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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by RAND CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$461,536,647
Total expenses
$448,980,752
Contributions and grants received
$429,967,857
Grants paid
$3,254,172
Program service revenue
$15,541,473
Investment income
$15,679,963
Other revenue
$347,354
Total assets, end of year
$743,919,280
Total liabilities, end of year
$238,238,247
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$505,681,033
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$354,300,890
Management and general expenses
$89,537,289
Fundraising expenses
$5,142,573
Program service expenses (Part III)
$354,300,890

Program services were 78.9% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $341,211,926

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $88,755,931

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $2,129,698

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEE REVENUE

    total $13,215,804 · related or exempt $13,215,804

  • 2b · Program service revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $422,464 · related or exempt $422,464

  • 2c · Program service revenue: TUITION REVENUE

    total $1,903,205 · related or exempt $1,903,205

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $7,472,536 · unrelated business $142,470 · excluded $7,330,066

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $89,584,574

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

    securities $81,377,147

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $8,207,427 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $8,207,427 · excluded $8,207,427

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $328

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $944

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$616 · excluded -$616

  • 11a · Other revenue: SUBLEASE REVENUE

    total $347,970 · excluded $347,970

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $347,970

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $3,254,172 · program services $3,254,172

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $4,211,855 · program services $1,532,227 · management and general $2,530,106 · fundraising $149,522

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $436,864 · program services $207,292 · management and general $207,423 · fundraising $22,149

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $217,838,053 · program services $186,327,597 · management and general $28,716,455 · fundraising $2,794,001

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $18,710,037 · program services $16,064,712 · management and general $2,377,653 · fundraising $267,672

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $63,325,473 · program services $51,992,700 · management and general $10,242,683 · fundraising $1,090,090

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $17,904,071 · program services $15,372,707 · management and general $2,275,223 · fundraising $256,141

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $711,395 · program services $103,695 · management and general $601,339 · fundraising $6,361

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,144,009 · program services $25,189 · management and general $1,118,820

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $2,464 · management and general $2,464

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $541,181 · management and general $541,181

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $5,214,783 · program services $2,055,585 · management and general $3,023,683 · fundraising $135,515

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $13,026,563 · program services $8,070,074 · management and general $4,899,554 · fundraising $56,935

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $21,167,333 · program services $15,785,683 · management and general $5,321,351 · fundraising $60,299

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,894,138 · program services $657,990 · management and general $12,236,148

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,870,764 · program services $9,776,870 · management and general $840,638 · fundraising $253,256

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $459,564 · program services $372,926 · management and general $81,369 · fundraising $5,269

  • 20 · Interest

    total $4,720,036 · program services -$423,956 · management and general $5,143,992

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $4,283,927 · program services $386,682 · management and general $3,897,245

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,454,260 · program services $891,519 · management and general $1,562,741

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUBCONTRACTS

    total $28,994,826 · program services $27,965,921 · management and general $1,028,905

  • 24b · Other expenses: LETTER AGREEMENTS

    total $1,104,486 · program services $1,101,486 · management and general $3,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: TAXES AND LICENSES

    total $720,410 · program services $182,181 · management and general $536,440 · fundraising $1,789

  • 24d · Other expenses: GIFT CARDS

    total $2,155,308 · program services $2,140,038 · management and general $15,270

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,834,780 · program services $10,457,600 · management and general $2,333,606 · fundraising $43,574

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $29,678,091 · end of year $38,059,414

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $45,572,427 · end of year $60,432,951

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $35,417,100 · end of year $30,725,526

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $57,317,284 · end of year $54,705,654

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $8,518,017 · end of year $4,642,327

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $944 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $12,572,302 · end of year $17,561,368

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

    $244,163,241

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

    $155,141,229

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $104,100,346 · end of year $89,022,012

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $151,286,983 · end of year $229,943,789

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $137,386,766 · end of year $100,371,365

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $121,847,693 · end of year $118,454,874

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $59,490,537 · end of year $66,357,581

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,370,101 · end of year $8,266,349

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $91,637,644 · end of year $88,352,771

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $80,694,470 · end of year $75,261,546

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $244,993,758 · end of year $250,579,877

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $220,511,443 · end of year $255,101,156

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

HELP IMPROVE POLICY AND DECISION MAKING THROUGH RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS.

  • PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH ALL IN THE FURTHERANCE OF OUR CHARTER 'TO FURTHER AND PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES ALL FOR THE PUBLIC WELFARE AND SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES THE OPERATION OF DOCTORAL AND DEGREE PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $354,300,890 · Grants $3,254,172 · Revenue $15,541,473

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jason Matheny

    President and CEO

    Total calculated
    $1,113,019
    From this org
    $1,042,328
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $70,691
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $635,721
    Bonus
    $353,918
    Other
    $52,689
    Deferred
    $60,690
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,001
    Filer's total
    $1,113,019
  • Carl O Bildt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $2,100
    From this org
    $2,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Chuck Hagel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $4,200
    From this org
    $4,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David L Porges

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Francis Fukuyama

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Janet Napolitano

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $2,100
    From this org
    $2,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joel Z Hyatt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Elliott House

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kenneth Feinberg

    TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $1,400
    From this org
    $1,400
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leonard D Schaeffer

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lionel C Johnson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $4,200
    From this org
    $4,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary E Peters

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $2,100
    From this org
    $2,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Meghan O'Sullivan

    TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael E Leiter

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $2,100
    From this org
    $2,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Lynton

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pedro Jose Greer Jr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $2,100
    From this org
    $2,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peter Lowy

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Philip Lader

    TRUSTEE (PART YEAR)

    Total calculated
    $3,500
    From this org
    $3,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Raynard S Kington

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard J Danzig

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $6,100
    From this org
    $6,100
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Soledad O'Brien

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $2,800
    From this org
    $2,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Teresa Roseborough

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Andrew Hoehn

    SVP, RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

    Total calculated
    $698,030
    From this org
    $641,216
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,814
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $454,616
    Bonus
    $175,793
    Other
    $10,807
    Deferred
    $38,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,624
    Filer's total
    $698,030
  • Eric Peltz

    SVP, Finance & Operations

    Total calculated
    $647,501
    From this org
    $570,023
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $77,478
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $398,992
    Bonus
    $162,301
    Other
    $8,730
    Deferred
    $38,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,288
    Filer's total
    $647,501
  • Michael J Januzik

    VP, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $534,858
    From this org
    $468,561
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $66,297
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $386,099
    Bonus
    $70,102
    Other
    $12,360
    Deferred
    $38,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,107
    Filer's total
    $534,858
  • Nancy Staudt

    Dean, Pardee RAND Graduate School

    Total calculated
    $523,774
    From this org
    $471,581
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $52,193
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $385,496
    Bonus
    $76,020
    Other
    $10,065
    Deferred
    $38,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $14,003
    Filer's total
    $523,774
  • Robert Case

    VP, GENERAL CNSL & CORP SEC

    Total calculated
    $524,357
    From this org
    $447,122
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $77,235
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $367,577
    Bonus
    $72,650
    Other
    $6,895
    Deferred
    $38,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $39,045
    Filer's total
    $524,357
  • Lester Arnold

    VP, CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $398,671
    From this org
    $338,232
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $60,439
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $272,226
    Bonus
    $59,969
    Other
    $6,037
    Deferred
    $38,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,249
    Filer's total
    $398,671
  • Anita Chandra

    VP, SEW

    Total calculated
    $473,082
    From this org
    $421,570
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $51,512
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $338,897
    Bonus
    $75,863
    Other
    $6,810
    Deferred
    $38,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,322
    Filer's total
    $473,082
  • Kevin Jack Riley

    VP, HSRD

    Total calculated
    $515,294
    From this org
    $453,117
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,177
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $363,172
    Bonus
    $81,534
    Other
    $8,411
    Deferred
    $38,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,987
    Filer's total
    $515,294
  • Michael Weitzenfeld

    VP, CIO

    Total calculated
    $499,521
    From this org
    $424,407
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,114
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $373,514
    Bonus
    $43,572
    Other
    $7,321
    Deferred
    $38,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $36,924
    Filer's total
    $499,521
  • Peter Hussey

    VP, HEALTH CARE

    Total calculated
    $486,892
    From this org
    $410,692
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $76,200
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $338,065
    Bonus
    $65,845
    Other
    $6,782
    Deferred
    $38,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $38,010
    Filer's total
    $486,892
  • Winfield Boerckel

