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← SCHOLARS AT RISK INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by SCHOLARS AT RISK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,523,079
Total expenses
$4,304,838
Contributions and grants received
$6,087,440
Grants paid
$1,118,986
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$433,886
Other revenue
$1,753
Total assets, end of year
$10,358,509
Total liabilities, end of year
$152,343
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,206,166
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,500,619
Management and general expenses
$555,144
Fundraising expenses
$249,075
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,500,619

Program services were 81.3% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,095,807

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,991,633

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $10,128

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $385,846 · excluded $385,846

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $58,168

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

    securities $10,128

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $48,040

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $48,040 · excluded $48,040

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $1,753 · excluded $1,753

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,753

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $165,935 · program services $165,935

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $22,826 · program services $22,826

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $930,225 · program services $930,225

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $2,436,198 · program services $1,907,412 · management and general $321,440 · fundraising $207,346

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,100 · management and general $2,100

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $25,416 · management and general $25,416

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $302,454 · program services $155,784 · management and general $126,670 · fundraising $20,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $46,787 · program services $18,758 · management and general $22,061 · fundraising $5,968

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $44,951 · program services $28,159 · management and general $16,792

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $141,572 · program services $110,933 · management and general $18,625 · fundraising $12,014

  • 17 · Travel

    total $135,073 · program services $133,977 · management and general $606 · fundraising $490

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $31,374 · program services $23,400 · management and general $4,842 · fundraising $3,132

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,195 · management and general $13,195

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

    total $6,732 · program services $3,210 · management and general $3,397 · fundraising $125

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $596,181 · end of year $149,101

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $39,896 · end of year $1,000,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $276,728 · end of year $157,783

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,248,647 · end of year $1,691,503

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,775 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,760,532 · end of year $7,360,122

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $86,915 · end of year $128,337

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $125,157 · end of year $24,006

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,034,395 · end of year $4,815,858

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,677,292 · end of year $5,390,308

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SCHOLARS AT RISK (SAR) IS AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHOSE MISSION IT IS TO PROTECT SCHOLARS, PROMOTE ACADEMIC FREEDOM, AND DEFEND EVERYONE'S FREEDOM TO THINK, QUESTION AND SHARE IDEAS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SCHOLARS AT RISK (SAR) IS AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHOSE MISSION IT IS TO PROTECT SCHOLARS, PROMOTE ACADEMIC FREEDOM, AND DEFEND EVERYONE'S FREEDOM TO THINK, QUESTION AND SHARE IDEAS. BY ARRANGING TEMPORARY ACADEMIC POSITIONS AT MEMBER UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, SCHOLARS AT RISK OFFERS SAFETY TO SCHOLARS FACING GRAVE THREATS, SO SCHOLARS' IDEAS ARE NOT LOST AND THEY CAN KEEP WORKING UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE AND THEY ARE ABLE TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES.SCHOLARS AT RISK ALSO PROVIDES ADVISORY SERVICES FOR SCHOLARS AND HOSTS, CAMPAIGNS FOR SCHOLARS WHO ARE IMPRISONED OR SILENCED IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES, MONITORING OF ATTACKS ON HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE, AND LEADERSHIP IN DEPLOYING NEW TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND IMPROVING RESPECT FOR UNIVERSITY VALUES EVERYWHERE.

  • THE SCHOLARS AT RISK NETWORK (SAR) INCLUDES OVER 600 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN 50+ COUNTRIES IN ADDITION TO REGIONAL COALITIONS IN AFRICA, THE AMERICAS, AND SOUTHEAST ASIA. OVER THE PAST 25 YEARS, SAR HAS CREATED THOUSANDS OF LIFE-SAVING ACADEMIC PLACEMENTS FOR THREATENED SCHOLARS AND LEVERAGED MORE THAN $65 MILLION FROM UNIVERSITIES TO HELP THEM CONTINUE THEIR WORK IN SAFETY. SAR'S ACADEMIC FREEDOM MONITORING PROJECT HAS DOCUMENTED THOUSANDS OF ATTACKS ON SCHOLARS AND UNIVERSITIES, SHINING LIGHT ON A GLOBAL PATTERN AND URGING THOSE WITH POWER TO INCREASE PROTECTIONS AND HOLD VIOLATORS ACCOUNTABLE. THROUGH STUDENT SEMINARS AROUND THE WORLD, SAR HAS HELPED TO TRAIN A GENERATION OF FUTURE ADVOCATES, AND ITS ADVOCACY WITH THE UN AND OTHER INTERGOVERNMENTAL BODIES IS ADVANCING THE RECOGNITION OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM AS A UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT.

    Expenses $3,500,619 · Grants $1,118,986

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Anderson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Lance Liebman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Nimetz

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Adam Falk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alfred Babo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catharine Stimpson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charles Harkless

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Daniel Naujoks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diana Wagner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gilbert Merkx

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Halil Yenigun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Isabel Roche

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jan Krukowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Fanton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Levitsky

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jorge Sanchez Cordero

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joy Connolly

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katarzyna Kaczmarska

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Katherine Precht

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael Kunichika

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rosalie Wolf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Timothy Gladden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Quinn

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

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.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202611949349301136

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