Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION AND INSTITUTE IS THE SOLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CREATED BY PRESIDENT REAGAN CHARGED WITH ADVANCING HIS LEGACY AND PRINCIPLES: INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY, PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH, AND NATIONAL PRIDE.
- Income
- $46.0 million
- Spending
- $39.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 78%
- Reserves
- 35.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 74%
- Employees
- 183
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $659,257, director of the reagan ins
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 35.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 14% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 24% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1578% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 13 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 2521 of 21 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 (4)
- $3.7 million spent. [PRESIDENTIAL LEARNING CENTER (EDUCATION PROGRAMS)]AT THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION AND INSTITUTE, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE DEDICATED TO ADVANCING RONALD REAGAN'S LEGACY, CORE PRINCIPLES, AND LIFE STORY. EACH YEAR, WE WORK WITH THOUSANDS OF TEACHERS AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND EVEN MORE ONLINE, TO HELP FOSTER THE ENGAGED AND INFORMED CITIZENS THAT PRESIDENT REAGAN KNEW WERE SO VITAL TO A HEALTHY AMERICA.-- SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION >THE REAGAN LEADERSHIP CENTER (RLC): THE RLC ACTIVELY INVOLVED MORE THAN 14,000 STUDENTS RANGING FROM 5TH TO 12TH GRADE IN INTERACTIVE AND IMMERSIVE SIMULATIONS HELD AT OUR CAMPUS. IN THE "OPERATION URGENT FURY" SIMULATION, INSPIRED BY THE 1983 UNITED STATES INVASION AND RESCUE MISSION IN GRENADA, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN ROLE-PLAYING ACTIVITIES TO GRASP GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS AND DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES. OUR SECOND SCENARIO, "OPERATION 007," CENTERED ON THE KOREAN AIRLINES 007 SHOOTDOWN INCIDENT, UTILIZES WEB-BASED SIMULTANEOUS MULTI-PLAYER SYSTEMS TO OFFER A MORE INTRICATE GAMING EXPERIENCE. HERE, STUDENTS CONFRONT THE COMPLEXITIES OF DECISION-MAKING, NAVIGATING THE DELICATE EQUILIBRIUM BETWEEN LIBERTY AND SECURITY. WE ALSO DEVELOPED AND BEGAN FIELD TESTING A VIRTUAL SIMULATION NAMED VIRTUAL OPERATION URGENT FURY.>GE-REAGAN FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM: THIS SCHOLARSHIP, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC, HONORS THE LEGACY AND CHARACTER OF PRESIDENT REAGAN BY REWARDING COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS WHO DEMONSTRATE EXEMPLARY LEADERSHIP, DRIVE, INTEGRITY, AND CITIZENSHIP WITH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. IN 2024, OVER 14,000 STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES COMPLETED APPLICATIONS. TEN STUDENTS WERE AWARDED THE SCHOLARSHIP, WHICH PROVIDES $10,000 PER YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS. RECIPIENTS PARTICIPATED IN A SCHOLARS RETREAT AT THE REAGAN LIBRARY AND RECEIVE ONGOING PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT TO DEVELOP THEIR LEADERSHIP SKILLS. IN TOTAL THIS PROGRAM HAS COMMITTED MORE THAN $9 MILLION DOLLARS TO 226 SCHOLARS REPRESENTING 43 HOME STATES.>RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM: THIS PROGRAM CELEBRATED ITS 25TH CLASS OF SCHOLARS IN 2024, EXCEEDING $900,000 IN TOTAL FUNDING SINCE THE PROGRAM'S INCEPTION TO 260 OUTSTANDING STUDENT LEADERS IN VENTURA COUNTY. THE 2024 RECIPIENTS INCLUDED 13 LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS WHO DEMONSTRATED OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND COMMITMENT TO VENTURA COUNTY. STUDENTS WERE CELEBRATED DURING AN AWARDS DINNER IN MAY.>GREAT COMMUNICATOR DEBATE SERIES: THIS SERIES IS CRAFTED WITH THE AIM OF NURTURING PROACTIVE, WELL-INFORMED, EDUCATED, AND CONSCIENTIOUS CITIZENS AND LEADERS THROUGH A NATIONWIDE ARRAY OF HIGH SCHOOL DEBATES. OVER 1900 PEOPLE (ADULTS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS) FROM VARIOUS CORNERS OF THE COUNTRY PARTICIPATED IN SEVEN REGIONAL QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS, SPANNING BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL FORMATS. COLLABORATING WITH THE NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE ASSOCIATION, THE FOUNDATION ORCHESTRATED A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT AT THE REAGAN LIBRARY IN JULY, FEATURING 16 NATIONAL FINALISTS. A SUM OF $50,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS WAS DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE 16 DESERVING RECIPIENTS.