    VP, OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $501,627
    From this org
    $426,260
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $75,367
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $276,611
    Bonus
    $51,214
    Other
    $98,435
    Deferred
    $38,190
    Nontaxable benefits
    $37,177
    Filer's total
    $501,627
  • Jennifer Gould

    FORMER OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $369,379
    From this org
    $300,388
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $68,991
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,273
    Bonus
    $57,916
    Other
    $66,199
    Deferred
    $26,817
    Nontaxable benefits
    $42,174
    Filer's total
    $369,379
  • Michael Rich

    FORMER PRES & CEO

    Total calculated
    $256,584
    From this org
    $255,849
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $735
    Hours/week
    15

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $19,808
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $236,041
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $735
    Filer's total
    $256,584

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 · First-class or charter travel
  • 1a · Travel for companions
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel
RAND'S TRAVEL POLICY PROHIBITS FIRST CLASS TRAVEL EXCEPT IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POLICY, PART VII LISTED PERSONS WILL OCCASIONALLY TRAVEL FIRST CLASS.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions
EXCEPT UNDER VERY LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES, TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR A TRAVELER'S SPOUSE AND/OR FAMILY ARE NOT REIMBURSABLE. ANY SUCH REQUESTS MUST BE APPROVED IN ADVANCE.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
IN 2023, MICHAEL RICH AND JASON MATHENY RECEIVED PAYMENTS RELATED TO THE NONQUALIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (SERP). THE ORGANIZATION'S SERP PROVIDES A BENEFIT DETERMINED BY A FORMULA DRIVEN BY COMPENSATION, CONTINIOUS SERVICE, AND AGE. THE BENEFIT IS PAID IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE END OF THE CALENDAR YEAR. THE MAXIMUM DEFERRAL AMOUNT UNDER SECTION 457 (B), $22,500 FOR CY2023, IS DEPOSITED INTO A RABBI TRUST HELD BY THE NEWPORT TRUST (CUSTODIAN), WHICH ALLOWS THE EXECUTIVE TO DIRECT HOW THE BENEFITS WILL BE INVESTED WITHIN THEIR NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS. THE REMAINDER ACCOUNTS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE PARTICIPANT AND ARE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE W-2 EARNINGS UNDER SECTION 457 (F). CY2023 PAYMENT RELATED TO SECTION 457 (B), INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, WERE $22,500 FOR JASON MATHENY. CY2023 PAYMENTS RELATED TO SECTION 457 (F), INCLUDED IN SCHEDULE J, WERE $61,210 FOR MICHAEL RICH.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
AS NOTED IN SCHEDULE O, PART OF THE BONUS PROVIDED TO PARTICIPANTS OF THE VARIABLE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS DISCRETIONARY. A PREDETERMINED PERCENTAGE OF THE VARIABLE PAY MAY BE AWARDED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CEO. THE VARIABLE COMPENSATION PROGRAM IS CONTINGENT ON WHETHER CERTAIN GOALS ARE ACHIEVED, INCLUDING CORPORATE FINANCIAL AND STRATEGIC ACHIEVEMENTS, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL GOALS. THE CEO, CFO, DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT HEADS, AND OTHERS PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM. AN ANNUAL REVIEW PROCESS, INCLUDING REVIEW BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR COMPENSATION AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, HELPS ENSURE THAT GOAL MEASUREMENT IS VALIDATED AND PAYOUTS ARE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROGRAM.

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.

  • RAND EUROPE (UK)

    POLICY RSRCH · UK · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by RAND CORP

  • RAND EUROPE (EU) AISBL

    POLICY RSRCH · BE · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by RAND CORP

  • STICHTING RAND EUROPE NL

    POLICY RSRCH · NL · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by RAND CORP

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • GOSHEN AVENUE HOUSING LLC

    TITLE HOLDING · CA · income $622,534 · assets $7,816,488

    Directly controlled by RAND CORP

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

  • RAND EUROPE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

    C Corporation · CONSULTING SVCS · UK · 100% owned · share of income $20,338,618 · share of assets $14,643,251 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by RAND CORP

  • THE RAND CORPORATION (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

    C Corporation · POLICY RESEARCH · AS · 100% owned · share of income $1,824,795 · share of assets $1,139,228 · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by RAND CORP

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501429349300805

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