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The Atlas Society, Ltd.

We inspire and equip people to embrace reason, achievement, and benevolent self-interest as the moral foundation for political liberty, personal happiness and a flourishing society

aka The Atlas Society   |   Kingwood, TX   |  http://www.atlassociety.org

Mission

The Atlas Society (TAS) builds on Objectivism, the philosophy originated by Ayn Rand, to inspire people to embrace reason, achievement, and benevolent and ethical self-interest as the moral foundation for political liberty, personal happiness, and a flourishing society. We use creative means to reach new audiences; we welcome discussion and debate, and we recognize that Objectivism is open to further development.

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We build on Objectivism, the philosophy originated by Ayn Rand, to inspire people to embrace reason, achievement, and benevolent and ethical self-interest as the moral foundation for political liberty, personal happiness, and a flourishing society. We use creative means to reach new audiences; we welcome discussion and debate, and we recognize that Objectivism is open to further development.

Ruling year info

2016

CEO, Executive Director

Ms. Jennifer Anju Grossman

Main address

22001 Northpark Dr #250

Kingwood, TX 77339 USA

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Formerly known as

The Objectivist Center, Ltd.

Institute for Objectivist Studies, Ltd

EIN

13-3554791

NTEE code info

Humanities Organizations (A70)

Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy N.E.C. (R99)

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Atlas Intellectuals

Atlas Intellectuals is a 90-minute monthly discussion group hosted by The Atlas Society Senior Scholar Stephen Hicks, Ph.D. Each discussion draws on content from Professor Hicks’ most recent topic covered in the Atlas Intellectuals courses above, ranging from Capitalism, Socialism, Slavery/Reparations, Envy, Objectivity, Altruism and more. In addition to reviewing Ayn Rand’s perspective, Professor Hicks introduces thinkers from a variety of viewpoints –– from Milton Friedman to Karl Marx.

Courses and their subsequent discussion seminars are scheduled on perennial and contemporary themes—Money, Socialism, the implications of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, Slavery and Reparations, Objectivity, Envy, Capitalism, Individual Rights, Egoism versus Altruism, and more. Each course includes twenty-four pieces of content, ranging from memes, videos, podcasts, texts by Ayn Rand, and curated intellectual and scholarly texts by Objectivist and other thinkers from a variety of perspectives.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Academics

Morals and Markets is a 90-minute webinar held on the fourth Thursday of each month (8:00 PM-9:30 PM ET), hosted by Dr. Richard Salsman who is a Senior Scholar at The Atlas Society as well as a Professor of Economics at Duke University.

Dr. Salsman is one of the leading proponents of the moral defense of Capitalism left in our country and is a dedicated scholar of Rand and Objectivism. He began hosting Morals & Markets for alumni of his classes at Duke who wanted to continue to have engaging conversations on contemporary topics that explore the intersection between ethics, politics, economics, and markets. Sessions begin with remarks by Dr. Salsman, followed by Q&A, discussion, and debate.

Morals and Markets is geared to currently matriculating college students, but also welcomes recent graduates and serious high school students. Invite your friends, classmates, or colleagues!

Population(s) Served
Young adults
Students

The Atlas Society offers a host of amazing senior scholars and fellows who are experts in their respective fields (which include Philosophy, Economics, Business, Journalism, and Academic Writing), to those campus chapter leaders from partner and other liberty organizations, who are looking to bring speakers to their campus during the school year.

Population(s) Served

The Atlas Society welcomes members of all ages to join the Atlas Society Book Club! It is once a month at 4:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM ET, and hosted by Student Programs Consultant Aaron Tao and Fundraising & Operations Coordinator Scott Schiff.

You can register for upcoming book clubs using the registration links on the Book Club webpage (https://www.atlassociety.org/atlas-university/book-club) or from The Atlas Society Events webpage (https://www.atlassociety.org/events).

Previous book club books include "Apocalypse Never" by Michael Shellenberger, "The Case Against Socialism" by Rand Paul, "Zero to One" by Peter Thiel, and guest authors have included Jeffrey Tucker, Robert Traciniski, and Anne Heller.

Population(s) Served
Young adults
Students
Young adults
Students

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How we listen

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Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

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  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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The Atlas Society, Ltd.

Board of directors
as of 02/15/2023
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Board chair

Mr. James Lapeyre II

John Aglialoro

UM Holdings Ltd.

James M. Lapeyre, Jr.

Laitram, LLC

Clifford S. Asness, Ph.D.

AQR Capital Managmenet

Franklin Brooks

FreemanWhite, Inc.

David Kelley, Ph.D.

Retired

Peter Copses

Retired

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes