Ideas Institute
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 63,565 | 59,830 | 3,735 | 6.6 | — |
| 2015 | 271,344 | 159,974 | 111,370 | 10.1 | 21% |
| 2016 | 333,326 | 209,902 | 123,424 | 14.2 | 21% |
| 2018 | 58,626 | 75,789 | −17,163 | 11.3 | — |
| 2019 | 58,524 | 72,713 | −14,189 | 10.1 | — |
| 2020 | 44,676 | 61,519 | −16,843 | 9.0 | — |
| 2021 | 49,792 | 46,429 | 3,363 | 12.8 | — |
| 2022 | 107,743 | 98,637 | 9,106 | 7.1 | — |
| 2023 | 210,085 | 114,171 | 95,914 | 18.1 | 58% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization brought in $95,914 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 18.1 months of spending, up from 6.6 in 2011. Staff pay was 58% of spending.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
Ideas Institute's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works