Polis Institute Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$506k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$487k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$55k
$17k liabilities
Net assets
$38k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
3.9 years on average
Staff
7
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Chris Ramos
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Polis Institute Inc's network
6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Ramos Chair | Chairperson | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chris Busey PHD | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| JB Boonstra | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Philip Hissom (also filed as Phil Hissom, Phil Hissom) | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ryan Norman | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Vanessa Gonzalez | Vice-Chairperson | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
6 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Ward | Company secretary | 2018 |
| Bahiyyah Maroon PHD | President, Chief Data Officer | since 2020 |
| Dan Sherfield | President | 2018 |
| Eugene Jones | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Philip Hissom | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Ryan Norman | Treasurer | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Hissom | Secretary | 15 | $8k | ||
| Chris Ramos | Chairperson | 1 | $0 | ||
| Vanessa Gonzalez | Vice-Chairperson | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ryan Norman | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Chris Busey PHD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| JB Boonstra | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Polis Institute Inc
- EIN
- 270226465
- Address
- 1001 N Orange Ave, Orlando, FL, 32801-1018
- State
- Florida
- Mission
- To champion human dignity by designing the solutions to the social problems that infringe upon it. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- X83 Religion-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Religion-Related
- Size band
- 3 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2009
- Principal officer
- Phil HIssom (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 2010
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥4years on the filingsPhilip Hissom
≥4years on the filingsRyan Norman
≥4years on the filingsVanessa Gonzalez
≥3years on the filingsChris Ramos
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $55k
- Total liabilities
- $17k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $38k
- Contributions and grants received
- $221k
- Program service revenue
- $285k
- Employees
- 7
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $506k | $487k | $20k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.