Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$41,798,193

Total expenses

$44,824,948

Contributions and grants received

$26,104,234

Grants paid

$399,728

Program service revenue

$6,891,728

Investment income

$5,685,731

Other revenue

$3,116,500

Total assets, end of year

$478,592,900

Total liabilities, end of year

$25,202,771

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$453,390,129

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$36,423,891

Management and general expenses

$4,313,577

Fundraising expenses

$4,087,480

Program service expenses (Part III)

$36,423,891

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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• [PRESIDENTIAL LEARNING CENTER (EDUCATION PROGRAMS)]AT THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION AND INSTITUTE, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS ADVANCE PRESIDENT REAGAN'S LEGACY THROUGH LEADERSHIP, CIVIL DISCOURSE, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. EACH YEAR, WE ENGAGE STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS IN ALL 50 STATES AND 11 COUNTRIES, EXTENDING OUR IMPACT BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, THROUGH IN-PERSON AND DIGITAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO BUILD THE NEXT GENERATION OF INFORMED, THOUGHTFUL LEADERS.-- SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION >THE REAGAN LEADERSHIP CENTER ENGAGES MORE THAN 13,000 STUDENTS ANNUALLY IN IMMERSIVE, DECISION-BASED SIMULATIONS. IN OPERATION URGENT FURY, STUDENTS STEP INTO LEADERSHIP ROLES DURING THE 1983 GRENADA RESCUE MISSION, NAVIGATING REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES OF GOVERNANCE AND CRISIS RESPONSE. IN OPERATION 007, BASED ON THE KOREAN AIR LINES INCIDENT, STUDENTS EXPLORE THE BALANCE BETWEEN LIBERTY AND SECURITY IN HIGH-STAKES SCENARIOS. THESE EXPERIENCES ARE EXPANDING BEYOND THE LIBRARY THROUGH OUR DIGITAL LEADERSHIP SIMULATION, ENABLING SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE TO DELIVER REAGAN-INSPIRED LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN THEIR OWN CLASSROOMS.>GREAT AMERICAN LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (GALP): OUR FLAGSHIP LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE BRINGS MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TOGETHER TO STUDY LEADERSHIP THROUGH THE LENS OF PRESIDENT REAGAN. THE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM IS A RESIDENTIAL EXPERIENCE AT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY, WHERE STUDENTS LIVE ON CAMPUS AND SPEND THEIR DAYS AT THE REAGAN LIBRARY ENGAGING IN SIMULATIONS, LEARNING FROM NATIONAL LEADERS AND MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS, AND BUILDING PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS. STUDENTS NOW ATTEND FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, WITH CONTINUED EXPANSION PLANNED THROUGH REGIONAL PROGRAMS.>RONALD REAGAN DEBATE SERIES (CIVIL DISCOURSE): THE RONALD REAGAN DEBATE SERIES EQUIPS STUDENTS TO THINK CRITICALLY, COMMUNICATE CLEARLY, AND ENGAGE RESPECTFULLY ON COMPLEX ISSUES. THROUGH A GROWING NETWORK OF REGIONAL COMPETITIONS AND NATIONAL FINALS HELD AT THE REAGAN LIBRARY, THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS PARTICIPATE EACH YEAR. THE PROGRAM CULMINATES IN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, WHERE TOP STUDENTS COMPETE FOR $50,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WHILE MODELING CIVIL DISCOURSE IN ACTION.>GE-REAGAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: A PREMIER NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP RECOGNIZING EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY, AND CITIZENSHIP. EACH YEAR, MORE THAN 13,000 STUDENTS APPLY, WITH 10 SCHOLARS SELECTED TO RECEIVE $40,000 SCHOLARSHIPS. SCHOLARS PARTICIPATE IN A LEADERSHIP RETREAT AT THE REAGAN LIBRARY AND RECEIVE ONGOING LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. >VENTURA COUNTY RONALD REAGAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM: A LONG-STANDING LOCAL SCHOLARSHIP SUPPORTING VENTURA COUNTY STUDENT LEADERS. EACH YEAR, STUDENTS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER, AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND ARE ENGAGED IN CONTINUED PROGRAMMING AT THE LIBRARY. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS HAVE AWARDED MORE THAN $9 MILLION TO STUDENT LEADERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. >EDUCATOR AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS:WE CONVENE EDUCATORS AND LEADERS THROUGH INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE GREAT AMERICAN EDUCATOR SUMMIT, CONSTITUTION DAY PROGRAMMING, AND THE MEDAL OF HONOR FORUM. THESE PROGRAMS EQUIP PARTICIPANTS WITH THE TOOLS TO LEAD, COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, AND FOSTER MEANINGFUL CIVIC DIALOGUE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

