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CENTER FOR A PUBLIC ANTHROPOLOGY

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Plain text CENTER FOR A PUBLIC ANTHROPOLOGY. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2011–2019. https://strategystudio.org/org/272899080. Retrieved 2026-10-20.

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2019 · Form 990EZ · revenue $125K · expenses $81K · assets $89K

EIN
27-2899080
Address
707 KAHA ST, KAILUA, HI 96734-2093
Website
www.publicanthropology.org
NTEE code
V21
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2024
Cross-check
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Mission

See Schedule O

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert Borofsky PresidentDirector2011-2019 25 $0 reported 1
Joseph Esser SecretaryDirector2011-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Stanely Bowers TreasurerDirector2013-2019 1 $0 reported 1
Stanley Bowers (former) TREASURER/DI2011-2016 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Borofsky PresidentDirector25 $0-$0 $01
Joseph Esser SecretaryDirector1 $0-$0 $01
Stanely Bowers TreasurerDirector1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Borofsky PresidentDirector25 $0-$0 $01
Joseph Esser SecretaryDirector1 $0-$0 $01
Stanely Bowers TreasurerDirector1 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Borofsky PresidentDirector25 $0-$0 $01
Joseph Esser SecretaryDirector1 $0-$0 $01
Stanely Bowers TreasurerDirector1 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT BOROFSKY PRESIDENT/DI25 $0-- $01
JOSEPH ESSER SECRETARY/DI1 $0-- $01
STANLEY BOWERS TREASURER/DI1 $0-- $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT BOROFSKY PRESIDENT/DI25 $0-- $01
JOSEPH ESSER SECRETARY/DI1 $0-- $01
STANLEY BOWERS TREASURER/DI1 $0-- $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT BOROFSKY PRESIDENT/DI25 $0-- $01
JOSEPH ESSER SECRETARY/DI1 $0-- $01
STANLEY BOWERS TREASURER/DI1 $0-- $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Robert Borofsky President25 $0-$0 $01
Dr Joseph Esser Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Stanely Bowers Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR ROBERT BOROFSKY PRESIDENT25 $0-$0 $01
DR JOSEPH ESSER SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
STANLEY BOWERS TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,141$80,850 $89,201$89,201 $125,141- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$79,028$86,463 $44,910$44,910 -$79,028 ---
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$92,652$84,451 $52,345$52,345 -$92,652 ---
2016 · Form 990EZ period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,788$66,121 $44,184$44,184 $5,000$81,788 ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,801$79,689 $23,517$23,517 $24,000$76,801 ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$97,600$99,470 $2,405$2,405 $15,000$82,600 ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$94,249$82,131 $4,275$4,275 $20,000$74,249 ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,659$74,116 $26,543$26,543 $27,800$72,859 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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SOUTHERN SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETYNCV21 $120,661$125,729 EXECUTIVE CO$0 Same NTEE code V21, revenue within 2x
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MEDAL OF HONOR HOST CITY PROGRAM OF GAINSVILLE TEXAS INCTXV21 $95,594$89,764 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code V21, revenue within 2x
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AMERICAN SUDANESE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTERCAV21 $44,183$30,613 CEO$0 Same NTEE code V21, revenue within 5x
MAYA EXPLORATION CENTERTXV21 $295,424$288,880 Chairman$45,000 Same NTEE code V21, revenue within 5x
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS AND SOCIOLOGY INCNJV21 $57,966$50,557 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF$36,000 Same NTEE code V21, revenue within 5x
AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY ABROAD INCAZV21 $568,983$350,542 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code V21, revenue within 5x
EASTERN SOCIOLOGICAL SOCIETY INC DEPT OF SOCIOLOGY PARK 420NJV21 $274,857$285,355 Exec. Officer$70,616 Same NTEE code V21, revenue within 5x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$31,599,36261 142016–2024 RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC; SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH; GLOBAL HERITAGE FUND; CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY STUDIES and 10 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$11,033,85658 122014–2024 RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC; GLOBAL HERITAGE FUND; L S B LEAKEY FOUNDATION FR RESRCH TO MANS ORIGIN BEHAVIOUR & SRVIVAL; SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH and 8 more
SPIRIT MATTERS-SERVING ANTHROPOSOPHICAL INITIATIVE DAF sponsor$8,438,92115 12011–2018 RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC
W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION Private foundation$8,026,00034 12011–2023 INSTITUTE OF WOMEN AND ETHNIC STUDIES
LILLY ENDOWMENT INC Private foundation$7,149,2654 12015–2025 INSTITUTE FOR ECUMENICAL & CULTURAL RESEARCH
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$5,764,00016 42010–2024 RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC; GLOBAL HERITAGE FUND; INSTITUTE FOR FRONTIER SCIENCE; INSTITUTE FOR FAMILIES AND NANNIES
DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,455,00010 12014–2024 INSTITUTE OF WOMEN AND ETHNIC STUDIES
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BLOOMINGTON AND MONROE COUNTY INC DAF sponsor$5,000,0001 12022–2022 FRIENDS OF CRAFT INC
JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,293,3327 22010–2018 FRIENDS OF CRAFT INC; INSTITUTE FOR ECUMENICAL & CULTURAL RESEARCH
ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,136,7286 12022–2024 INSTITUTE OF WOMEN AND ETHNIC STUDIES
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor$2,710,58615 62014–2024 AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION; RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC; AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY ABROAD INC; GLOBAL HERITAGE FUND and 2 more
IMPACTASSETS INC DAF sponsor$2,637,0005 12012–2020 RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC
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ANDREW W MELLON FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,349,0004 12018–2022 SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2019 · Form 990EZ · $80,850 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $56,096 69.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,754 30.6%
Total$80,850100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $86,463 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $65,837 76.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $20,626 23.9%
Total$86,463100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $84,451 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $69,161 81.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,290 18.1%
Total$84,451100%

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2016 · Form 990EZ · $66,121 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $47,588 72.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $18,390 27.8%
Printing, publications, postage $143 0.2%
Total$66,121100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $79,689 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $57,821 72.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $16,237 20.4%
Printing, publications, postage $5,631 7.1%
Total$79,689100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $99,470 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $85,751 86.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,000 12.1%
Printing, publications, postage $1,719 1.7%
Total$99,470100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $82,131 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $69,190 84.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $12,941 15.8%
Total$82,131100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $74,116 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $65,510 88.4%
Fees to independent contractors $7,582 10.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,024 1.4%
Total$74,116100%

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