Public Charity

THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE INC

THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $4.4M in revenue, $4.4M in expenses, $3.3M in total assets. 84 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 521628303 NEW YORK, NY Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$4.4M
Total Expenses$4.4M
Total Assets$3.3M
Grant Records84
Funding Total$5.6M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE INSTITUTE ON RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE IS AN INTERRELIGIOUS, NONPARTISAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THE INSTITUTE'S MISSION IS TO ARTICULATE A GOVERNING CONSENSUS THAT SUPPORTS: (SEE SCHEDULE O)- A RELIGIOUSLY PLURALISTIC SOCIETY THAT DEFENDS HUMAN DIGNITY FROM CONCEPTION TO NATURAL DEATH.- A DEMOCRATIC, CONSTITUTIONALLY ORDERED FORM OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORTED BY A RELIGIOUSLY AND MORALLY SERIOUS CULTURE.- A VISION OF FREEDOM THAT ENCOURAGES A CULTURE OF PERSONAL AND COMMUNAL RESPONSIBILITY.-LOYALTY TO THE WESTERN TRADITION THAT PROVIDES A BASIS FOR RESPONSIBLE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP.THE INSTITUTE'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, FIRST THINGS MAGAZINE, IS THE LEADING INTELLECTUAL JOURNAL OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ADDITION TO PUBLISHING TEN ISSUES OF FIRST THINGS EACH YEAR, THE INSTITUTE HOSTS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE RELIGIOUSLY INFORMED ANALYSIS OF CULTURE, SOCIETY, THEOLOGY, AND POLITICS.

Where $100 goes at The Institute on Religion and Public Life Inc

How The Institute on Religion and Public Life Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$75 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$15 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $75 for programs

$68
First things magazine, the institute's flagship program, seeks to reach a broad public audience of religious believers and others concerned with the intersection of religion, culture, politics, and…
91% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 859,000 sessions; 750,000 sessions
$7
Education programs:beyond print and online publications, first things educational programs are a long standing, and ever growing, commitment
9% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 100 participants
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Bruce R Shaw
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Carter Skeel
DIRECTOR OF EC Claire Giuntini
CHAIRMAN & PRES Colin Moran
SECRETARY, MGR Davida Goldman
VICE PRESIDENT David Novak

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,660,791 44 grants
Arts & Culture
$1,045,750 9 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$714,400 7 grants
Religion & Spirituality
$687,845 13 grants
Health & Medicine
$264,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $4.4M $4.4M $3.3M
2023 $4.0M $4.1M $3.5M
2022 $3.6M $4.0M $3.8M
2020 $3.5M $3.2M $2.0M
2019 $3.5M $3.6M $1.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.5M to $4.4M (+27%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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