Ar2 INC

Arlington, VAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 46-4544632Revenue $170K in FY2024

On file with the IRS1500 Wilson Blvd 5th Floor · Arlington, VA

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Ar2, an issues-based 501(c)4 organization dedicated to promoting conservative issues through cutting-edge research, aims to help shape the public policy debate across the country.

Run by 3 volunteers and 10 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990-EZIndependent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990-EZ
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $256K a year · 15% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Named funders
1
named funder · $170K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$170K
×859 vs prior year
Net assets
$170K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$170K
FY2024▲ ×859
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$803K
FY2023$198
FY2024$170K
Expenses
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FY2024
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
Net assets
$170K
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$660K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$135K
FY2023$452
FY2024$170K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990-EZ.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Cassie Smedile$147,775$176,200—
Christopher Martin—$89,193$102,562
Sarah Dolan——$94,167

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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Promotes conservative issues through research to shape public policy debates nationwide.

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1 program · $1.5M · in their own filed words · FY2022
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AR2 is a unique platform for in-depth research and targeted communications on policy issues currently being debated to better explain positions often ignored in the national discussion.

$1.5Mprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$170K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $804K · 2020–2022
Michigan Rising ActionVA · FY2022$250,000
Michigan Rising ActionVA · FY2021$500,000
Michigan Rising ActionVA · FY2020$53,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990-EZ, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$170K
Other income$170K
Owns and owes
$170K
net assets
Liabilities$0
People
4
listed
Paid0
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Other income$170K
Total revenue$170K
Assets in detailEnd of year
Liabilities$0
Net assets$170K
Operations
Employees10
Volunteers3
Fiscal year endsDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $170K$170K 990 PDF
FY2023 $198$452 990 PDF
FY2022 $803K$2.2M−$1.4M$135K 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$2.3M$853K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.3M−$244K$660K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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