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Nonprofit · EIN 26-1147689

JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND

Tax-exempt · BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004

Financials

$2.1M$3.5M2021$11.6M$5.4M2023$3.8M$6.2M2024$8.6M$8.2M2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$8,580,820$8,209,407$371,413$16,700,005$2,066,427$14,633,578
December 31, 2024990$3,848,538$6,167,281-$2,318,743$15,199,324$1,788,048$13,411,276
December 31, 2023990$11,556,567$5,367,968$6,188,599$15,958,840$655,095$15,303,745
December 31, 2021990$2,056,092$3,527,425-$1,471,333$13,667,602$1,191,934$12,475,668
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$8,238,017
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$342,803
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$1,317,197
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$883,319
Other salaries and wages
$1,537,581
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$2,990,936
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$332
Accounting fees
$25,190
Occupancy
$506
Depreciation
$279,524
Program services (functional)
$6,469,468
Management and general (functional)
$739,594
Fundraising (functional)
$1,000,345

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$15,199,324
Total assets, end of year
$16,700,005
Total liabilities, end of year
$2,066,427
Net assets, end of year
$14,633,578
Land, buildings and equipment
$174,247
Net assets without donor restrictions
$6,590,776
Net assets with donor restrictions
$8,042,802
Gross receipts
$8,580,820
Employees
26
Year formed
2007
State of legal domicile
IL

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
HANS ZEIGERPRESIDENT
Officer
40$358,555
TOM KELLYSVP AND CPO
Officer
40$184,845
QURISHA HENDRICKSONVP & CHIEF O
Officer
40$177,327
BRYAN POLLACKCFO/ASSTTREA
Officer
40$162,592
ANDREW FISHEROPERATION DI
Highest-paid employee
40$114,233
JACK MILLERCHAIRMAN EME
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
MICHAEL WEISERCHAIR OF THE
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
STEVEN NASATIRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PHILIP KAYMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PETER BOWEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH KAUFER BUSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA CHAVEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BENJAMIN KLEINERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BARRY C MELANCONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GOLDIE WOLFE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
6 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LUCAS MORELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETE PETERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL ROBERTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GARETT SHINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARTHA MCGEARY SNIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TAMARA MANN TWEELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
HANS ZEIGERPRESIDENT
Officer
40$333,045
QURISHA HENDRICKSONVP & CHIEF O
Officer
40$151,517
TOM KELLYVP-ACADEMICP
Officer
40$148,885
JACK GUIPREVP- OP THRU
Officer
40$112,239
TOM CLEVELANDPROGRAM DIRE
Officer
40$104,846
BRYAN POLLACKCFO/ASSTTREA
Officer
40$50,622
JACK MILLERCHAIRMAN EME
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
MICHAEL WEISERCHAIR OF THE
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
PHILIP KAYMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
STEVEN NASATIRTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BENJAMIN KLEINERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GOLDIE WOLFE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN AGRESTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA CHAVEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MARTHA MCGEARY SNIDERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES CEASERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL KRISTOLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETE PETERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL ROBERTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GARETT SHINERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LIZ BUSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILFRED MCCLAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
HANS ZEIGERPRESIDENT
Officer
40$302,689
MICHAEL CARROLLCHIEF PHILAN
Officer
40$203,324
JACK GUIPREVP- OPERATIO
Officer
40$144,076
QURISHA HENDRICKSONVP & CHIEF O
Officer
40$141,982
TOM KELLYVP- CIVICS I
Officer
40$139,920
JACK MILLERCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
PHILIP KAYMANSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
MICHAEL WEISERTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
BENJAMIN KLEINERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GOLDIE WOLFE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN AGRESTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA CHAVEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES CEASERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL KRISTOLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LIZ BUSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PETE PETERSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BILL ROBERTIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILFRED MCCLAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEVEN NASATIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 16 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
MICHAEL ANDREWSSECRETARY/PR
Trustee or director, Officer
40$224,738
MICHAEL CARROLLCOMPENSATED
Officer
1$200,000
JACK GUIPREVICE PRESIDE
Officer
40$125,454
TOM KELLYCOMPENSATED
Officer
1$115,000
JAMES CEASERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$20,000
WILFRED MCCLAYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$16,000
JACK MILLERCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
MICHAEL WEISERTREASURER
Trustee or director
1$0
GOLDIE WOLFE MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN AGRESTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BENJAMIN KLEINERMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN LILLARDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL BRACCIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
WILLIAM KRISTOLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ELIZABETH KAUFER BUSCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
LINDA CHAVEZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
3 BALA PLAZA WEST SUITE 401, BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004-3408
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
HANS ZEIGER, 3 BALA PLAZA WEST, SUITE 401, BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004
Signed the 990
BRYAN POLLACK, CFO/ASSTTREASURER
Phone
(484) 436-2060
Return prepared by
WHISMAN GIORDANO & ASSOCIATES LLC

