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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HORATIO ALGER ASSOCIATION OF DISTINGUISHED AMERICANS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$31,058,997
Total expenses
$29,715,341
Contributions and grants received
$30,526,955
Grants paid
$8,683,754
Program service revenue
$15,324
Investment income
$516,718
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$40,756,109
Total liabilities, end of year
$24,077,977
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$16,678,132
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$26,614,779
Management and general expenses
$2,660,150
Fundraising expenses
$440,412
Program service expenses (Part III)
$26,614,779

Program services were 89.6% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $12,685,108

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $17,841,847

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PRODUCT SALES

    total $15,324 · unrelated business $15,324

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $918,753 · excluded $918,753

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $25,719,442

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

    securities $26,121,477

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$402,035

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$402,035 · excluded -$402,035

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $114,689 · program services $114,689

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $8,532,065 · program services $8,532,065

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $37,000 · program services $37,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,415,553 · program services $899,301 · management and general $342,402 · fundraising $173,850

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,363,883 · program services $1,042,241 · management and general $194,683 · fundraising $126,959

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $67,649 · program services $56,240 · management and general $3,842 · fundraising $7,567

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $218,884 · program services $166,998 · management and general $27,014 · fundraising $24,872

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $106,539 · program services $73,256 · management and general $21,077 · fundraising $12,206

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $97,145 · program services $420 · management and general $96,725

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $350,975 · program services $240,100 · management and general $110,875

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $47,188 · management and general $47,188

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,436,218 · program services $2,625,695 · management and general $809,398 · fundraising $1,125

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $483,670 · program services $415,864 · management and general $67,806

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $706,298 · program services $584,997 · management and general $102,232 · fundraising $19,069

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $445,006 · program services $334,351 · management and general $81,078 · fundraising $29,577

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $270,733 · program services $199,209 · management and general $45,301 · fundraising $26,223

  • 17 · Travel

    total $768,532 · program services $717,765 · management and general $45,263 · fundraising $5,504

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $5,680,168 · program services $5,599,185 · management and general $80,983

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $123,940 · program services $87,229 · management and general $23,251 · fundraising $13,460

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $225,815 · program services $136,119 · management and general $89,696

  • 24a · Other expenses: AUDIO VISUAL & MULTIMED

    total $4,828,391 · program services $4,752,055 · management and general $76,336

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $395,000 · management and general $395,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,769,492 · end of year $2,161,352

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,298,240 · end of year $4,372,177

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $10,775,579 · end of year $8,971,694

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $49,014 · end of year $46,563

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $2,633,961 · end of year $2,391,438

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

    $1,540,292

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

    $1,090,463

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $411,595 · end of year $449,829

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $15,886,167 · end of year $18,464,107

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,612,430 · end of year $3,898,949

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,999,740 · end of year $1,893,109

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $23,971,672 · end of year $22,184,868

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $10,675,678 · end of year $6,416,407

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,789,388 · end of year $10,261,725

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TWO FOLD: (1) TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO HELP PROMISING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (WHO FIT THE HORATIO ALGER PROFILE) ATTEND COLLEGE, AND (2) TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE THAT AMERICA'S FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM PROVIDES THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WORLD FOR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TWO FOLD : (1) TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIP ASSISTANCE TO HELP PROMISING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS (WHO FIT THE HORATIO ALGER PROFILE) ATTEND COLLEGE, AND (2) TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE THAT AMERICA'S FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM PROVIDES THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES IN THE WORLD FOR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS. THE ASSOCIATION WAS FOUNDED MORE THAN 70 YEARS AGO TO COMBAT A GROWING ATTITUDE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE THAT ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY WAS A THING OF THE PAST. THE ASSOCIATION STRIVES TO MOTIVATE AND EDUCATE OUR NATION'S YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE ECONOMIC AND PERSONAL OPPORTUNITIES AFFORDED THEM BY THE PROMISE OF THE AMERICAN FREE-ENTERPRISE SYSTEM. THE ASSOCIATION BRINGS THE "HORATIO ALGER HEROES" OF TODAY TOGETHER WITH THOSE OF TOMORROW BY BESTOWING THE HORATIO ALGER AWARD ANNUALLY; HOSTING CAREER, PUBLIC SERVICE, AND COMMUNITY SERVICE SEMINARS; SPONSORING FREE-ENTERPRISE FORUMS; AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS EACH YEAR; AND PROVIDING AN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.

  • OTHER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS INCLUDE THE INTERNSHIP AND EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM, THE COST OF SCHOLAR SERVICES, SUCH AS FINANCIAL ADVISING, THE ALUMNI ADVISORY COUNCIL, THE SCHOLARSHIP SELECTION COMMITTEE AND THE MEMBERS FORUM MEETINGS. THE ASSOCIATION ALSO OFFERS GRANTS TO SCHOLARS PURSUING GRADUATE STUDIES THROUGH THE DENNIS WASHINGTON GRADUATE GRANT PROGRAM.

    Expenses $10,314,660 · Grants $8,643,061

  • MEMBERSHIP AND INDUCTION: THE HORATIO ALGER AWARD (THE AWARD) IS RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS HONORS. THE AWARD IS PRESENTED DURING THE ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM AND INDUCTION CEREMONIES HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., EACH YEAR DURING A MULTI-DAY PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS, LIFE PARTNERS AND FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION, HELD CONCURRENTLY WITH THE NATIONAL SCHOLARS' CONFERENCE. THE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON MEMBER ACHIEVEMENTS, INTERVIEWS WITH NEW MEMBERS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBER NETWORKING, MENTORING OF THE NATIONAL SCHOLARS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS REGARDING THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.

