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.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$120K 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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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
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
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$11K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$622K
Spent
$467K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$435K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$622K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$622K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$966K
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$3.7M
Expenses
$467K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$467K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
$435K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$435K
FY2021$612K
FY2022$860K
FY2023$302K
FY2024$180K
FY2025$294K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2015.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $342K Management & general 10% · $45K Fundraising 17% · $80K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director/President/CEO
$120,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$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

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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

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

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1 program · $342K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Economic Mobility Research Series

The archbridge institute focuses it's 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.

$342Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$409K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $91K · 2022–2024

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$622K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Money outPt IX
$467K
Ln 25
Programscol B$342K
Managementcol C$45K
Fundraisingcol D$80K
Owns and owesPt X
$435K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$235K
Total assetsLn 16$445K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$622K
Total revenueLn 12$622K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$235K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$235K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$445K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$435K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$235K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$4K
Total assetsLn 16$283K$445K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$280K$435K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$29K$29K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$120K$48K$12K$60K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$5K$1K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$0$2K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$22K$0$22K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$231K$219K$0$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$11K$728$1K
Office expensesLn 13$830$707$44$79
Information technologyLn 14$3K$1K$1K$137
OccupancyLn 16$4K$3K$246$437
TravelLn 17$9K$9K$8$308
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$55$97
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$118$209
InsuranceLn 23$2K$0$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$11K$3K$315
Total functional expensesLn 25$467K$342K$45K$80K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $622K$467K$155K$435K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $621,949 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $505,881$621,949
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $505,881$621,949
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$31,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $131,731$131,699
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $106,872$304,724
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $238,603$467,423
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $267,278$154,526
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $621,949 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$621,949
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$621,949
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$621,949
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $467,423 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $29,000$29,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,000 · Management $12,000 · Fundraising $60,000$120,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,680 · Management $1,170 · Fundraising $5,849$11,699
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $2,406 · Fundraising $0$2,406
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $21,665 · Fundraising $0$21,665
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $219,460 · Management $0 · Fundraising $11,499$230,959
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,678 · Management $728 · Fundraising $1,294$12,700
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $707 · Management $44 · Fundraising $79$830
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,322 · Management $1,188 · Fundraising $137$2,647
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,367 · Management $246 · Fundraising $437$4,050
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,775 · Management $8 · Fundraising $308$9,091
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,237 · Management $55 · Fundraising $97$1,389
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,612 · Management $118 · Fundraising $209$1,939
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $2,278 · Fundraising $0$2,278
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $11,244 · Management $3,211 · Fundraising $315$14,770
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $342,082 · Management $45,117 · Fundraising $80,224$467,423
Part X · Balance sheet $445,341 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $44,071$234,916
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $11,500$117,450
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $226,044$87,744
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,311$1,354
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$3,877
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $282,926$445,341
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,041$7,111
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $819$3,638
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,860$10,749
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $221,729$78,069
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $58,337$356,523
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $280,066$434,592
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $282,926$445,341
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $434,592 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$621,949
XI-2 Total expenses$467,423
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$154,526
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$280,066
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$434,592

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