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American Action Forum Inc

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since Jan. 2010
  • EIN: 27-0567765

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Social Science Research Institutes, Services / Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$4.32M (2023)

Expenses
$3.89M (2023)

Total Assets
$1.96M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$142k (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,319,992
Expenses
$3,885,369
Net Income
$434,623
Net Assets
$1,815,579
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,291,935
99.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $28,057
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $514,434
13.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,868,701
48.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,957,113
Total Liabilities $141,534
Net Assets $1,815,579
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Douglas Holtz Eakin (President) $306,000 $0 $2,442
Sarah Smith (Chief Operating Officer) $182,560 $0 $8,601
Robert G Gray (Vp For Economic Policy) $168,107 $0 $4,299
Thomas Daniel Ryan (Chief Financial Officer/Cio) $164,000 $0 $21,544
Angela Kuck (Vp For Communications) $152,169 $0 $7,716
Daniel Bosch (Director Of Regulation Policy) $130,888 $0 $8,473
Thomas Kingsley (Dir Of Financial Services Policy) $112,103 $0 $5,369
Norm Coleman (Director) $0 $0 $0
C Boyden Gray (Director (Thru 05/21/23)) $0 $0 $0
Ken Kies (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bobbie Kilberg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Maddox (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Mckernan (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Susan Molinari (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Monroe (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 10, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,351,495
Expenses
$3,391,847
Net Income
-$40,352
Net Assets
$1,380,956
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,307,005
98.7%
Program Services $40,000
1.2%
Investment Income $3,263
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $550
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $677
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $517,199
15.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,826,194
53.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,490,387
Total Liabilities $109,431
Net Assets $1,380,956
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Douglas Holtz Eakin (President) $306,000 $0 $2,438
Sarah Smith (Coo) $169,730 $0 $8,327
Thomas Daniel Ryan (Director Of Finance & Technology) $159,040 $0 $20,836
Angela Kuck (Director Of Communications) $147,315 $0 $6,605
Robert G Gray (Director Of Fiscal Policy) $136,520 $0 $3,919
Daniel Bosch (Director Of Regulation Policy) $125,944 $0 $7,722
Christopher Holt (Director Of Healthcare Policy) $121,996 $0 $15,178
Norm Coleman (Director) $0 $0 $0
C Boyden Gray (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ken Kies (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bobbie Kilberg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Maddox (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
John Mckernan (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Susan Molinari (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Monroe (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,380,236
Expenses
$4,164,799
Net Income
$215,437
Net Assets
$1,421,308
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,738,149
85.3%
Program Services $640,000
14.6%
Investment Income $2,087
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $502,022
12.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,940,941
46.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,622,328
Total Liabilities $201,020
Net Assets $1,421,308
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Douglas Holtz Eakin (President) $302,000 $0 $2,438
Sarah Smith (Coo) $178,923 $0 $7,478
Thomas Daniel Ryan (Director Of Finance & Technology) $157,920 $0 $19,129
Angela Kuck (Director Of Communications) $146,432 $0 $6,490
Robert G Gray (Director Of Fiscal Policy) $135,865 $0 $3,852
Carmen Spence (Director Of Development) $133,575 $0 $3,815
Daniel Bosch (Director Of Regulation Policy) $126,744 $0 $7,631
Norm Coleman (Director) $0 $0 $0
C Boyden Gray (Director) $0 $0 $0
Kies Ken (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bobbie Kilberg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Maddox (Chairman (From 8/14/2020)) $0 $0 $0
John Mckernan (Secretary/Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Susan Molinari (Director) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Monroe (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 16, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,816,783
Expenses
$3,797,757
Net Income
$19,026
Net Assets
$1,205,871
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,708,141
97.2%
Program Services $101,352
2.7%
Investment Income $7,290
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $483,550
12.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $41,800
1.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,962,527
51.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,288,075
Total Liabilities $82,204
Net Assets $1,205,871
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Douglas Holtz Eakin (President) $300,000 $0 $2,438
Sarah Hale Smith (Coo) $163,745 $0 $7,293
Thomas Daniel Ryan (Director Of Finance & Technology) $155,490 $0 $21,447
Angela Kuck (Director Of Communications) $139,650 $0 $7,713
Robert G Gray (Director Of Fiscal Policy) $133,921 $0 $5,680
Daniel Bosch (Director Of Regulation Policy) $120,445 $0 $11,240
Christopher W Holt (Director Of Health Care Policy) $111,758 $0 $16,470
James Barksdale (Director (Through 1/21/20)) $0 $0 $0
Norm Coleman (Director) $0 $0 $0
C Boyden Gray (Director) $0 $0 $0
Wendy Grubbs (Director, Secretary, Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Bobbie Kilberg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauren Maddox (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Mckernan (Acting Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Michael Chertoff (Director (Through 9/17/19)) $0 $0 $0
Billy Pitts (Director) $0 $0 $0
Susan Molinari (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 13, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,613,310
Expenses
$3,717,603
Net Income
-$104,293
Net Assets
$1,186,845
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,508,025
97.1%
Program Services $88,079
2.4%
Investment Income $17,206
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $474,509
12.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $182,900
4.9%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,828,305
49.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,300,371
Total Liabilities $113,526
Net Assets $1,186,845

