Educating others to understand and know our constitution...and researching issues through the lens of the constitution.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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 $24K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$409K
Spent
$398K
To programs
95%
Net assets
$205K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$409K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$132K
FY2022$86K
FY2023$3K
FY2024$483K
Expenses
$398K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$398K
FY2021$148K
FY2022$139K
FY2023$91K
FY2024$457K
Net assets
$205K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$205K
FY2021$189K
FY2022$136K
FY2023$3K
FY2024$29K

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 Dec 1979.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $379K Management & general 5% · $20K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $379K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Educated and informed missourians on public policy issues seen through the lens of the constitution via conferences and publications.

$379Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $35K · 2023–2023
Eagle Forum FoundationIL · FY2023$35,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$409K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$350K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$398K
Ln 25
Programscol B$379K
Managementcol C$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$205K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$196K
Total assetsLn 16$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$350K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$36K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Total revenueLn 12$409K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$196K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$196K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$205K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6150
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$194K$196K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$194K$205K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$194K$205K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$17K$908
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$27K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$24K$22K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$52K$3K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K$364
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$198K$188K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$64K$61K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$398K$379K$20K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $483K$457K$27K$29K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3K$91K−$87K$3K 990 PDF
FY2022 $86K$139K−$53K$136K 990 PDF
FY2021 $132K$148K−$16K$189K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $409K$398K$11K$205K 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 $409,172 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $337,171$349,616
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $77,886$35,628
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $109,397$23,928
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $524,454$409,172
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 $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $444,237$398,327
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $444,237$398,327
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $80,217$10,845
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $409,172 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $23,928 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$349,616
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$349,616
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $35,628$35,628
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,556 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$409,172
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $398,327 across 8 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $17,246 · Management $908$18,154
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,384 · Management $1,441$28,825
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,095$4,095
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,430 · Management $1,181$23,611
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $52,031 · Management $2,738$54,769
IX-17 TravelPrograms $6,920 · Management $364$7,284
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $187,775 · Management $9,883$197,658
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,781 · Management $3,150$63,931
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $378,662 · Management $19,665 · Fundraising $0$398,327
Part X · Balance sheet $205,090 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $194,124$196,386
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $121$8,704
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $194,245$205,090
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $194,245$205,090
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $194,245$205,090
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $194,245$205,090
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,090 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$409,172
XI-2 Total expenses$398,327
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,845
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$194,245
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$205,090

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