Ciceronian Society Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE CICERONIAN SOCIETY EXISTS TO EQUIP AND ENCOURAGE CHRISTIAN SCHOLARS TO SERVE THE CHURCH AS A CENTER OF CULTURAL AND CIVIC RENEWAL THROUGH PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES. IN 2025, WE HELD A CONFERENCE IN HARRISONBURG, VA WHICH SOLD OUT AT 150 ATTENDEES AND 34 SCHOLARLY PANELS AND 6 SPONSORS. ATTENDEES AND PRESENTERS INCLUDED CLERGY, NON-PROFIT LEADERS, INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS, GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, AND FACULTY FROM ACROSS THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES. WE SECURED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR OUR NEW CONFERENCE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND TRIPLED THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 EVENT. WE ALSO INAUGURATED A MAJOR BOOK PRIZE FOR RESEARCH ON THE AMERICAN FOUNDING, CALLED THE HERBERT J. STORING PIRZE, WHICH WAS PRESENTED AT THE CONFERENCE. WE LAUNCHED A NEW MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM, OBTAINING 155 MEMBERS BY THE END OF 2025, EXCEEDING OUR GOAL OF 150. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING REVENUE, THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM WILL HELP US CONNECT SCHOLARS AND EDUCATORS TO ONE ANTOHER FOR PERSONAL AND
- Income
- $182,662
- Spending
- $160,481
- Reserves
- 4.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 83%
- Highest pay
- $48,000, executive di
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $102,087 spent. THE CICERONIAN SOCIETY HOSTS AN ANNUAL SCHOLARLY CONFERENCE OVER THE COURSE OF APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS FACILITATING SCHOLARLY PANELS, DISCUSSIONS, AND SPEAKERS.
- $831 spent. THE CICERONIAN SOCIETY HOSTS A PODCAST CALLED THE SOWER, WHICH IS PUBLISHED, ON AVERAGE, TWICE A MONTH ADDRESSING TOPICS, SCHOLARSHIP, AND WORK RELATED TO OUR CORE THEMES: TRADITION, PLACE, AND 'THINGS DIVINE'.
- $169 spent. THE CICERONIAN SOCIETY PUBLISHES A PEER-REVIEWED, INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL CALLED PIETAS, WHICH INCLUDES ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES AND BOOK REVIEWS. THE ONLY EXPENSES FOR THIS OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL ARE BOOKS FOR REVIEW.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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