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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by R STREET INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$15,095,416
Total expenses
$14,464,327
Contributions and grants received
$14,967,658
Grants paid
$285,240
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$45,580
Other revenue
$82,178
Total assets, end of year
$8,917,398
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,114,038
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$6,803,360
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$12,510,199
Management and general expenses
$1,498,035
Fundraising expenses
$456,093
Program service expenses (Part III)
$12,510,199

Program services were 86.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,967,658

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $45,580 · excluded $45,580

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $72,078 · excluded $72,078

  • 11b · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $10,100 · excluded $10,100

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $82,178

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $285,240 · program services $285,240

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $679,552 · program services $318,360 · management and general $342,465 · fundraising $18,727

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $9,303,541 · program services $8,313,097 · management and general $653,904 · fundraising $336,540

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $310,857 · program services $277,387 · management and general $21,777 · fundraising $11,693

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $983,912 · program services $856,781 · management and general $93,923 · fundraising $33,208

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $817,658 · program services $698,028 · management and general $91,227 · fundraising $28,403

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $21,930 · program services $14,368 · management and general $6,991 · fundraising $571

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $65,044 · program services $42,616 · management and general $20,734 · fundraising $1,694

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $669,260 · program services $604,089 · management and general $60,248 · fundraising $4,923

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,790 · program services $2,687 · management and general $95 · fundraising $8

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $41,150 · program services $28,594 · management and general $10,913 · fundraising $1,643

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $21,727 · program services $18,574 · management and general $2,915 · fundraising $238

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $233,782 · program services $153,170 · management and general $74,523 · fundraising $6,089

  • 17 · Travel

    total $298,752 · program services $281,273 · management and general $15,735 · fundraising $1,744

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $303,366 · program services $280,093 · management and general $19,899 · fundraising $3,374

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $15,063 · program services $9,869 · management and general $4,802 · fundraising $392

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $56,869 · program services $37,260 · management and general $18,128 · fundraising $1,481

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS, SUBS

    total $207,342 · program services $181,468 · management and general $23,920 · fundraising $1,954

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $78,715 · program services $51,573 · management and general $25,092 · fundraising $2,050

  • 24c · Other expenses: EDUCATION & TRAINING

    total $30,848 · program services $24,037 · management and general $5,850 · fundraising $961

  • 24d · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP & DUES

    total $24,914 · program services $23,003 · management and general $1,767 · fundraising $144

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $12,015 · program services $8,632 · management and general $3,127 · fundraising $256

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,688,593 · end of year $2,735,715

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,333,727 · end of year $2,143,745

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,313,958 · end of year $2,335,957

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $157,940 · end of year $226,160

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

    $119,092

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

    $18,829

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $115,326 · end of year $100,263

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $10,879

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,536,152 · end of year $1,364,679

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $400,344 · end of year $478,824

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $1,573,081 · end of year $1,635,214

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,493,116 · end of year $2,841,498

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,679,155 · end of year $3,961,862

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE R STREET INSTITUTE IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN, PUBLIC-POLICY RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ("THINK TANK"). OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE IN POLICY RESEARCH AND OUTREACH TO PROMOTE FREE MARKETS AND LIMITED, EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • HARM REDUCTIONR STREET'S HARM REDUCTION PROGRAM IS GROUNDED IN AN UNDERSTANDING THAT "ABSTINENCE ONLY" APPROACHES TO RISKY BEHAVIOR ARE INEFFECTIVE. WITH THIS IN MIND, RSI FOCUSES ON HARM-REDUCTION APPROACHES THAT RECOGNIZE THAT HARMFUL BEHAVIORS MAY CONTINUE TO HAPPEN EVEN AS POLICIES ARE ENACTED TO HELP MITIGATE-IF NOT ELIMINATE-THOSE HARMS. THE PROGRAM CONNECTS THE DOTS BETWEEN HISTORICALLY SILOED ISSUES SUCH AS: TOBACCO, CANNABIS, AND ILLICIT DRUG USE. IN ADDITION, THE PROGRAM'S PROJECT FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES CONDUCTS PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH AND OUTREACH ON PRESSING ISSUES FOR THE MODERN AMERICAN FAMILY, FOCUSING ON PRAGMATIC POLICY SOLUTIONS LIKE IMPROVING TELEHEALTH ACCESS, REDUCTING REGULATORY BURDENS ON CHILD CARE, INCREASING LABOR FLEXIBILITY FOR WORKING PARENTS, AND ENHANCING ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

