The Seminar Network INC FY2023 filing

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Arlington, VA501(c)(3)Since 2013EducationEIN 46-3508366Revenue $58.7M in FY2023

On file with the IRS4201 Wilson Blvd Suite 0800, 22203-4492 · Arlington, VATax-exempt since Aug 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Stand together trust provides support to a growing Network of social entrepreneurs - those tackling the major challenges (see schedule o for continuation)

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$767K 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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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27.2M a year · 20% 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
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$767K
to officers and key staff · 0.5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 0% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
18
named funders · $13.7M
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$69.9M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$58.7M
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$157.4M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$237.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$58.7M
FY2023▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$104.0M
FY2021$278.7M
FY2022$63.9M
FY2023$58.7M
FY2024$172.6M
Expenses
$157.4M
FY2023▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$41.1M
FY2021$60.6M
FY2022$124.2M
FY2023$157.4M
FY2024$158.7M
Net assets
$237.7M
FY2023▼ -28%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$136.2M
FY2021$356.9M
FY2022$329.1M
FY2023$237.7M
FY2024$232.2M

From the FY2023 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 Aug 2014.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $150.6M Management & general 3% · $4.7M Fundraising 1% · $2.1M

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

13 people listed on the 990; $767K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Senior Fellow, Criminal Justice Reform
$200,120Pt VII · Sec A
Director Grant Management
$149,117Pt VII · Sec A
Director Free Speech & Peace
$143,637Pt VII · Sec A
Director, K12 Education
$140,947Pt VII · Sec A
Program Officer, Courageous Collaborations
$132,710Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (outgoing)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Russell Greene’s $216K as Senior Fellow, Economic Progress is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 674 $100M+ education 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Russell Greene$215,967——
Adam Millsap$211,788——
Vikrant Reddy$200,120$200,120—
Michael Wilt$169,591——
Nicole Gordan$169,156——
Vikrant P Reddy——$165,095
Emily Schofield—$149,117—
Nikolas Walker—$143,637—

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects social entrepreneurs and policy innovators with funding, incubation, talent, and strategic support to accelerate their impact on the country's toughest challenges.

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1 program · $150.6M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Stand together trust provides support to a growing network of social entrepreneurs - those tackling the major challenges of our time in a broad range of social and economic issues and works to empower them with the tools and support needed to make a far greater impact to help people improve their lives.

$150.6Mprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 76 grants · $484.6M · 2020–2024
Individual RecipientFY2024$131,967,634
Unitemized GrantFY2024$371,690
Individual RecipientFY2023$140,221,943
Individual RecipientFY2022$113,586,729
Vela Education FundVA · FY2021$7,915,000
Institute for Humane StudiesVA · FY2021$4,040,000
Bill of Rights InstituteVA · FY2021$3,996,444
Center for Growth and OpportunityUT · FY2021$3,310,000
Stand Together FoundationVA · FY2021$2,094,898
Paragon Health InstituteVA · FY2021$1,950,106
Edward Charles FoundationCA · FY2021$1,433,000
Pacific Legal FoundationCA · FY2021$975,000
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$58.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$167K
Money outPt IX
$157.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$150.6M
Managementcol C$4.7M
Fundraisingcol D$2.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$237.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$16.4M
Total assetsLn 16$307.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$57.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$167K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1.0M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$350K
Total revenueLn 12$58.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$15.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$16.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$195.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$38.8M
Other assetsLn 15$43.9M
Total assetsLn 16$307.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$69.9M
Net assetsLn 32$237.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52.5M$16.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$290.6M$195.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$38.8M
Total assetsLn 16$364.7M$307.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35.7M$69.9M
Net assetsLn 32$329.1M$237.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$142.3M$142.3M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$100K$100K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.2M$3.2M$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$159K$159K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$271K$270K$930
Payroll taxesLn 10$251K$250K$454
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$178K$178K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4.7M$1.1M$1.6M$2.0M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$445K$162K$283K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$10K$17K
OccupancyLn 16$1.6M$1.4M$157K
TravelLn 17$331K$330K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2.4M$1.3M$1.0M$44K
InterestLn 20$39K$39K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.2M$1.2M
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$220K$13K$207K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$157.4M$150.6M$4.7M$2.1M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $172.6M$158.7M$14.0M$232.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $58.7M$157.4M−$98.8M$237.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $63.9M$124.2M−$60.3M$329.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $278.7M$60.6M$218.1M$356.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $104.0M$41.1M$62.9M$136.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $58,664,952 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $63,661,557$57,558,542
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $206,821$62,083
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $569,467−$182,847
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$504,607$1,227,174
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $63,933,238$58,664,952
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $114,812,427$142,448,974
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,205,136$3,875,256
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,198,660$11,098,451
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $124,216,223$157,422,681
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$60,282,985−$98,757,729
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $58,664,952 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$10,000,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$47,558,542
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,421,135
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$57,558,542
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $62,083$62,083
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $166,924$166,924
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,046,515$1,046,515
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$349,771−$349,771
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $174,859 · Excluded from tax $5,800$180,659
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $62,083 · Unrelated business $174,859 · Excluded from tax $869,468$58,664,952
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $157,422,681 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $142,348,974$142,348,974
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $100,000$100,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,187,732 · Management $6,492$3,194,224
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $159,393$159,393
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $270,078 · Management $930$271,008
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $250,177 · Management $454$250,631
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $8,559$8,559
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $177,571$177,571
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,059,585 · Management $1,642,302 · Fundraising $2,012,496$4,714,383
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $162,500 · Management $282,563$445,063
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,953 · Management $16,516$26,469
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,413,974 · Management $157,108$1,571,082
IX-17 TravelPrograms $329,590 · Management $1,598$331,188
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,310,906 · Management $1,044,661 · Fundraising $44,450$2,400,017
IX-20 InterestManagement $39,054$39,054
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,163,709$1,163,709
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,373$1,373
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,298 · Management $206,685$219,983
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $150,616,160 · Management $4,749,575 · Fundraising $2,056,946$157,422,681
Part X · Balance sheet $307,658,606 assets, 23 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $300,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $10,786,185$1,339,061
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $41,737,759$15,093,433
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $11,026,500$12,351,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,253,260$504,252
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $514,861$369,530
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,256,546$38,790,785
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,151,855$69,990,705
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $277,410,660$125,051,365
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,309,086$43,868,475
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $364,746,712$307,658,606
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,201,103$48,261
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $9,896,216$5,093,666
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,459,331$64,043,452
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,656,650$69,935,379
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $310,899,476$216,731,097
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $18,190,586$20,992,130
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $329,090,062$237,723,227
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $364,746,712$307,658,606
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $237,723,227 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$58,664,952
XI-2 Total expenses$157,422,681
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$98,757,729
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$329,090,062
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$8,482,519
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,091,625
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$237,723,227

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