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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SCHOLARS AT RISK INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,430,922
Total expenses
$3,218,885
Contributions and grants received
$5,291,359
Grants paid
$309,123
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$133,166
Other revenue
$6,397
Total assets, end of year
$8,843,710
Total liabilities, end of year
$144,658
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,699,052
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,469,610
Management and general expenses
$556,461
Fundraising expenses
$192,814
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,469,610

Program services were 76.7% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $1,071,892

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,219,467

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $133,166 · excluded $133,166

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $6,397 · excluded $6,397

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,397

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $108,333 · program services $108,333

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $200,790 · program services $200,790

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $2,076,591 · program services $1,613,166 · management and general $285,164 · fundraising $178,261

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $20,748 · management and general $20,748

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $112,749 · management and general $112,749

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $255,497 · program services $219,685 · management and general $35,812

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,171 · program services $7,304 · management and general $13,228 · fundraising $5,639

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $49,344 · program services $9,371 · management and general $37,364 · fundraising $2,609

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $70,764 · program services $54,972 · management and general $9,717 · fundraising $6,075

  • 17 · Travel

    total $246,233 · program services $233,720 · management and general $12,513

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $28,607 · program services $18,835 · management and general $9,772

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,797 · management and general $14,797

  • 24a · Other expenses: BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONS

    total $7,901 · program services $3,434 · management and general $4,237 · fundraising $230

  • 24b · Other expenses: FOREIGN TAX

    total $360 · program services $0 · management and general $360 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $209,858 · end of year $104,408

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $361,747 · end of year $1,216,133

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $253,385

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $500,000 · end of year $633,028

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $166,879

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,464,291 · end of year $6,469,877

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $110,232 · end of year $66,081

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $78,577

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,160,898 · end of year $4,468,839

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,264,766 · end of year $4,230,213

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SCHOLARS AT RISK (SAR) IS AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHOSE MISSION IT IS TO PROTECT SCHOLARS, PROMOTE ACADEMIC FREEDOM, AND DEFEND EVERYONE'S FREEDOM TO THINK, QUESTION AND SHARE IDEAS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SCHOLARS AT RISK (SAR) IS AN INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHOSE MISSION IT IS TO PROTECT SCHOLARS, PROMOTE ACADEMIC FREEDOM, AND DEFEND EVERYONE'S FREEDOM TO THINK, QUESTION AND SHARE IDEAS. BY ARRANGING TEMPORARY ACADEMIC POSITIONS AT MEMBER UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, SAR'S PROTECTION TEAM OFFERS SAFETY TO SCHOLARS FACING GRAVE THREATS, SO SCHOLARS' IDEAS ARE NOT LOST AND THEY CAN KEEP WORKING UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE AND THEY ARE ABLE TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. SAR ALSO OFFERS ADVISORY SERVICES FOR SCHOLARS AND HOST INSTITUTIONS; CAMPAIGNS FOR SCHOLARS WHO ARE IMPRISONED OR SILENCED IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES; MONITORS AND REPORTS ON ATTACKS ON HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE; AND DEPLOYS NEW TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND IMPROVING RESPECT FOR UNIVERSITY VALUES EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING ONLINE COURSES, IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS AND RELATED MATERIALS.

  • BY ARRANGING TEMPORARY ACADEMIC POSITIONS AT MEMBER UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES, SCHOLARS AT RISK'S PROTECTION TEAM OFFERS SAFETY TO SCHOLARS FACING GRAVE THREATS, SO SCHOLARS' IDEAS ARE NOT LOST AND THEY CAN KEEP WORKING UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE AND THEY ARE ABLE TO RETURN TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. SAR ALSO OFFERS ADVISORY SERVICES FOR SCHOLARS AND HOST INSTITUTIONS. SCHOLARS AT RISK'S ADVOCACY TEAM CAMPAIGNS FOR SCHOLARS WHO ARE IMPRISONED OR SILENCED IN THEIR HOME COUNTRIES, AND MONITORS AND REPORTS ON ATTACKS ON HIGHER EDUCATION COMMUNITIES WORLDWIDE. SCHOLARS AT RISK'S RESEARCH AND LEARNING TEAM DEPLOYS NEW TOOLS AND STRATEGIES FOR PROMOTING ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND IMPROVING RESPECT FOR UNIVERSITY VALUES EVERYWHERE, INCLUDING ONLINE COURSES, IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS, WEBINARS AND RELATED MATERIALS.

    Expenses $2,469,610 · Grants $309,123

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lisa Anderson

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Lance Liebman

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Rosalie Wolf

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Matthew Nimetz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Naila Al Atrash

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alfred Babo

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jonathan Fanton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Thomas Keenan

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jan Krukowski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gilbert Merkx

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jorge Sanchez Cordero

    DIRECTOR (FROM OCT 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catharine Stimpson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Mariko Silver

    DIRECTOR (THRU OCT 2022)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Judith Shapiro

    DIRECTOR (THRU FEB 2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Quinn

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

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.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 July 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202421979349301407

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