> PRESIDENTIAL LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMMING: IN 2023, THE WALTER AND LEONORE ANNENBERG PRESIDENTIAL LEARNING CENTER (APLC) OF THE REAGAN FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF INFORMED AND ACTIVE CITIZEN-LEADERS BY INVOLVING STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS NATIONWIDE. THE APLC FACILITATED VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS SUCH AS CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION DAY AND THE MEDAL OF HONOR FORUM. >STUDENT LEADERSHIP PROGRAM: DURING THE PREVIOUS SUMMER, OVER 250 HIGH SCHOOL AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS NATIONWIDE DELVED INTO THE LEGACY OF RONALD REAGAN, DISCOVERING THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, CIVIC DUTY, AND INFORMED DECISION-MAKING IN LEADERSHIP. THROUGH OUR COMBINED VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, WE COLLABORATED WITH EDUCATORS, COMMUNITY MENTORS, AND COLLEGE INTERNS TO GUIDE STUDENTS IN CRAFTING THEIR INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP ACTION PLANS. EQUIPPED WITH NEWFOUND KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS, PROGRAM GRADUATES EMERGE READY TO ENACT POSITIVE CHANGE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES OR SCHOOLS. NOTABLY, ALUMNI OF THIS PROGRAM HAVE COLLECTIVELY EARNED TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN SCHOLARSHIPS.
- $10.0 million spent. [RONALD REAGAN INSTITUTE (RRI)]THE RI, LOCATED IN WASHINGTON, D.C., OPERATES THE FOLLOWING THREE CENTERS AND SCHOLARLY INITIATIVES WORK TO BUILD ON THE LEGACY AND IDEAS OF PRESIDENT REAGAN:>THE CENTER FOR PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH (CPTS) PROMOTES U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY GROUNDED IN PRESIDENT REAGAN'S PHILOSOPHY THAT A STRONG AMERICAN MILITARY IS THE BEST DETERRENT AGAINST AGGRESSION AND A SAFEGUARD FOR PEACE.>THE CENTER FOR CIVICS, EDUCATION, AND OPPORTUNITY (CCEO) WORKS AT THE NEXUS OF CIVICS AND EDUCATION POLICY, ANSWERING PRESIDENT REAGAN'S CALL FOR AN "INFORMED PATRIOTISM" TO ENSURE A MORE PROSPEROUS FUTURE FOR AMERICA.>THE CENTER FOR FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY (CFD) CHAMPIONS PRESIDENT REAGAN'S VISION OF AMERICA AS A SHINING CITY ON A HILL BY HELPING TO RESTORE HIS OPTIMISTIC, CONFIDENT APPROACH TO PROMOTING FREEDOM, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN DIGNITY BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD.SCHOLARLY INITIATIVES ADVANCE THE STUDY OF PRESIDENT REAGAN, HIS PRESIDENCY, AND HIS ERA THROUGH PROGRAMMING DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE, DEVELOP, AND SHOWCASE NEW SCHOLARSHIP ON THESE SUBJECTS. REAGAN INSTITUTE PROGRAMS AND EVENTS:OCTOBER 5-8, 2023 | AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY BOOTCAMP: >EACH YEAR, THE REAGAN INSTITUTE'S CENTER FOR CIVICS EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY HOLDS AN INTENSIVE MULTI-DAY PROGRAM THAT EXAMINES THE THEORY AND PRACTICE BEHIND REAGANISM (OR REAGANOMICS), THE PHILOSOPHY THAT DROVE PRESIDENT REAGAN'S ECONOMIC POLICIES. THE BOOTCAMP OFFERS AN OVERARCHING HISTORY AND UNDERSTANDING OF FREE-MARKET ECONOMIC POLICIES THAT GOVERNED THE REAGAN YEARS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH ACCESS TO THE NATION'S LEADING ECONOMIC THOUGHT LEADERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, POLICYMAKERS, AND WORKFORCE EXPERTS. STUDENTS LEAVE THE BOOTCAMP WITH STRONG FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND A WORKING LEXICON IN ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE POLICIES, AN UNDERSTANDING OF INTERSECTING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE POLICYMAKING, AND A DIVERSE SET OF VIEWPOINTS FROM INDUSTRY LEADERS. STUDENTS EMERGE WITH AN UNDERSTANDING OF ECONOMIC FOUNDATIONS THAT PROVIDE THE CONTEXT FOR AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY. FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED: ANDY PUZDER, FORMER CEO, CKE FOODS; AMBASSADOR KRISTEN SILVERBERG, PRESIDENT & COO, BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE; JONATHAN BURKS, VP FOR GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY, WALMART; KEITH NORIEKA, EVP, PATOMAK GLOBAL PARTNERS; AND DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN ACTION FORUM.OCTOBER 24, 2023 | ROUNDTABLE: DIANE WINSTON - RIGHTING THE AMERICAN DREAMNOVEMBER 9, 2023 | STATUE DEDICATION: POPE JOHN PAUL II NOVEMBER 30, 2023 | REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE SURVEY: >THE REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE SURVEY IS A PUBLIC OPINION POLL THAT ASSISTS ELECTED OFFICIALS, POLICYMAKERS, AND KEY STAKEHOLDERS WITH UNDERSTANDING HOW AMERICANS VIEW A WIDE ARRAY OF DEFENSE, FOREIGN POLICY, AND NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS.