  Expenses $3,611,249 · Grants $399,728

• [RONALD REAGAN INSTITUTE (RRI)]THE RI, LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., OPERATES THE FOLLOWING THREE CENTERS AND SCHOLARLY INITIATIVES WORK TO BUILD ON THE LEGACY AND IDEAS OF PRESIDENT REAGAN:>THE CENTER FOR PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH (CPTS) PROMOTES U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY GROUNDED IN PRESIDENT REAGAN'S PHILOSOPHY THAT A STRONG AMERICAN MILITARY IS THE BEST DETERRENT AGAINST AGGRESSION AND A SAFEGUARD FOR PEACE.>THE CENTER FOR CIVICS, EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITY (CCEO) WORKS AT THE NEXUS OF CIVICS AND EDUCATION POLICY, ANSWERING PRESIDENT REAGAN'S CALL FOR AN "INFORMED PATRIOTISM" TO ENSURE A MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR AMERICA.>THE CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY (CFD) CHAMPIONS PRESIDENT REAGAN'S VISION OF AMERICA AS A SHINING CITY ON A HILL BY HELPING TO RESTORE HIS OPTIMISTIC, CONFIDENT APPROACH TO PROMOTING FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN DIGNITY BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.>SCHOLARLY INITIATIVES ADVANCE THE STUDY OF PRESIDENT REAGAN, HIS PRESIDENCY, AND HIS ERA THROUGH PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE, DEVELOP, AND SHOWCASE NEW SCHOLARSHIP ON THESE SUBJECTS. REAGAN INSTITUTE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS:>NOVEMBER 11, 2024, MAPP WORKSHOP WITH MATT FRAKES ON HIS BOOK, ROGUE STATES: THE MAKING OF AMERICA'S GLOBAL PREP WAR ON TERROR: THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION AND INSTITUTE HOSTED A MANUSCRIPTS ON THE AMERICAN PAST & PRESENT (MAPP) WORKSHOP FOR ROGUE STATES: THE MAKING OF AMERICA'S GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR BY MATTHEW A. FRAKES, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. BRINGING TOGETHER A SELECT GROUP OF SCHOLARS, HISTORIANS, AND POLICY PRACTITIONERS TO ENGAGE WITH THE MANUSCRIPT AHEAD OF ITS SUBMISSION FOR PUBLICATION, THE WORKSHOP OFFERED CRITICAL FEEDBACK, HELPING TO SHARPEN THE BOOK'S INTERVENTION INTO DEBATES ABOUT THE REAGAN ERA'S LONG-TERM INFLUENCE ON U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY. AS PART OF THE INSTITUTE'S BROADER COMMITMENT TO SHAPING SCHOLARSHIP ON REAGAN'S PRESIDENCY, LEGACY, AND ERA, THE MAPP WORKSHOP GAVE THE INSTITUTE AN EARLY OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH A WORK POISED TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN CONSERVATISM, GRAND STRATEGY, AND THE ORIGINS OF THE WAR ON TERROR.>DECEMBER 5, 2024 | REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE SURVEY: THIS IS A PUBLIC OPINION POLL THAT ASSISTS ELECTED OFFICIALS, POLICYMAKERS, AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS WITH UNDERSTANDING HOW AMERICANS VIEW A WIDE ARRAY OF DEFENSE, FOREIGN POLICY, AND NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS.>DECEMBER 6-7, 2024 | REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE FORUM: THE ANNUAL CONVENING BRINGS TOGETHER LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE POLITICAL SPECTRUM AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN THE DEFENSE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, CURRENT AND FORMER ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS, SENIOR CIVILIAN AND UNIFORMED MILITARY LEADERSHIP, INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES, TECHNOLOGY INNOVATORS, AND THOUGHT LEADERS. THEIR MISSION IS TO REVIEW AND ASSESS POLICIES THAT STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S NATIONAL DEFENSE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE GLOBAL THREAT ENVIRONMENT. RNDF OFFERS THE DEFENSE COMMUNITY A CHANCE TO COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS AND DEBATE HOW THE UNITED STATES CAN LEAD THE WORLD IN AN ERA OF INCREASINGLY COMPLEX CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED THE HON. LLOYD AUSTIN, U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE; THE HON. GINA RAIMONDO, U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE; AND THE HON. JAKE SULLIVAN, U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR.

