RODEL INSTITUTE

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

2801 E CAMELBACK RD STE 200, PHOENIX, AZ 85016-4363

In care of

% CORLISS DIAZCADENA

Principal officer (990 for 2025)

JOHN KROGER, PO BOX 15799, PHOENIX, AZ 85060

Signed the 990

JOHN KROGER, PRESIDENT/CEO

Phone

(480) 915-0838

Website

WWW.RODELINSTITUTE.ORG

Return prepared by

CBIZ ADVISORS LLC

Mission

THE RODEL INSTITUTE IS A NONPARTISAN CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL GROWTH. RODEL HELPS AMERICA'S MOST PROMISING LEADERS REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS PUBLIC SERVANTS, DEEPEN THEIR COMMITMENT TO DEMOCRACY AND THE RULE OF LAW, CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OCONTINUED FROM PAGE 1AND WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS SOME OF OUR NATION'S MOST IMPORTANT DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGES.

Program accomplishments

• THE INSTITUTE'S SIGNATURE PROGRAM IS THE RODEL FELLOWSHIP. CREATED IN 2005, THE FELLOWSHIP IS THE NATION'S PREMIER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ELECTED LEADERS. EACH YEAR, THE PROGRAM SELECTS 24 OUTSTANDING STATE AND LOCAL-LEVEL LEADERS, DIVIDED EQUALLY BETWEEN THE TWO POLITICAL PARTIES, TO COME TOGETHER FOR A SERIES OF THREE MULTI-DAY SEMINARS HELD OVER A TWO-YEAR PERIOD. WORKING WITH LEADING SCHOLARS AS MODERATORS, THE FELLOWS READ AND DISCUSS CLASSIC TEXTS DEALING WITH ETHICAL VALUES, DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, AND WISE AND EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP. THOSE TEXTS INCLUDE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, THE PREAMBLE TO THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION, AND WRITINGS BY FREDERICK DOUGLASS, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, AND MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., AMONG MANY OTHERS. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE RODEL FELLOWSHIP SEMINARS, FELLOWS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER PERIODICALLY WITH ALUMNI OF THE PROGRAM TO DISCUSS CRITICAL QUESTIONS OF PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLIC LEADERSHIP IN A NONPARTISAN SETTING. OVER 360 ELECTED LEADERS HAVE COMPLETED THE PROGRAM. THESE FELLOWS HAVE GONE ON TO SERVE AS UNITED STATES SENATORS, GOVERNORS, MAYORS, PARTY LEADERS, CABINET SECRETARIES, MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
  Expenses $740,340
• LAUNCHED IN 2022, THE JUDICIAL FELLOWSHIP IS FOR FEDERAL JUDGES AND STATE SUPREME COURT JUSTICES. BASED OFF OF THE RODEL FELLOWSHIP MODEL, THE PROGRAM CONVENES 18 JUDGES AND JUSTICES ANNUALLY FOR A SERIES OF THREE SEMINARS TO STUDY, LEARN FROM ONE ANOTHER, BUILD TRUSTING FRIENDSHIPS, AND FOSTER COMMON INTELLECTUAL GROUND. THESE JUDGES (9 OF WHICH WERE APPOINTED BY OR ELECTED AS REPUBLICANS AND 9 OF WHICH WERE APPOINTED BY OR ELECTED AS DEMOCRATS) MEET FOR THREE LONG WEEKENDS OVER TWO YEARS WITH THE FINAL CAPSTONE SEMINAR TAKING PLACE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. THE SEMINARS COMBINE READING-BASED DISCUSSIONS LED BY DISTINGUISHED LAW PROFESSORS WITH WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON LEADERSHIP AND THE CHALLENGES OF JUDICIAL WORK. RODEL JUDICIAL FELLOWS READ CLASSICAL LEGAL TEXTS ON AMERICAN DEMOCRACY FROM VARYING PERSPECTIVES. THE DISCUSSIONS ARE CANDID AND CONFIDENTIAL, ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS TO FULLY EXAMINE THEIR OWN IDEAS AND EXPLORE THOSE OF THEIR COLLEAGUES.
  Expenses $690,111
• BUILDING OFF THE SUCCESS OF THE RODEL FELLOWSHIP WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING THE IMPACT OF RODEL MORE SCALABLE, RODEL AMERICA WAS FOUNDED IN 2022. RODEL AMERICA CONVENES BIPARTISAN GROUPS OF STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS FROM SELECT REGIONS OF THE NATION TO PARTICIPATE IN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS EMPLOYING THE PROVEN RODEL SEMINAR MODEL. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BREAK DOWN PARTISAN BARRIERS, INCREASE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING, AND CREATE AN ATMOSPHERE CONDUCIVE TO PRACTICAL PROBLEM-SOLVING. RODEL AMERICA HAS COMPLETED PROGRAMS IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE; WASHINGTON STATE; RHODE ISLAND AND CALIFORNIA WITH FUTURE SEMINARS SCHEDULED FOR ALASKA AND WASHINGTON STATE.