- $14.7 million spent. [THE MUSEUM] THE REAGAN MUSEUM VIVIDLY TELLS THE STORY OF RONALD AND NANCY REAGAN AND OUR 40TH PRESIDENT'S ENDURING LEGACY AND PRINCIPLES. IN ADDITION, THE LIBRARY'S TEMPORARY GALLERY SPACE CONTINUOUSLY SHOWCASES HISTORIC AND POP-CULTURE INFLUENCED EXHIBITS WHICH OFTEN SERVE AS A SPRINGBOARD TO COMPLEMENTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMING. WHENEVER POSSIBLE, TIES ARE DRAWN BETWEEN THE TEMPORARY EXHIBIT AND THE LIFE, PRESIDENCY, AND PRINCIPLES OF RONALD REAGAN. COLLECTIVELY, THE PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY EXHIBITS OFFER A WORLD-CLASS FAMILY DESTINATION DRAWING VISITORS FROM ACROSS OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY AND FROM AROUND THE WORLD. -- SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION TEMPORARY EXHIBITS>DEFENDING AMERICA & THE GALAXY: STAR WARS AND SDI (MARCH 15, 2024 OCTOBER 13, 2024): THIS EXHIBITION SHARED THE STORY OF PRESIDENT REAGAN'S STRATEGIC DEFENSE INITIATIVE (SDI) AND ITS POP CULTURE REFERENCES TO THE STAR WARS MOVIE FRANCHISE, HIGHLIGHTING BOTH THE REAL-WORLD TECHNOLOGY OF SDI, AS WELL AS ITEMS FROM THE MOVIE PHENOMENON. THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED ORIGINAL ITEMS FROM SDI INCLUDING AN AUTHENTIC COMMAND LAUNCH EQUIPMENT CONSOLE, AS WELL AS PROPS, COSTUMES, AND CONCEPT ART FROM THE STAR WARS FRANCHISE, INCLUDING A LANDSPEEDER MADE FOR A NEW HOPE, MASTER REPLICAS OF LUKE SKYWALKER'S LIGHTSABER MADE FROM THE ORIGINAL MOLD OF THE LAST JEDI, AND AN ORIGINAL SCRIPT SIGNED BY DAVE PROWSE (ACTOR WHO PORTRAYED DARTH VADER IN THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY).>AUSCHWITZ: NOT LONG AGO. NOT FAR AWAY. (MARCH 23, 2023 JANUARY 28, 2024): IN A WEST COAST PREMIERE, THIS 12,500 SQUARE FOOT EXHIBITION BROUGHT TOGETHER MORE THAN 700 ORIGINAL AND POWERFUL OBJECTS OF GREAT HISTORIC AND HUMAN VALUE. THESE ITEMS WERE DIRECT WITNESSES OF THE HORRORS OF AUSCHWITZ AND THE HOLOCAUST THAT SERVE AS THE GUIDING THREAD OF A RIGOROUS AND MOVING ACCOUNT ON THE HISTORY OF THE CAMP AND ITS DWELLERS, BOTH VICTIMS AND PERPETRATORS. MORE BROADLY, AND CRUCIALLY, THE EXHIBITION TELLS THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE TURN A BLIND EYE TO HATRED OF OTHERS. >CHRISTMAS AROUND THE WORLD (NOVEMBER 16, 2023 JANUARY 7, 2024): THIS YEAR'S CHRISTMAS EXHIBIT FEATURED 26 WONDERFULLY DECORATED TREES THAT REPRESENT THE 26 COUNTRIES THAT PRESIDENT REAGAN VISITED WHILE IN OFFICE. COMMUNITY EVENTS>PRESIDENTS' DAY AND INDEPENDENCE DAY 1,818 PEOPLE ATTENDED OUR ANNUAL PRESIDENT'S DAY CELEBRATION, AND 3,030 ATTENDED OUR 4TH OF JULY FESTIVITIES. BOTH EVENTS INCLUDED LIVE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT, PRESIDENTIAL LOOKALIKES, AND FAMILY GAMES. OUR JULY 4TH PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED AN UNVEILING PROGRAM FOR THE LIBRARY'S NEW CHARTERS OF FREEDOM MONUMENT.