Totals
- Total revenue
- $76,572,101
- Total expenses
- $69,613,734
- Contributions and grants received
- $73,393,250
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,027,839
- Other revenue
- $151,012
- Total assets, end of year
- $110,680,780
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,176,896
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $105,503,884
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $51,605,882
- Management and general expenses
- $4,951,156
- Fundraising expenses
- $13,056,696
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $51,605,882
Program services were 74.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
-
1c · Fundraising events
$2,668,936
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$70,724,314
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$3,621,908
-
3 · Investment income
total $3,027,839 · excluded $3,027,839
-
5 · Royalties
total $15,000 · excluded $15,000
-
8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$1,855,160
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$2,668,936
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$2,343,546
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$488,386 · excluded -$488,386
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$34,290
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$21,018
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $13,272 · unrelated business $13,272
-
11a · Other revenue: REBATES
total $408,496 · related or exempt $408,496
-
11b · Other revenue: ADVERTISING
total $202,630 · unrelated business $202,630
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$611,126
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $4,168,384 · program services $2,753,164 · management and general $697,327 · fundraising $717,893
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $17,896,383 · program services $11,347,145 · management and general $1,809,752 · fundraising $4,739,486
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $709,440 · program services $456,344 · management and general $97,203 · fundraising $155,893
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $1,635,955 · program services $1,049,751 · management and general $240,252 · fundraising $345,952
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,550,886 · program services $980,930 · management and general $184,265 · fundraising $385,691
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $233,171 · program services $116,585 · management and general $58,293 · fundraising $58,293
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $111,437 · program services $55,719 · management and general $27,859 · fundraising $27,859
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $1,110,752 · fundraising $1,110,752
-
11g · Fees: other
total $334,000 · program services $266,967 · management and general $24,579 · fundraising $42,454
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $25,311,659 · program services $24,855,292 · fundraising $456,367
-
13 · Office expenses
total $1,746,620 · program services $500,489 · management and general $162,203 · fundraising $1,083,928
-
14 · Information technology
total $4,811,760 · program services $3,466,331 · management and general $1,018,208 · fundraising $327,221
-
16 · Occupancy
total $1,806,052 · program services $1,296,316 · fundraising $509,736
-
17 · Travel
total $741,426 · program services $474,786 · management and general $112,945 · fundraising $153,695
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $471,480 · program services $6,842 · management and general $132,284 · fundraising $332,354
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $580,073 · program services $290,036 · management and general $145,019 · fundraising $145,018
-
23 · Insurance
total $166,403 · program services $106,488 · management and general $20,118 · fundraising $39,797
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24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION EXPENSES
total $3,516,505 · program services $3,516,505
-
24b · Other expenses: MERCHANDISE
total $1,800,701 · program services $469 · fundraising $1,800,232
-
24c · Other expenses: MERCHANT FEES
total $628,885 · management and general $4,810 · fundraising $624,075
-
24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $268,080 · program services $65,723 · management and general $202,357
-
24e · All other expenses
total $13,682 · management and general $13,682
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
-
1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $6,050,826 · end of year $6,815,703
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,742,215 · end of year $66,266,368
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $5,224,344 · end of year $5,009,863
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $644,933 · end of year $512,493
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,881,276
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,827,143
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $628,001 · end of year $54,133
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $84,434,837 · end of year $30,155,626
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,064,937 · end of year $1,866,594
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,900,641 · end of year $3,108,907
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $162,271 · end of year $0
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,597,667 · end of year $2,067,989
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $91,342,787 · end of year $101,110,764
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,786,727 · end of year $4,393,120
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ("PRAGERU") IS THE WORLD'S LEADING CONSERVATIVE NONPROFIT THAT IS FOCUSED ON CHANGING MINDS. WE PROMOTE AMERICAN, JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUES THROUGH THE CREATIVE USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA.
Activities or mission (Part I)
WE PROMOTE AMERICAN VALUES THROUGH THE CREATIVE USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA.
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PRAGER UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION ("PRAGERU") IS THE WORLD'S LEADING CONSERVATIVE NONPROFIT THAT IS FOCUSED ON CHANGING MINDS. WE PROMOTE AMERICAN, JUDEO-CHRISTIAN VALUES THROUGH THE CREATIVE USE OF DIGITAL MEDIA, AS OUR MISSION. TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL MEDIA, WE EDUCATE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT THE VALUES THAT MAKE AMERICA GREAT. OUR VISION IS A WORLD COMMITTED TO LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. OUR PRIMARY PROGRAM IS MARKETING AND PRODUCING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FOR ALL AGES, 4-104, WITH A FOCUS ON A PRO-AMERICAN, JUDEO-CHRISTIAN MESSAGE.
