Dr James Dobson Family Institute
Donations deductibleRevenue
$10.9m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$9.8m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$11.4m
$4.6m liabilities
Net assets
$6.7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.3 years on average
Staff
40
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Dr James C Dobson
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Dr James Dobson Family Institute's network
8 people2 organisationsi8 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (6) 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
8 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr James C Dobson Chair | CEO, Chairman of the Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Alan Sears | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Bart Brock | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Herb Fisher | Vice Chairman of the Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Lisa Granger | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Michele Bachmann | Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Roy Stringfellow | Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shirley Dobson | Company secretary | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brian McNulty | VP of Broadcast and Media | since 2019 |
| Brit Beau Henderson | Director of Creative | since 2022 |
| Dan Lawrence | VP of Marketing | since 2022 |
| James Gottry | VP of Public Policy | since 2019 |
| Jenanne Jenkins | VP Stewardship | since 2019 |
| Jenanne Jenkins-Ratti | VP Stewardship | since 2022 |
| Joseph Waresak | President | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Waresak | President | 40 | $194k | $45k | |
| Jenanne Jenkins-Ratti | Sr VP Stewardship | 40 | $132k | $6k | |
| Dan Lawrence | VP of Marketing | 40 | $126k | $18k | |
| Britt Beau Henderson | Director of Creative | 40 | $114k | $43k | |
| Danae Dobson | Member | 10 | $14k | ||
| Dr James C Dobson | Founder, Chairman of the B | 10 | $0 | ||
| Dr William Brock | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Alan Sears | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Dr Roy Stringfellow | Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Granger | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Michele Bachmann | Member | 5 | $0 |
Colorado roster
10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263013796). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Gary Bauer | SVP Public Policy |
| Jenanne Jenkins-Ratti | SVP Stewardship |
| Michele Bachman | Director |
| Lisa Granger | Director/Secretary |
| Alan Sears | Director |
| William Bart Brock | President & Chairman |
| John Roise | Director & Treasurer |
| Danae Dobson | Director |
| Roy Stringfellow | Director |
| John Roise |
About
- Legal name
- Dr James Dobson Family Institute
- EIN
- 271394708
- Address
- Po Box 39000, Colorado SPGS, CO, 80949-9000
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- To help preserve and promote the institution of the family and the biblical principles on which it is based, and to seek to introduce as many people as possible to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Specifically, the focus of the ministry is on marriage, parenthood, evangelism, the sanctity of human life and encouraging righteousness in the culture. (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
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2009
- Principal officer
- Dr William Brock (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2010
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsDr James C Dobson
≥7years on the filingsHerb Fisher
≥7years on the filingsShirley Dobson
≥4years on the filingsBart Brock
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $11.4m
- Total liabilities
- $4.6m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $6.7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $10.5m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 40
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Dr. James Dobson Family Institute likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 11 December 2009
- Registered agent
- Family Talk Action Corporation (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.