  Expenses $319,722
• "FOUNDED IN 2022, THE EDWARDS PRIZE IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO A BOOK PUBLISHED IN THE PRIOR YEAR THAT PROMISES TO MAKE AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE UNDERSTANDING AND PRACTICE OF DEMOCRACY AND AMERICAN POLITICS. THE PRIZE IS NAMED IN HONOR OF MARVIN HENRY ""MICKEY"" EDWARDS, WHO HAS INSPIRED GENERATIONS OF AMERICAN PUBLIC SERVANTS AND STUDENTS AS A MEMBER OF CONGRESS; FACULTY MEMBER AT HARVARD, PRINCETON, AND AMERICAN UNIVERSITY; AUTHOR OF MULTIPLE SCHOLARLY BOOKS ON THE AMERICAN POLITICAL PROCESS; AND FOUNDING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE RODEL FELLOWSHIP. IN MAKING THE SELECTION FOR THE EDWARDS PRIZE, THE COMMITTEE WILL SEEK A WORK THAT REFLECTS THE GOALS AND VALUES OF THE RODEL INSTITUTE. EXCERPTS FROM THE WINNING BOOK WILL BE INCLUDED AS BACKGROUND READING FOR RELEVANT RODEL SEMINARS. THE PRIZE WILL BE AWARDED ANNUALLY AND WILL CARRY AN HONORARIUM OF $10,000. THE WINNER OF THE PRIZE WILL BE DETERMINED BY A COMMITTEE OF SEVEN PERSONS COMPRISED OF FOUR RODEL FELLOWS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE RODEL INSTITUTE, AND TWO OUTSIDE ADVISORS APPOINTED BY THE RODEL PRESIDENT. IN ODD-NUMBERED YEARS, THE PRIZE WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE MAIN DINNER HELD AT THE RODEL REUNION, AT WHICH THE WINNER WILL PRESENT A TALK. IN EVEN YEARS, THE PRIZE WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE RECIPIENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A RODEL UNIVERSITY PARTNER WHO WILL HOST A LECTURE TO BE DELIVERED BY THE WINNER."
  Expenses $123,383
• COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS -THE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS (CFR) AND THE RODEL INSTITUTE CONVENE AN ANNUAL FOREIGN POLICY FORUM FOR RODEL FELLOWS IN ELECTED OFFICE TO GATHER FOR NONPARTISAN DISCUSSIONS ON THE FOREIGN POLICY CHALLENGES FACING THE UNITED STATES. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO HELP ELECTED LEADERS DEVELOP THE GEOPOLITICAL UNDERSTANDING NECESSARY TO ENGAGE PRODUCTIVELY AND COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE WORLD. THE CFR-RODEL COLLABORATION IS DESIGNED TO FURTHER THE LEADERSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE FOR PARTICIPANTS FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR THREE-SEMINAR RODEL FELLOWSHIP.
  Expenses $71,520

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.

IRS record

EIN

92-0721362

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

School

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2023

Accounting year ends

December

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T23)

Assets (IRS master file)

$1,012,558

Income (IRS master file)

$3,309,402

Filing history

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 92-0721362).

Questions about RODEL INSTITUTE

What is the EIN of RODEL INSTITUTE?

The employer identification number (EIN) of RODEL INSTITUTE is 92-0721362.

Is RODEL INSTITUTE tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2023.

Are donations to RODEL INSTITUTE tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does RODEL INSTITUTE 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 RODEL INSTITUTE 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 RODEL INSTITUTE 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 RODEL INSTITUTE?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names JOHN KROGER.

Who are the officers and directors of RODEL INSTITUTE?

The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $437,184 (JOHN KROGER, PRESIDENT & CEO).

How much revenue does RODEL INSTITUTE have?

On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,309,402, expenses of $2,891,854 and total assets of $1,012,558 at year end.

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