EIN 55-0835528

Witherspoon Institute

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
33
Year formed
2003
Most recent tax filings
2022-12-01
Description
The Witherspoon Institute is an independent research center that works to enhance public understanding of the moral foundations of free and democratic societies.
Total revenues
$3,286,930
2022
Total expenses
$2,526,807
2022
Total assets
$10,646,741
2022
Num. employees
33
2022

Program areas at Witherspoon Institute

Marriage and Family: This program consists primarily of the activities of CanaVox, a marriage movement founded by mothers to provide the intellectual tools to help people understand deep and complicated issues in contemporary debates about human sexuality. CanaVox facilitates reading groups for professionals, young adults, college students, and teenagers that discuss these issues in 39 states and 31 countries. CanaVoxs website is www.canavox.com.
Other Programs: The Witherspoon Institute occasionally provides advice, grants, or other support for organizations or scholars whose missions are very similar to its own. The Institute does not accept applications for such support. Such support develops out of preexisting relationships that that the Institute may have with scholars through the Institutes own programming. In 2022 the Institute provided such advice and support for programs at Princeton University and other institutions.
Academic Programs: These programs consist of seminars and one-on-one mentoring with Princeton University students and with promising students in high school, college, and graduate school at other institutions. These activities seek to form young people to cherish personal virtue and responsibility and the pursuit of truth. In 2022 we continued to expand our programs for high school students.

Grants made by Witherspoon Institute

GranteeAmount
The Aquinas Institute for Catholic Life at Princeton University$70,000
Austin Institute$25,000
Harvard University$25,000

Who funds Witherspoon Institute

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
The Foundation for Excellence in Higher EducationGeneral Operations$844,615
Herbert Vaughan Charitable FoundationCharitable Donation$429,546
Hickory FoundationCharitable$250,000
...and 19 more grants received totalling $2,387,819

Personnel at Witherspoon Institute

NameTitleCompensation
Kelly Hanlon MuncyDirector of Operations$153,476
Robert P. GeorgeSenior Fellow$177,480
Luis TellezPresident$107,710
John DohertyAssistant Treasurer$66,429
Stephen WhelanChairman$0
...and 3 more key personnel

Financials for Witherspoon Institute

RevenuesFYE 12/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$3,071,103
Program services$45,667
Investment income and dividends$116,980
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$53,180
Net income from fundraising events$0
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$3,286,930

Form 990s for Witherspoon Institute

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-122023-05-03990View PDF
2021-122022-05-10990View PDF
2020-122021-08-11990View PDF
2019-122020-09-03990View PDF
2018-122019-10-12990View PDF
...and 9 more Form 990s
Data update history
December 26, 2023
Received grants
Identified 7 new grant, including a grant for $844,615 from The Foundation for Excellence in Higher Education
September 24, 2023
Received grants
Identified 1 new grant, including a grant for $25,000 from Clover Foundation
August 12, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2021
July 6, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
June 29, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsResearch centersHeadquarter / parent organizationsCharities
Issues
Social sciencesEducation
Characteristics
Conducts researchNational levelProvides scholarshipsTax deductible donations
General information
Address
16 Stockton St
Princeton, NJ 08540
Metro area
Trenton-Princeton, NJ
County
Mercer County, NJ
Website URL
winst.org/ 
Phone
(609) 688-8779
Facebook page
WitherspoonInstitute 
Twitter profile
@witherspooninst 
IRS details
EIN
55-0835528
Fiscal year end
December
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
2003
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
V20: Social Science Research Institutes, Services
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Central organization
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