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Americans For Tax Reform

  • Washington, DC
  • Tax-exempt since Aug. 1993
  • EIN: 52-1403587

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Civic leagues, social welfare organizations and local associations of employees, created to promote community welfare for charitable, educational or recreational purposes.

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$7.15M (2022)

Expenses
$5.08M (2022)

Total Assets
$35.4M (2022)

Total Liabilities
$13.1M (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2022

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 Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,154,303
Expenses
$5,082,605
Net Income
$2,071,698
Net Assets
$22,249,002
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $7,107,883
99.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $46,420
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 $215,246
4.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $991,403
19.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $35,369,334
Total Liabilities $13,120,332
Net Assets $22,249,002
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Grover G Norquist (President) $150,000 $100,000 $20,327
Christopher Butler (Executive Director) $133,566 $57,243 $17,197
Patrick Gleason (Director Of State Affairs) $108,600 $72,400 $14,539
John Kartch (Vice President Of Communications) $106,998 $87,544 $14,782
Megan Worley (Vice President Of Finance) $47,500 $47,500 $11,100
Peter Balkin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Karen Kerrigan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$9,199,721
Expenses
$6,525,147
Net Income
$2,674,574
Net Assets
$20,177,304
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,198,922
100.0%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $780
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $19
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $240,249
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,308,031
20.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,926,988
Total Liabilities $2,749,684
Net Assets $20,177,304
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Grover G Norquist (President) $150,000 $100,000 $45,216
Christopher Butler (Executive Director) $120,960 $51,840 $40,480
John Kartch (Vice President Of Communic) $94,187 $77,063 $30,980
Patrick Gleason (Director Of State Affairs) $91,057 $60,705 $25,199
Megan Worley (Vice President Of Finance) $47,500 $47,500 $31,238
Karen Kerrigan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Peter Balkin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2022

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,295,500
Expenses
$9,092,113
Net Income
$3,203,387
Net Assets
$17,937,945
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $12,284,615
99.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $10,540
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $345
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $205,170
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,192,441
13.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $20,488,976
Total Liabilities $2,551,031
Net Assets $17,937,945
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Grover G Norquist (President) $150,000 $100,000 $8,750
Christopher Butler (Executive Director) $120,960 $51,840 $6,624
John Kartch (Vice President Of Communications) $111,375 $91,125 $8,100
Patrick Gleason (Director Of State Affairs) $82,877 $55,231 $5,525
Alexander Hendrie (Director Of Tax Policy) $71,211 $47,474 $4,747
Paul Blair (Strategic Initiatives Director) $66,717 $54,587 $4,852
Megan Worley (Vice President Of Finance) $48,000 $48,000 $3,840
Peter Balkin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Karen Kerrigan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2021

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$20,798,802
Expenses
$17,659,126
Net Income
$3,139,676
Net Assets
$20,334,558
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $20,749,889
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $48,818
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $95
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $320,916
1.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,155,482
6.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $22,846,755
Total Liabilities $2,512,197
Net Assets $20,334,558
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Grover G Norquist (President) $231,000 $154,000 $47,805
Christopher Butler (Executive Director) $113,493 $48,640 $38,120
John Kartch (Vice President Of Communic) $90,292 $73,875 $29,650
Patrick Gleason (Director Of State Affairs) $87,000 $58,000 $20,426
Paul Blair (Strategic Initiatives Director) $83,600 $68,400 $13,029
Megan Worley (Vice President Of Finance) $47,500 $47,500 $27,466
Peter Balkin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Karen Kerrigan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Lorenzo Montanari (Dir. Of Int'l Programs And Affairs) $0 $151,458 $15,527
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,861,744
Expenses
$4,231,786
Net Income
$2,629,958
Net Assets
$17,194,882
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,209,280
90.5%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $22,363
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $26,723
0.4%
Rental Property Income $16,949
0.2%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $586,429
8.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $148,615
3.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $6,142
0.1%
Other Salaries and Wages $788,253
18.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $18,837,530
Total Liabilities $1,642,648
Net Assets $17,194,882
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Grover G Norquist (President) $125,000 $125,000 $47,230
Paul Blair (Strategic Initiatives Director) $77,591 $63,484 $19,690
Christopher Butler (Executive Director) $70,400 $89,600 $39,603
John Kartch (Vice President Of Communications) $67,500 $82,500 $36,551
Patrick Gleason (Director Of State Affairs) $62,000 $93,000 $29,305
Peter Balkin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Karen Kerrigan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Megan Worley (Vice President Of Finance) $0 $95,000 $26,754
Lorenzo Montanari (Dir. Of Int'l Programs And Affairs) $0 $135,000 $19,204
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2019

