THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE AYN RAND INSTITUTE THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF OBJECTIVISM

EIN 22-2570926 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A700)

What they do

to FOSTER A GROWING AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING and ACCEPTANCE of AYN RANDS REVOLUTIONARY PHILOSOPHY, OBJECTIVISM, IN ORDER to CREATE A CULTURE WHOSE GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE REASON, RATIONAL SELF-INTEREST, and LAISSEZ-FAIRE CAPITALISM, A CULTURE IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS ARE FREE to PURSUE THEIR OWN HAPPINESS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $87.90 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders17 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

36.13%of revenue went to mission work87.9% of expenses · Program services

2.77%of revenue went to fundraising6.7% of expenses

$36.83spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

2.21%of revenue went to management and office costs5.4% of expenses

$4.56in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

85.1%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$28,798,106

Mission workProgram services$10,403,88436.13% of revenue87.9% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$636,8422.21% of revenue5.4% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$796,7632.77% of revenue6.7% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$16,960,61758.89% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$11,837,48941.11% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 87.9% mission · 5.4% management · 6.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 41.11% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 86.1% mission · 7.3% management · 6.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 10.28% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 86.9% mission · 6.3% management · 6.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 32.87% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 87.9% mission · 7.1% management · 5.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.22% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 83.2% mission · 10.1% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 55.56% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 79.5% mission · 8.3% management · 12.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 45.34% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 67.4% mission · 23.7% management · 8.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.62% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 71.0% mission · 18.8% management · 10.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 111.32% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$32,137,250

Expenses$11,837,489

Annual surplus $20,299,761 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$10,403,884 · 87.9% of expenses

Management and office costs$636,842 · 5.4% of expenses

Fundraising$796,763 · 6.7% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$32,137,250

Expenses$11,837,489

Assets$54,001,600

Income$38,077,250

Contributions$27,347,987

Mission work (program services)$10,403,884

Fundraising$796,763

Grants given$130,368

Average grant$65,184

Management and general$636,842

Executive compensation (total)$527,900

Stocks and bonds$376,478

Accounting fees$169,114

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

TAL TSFANYPRESIDENT & CEO, BOARD MEM · 45 hrs/week $832,849Base $818,213 · Other $14,636

CARLA SILKCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · 45 hrs/week $325,187Base $313,962 · Other $11,225

ONKAR GHATECHIEF PHIL. OFFICER · 45 hrs/week $256,727Base $241,767 · Other $14,960

ELAN JOURNOVP OF CONTENT & SR. FELLOW · 45 hrs/week $225,688Base $213,216 · Other $12,472

DONALD WATKINSVICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETIN · 45 hrs/week $187,875Base $181,333 · Other $6,542

GERALDINE YUMPINGCONTROLLER · 45 hrs/week $183,288Base $171,269 · Other $12,019

KEITH LOCKITCHVP OF ED. & SR. FELLOW · 45 hrs/week $169,174Base $155,329 · Other $13,845

JEFFREY P SCIALABBADIRECTOR OF ARU OPERATIONS · 45 hrs/week $133,166Base $121,780 · Other $11,386

MATTHEW MORGENDIRECTOR OF DONOR RELATIONS · 45 hrs/week $127,035Base $115,686 · Other $11,349

VINNY FREIREIT & ENGINEERING SENIOR MANAGER · 45 hrs/week $123,991Base $116,131 · Other $7,860

BENJAMIN BAYERDIRECTOR OF CONTENT · 45 hrs/week $123,045Base $110,330 · Other $12,715

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (17)

TAL TSFANYPRESIDENT & CEO, BOARD MEM

CARLA SILKCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

ONKAR GHATECHIEF PHIL. OFFICER

ELAN JOURNOVP OF CONTENT & SR. FELLOW

DONALD WATKINSVICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETIN

GERALDINE YUMPINGCONTROLLER

KEITH LOCKITCHVP OF ED. & SR. FELLOW

JEFFREY P SCIALABBADIRECTOR OF ARU OPERATIONS

MATTHEW MORGENDIRECTOR OF DONOR RELATIONS

VINNY FREIREIT & ENGINEERING SENIOR MANAGER

BENJAMIN BAYERDIRECTOR OF CONTENT

YARON BROOKCHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

TARA SMITHMEMBER

ROBERT MAYHEWMEMBER

LOREN CORLEMEMBER

LARRY SALZMANMEMBER

JERI EAGANMEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1987
Location: 6 HUTTON CENTRE DR STE 600, SANTA ANA, CA 92707-5780
County: Orange
In care of: GERALDINE YUMPING
Primary officer: GERALDINE YUMPING, TREASURER

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailmail@aynrand.org Phone(949) 222-6550

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: DAVIS FARR LLP
NTEE classification: Arts, Culture & Humanities (A700)
Grant-giving organization: Yes