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MERCATUS CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
MERCATUS CENTER INC (EIN 54-1436224)
Tax period
2013-09-01 to 2014-08-31
Filed
2015-04-02
IRS object ID
201540929349300424
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-04-02T13:30:49-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1
CityViennaCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22182ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN541436224EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mercatus Center IncBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMERCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7039934930PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13434 Washington Blvd 4th FloorAddressLine1
CityArlingtonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22201ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGary LeffPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone7039934930PhoneNum
Signature2015-04-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLori A CollingsworthPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639819PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2015-04-02PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerGary LeffPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13434 Washington Blvd 4th FloorAddressLine1
CityArlingtonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22201ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$21,206,770GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.mercatus.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1994FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo bridge the gap between academic research and public policy problems.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body11VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee110TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$16,259,316PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$20,389,569CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$72,686PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$231,490CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$5,006PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$6,747CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$193,813PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$57,854CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$16,530,821PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$20,685,660CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,436,906PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$1,931,566CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$7,878,601PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$9,717,053CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,404,158CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,394,513PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$6,859,607CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$13,710,020PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$18,508,226CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$2,820,801PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,177,434CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$11,124,524TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$13,916,983TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,732,093TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,350,358TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,392,431NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,566,625NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe Center educates students and is an organization that uses sound interdisciplinary research and application in the human sciences that integrates theory and practice to develop insights and tools that can sustainably advance a free, prosperous, and civil society.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$4,920,024ExpenseAmt
Grant$250GrantAmt
DescRegulatory and Government Accountability Studies - Works within the university setting to improve the state of knowledge about regulations and their impact on society, and about the relationship between transparent and accountable processes and outcomes.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$3,638,283ExpenseAmt
Grant$1,772,392GrantAmt
DescStudent Programs - Support Graduate Students at George Mason University, training future scholars and decision-makers to advance and apply a research agenda for understanding institutions and change.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,824,806ExpenseAmt
DescCommunications - Improves the effectiveness of Mercatus outreach efforts, raises its public profile, and promotes its research and ideas to media and opinion shapers.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (5 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtGrantGrantAmtDescDescRevenueRevenueAmt
$685,758$12,100Social Change - The students research efforts are directed toward generating knowledge and understanding about the institutions that affect the freedom to prosper.
$1,621,191Outreach - Brings education in economic ideas to key decision-makers in the public policy process.
$1,273,126Public Affairs - Seeks to inform alumni, faculty, and supporters about the efforts of the Center and build communication that develops a network of individuals interested in liberty.
$1,095,569$136,824University Research & Teaching - Supports academic research and faculty activities at George Mason University to advance and apply a research agenda for understanding institutions and change.
$650,409$10,000Other - Other programs that help to further accomplish the Center's exempt purpose.$231,490
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$5,326,053TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$158,924TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$231,490TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$15,709,166TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
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 Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
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 Document273IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee110EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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
Governing Body Voting Members11GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The CenterBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7039934930PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13434 Washington Blvd 4th FloorAddressLine1
CityArlingtonCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22201ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Tyler Cowen
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles G Koch
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard H Fink
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Vernon Smith
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Manuel H Johnson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Frank Atkinson
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Edwin Meese
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Menlo Smith
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Don Boudreaux
Director beginnning 8/1/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Emily Chamlee-Wright
Director beginnning 8/1/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Hooks
Director beginnning 8/1/141.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brian Hooks
COO though 6/30/1440.00Yes (X)$302,500$0$11,559
Gary Leff
Treasurer20.00Yes (X)$107,500$0$5,262
Colleen M Morretta
