Institute for Creation Research
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 953523177
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2010–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Location
- Dallas, TX, USA
- Phone
- 2146158300
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- General Science
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $10,363,954
- Expenses
- $10,643,510
- Assets
- $53,450,129
- Liabilities
- $2,875,804
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
15 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- DR RANDY GULIUZZA (PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE)
Highest reported compensation
- DR RANDY GULIUZZA (PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE): $196,200 total reported compensation
- DR TIM CLAREY (DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH): $127,305 total reported compensation
- DR JAMES JOHNSON (CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER): $122,397 total reported compensation
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Icr supports christ's church through science, education, and media to glorify jesus as creator, refute darwinism, equip pastors, reshape biology with design, and defend the gospel using scripture-affirming, miracle-validating research.
What it reported doing in 2024
Applied research & communications: books, such as the "guide to" series, unlocking the mysteries of genesis and student guide, and the book of beginnings, support the icr mission to communicate the latest research on origins and earth history from a biblical perspective. Dvd's/videos, such as unlocking the mysteries of genesis, made in his image, the truth on tour series, and uncovering the truth about dinosaurs, provide effective communication tools, some with closed captions and subtitles in a variety of languages, to meet the needs of icr's diverse audiences. Scholarly news articles are presented in creation science updates, and inspirational encouragement can be found in publications such as the quarterly devotional days of praise. Icr also develops technical scientific research for general audiences and offers programs such as the icr radio ministry, podcasts, social media, events, and conferences across the country and the globe. Icr's communications resources present a christian worldview and provide scientific evidence supporting biblical creation based on genesis 1:11.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 87% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 86
- Transparency & Controls: 83
- Accountability: 90
- Sustainability: 50
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 93.2%; rating input score 93
- Program expense ratio: 86%; rating input score 86
- Fundraising efficiency: $16.54 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
- Compensation committee: Pass
- Independent consultant: Missing
- Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
- Written employment contract: Missing
- Compensation survey or study: Pass
- Board or committee approval: Pass
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 90.9%; rating input score 91; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
- Whistleblower policy: Pass
- Document-retention policy: Pass
- CEO compensation review process: Pass
- Other executive compensation review process: Fail
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Pass
- Independent financial-statement audit: Pass
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -2.7%; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 5.02; rating input score 85; 85th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.05; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 11.9% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 93.2% of revenue deployed · 86% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 10 of 11 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $9.2M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $196K · 15 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
- Consistency: 35 of 35 current checks pass
- Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
- Filing history: 14 filing years from 2010 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
- Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 52/100.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 22/100.
- Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 40/100.