Form 990 for tax year 2025
Filed by COMMITTEE FOR A RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL BUDGET.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $10,368,338
- Total expenses
- $6,703,049
- Contributions and grants received
- $10,107,258
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $257,307
- Other revenue
- $3,773
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,498,045
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,568,001
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $11,930,044
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $5,838,206
- Management and general expenses
- $550,239
- Fundraising expenses
- $314,604
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $5,838,206
Program services were 87.1% 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
$10,107,258
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3 · Investment income
total $257,307 · excluded $257,307
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11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS
total $3,773 · excluded $3,773
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11e · Other revenue, total
$3,773
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $1,404,887 · program services $1,278,582 · management and general $92,693 · fundraising $33,612
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $3,131,296 · program services $2,731,323 · management and general $191,415 · fundraising $208,558
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $265,934 · program services $229,571 · management and general $17,889 · fundraising $18,474
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $190,302 · program services $166,869 · management and general $11,861 · fundraising $11,572
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $316,104 · program services $279,318 · management and general $19,672 · fundraising $17,114
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11b · Fees: legal
total $4,948 · program services $4,948
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $23,727 · management and general $23,727
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11g · Fees: other
total $395,056 · program services $337,565 · management and general $57,491
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $20,090 · program services $20,090
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13 · Office expenses
total $41,368 · program services $12,583 · management and general $28,586 · fundraising $199
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14 · Information technology
total $82,853 · program services $43,619 · management and general $35,118 · fundraising $4,116
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16 · Occupancy
total $373,472 · program services $343,345 · management and general $13,672 · fundraising $16,455
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17 · Travel
total $93,175 · program services $90,588 · management and general $407 · fundraising $2,180
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $266,574 · program services $237,238 · management and general $28,434 · fundraising $902
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23 · Insurance
total $15,681 · management and general $15,681
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24a · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS AND SUBSCR
total $57,405 · program services $55,376 · management and general $607 · fundraising $1,422
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24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES
total $15,535 · program services $4,345 · management and general $11,190
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24c · Other expenses: STAFF RECRUITMENT/DEVEL
total $4,642 · program services $2,846 · management and general $1,796
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $171 · end of year $374
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $4,377,670 · end of year $907,920
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $3,897,873 · end of year $6,760,753
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $193,745 · end of year $84,613
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $105,561 · end of year $117,916
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $4,370,000
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $1,595,944 · end of year $1,256,469
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $329,057 · end of year $306,293
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $1,577,152 · end of year $1,261,708
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,653,251 · end of year $4,141,935
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $5,611,504 · end of year $7,788,109
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
NONE
Activities or mission (Part I)
A NONPARTISAN, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, POLICYMAKERS, AND THE MEDIA ABOUT ISSUES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT FISCAL POLICY IMPACT. OUR BIPARTISAN LEADERSHIP COMPRISES SOME OF THE NATION'S LEADING BUDGET EXPERTS, INCLUDING MANY PAST HEADS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEES, THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE, THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, AND THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.
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POLICY - THE POLICY PROGRAM CONDUCTS AND PUBLISHES ORIGINAL RESEARCH ON TIMELY FISCAL ISSUES, SUMMARIZES AND ANALYZES CURRENT AND PROPOSED BUDGET-RELATED LEGISLATION, AND DEVELOPS RESOURCES TO HELP POLICYMAKERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE PUBLIC GAIN A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET SITUATION AND THE NATION'S FISCAL OUTLOOK.
Expenses $4,312,062
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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT - THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TEAM WORKS WITH CIVIC, EDUCATIONAL, BUSINESS, AND ECONOMIC GROUPS AND THE MEDIA TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE NATION'S LONG-TERM FISCAL CHALLENGES.
Expenses $1,250,551
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INITIATIVES - THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPS KEY INITIATIVES TO ADDRESS PRESSING POLICY ISSUES. DURING 2025, THE ORGANIZATION HAD TWO ACTIVE INITIATIVES, FIXUS AND HEALTH SAVERS. FIXUS CONVENES DIVERSE STAKEHOLDERS AND ADVANCES RESEARCH WITH THE GOAL OF UNDERSTANDING THE ROOT CAUSES OF OUR GROWING NATIONAL DIVISIONS AND HOW THEY CAN BE ADDRESSED. HEALTH SAVERS IS A COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT TO DEVELOP BOLD POLICY SOLUTIONS TO LOWER HEALTH CARE COSTS.