>MEMORIAL DAY THE REAGAN FOUNDATION HELD ITS THIRD ANNUAL MEMORIAL DAY COMMEMORATION. APPROXIMATELY 650 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PROGRAM WHICH HONORS THE FALLEN MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED IN THE U.S. MILITARY. THE PROGRAM INCLUDED LIVE MUSIC, A FLYOVER, AND KEYNOTE REMARKS BY GOLD STAR FAMILY MEMBER TONY CORDERO. >VETERAN'S DAY: LTCOL SCOTT MATT WAS THE KEYNOTE AT THIS YEAR'S VETERAN'S DAY PROGRAM. OVER 1,200 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE DAY'S EVENTS. >RONALD REAGAN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: TO HONOR PRESIDENT REAGAN, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH DESIGNATED PERSONNEL FROM UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON TO PLACE A WREATH ON PRESIDENT REAGAN'S GRAVESITE EVERY FEBRUARY 6TH. THE CEREMONY INCLUDES A 21-GUN SALUTE. THIS YEAR'S KEYNOTE WAS FORMER PRESIDENT OF POLAND LECH WALESA. OVER 500 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE EVENT.THE YEAR AHEAD: FY 2025PROGRAMMING HELD AT THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY IN SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA:REAGAN FORUM PARTICIPANTS IN PERSON>JACK CARR (AUTHOR); 10/1/2024>TALMAGE BOSTON (AUTHOR); 10/24/2024>MIKE WALTZ (U.S. CONGRESSMAN); 10/25/2024>PEGGY NOONAN (AUTHOR); 12/4/2024>JOE UZIEL (ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY); 2/26/2025>KEN BURNS (DOCUMENTARIAN); 7/19/2025REAGAN FORUM PARTICIPANTS VIRTUAL>JAMES PATTERSON (AUTHOR); 11/11/2024>ROBERT CHARLES (AUTHOR); 3/11/2025ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING IN PERSON>THE REAGAN NATIONAL DEFENSE FORUM WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 5-6, 2024, WITH FEATURED SPEAKERS: HON. LLOYD AUSTIN, U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, AND HON. GINA RAIMONDO, U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.>MENORAH LIGHTING CEREMONY THE REAGAN FOUNDATION WILL HOST, FOR THE SECOND TIME, A MENORAH LIGHTING CEREMONY. THE EVENT WILL BE HELD ON DECEMBER 29, 2024. THE PROGRAM IS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CHABAD OF SIMI VALLEY.PROGRAMMING HELD AT THE REAGAN INSTITUTE IN WASHINGTON, D.C IN PERSON:>FEBRUARY AND JUNE, 2025 | REAGAN INSTITUTE STRATEGY GROUP: THE REAGAN INSTITUTE STRATEGY GROUP (RISG) CONVENES LEADERS WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN NATIONAL SECURITY TO STUDY, DEVELOP, AND PROMOTE REAGAN-ESQUE FOREIGN POLICY PRINCIPLES AND PRIORITIES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. THE GROUP MEETS TWICE A YEAR FOR POLICY DISCUSSIONS AND TO HEAR FROM A VARIETY OF POLITICAL LEADERS. >MARCH 4-5, 2025 | NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION BASE SUMMIT (NSIB) AND REPORT CARD: THE SECOND ANNUAL NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION BASE SUMMIT TOOK PLACE ON MARCH 19-20, 2024. AT THE SUMMIT, THE INSTITUTE LAUNCHED THE SECOND ITERATION OF ITS NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION BASE REPORT CARD A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND ASSESSMENT TO MEASURE THE HEALTH, RESILIENCE, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AMERICA'S INNOVATION BASE AND MAKE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.>MAY 29-30, 2025 | REAGAN NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM: IN MAY 2025, THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION AND INSTITUTE WILL BRING TOGETHER POLICYMAKERS, BUSINESS LEADERS, SCHOLARS, AND INNOVATORS FROM ACROSS INDUSTRIES FROM THE ICONIC AMERICAN BRANDS KNOWN WORLDWIDE TO THE STARTUPS AND DISRUPTORS BUILDING THE FUTURE OF THE AMERICAN ECONOMY TO EXPLORE WAYS THE UNITED STATES CAN STRENGTHEN OPPORTUNITY, INNOVATION, AND PROSPERITY IN THE FACE OF FIERCE GLOBAL COMPETITION.>JULY 30 - AUGUST 1, 2025 | THE AGE OF REAGAN CONFERENCE IS THE SIGNATURE SCHOLARLY CONVENING OF THE RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL FOUNDATION AND INSTITUTE. THIS EVENT WILL CONNECT SCHOLARS TO NEW RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES AND FOSTER A COMMUNITY OF EXPERTS WORKING ON ISSUES RELATED TO RONALD REAGAN'S LIFE, LEGACY, AND PRESIDENCY