Secretary through 6/26/1410.00Yes (X)$17,000$0$0
Carrie Conko
Sr. VP/ Secretary beginning 6/26/1440.00Yes (X)$213,750$0$4,740
Dan Rothschild
COO beginning 6/30/1440.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Williams
Vice President, Policy Research40.00$220,000$0$4,740Yes (X)
Veronique de Rugy
Senior Research Fellow40.00$214,775$0$4,740Yes (X)
Virgil Storr
Senior Research Fellow40.00$200,000$0$6,471Yes (X)
Jerome Ellig
Senior Research Fellow40.00$185,000$0$5,541Yes (X)
James Musser
Vice President40.00$176,250$0$4,740Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,636,775TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$47,793TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K29IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityStateContractorAddress/USAddress/StateZIP CodeContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCodeServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
Morgan Meredith & Associates
22780 Indian Creek Drive Suite 100DullesVA20166Prospecting and hosefile mailings$185,963
Phase2 Technology LLC
1330 Braddock Place 7th FloorAlexandriaVA22314Website design, maintenance and support$119,809
Steven Gordon
1050 N Stuart Street Apt 700ArlingtonVA22201IT support$111,250
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$20,389,569AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$1,651,072NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$20,389,569TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Conferences/ events611710$227,653$227,653
Publications511120$3,837$3,837
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$231,490TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,908TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,908ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$53,322RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$53,322RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$53,322TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$53,322ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$523,949SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$521,110SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,839SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,839TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$2,839ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
Other receipts/reimbursements900099$3,785$3,785
List rental900099$747$747
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$4,532OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,685,660TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$231,490RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$64,601ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,930,566TotalAmt
Program Services$1,930,566ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,000TotalAmt
Program Services$1,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$643,463TotalAmt
Program Services$516,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,134ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$51,230FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,929,934TotalAmt
Program Services$6,350,777ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$948,237ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$630,920FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$559,715TotalAmt
Program Services$468,259ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$46,025ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$45,431FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$583,941TotalAmt
Program Services$473,571ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$60,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,870FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$953TotalAmt
Management And General$953ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,995TotalAmt
Management And General$16,995ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,141,807TotalAmt
Program Services$2,025,279ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$66,388ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,140FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,651TotalAmt
Program Services$60,651ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$875,148TotalAmt
Program Services$512,269ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,215ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$343,664FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,270,324TotalAmt
Program Services$1,085,405ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$62,632ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$122,287FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$391,618TotalAmt
Program Services$332,875ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$39,162FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$473,492TotalAmt
Program Services$458,069ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,064ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,359FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,124,135TotalAmt
Program Services$1,104,613ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,781ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$741FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$389,354TotalAmt
Program Services$330,951ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,468ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,935FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,689TotalAmt
Program Services$15,886ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$934ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,869FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Miscellaneous$47,908$32,209$7,199$8,500
Employee recruiting$27,224$4,771$22,453
List rental$14,455$90$14,365
Property taxes$6,854$5,826$343$685

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,508,226TotalAmt
Program Services$15,709,166ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,394,902ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,404,158FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,719,918BOYAmt
EOY$5,568,818EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,647,726BOYAmt
EOY$7,155,106EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,380,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,328BOYAmt
EOY$27,527EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,516BOYAmt
EOY$121,676EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,613,437LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,640,279LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$131,404BOYAmt
EOY$973,158EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,980BOYAmt
EOY$70,698EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,652BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,124,524BOYAmt
EOY$13,916,983EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$665,052BOYAmt
EOY$861,834EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,667,536BOYAmt
EOY$2,996,859EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$399,505BOYAmt
EOY$491,665EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,732,093BOYAmt
EOY$4,350,358EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,006,368BOYAmt
EOY$9,187,980EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$386,063BOYAmt
EOY$378,645EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,392,431BOYAmt
EOY$9,566,625EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,124,524BOYAmt
