099$9,592$9,592
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$562,305TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,250TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,250ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,937TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$16,937ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$159,284RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$159,284RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$351,577SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$311,188SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$40,389SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$40,389ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$118,950ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$115,137FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$74,112TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$74,112ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$240,097GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$55,399CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$184,698TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$184,698RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$5,244TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,244RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$5,244OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,082,447TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$752,247RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$146,748ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,270TotalAmt
Program Services$27,270ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$179,757TotalAmt
Program Services$179,757ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$252,019TotalAmt
Program Services$252,019ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$528,607TotalAmt
Program Services$379,953ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,994ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$83,660FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,917,993TotalAmt
Program Services$1,551,552ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$101,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$264,967FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$34,493TotalAmt
Program Services$30,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,207FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$434,261TotalAmt
Program Services$330,764ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$79,978FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,996TotalAmt
Program Services$19,431ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,978ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,587FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$13,447TotalAmt
Program Services$4,309ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,909TotalAmt
Program Services$3,954ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,955ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,785,450TotalAmt
Program Services$1,742,403ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,513ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,534FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$195,557TotalAmt
Program Services$195,362ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$195FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,038,547TotalAmt
Program Services$917,829ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,457FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$186,591TotalAmt
Program Services$80,705ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,486ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,400FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$407,154TotalAmt
Program Services$369,230ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$25,746ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,178FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,423,479TotalAmt
Program Services$1,416,904ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,986ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,589FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$289,231TotalAmt
Program Services$211,659ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,175ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,397FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
UNRELATED BUSINESS INCO$90,834$90,834
HONORARIUMS$290,916$290,916
MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT$122,627$8,590$105,670$8,367
OTHER TAXES$106,593$106,593

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,507TotalAmt
Program Services$30,855ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,326ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,326FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,428,238TotalAmt
Program Services$8,141,198ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$712,198ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$574,842FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,732BOYAmt
EOY$77,188EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,460,783BOYAmt
EOY$5,743,151EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,500,459BOYAmt
EOY$1,842,197EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,257BOYAmt
EOY$22,139EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$228,258BOYAmt
EOY$275,717EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$197,167BOYAmt
EOY$232,872EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$8,322,101LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$834,466LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,675,280BOYAmt
EOY$7,487,635EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$314,929BOYAmt
EOY$354,709EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,553,000BOYAmt
EOY$1,780,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,772BOYAmt
EOY$39,938EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,040,637BOYAmt
EOY$17,855,546EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$371,059BOYAmt
EOY$316,187EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$371,059BOYAmt
EOY$316,187EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,891,318BOYAmt
EOY$12,796,575EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,778,260BOYAmt
EOY$4,742,784EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$17,669,578BOYAmt
EOY$17,539,359EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,040,637BOYAmt
EOY$17,855,546EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$345,791ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$215,572NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$5,699,792CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,115,474CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,329,257CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,169,050CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,183,452CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,497,025TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,699,792CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,115,474CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,329,257CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,169,050CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,183,452CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,497,025TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$10,501,013SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$33,996,012PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,765CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,180CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$122,976CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$153,041CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$180,471CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$471,433TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,257CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$133,239CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$248,165CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$207,004CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$287,361CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$884,026TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$58,462CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$40,720CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$47,972CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$43,820CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$46,269CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$237,243TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$46,089,727TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,427,379GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.73760PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.74370PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS REVENUE SPECIAL EVENT REVENUEExplanationTxt

