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BARRY GOLDWATER INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH

BARRY GOLDWATER INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in PHOENIX, AZ. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $12.7M, expenses of $8.2M, total assets of $44.2M. Imperigo tracks 99 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $13.4M.

EIN: 860597661 PHOENIX, AZ Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis NTEE: W05 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$12.7M
Total Expenses$8.2M
Total Assets$44.2M
Grant Records99
Funding Total$13.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THROUGH RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, STRATEGIC LITIGATION, TESTIMONY, ADVOCACY, AND EDUCATION, THE GOLDWATER INSTITUTE ADVANCES PUBLIC POLICY AND A RULE OF LAW UNDER WHICH INDIVIDUALS CAN SHAPE THEIR OWN DESTINIES AS FREE MEN AND WOMEN. WE HELP CITIZENS UNDERSTAND AND ADOPT POLICIES THAT SUSTAIN AND RESTORE ECONOMIC LIBERTY, EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS ON GOVERNMENT POWER CONSISTENT WITH THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC. WHEN GOVERNMENT OVERSTEPS ITS PROPER BOUNDS, THE GOLDWATER INSTITUTE USES PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION TO ENFORCE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS AND CONSTRAINTS ON GOVERNMENT POWER GUARANTEED BY OUR STATE AND FEDERAL CONSTITUTIONS.

Where $100 goes at Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research

How Barry Goldwater Institute for Public Policy Research divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$78 Programs the work itself
$8 Management running the organization
$14 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $78 for programs

$40
Policy analysis, research and education, external affairs
51% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 22 programs
$22
Public interest litigation
29% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 45 cases
$16
Communications
20% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 51 programs
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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 Barry Goldwater Jr
TREASURER Charles Lawrence
EXECUTIVE VP Christina Sandefur
VICE CHAIRMAN Christopher Gleason
DIRECTOR OF LEGAL STRATEGY Christopher Thomas
DIRECTOR Douglas Ducey

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$10,786,825 63 grants
Education
$731,500 11 grants
Arts & Culture
$439,100 3 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$316,100 6 grants
Health & Medicine
$289,892 4 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $12.7M $8.2M $44.2M
2023 $31.7M $7.6M $38.7M
2022 $7.8M $5.5M $13.8M
2020 $6.2M $4.0M $10.4M
2019 $5.6M $4.7M $9.3M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.6M to $12.7M (+125%), with total assets most recently reported at $44.2M.

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

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