Totals
- Total revenue
- $13,310,263
- Total expenses
- $6,083,280
- Contributions and grants received
- $12,717,805
- Grants paid
- $30,000
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $592,458
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $26,998,787
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $78,707
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $26,920,080
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $4,284,638
- Management and general expenses
- $1,780,342
- Fundraising expenses
- $18,300
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $4,284,638
Program services were 70.4% 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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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$12,717,805
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$2,220,608
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3 · Investment income
total $592,458 · excluded $592,458
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $30,000 · program services $30,000
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $663,310 · program services $573,289 · management and general $86,199 · fundraising $3,822
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $2,452,910 · program services $2,120,012 · management and general $318,764 · fundraising $14,134
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11b · Fees: legal
total $10,106 · program services $4,892 · management and general $5,214
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $50,321 · program services $24,358 · management and general $25,963
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11g · Fees: other
total $945,150 · program services $457,493 · management and general $487,657
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $172,841 · program services $31,612 · management and general $141,229
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13 · Office expenses
total $141,698 · program services $47,565 · management and general $93,884 · fundraising $249
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16 · Occupancy
total $220,200 · program services $169,385 · management and general $50,815
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17 · Travel
total $458,066 · program services $329,573 · management and general $128,493
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $19,587 · program services $14,093 · management and general $5,494
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $8,555 · management and general $8,555
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23 · Insurance
total $6,737 · program services $777 · management and general $5,918 · fundraising $42
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24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $759,763 · program services $367,758 · management and general $392,005
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24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSES
total $135,436 · program services $112,841 · management and general $22,595
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24c · Other expenses: BUSINESS EXPENSES
total $8,600 · program services $990 · management and general $7,557 · fundraising $53
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $6,040,884 · end of year $809,145
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $10,099,558
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $100 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $856,035 · end of year $1,171,502
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$34,219
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$27,090
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $15,684 · end of year $7,129
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $11,606,232 · end of year $14,894,849
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,000 · end of year $16,604
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $39,970 · end of year $78,707
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $17,866,135 · end of year $26,920,080
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $615,830 · end of year $0
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
CICERO RESEARCH IS A NONPROFIT, NONPARTISAN 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION THAT OPERATES, ALONG WITH ITS RELATED AND INDEPENDENT 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATION CICERO ACTION, AS THE CICERO INSTITUTE. CICERO RESEARCH'S MISSION IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT EMBRACE THE PRINCIPLES OF A FREE SOCIETY AND HIGHLIGHT THE PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY TO FIX BROKEN PUBLIC SYSTEMS AND LIFT UP MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.
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PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH:CICERO RESEARCH UNDERTOOK ACTIVITIES AND MADE GRANTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF LIBERTY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND TRANSPARENCY WITH RESPECT TO SEVERAL POLICY AREAS SUCH AS HOMELESSNESS, PUBLIC SAFETY, EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, REGULATORY REFORM, AND HEALTHCARE.
Expenses $4,284,638 · Grants $30,000
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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Joseph LonsdaleJOSEPH LONSDALE
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Aaron WebmanAARON WEBMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Blake BrickmanBLAKE BRICKMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Clay SpenceCLAY SPENCE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Tayler LonsdaleTAYLER LONSDALE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Tyson HendricksenTYSON HENDRICKSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
-
Ryan VassarRYAN VASSAR
SECRETARY & GENERAL COUNSEL
- Total calculated
- $296,866
- From this org
- $125,246
- From related orgs
- $136,754
- Other
- $34,866
- Hours/week
- 20 + 20 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $100,246 + $136,754 related
- Bonus
- $25,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $7,692 + $1,391 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,834 + $3,949 related
- Filer's total
- $154,772 + $142,094 related
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Whitney MunroWHITNEY MUNRO
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Stephen GarrisonSTEPHEN GARRISON
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $430,413
- From this org
- $420,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,413
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $195,000
- Bonus
- $225,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $9,611 + $802 related
- Filer's total
- $429,611 + $802 related
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Bryan SunderlandBRYAN SUNDERLAND
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $298,089
- From this org
- $68,735
- From related orgs
- $194,390
- Other
- $34,964
- Hours/week
- 10 + 30 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $68,735 + $159,390 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $35,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,839 + $6,900 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,354 + $17,871 related
- Filer's total
- $78,928 + $219,161 related
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Chris JonesCHRIS JONES
SENIOR FELLOW
- Total calculated
- $260,357
- From this org
- $230,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,357
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $225,000
- Bonus
- $5,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,967 + $233 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $20,622 + $535 related
- Filer's total
- $259,589 + $768 related
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Michael BrickmanMICHAEL BRICKMAN
POLICY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $244,740
- From this org
- $220,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $24,740
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $210,000
- Bonus
- $10,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,607 + $193 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $15,591 + $349 related
- Filer's total
- $244,198 + $542 related
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Stefani BuhajlaSTEFANI BUHAJLA
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $197,503
- From this org
- $165,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,503
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $157,000
- Bonus
- $8,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,414 + $306 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,610 + $1,173 related
- Filer's total
- $196,024 + $1,479 related
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Jonathan WolfsonJONATHAN WOLFSON
POLICY DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $296,833
- From this org
- $261,800
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,033
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $246,800
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $8,088 + $1,162 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $22,543 + $3,240 related
- Filer's total
- $292,431 + $4,402 related
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Adam MeierADAM MEIER
SENIOR FELLOW
- Total calculated
- $290,983
- From this org
- $255,000
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,983
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $240,000
- Bonus
- $15,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $10,089 + $111 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $25,502 + $281 related
- Filer's total
- $290,591 + $392 related
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 · First-class or charter travel
- 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 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
- THE ORGANIZATION MAY REIMBURSE APPROVED FIRST-CLASS FLIGHTS FOR DESIGNATED INDIVIDUALS BASED ON LONG-DURATION TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
- PART I, LINE 5
- PURSUANT TO THE ORGANIZATION'S COMPENSATION POLICY AND EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY, THE ORGANIZATION PAYS NONFIXED PAYMENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BASED ON SELECTED DONATIONS TO THE ORGANIZATION.
- PART I, LINE 7
- THE ORGANIZATION AUTHORIZED NONFIXED PAYMENTS, SUCH AS DISCRETIONARY BONUSES, ATTRIBUTABLE TO PERFORMANCE IN EMPLOYMENT.
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
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$30,000
GENERAL PURPOSE
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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501(C)(4) · IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE POLICY REFORMS TO SHARE WITH LAWMAKERS · TX
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.
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ARPINUM
C · EMPLOYMENT SERVICES · VA
Directly controlled by NONSTOCK
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 2 December 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202533439349300528
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