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

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,080,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,080,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,068,824OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$227,581DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,841,243BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$345,343OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$156,727DepreciationAmt
Book Value$188,616BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$827,934OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$450,158DepreciationAmt
Book Value$377,776BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$7,487,635TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCOMMON STOCK OF PRIVATELY HELD CORPORATIONDesc
Book Value$1,780,000BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$1,780,000TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,298,019TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$215,572NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$215,572RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,082,447RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,082,447TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,428,238TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$9,428,238ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,428,238TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART X, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS DETERMINED THE INSTITUTE IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE CODE). IN ADDITION, THE INSTITUTE QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). THE INSTITUTE IS SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 509(A)(1) OF THE CODE. THE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES ON SUCH INCOME WAS $90,834 AND $56,197 IN 2014 AND 2013, RESPECTIVELY. CASH PAID FOR INCOME TAX ON SUCH INCOME WAS $15,844 AND $140,000 IN 2014 AND 2013, RESPECTIVELY. TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ARE ASSESSED FOR UNCERTAINTY AND A PROVISION MAY BE RECORDED IF A TAX POSITION IS NOT LIKELY TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. WITH LIMITED EXCEPTIONS, THE INSTITUTE IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO AUDITS BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2011, AND STATE AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2010.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionEUROPERegionTxt
Offices1OfficesCnt
Employee3EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICES AND GRANTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedEDUCATIONSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$189,458RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices1SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees3SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office1TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$189,458SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$189,458TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSOUTH AMERICARegionTxt
Purpose Of GrantTHE ACTON INSTITUTE HAS ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE OUR MISSION AND SEEK TO PROMOTE IDEAS OF THE ACTON INSTITUTE. THE AFFILIATES ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WORK WITH ACTON TO PROMOTE THE IDEAS OF A FREE AND VIRTUOUS SOCIETY IN THEIR OWN COUNTRIES AND WITHIN THEIR OWN CULTURAL CONTEXT. ACTON PROVIDES THESE AFFILIATES WITH SMALL GRANTS FOR CONFERENCES, PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITE MAINTENANCE, TRANSLATION, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.PurposeOfGrantTxt
Cash Grant$22,000CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementCHECK, WIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (10 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxtRegionRegionTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmtManner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
PROVIDED TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT CONFERENCES DURING 2014SOUTH AMERICA72$84,990CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER
PROVIDED TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT CONFERENCES DURING 2014EUROPE38$35,000CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER
PROVIDED TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT CONFERENCES DURING 2014AFRICA39$45,550CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER
PROVIDED TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT CONFERENCES DURING 2014ASIA26$28,250CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER
PROVIDED RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AND TRAVEL GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALSEUROPE18$13,822CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER
PROVIDED RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AND TRAVEL GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALSAFRICA2$900CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER
PROVIDED RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AND TRAVEL GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALSASIA1$600CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER
PROVIDED TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT CONFERENCES DURING 2014CENTRAL AMERICA6$4,507CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER
PROVIDED TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT CONFERENCES DURING 2014AUSTRALIA1$2,400CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER
NOVAK AWARD - ACKNOWLEDGES AND REWARDS OUTSTANDING NEW RESEARCH INTO THE INTERRELATION OF RELIGION AND ECONOMIC LIBERTY.EUROPE1$10,000CHECK, WIRE TRANSFER
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGRANT RECIPIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN REPORT DETAILING HOW THE GRANT FUNDS WERE USED. THE REPORTS ARE REVIEWED BY ACTON STAFF TO VERIFY PROPER USE. SOME GRANTS RELATE TO ACTON SPONSORED EVENTS AND CAN BE VERIFIED INTERNALLY. GRANT FUNDS MAY BE REVOKED FOR USE OUTSIDE OF GRANT PURPOSE. ALSO, SOME GRANTS ARE USED FOR ATTENDING ACTON EVENTS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$159,975GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$118,950CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$41,025GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$65,308FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$49,829OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$159,975GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$118,950CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$41,025GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$65,308FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$49,829OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$115,137DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$74,112NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
DONORS TRUST
109 NORTH HENRY STREETALEXANDRIAVA22314522166327501(C)(3)$10,350CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION FOR PURPOSES DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE RECIPIENT
AQUINAS COLLEGE
1607 ROBINSON ROAD SEGRAND RAPIDSMI49506381367080501(C)(3)$10,000JOHN PAUL II SCHOLARSHIP
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org2Total501c3OrgCnt

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

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxtRecipientRecipientCntCash GrantCashGrantAmt
THE POVERTYCURE INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL FOCUSED ON AUTHENTIC HUMAN ENCOUNTERS THAT INSPIRE AND ENABLE US TO EFFECTIVELY COME ALONGSIDE OUR NEIGHBORS. THE FESTIVAL RECEIVED OVER 200 FILM SUBMISSIONS, SELECTING 64 AND AWARDING 4.4$18,000
PROVIDED TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENT CONFERENCES DURING 2014319$119,187
PROVIDED RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AND TRAVEL GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS32$10,795
OTHER GRANTS15$31,775

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
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
REV ROBERT A SIRICO
DIRECTOR$200,499$0$0$0$0$0$4,000$0$832$0$205,331$0$0$0
KRIS MAUREN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$208,329$0$0$0$0$0$4,000$0$16,624$0$228,953$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$333,829NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS WHO MAY ELECT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS WERE APPOINTED IN THE FOUNDING DOCUMENTS OF INCORPORATION. NEW MEMBERS MAY BE ADDED BY A TWO-THIRDS VOTE OF THE FULL MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BY UNANIMOUS ACTION, MAY TERMINATE THE MEMBERSHIP OF ANY MEMBER WHO FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE BYLAWS OR REGULATIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AMEMBERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO ELECT OR APPOINT ONE OR MORE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BY-LAWS GRANT MEMBERS THE POWER TO FILL VACANCIES OR REMOVE EXISTING DIRECTORS BY A MAJORITY VOTE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS ELECTRONICALLY PROVIDED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE FORM 990 DRAFT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN A SECURED PART OF THE WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CPERIODIC REVIEW OF COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND ANY OUTSIDE SERVICE ARRANGEMENTS AND PROVIDERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE BOARD INVESTIGATES AND DETERMINES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT SALARIES AND COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES DETERMINE ALL OTHERS. THE PROCESS INCLUDES COMPARISON TO SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND SALARY SURVEYS AS WELL AS ANALYSIS OF RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONTRACTED SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,742,403. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 14,513. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 28,534. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,785,450.