Public Charity

OBJECTIVE STANDARD INSTITUTE

OBJECTIVE STANDARD INSTITUTE, of GLEN ALLEN, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $6.2M in revenue, $1.9M in expenses, $12.0M in total assets. 15 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.6M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 843575279 GLEN ALLEN, VA Arts & Culture NTEE: A20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$6.2M
Total Expenses$1.9M
Total Assets$12.0M
Grant Records15
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

OBJECTIVE STANDARD INSTITUTE TEACHES THE RISING GENERATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PHILOSOPHY, THE PRINCIPLES OF AYN RAND'S OBJECTIVISM, AND RELATED IDEAS FOR ACHIEVING PERSONAL HAPPINESS, CREATING WIN-WIN RELATIONSHIPS, AND SUPPORTING FREEDOM ON SOLID GROUND. IT PROVIDES EDUCATION FORUMS TO YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS THROUGH ONLINE COURSES, IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, AND MULTI-DAY CONFERENCES THAT OFFER THE PRINCIPLES OF OBJECTIVISM AND ITS LIFE-SERVING PHILOSOPHY.

Where $100 goes at Objective Standard Institute

How Objective Standard Institute divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$77 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$5 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $77 for programs

$77
Online courses, in-person workshops and multi-day conferences
All program spending
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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 Annie Vinther Sanz
TREASURER Craig Biddle
DIRECTOR Robert Begley
DIRECTOR Salathiel Pete Masterson
PRESIDENT & SECRETARY Sarah Biddle

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Education
$1,500,000 1 grant
Arts & Culture
$77,300 3 grants
General Support
$72,049 10 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $6.2M $1.9M $12.0M
2023 $422K $2.0M $6.2M
2022 $373K $1.3M $6.0M
2020 $1.9M $400K $1.6M
2019 $90K $18K $72K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $90K to $6.2M (+6792%), with total assets most recently reported at $12.0M.

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