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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CENTER FOR AMERICAN RESTORATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,390,146
Total expenses
$3,383,748
Contributions and grants received
$4,389,870
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$276
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,868,963
Total liabilities, end of year
$759,279
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,109,684
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,017,684
Management and general expenses
$237,556
Fundraising expenses
$128,508
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,017,684

Program services were 89.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,389,870

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,199

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $15 · excluded $15

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $10,199

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $9,938

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $261 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $261 · excluded $261

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $505,319 · program services $394,701 · management and general $69,637 · fundraising $40,981

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,118,291 · program services $1,025,437 · management and general $57,044 · fundraising $35,810

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $22,970 · program services $21,533 · management and general $844 · fundraising $593

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $48,730 · program services $44,231 · management and general $3,303 · fundraising $1,196

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $117,952 · program services $103,383 · management and general $9,102 · fundraising $5,467

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $116,402 · program services $90,358 · management and general $26,044

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $49,823 · management and general $49,823

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $665,854 · program services $651,706 · management and general $5,958 · fundraising $8,190

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $220,278 · program services $209,214 · fundraising $11,064

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,487 · program services $34,531 · management and general $2,130 · fundraising $1,826

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $62,199 · program services $54,516 · management and general $4,800 · fundraising $2,883

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $109,481 · program services $95,957 · management and general $8,449 · fundraising $5,075

  • 17 · Travel

    total $109,609 · program services $104,104 · fundraising $5,505

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $16,783 · program services $15,940 · fundraising $843

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,467 · program services $4,792 · management and general $422 · fundraising $253

  • 24a · Other expenses: Educational Events

    total $172,142 · program services $163,496 · fundraising $8,646

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $3,961 · program services $3,785 · management and general $0 · fundraising $176

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $661,273 · end of year $736,251

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $118,242

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,642 · end of year $118,242

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $482,849 · end of year $2,014,470

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $42,478 · end of year $48,102

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $711,177

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,103,286 · end of year $2,109,684

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

To renew a consensus of America as a nation under God with unique interests worthy of defending that flow from its people, institutions, and history, where individuals' enjoyment of freedom is predicated on just laws and healthy communities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Conduct original research and analysis of public policy to advance a renewing of America.

  • Center for Renewing America conducted original research and analysis of public policy issues and provided a platform for policy discussion. CRA educated the public, government leaders and staffers, and advocates on effective public policies.

    Expenses $3,017,684

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jennifer Baird

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Russell Vought

    President

    Total calculated
    $314,277
    From this org
    $286,095
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,182
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $256,095
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,375
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,807
    Filer's total
    $314,277

  • Wesley Denton

    Chairman & Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Edward Corrigan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Kevin Kookogey

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related

  • Ashley Frazier

    Chief Operating Officer

    Total calculated
    $191,042
    From this org
    $185,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,042
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,000
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42
    Filer's total
    $191,042

  • Daniel Caldwell

    Executive Vice President

    Total calculated
    $183,777
    From this org
    $162,316
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,461
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $162,316
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,461
    Filer's total
    $183,777

  • Heather Cordasco

    Sr. Advisor, Development

    Total calculated
    $165,136
    From this org
    $144,630
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,506
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,630
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,625
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,881
    Filer's total
    $165,136

  • Jeffrey Clark

    Sr. Fellow & Dir. of Litigation

    Total calculated
    $202,289
    From this org
    $181,901
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,388
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,901
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,388
    Filer's total
    $202,289

  • Joseph Wade Miller

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $198,956
    From this org
    $173,607
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,349
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $163,607
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,349
    Filer's total
    $198,956

  • Rachel Semmel

    Communications Director

    Total calculated
    $194,369
    From this org
    $183,241
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,128
    Hours/week
    36 + 4 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $173,241
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,650
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,478
    Filer's total
    $194,369

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

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
Bonus compensation is determined based on budget, performance, and data on similar organizations in geographic area. Compensation is approved by the Board.

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443209349305594

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