- $2.4 million spent. [CENTER OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA] A FORUM OF IDEAS WHERE INFLUENTIAL LEADERS FROM GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS, THE MEDIA, AND ACADEMIA APPLY THE LESSONS LEARNED DURING RONALD REAGAN'S REMARKABLE PRESIDENCY. ALL SPEAKERS AND PANELS ARE KNOWN AS "REAGAN FORUMS," UNLESS SPECIFIED OTHERWISE. REAGAN FORUM PARTICIPANTS IN-PERSON>WILBUR ROSS (FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE); 8/14/24>NEIL GORSUCH (U.S. SUPREME COURT JUSTICE); 8/8/24>LTGEN HEATH COLLINS (DIRECTOR OF THE MDA); 8/1/24>KEN KHACHIGIAN (AUTHOR); 7/30/24>CAST OF THE REAGAN MOVIE, INCLUDING DENNIS QUAID; 7/25/24>ANITA MCBRIDE (AUTHOR); 5/8/2024>CHRIS SUNUNU (NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNOR); 3/20/2024>RAND PAUL (U.S. SENATOR); 2/20/2024>NECHAMA BIRNBAUM (AUTHOR); 1/18/2024>AUDREY BIRNBAUM (AUTHOR); 1/11/2024>NEWT GINGRICH (FORMER SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE); 1/10/2024>RICHARD HUROWITZ (AUTHOR); 12/5/2023>OREN SCHNEIDER (AUTHOR); 11/16/2023>BRET BAIER (FOX NEWS HOST); 10/26/2023>MARK LEVIN (TALK RADIO HOST); 10/21/2023>KAREN PENCE (FORMER SECOND LADY OF THE U.S.); 10/17/2023REAGAN FORUM PARTICIPANTS VIRTUAL>HEATH LEE (AUTHOR); 8/7/2024>JEAN BECKER (AUTHOR); 7/24/2024>CARLOS LOZADA (AUTHOR); 5/29/2024>CRAIG SHIRLEY (AUTHOR); 3/13/2024SPECIAL EVENTS IN PERSON>JUNE 6, 2024 MARKED THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRESIDENT REAGAN'S 1984 SPEECH AT POINTE DU HOC HONORING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY. THE REAGAN FOUNDATION HOSTED AN ALL-DAY EVENT WITH A LINEUP OF HISTORIANS, VETERANS, AND POLITICIANS REFLECTING ON THE ENDURING IMPACT OF OPERATION OVERLORD AND THE D-DAY LANDINGS. PANELISTS PROVIDED A HISTORICAL LOOK AT OUR WORLD EIGHTY YEARS AGO, AND ADDRESSED THE IMPLICATIONS OF PRESIDENT REAGAN'S PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH POLICIES ON TODAY'S WORLD. THE EVENT FEATURED A KEYNOTE CONVERSATION WITH CONDOLEEZZA RICE, THE 66TH UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE.>JUNE 5, 2024 MARKED THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF RONALD REAGAN'S PASSING. THE REAGAN FOUNDATION HOSTED AN ALL-DAY EVENT WITH A LINEUP SPEAKERS REFLECTING ON HIS ENDURING LEGACY AND EXAMINING HIS PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN POLICY. THE EVENT FEATURED A KEYNOTE CONVERSATION WITH CAROL THATCHER, DAUGHTER OF MARGARET THATCHER, AND BEN MULRONEY, SON OF BRIAN MULRONEY, MODERATED BY PEGGY NOONAN.>AS PART OF THE REAGAN LIBRARY'S AUSCHWITZ EXHIBIT PROGRAMMING, THE REAGAN FOUNDATION, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CHABAD OF SIMI VALLEY, HELD A MENORAH LIGHTING CEREMONY ON DECEMBER 7, 2023.