Mission
The Institute discovers, develops, and supports students, scholars, and other intellectuals who maintain the highest standard of academic excellence and who share an interest in the principles of the classical liberal tradition.
Public Charity
Institute for Humane Studies
Institute for Humane Studies, of Arlington, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $21.1M in revenue, $20.4M in expenses, $33.0M in total assets. 92 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $18.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 941623852
Arlington, VA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$21.1M
Total Expenses$20.4M
Total Assets$33.0M
Grant Records92
Funding Total$18.7M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Institute for Humane Studies
How Institute for Humane Studies divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$80
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$11
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $80 for programs
$27
Intellectual Talent Development:Intellectual Talent Development supports work and partnerships that identify, develop, and connect emerging scholars, thinkers, and practitioners who advance ideas that expand human freedom and flourishing
$20
Liberalism, Pluralism, and Democracy:The Liberalism, Pluralism, and Democracy Initiative advances research and education that strengthen constitutional liberal democracy by promoting individual liberty, pluralism, free expression, and institutions that…
$19
Economic Freedom and Abundance
Plus 2 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING
$19,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,035,812
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$569,500
for general operations
$81,050
EDUCATION
$39,827
Showing up to 5 of 92 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Senior Application Development Engineer
Adam Wolter
Director
Brian Hooks
Managing Director of Programs and Partnerships
Caroline Phelps
Director
Chris Rufer
Director
Christopher Coyne
Executive Director
Courtney Derr
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $21.1M | $20.4M | $33.0M |
| 2024 | $31.1M | $18.2M | $35.5M |
| 2023 | $17.2M | $18.3M | $25.5M |
| 2022 | $20.9M | $17.1M | $19.2M |
| 2021 | $17.7M | $16.5M | $16.0M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $17.7M to $21.1M (+19%), with total assets most recently reported at $33.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.