John Locke Foundation Inc.

Raleigh, North Carolina
EIN 56-1656943
Tax-exempt since 1990

Firms paid: 5
Fees reported, 2020–2023: $289K
Fees reported in 2023: $50K
Most Recent Reported Revenue: $5.1M

Fundraising fees by year

Per Form 990 Schedule G

Firms paid in 2023

$49,596 to 2 fundraisers · $52,345 in professional fundraising fees on the return

Fundraisers John Locke Foundation Inc. paid in 2023, from Form 990 Schedule G
Fundraiser	Filed as	Fee
Clearword Communications GroupDirect responseMailings	Mailings	$44,096
Crescendo	—	$5,500

All firms paid

Fundraisers John Locke Foundation Inc. reported paying, all years
Fundraiser	Years	Total fees
Clearword Communications GroupDirect response	2020–2023 · 4 years	$178,479
Five Stone Strategies LLC	2020–2021 · 2 years	$53,314
Jackrabbit	2020–2022 · 2 years	$46,192
Crescendo	2023	$5,500
Cresendo	2022	$5,500

Form 990 Snapshot

John Locke Foundation Inc.'s Form 990 figures by year
Tax year	Revenue	Contributions	Fundraising expenses	Professional fundraising fees
2023	$5.1M	$5.1M	$795K	$52K
2022	$5.9M	$5.9M	$659K	$57K
2021	$1.8M	$1.8M	$636K	$62K
2020	$6.5M	$6.5M	$512K	$122K
2019	$3.4M	$3.4M	$308K	—
2018	$3.6M	$3.6M	$284K	—
2017	$3.7M	$3.7M	$455K	—

Fees are what John Locke Foundation Inc. reported on IRS Form 990. Nonprofits list only fundraisers paid $5,000 or more, and many book consultants under other expenses, so a nonprofit can have worked with firms that don't appear here. Last checked 2026-11-14.