Mission

THE MISSION OF THE JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY, INC. (A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION) (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS THE ORGANIZATION) IS TO REINVIGORATE EDUCATION IN AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO ADVANCE THE TEACHING AND STUDY OF AMERICAS HISTORY, ITS POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS, AND THE CENTRAL PRINCIPLES, IDEAS AND ISSUES ARISING FROM THE AMERICAN AND WESTERN TRADITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION FOCUSES ON THREE PILLARS: GROWING THE TALENT PIPELINE OF PROFESSORS AND SCHOLARS DEDICATED TO THE TEACHING AND STUDY OF AMERICA'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY, TRANSFORMING THE MODEL FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF K-12 CIVICS AND HISTORY TEACHERS, AND BUILDING COLLABORATION AMONG CIVICS ORGANIZATIONS, FUNDERS, AND CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS TO STRENGTHEN CIVICS EFFORTS AROUND THE NATION.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • THE JACK MILLER CENTER IS A NONPARTISAN NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO REINVIGORATING THE TEACHING OF AMERICA'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY. THROUGH ITS WORK WITH A NATIONAL NETWORK OF SCHOLARS AND PARTNER INSTITUTIONS, THE CENTER SUPPORTS CIVICS AND HISTORY EDUCATORS AT EVERY LEVEL AND STRENGTHENS THE BROADER NATIONAL CIVICS MOVEMENT. THE CENTER STRENGTHENED THE TALENT PIPELINE OF ACADEMIC SCHOLARS THROUGH SYLLABUS AND PUBLISHING WORKSHOPS, MENTORSHIP PROGRAMS, LEADERSHIP TRAINING, AND CAMPUS CENTER-BUILDING SUPPORT. PROGRAMS INCLUDED A NEW AMERICAN HISTORIAN CONFERENCE, THE 2025 JACK MILLER FELLOWSHIP FOR 24 SCHOLARS, A DIRECTORS SUMMIT FOR 50 LEADERS OF UNIVERSITY CIVICS CENTERS, AND 64 AMERICA 250 AND CONSTITUTION DAY PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS LED BY SCHOLARS IN ITS NETWORK. FOR K-12 CIVICS AND HISTORY EDUCATORS, THE CENTER ORCHESTRATED 66 SCHOLAR-LED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND GRADUATE COURSES REACHING 1,100 TEACHERS, CONDUCTED ITS YEARLONG AMERICAN CIVIC TRADITION FELLOWSHIP FOR 15 TEACHERS, AND GREW ITS CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES OFFERING SUBJECT-FOCUSED GRADUATE COURSES TO 13 INSTITUTIONS. FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY, THE CENTER CONDUCTED SEMINARS IN NEW YORK CITY, LOS ANGELES, AND MIAMI ON BUILDING COURSES GROUNDED IN PRIMARY SOURCE TEXTS. TO GROW THE NATIONAL CIVICS MOVEMENT, THE CENTER ALSO PUBLISHED A CIVICS MAGAZINE WITH ESSAYS FROM INFLUENTIAL LEADERS, PRODUCED 24 SCHOLAR INTERVIEWS PROMOTING THEIR SCHOLARSHIP, PUBLICIZED MORE THAN 140 OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOLARS, AND PARTNERED WITH 95 ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS TO AMPLIFY SHARED EFFORTS.
    Expenses $6,469,468 · grants $1,317,197

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
26-1147689
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2016
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$16,700,005
Income (IRS master file)
$8,580,820

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$8,580,820$8,209,407$16,700,005XML
990December 2024$3,848,538$6,167,281$15,199,324XML
990December 2023$11,556,567$5,367,968$15,958,840XML
990December 2022$2,147,588$4,936,882$9,446,615IRS
990December 2021$2,056,092$3,527,425$13,667,602XML
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-1147689).

Questions about JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND

What is the EIN of JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND?
The employer identification number (EIN) of JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND is 26-1147689.
Is JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
Are donations to JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names HANS ZEIGER.
Who are the officers and directors of JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $358,555 (HANS ZEIGER, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does JACK MILLER CENTER FOR TEACHING AMERICAS FOUNDING PRINCIPLES AND have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,580,820, expenses of $8,209,407 and total assets of $16,700,005 at year end.

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