501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K paid to officers and key staff.
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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $2K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $200K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$421
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$358K
Spent
$315K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$108K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$358K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$358K
FY2021$464K
FY2022$472K
FY2023$375K
FY2024$463K
Expenses
$315K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$361K
FY2022$504K
FY2023$416K
FY2024$549K
Net assets
$108K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$180K
FY2023$140K
FY2024$54K

From the FY2020 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 Sep 2008.

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

Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $188K Management & general 40% · $126K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$47,917Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Toedtman’s $58K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
John Toedtman$57,500$52,000$55,000$50,000$47,917

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

Programs and updates

Caesar Rodney Institute is a public benefit nonprofit based in Rehoboth Beach, DE.

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3 programs · $162K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Center for Energy Competitiveness

Evaluates state mandated alternative energy lectrical power supply policy and prodices cost analysis for policy implementation. The cost analysis are evaluated further to determine their impact on the states economy.

$91Kprogram expense
02

Center for Economic Policy & Analysis

Obtains economic data and statistics from multiple databases established and maintained primarily by the state of delaware. The information is analyzed to determine its economic impact on the states economy and then published with fidings and conclusions in a white paper.

$35Kprogram expense
03

Center for Education Excellence

Obtains student (k-12) academic performance and achievement data primarily from state of delaware databases. Also obtains education system operating cost and salary information from available state databases. Cee does extensive research on comparable performance and operating cost information from other states for comparative analysis.

$35Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Donors Trust INCFY2024$200K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$358K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$358K
Money outPt IX
$315K
Ln 25
Programscol B$188K
Managementcol C$126K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$108K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$421
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$358K
Government grantsLn 1e$11K
Total revenueLn 12$358K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$109K
SavingsLn 2$51
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$109K
Total assetsLn 16$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$421
Net assetsLn 32$108K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$109K
Total assetsLn 16$67K$109K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$421
Net assetsLn 32$65K$108K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$60K$108
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K$14
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$56K$56K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$25K$25K
Office expensesLn 13$16K$12K$3K
TravelLn 17$10K$8K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$510
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3$3
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$8K$8K
All other expensesLn 24e$123K$101K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$315K$188K$126K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $463K$549K−$86K$54K 990 PDF
FY2023 $375K$416K−$41K$140K 990 PDF
FY2022 $472K$504K−$32K$180K 990 PDF
FY2021 $464K$361K$104K$212K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $358K$315K$43K$108K 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
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Part I · Summary $358,313 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $299,710$358,313
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $299,710$358,313
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,110$65,266
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $14,953$1,566
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $171,477$248,282
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $244,540$315,114
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $55,170$43,199
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $358,313 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$11,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$347,313
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$358,313
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$358,313
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $315,114 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $59,599 · Management $108$59,707
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,545 · Management $14$5,559
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,976$2,976
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,566$1,566
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $56,401$56,401
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $25,257$25,257
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,435 · Management $3,109$15,544
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,753 · Management $1,938$9,691
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,040 · Management $510$2,550
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3$3
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,077$5,077
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $7,585$7,585
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $100,575 · Management $22,623$123,198
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $187,947 · Management $125,601 · Fundraising $1,566$315,114
Part X · Balance sheet $108,671 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $66,582$108,620
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $51$51
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $66,636$108,671
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,585$421
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,585$421
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $63,701$106,900
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,350$1,350
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $65,051$108,250
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $66,636$108,671
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $108,250 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$358,313
XI-2 Total expenses$315,114
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$43,199
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$65,051
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$108,250

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