Expenses $275,593
As filed on the 2025 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Maya MacguineasMAYA MACGUINEAS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $672,231
- From this org
- $612,079
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $60,152
- Hours/week
- 39.8 + 0.2 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $556,279
- Bonus
- $55,800
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $42,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $18,152
- Filer's total
- $672,231
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Mitch DanielsMITCH DANIELS
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Leon PanettaLEON PANETTA
CO-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Timothy PennyTIMOTHY PENNY
CO-CHAIR AND SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Marne ObernauerMARNE OBERNAUER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Barry AndersonBARRY ANDERSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Rudolph PennerRUDOLPH PENNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Dave McCurdyDAVE MCCURDY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Erskine BowlesERSKINE BOWLES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Kent ConradKENT CONRAD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Dan L CrippenDAN L CRIPPEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Willis Gradison JrWILLIS GRADISON JR
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William HoaglandWILLIAM HOAGLAND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim JonesJIM JONES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Joe ManchinJOE MANCHIN
DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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James T McIntyre JrJAMES T MCINTYRE JR
DIRECTOR UNTIL JULY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Mitt RomneyMITT ROMNEY
DIRECTOR AS OF JANUARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Michael NutterMICHAEL NUTTER
DIRECTOR UNTIL JANUARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert ReischauerROBERT REISCHAUER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Charles RobbCHARLES ROBB
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alan SimpsonALAN SIMPSON
DIRECTOR UNTIL MARCH
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Brian BernasekBRIAN BERNASEK
DIRECTOR AS OF MAY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gene SteuerleGENE STEUERLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
David StockmanDAVID STOCKMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John TannerJOHN TANNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tom TaukeTOM TAUKE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Carol Cox WaitCAROL COX WAIT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jane HarmanJANE HARMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marjorie MargoliesMARJORIE MARGOLIES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Isabel SawhillISABEL SAWHILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Saxby ChamblissSAXBY CHAMBLISS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim CooperJIM COOPER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Esther GeorgeESTHER GEORGE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Keith HallKEITH HALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Heidi HeitkampHEIDI HEITKAMP
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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John KasichJOHN KASICH
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Ron KindRON KIND
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Franklin RainesFRANKLIN RAINES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Reid RibbleREID RIBBLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Marc L GoldweinMARC L GOLDWEIN
SVP AND SENIOR POLICY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $460,145
- From this org
- $402,775
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $57,370
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $278,842
- Bonus
- $123,933
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $42,000
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,370
- Filer's total
- $460,145
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Michael V MurphyMICHAEL V MURPHY
SVP AND CHIEF OF STAFF
- Total calculated
- $342,872
- From this org
- $298,960
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $43,912
- Hours/week
- 31.3 + 8.7 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $207,960
- Bonus
- $91,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $36,322
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,590
- Filer's total
- $342,872
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Christopher R RotellaCHRISTOPHER R ROTELLA
SR. DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $257,706
- From this org
- $223,730
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $33,976
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $203,430
- Bonus
- $20,300
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $26,998
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,978
- Filer's total
- $257,706
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Simone G Frank SeniorSIMONE G FRANK SENIOR
ADVISOR, FINANCE & OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $237,176
- From this org
- $183,842
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $53,334
- Hours/week
- 29.7 + 2.3 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $165,442
- Bonus
- $18,400
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $24,490
- Nontaxable benefits
- $28,844
- Filer's total
- $237,176
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Adam Shifriss SeniorADAM SHIFRISS SENIOR
DIRECTOR OF LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY
- Total calculated
- $200,748
- From this org
- $164,156
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $36,592
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,156
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $21,622
- Nontaxable benefits
- $14,970
- Filer's total
- $200,748
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Benjamin TomchikBENJAMIN TOMCHIK
VP AND DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF
- Total calculated
- $218,200
- From this org
- $182,850
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,350
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $175,650
- Bonus
- $7,200
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $22,666
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,684
- Filer's total
- $218,200
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Christopher TownerCHRISTOPHER TOWNER
POLICY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $215,844
- From this org
- $186,632
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $29,212
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $177,632
- Bonus
- $9,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $22,882
- Nontaxable benefits
- $6,330
- Filer's total
- $215,844
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 · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 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 PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION IS PROVIDED WITH MEMBERSHIP IN THE METROPOLITAN CLUB, WHICH SHE USES FOR MEETINGS AND RECEPTIONS AND OTHER EFFORTS VALUABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION.
- PART I, LINE 1B
- THERE IS NO WRITTEN POLICY REGARDING PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT OF THE METROPOLITAN CLUB DUES. RATHER THIS IS EVALUATED ON ITS USEFULNESS TO THE ORGANIZATION ON A YEAR BY YEAR BASIS.
- PART I, LINE 7
- BONUSES RECEIVED WERE BASED ON MERIT AND JOB PERFORMANCE.
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.
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.
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501(C)(4) · EDUCATING AMERICANS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF ADDRESSING OUR NATION'S DEBT · DC · controlled entity
Directly controlled by COMMITTEE FOR A RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL BUDGET
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2025
- Filed
- 8 July 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.2
- Source object
- 202611949349301721
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