Public Charity

THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM

THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM is a Public Charity headquartered in SANTA ANA, CA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $28.8M revenue, $11.8M expenses, $94.9M total assets. 91 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $30.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 222570926 SANTA ANA, CA Humanities NTEE: A70 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$28.8M
Total Expenses$11.8M
Total Assets$94.9M
Grant Records91
Funding Total$30.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO FOSTER A GROWING AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF AYN RAND'S REVOLUTIONARY PHILOSOPHY, OBJECTIVISM, IN ORDER TO CREATE A CULTURE WHOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE REASON, RATIONAL SELF-INTEREST, AND LAISSEZ-FAIRE CAPITALISM, A CULTURE IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS ARE FREE TO PURSUE THEIR OWN HAPPINESS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$15,000
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$2,586,666
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,296,270
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,250,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$1,167,599

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Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF CONTENT Benjamin Bayer
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Carla Silk
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETIN Donald Watkins
VP OF CONTENT & SR. FELLOW Elan Journo
CONTROLLER Geraldine Yumping
DIRECTOR OF ARU OPERATIONS Jeffrey P Scialabba

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Top Grant Purposes

UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,719,900 9 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$6,433,662 4 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,795,871 9 grants
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$2,994,436 8 grants
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$2,347,295 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $28.8M $11.8M $94.9M
2024 $25.1M $2.6M $73.5M
2023 $15.5M $10.7M $31.4M
2022 $18.5M $10.3M $28.0M
2021 $17.1M $8.2M $17.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $17.1M to $28.8M (+69%), with total assets most recently reported at $94.9M.

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