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Independence Institute

Fiscal year ending 2024. Filed on July 8, 2025.

727 E 16th Ave
Denver, Colorado 80203

Independence Institute (EIN: 84-0990300) has filed an IRS Form 990 since fiscal year 2018. In its fiscal year 2024 IRS Form 990 filing, Independence Institute, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 1 out of 20 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $220,539. The highest compensated employee at Independence Institute is Jon C Caldara with fiscal year 2024 compensation of $220,539.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$2,298,705

Expenses

$2,287,154

Employee compensation

$1,343,737
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Jon C Caldara
President of II
$220,539
$205,689 No related comp$14,850

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Catherine Shopneck
Chair
Deborah Donner
Trustee
Dick Wadhams
Trustee
Joseph Smith
Trustee
Mark Hillman
Trustee
Mike Rosen
Trustee

Mission Statement

INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE IS ESTABLISHED UPON THE ETERNAL TRUTHS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. FOUNDED IN 1985, THE INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE IS A NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH ORGANIZATION, DEDICATED TO PROVIDING TIMELY INFORMATION TO CONCERNED CITIZENS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND PUBLIC OPINION LEADERS. UNLIKE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHICH SEEK GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION AS THE BEST SOLUTION TO PUBLIC POLICY CHALLENGES, THE INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE SEEKS TO EXPLORE ALL ALTERNATIVES, EMPHASIZING FREE MARKET, PRIVATE-SECTOR SOLUTIONS. THE INDEPENDENCE INSTITUTE IS RECOGNIZED BY FRIEND AND FOE ALIKE AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONS SETTING A FREEDOM AGENDA FOR COLORADO AND THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH THE INSTITUTE'S POLICY CENTERS, AREAS OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE ARE ADDRESSED WITH A DEDICATED FOCUS. THE CENTERS ALLOW POLICY MAKERS, THE PUBLIC AND THE MEDIA, ACCESS TO A CONCENTRATED EDUCATIONAL SOURCE OF EXPERTISE AND EDUCATION ON SPECIFIC POLICY AREAS.

Revisions to this organization profile

July 8, 2025:
2024 Independence Institute 990 filed
August 2, 2024:
2023 Independence Institute 990 filed
May 4, 2023:
2022 Independence Institute 990 filed

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