EOY$13,916,983EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,177,434ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$3,240NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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$8,042,253CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,602,622CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,664,579CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,259,316CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,389,569CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$69,958,339TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,042,253CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$11,602,622CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,664,579CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,259,316CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$20,389,569CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$69,958,339TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$27,598,662SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$42,359,677PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$8,996CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$113,172CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$155,977CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$159,120CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,230CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$494,495TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$24,488CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$18,695CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$19,124CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,727CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,532CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$106,566TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$70,559,400TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$304,176GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.60030PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.58340PublicSupportPY170Pct
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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,903OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,903DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,610,534OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,637,376DepreciationAmt
Book Value$973,158BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$973,158TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Gift annuities$95,923
Due to affiliate$395,742
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$491,665TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$21,283,048TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$3,240NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$600,628DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$597,388RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$20,685,660RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$20,685,660TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,108,854TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$600,628DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$600,628ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$18,508,226ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$18,508,226TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Center did not have any significant uncertain tax positions at August 31, 2014 and 2013.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtValuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDescNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDescPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
George Mason University
4400 University DriveFairfaxVA22030540836354501(c)(3)$1,809,833N/AN/AGeneral support-See Part IV
Atlas Economic Research Foundation
1201 L Street NW 2nd FlWashingtonDC20005942763845501(c)(3)$10,000N/AN/AGeneral support
George Mason University Foundation
4400 University Drive MSN 1A3FairfaxVA220304444541603842501(c)(3)$98,324N/AN/AGeneral support-See Part IV
Talent Market LLC (a dba of Donors Trust Inc)
109 N Henry StAlexandriaVA22314522166327501(c)(3)$10,000N/AN/AGeneral support
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 2:Faculty awards are given to those Center faculty members who are in good standing at the George Mason University and who actively engage in original research. Research projects are expected to result in scholarly journal articles, book manuscripts, monographs, or other quality products.
Schedule I, Part I, Line 1(h):Grants were given to the George Mason University for the following purposes: to provide general support for the mission and activities of the George Mason University Foundation; to provide support for research by faculty members in economics; to support student tuition in the Department of Economics; to support student stipends in the Department of Economics; and for summer support and course buyouts for faculty members in economics.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 (7 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
Brian Hooks
COO though 6/30/14$162,500$0$140,000$0$0$0$0$0$11,559$0$314,059$0$0$0
Carrie Conko
Sr. VP/ Secretary beginning 6/26/14$163,750$0$50,000$0$0$0$0$0$4,740$0$218,490$0$0$0
Richard Williams
Vice President, Policy Research$170,000$0$50,000$0$0$0$0$0$4,740$0$224,740$0$0$0
Veronique de Rugy
Senior Research Fellow$162,500$0$52,275$0$0$0$0$0$4,740$0$219,515$0$0$0
Virgil Storr
Senior Research Fellow$150,000$0$50,000$0$0$0$0$0$6,471$0$206,471$0$0$0
Jerome Ellig
Senior Research Fellow$150,000$0$35,000$0$0$0$0$0$5,541$0$190,541$0$0$0
James Musser
Vice President$131,250$0$45,000$0$0$0$0$0$4,740$0$180,990$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$522,068NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFair market valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSoftwareDesc
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,129,004NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesRetail PriceMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2Richard Fink is Executive Vice President of Koch Industries, Inc. Charles G. Koch is Chairman and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc. Brian Hooks is the President of the Charles Koch Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11A draft of the Form 990 is prepared by the independent accountants and provided to the Chairman of the Board for review prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cConflicts and potential conflicts of interest are described in the Center's Employee Manual, which is distributed to all employees. Disclosure is required contemporaneously with any potential conflicts and employees are regularly reminded of the obligation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Officer compensation is set annually by a vote of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors. Decisions are documented by the Executive Committee and provided to the organization. The committee considers employee performance, their knowledge of non-profit practices, and comparability data.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Organization's makes its financial statements and governing documents available upon request to those deemed to have a bona fide business purpose which advances the exempt purpose of the organization.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gOther professional fees: Program service expenses 636,084. Management and general expenses 32,548. Fundraising expenses 40,062. Total expenses 708,694. Honoraria: Program service expenses 1,389,195. Management and general expenses 33,840. Fundraising expenses 10,078. Total expenses 1,433,113.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:The Center's Board of Directors assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit, including selection of independent accountants. This process is consistent with prior years.