INTELLIGENCE SQUARED US FOUNDATION

Tax status: 501(c)(3) public charity, recognized by the IRS in 2009.

EIN: 27-1022579.

FY2023 Form 990: $4,464,253 total revenue, $3,818,574 total expenses, $663,065 total assets.

How Helpfund reads this organization

Public Activity — Solid

Published Content & Communications — Strong Website content was successfully cataloged (mission, programs, links). We did not find a report linked from this organization's home page. We have not looked at the rest of the site, so this is not scored either way. No news or blog section was linked from the homepage. We only read the homepage, so this is not a finding about what they publish. Posting history has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Operating History & Continuity — Strong Granted tax-exempt status in 2009 — 17 years of operating history. Unbroken filing record across 3 years.

Web & Social Presence — Strong Website is reachable (Open to Debate). 6 official social accounts resolved. 6 social accounts resolved but not yet checked for posts — not scored either way. Posting activity has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Regulatory & Legal Compliance — Moderate Most recent 990 covers 2023, 3 years behind the current tax year. Latest filing includes the full functional-expense breakdown. Reports a written conflict-of-interest policy. No whistleblower policy reported on the 990. No document-retention policy reported on the 990. No independent executive-compensation review process reported on the 990. 93% of voting board members are independent. Listed in IRS Publication 78 as an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

Programs & Events — Solid 1 program service line described on the latest 990. Program descriptions are substantive. Described programs account for 86% of reported expenses.

5 of 5 signals measured.

Sentiment — not yet scored

Independent Funder & Peer Validation — Strongly positive Received grants from 8 independent grantmakers, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization. 4 grantmakers funded it in the most recent filing years on record.

Media, Press & Legal, Social Chatter & Reach, Public Reviews & Community Voice: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

Third-Party Ratings & Watchdogs: The data exists but we are not licensed to publish it. This is a limit on us, not a finding about this organization.

1 of 5 signals measured.

Impact — not yet scored

Outcome Measurability & Disclosure — Solid Publishes 4 outcome statements. 4 of 4 outcome statements include specific figures. 1 of 4 outcome statements are tied to a time period.

Cost-Effectiveness, Impact Scale & Growth: We can measure this and choose not to publish it.

Third-Party Impact Validation, Constituent-Verified Results: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

1 of 5 signals measured.

Where Helpfund has not gathered enough independent evidence to score a measure, the profile says so. An unscored measure never means the organization scored badly.

Programs

TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION OF RESTORING BALANCE, FACTS, REASONED ANALYSIS, AND CIVILITY TO AMERICAN PUBLIC DISCOURSE, OPEN TO DEBATE PRODUCES 52 EPISODES FOR PUBLIC RADIO DISTRIBUTION, WHICH IS DISTRIBUTED AS A PODCAST AND COMPANION NEWSLETTER. TO MEET THE DEMAND FOR WEEKLY CONTENT PRODUCTION, WE DEVELOPED A VIRTUAL DEBATE PLATFORM TO ALLOW FOR LIVE AUDIENCES AND MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA TO ENGAGE WITH DE

Leadership

CLEA CONNER, CEO/DIRECTOR · LIA MATTHOW, COO · ANDREW LIPSON, DIR. OF PRODUCTION · EDWARD W CONARD, DIRECTOR · DAVID A COULTER, DIRECTOR · DOMENICO DESOLE, DIRECTOR · DR KELLY POSNER GERSTENHABER, DIRECTOR · MERIT JANOW, DIRECTOR

Reported on the organization's IRS Form 990, Part VII.

Funding received

Received grants from 8 independent grantmakers, totalling $2,596,650, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization.

The New York Community Trust (2024)

JEWISH COMMUNITY FEDERATION OF SAN (2022)

Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program (2023)

Donors Trust Inc (2023)

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (2022)

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Contact

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Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.