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. 94 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $30.4M, 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 Records94
Funding Total$30.4M
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.

Where $100 goes at The Ayn Rand Institute the Center for the Advancement of Objectivism

How The Ayn Rand Institute the Center for the Advancement of Objectivism divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 10 years.

$81 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $81 for programs

$40
Educational programs:in fy2025, we focused on growing our free books to teachers program, introducing new marketing campaigns and in-person outreach through teacher conferences
49% of program spending
$35
Outreach programs
44% of program spending
$6
Other
7% 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.

Sample Grants Received

2025
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$15,000
2025
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,773
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

Showing up to 5 of 94 total records — full history available with membership.

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$24,671,297 62 grants
Arts & Culture
$3,187,106 12 grants
Education
$372,369 9 grants
Human & Social Services
$71,000 5 grants
Unspecified
$2,090,000 5 grants

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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