Americans for Free Speech
This organization has filed its last report with the IRS.
Data is self-reported. Only electronically filed contributions and expenditures are included in totals.
Organization Details
PurposeFinancial Overview
Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.
Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.
Insights
This organization gets a majority of its contributions from out of state.Contributions & Expenditures
Explore all contributions to and expenditures by Americans for Free Speech since 2004.
$2.23M
$2.23M
Search all contributors, including those who made in-kind contributions of goods and services. Those who gave less than $200 per year may be reported in aggregate. Read more about the information required in these filings.
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IRS disclosures
All electronic form 8872s that Americans for Free Speech has filed with the IRS. Organizations may file monthly or quarterly during general-election (even-numbered) years, and monthly or semiannually during nonelection (odd-numbered) years.
Data only includes electronic filings. To look for paper reports, try the IRS’ search function.
2008
- $50,000 in contributions
- $54,318 in expenditures
2008
- $50,000 in contributions
- $54,318 in expenditures
December 5, 2008 to December 31, 2008
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$3,968
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed January 18, 2009 at 10:42PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Final report
October 1, 2008 to December 4, 2008
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$40
July 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$210
April 1, 2008 to June 30, 2008
Total contributions
$50,000
Total expenditures
$50,040
January 1, 2008 to March 31, 2008
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$60
2007
- $0 in contributions
- $820 in expenditures
2007
- $0 in contributions
- $820 in expenditures
July 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$820
Mid-year report
January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
2006
- $395,300 in contributions
- $390,592 in expenditures
2006
- $395,300 in contributions
- $390,592 in expenditures
End-of-year report
December 8, 2006 to December 31, 2006
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
October 1, 2006 to December 7, 2006
Total contributions
$275,300
Total expenditures
$270,432
July 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$60
April 1, 2006 to June 30, 2006
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$60
January 1, 2006 to March 31, 2006
Total contributions
$120,000
Total expenditures
$120,040
2005
- $500 in contributions
- $211,702 in expenditures
2005
- $500 in contributions
- $211,702 in expenditures
July 1, 2005 to December 31, 2005
Total contributions
$500
Total expenditures
$120
January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$211,582
2004
- $1.8M in contributions
- $1.6M in expenditures
2004
- $1.8M in contributions
- $1.6M in expenditures
December 3, 2004 to December 31, 2004
Total contributions
$283,000
Total expenditures
$222,044
October 21, 2004 to December 2, 2004
Total contributions
$596,000
Total expenditures
$450,176
Total contributions
$100,000
Total expenditures
$100,000
August 18, 2004 to September 30, 2004
Total contributions
$815,000
Total expenditures
$810,149
Tax-exempt political organizations that report receiving $25,000 or more a year must file Form 990, unless they meet certain criteria.
ProPublica found 5 form 990s on the IRS website filed by Americans for Free Speech. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.
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What organizations report itemized contributions and expenditures?Tax-exempt political organizations, other than qualified state or local political organizations, that have filed for tax-exempt status with the IRS under Section 527 must file Form 8872 to disclose any expenditures made or contributions received. A qualified state or local political organization is one whose political activities relate solely to state or local public office and that routinely files publicly available reports with one or more states. For state-by-state information on tax-exempt political organizations and their filings, see the IRS’ listings.
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How are the totals calculated?An organization’s total contributions and expenditures are calculated by summing up the most recent report filed for each reporting period. However, organizations sometimes file reports for overlapping dates or reports that duplicate data. For any date range, the most recently filed report is marked. Duplicate contributions or expenditures (ones that have the exact same name, amount and date but show up in multiple reports) have been removed from the calculated totals.