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Anthem Foundation for Objectivist

Santa Ana, CAUnknown exempt organization EIN 91-2145352

On file with the IRSanthemfoundation.org6 Hutton Centre Drive No 600 · Santa Ana, CA

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The Foundation provides grants for the benefit of academic professionals engaged in serious, scholarly work based on the philosophy and writings of ayn rand, and provides resources to others in academia interested in understanding her ideas.

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

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $32K a year · 17% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name 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
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
$0
-100% vs prior year
Spent
$56K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$219K
FY2025$79K
FY2025$0
Expenses
$56K
FY2025▼ -91%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$162K
FY2025$639K
FY2025$56K
Net assets
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$362K
FY2021$397K
FY2022$518K
FY2023$564K
FY2024$622K
FY2025$56K
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending October 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Management & general 100% · $56K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Yaron Brook
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Evan Picoult
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amesh Adalja
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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Funds academic professionals studying Ayn Rand's philosophy and provides resources for others interested in her ideas.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Transfers and Fellowships

The foundation provides fellowships and grants to universities, to promote the study of objectivism.

Pt IX · col B

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
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$30K
Vanguard Charitable Endowment ProgramFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K
Grants paid · 12 grants · $872K · 2019–2024
University of TexasFY2024$88,325
University of TexasFY2023$120,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$34,375
University of TexasFY2022$120,000
University of TexasFY2022$50,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,875
University of TexasFY2021$120,000
University of TexasFY2020$120,000
University of TexasFY2020$120,000
Seton Hall UniversityNJ · FY2020$20,833
Seton Hall UniversityNJ · FY2020$20,833
Unitemized GrantFY2019$50,822

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$0
Ln 12
Money outPt IX
$56K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$56K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Total revenueLn 12$0
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderOctober
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$52K$0
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$56K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$56K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$56K$56K
Total functional expensesLn 25$56K$0$56K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 $79K$639K−$560K$56K 990 PDF
FY2024 $219K$162K$57K$622K 990 PDF
FY2023 $234K$188K$46K$564K 990 PDF
FY2022 $248K$128K$121K$518K 990 PDF
FY2021 $179K$145K$35K$397K 990 PDF
FY2020 $204K$97K$107K$362K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $0 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $63,019$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15,658$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $78,677$0
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $88,325$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 $550,457$56,074
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $638,782$56,074
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$560,105−$56,074
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $0 across 1 lines filed
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $56,074 across 1 line filed
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $56,074$56,074
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $56,074 · Fundraising $0$56,074
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $4,730$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $46,798$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,546$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $56,074$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $56,074$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $56,074$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $56,074$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$0
XI-2 Total expenses$56,074
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$56,074
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$56,074
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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