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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HETERODOX ACADEMY.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,404,575
Total expenses
$4,890,560
Contributions and grants received
$9,133,152
Grants paid
$43,042
Program service revenue
$162,602
Investment income
$66,775
Other revenue
$42,046
Total assets, end of year
$7,593,845
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,043,026
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,550,819
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,381,841
Management and general expenses
$764,158
Fundraising expenses
$744,561
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,381,841

Program services were 69.2% 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

    $9,133,152

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE

    total $162,602 · related or exempt $162,602

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $66,450 · excluded $66,450

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $325

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

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $325

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $325 · excluded $325

  • 11a · Other revenue: REBATE

    total $31,905 · related or exempt $31,905

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $10,141 · related or exempt $10,141

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $42,046

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $43,042 · program services $43,042

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $841,818 · program services $521,927 · management and general $151,526 · fundraising $168,365

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,155,636 · program services $716,494 · management and general $208,015 · fundraising $231,127

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $13,163 · program services $8,161 · management and general $2,369 · fundraising $2,633

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $250,426 · program services $155,264 · management and general $45,078 · fundraising $50,084

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $126,116 · program services $78,192 · management and general $22,701 · fundraising $25,223

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $14,738 · management and general $14,738

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $107,187 · management and general $107,187

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $610,597 · program services $348,142 · management and general $96,834 · fundraising $165,621

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $112,409 · program services $66,059 · management and general $19,178 · fundraising $27,172

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $104,611 · program services $64,859 · management and general $18,830 · fundraising $20,922

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $200,363 · program services $124,225 · management and general $36,065 · fundraising $40,073

  • 17 · Travel

    total $411,177 · program services $386,135 · management and general $11,862 · fundraising $13,180

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $526,173 · program services $526,173

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,077 · management and general $6,077

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $23,556 · management and general $23,556

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES

    total $339,364 · program services $339,364

  • 24b · Other expenses: GRANT ADMINISTRATION

    total $3,305 · program services $3,305

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $802 · program services $499 · management and general $142 · fundraising $161

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,916,759 · end of year $311,237

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $563,071 · end of year $2,625,858

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $73,510 · end of year $4,110,102

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $94,005 · end of year $95,993

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

    $61,863

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

    $28,444

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,351 · end of year $33,419

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $324,223

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $24,978 · end of year $93,013

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $135,784 · end of year $280,993

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $501,086 · end of year $437,046

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $324,987

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,463,047 · end of year $1,412,168

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $573,757 · end of year $5,138,651

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN UNIVERSITIES BY INCREASING OPEN INQUIRY, VIEWPOINT DIVERSITY, AND CONSTRUCTIVE DISAGREEMENT.

  • COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS, PROVIDING TOOLS AND RESOURCES, AND SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE THAT ADVANCE OPEN INQUIRY, VIEWPOINT DIVERSITY, AND CONSTRUCTIVE DISAGREEMENT ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES.

    Expenses $3,381,841 · Grants $43,042 · Revenue $202,648

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jeffrey Flier

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jonathan Haidt

    CHAIR OF THE BOARD, TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kate Smith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kathleen O'Connor

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steven Laub

    TREASURER, TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tony Banout

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John Tomasi

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $529,073
    From this org
    $482,922
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,151
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $392,948
    Bonus
    $75,000
    Other
    $14,974
    Deferred
    $9,990
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,161
    Filer's total
    $529,073
  • Michael Regnier

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $236,653
    From this org
    $230,468
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,185
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,333
    Bonus
    $34,000
    Other
    $135
    Deferred
    $5,959
    Nontaxable benefits
    $226
    Filer's total
    $236,653
  • Nicole Barbaro Simovski

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, MARKETING, AND EVENTS

    Total calculated
    $167,871
    From this org
    $146,384
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,487
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,151
    Bonus
    $10,125
    Other
    $108
    Deferred
    $4,275
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,212
    Filer's total
    $167,871

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 · Housing allowance or residence for personal use
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 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)

PART I, LINE 1A
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR THE CEO. THIS AMOUNT IS CONSIDERED TO BE TAXABLE INCOME TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND IS INCLUDED ON THEIR W-2. AS SUCH, THIS ALLOWANCE IS ALSO INCLUDED ON PART II, COLUMN B(III).
PART I, LINE 7
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED NON-FIXED, PERFORMANCE-BASED BONUSES TO CERTAIN OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES DURING THE TAX YEAR. THESE BONUSES WERE AWARDED BASED ON THE ACHIEVEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE GOALS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. ALL BONUS PAYMENTS WERE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OR AN AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE FOLLOWING A REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE AGAINST ESTABLISHED BENCHMARKS. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT SUCH INCENTIVE COMPENSATION IS NECESSARY TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN QUALIFIED LEADERSHIP AND ALIGNS WITH BEST PRACTICES IN NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

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
15 July 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531969349302493

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