Public Charity

CARDUS INC

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, CARDUS INC operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.1M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, $1.1M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 6 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $374K.

EIN: 202324150 WASHINGTON, DC Community Improvement & Capacity Building N.E.C. NTEE: S99 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.1M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$1.1M
Grant Records6
Funding Total$374K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

CARDUS, INC. IS A THINK TANK. WE BUILD INTELLECTUAL CAPACITY, SOCIAL NETWORKS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES TO SUSTAIN A WIDE RANGE OF CULTURAL ENTREPRENEURS FOR THE RENEWAL OF NORTH AMERICAN SOCIAL ARCHITECTURE. CARDUS, INC. IS INSPIRED BY A LONG TRADITION OF CHRISTIAN SOCIAL THOUGHT.

Where $100 goes at Cardus Inc

How Cardus Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$94 Programs the work itself
$6 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $94 for programs

$94
Comment is one of the core publications of Cardus, a think tank devoted to renewing north american social architecture, rooted in 2000 years of christian social thought
100% of program spending
<$1
The Cardus education survey research project on the culture shaping impact of christian education in the us and canada originally began as a two year pilot project in…
0% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

TREASURER Andre Van Ryk
DIRECTOR Ann Penner
VICE CHAIR Dale Hodgson
DIRECTOR Daniel Bezalel Richarsen
DIRECTOR Daryl Wilson
COWPER David

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$211,650 4 grants
Economic Development
$150,000 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$12,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.1M $1.3M $1.1M
2024 $1.1M $983K $403K
2023 $890K $791K $150K
2022 $725K $560K $358K
2020 $251K $317K $65K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $251K to $1.1M (+327%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.1M.

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