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 2024 filing: $25.1M revenue, $2.6M expenses, $73.5M total assets. 89 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $27.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 222570926 SANTA ANA, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$25.1M
Total Expenses$2.6M
Total Assets$73.5M
Grant Records89
Funding Total$27.7M
Filing Years2020–2024

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

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,296,270
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,250,000
2024
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$1,167,599
2024
PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$312,000
2024
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$135,000

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Officers & Directors

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GROWTH / SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GROWTH AND TEC Aaron Fried
DIRECTOR OF CONTENT Benjamin Bayer
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Carla Silk
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETIN / VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING AND FUNDRAISING Donald Watkins
VP OF CONTENT & SR. FELLOW Elan Journo
CONTROLLER Geraldine Yumping

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Top Grant Purposes

UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,719,900 9 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$5,795,871 9 grants
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$3,846,996 3 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
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
2020 $8.1M $6.9M $9.6M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $8.1M to $25.1M (+212%), with total assets most recently reported at $73.5M.

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