  Expenses $12,874,974

• Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  Expenses $17,358,785 · Revenue $5,905,555

• [CENTER FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA] A FORUM OF IDEAS WHERE INFLUENTIAL LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, THE MEDIA AND ACADEMIA APPLY THE LESSONS LEARNED DURING RONALD REAGAN'S REMARKABLE PRESIDENCY. ALL SPEAKERS AND PANELS ARE KNOWN AS "REAGAN FORUMS," UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE. REAGAN FORUM PARTICIPANTS IN-PERSON>JACK CARR (AUTHOR); 10/1/24>TALMAGE BOSTON (AUTHOR); 10/24/24>MIKE WALTZ (CONGRESSMAN, FL); 10/25/24>AMY CONEY BARRETT (U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE); 9/9/25>PEGGY NOONAN (WALL STREET JOURNAL COLUMNIST); 12/4/24>JOE UZIEL (HEAD OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLL UNIT OF THE IAA); 2/26/25>STEVE HILTON (AUTHOR); 4/2/25>MARK JOSEPH (PRODUCER); 4/29/25>MARK LEVIN (TALK RADIO HOST); 8/17/25>GIANNO CALDWELL (FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT); 7/23/25>JOE CONCHA (FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT); 8/13/25REAGAN FORUM PARTICIPANTS VIRTUAL>JAMES PATTERSON AND MATT EVERSMANN (AUTHORS); 11/11/2024>CHRISTOPHER COX (CONGRESSMAN); 11/26/24>TREY YINGST (FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT); 1/7/25SPECIAL EVENTS IN PERSON>AS PART OF THE REAGAN LIBRARY'S DEAD SEA SCROLLS EXHIBIT PROGRAMMING, THE REAGAN FOUNDATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHABAD OF SIMI VALLEY, HELD A MENORAH LIGHTING CEREMONY ON DECEMBER 29, 2024.>FOLLOWING THE DEVASTING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FIRES IN 2025, THE REAGAN FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE VENTURA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OTHER COUNTY AGENCIES TO HOLD A FIRE SAFETY DAY FOR THE COMMUNITY ON JUNE 25, 2025.>TO COINCIDE WITH MEMORIAL DAY, THE REAGAN FOUNDATION HELD A SCREENING OF BROTHERS AFTER WAR ON MAY 20, 2025, FOLLOWED BY AN ON-STAGE CONVERSATION WITH THE FILM'S DIRECTOR, JAKE RADEMACHER. THE DOCUMENTARY TAKE VIEWERS ON A MOVING JOURNEY FOLLOWING TWELVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED TO EXPLORE LOSS, MEANING, AND HOPE ON THEIR PATH FROM WARFIGHTER TO VETERAN. [RONALD REAGAN CENTER ON CIVILITY AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMING]: THE RONALD REAGAN CENTER ON CIVILITY AND DEMOCRACY WORKS WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS AMERICA TO PROMOTE CIVIL DISCOURSE, HELP US TO FIND COMMON GROUND AND ADVANCE OUR DEMOCRACY THROUGH INFORMED PATRIOTISM. WE FOLLOW PRESIDENT REAGAN'S EXAMPLE OF REACHING ACROSS THE AISLE, DESPITE POLITICAL DIFFERENCES, TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ALL AMERICANS AND MAKE OUR COUNTRY STRONGER.>A CERTAIN IDEA OF AMERICA WITH PEGGY NOONAN (NOVEMBER 18, 2024) AS PART OF CCD'S INFORMED PATRIOTISM SERIES, CCD HOSTED PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING WALL STREET JOURNAL COLUMNIST AND FORMER PRESIDENT REAGAN SPEECHWRITER PEGGY NOONAN AT THE RONALD REAGAN INSTITUTE IN DC FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT HER MOST RECENT BOOK, A CERTAIN IDEA OF AMERICA: SELECTED WRITINGS. PEGGY TALKED ABOUT PRESIDENT REAGAN'S EXAMPLE OF HONESTY AND KINDNESS IN LEADERSHIP AS WELL AS HOW WE SHOULD APPLY THAT EXAMPLE IN THE CURRENT ERA. THE CONVERSATION WAS A CELEBRATION OF WHAT AMERICA HAS BEEN AND IS AS WELL AS AN OPTIMISTIC VISION OF WHAT AMERICA CAN BE. >RIVALRY AND SPORTSMANSHIP IN AMERICA'S GAME (DECEMBER 12, 2024) AS PART OF CCD'S COMMON GROUND SERIES, JUST TWO DAYS BEFORE THE 2024 ARMY-NAVY FOOTBALL GAME IN WASHINGTON DC, CCD BROUGHT USMA ALUM AND FORMER ARMY FOOTBALL PLAYER, CARLTON JONES AND USNA ALUM AND FORMER NAVY FOOTBALL PLAYER CLINT BRUCE TOGETHER TO DISCUSS ONE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S MOST STORIED RIVALRY GAMES. MODERATED BY RENOWN CBS SPORTS BROADCASTER BRAD NESSLER, CLINT AND CARLTON