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Clarion Project INC FY2020 filing

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Richardson, TX501(c)(3)Arts & Culture EIN 20-5845679Revenue $2.7M in FY2020

On file with the IRSclarionproject.org2435 N Central Expy 1280, 75080-2753 · Richardson, TXTax-exempt since Jul 2007Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To expose and reduce the threats of extremism to create a safer world for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$274K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $153K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$274K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $110K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$344K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.7M
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.7M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.3M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.6M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.5M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2007.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $1.6M Management & general 9% · $210K Fundraising 19% · $438K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $274K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Richard Green
Executive Director
$161,000Pt VII · Sec A
William Mauro
Associate
$101,000Pt VII · Sec A
Robert Shore
President
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Ilan Sharon
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Dewey
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Linda Church
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sam Solomon
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marc Levine
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Green’s $252K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard Green$252,150$192,667$166,500$166,000$161,000
William Mauro————$101,000
John Delannoy$52,500$50,000———
Robert Shore————$12,000

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

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  • 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

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Clarion project produced and distributed a film called covert cash, which uncovered the billions of dollars of foreign funding that american universities have been receiving and often failing to report from china, russia, qatar, saudi arabia, and other nations hostile to the united states.

$1.6Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Children of Israel TrFY2025$100K
Larry & Millie Magid Family Foundation INCFY2025$5K
Sturm Zachary Family FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$110K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$166
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$210K
Fundraisingcol D$438K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$344K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$166
Gains on assetsLn 7$27K
Total revenueLn 12$2.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.8M
SavingsLn 2$683K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$544K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$344K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 623
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M$2.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$544K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$12K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$2.7M$3.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K$344K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$183K$86K$6K$92K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$467K$278K$136K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$4K$3K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$21K$13K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$25K$25K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$487K$222K$265K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$439K$439K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$22K$8K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$400$400
OccupancyLn 16$888$500$192$196
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$585$597
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$533$544
InsuranceLn 23$11K$6K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$574K$569K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.6M$210K$438K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.3M$2.6M−$334K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.3M$150K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$1.8M−$168K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$1.9M$755K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.7M$2.3M$364K$2.9M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,662,437 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,682,048$2,605,957
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $234$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $24,661$56,314
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$166
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,706,943$2,662,437
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 $681,991$701,911
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,806,655$1,596,138
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,488,646$2,298,049
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $218,297$364,388
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $2,662,437 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$8,600
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,597,357
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,605,957
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $29,129$29,129
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $27,185$27,185
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $166$166
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $56,480$2,662,437
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,298,049 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,573 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $91,573$183,146
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $277,679 · Management $136,096 · Fundraising $53,268$467,043
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,826 · Management $1,077$3,903
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,157 · Management $12,654 · Fundraising $14,008$47,819
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $14,009$14,009
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $25,351$25,351
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $222,168 · Fundraising $264,525$486,693
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $439,470$439,470
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,633 · Management $8,493 · Fundraising $8,664$38,790
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $400$400
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $500 · Management $192 · Fundraising $196$888
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,518 · Management $585 · Fundraising $597$2,700
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,384 · Management $533 · Fundraising $544$2,461
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,440 · Management $2,482 · Fundraising $2,532$11,454
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $568,787 · Management $2,542 · Fundraising $2,593$573,922
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,649,535 · Management $210,014 · Fundraising $438,500$2,298,049
Part X · Balance sheet $3,246,844 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $143,731; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,258,035$1,771,822
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,208,986$683,323
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $48,313$84,803
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,250$9,772
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,305$9,844
X-11 Publicly traded securities$543,549
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,676,889$3,246,844
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $108,595$216,929
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$127,100
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $108,595$344,029
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,568,294$2,902,815
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,568,294$2,902,815
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,676,889$3,246,844
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,902,815 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,662,437
XI-2 Total expenses$2,298,049
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$364,388
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,568,294
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$29,867
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,902,815

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