Archbridge Institute

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2015EducationEIN 47-4252296

To rekindle the american dream of opportunity and earned success in the united states and around the world by producing, funding, and disseminating multidisciplinary academic and policy research that will lift barriers to economic mobility based on the principles of personal responsibility, rule of law, and entrepreneurship.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 7 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$591K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 85% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $409K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$26K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$3.7M
+94% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$294K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +94%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$622K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$966K
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$3.7M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2025▲ +76%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$467K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$294K
FY2025▲ +63%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$435K
FY2021$612K
FY2022$860K
FY2023$302K
FY2024$180K
FY2025$294K

From the FY2025 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 Sep 2015.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $3.1M Management & general 7% · $234K Fundraising 7% · $242K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $591K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/President/CEO
$211,032Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Research
$168,168Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Economist
$106,700Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Finance
$105,046Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gonzalo Schwarz’s $211K as Director/President/CEO is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gonzalo Schwarz$211,032$141,283$105,000$130,000$120,000$120,000
Clay Routledge$168,168$169,260————
Justin Callais$106,700—————
Romulo Lopez$105,046—————

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes economic mobility through research on opportunity, responsibility, and entrepreneurship.

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1 program service account for $3.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Economic Mobility Research Series

The archbridge institute focuses its multidisciplinary academic and policy research on key structural economic and institutional indicators like the rule of law, entrepreneurship, and social capital as well as other indicators that may be outside the field of traditional economics but are closely linked to economic mobility.

$3.1Mprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$409K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $91K · 2022–2024

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$234K
Fundraisingcol D$242K
Owns and owesPt X
$294K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$202K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Other incomeLn 4–11$16K
Total revenueLn 12$3.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$202K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$169
Total assetsLn 16$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$294K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$202K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$270$169
Total assetsLn 16$323K$320K
LiabilitiesLn 26$143K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$180K$294K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$1.5M$1.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$382K$267K$19K$95K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$395K$292K$103K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$31K$19K$8K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$122K$62K$52K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$45K$10K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$10K$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$0$17K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$363K$316K$0$47K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$162K$162K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$34$1K
Information technologyLn 14$12K$11K$166$48
OccupancyLn 16$7K$6K$475$490
TravelLn 17$75K$38K$10K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$176K$121K$7K$48K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$101$88$6$7
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$158
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$187K$186K$0$512
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$3K$985$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$3.1M$234K$242K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.7M$3.6M$114K$294K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.9M$2.0M−$122K$180K 990 PDF
FY2023 $966K$1.5M−$541K$302K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.9M$250K$860K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.4M$1.2M$177K$612K 990 PDF
FY2020 $622K$467K$155K$435K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $3,666,966 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,615,623
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,615,623
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$35,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,343$16,343
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $35,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $16,343$3,666,966
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,552,816 across 19 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $1,531,573$1,531,573
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $267,455 · Management $19,089 · Fundraising $95,443$381,987
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $291,630 · Management $103,347 · Fundraising $0$394,977
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $19,284 · Management $8,474 · Fundraising $3,534$31,292
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,658 · Management $52,221 · Fundraising $7,867$121,746
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $44,694 · Management $9,880 · Fundraising $7,334$61,908
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $9,683 · Management $2,209 · Fundraising $0$11,892
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $17,471 · Fundraising $0$17,471
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $316,476 · Management $0 · Fundraising $46,750$363,226
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $162,000 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$162,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,965 · Management $34 · Fundraising $1,176$7,175
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,442 · Management $166 · Fundraising $48$11,656
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,235 · Management $475 · Fundraising $490$7,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $38,150 · Management $9,553 · Fundraising $27,489$75,192
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $121,030 · Management $6,814 · Fundraising $48,191$176,035
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $88 · Management $6 · Fundraising $7$101
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,603 · Fundraising $158$3,761
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $186,066 · Management $0 · Fundraising $512$186,578
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,073 · Management $985 · Fundraising $2,988$7,046
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,076,502 · Management $234,327 · Fundraising $241,987$3,552,816
Part X · Balance sheet $320,355 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,448$202,406
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $279,866$75,866
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,514$41,914
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $270$169
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $323,098$320,355
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $102,597$3,158
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $40,710$23,256
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $143,307$26,414
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$322,593$260,510
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $502,384$33,431
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $179,791$293,941
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $323,098$320,355
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $293,941 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,666,966
XI-2 Total expenses$3,552,816
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$114,150
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$179,791
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$293,941

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