Totals
- Total revenue
- $280,922
- Total expenses
- $630,085
- Contributions and grants received
- $280,922
- Grants paid
- $5,014
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $770,231
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,968,150
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- -$1,197,919
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $310,000
- Management and general expenses
- $320,085
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $310,000
Program services were 49.2% 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
$280,922
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $5,014 · program services $5,014
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11b · Fees: legal
total $2,982 · management and general $2,982
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11g · Fees: other
total $167,857 · management and general $167,857
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $16,914 · management and general $16,914
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13 · Office expenses
total $2,035 · management and general $2,035
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16 · Occupancy
total $5,865 · management and general $5,865
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17 · Travel
total $19,214 · management and general $19,214
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24a · Other expenses: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
total $308,197 · program services $211,932 · management and general $96,265
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24b · Other expenses: EVENT EXPENSE
total $93,054 · program services $93,054
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24c · Other expenses: IT/WEBSITE EXPENSE
total $6,779 · management and general $6,779
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24d · Other expenses: BANK AND MERCHANT FEES
total $2,174 · management and general $2,174
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $19,976 · end of year $145,231
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $0 · end of year $625,000
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $524,245 · end of year $1,409,663
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
end of year $125,000
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
end of year $89,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $344,487 · end of year $344,487
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29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds
beginning of year -$848,756 · end of year -$1,197,919
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
AMERICAN REFORMER'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE A VIGOROUS CHRISTIAN APPROACH TO THE CULTURAL CHALLENGES OF OUR DAY, ROOTED IN THE RICH TRADITION OF PROTESTANT SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THOUGHT.
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CAFF COLLEGE GUIDE: THE CENTER FOR ACADEMIC FAITHFULNESS & FLOURISHING (CAFF) LAUNCHED ITS CAFF COLLEGE GUIDE IN OCTOBER 2024 TO EMPOWER STUDENTS AND PROVIDE TRANSPARENCY TO THE CHRISTIAN HIGHER EDUCATION SECTOR. THE GUIDE FEATURES COMPREHENSIVE PROFILES FOR EACH SCHOOL WITH INFORMATION ON ITS THEOLOGICAL TRADITION, STATEMENT OF FAITH, ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, ALONG WITH GRANULAR INFORMATION ON STUDENT LIFE AND FACULTY POLICIES. CAFF WORKS DIRECTLY WITH COLLEGE ADMINISTRATIONS TO BUILD ACCURATE PROFILES AND SHOWCASE EVERY SCHOOL'S UNIQUE FEATURES. OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD A K-20 PIPELINE FOR FAITHFUL CHRISTIAN STUDENTS.
Expenses $150,000 · Grants $50,000
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SUMMER FELLOWSHIP: THE COTTON MATHER FELLOWSHIP GRADUATED ITS FOURTH COHORT IN SUMMER 2025. EACH YEAR, FELLOWSHIP GATHERS A UNIQUE NETWORK OF YOUNG AMERICAN PROTESTANTS FOR A SUMMER-LONG EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. KEY TOPICS INCLUDE POLITICAL THEOLOGY, MORAL ORDER, CHRISTIAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, AND AMERICAN HISTORY. THE FELLOWS MEET WEEKLY FOR VIDEO DISCUSSIONS OF KEY TEXTS IN THE WESTERN PHILOSOPHICAL AND RELIGIOUS TRADITION, WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING AN INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATION TO THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH. THE CAPSTONE OF THE FELLOWSHIP IS A THREE-DAY IN-PERSON RETREAT FULL OF INTELLECTUAL DISCUSSIONS AND TEAM-BUILDING ACTIVITIES. THE FELLOWS LEAVE THIS EXPERIENCE EQUIPPED AND ENCOURAGED TO CARRY THEIR NEWFOUND LEARNING INTO THEIR VOCATIONS.
Expenses $60,000 · Grants $30,000
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ONLINE PUBLICATION: THE AMERICAN REFORMER ONLINE JOURNAL PUBLISHED OVER 450 ARTICLES AND RECEIVED ALMOST 1 MILLION PAGEVIEWS IN 2024. BOTH OF THESE NUMBERS WERE NEARLY DOUBLE THE CORRESPONDING NUMBERS IN 2023, AND THEY CONTINUE OUR TREND OF STEADY GROWTH YEAR-OVER-YEAR. THE JOURNAL HAS CONTINUED TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUES FACING AMERICAN CHRISTIANS. OUR INCISIVE COMMENTARY BACKED BY DEEP HISTORICAL REFLECTION HAS ATTRACTED A DIVERSE AND LOYAL READERSHIP THAT CONTINUES TO GROW.
Expenses $100,000 · Grants $250
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Nathaniel FischerNATHANIEL FISCHER
CO-FOUNDER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Aaron RennAARON RENN
CO- FOUNDER AND SENIOR FELLO
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Chris BuskirkCHRIS BUSKIRK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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Camden SpillerCAMDEN SPILLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
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
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NEW FOUNDING CORPORATION
$5,014
GENERAL PURPOSE
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 17 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543219349327314
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