>AS PART OF THE REAGAN LIBRARY'S AUSCHWITZ EXHIBIT PROGRAMMING, ON OCTOBER 15, 2023, THE REAGAN FOUNDATION HOSTED A LIVE PRODUCTION OF THE HOLOCAUST PLAY, SURVIVORS. THIS ONE-HOUR PLAY TEACHES THE CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE HOLOCAUST BY ENACTING THE ACTUAL EXPERIENCES OF JEWISH CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS FROM EUROPE. [RONALD REAGAN CENTER ON CIVILITY AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMING]:>OCTOBER 10, 2023 | E2 SUMMIT OF CEOS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AT THE INVITATION OF SENATOR MITT ROMNEY AND SPEAKER PAUL RYAN LED A CONVERSATION WITH JONAH GOLDBERG OF THE DISPATCH AND FORMER REP. STEPHANIE MURPHY ON WAYS BUSINESS LEADERS CAN SUPPORT CIVILITY EFFORTS.>MAY 9, 2024 | GOVERNOR SPENCER COX CONVERSATION AT THE REAGAN INSTITUTE WHERE GOVERNOR COX DISCUSSED THE "DISAGREE BETTER" INITIATIVE HE LAUNCHED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNOR'S ASSOCIATION. >JULY 16, 2024 | "CIVILITY AND DEMOCRACY: GOING FORWARD" - LAKESIDE TALK IN FRONT OF A PRESTIGIOUS GROUP OF THOUGHT LEADERS AND CEOS AT THE BOHEMIAN GROVE >JULY 25, 2024 | CONVERSATION ON DISINFORMATION AND DEMOCRACY AT THE REAGAN INSTITUTE WITH SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE CHAIR, MARK WARNER (D-VA), AND THE HOUSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE'S SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT CHAIR, BRAD WENSTRUP (R-OH), WHERE THEY DISCUSSED THE RISKS OF DISINFORMATION INFLUENCING THE UPCOMING 2024 ELECTION.>JULY 25, 2024 | ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON DISINFORMATION AND DEMOCRACY AT THE REAGAN INSTITUTE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FREEDOM HOUSE. FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDED KAT DUFFY OF THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, LINDSAY HUNDLEY OF META, KIAN VESTEINSSON OF FREEDOM HOUSE AND GAVIN WILDE OF THE CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE. MODERATED BY MARK DE LA IGLESIA, DIRECTOR FOR U.S. DEMOCRACY AT FREEDOM HOUSE.>SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 | CONVENING OF THE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE HEADS OF ALL PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES AT THE REAGAN INSTITUTE TO DISCUSS WAYS TO JOINTLY ADVANCE CIVILITY AND DEMOCRACY, ESPECIALLY IN THE CONTEXT OF AMERICA'S 250TH BIRTHDAY.>SEPTEMBER 24, 2024 | NEWSLETTER ON CIVILITY AND DEMOCRACY FIRST EDITION OF THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER PRODUCED BY THE CENTER ON CIVILITY AND DEMOCRACY WAS SENT OUT TO 300,000 PEOPLE. IT HIGHLIGHTS THE CCD'S WORK, FEATURES HIGH PROFILE PARTNERS AND SHOWCASES GRASSROOTS EFFORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.>SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 | "IT'S OUR DEMOCRACY: TOWARDS A MORE PERFECT UNION" - DISCUSSION ON THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE CIVILITY AND DEMOCRACY GOALS AS PART OF AMERICA'S 250TH CELEBRATION AT MOUNT VERNON INCLUDING LEADERS OF OTHER PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES AND LEADERS OF CIVILITY AND DEMOCRACY GROUPS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending September 30, 2024, 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 September 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 March 1985.
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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