Nonprofit · EIN 52-1265221
INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20005
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,872,033 | $1,982,090 | -$110,057 | $933,415 | $798,012 | $135,403 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,903,397 | $2,021,863 | -$118,466 | $1,188,088 | $946,589 | $241,499 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,828,517
- Program service revenue
- $16,686
- Investment income
- $11,858
- Royalties
- $2,992
- Net rental income
- $3,000
- Other revenue
- $14,972
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $237,671
- Other salaries and wages
- $772,016
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,205,967
- Professional fundraising fees
- $47,522
- Legal fees
- $2,170
- Accounting fees
- $12,176
- Occupancy
- $133,721
- Travel
- $33,500
- Depreciation
- $17,857
- Program services (functional)
- $1,459,159
- Management and general (functional)
- $342,812
- Fundraising (functional)
- $180,119
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,188,088
- Total assets, end of year
- $933,415
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $798,012
- Net assets, end of year
- $135,403
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $83,399
- Publicly traded securities
- $55,267
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$353,067
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $488,470
- Gross receipts
- $1,872,033
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR MARK TOOLEY | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $200,120 | $34,351 |
| MARC LIVECCHE | JUST WAR AND GLOBAL STATECRAFT SCHOLAR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,000 | $35,291 |
| MR RICHARD GHAZAL | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IN DEFENSE OF CHRISTIANS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $129,373 | $10,023 |
| DR ERIC PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $2,500 | $0 |
| DR PAUL MARSHALL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $700 | $0 |
| DR GRAHAM WALKER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ED STEWART | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOV MATT BLUNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KENNETH COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR SANDRA GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BISHOP JOHN GUERNSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS EMILIE KAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR REBECCAH MUNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV MARTIN NICHOLAS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES ROBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MR WILLIAM SAUNDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS ELIZABETH SPALDING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR ALBERT THOMPSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MR ERIC TREENE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MS WENDY WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR MARK TOOLEY | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $192,708 | $31,795 |
| MARC LIVECCHE | JUST WAR AND GLOBAL STATECRAFT SCHOLAR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,000 | $31,859 |
| DR PAUL MARSHALL | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $1,700 | $0 |
| DR ERIC PATTERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $1,000 | $0 |
| DR GRAHAM WALKER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| REV MARTIN NICHOLAS | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS SARA ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR FRED BARNES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GOV MATT BLUNT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR KENNETH COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR JANICE SHAW CROUSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR MATEEN ELASS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BISHOP JOHN GUERNSEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FR HANS JACOBSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS EMILE KAO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR CRAIG VINCENT MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR JAMES ROBB | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR WILLIAM SAUNDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MR ED STEWART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MS WENDY WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1023 15TH ST NW STE 200, WASHINGTON, DC 20005-2629
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARK TOOLEY, 1023 15TH STREET NW SUITE 200, WASHINGTON, DC 20005
- Signed the 990
- MARK TOOLEY, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 682-4131
- Website
- THEIRD.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Royer Group LLC
Mission
THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY IS AN ECUMENICAL THINK TANK COMMITTED TO RESPONSIBLE CHRISTIAN WITNESS IN SOCIETY ROOTED IN HISTORIC CHURCH TEACHING AND CHRISTIAN REALISM.
Program accomplishments
- PROVIDENCE: THIS PROGRAM EXAMINES GLOBAL STATECRAFT WITH CHRISTIAN REALISM. THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES, PROVIDENCE UPLIFTS THE BEST OF HISTORIC CHRISTIAN POLITICAL THEOLOGY, TO FOSTER WIDER CONVERSATIONS ABOUT SPIRITUALITY IN POLITIES, AND TO CREATE A COMMUNITY OF SERIOUS CHRISTIAN PUBLIC THINKERS SERVING AMERICA AND THE WORLD.Expenses $486,951
- IN DEFENSE OF CHRISTIANS: IDC ADVOCATES FOR THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND BEYOND.Expenses $280,623
- JOHN WESLEY INSTITUTE: THE JOHN WESLEY INSTITUTE (JWI) EXISTS TO MAKE FAITHFUL SCHOLARSHIP ACCESSIBLE TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITHFUL. JWI HOSTS SEVERAL CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.Expenses $250,920 · revenue $15,506
- IRD HAS RECEIVED FUNDING TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP RELATED TO ANTISEMITISM AND JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONSExpenses $55,463
- THE NEW WHIGGERY: THE NEW WHIGGERY EXISTS TO PROMOTE THE BEST OF THE AMERICAN CONSTITUIONAL TRADITION AND TO EVALUATE POLITICAL DECISIONS IN LIGHT OF HISTORY, FIRST PRINCIPLES, PRUDENCE, AND A MORAL FRAMEWORK GROUNDED IN NATURAL LAW.Expenses $41,924
- OTHER PROGRAMS AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION.Expenses $343,278 · revenue $1,180
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 | Not 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
- 52-1265221
- 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
- 1985
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R600)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $933,415
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,872,033
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,872,033 | $1,982,090 | $933,415 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,903,397 | $2,021,863 | $1,188,088 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,677,392 | $1,710,750 | $1,374,000 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 52-1265221).
Questions about INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY
- What is the EIN of INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY is 52-1265221.
- Is INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1985.
- Are donations to INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY 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 INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARK TOOLEY.
- Who are the officers and directors of INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 20 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $200,120 (MR MARK TOOLEY, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does INSTITUTE ON RELIGION & DEMOCRACY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,872,033, expenses of $1,982,090 and total assets of $933,415 at year end.
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