Image and Likeness
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
THE NEWMAN IDEA (TNI) IS A RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL NON-PROFIT 501C(3) INSPIRED BY ST. JOHN HENRY NEWMAN'S PROFOUND VISION OF INTEGRITY: A GIFT GIVEN IN FAITH THAT UNIFIES IDEAS, PERSONS, AND CULTURES INTO A WHOLE. TNI SEEKS TO COMMUNICATE THIS GIFT OF INTEGRITY TO COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THE FAITHFUL THROUGH INTEGRAL KNOWLEDGE, FORMATION, AND MISSION.
- Income
- $20,792
- Spending
- $25,148
- Reserves
- -27.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 56%
- Highest pay
- $5,263, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2024, 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 June 30, 2024, 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 June 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 (1)
- $16,346 spent. THE NEWMAN IDEA'S VISION ARISES FROM THE LAITY WORKING ALONGSIDE RELIGIOUS AND THE HIERARCHY, REFLECTING THE MISSION OF ST. BENEDICT, THE LEARNING OF ST. DOMINIC, THE PRACTICALITY OF ST. IGNATIUS, THE SPIRIT OF ST. PHILIP NERI, AND THE INTEGRITY OF ST. JOHN HENRY NEWMAN. TNI WILL ESTABLISH IKON INSTITUTES WHICH TEACH ACADEMIC COURSES, FORM STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE WHERE POSSIBLE, AND REACH OUT TO THE WIDER CATHOLIC COMMUNITY. THE TNI PLAN IS TO LAUNCH AT LEAST 5 IKONS IN THE SOUTH AND MIDWEST WITHIN THE NEXT 5 YEARS. WITHIN THE NEXT 10 YEARS WE HOPE TO REACH AT LEAST 25,000 COLLEGE STUDENTS. EACH INSTITUTE WILL BE SELF-SUSTAINING AND COMMUNICATE THE GIFT OF INTEGRITY BY: "TEACHING INTEGRAL KNOWLEDGE THAT UNIFIES STUDENTS' FAITH WITH THEIR LEARNING THROUGH ACCREDITED COLLEGE COURSES, SYMPOSIA AND CONFERENCES;"OFFERING INTEGRAL FORMATION THROUGH ENCOURAGING SACRIFICIAL LEADERSHIP, A PROFOUND INTERIOR LIFE, AND A HABIT OF LIFE CONDUCIVE TO COMMUNITY LIVING; "BUILDING AN INTEGRAL MISSION FOR CATHOLICS THROUGH DAILY COMMUNAL PRAYER AND WORSHIP, DISCERNMENT, AND BEING FAITHFUL TO GOD'S WILL AND MISSION FOR THEIR LIVES.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 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 June 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 December 2018.
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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