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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by INSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,689,505
Total expenses
$9,563,802
Contributions and grants received
$10,252,423
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$678,315
Investment income
$210,965
Other revenue
$547,802
Total assets, end of year
$50,569,476
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,704,556
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$47,864,920
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$8,143,457
Management and general expenses
$868,135
Fundraising expenses
$552,210
Program service expenses (Part III)
$8,143,457

Program services were 85.1% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $10,252,423

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $595,282

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DISCOVERY CENTER

    total $607,152 · related or exempt $607,152

  • 2b · Program service revenue: TUITION AND REGISTRATION FEES

    total $37,217 · related or exempt $37,217

  • 2c · Program service revenue: HONORARIUMS

    total $33,946 · related or exempt $33,946

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $198,281 · excluded $198,281

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $15,565 · excluded $15,565

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $606,480

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

    securities $593,796

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $12,684

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $12,684 · excluded $12,684

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $819,942

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $334,798

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $485,144 · related or exempt $485,144

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $47,093 · excluded $47,093

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $47,093

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $287,461 · program services $86,672 · management and general $200,789

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,483,423 · program services $3,007,497 · management and general $276,666 · fundraising $199,260

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $172,821 · program services $148,551 · management and general $13,322 · fundraising $10,948

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $687,099 · program services $596,752 · management and general $44,103 · fundraising $46,244

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $278,410 · program services $232,640 · management and general $31,582 · fundraising $14,188

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,249 · program services $576 · management and general $16,673

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $39,994 · management and general $39,994

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $294,949 · program services $292,980 · management and general $1,969

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $185,038 · program services $158,008 · management and general $100 · fundraising $26,930

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $653,465 · program services $526,249 · management and general $102,811 · fundraising $24,405

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $72,139 · program services $65,790 · management and general $4,625 · fundraising $1,724

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $8,920 · program services $8,920

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $551,277 · program services $506,301 · management and general $19,992 · fundraising $24,984

  • 17 · Travel

    total $164,027 · program services $144,444 · management and general $14,778 · fundraising $4,805

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,411,052 · program services $1,286,879 · management and general $90,449 · fundraising $33,724

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $137,203 · program services $122,602 · management and general $8,561 · fundraising $6,040

  • 24a · Other expenses: POSTAGE & FREIGHT

    total $581,863 · program services $500,408 · management and general $1,570 · fundraising $79,885

  • 24b · Other expenses: PRINTING

    total $537,412 · program services $458,188 · management and general $151 · fundraising $79,073

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,025,712 · end of year $1,039,498

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,529,813 · end of year $9,783,968

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $2,250

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $515,103 · end of year $639,359

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $61,946 · end of year $144,191

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

    $39,847,458

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

    $6,386,455

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $34,070,299 · end of year $33,461,003

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,863,377 · end of year $5,252,360

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $246,847

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $344,737 · end of year $345,396

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $74,472 · end of year $61,213

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,052,071 · end of year $2,297,947

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $44,709,887 · end of year $46,546,027

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $885,083 · end of year $1,318,893

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

ICR'S MISSION IS TO SUPPORT CHRIST'S CHURCH IN PERFORMING ITS FUNCTIONS OF WORSHIP, EDIFICATION, AND EVANGELISM THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND MEDIA PRESENTATIONS. WORSHIP: 1) GLORIFY JESUS CHRIST BY EMPHASIZING IN ALL ICR RESOURCES THE CREDIT HE IS DUE AS CREATOR. 2) OPPOSE THE DEIFICATION OF NATURE BY EXPOSING DARWINIAN SELECTIONISM AS AN IDOLATROUS WORLDVIEW. EDIFICATION: 1) HELP PASTORS LEAD, FEED, AND DEFEND THEIR FLOCKS BY PROVIDING SCIENTIFIC RESPONSES TO SECULAR ATTACKS. 2) CHANGE CHRISTIANS' VIEW OF BIOLOGY BY CONSTRUCTING AN ORGANISM-FOCUSED THEORY OF BIOLOGICAL DESIGN. EVANGELISM: 1) DEFEND THE GOSPEL BY SHOWING HOW NATURAL PROCESSES CANNOT EXPLAIN THE MIRACLES IN THE BIBLE. 2) COUNTER OBJECTIONS TO THE GOSPEL BY EQUIPPING BELIEVERS WITH SCRIPTURE-AFFIRMING SCIENCE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CHRISTIAN APOLOGETICS, CREATION SCIENCE EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.

