Nonprofit · EIN 54-1612640
THE TRINITY FORUM INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,378,837 | $2,164,825 | $214,012 | $2,345,813 | $765,481 | $1,580,332 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,126,457 | $2,162,378 | -$35,921 | $2,107,493 | $691,340 | $1,416,153 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $1,876,998 | $1,862,240 | $14,758 | $2,308,414 | $856,340 | $1,452,074 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,903,078
- Program service revenue
- $451,419
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $24,340
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $285,230
- Other salaries and wages
- $746,740
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,302,889
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $33,885
- Occupancy
- $135,021
- Travel
- $18,299
- Depreciation
- $3,234
- Program services (functional)
- $1,820,578
- Management and general (functional)
- $321,278
- Fundraising (functional)
- $22,969
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,107,493
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,345,813
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $765,481
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,580,332
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,084
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,580,332
- Gross receipts
- $2,378,837
- Employees
- 8
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERIE HARDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $285,230 |
| CLAUDE ALEXANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KATIE ROLAND ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BRENAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BARBARA BRYANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| HOWARD DAHL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CATHERINE ESHELMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SAM FUNK | TREASURER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KATHERINE HALEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NATHAN HATCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY HOOGSTRA | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| GEORGE LCLARKJR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ROGER LAING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PAUL MCNULTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RICHARD MILES | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIF THORNTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERIE HARDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $289,607 |
| CLAUDE ALEXANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KATIE ROLAND ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BRENAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BARBARA BRYANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| HOWARD DAHL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| CATHERINE ESHELMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SAM FUNK | TREASURER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KATHERINE HALEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NATHAN HATCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY HOOGSTRA | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| GEORGE LCLARKJR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ROGER LAING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PAUL MCNULTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RICHARD MILES | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| GIF THORTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHERIE HARDER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $242,865 |
| CLAUDE ALEXANDER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| MICHAEL BRENAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BARBARA BRYANT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| HOWARD DAHL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SAM FUNK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| KATHERINE HALEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| NATHAN HATCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| SHIRLEY HOOGSTRA | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PRICE HARDING III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| GEORGE LCLARKJR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| ROGER LAING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| PAUL MCNULTY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| RICHARD MILES | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| BYRON SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| JAMES T SPEAR | TREASURER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1015 18TH ST NW STE 201, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-5229
- In care of
- % CHERIE HARDER
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHERIE HARDER, 1015 18TH STREET NW SUITE 201, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- CHERIE HARDER, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (202) 944-9881
- Website
- HTTP://WWW.TTF.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WILLIAMS WEISS HESTER & CO PLLC
Mission
TO ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING LEADERS TO DEEPEN, INTEGRATE, AND APPLY THEIR FAITH IN CHRIST TO THEIR LIVES,CONTRIBUTING TO THE RENEWAL OF SOCIETY BY CULTIVATING AND PROMOTING THE BEST OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT, AND HELPING LEADERS TO THINK, WORK, AND LEAD WISELY AS WELL.
Program accomplishments
- THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULA, THE HOLDING OF FORUMS AND OTHER EVENTS, AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLICATION OF EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.Expenses $1,820,578
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 year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-1612640
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,345,813
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,378,837
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,378,837 | $2,164,825 | $2,345,813 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,126,457 | $2,162,378 | $2,107,493 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,876,998 | $1,862,240 | $2,308,414 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,926,037 | $1,700,226 | $1,582,705 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 54-1612640).
Questions about THE TRINITY FORUM INC
- What is the EIN of THE TRINITY FORUM INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE TRINITY FORUM INC is 54-1612640.
- Is THE TRINITY FORUM INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to THE TRINITY FORUM INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE TRINITY FORUM INC 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 THE TRINITY FORUM INC 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 THE TRINITY FORUM INC 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 THE TRINITY FORUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHERIE HARDER.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE TRINITY FORUM INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $285,230 (CHERIE HARDER, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does THE TRINITY FORUM INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,378,837, expenses of $2,164,825 and total assets of $2,345,813 at year end.
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