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Anthem Foundation for Objectivist FY2020 filing

Santa Ana, CAUnknown exempt organization EIN 91-2145352Revenue $204K in FY2020

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.

94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
46 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 45.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$204K
Spent
$97K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$362K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$204K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$179K
FY2022$248K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$219K
FY2025$79K
FY2025$0
Expenses
$97K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$97K
FY2021$145K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$188K
FY2024$162K
FY2025$639K
FY2025$56K
Net assets
$362K
FY2020
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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 FY2020 Form 990 (year ending September 2020) · 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

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $91K Management & general 19% · $19K Fundraising 3% · $3K

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

16 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Yaron Brook
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Edwin Locke
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tal Tsfany
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Onkar Ghate
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Evan Picoult
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Maria Torre
Treasurer
$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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4 programs · $171K · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Fellowships & Multi-Year Gifts

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

$91Kprogram expense
02

Program Support

The foundation provides books to university libraries, professors and graduate students, as well as other resources to support research and scholarship by academics interested in ayn rand's philosophy and corpus, or for those considering including her works in the college classroom.

$80Kprogram expense
03

Program Support

The foundation provides books to university libraries, professors and graduate students, as well as other resources to support research and scholarship by academics interested in ayn rand's philosophy and corpus, or for those considering including her works in the college classroom.

Pt IX · col B
04

Fellowships & Multi-Year Gifts

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 FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$204K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$97K
Ln 25
Programscol B$91K
Managementcol C$19K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$362K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$367K
Total assetsLn 16$366K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$200K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$204K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$367K
Total assetsLn 16$366K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$362K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No

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 Viewing $204K$97K$107K$362K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons O · Explanations
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Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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