    Expenses $2,379,134

  • TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATIONR STREET'S TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION POLICY PROGRAM SUPPORTS AMERICAN INNOVATION AND PUSHES BACK AGAINST REGULATORY IMPEDIMENTS TO ECONOMIC PROGRESS, INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, AND FREE SPEECH. THE TEAM'S WORK THIS YEAR INCLUDED DEFENDING AGAINST MISGUIDED ANTITRUST LAWS IN CONGRESS, THWARTING ATTACKS ON CONTENT MODERATION AND SECTION 230-FROM BOTH POLITICAL PARTIES-AS WELL AS OUTLINING THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AND INTERNET GOVERNANCE IN THE UNITED STATES.

    Expenses $2,212,410

  • ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTR STREET'S ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT TEAM SEEKS A CLEANER ENVIRONMENT THROUGH A COMBINATION OF A THRIVING ECONOMY, WELL-FOUNDED SCIENCE, AND PRINCIPLES OF MARKET COMPETITION AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT. OUR EXPERTS HAVE DEEP EXPERTISE IN CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, AS WELL AS ELECTRICITY POLICY.

    Expenses $1,956,880 · Grants $30,000

  • GOVERNANCE R STREET'S GOVERNANCE PROGRAM AIMS TO ASSESS AND IMPROVE AMERICA'S SYSTEM OF SELF-GOVERNANCE, WITH A FOCUS ON CONGRESS AND OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM. THIS YEAR, THE GOVERNANCE TEAM'S WORK FOCUSED ON CONTINUED EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, BROAD COALITION WORK AROUND IMPROVING OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND DEFENDING ELECTION OFFICIALS AND VOTERS FROM VIOLENCE, REDUCING RAMPANT OVERSPENDING ON CAPITOL HILL, AND EDUCATING LAWMAKERS, STAFF, AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THEIR POWERS IN CONGRESS THROUGH WRITTEN WORK, BRIEFINGS AND PODCASTS LIKE POLITICS IN QUESTION.

    Expenses $1,678,658 · Grants $255,240

  • CRIMINAL JUSTICE & CIVIL LIBERTIESR STREET'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CIVIL LIBERTIES POLICY PROGRAM WORKS ACROSS THE IDEOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF PUBLIC POLICY, IMPACTING ALMOST EVERY STAGE OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: INCARCERATION, JUVENILE JUSTICE, POLICING, PRETRIAL, BAIL REFORM, REENTRY, AND SENTENCING. OUR REFORMS ARE GROUNDED IN ENSURING PUBLIC SAFETY, DUE PROCESS, FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.

    Expenses $1,815,362

  • FINANCE, INSURANCE AND TRADE R STREET'S INSURANCE POLICY PROGRAM EXPLORES EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE MARKET-BASED APPROACHES TO PUBLIC POLICY QUESTIONS THAT INVOLVE THE TRANSFER OF RISK. AMONG ITS PRIORITIES ARE RISK-BASED INSURANCE REGULATION, ENDING ENVIRONMENTALLY DESTRUCTIVE TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES THROUGH THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM AND THE FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE CORP. AND EXPLORING THE BENEFITS OF MITIGATION THROUGH PROGRAMS LIKE THE RESTORE ACT AND THE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES SYSTEM.

    Expenses $1,180,890

  • CYBERSECURITY & EMERGING THREATSR STREET'S CYBERSECURITY AND EMERGING THREATS TEAM WORKS ON DATA SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS, EMERGING CYBER AND NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS, CYBER IMPACTS ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND WORKFORCE DIVERSITY IN CYBERSECURITY, AMONG OTHER PRESSING PUBLIC POLICY CONCERNS.

