- Revenue 2024
- $13,310,263
- Expenses 2024
- $6,083,280
Program services were 70.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- A05
- Classification
- 1200
- Street
- 2112 RIO GRANDE ST
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Other organizations at this address
5 other organizations in the IRS Business Master File list the same street address. matched by us
We match the street line and ZIP code as the IRS gives them, ignoring case and outer spaces and nothing else, so "AVE" and "AVENUE" count as different streets and this list can miss some. A shared address can mean related organizations or a shared office, but it can also be a registered agent, a mail drop or a service provider holding mail for unrelated clients. It is not, by itself, evidence that two organizations are connected.
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AMERICAN OPTIMIST STUDIOS
EIN 86-1324845
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CICERO ACTION
EIN 85-4374227
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HADAR ACADEMY
EIN 33-1891820
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LOTHLORIEN INC
EIN 85-2929743
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TEAMUS MINISTRIES INC
EIN 81-3633246
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.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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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
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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
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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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $13,310,263
- Expenses
- $6,083,280
- Contributions
- $12,717,805
- Grants paid
- $30,000
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2023
- Revenue
- $6,098,747
- Expenses
- $3,550,367
- Contributions
- $6,001,875
- Grants paid
- $15,780
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2022
- Revenue
- $14,849,489
- Expenses
- $9,711,324
- Contributions
- $14,774,489
- Grants paid
- $6,773,008
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $13,029,248
- Expenses
- $3,317,893
- Assets (EOY)
- $9,719,742
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2020 · 990-EZ
- Revenue
- $0
- Expenses
- $0
- Assets (EOY)
- $0
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.
Grants made
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$6,773,008
2022 HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT
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$30,000
2024 GENERAL PURPOSE
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$10,000
2023 SUPPORT YOUNG VOICES WORK
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$5,780
2023 COST OF HOTEL ROOMS SECURED BY CICERO RESEARCH FOR USE BY HRA
Grants received
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2022 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
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2024 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
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2023 UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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$500,000
2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$500,000
2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$250,000
2023 MEDICAL RESEARCH
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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2023 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$75,000
2022 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations
From Schedule R Part II, where a filer lists the tax-exempt organizations it is related to by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
Declared on its 2024 return
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501(C)(4) · IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE AND EFFECTIVE POLICY REFORMS TO SHARE WITH LAWMAKERS · TX
Declared as related by
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On its 2024 return
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return
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ARPINUM
C · EMPLOYMENT SERVICES · VA
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.