The Becket Fund

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1993

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Eric Hines

Phone

2029550095

Tax Period

2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

The Becket Fund, founded in 1993, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Social Science sector that reported $17.5M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 7% compared to the prior year. The organization ran a surplus of $4.0M, a strong 23% operating margin.

Mission

Public interest legal activities. Our mission is to protect the free expression of all faiths.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $11,656,566 Revenue: $2,350,338

Public interest legal activities: Our mission is to protect the free expression of all faiths. We exist to vindicate a simple but frequently neglected principle that because the religious impulse is natural to human beings, religious expression is natural to human culture. See attached for case litigation list.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $14,888,089

Program Service Revenue $2,350,338

Investment Income $690,300

Other Revenue $-384,786

TOTAL REVENUE $17,543,941

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $10,187,955

Fundraising Expenses $1,017,634

Program Expenses $11,656,566

Other Expenses $3,310,093

TOTAL EXPENSES $13,498,048

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$17,543,941	$18,849,672	-0.1%
Expenses	$13,498,048	$12,279,097	+0.1%
Net Income	$4,045,893	$6,570,575	-0.4%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

N/A

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$686,431

Total Directors

$472,393

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Mark Rienzi	President & CEO	40.00	Officer Director	$366,875	$61,231	$428,106
William Mumma	Board Chair	2.00	Director	$0	$44,287	$44,287
Eric Rassbach	VP & Senior Counsel	40.00	Highest	$297,500	$58,711	$356,211
Luke Goodrich	VP & Senior Counsel	40.00	Highest	$297,500	$55,311	$352,811
Eric Baxter	VP & Senior Counsel	40.00	Highest	$297,500	$78,974	$376,474
Daniel Blomberg	VP & Senior Counsel	40.00	Highest	$292,500	$53,861	$346,361
Lori Windham	VP & Senior Counsel	40.00	Highest	$292,500	$47,650	$340,150
Eric Hines	Chief Financial Officer	40.00	Officer	$222,500	$35,825	$258,325
Robert George	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Mary Ann Glendon	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Russell Moore	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Meir Soloveichik	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Leonard Leo	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Robert Neal	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dr Jacqueline Rivers	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Huleatt	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Broc Hiatt	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Doug Kingsley	Director	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Kevin Hasson	Director/President Emeritus	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Lance Wickman	Vice Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
John Garvey	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
David Weidman	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$17,543,941	$13,498,048	$36,134,017	$4,045,893
2024	$18,849,672	$12,279,097	$33,434,160	$6,570,575
2023	$17,272,623	$10,668,730	$28,394,251	$6,603,893
2022	$13,973,613	$9,447,733	$15,541,342	$4,525,880
2022	$13,973,613	$9,447,733	$15,541,342	$4,525,880
2021	$11,216,379	$8,079,035	$10,853,348	$3,137,344
2020	$7,480,239	$7,263,373	$6,911,141	$216,866
2019	$9,699,693	$6,203,805	$6,755,431	$3,495,888