Skip to content
Nonprofiteer
← SUTHERLAND INSTITUTE

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SUTHERLAND INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,839,799
Total expenses
$2,173,042
Contributions and grants received
$1,829,843
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$2,125
Other revenue
$7,831
Total assets, end of year
$1,273,306
Total liabilities, end of year
$401,635
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$871,671
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,328,465
Management and general expenses
$287,646
Fundraising expenses
$556,931
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,328,465

Program services were 61.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $60,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,769,843

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,125 · excluded $2,125

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $254,500

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $60,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $246,669

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $7,831 · excluded $7,831

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $334,627 · program services $209,772 · management and general $50,976 · fundraising $73,879

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,005,347 · program services $630,239 · management and general $153,152 · fundraising $221,956

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,607 · program services $10,411 · management and general $2,530 · fundraising $3,666

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $151,021 · program services $94,673 · management and general $23,006 · fundraising $33,342

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $99,183 · program services $62,177 · management and general $15,109 · fundraising $21,897

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $55 · program services $35 · management and general $10 · fundraising $10

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $31,936 · program services $20,348 · management and general $5,781 · fundraising $5,807

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $30,000 · program services $30,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $120,390 · program services $55,941 · management and general $8,529 · fundraising $55,920

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $56,128 · program services $54,743 · management and general $1,385

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $17,648 · program services $7,649 · management and general $3,463 · fundraising $6,536

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $26,710 · program services $12,741 · management and general $1,646 · fundraising $12,323

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $76,780 · program services $57,484 · management and general $11,558 · fundraising $7,738

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,508 · program services $13,709 · management and general $1,332 · fundraising $4,467

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $1,764 · program services $798 · management and general $114 · fundraising $852

  • 20 · Interest

    total $446 · program services $160 · management and general $242 · fundraising $44

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,367 · program services $14,525 · management and general $2,905 · fundraising $1,937

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $302 · program services $109 · management and general $163 · fundraising $30

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

    total $80,000 · program services $36,170 · management and general $5,163 · fundraising $38,667

  • 24b · Other expenses: EVENTS & RECEPTIONS

    total $76,202 · program services $12,702 · fundraising $63,500

  • 24c · Other expenses: OPERATIONAL EXPENSES

    total $9,021 · program services $4,079 · management and general $582 · fundraising $4,360

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $168,953 · end of year $196,570

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,002,019 · end of year $703,306

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $80,000 · end of year $2,500

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $402

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $8,854 · end of year $21,024

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

    $177,088

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

    $122,019

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $32,286 · end of year $55,069

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $368,264 · end of year $294,435

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $132,939 · end of year $101,852

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $366,478 · end of year $299,783

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$45,001 · end of year $48,671

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,205,960 · end of year $823,000

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

A CONSERVATIVE PUBLIC POLICY THINK TANK, SUTHERLAND INSTITUTE IS PURSUING THE PATH TO "A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM' FOR AMERICA THROUGH A FREE MARKET ECONOMY, CIVIL SOCIETY, AND COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS.

  • OUTREACH: THE INSTITUTE STRIVES TO CONVENE VOICES ON ALL SIDES OF IMPORTANT ISSUES AND FACILITATE SOUND, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN POLICY SOLUTIONS. NEWSLETTERS, MAILINGS, PODCASTS AND EVENTS ARE ALL CRITICAL TO BOTH EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT. NEWSLETTERS PROVIDE SUMMARIES ON IMPORTANT AND TOPICAL ISSUES. EVENTS ARE HELD TO COINCIDE WITH POLICY PUBLICATIONS AND ARE HELD WHEN TOPICS RISE TO THE LEVEL OF PUBLIC INTEREST. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, RANGING FROM ELECTEDOFFICIALS TO LOCAL AND NATIONAL SUBJECT EXPERTS, ARE JOINED BY PANELISTS REPRESENTING DIVERSE VIEWS.

    Expenses $613,879

  • RESEARCH: AS A THINK TANK, POLICY RESEARCH ON COMPLEX ISSUES IS CORE TO THE OPERATIONS OF THE INSTITUTE. THIS INCLUDES ACTIVE STUDIES OF CURRENT AND HISTORICAL ACADEMIC RESEARCH, PROPOSED LEGISLATION IN UTAH - THE REGION - AND NATIONALLY. COLLABORATION WITH OTHER THINK TANKS, ISSUES-ORIENTED ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, IS PART OF THE PROCESS AS WELL. THE INSTITUTE MONITORS SOCIAL AND LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS THAT THREATEN TO LIMIT FREE MARKET FUNCTION, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, AND THE PRIORITIZATION OF FAMILIES. POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS ARE OFTEN EMBEDDED IN SEEMINGLY UNRELATED OR NEBULOUS LEGISLATION, WHICH NECESSITATES A CAREFUL AND ONGOING WATCH OF PRIORITY AREAS.

    Expenses $562,571

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $152,015

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Rick Larsen

    PRESIDENT &

    Total calculated
    $334,627
    From this org
    $308,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,294
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,333
    Bonus
    $60,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $9,933
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,361
    Filer's total
    $334,627
  • Derek Monson

    CHIEF GROWTH

    Total calculated
    $200,536
    From this org
    $176,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,869
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,667
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $23,869
    Filer's total
    $200,536
  • Nic Dunn

    VP - STRATEG

    Total calculated
    $172,556
    From this org
    $148,333
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,223
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,333
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    not reported
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,223
    Filer's total
    $172,556
  • Peter Reichard

    CHIEF DEV. O

    Total calculated
    $157,305
    From this org
    $140,625
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,680
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,625
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $3,750
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,930
    Filer's total
    $157,305
  • Stanley Rasmussen

    VP - GOV'T A

    Total calculated
    $152,550
    From this org
    $130,480
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,070
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,480
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $5,219
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,851
    Filer's total
    $152,550
  • Brent Andrewsen

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Rachel Brough

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Brad Harr

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Howard Headlee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Brent McKinley

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • Greg Miller

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25
  • John Sperry

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.25

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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)

SCHEDULE J, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 7
A BONUS WAS PAID TO THE PRESIDENT & CEO BASED ON HIS PERFORMANCE DURING THE YEAR.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202443209349313479

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.