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American Values, Inc.

Organization Details
Purpose
Study, analysis, and related activity of issues contrasts between various candidates seeking federal office.
Leadership

Last updated 2004

Craig Simmons
Director
Daniel Paul Caprio
Director
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Financial Overview
All-Time Contributions
$426,291
All-Time Expenditures
$355,820
Top Contributors

Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.

Largest Recipients

Aggregation is done by name and will not account for significant variations in reported names.

Insights
This organization filed reports with overlapping dates, meaning that some contributions or expenditures may be duplicated. Always verify totals.
This organization uses a small percentage of its total expenditures for political contributions.

Contributions & Expenditures

Explore all contributions to and expenditures by American Values, Inc. since 2004.

Contributions (All time)
$426,291
Expenditures (All time)
$355,820

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IRS disclosures

All electronic form 8872s that American Values, Inc. 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

  • $22,000 in contributions
  • $21,650 in expenditures
July 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008
Total contributions
$22,000
Total expenditures
$21,650

2007

  • $10,000 in contributions
  • $11,218 in expenditures
January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2007
Total contributions
$10,000
Total expenditures
$11,218
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed September 30, 2008 at 03:20PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Mid-year report
January 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$1,277
1st report
This report was processed July 27, 2007 at 04:01PM.

2006

  • $157,191 in contributions
  • $155,850 in expenditures
November 28, 2006 to December 31, 2006
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$6,379
October 19, 2006 to November 27, 2006
Total contributions
$91,991
Total expenditures
$88,662
October 1, 2006 to October 24, 2006
(General election: November 7, 2006)
Total contributions
$57,200
Total expenditures
$60,809
This report overlaps with a more recent report.
July 1, 2006 to September 30, 2006
Total contributions
$8,000
Total expenditures
$0

2005

  • $0 in contributions
  • $254 in expenditures
January 1, 2005 to June 30, 2005
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$254

2004

  • $237,100 in contributions
  • $166,848 in expenditures
September 10, 2004 to December 31, 2004
Total contributions
$167,100
Total expenditures
$166,848
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed January 28, 2005 at 05:58PM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Post-election report (IL)
October 15, 2004 to November 22, 2004
Total contributions
$97,100
Total expenditures
$165,746
1st report
This report was processed December 2, 2004 at 04:50PM.
October 1, 2004 to October 14, 2004
(General election: November 2, 2004)
Total contributions
$70,000
Total expenditures
$0
This report overlaps with a more recent report.
Previous reports available
This is the last report submitted for this period (processed January 25, 2005 at 10:34AM). Expand to see 1 other report that overlaps in this date range.
Pre-election report (IL)
October 1, 2004 to October 14, 2004
(General election: November 2, 2004)
Total contributions
$120,000
Total expenditures
$0
1st report
This report was processed January 25, 2005 at 10:08AM.
Quarter 3 report
September 10, 2004 to September 30, 2004
Total contributions
$0
Total expenditures
$0
This report overlaps with a more recent report.

Tax-exempt political organizations that report receiving $25,000 or more a year must file Form 990, unless they meet certain criteria.

ProPublica found 6 form 990s on the IRS website filed by American Values, Inc.. To search for additional Form 990s, try the IRS’ search function.

Date Created
April 2, 2009 View form
August 1, 2008 View form
September 24, 2007 View form
March 28, 2007 View form
December 22, 2006 View form
August 4, 2005 View form

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About This Data


What is a 527?

A 527 is a nonprofit formed under Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which grants tax-exempt status to organizations whose primary purpose is attempting to influence the election of one or more people to public office at the national, state or local level. But contributions to these organizations are not considered tax-deductible, unlike gifts to charities.

What organizations are in the 527 Explorer?

This database covers tax-exempt political organizations organized under Section 527, excluding organizations that are regulated by the Federal Election Commission (like federal PACs are); that expect to receive less than $25,000 in annual contributions; that are nonpolitical nonprofits, like charities; or that are political committees for a state or local candidate or a political party. An organization’s state is taken from the address reported on its most recent form 8871.

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.

Note: Only electronic filings are included in this data. While many organizations filed electronically before 2020, electronic filing for all organizations was only required beginning in January 2020. Therefore, some contributions and expenditures made prior to 2020 may not be reflected in this data.

Note: We make a best-effort attempt to not display street-level addresses for payments labeled as "salary."

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.

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