    Expenses $1,089,530

  • COMPETITION POLICYR STREET'S COMPETITION POLICY PROGRAM ADDRESSES GOVERNMENT BARRIERS THAT HURT BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE. WE SUPPORT MARKET-ORIENTED POLICY SOLUTIONS THAT ENHANCE FREE ENTERPRISE, CONSUMER CHOICE, AND PUBLIC WELL-BEING. THE TEAM FOCUSES PRIMARILY ON OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING, ALCOHOL POLICY, HEALTH CARE DISINTERMEDIATION, TELEHEALTH POLICY, ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMMING, AND REGULATORY REFORM.

    Expenses $131,792

  • LOBBYING

    Expenses $65,543

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • SUSANNA DOKUPIL

    BOARD CHAIRWOMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ROBERT WATKINS

    BOARD MEMBER, (UNTIL 12/13/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • STEPHEN WEINSTEIN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • RYAN CALO

    BOARD MEMBER, (UNTIL 07/31/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • PABLO CARRILLO

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • MARLA DEAN

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • JOHN GRAHAM

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ELIZABETH FRAZEE

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • KATIE HARBATH

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • SIMONE SYED

    BOARD MEMBER, (UNTIL 12/13/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • ELIAS ROTHENBERG-LEHRER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $374,542
    From this org
    $338,874
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $35,668
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $338,874
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,943
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,725
    Filer's total
    $374,542

  • ERICA SCHODER

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $305,010
    From this org
    $286,525
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,485
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $286,525
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,272
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,213
    Filer's total
    $305,010

  • SABRINA SCHAEFFER

    VICE PRESIDENT, PUBLIC AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $249,551
    From this org
    $218,317
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,234
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,817
    Bonus
    $5,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,969
    Nontaxable benefits
    $29,265
    Filer's total
    $249,551

  • CHAD RUSSELL

    VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $224,053
    From this org
    $207,131
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,922
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,631
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,286
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,636
    Filer's total
    $224,053

  • MAZEN SALEH

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, HARM REDUCTION

    Total calculated
    $237,352
    From this org
    $221,621
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,731
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $205,198
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $15,923
    Deferred
    $8,947
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,784
    Filer's total
    $237,352

  • JILLIAN SNIDER

    DIRECTOR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE

    Total calculated
    $210,010
    From this org
    $201,543
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,467
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,043
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,062
    Nontaxable benefits
    $405
    Filer's total
    $210,010

  • DEVIN HARTMAN

    DIRECTOR, ENERGY

    Total calculated
    $226,064
    From this org
    $205,481
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,583
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $204,981
    Bonus
    $500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,976
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,607
    Filer's total
    $226,064

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
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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 1A
AS PART OF THE WELLNESS BENEFITS OFFERED TO FULL TIME STAFF, THE COMPANY REIMBURSES HEALTH CLUB DUES UP TO A CERTAIN AMOUNT PER YEAR.
PART I, LINE 7
THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED BONUS PAYMENTS: - SABRINA SCHAEFFER $5,500 - DEVIN HARTMAN $500 - MAZEN SALEH $500 - JILLIAN SNIDER $500 - CHAD RUSSELL $500

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

  • SNF AGORA INSTITUTE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

    $255,240

    THE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING R STREET IN ITS EFFORT TO EXPLORE THE OUTLINES OF CONSERVATIVE PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT AS PART OF R STREET'S GRANT FROM ELECTION TRUST INITATIVE WHERE IN R STREET IS THE SUB GRANTOR OF THIS GRANT.

  • WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE

    $20,000

    TO COLLABORATE WITH R STREET TO UPDATE A TRANSMISSION CUSTOMER AGENDA, CO-ORGANIZE A CONVENING, SETUP RESEARCH AND CONVENING RESEARCH DOCUMENTS, AND ASSIST IN A PUBLIC WEBINAR ON THE UPDATED CONSUMER TRANSMISION AGENDA.

  • CONSERVATIVE COALITION FOR CLIMATE SOLUTIONS

    $10,000

    TO COLLABORATE WITH R STREET IN A SMALL GROUP OF NATIONAL CONSERVATIVES TO DEVISE CENTER-RIGHT PRINCIPLES FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION POLICY AND ASSIST IN DEVELOPING A CO-BRANDED PRINCIPLES DOCUMENT AND CO-AUTHORING OPINION PIECES.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
7 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202503119349301245

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