THE CONGRESSIONAL INSTITUTE INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE CONGRESSIONAL INSTITUTE INC

EIN 52-1504189

What they do

THE CONGRESSIONAL INSTITUTE is DEDICATED to HELPING MEMBERS of CONGRESS BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC and HELPING THE PUBLIC BETTER UNDERSTAND THE OPERATIONS of THE NATIONAL LEGISLATURE. THE INSTITUTE SPONSORS MAJOR CONFERENCES for THE BENEFIT of MEMBERS of THE U.S. CONGRESS AS WELL AS A NUMBER of SMALLER GATHERINGS, ALL DEVOTED to AN EXAMINATION of IMPORTANT POLICY ISSUES and STRATEGIC PLANNING. THE INSTITUTE ALSO CONDUCTS IMPORTANT RESEARCH PROJECTS CONSISTENT WITH ITS MISSION, DEVELOPS RESOURCES SUCH AS A HOUSE FLOOR PROCEDURES MANUAL, and HAS SPONSORED OXFORD-STYLE BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL DEBATES.

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Of every $100 spent, about $80.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders19 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

68.65%of revenue went to mission work80.1% of expenses · Program services

$85.71spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

17.06%of revenue went to management and office costs19.9% of expenses

$1.82in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

1.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $489,027 for STRICKLAND KELLE (PRESIDENT AND CEO). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$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$4,677,170

Mission workProgram services$3,210,78768.65% of revenue80.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$798,11217.06% of revenue19.9% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$668,27114.29% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$4,008,89985.71% 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

2024CurrentExpense mix: 80.1% mission · 19.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.71% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 82.1% mission · 17.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 115.70% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 61.8% mission · 38.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 110.36% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 67.4% mission · 32.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 124.27% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 56.3% mission · 43.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.16% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 55.4% mission · 44.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.68% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 50.9% mission · 49.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 70.11% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 64.1% mission · 35.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.27% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$4,677,170

Expenses$4,008,899

Annual surplus $668,271 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)$3,210,787 · 80.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$798,112 · 19.9% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$4,677,170

Expenses$4,008,899

Assets$7,289,156

Income$5,026,519

Contributions$87,500

Mission work (program services)$3,210,787

Management and general$798,112

Stocks and bonds$2,432,905

Accounting fees$180,746

Investing fees$13,693

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

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

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

STRICKLAND KELLEPRESIDENT AND CEO · 40 hrs/week $489,027Base $480,220 · Other $8,807

STRAND MARKPRESIDENT AND CEO - THRU 6/3/23 · 40 hrs/week $180,182

SYDNEY STRUBSENIOR MANAGER, CONFERENCE & EVENT OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $169,061Base $153,765 · Other $15,296

HINDERLITER AMYDIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS · 40 hrs/week $134,329Base $111,912 · Other $22,417

LANG TIMOTHYRESEARCH ASSISTANT · 40 hrs/week $130,567Base $124,810 · Other $5,757

DILL JENNIFEROFFICE MANAGER · 40 hrs/week $123,723Base $101,377 · Other $22,346

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 (19)

STRICKLAND KELLEPRESIDENT AND CEO

STRAND MARKPRESIDENT AND CEO - THRU 6/3/23

SYDNEY STRUBSENIOR MANAGER, CONFERENCE & EVENT OPERATIONS

HINDERLITER AMYDIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS

LANG TIMOTHYRESEARCH ASSISTANT

DILL JENNIFEROFFICE MANAGER

JOHNNY DESTEFANODIRECTOR

TIM BERRYDIRECTOR

SOMMERS MIKEVICE CHAIRMAN

RALPH HELLMANNDIRECTOR

PARKER POLINGDIRECTOR

MATT BRAVODIRECTOR

BECKER BRENDACHAIR

JO-MARIE ST MARTINDIRECTOR

DUNCAN DUANETREASURER

DAVID BOCKORNYDIRECTOR

DAN MEYERDIRECTOR

BRUCE GATESDIRECTOR

BRADBURY ANNESECRETARY

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1987
Location: 1700 DIAGONAL RD STE 300, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-2847
County: City of Alexandria
In care of: DEREK HARLEY
Primary officer: DEREK HARLEY, PRESIDENT

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@conginst.org Phone(703) 837-8812

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: UHY ADVISORS MID-ATLANTIC INC