Nonprofit · EIN 52-1858532
BECKET FUND
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20006
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $17,543,941 | $13,498,048 | $4,045,893 | $36,134,017 | $7,188,489 | $28,945,528 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $18,849,672 | $12,279,097 | $6,570,575 | $33,434,160 | $8,714,296 | $24,719,864 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $17,272,623 | $10,668,730 | $6,603,893 | $28,394,251 | $10,315,543 | $18,078,708 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $14,888,089
- Program service revenue
- $2,350,338
- Investment income
- $690,300
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,012
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$400,697
- Other revenue
- -$384,786
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $779,131
- Other salaries and wages
- $7,107,666
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $10,187,955
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $898,056
- Travel
- $266,170
- Depreciation
- $48,713
- Program services (functional)
- $11,656,566
- Management and general (functional)
- $823,848
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,017,634
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $33,434,160
- Total assets, end of year
- $36,134,017
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $7,188,489
- Net assets, end of year
- $28,945,528
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $152,700
- Publicly traded securities
- $400
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $22,822,876
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,122,652
- Gross receipts
- $18,181,407
- Employees
- 79
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1993
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Rienzi | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $366,875 | $61,231 |
| Eric Baxter | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $297,500 | $78,974 |
| Eric Rassbach | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $297,500 | $58,711 |
| Luke Goodrich | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $297,500 | $55,311 |
| Daniel Blomberg | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $292,500 | $53,861 |
| Lori Windham | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $292,500 | $47,650 |
| Eric Hines | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $222,500 | $35,825 |
| William Mumma | Board Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $44,287 |
| Robert George | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Glendon | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Russell Moore | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Meir Soloveichik | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Leonard Leo | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Neal | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Jacqueline Rivers | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Huleatt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Broc Hiatt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Doug Kingsley | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Hasson | Director/President Emeritus Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lance Wickman | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| John Garvey | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| David Weidman | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Rienzi | President and CEO Officer | 40 | $360,000 | $54,925 |
| Eric Baxter | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $294,792 | $72,154 |
| Eric Rassbach | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $294,792 | $52,593 |
| Luke Goodrich | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $294,792 | $49,654 |
| Daniel Blomberg | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $283,750 | $48,197 |
| Lori Windham | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $283,750 | $42,604 |
| Eric Hines | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $219,583 | $32,354 |
| Montse Alvarado | COO & Executive Director - through May 2023 Officer | 40 | $120,833 | $7,409 |
| William Mumma | Board Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $46,416 |
| Robert George | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Glendon | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Russell Moore | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Meir Soloveichik | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Leonard Leo | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Neal | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Jacqueline Rivers | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Huleatt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Broc Hiatt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Hasson | Director/President Emeritus Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lance Wickman | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Garvey | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David Weidman | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Rienzi | President and CEO Officer | 40 | $334,551 | $49,635 |
| Eric Baxter | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $247,624 | $55,703 |
| Eric Rassbach | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $250,414 | $46,781 |
| Montse Alvarado | Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director Officer | 40 | $270,609 | $17,031 |
| Luke Goodrich | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $250,234 | $36,748 |
| Daniel Blomberg | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $233,743 | $42,700 |
| Lori Windham | VP & Senior Counsel Highest-paid employee | 40 | $227,439 | $37,536 |
| Eric Hines | Chief Financial Officer Officer | 40 | $161,787 | $28,214 |
| William Mumma | Board Chair Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $45,962 |
| Robert George | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Ann Glendon | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Russell Moore | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Meir Soloveichik | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Leonard Leo | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Neal | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Jacqueline Rivers | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Huleatt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Broc Hiatt | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Kevin Hasson | Director/President Emeritus Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Lance Wickman | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| John Garvey | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| David Weidman | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1919 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW STE 400, WASHINGTON, DC 20006-3453
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Eric Hines, 1919 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006
- Signed the 990
- Eric Hines, Chief Financial Officer
- Phone
- (202) 955-0095
- Website
- www.becketlaw.org
- Return prepared by
- Hozik & Company PLC
Mission
Public interest legal activities. Our mission is to protect the free expression of all faiths.
Program accomplishments
- Public interest legal activities: Our mission is to protect the free expression of all faiths. We exist to vindicate a simple but frequently neglected principle that because the religious impulse is natural to human beings, religious expression is natural to human culture. See attached for case litigation list.Expenses $11,656,566 · revenue $2,350,338
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1858532
- 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
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Social science (V24Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $36,134,017
- Income (IRS master file)
- $18,181,407
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $17,543,941 | $13,498,048 | $36,134,017 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $18,849,672 | $12,279,097 | $33,434,160 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $17,272,623 | $10,668,730 | $28,394,251 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $13,973,613 | $9,447,733 | $15,541,342 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 52-1858532).
Questions about BECKET FUND
- What is the EIN of BECKET FUND?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BECKET FUND is 52-1858532.
- Is BECKET FUND tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to BECKET FUND tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BECKET FUND 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 BECKET FUND due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BECKET FUND last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BECKET FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names Eric Hines.
- Who are the officers and directors of BECKET FUND?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $366,875 (Mark Rienzi, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does BECKET FUND have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $17,543,941, expenses of $13,498,048 and total assets of $36,134,017 at year end.
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