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The Reason Foundation

Fiscal year ending 2018. Filed on February 6, 2019.

5737 Mesmer Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90230

The Reason Foundation (EIN: 95-3298239) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2018 IRS Form 990 filing, The Reason Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 12 out of 92 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $207,985. The highest compensated employee at The Reason Foundation is David Nott with fiscal year 2018 compensation of $495,066.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$12,099,789

Expenses

$12,690,715

Employee compensation

$7,125,121
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

David Nott
President and Chief Executive Officer
$495,066
$388,222 No related comp$106,844
Nicholas Gillespie
Vice President Online
$260,711
$255,907 No related comp$4,804
Adrian T Moore
Vice President, Policy
$240,707
$230,174 No related comp$10,533
Robert Poole
Founder; Director of Trans
$230,368
$230,000 No related comp$368
Jonathan Graff
Chief Financial Officer, T
$195,656
$184,989 No related comp$10,667
Michael Alissi
Vice President, Operations
$184,804
$174,156 No related comp$10,648
Matt L Welch
Editor-At-Large
$181,470
$170,822 No related comp$10,648
Julian Morris
Vice President, Research
$176,224
$165,576 No related comp$10,648
Melissa Mann
Development Director
$148,246
$143,563 No related comp$4,683
Katherine Mangu-Ward
VICE President/Editor-In-C
$145,923
$135,466 No related comp$10,457
Leonard C Gilroy
Director of Government REF
$120,771
$116,107 No related comp$4,664
Christopher Mitchell
Communications Director
$115,876
$115,624 No related comp$252

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Baron Bond
Trustee
C Boyden Gray
Trustee
Carol Sanders
Trustee
David Fleming
Trustee
David H Koch
Trustee
Derwood S Chase Jr
Trustee
Drew A Carey
Trustee
Fred M Young Jr
Trustee
George F Ohrstrom
Trustee
James D Jameson
Trustee
James Lintott
Trustee
James R Curley
Trustee

Contractors

Jfs Prodcutions Inc.
Tv Production
$500,000
Mdr Productions
Tv Production
$137,500
Ronald Bailey
Science Correspondent
$102,000

Mission Statement

REASON FOUNDATION ADVANCES A FREE SOCIETY BY DEVELOPING, APPLYING, AND PROMOTING LIBERTARIAN PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, FREE MARKETS, AND THE RULE OF LAW. WE USE JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH TO INFLUENCE THE FRAMEWORKS AND ACTIONS OF POLICYMAKERS, JOURNALISTS, AND OPINION LEADERS.

Revisions to this organization profile

February 13, 2025:
2024 The Reason Foundation 990 filed
February 8, 2024:
2023 The Reason Foundation 990 filed
February 10, 2023:
2022 The Reason Foundation 990 filed

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