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,857,833
Expenses
$3,942,490
Net Income
-$84,657
Net Assets
$1,291,138
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,748,970
97.2%
Program Services $100,655
2.6%
Investment Income $8,208
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $474,127
12.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $220,200
5.6%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,812,392
46.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,535,026
Total Liabilities $243,888
Net Assets $1,291,138

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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990-T

For unrelated business income from activities not substantially related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,337,041
Expenses
$4,863,097
Net Income
$473,944
Net Assets
$1,221,338
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,312,269
99.5%
Program Services $21,176
0.4%
Investment Income $3,596
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $475,129
9.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $281,828
5.8%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,034,946
41.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,503,896
Total Liabilities $282,558
Net Assets $1,221,338

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,201,402
Expenses
$5,351,985
Net Income
-$1,150,583
Net Assets
$747,394
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,176,619
99.4%
Program Services $20,543
0.5%
Investment Income $4,240
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $473,002
8.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $304,232
5.7%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,072,210
38.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,089,424
Total Liabilities $342,030
Net Assets $747,394

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,667,897
Expenses
$5,145,811
Net Income
$522,086
Net Assets
$1,897,977
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,477,016
96.6%
Program Services $224,859
4.0%
Investment Income $4,965
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising -$38,943
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $460,017
8.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $242,107
4.7%
Other Salaries and Wages $2,063,633
40.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,611,825
Total Liabilities $713,848
Net Assets $1,897,977

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,762,581
Expenses
$4,878,999
Net Income
-$1,116,418
Net Assets
$1,375,891
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,758,212
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,615
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $2,754
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $447,818
9.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $229,562
4.7%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,757,630
36.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,586,887
Total Liabilities $210,996
Net Assets $1,375,891

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,351,609
Expenses
$4,339,494
Net Income
$1,012,115
Net Assets
$2,492,309
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,351,609
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $431,204
9.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $47,000
1.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,743,327
40.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,838,770
Total Liabilities $346,461
Net Assets $2,492,309

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,883,271
Expenses
$5,319,943
Net Income
-$436,672
Net Assets
$1,480,194
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,883,271
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $360,677
6.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $33,750
0.6%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,557,552
29.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,011,241
Total Liabilities $531,047
Net Assets $1,480,194

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,223,390
Expenses
$2,436,276
Net Income
$1,787,114
Net Assets
$1,916,867
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,223,390
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $381,880
15.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $1,500
0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $607,231
24.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,504,891
Total Liabilities $588,024
Net Assets $1,916,867

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

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Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

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