    Expenses $8,263,708

  • MEMBER SUPPORT AND MEETINGS: THE ASSOCIATION CONVENES THE LIFETIME MEMBERS AND LIFE PARTNERS TO ADVANCE THE MISSION, PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OF THE ASSOCIATION ON A REGULAR BASIS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, ANNUAL AWARDS WEEK IN WASHINGTON AND AT SPECIALIZED FORUMS, SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM, ALUMNI SUMMITS AND REGIONAL CONVENINGS. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE ONGOING COMMUNICATIONS WITH MEMBERS, SUCH AS FORUM; THE BIENNIAL REPORT; ONLY IN AMERICA; AND OTHER ONLINE AND PRINTED MATERIALS THAT KEEP THE MEMBERS CONNECTED TO THE ASSOCIATIONS MISSION AND WORK.

    Expenses $2,969,024

  • NATIONAL SCHOLARS' CONFERENCE

    Expenses $1,989,845

  • SCHOLAR SERVICES AND SUPPORT

    Expenses $927,087 · Grants $40,693

  • EDUCATIONAL MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS

    Expenses $709,183 · Revenue $15,324

  • RESEARCH

    Expenses $617,601

  • AMERICAN ENTERPRISE SUMMIT

    Expenses $365,343

  • SCHOLARS ALUMNI PROGRAMS

    Expenses $280,493

  • FIELD DIRECTORS MEETING

    Expenses $177,835

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • James F Dicke II

    CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gregory E Abel

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • The Hon Barbara M Barrett

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John H Weiland

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Matthew K Rose

    IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph Neubauer

    CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • David L Sokol

    CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Byron D Trott

    CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Dennis R Washington

    CHAIRMAN EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • V Prem Watsa

    HAAC PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mike Jackson

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linda D Rabbitt

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Glenn B Stearns

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chris Sullivan

    AT-LARGE MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charles C Anderson Sr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lee R Anderson Sr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George L Argyros Sr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Wanda M Austin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James W Ayers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald M Bergeron Sr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert J Brown

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rita Lcase

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leon G Cooperman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Don R Daseke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Mark E Davis

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William J Dore

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William F Farley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Fox

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Terry M Giles

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jack M Gill

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joseph M Grant

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William E Greehey

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Edmund A Hajim

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Craig Hall

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald G Harrington

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alphonso R Jackson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melvyn N Klein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stanley Kroenke

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kenneth G Langone

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Patrick P Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gilbert Edward Levasseur Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Craig O McCaw

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Howard M Meyers

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lee E Mikles

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alan B Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert G Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Valerie Montgomery Rice

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Mulroney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • R James Nicholson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clarence Otis Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Harry S Patten

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nido R Qubein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ernest S Rady

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Greg P Renker

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeffrey A Rich

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carl H Ricker Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • G Brint Ryan

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • T Denny Sanford

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert J Schlegel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen C Schott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • James M Seneff Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Thomas Joseph Shannon Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ronald M Simon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Earl W Stafford Sr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David L Steward

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Wstott

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marcia G Taylor

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David A Thompson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • George A Weiss

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anthony Welters

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sidney D Wolk

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robert L Wright Jr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jordan Zimmerman

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lou Dobbs

    HONORARY BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Clarence Thomas

    HONORARY BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Terrence J Giroux

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $1,491,679
    From this org
    $1,037,106
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $454,573
    Hours/week
    27.5 + 10 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $520,041
    Bonus
    $250,000
    Other
    $267,065
    Deferred
    $404,655
    Nontaxable benefits
    $49,918
    Filer's total
    $1,491,679
  • Constantine G Katsaraskis

    DIRECTOR STRATETIC INITIAT

    Total calculated
    $414,530
    From this org
    $329,397
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $85,133
    Hours/week
    31.5 + 6 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $329,397
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $72,500
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,633
    Filer's total
    $414,530
  • John B Thornburg

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $296,782
    From this org
    $247,609
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,173
    Hours/week
    26.5 + 11 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,609
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $24,790
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,383
    Filer's total
    $296,782
  • Kristen R Law

    DIRECTOR, EDUCATIONAL AND

    Total calculated
    $277,394
    From this org
    $228,946
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $48,448
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,663
    Bonus
    $4,283
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,273
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,175
    Filer's total
    $277,394
  • Margaret Slipek

    MANAGER EDITORIAL SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $271,890
    From this org
    $222,294
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $49,596
    Hours/week
    33.5 + 3 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $222,294
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $22,229
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,367
    Filer's total
    $271,890
  • Debra J Stancil

    MANAGER OF NOMINATIONS

    Total calculated
    $170,797
    From this org
    $119,417
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,380
    Hours/week
    36.5 + 1 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $119,417
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,993
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,387
    Filer's total
    $170,797
  • W Aaron House

    ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SCHO

    Total calculated
    $179,249
    From this org
    $148,883
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,366
    Hours/week
    37.5

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,883
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,808
    Nontaxable benefits
    $25,558
    Filer's total
    $179,249

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 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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

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
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202423199349310752

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