  • EDUCATION:THE ICR DISCOVERY CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND EARTH HISTORY PROVIDES AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES, AND TEACHES THEM THAT THEY CAN TRUST GOD'S WORD, AND THAT WHEN SCIENCE IS INTERPRETED CORRECTLY, IT CONFIRMS THE BIBLE. COURSES IN BIBLICAL APOLOGETICS AND ICR'S PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE BIBLICAL ARCHAEOLOGY, CREATION AND FLOOD HISTORY, THEOLOGY AND BIBLICAL APOLOGETICS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE FACE-TO-FACE (CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES) AND ONLINE COURSEWORK FOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL TEACHERS AND CHRISTIAN LEADERS, HOMESCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS, AND CHURCH LEADERSHIP. PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS ACTS & FACTS, AND THE ICR WEBSITE ARE USED PRIMARILY AS EDUCATION TOOLS; MANY OTHER STUDY RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE FOCUS TOPICS.

    Expenses $4,827,704 · Revenue $644,369

  • APPLIED RESEARCH & COMMUNICATIONS:BOOKS, SUCH AS "THE GUIDE TO" SERIES, UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF GENESIS AND STUDENT GUIDE, AND THE BOOK OF BEGINNINGS, SUPPORT THE ICR MISSION TO COMMUNICATE THE LATEST RESEARCH ON ORIGINS AND EARTH HISORY FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE. DVD'S/ VIDEOS, SUCH AS UNLOCKING THE MYSTERIES OF GENESIS, MADE IN HIS IMAGE, THE TRUTH ON TOUR SERIES, AND UNCOVERING THE TRUTH ABOUT DINOSAURS PROVIDE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION TOOLS, SOME WITH CLOSED CAPTIONS AND SUBTITLES IN A VARIETY OF LANGUAGES, TO MEET THE NEEDS OF ICR'S DIVERSE AUDIENCES. SCHOLARLY NEWS ARTICLES ARE PRESENTED IN CREATION SCIENCE UPDATES; INSPIRATIONAL ENCOURAGEMENT CAN BE FOUND IN PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS THE QUARTERLY DEVOTIONAL DAYS OF PRAISE. ICR ALSO DEVELOPS TECHNICAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH FOR GENERAL AUDIENCES AND OFFER PROGRAMS SUCH AS THE ICR RADIO MINISTRY, PODCASTS, ICR SOCIAL MEDIA, EVENTS, AND CONFERENCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE GLOBE. ICR'S COMMUNICATIONS RESOURCES PRESENT A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW AND PROVIDE SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE SUPPORTING BIBLICAL CREATION BASED ON GENESIS 1-11.

    Expenses $1,129,729 · Revenue $485,144

  • RESEARCH:ICR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUPPORTS CREATION SCIENCE AND THE ISSUES OF ORIGINS FROM A BIBLICAL PERSPECTIVE. RESEARCH PROJECTS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES INCLUDE: THEORY OF BIOLOGICAL DESIGN & ADAPTATION (CONTINUOUS ENVIRONMENTAL TRACKING), DINOSAUR FOSSIL SOFT TISSUES ANALYSIS, HUMANCHIMP DNA COMPARISONS, HUMAN ANATOMY AND DESIGN, AND GENETICS RESEARCH. PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH INCLUDES STUDIES IN: GEOLOGY, FLOOD SEDIMENT ANALYSIS, ARCHAEOLOGY, COSMOLOGY, AND ASTRONOMY PROJECTS SUPPORTING A YOUNG EARTH.

    Expenses $2,186,024 · Revenue $33,946

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dan Mitchell

    VICE CHAIR, SECRETARY, TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gen Mark Shackelford

    CHAIRMAN, TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Farell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dan Arnold

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Mac Brunson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr John Morris

    FORMER TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Travis Farr

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Rob Stadler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Mark Stengler

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Col Jeff Williams

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rob Yardley

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dr Randy Guliuzza

    PRESIDENT & TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $168,506
    From this org
    $157,562
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,944
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $157,562
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,744
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,200
    Filer's total
    $168,506

  • Beau Patterson

    CFO & CORP SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $101,897
    From this org
    $75,060
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,837
    Hours/week
    40

  • Don Barber

    DIRECTOR OF ENTERPRISE TEC

    Total calculated
    $142,827
    From this org
    $133,496
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,331
    Hours/week
    40

  • Dr James Johnson

    CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $122,210
    From this org
    $107,297
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,913
    Hours/week
    40

  • Dr Jeff Tomkins

    DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $128,239
    From this org
    $105,934
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,305
    Hours/week
    40

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 · 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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

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.

Related corporations and trusts

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

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER ANNUITY TRUST (1)

    SPLIT INTEREST TRUST · CA

    Directly controlled by INSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH

  • CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST (5)

    SPLIT INTEREST TRUST · CA

    Directly controlled by INSTITUTE FOR CREATION RESEARCH

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
14 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202313189349315711

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