Reform America FY2021 filing

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To educate americans on the foundational principles that formed our nation. To bring Reform to morality and ethics.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$105K 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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FY2021 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $259K a year · 10% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$105K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2.4M
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$2.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$4.0M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$2.2M
FY2021▲ +47%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$2.8M

From the FY2021 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2005.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.4M Management & general 15% · $260K Fundraising 6% · $96K

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; $105K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Ex
$105,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Ex
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Harrington’s $120K as Board Member is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mark Harrington$119,582$113,658$123,101$116,769$105,000$105,000
Joyce Beathard—————$6,265

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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4 programs · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Training

Churches: - 24 church sessions held equaling 850 persons served. 700 pieces of literature given out. Schools: - 5 college presentations serving 625 persons. 500 pieces of literature given out. Small groups: - 22 small groups serving 100 persons. 35 pieces of literature given out. Total presentations: 51 with attendance of 1350.

$1.4Mprogram expense
02

Training

Churches: - 24 church sessions held equaling 850 persons served. 700 pieces of literature given out. Schools: - 5 college presentations serving 625 persons. 500 pieces of literature given out. Small groups: - 22 small groups serving 100 persons. 35 pieces of literature given out. Total presentations: 51 with attendance of 1350.

$1.4Mprogram expense
03

Films

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$5Kprogram expense
04

Films

Created and uploaded short video clips to youtube

$5Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$260K
Fundraisingcol D$96K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M
Total assetsLn 16$2.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$2.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Mar 23, 2026 $2.9M$2.2M$762K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Mar 26, 2025 $2.6M$2.1M$477K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 4, 2024 $2.9M$4.0M−$1.1M$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Mar 6, 2023 $2.5M$2.0M$528K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 15, 2022 $2.4M$1.7M$677K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2021 $1.8M$1.5M$226K$1.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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