Expenses $51,605,882 · Revenue $408,496
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Mike ColbyMIKE COLBY
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mike QuinnMIKE QUINN
TREASURER (FROM 1/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bob HuttBOB HUTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David BlumbergDAVID BLUMBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kim BengardKIM BENGARD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dennis BeckDENNIS BECK
TREASURER (TO 1/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tim WalshTIM WALSH
DIRECTOR (TO 5/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tim SchowalterTIM SCHOWALTER
SECRETARY (TO 3/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marissa StreitMARISSA STREIT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $1,031,315
- From this org
- $988,850
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $42,465
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $738,851
- Bonus
- $249,999
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,465
- Filer's total
- $1,031,315
-
Layne ThrasherLAYNE THRASHER
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $491,064
- From this org
- $459,643
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,421
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $349,643
- Bonus
- $110,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,421
- Filer's total
- $491,064
-
Craig StrazzeriCRAIG STRAZZERI
CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $483,766
- From this org
- $443,100
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $40,666
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $343,100
- Bonus
- $100,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,666
- Filer's total
- $483,766
-
Allen EstrinALLEN ESTRIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $365,957
- From this org
- $355,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,957
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $305,000
- Bonus
- $50,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,625
- Nontaxable benefits
- $332
- Filer's total
- $365,957
-
Daniel SandersDANIEL SANDERS
CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $333,803
- From this org
- $314,505
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $19,298
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $314,505
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,450
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,848
- Filer's total
- $333,803
-
Katherine PatrykusKATHERINE PATRYKUS
CO-HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $257,789
- From this org
- $238,830
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $18,959
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $185,000
- Bonus
- $53,830
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,400
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,559
- Filer's total
- $257,789
-
Rachel OchoaRACHEL OCHOA
CO-HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $253,841
- From this org
- $218,073
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,768
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $178,243
- Bonus
- $39,830
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $13,790
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,978
- Filer's total
- $253,841
-
Dana FishmanDANA FISHMAN
HEAD OF PRODUCTION
- Total calculated
- $234,450
- From this org
- $212,139
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,311
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,000
- Bonus
- $22,139
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,728
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,583
- Filer's total
- $234,450
-
Lara ErmanLARA ERMAN
HEAD OF PRODUCTION
- Total calculated
- $219,037
- From this org
- $198,447
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $20,590
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $180,000
- Bonus
- $18,447
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $11,007
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,583
- Filer's total
- $219,037
-
Michael MirchMICHAEL MIRCH
HEAD OF CREATIVE
- Total calculated
- $264,241
- From this org
- $218,603
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $45,638
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $183,927
- Bonus
- $34,676
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $13,781
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,857
- Filer's total
- $264,241
-
Dzana HomanDZANA HOMAN
VP, KIDS
- Total calculated
- $233,121
- From this org
- $198,213
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,908
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $178,420
- Bonus
- $19,793
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $12,288
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,620
- Filer's total
- $233,121
-
David PragerDAVID PRAGER
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $523,616
- From this org
- $473,041
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $50,575
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $390,041
- Bonus
- $83,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $29,575
- Filer's total
- $523,616
-
Lucy WernerLUCY WERNER
VP, DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $238,664
- From this org
- $236,061
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,603
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $188,750
- Bonus
- $47,311
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,361
- Nontaxable benefits
- $242
- Filer's total
- $238,664
-
Alexander JimenezALEXANDER JIMENEZ
VP, DESIGN
- Total calculated
- $264,747
- From this org
- $227,942
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,805
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $203,420
- Bonus
- $24,522
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $14,071
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,734
- Filer's total
- $264,747
-
Aaron FlajsingAARON FLAJSING
VP, DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $268,692
- From this org
- $222,307
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $46,385
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $188,477
- Bonus
- $33,830
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $14,030
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,355
- Filer's total
- $268,692
-
Mark KawamotoMARK KAWAMOTO
VP, PERFORMANCE MARKETING
- Total calculated
- $241,346
- From this org
- $208,250
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,096
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $193,420
- Bonus
- $14,830
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,556
- Nontaxable benefits
- $23,540
- Filer's total
- $241,346
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 1a · First-class or charter travel
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 1A
- C-LEVEL EMPLOYEES OCCASIONALLY UTILIZE FIRST CLASS TRAVEL FOR LENGHTY CROSS-COUNTRY OR RED-EYE FLIGHTS. THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN TAXABLE COMPENSATION FOR THESE EMPLOYEES.
- PART I, LINE 5
- THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BONUS IS BASED ON ANNUAL REVENUES AS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND VERIFIED ANNUALLY PER BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. BY 12/31 OF EACH YEAR, THE BONUS IS ESTIMATED AND ACCRUED AND RECONCILED IN FULL POST-AUDIT COMPLETION. THE EXECUTIVE/COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ALSO REVIEWS EACH YEAR'S BONUS BEFORE IT IS PAID OUT.
- PART I, LINE 6
- THE BONUSES AWARDED TO THE REST OF THE STAFF (PRIMARILY YEAR-END) ARE DISCRETIONARY PERFORMANCE BONUSES AND CAREFULLY CONSIDERED BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL DEPARTMENT HEADS, CFO AND CEO.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 17 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.1
- Source object
- 202621119349300812
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