Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← EMERGENT ORDER FOUNDATION INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by EMERGENT ORDER FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,888,775
Total expenses
$4,960,433
Contributions and grants received
$4,282,766
Grants paid
$1,061,808
Program service revenue
$597,405
Investment income
$1,250
Other revenue
$7,354
Total assets, end of year
$3,029,398
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,012,777
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,016,621
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,438,962
Management and general expenses
$756,686
Fundraising expenses
$764,785
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,438,962

Program services were 69.3% 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

    $4,282,766

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Production Revenue

    total $581,704 · related or exempt $581,704

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Screening Fees/Views

    total $15,701 · related or exempt $15,701

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,250

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

    other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $1,250

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,250 · excluded $1,250

  • 11a · Other revenue: Credit card rewards

    total $7,354 · related or exempt $7,354

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,354

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $1,061,808 · program services $1,061,808

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $404,530 · program services $322,227 · management and general $46,949 · fundraising $35,354

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,120,365 · program services $894,427 · management and general $131,446 · fundraising $94,492

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $19,945 · program services $16,503 · management and general $1,568 · fundraising $1,874

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $112,093 · program services $74,912 · management and general $11,603 · fundraising $25,578

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $114,128 · program services $97,375 · management and general $8,243 · fundraising $8,510

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $27,988 · program services $16,617 · management and general $11,371

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $86,415 · management and general $86,415

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $165,797 · fundraising $165,797

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $332,868 · program services $315,277 · management and general $7,008 · fundraising $10,583

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $307,932 · program services $219,772 · management and general $2,750 · fundraising $85,410

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $44,670 · program services $6,017 · management and general $26,627 · fundraising $12,026

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $156,838 · program services $28,836 · management and general $119,278 · fundraising $8,724

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $126,315 · program services $888 · management and general $125,427

  • 17 · Travel

    total $159,930 · program services $109,237 · management and general $7,815 · fundraising $42,878

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $45,322 · program services $11,011 · management and general $1,891 · fundraising $32,420

  • 20 · Interest

    total $7,871 · management and general $7,871

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $67,327 · management and general $67,327

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $27,722 · management and general $27,722

  • 24a · Other expenses: Production expenses

    total $273,265 · program services $255,929 · management and general $16,211 · fundraising $1,125

  • 24b · Other expenses: Fiscal sponsorship rela

    total $240,000 · fundraising $240,000

  • 24c · Other expenses: Taxes and licenses

    total $42,169 · management and general $42,169

  • 24d · Other expenses: Dues and subscriptions

    total $14,135 · program services $8,126 · management and general $5,995 · fundraising $14

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $1,000 · management and general $1,000

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,564,279 · end of year $1,928,429

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $55,000 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $119,000

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,589 · end of year $7,714

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

    $135,268

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

    $34,083

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $65,133 · end of year $101,185

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,010,624 · end of year $873,070

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $546,150 · end of year $135,475

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $174,227 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $840,976 · end of year $877,302

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,855,272 · end of year $607,101

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $280,000 · end of year $1,409,520

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Through heroic storytelling that embodies classical virtues and moves our audience to purposeful action, our mission at Emergent Order Foundation is to build a bottom-up movement that celebrates American freedom and the potential it unlocks in each of us.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Creative studio dedicated to telling heroic stories of virtue- See Schedule O

  • Branded Channels: We deliver repeatable, relatable, reliable content to our targeted, owned audiences.

    Expenses $1,739,132 · Revenue $604,759

  • Fiscal Sponsorship: The Organization affects change, not only through the direct impact of its own programs, but also by supporting independent projects to further their mission. As fiscal sponsor, the Organization receives donations and provides organizational infrastructure, legal services, and tax-exempt status for the projects it sponsors for a small fee. During 2023, the Organization sponsored Arena Hall and the Collaboation Filmmakers Challenge.

    Expenses $1,056,808 · Grants $1,056,808

  • Joint Ventures: We partner with mission-aligned organizations in multi-pronged, mutually beneficial collaborations.

    Expenses $204,938

  • Research and Development: We develop new mission-driven projects based on where our capabilities and audience needs meet.

    Expenses $200,543

  • Talent Development: We train the next generation of creative professionals who love America.

    Expenses $125,680

  • Premium Originals: We produce studio-quality marquee motion pictures through modern distribution methods.

    Expenses $111,861 · Grants $5,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Papola

    CEO, President & Co-Founder

    Total calculated
    $258,814
    From this org
    $247,002
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,812
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,002
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,062
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,750
    Filer's total
    $258,814

  • Joshua Meyers

    CTO & Co-Founder

    Total calculated
    $145,716
    From this org
    $139,562
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,154
    Hours/week
    40

  • Michael Gibson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peter Lipsett

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Carlos Carvalho

    Chairman of the Board

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Tara Losinski

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • William Hurley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tony Woodlief

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cedric Foster

    CMO

    Total calculated
    $194,843
    From this org
    $187,474
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,369
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $187,474
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,369
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $194,843

  • Justin Bergeron

    Head of Production

    Total calculated
    $123,345
    From this org
    $121,645
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,700
    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 · 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

  • Arena Hall

    $933,808

    Fiscal Sponsorship

  • Collaboration Filmmakers Challenge

    $123,000

    Fiscal Sponsorship

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.

  • High & Mighty LLC

    Development of scripted TV series "High & Mighty". · DE · income $1,000 · assets $437

    Directly controlled by Emergent Order Foundation Inc

  • Midas Mulligan LLC

    Development of scripted TV series "Bankrupt". · DE · income $0 · assets $1,595

    Directly controlled by Emergent Order Foundation Inc

  • Antifragile Kids LLC

    Production of our feature documentary "The Kids Are Not Alright". · TX · income $0 · assets $0

    Directly controlled by Emergent Order Foundation Inc

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202443199349311619

Check it against the return as filed: the GivingTuesday Data Lake hosts a public copy of the original XML.

The source document this was parsed from is served over the API, which is where bulk and document access live.