REFLECTED ON HOW THE MILITARY ACADEMIES INCULCATE A HEALTHY COMPETITIVE SPIRIT BETWEEN THEIR INSTITUTIONS WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY TRAINING FUTURE OFFICERS TO BE BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN ARMS TO PROTECT THE NATION. >ROSE TABLE DIALOGUE (MARCH 6, 2025) CCD AND THE ROSE BOWL INSTITUTE HOSTED "RESPECTFUL RIVALRIES: DIALOGUE ON COMPETITION AND CIVILITY" TO CHART THE PATH FORWARD ON A CROSS-LEAGUE INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE SPORTSMANSHIP AND CIVILITY. DOZENS OF FORMER ATHLETES, OLYMPIANS, COACHES, BUSINESS EXECUTIVES AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM MAJOR SPORTS LEAGUES NBA, NFL, NCAA AND MLS CONVENED IN THE ROSE BOWL STADIUM LOCKER ROOM TO EXPLORE THE BALANCE BETWEEN INTENSE COMPETITION AND MUTUAL RESPECT. THE EVENT, ATTENDED BY OVER 100 THOUGHT LEADERS, EXPLORED HOW SPORTS CAN BRIDGE DIVIDES AND STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY.>WHO BELIEVED IN YOU? SENATOR DAVE MCCORMICK AND FORMER DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR DINA POWELL-MCCORMICK (APRIL 1, 2025) CCD BROUGHT TWO DISTINGUISHED LEADERS IN AMERICAN PUBLIC LIFE TO THE RONALD REAGAN INSTITUTE IN DC TO DISCUSS THEIR NEW BOOK AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD LEADERSHIP. FOR THEIR BOOK, DINA AND DAVE INTERVIEWED SUCCESSFUL LEADERS WHO STOOD ON THE SHOULDERS OF THEIR MENTOR GIANTS AND SHARED WITH THE AUDIENCE THE LEADERSHIP AND LIFE LESSONS THEY LEARNED THROUGH THE PROCESS.>GOVERNOR SPENCER COX AND GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM (MAY 9, 2025) AS PART OF CCD'S COMMON GROUND SERIES, CCD BROUGHT TOGETHER UTAH GOVERNOR SPENCER COX (R) AND NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM (D) TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ON BIPARTISANSHIP, MUTUAL RESPECT, AND THE VALUE OF HEALTHY CONFLICT. MODERATED BY THE DISPATCH'S STEVE HAYES, THE GOVERNORS SHARED PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES THAT DEMONSTRATED THE VALUE OF CIVILITY IN PUBLIC LIFE AND PROVIDED AN EXAMPLE FOR ALL CITIZENS TO EMULATE. >THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WITH KEN BURNS, SARAH BOTSTEIN, AND CHRISTOPHER BROWN (JULY 18, 2025) CCD PROUDLY HOSTED LEGENDARY DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKER KEN BURNS, ALONG WITH HIS CO-DIRECTOR SARAH BOTSTEIN AND HISTORIAN CHRISTOPHER BROWN FOR A DISCUSSION ABOUT THEIR UPCOMING PBS DOCUMENTARY, THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION TELLS THE STORY OF AMERICA'S FOUNDING STRUGGLE, AND PRESENTS THE STORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE REVOLUTIONARY GENERATION, THEIR HUMANITY IN VICTORY AND DEFEAT, AND THE CRISIS THAT THEY LIVED THROUGH. BY TAKING AN EXPANSIVE, EVENHANDED LOOK AT THE VIRTUES AND THE CONTRADICTIONS IN THE FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE AND THE BIRTH OF THE UNITED STATES, CCD BELIEVES THIS DOCUMENTARY WILL BE A KEY TOOL IN THE MISSION TO PROMOTE INFORMED PATRIOTISM. >LISTENING TO THE LAW WITH JUSTICE AMY CONEY BARRETT (SEPTEMBER 9, 2025) CCD WELCOMED SUPREME COURT JUSTICE AMY CONEY BARRETT TO THE REAGAN LIBRARY FOR A CONVERSATION ABOUT HER NEW BOOK, LISTENING TO THE LAW: REFLECTIONS ON THE COURT AND CONSTITUTION. IN HER BOOK AND ON STAGE, JUSTICE BARRETT ELOQUENTLY DEFENDED CIVILITY AS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT OF SUCCESSFUL SELF-GOVERNMENT. "THE SUCCESS OF A MULTI-MEMBER COURT RIDES ON THE ABILITY TO DISAGREE RESPECTFULLY, THE SUCCESS OF A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY DOES TOO."

  Expenses $2,578,883 · Revenue $986,173

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

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

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

2024

Filed

7 August 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202612239349301331

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