The Charlemagne Institute

“The organization has members.”

“The members may elect the governing body.”

“Decisions of the governing body are reviewed and approved by the members.”

“The board reviews form 990 at their meeting after the form is received from the accountants, prior to filing due date.”

“The controller and treasurer monitor all spending to ensure that no expenses or other outgoing payments have a direct financial benefit to board directors or highly compensated employees. Major expenses require both management and board approval. Other checks and balances are in place and the directors self-report.”

“Compensation for the ceo is set by the board of directors, based on work experience, performance, and the comparative market within the industry.”

“Compensation for other officers and employees is set by the ceo with the board of directors oversight, based on work experience, performance, and the comparative market within the industry.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request.”

“INTELLECTUAL TAKEOUT”

“Intellectual takeout is charlemagne institute's webzine geared towards a younger american audience. Established in 2009, intellectual takeout (ito) has over 8 million unique readers annually and tens of millions of views of content via social media and email outreach and communications. Over the course of a year, ito will publish over 1,000 articles promoted to 700,000 followers via social media. Our webzine helps educate our readers on the foundations, traditions, principles, and history of america and western civilization. At the same time, ito deconstructs modern and past ideologies, showing the faulty logic and the disastrous results. Throughout all our publications, charlemagne institute draws a clear line between our editorial decisions and our donors and board of directors. While donors may direct funding to specific projects, such as the alcuin internship, they are not directing the writing or publishing of our content. We publish a wide range of content that is meant to foster discussion and further intellectual discovery.”

“Chronicles: a magazine of american culture has been a stronghold of intelligent, conservative discourse on western and american culture since 1977. Each year, we publish 12 issues of the magazine. All charlemagne institute members receive a subscription to chronicles. In 2022, we will be celebrating our 45th anniversary. Through the print magazine as well as social media outlets, our website, tv and radio interviews, and podcasts, chronicles examines and analyzes current events from the perspectives of history, theology, literature, and philosophy. Influencing the influential, over a third of its 7,000 subscribers hold advanced degrees. Its readership includes novelists, filmmakers, university professors, teachers, homeschooling mothers, priests and pastors, captains of industry, government researchers, journalists, think tank leaders, lawyers, bishops, judges, bureaucrats, and politicians. In 2020, we released our first volume of remembering the right, a special compilation issue of articles dedicated to sharing the wisdom of past conservative and western intellectuals. Charlemagne institute became the publisher of chronicles on december 31, 2018, when the rockford institute, chronicles' original publisher, dissolved and all its assets were assumed by charlemagne institute. Throughout all our publications, charlemagne institute draws a clear line between our editorial decisions and our donors and board of directors. While donors may direct funding to specific projects, such as the alcuin internship, they are not directing the writing or publishing of our content. We publish a wide range of content that is meant to foster discussion and further intellectual discovery.”

“The alcuin internship & covid: due to covid restrictions, charlemagne institute was unable to host the alcuin internship in 2020. We plan to relaunch the program for the summer of 2022. The alcuin internship is an intensive, intellectual, and professional training program for a group of leading college students and recent graduates. Traditionally hosted by charlemagne institute each summer, the alcuin internship deepens participants' understanding of the history of western civilization and the modern conservative movement while preparing them for lives of work and service. The program features a 5-day "intellectual bootcamp" followed by a weekly seminar-day featuring professors and thought-leaders from around the country discussing topics such as the history of conservatism, the roman republic, the roots of the western intellectual tradition, the french vs. American revolutions, and christianity's role in shaping the west. Additionally, the alcuin internship provides professional mentorship in writing for a diverse audience, business etiquette, networking, and growth opportunities in support of the mission. Despite the challenges of the covid-era, we have seen continued growth in fundraising and memberships. The vast majority of our supporters give between 50 and 1,000 annually, providing us a strong and broad foundation for continued growth to expand our reach and influence.”

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