To illuminate the american mind with the knowledge necessary to reognize the threat posed by the u. S. National debt, and the constitutional solutions our founding fathers made available to address the issue.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $50K a year · 19% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$54K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $80K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$173K
-51% vs prior year
Spent
$255K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$87K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$173K
FY2024▼ -51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$136K
FY2021$95K
FY2022$59K
FY2023$354K
FY2024$173K
Expenses
$255K
FY2024▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$171K
FY2024$255K
Net assets
$87K
FY2024▼ -49%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$2K
FY2021−$2K
FY2022−$13K
FY2023$170K
FY2024$87K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $226K Management & general 7% · $18K Fundraising 4% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $54K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$54,300Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Loren J Enns’s $54K as President is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 328 $100K–1M medical research nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Loren J Enns$54,300$64,700———
Loren Enns——$11,450$37,300—
Mike Huckabee————$22,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Educates Americans about the national debt threat and constitutional solutions.

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1 program · $226K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To illuminate the american mind with the knowledge necessary to recognize the threat posed by the u. S. National debt, and the constitutional solutions our founding fathers made available to address the issue.

$226Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$173K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$255K
Ln 25
Programscol B$226K
Managementcol C$18K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$87K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K
Total assetsLn 16$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$173K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$173K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$94K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$10K
Net assetsLn 32$87K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$203K$94K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$206K$97K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K$10K
Net assetsLn 32$170K$87K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$54K$54K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$83$83
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$155K$155K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$255K$226K$18K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $173K$255K−$83K$87K 990 PDF
FY2023 $354K$171K$183K$170K 990 PDF
FY2022 $59K−$13K 990 PDF
FY2021 $95K−$2K 990 PDF
FY2020 $136K−$2K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $172,594 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $354,250$172,593
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $354,250$172,594
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $74,700$54,300
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $30,757$10,915
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $65,912$189,902
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $171,369$255,117
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $182,881−$82,523
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $172,594 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$172,593
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$172,593
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$172,594
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $255,117 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,300$54,300
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $15,000$15,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $83$83
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $10,915$10,915
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $155,166$155,166
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,281$1,281
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,661$1,661
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,839$13,839
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,154$1,154
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,718$1,718
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $226,120 · Management $18,082 · Fundraising $10,915$255,117
Part X · Balance sheet $97,453 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $203,491$94,055
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,402$3,398
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $205,893$97,453
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $25,917$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,217$10,300
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $169,676$87,153
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $169,676$87,153
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $205,893$97,453
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $87,153 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$172,594
XI-2 Total expenses$255,117
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$82,523
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$169,676
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$87,153

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