Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,029,163
- Total expenses
- $4,968,076
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,835,324
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $180,840
- Investment income
- $12,999
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,691,142
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $260,184
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,430,958
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,836,581
- Management and general expenses
- $578,155
- Fundraising expenses
- $553,340
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,836,581
Program services were 77.2% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,835,324
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2a · Program service revenue: BRAVER ANGELS WORKSHOPS
total $180,840 · related or exempt $180,840
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3 · Investment income
total $12,999 · excluded $12,999
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $281,479 · program services $168,887 · management and general $42,222 · fundraising $70,370
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,382,887 · program services $1,816,936 · management and general $248,943 · fundraising $317,008
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $452,551 · program services $350,911 · management and general $47,385 · fundraising $54,255
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $211,129 · program services $158,658 · management and general $22,995 · fundraising $29,476
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $32,970 · management and general $32,970
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $15,511 · program services $15,511
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13 · Office expenses
total $10,915 · program services $3,524 · management and general $7,208 · fundraising $183
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14 · Information technology
total $0
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $92,701 · program services $54,084 · management and general $17,932 · fundraising $20,685
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17 · Travel
total $196,225 · program services $174,218 · management and general $956 · fundraising $21,051
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $382,319 · program services $369,622 · management and general $10,472 · fundraising $2,225
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20 · Interest
total $109 · management and general $109
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,615 · program services $1,056 · management and general $447 · fundraising $112
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23 · Insurance
total $6,336 · management and general $6,336
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24a · Other expenses: Outside consultants
total $601,132 · program services $600,432 · management and general $700
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24b · Other expenses: Payroll Service Fees
total $79,306 · management and general $79,306
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24c · Other expenses: Bank fees
total $50,247 · management and general $50,234 · fundraising $13
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24d · Other expenses: Videographer
total $41,184 · program services $41,184
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24e · All other expenses
total $129,460 · program services $81,558 · management and general $9,940 · fundraising $37,962
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $327,386 · end of year $1,291,347
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,027,398 · end of year $337,854
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $33,087 · end of year $200
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
beginning of year $24 · end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
end of year $0
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $7,148 · end of year $18,452
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$17,554
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$14,660
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $4,509 · end of year $2,894
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $251,286 · end of year $40,395
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $162,681 · end of year $223,238
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $250 · end of year $1,100
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $118,036 · end of year $35,846
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $187,422 · end of year $791,136
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,182,449 · end of year $639,822
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
Founded in 1987, Braver Angels, is a private, nonpartisan organization whose mission is to study and strengthen civil society. As part of its mission, the main activity is focused on the reduction of social polarization the process of society separating into mutually antagonistic groups that increasingly do not trust or understand one another. Polarization is a main reason why U.S. public life is so often dysfunctional; and is an important threat to the vitality of U.S. civil society. Braver Angels work is rooted in grassroots organizing. From the grassroots, the organization leverages its programs to impact community life and American institutions. Specifically, Braver Angels efforts are focused on Grassroots work; Academia; Media and Politics & Government. Braver Angels is a not for profit organization that is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is classified by the Internal Revenue Service as other than a private foundation.
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Bridging Social Divides - The mission of Braver Angels is to study and strengthen U.S. civil society, with a particular focus currently on analyzing and reducing societal and political polarization in the United States. Its flagship initiative, Braver Angels, aims to study and propose ways in which Americans who disagree on social and political issues can come together in civil discourse to clarify disagreements, reduce stereotyped thinking, and identify possible areas of common ground.
Expenses $3,098,781 · Revenue $180,840
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Public Outreach - Braver Angels staff frequently engage in public speaking and writing on issues connected to societal polarization and organize community workshops and other activities at the level of U.S. civil society that bring together citizens with opposing views to seek better mutual understanding and common ground.
Expenses $737,800
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
David Blankenhorn
Pres/Exec Dir
- Total calculated
- $286,232
- From this org
- $254,753
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $31,479
- Hours/week
- 60
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $250,000
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $31,479
- Filer's total
- $281,479
-
Andrew Stillman
Chief Tech Officer
- Total calculated
- $151,038
- From this org
- $116,614
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $34,424
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $116,614
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- not reported
- Nontaxable benefits
- $34,424
- Filer's total
- $151,038
-
Ciaran O'Connor
Chief Mktg Officer
- Total calculated
- $141,711
- From this org
- $127,424
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,287
- Hours/week
- 40
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Rachel Podolksy
Dir Field Strategi
- Total calculated
- $136,463
- From this org
- $122,280
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,183
- Hours/week
- 40
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Rachel Verdejo
Dir of Fdtn Relati
- Total calculated
- $135,499
- From this org
- $111,947
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $23,552
- Hours/week
- 40
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John Wood
Nat'l Ambassador
- Total calculated
- $135,412
- From this org
- $110,570
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,842
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jonathan Haidt
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JoAnn Luehring Esq
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7
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Thomas K Sylvester
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 7
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Hunter Baker
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Glenn Stanton
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
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
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
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
- 2023
- Filed
- 12 November 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.1
- Source object
- 202423179349302812
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