Nonprofit · EIN 27-0950140
THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES
Tax-exempt · CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22902
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,992,909 | $2,184,259 | $808,650 | $2,182,208 | $0 | $2,182,208 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,662,215 | $1,382,325 | $279,890 | $1,690,713 | $0 | $1,690,713 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,366,757 | $1,081,176 | $285,581 | $1,410,823 | $0 | $1,410,823 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,881,667
- Program service revenue
- $92,500
- Investment income
- $18,192
- Other revenue
- $550
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $194,957
- Other salaries and wages
- $746,029
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,089,026
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $18,595
- Occupancy
- $44,428
- Travel
- $46,028
- Program services (functional)
- $1,712,574
- Management and general (functional)
- $355,226
- Fundraising (functional)
- $116,459
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,690,713
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,182,208
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,182,208
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,174,951
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,007,257
- Gross receipts
- $2,992,909
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2009
- State of legal domicile
- VA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Toscano | Executive Director (Jan-March); Director of Family First Technology Initiative (Apr-Dec) Officer | 40 | $176,100 | $12,000 |
| Carter Skeel | Executive Director - Start 2025 Officer | 40 | $143,750 | $10,104 |
| Wendy Wang | Senior Fellow, Director of Research Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,167 | $6,000 |
| Chris Bullivant | Director of Communications Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,167 | $6,640 |
| Kenneth Burchfiel | Research Fellow Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,000 | $11,944 |
| Richard R Hough III | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Andrew Krouse | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Fred Clark | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeffrey R Adams | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| John Stanley | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Swim Brough | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Rebecca Horner | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Wade Horn | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL TOSCANO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $157,000 | $10,989 |
| JEFFREY R ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL SWIM BROUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA HORNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD R HOUGH III | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN STANLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREW KROUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| WADE HORN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL TOSCANO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $180,000 | $10,989 |
| JEFFREY R ADAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RACHEL SWIM BROUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FRED CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA HORNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD R HOUGH III | BOARD CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN STANLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1502, CHARLOTTESVLE, VA 22902-1502
- In care of
- % W BRADFORD WILCOX
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CARTER SKEEL, PO BOX 1502, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
- Signed the 990
- CARTER SKEEL, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (434) 326-7583
- Website
- www.ifstudies.org
- Return prepared by
- Barnes Dennig & Co LTD
Mission
The Institute for Family Studies is a nonpartisan research organization that produces original social science research and analysis on marriage, family formation, child well-being, and the cultural consequences of how the family is structured. IFS' mission is to strengthen marriage and family life and advance the welfare of children through research and public education. IFS publishes across three program areas, reaches our audience through a popular website, and provides widely respected information for journalists, policymakers, the academy, and the general public through reports, briefs, and commentary. IFS's work is cited across the ideological spectrum and contributes to important discussions at the state and federal level, in the media, and popular discourse on all things related to the family.
Program accomplishments
- Get Married Initiative (GMI) GMI publishes original social science research and analysis on the state of marriage and how the family impacts individual and societal wellbeing. GMI produces research reports and briefs and provides expert commentary across a variety of live settings in media and legislatures.Expenses $587,551 · revenue $20,000
- Family First Technology Initiative (FFTI) FFTI produces original research and policy analysis on the impact of technology, social media, and artificial intelligence on family life in general and children in particular. FFTI drafts model legislation and is a leading public voice examining and evaluating tech regulation and debates across the country. Our research and analysis have shaped more than a dozen state laws concerning online child safety and FFTI fellows are featured regularly in media and appear in person as experts on these issues.Expenses $471,019 · revenue $40,000
- Public Engagement Initiative IFS reaches the general public with research and analysis through its website, earned media placements, and social media channels. During the fiscal year, our research and fellows were cited or featured in over 1,000 outlets including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Forbes, the Financial Times, Fox News, NPR, and TIME. Website traffic doubled year over year. Fellows contributed commentary such as op-eds to national publications and testified before state legislatures on marriage, family formation, young adult success, and technology policy.Expenses $338,984
- Pronatalism Initiative (PI) PI conducts original research as well as rigorous analysis of existing data to understand fertility trends and the causes of domestic and international below-replacement birth rates. Central to the initiative's goals is explaining the social and economic consequences of population decline. The research has direct application for policy makers and has impact through regular media and press coverage educating the general public on the importance of fertility rates.Expenses $315,020 · revenue $32,500
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 27-0950140
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,182,208
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,992,909
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,992,909 | $2,184,259 | $2,182,208 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,662,215 | $1,382,325 | $1,690,713 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,366,757 | $1,081,176 | $1,410,823 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,409,581 | $1,074,038 | $1,125,242 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 27-0950140).
Questions about THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES
- What is the EIN of THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES is 27-0950140.
- Is THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CARTER SKEEL.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $176,100 (Michael Toscano, Executive Director (Jan-March); Director of Family First Technology Initiative (Apr-Dec)).
- How much revenue does THE INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,992,909, expenses of $2,184,259 and total assets of $2,182,208 at year end.
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