Prager University Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$76.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$69.6m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$110.7m
$5.2m liabilities
Net assets
$105.5m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.8 years on average
Staff
211
13,520 volunteers
Chair observed
≥3 yrs
Mike Colby
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Prager University Foundation's network
8 people7 organisationsi8 people and 7 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 (7) 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 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 8 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Colby Chair | Chairman | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Bob Hutt | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Blumberg | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dennis Beck | Treasurer (To 1/25) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kim Bengard | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mike Quinn | Treasurer (From 1/25) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| TIM Schowalter | Secretary (To 3/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| TIM Walsh | Director (To 5/25) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
34 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Flajsing | VP, Development | since 2022 |
| Adrienne Johnson | Chief of Staff | 2021 |
| Alexander Jimenez | VP, Design | since 2024 |
| Allen Estrin | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Amanda Rossie | Director, Development Operations | 2023 |
| Christopher Bowler | Data Scientist - Until 11/2020 | 2020 |
| Christopher Powell | VP, Production Technology | since 2019 |
| Craig Strazzeri | Chief Marketing Officer | since 2018 |
| Dan Krauser | Chief Advancement Officer | 2024 |
| Dana Fishman | Head of Production | since 2024 |
| Daniel Sanders | Chief Technical Officer | 2025 |
| David Prager | VP, Development | since 2019 |
| Dennis Prager | President and Founder | since 2018 |
| Dzana Homan | VP, Kids | 2025 |
| Jason Bateman | Director, Major Gifts | since 2020 |
| Jeanine Sabljic | VP, People Operations | 2024 |
| Jura Chung | VP, Prageru Kids - Until 10/2022 | 2022 |
| Katherine Patrykus | Director, Portfolio & Foundations | since 2020 |
| Kelly McNair | VP, Development | since 2022 |
| Kevin Royse | Chief Advancement Officer (To 10/2023) | since 2022 |
| Lara Erman | Head of Production | since 2023 |
| Layne Thrasher | Chief Financial Officer | since 2019 |
| Layne Thrasher - AS of 0418 | Chief Financial Officer | 2018 |
| Lisa Wilkins | VP, Development | 2024 |
| Lucy Werner | VP, Development | since 2019 |
| Marissa Streit | Chief Executive Officer | since 2018 |
| Mark Kawamoto | VP, Performance Marketing | 2025 |
| Michael Mirch | Head of Creative | 2025 |
| Michael Murray | VP, Development - Until 10/2022 | 2022 |
| Mike Lavery | VP, Outreach | 2019 |
| Rachel Ochoa | Co-Head of Development | 2025 |
| Robert Kuns - AS of 0618 | Chief Creative Officer | 2018 |
| Robert Kuns Chief Creative | Officer - Until 04/2019 | 2019 |
| Susan Ekpunobi | Personality (To 9/2023) | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa Streit | Chief Executive Officer | 40 | $989k | $42k | |
| David Prager | Chief Development Officer | 40 | $473k | $51k | |
| Layne Thrasher | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $460k | $31k | |
| Craig Strazzeri | Chief Marketing Officer | 40 | $443k | $41k | |
| Allen Estrin | Executive Director | 40 | $355k | $11k | |
| Daniel Sanders | Chief Technical Officer | 40 | $315k | $19k | |
| Katherine Patrykus | Co-Head of Development | 40 | $239k | $19k | |
| Lucy Werner | VP, Development | 40 | $236k | $3k | |
| Alexander Jimenez | VP, Design | 40 | $228k | $37k | |
| Aaron Flajsing | VP, Development | 40 | $222k | $46k | |
| Michael Mirch | Head of Creative | 40 | $219k | $46k | |
| Rachel Ochoa | Co-Head of Development | 40 | $218k | $36k | |
| Dana Fishman | Head of Production | 40 | $212k | $22k | |
| Mark Kawamoto | VP, Performance Marketing | 40 | $208k | $33k | |
| Lara Erman | Head of Production | 40 | $198k | $21k | |
| Dzana Homan | VP, Kids | 40 | $198k | $35k | |
| Mike Colby | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Quinn | Treasurer (From 1/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bob Hutt | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Blumberg | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Bengard | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dennis Beck | Treasurer (To 1/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Walsh | Director (To 5/25) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tim Schowalter | Secretary (To 3/25) | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
12 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263017071). 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 |
|---|---|
| Tim Schowalter | Director |
| Craig Strazzeri | Chief Marketing Officer |
| Sam Longo | Secretary |
| Layne Thrasher | CFO |
| Marissa Streit | CEO |
| Allen Estrin | Executive Director |
| David Blumberg | Chairman |
| Kim Bengard | Director |
| Daniel Sanders | Chief Technical Officer |
| Mike Quinn | Treasurer |
| Layne Thrasher | |
| Dennis Beck | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Prager University Foundation
- EIN
- 271763901
- Address
- 15021 Ventura Boulevard 552, Sherman Oaks, CA, 91403-2442
- State
- California
- Mission
- Prager university foundation ("prageru") is the world's leading conservative nonprofit that is focused on changing minds. We promote american, judeo-christian values through the creative use of digital media. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B99 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2010
- Principal officer
- Marissa Streit (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2010
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBob Hutt
≥8years on the filingsDavid Blumberg
≥8years on the filingsDennis Beck
≥8years on the filingsKim Bengard
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $110.7m
- Total liabilities
- $5.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $105.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $73.4m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 211
- Volunteers
- 13,520
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 | $69.7m | $68.5m | $1.2m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
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.Prager University Foundation 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: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Status
- Not stated
- Formed
- Not stated
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.