Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,772,759
- Total expenses
- $2,013,618
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,647,988
- Grants paid
- $41,700
- Program service revenue
- $17,270
- Investment income
- $161,239
- Other revenue
- -$53,738
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,225,642
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $699,267
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $5,526,375
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,299,335
- Management and general expenses
- $353,716
- Fundraising expenses
- $360,567
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,299,335
Program services were 64.5% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$464,697
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,183,291
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$275,989
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2a · Program service revenue: CONFERENCE REVENUES
total $17,270 · related or exempt $17,270
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3 · Investment income
total $160,811 · excluded $160,811
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $2,120,696
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $2,120,268
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $428
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $428 · excluded $428
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$54,000
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$464,697
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$123,986
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$69,986 · excluded -$69,986
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11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS
total $13,418 · excluded $13,418
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11b · Other revenue: ROYALTIES
total $1,868 · excluded $1,868
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11c · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $962 · excluded $962
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11e · Other revenue, total
$16,248
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $6,000 · program services $6,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $33,900 · program services $33,900
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $1,800 · program services $1,800
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $631,616 · program services $304,701 · management and general $127,895 · fundraising $199,020
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $274,726 · program services $182,451 · management and general $44,724 · fundraising $47,551
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $6,515 · program services $5,281 · management and general $1,004 · fundraising $230
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $11,301 · program services $6,985 · fundraising $4,316
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $61,839 · program services $33,719 · management and general $11,623 · fundraising $16,497
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11b · Fees: legal
total $15,151 · management and general $15,151
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $103,945 · management and general $103,945
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $10,444 · management and general $10,444
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11g · Fees: other
total $92,493 · program services $80,570 · management and general $2,130 · fundraising $9,793
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $56,039 · program services $56,039
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13 · Office expenses
total $156,227 · program services $74,445 · management and general $18,848 · fundraising $62,934
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16 · Occupancy
total $92,677 · program services $83,409 · management and general $9,268
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17 · Travel
total $25,282 · program services $5,056 · fundraising $20,226
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $363,301 · program services $363,061 · management and general $240
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $9,412 · program services $8,471 · management and general $941
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23 · Insurance
total $13,172 · program services $5,876 · management and general $7,296
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24a · Other expenses: STUDENT FELLOWS PROGRAM
total $24,636 · program services $24,636
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24b · Other expenses: AUDIO VISUAL
total $21,070 · program services $21,070
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $2,072 · program services $1,865 · management and general $207
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $676,996 · end of year $545,319
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $693,502 · end of year $338,741
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $44,554 · end of year $528,207
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $69,893 · end of year $64,332
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$132,265
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$11,474
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $11,208 · end of year $120,791
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,207,982 · end of year $3,993,422
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $20,000 · end of year $634,830
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $39,506 · end of year $58,145
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $0 · end of year $641,122
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,534,036 · end of year $4,297,432
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $150,593 · end of year $1,228,943
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE BUCKLEY INSTITUTE IS TO PROMOTE INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH AT YALE UNIVERSITY. WE AIM TO FOSTER ROBUST AND OPEN DEBATE, PROVIDE A HOME FOR ENLIGHTENED CONSERVATIVE THOUGHT, AND EXPOSE STUDENTS TO OFTEN-UNVOICED VIEWS. WE BELIEVE THAT GENUINE INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR ADVANCING CRITICAL INQUIRY AND SEEK TO CHALLENGE IDEOLOGICAL COMPLACENCY WHEREVER IT EXISTS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO PROMOTE INTELLECTUAL DIVERSITY AT YALE UNIVERSITY, TO EXPAND POLITICAL DISCOURSE ON CAMPUS, AND TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO OFTEN UNVOICED VIEWS.
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THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED VARIOUS LECTURES, SEMINARS, AND DEBATES WITH PROMINENT ACADEMICS, POLITICIANS AND OTHER NOTABLES WHO SPOKE ON ISSUES OF CURRENT EVENTS, POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY, AND HISTORY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SPONSORED A CONFERENCE, POLLING, STUDENT FELLOWS PROGRAM, AND INITIATIVES RELATED TO CAMPUS GOVERNANCE REFORM. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH YALE UNIVERSITY TO ADMINISTER A SERIES OF STUDENT INTERNSHIPS AT VARIOUS PUBLICATIONS AND THINK TANKS. THERE IS AN EVALUATION OF THE INTERNSHIP THAT STUDENTS COMPLETE AT THE END OF THE SUMMER THROUGH THE CAREER SERVICES OFFICE.
Expenses $1,299,335 · Grants $41,699 · Revenue $17,270
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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LAUREN R NOBLE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $284,211
- From this org
- $262,926
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $21,285
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $235,426
- Bonus
- $27,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,888
- Nontaxable benefits
- $13,397
- Filer's total
- $284,211
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ROGER KIMBALL
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
WILLIAM F B O'REILLY
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
JOHN SPAGNOLA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MICHAEL FRANC
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
GAIL LAVIELLE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
NICHOLAS QUINN ROSENKRANZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
THOMAS HOOD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
ISABELLE HARGROVE
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $194,536
- From this org
- $170,442
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,094
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,442
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,813
- Nontaxable benefits
- $19,281
- Filer's total
- $194,536
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ARI SCHAFFER
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $152,869
- From this org
- $139,508
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,361
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $129,508
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,185
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,176
- Filer's total
- $152,869
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 committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
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
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED DISCRETIONARY BONUSES TO PERSONS LISTED ON PART VII OF THE 990, AND IS REPORTED IN PART II, COLUMN B(II).
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
- 11 July 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202531929349301308
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