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$10,069,564
Expenses
$6,083,789
Net Income
$3,985,775
Net Assets
$14,564,924
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,961,782
98.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $8,869
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $37,627
0.4%
Rental Property Income $51,241
0.5%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $10,045
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $223,081
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $71,986
1.2%
Other Salaries and Wages $882,404
14.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $16,776,918
Total Liabilities $2,211,994
Net Assets $14,564,924
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Grover G Norquist (President) $150,000 $100,000 $32,723
Christopher Butler (Chief Of Staff) $108,179 $46,363 $32,465
John Kartch (Vice President Of Communications) $73,481 $89,811 $30,922
Paul Blair (Strategic Initiatives Director) $73,245 $59,928 $12,902
Patrick Gleason (Director Of State Affairs) $65,266 $43,511 $18,847
Lorenzo Montanari (Dir. Of Int'l Programs And Affairs) $51,566 $63,025 $5,859
Megan Worley (Vice President Of Finance) $47,500 $47,500 $11,894
Peter Balkin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Karen Kerrigan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2018

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,702,190
Expenses
$4,222,143
Net Income
$1,480,047
Net Assets
$10,580,582
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,663,481
99.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,406
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $37,233
0.7%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $70
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $231,513
5.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,199,388
28.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,033,003
Total Liabilities $2,452,421
Net Assets $10,580,582
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Grover G Norquist (President) $150,000 $100,000 $57,131
Christopher Butler (Chief Of Staff) $102,900 $44,100 $36,554
Patrick Gleason (State Affairs Director) $60,082 $40,055 $14,670
John Kartch (Director Of Communications) $56,250 $68,750 $32,038
Paul Blair (Strategic Initiatives Director) $55,946 $45,774 $15,698
Megan Worley (Vp Of Finance) $37,952 $37,952 $18,566
Peter Balkin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Karen Kerrigan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2017

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,975,972
Expenses
$4,487,326
Net Income
$488,646
Net Assets
$9,100,535
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,892,045
98.3%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $898
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $49,664
1.0%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $33,365
0.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $284,973
6.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,125,743
25.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,682,411
Total Liabilities $2,581,876
Net Assets $9,100,535
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Grover G Norquist (President) $150,000 $100,000 $32,100
Christopher Butler (Chief Of Staff) $96,154 $56,471 $29,382
Patrick Gleason (State Affairs Director) $66,714 $35,923 $16,770
John Kartch (Director Of Communications) $60,141 $73,505 $25,707
Peter Balkin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Karen Kerrigan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,674,229
Expenses
$4,471,556
Net Income
$202,673
Net Assets
$8,611,889
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,624,387
98.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $885
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $32,160
0.7%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $16,797
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $280,719
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,097,737
24.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,192,259
Total Liabilities $2,580,370
Net Assets $8,611,889
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Grover G Norquist (President) $150,000 $100,000 $25,917
Christopher Butler (Chief Of Staff) $100,800 $59,200 $22,808
Patrick Gleason (State Affairs Director) $74,056 $39,876 $10,149
John Kartch (Director Of Communications) $48,544 $59,331 $16,819
Peter Balkin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Karen Kerrigan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 11, 2015

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,322,947
Expenses
$4,024,431
Net Income
$298,516
Net Assets
$8,409,216
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $4,253,510
98.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $2,378
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $66,808
1.5%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $251
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $163,910
4.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,468,864
36.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,007,935
Total Liabilities $2,598,719
Net Assets $8,409,216
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Grover G Norquist (President) $150,000 $100,000 $23,184
Christopher Butler (Chief Of Staff) $93,135 $54,698 $18,377
Patrick Gleason (State Affairs Director) $70,625 $38,029 $5,272
Peter Balkin (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Steve Masty (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Karen Kerrigan (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 17, 2014

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$30,975,283
Expenses
$30,915,010
Net Income
$60,273
Net Assets
$8,110,700
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $30,920,021
99.8%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,420
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $53,213
0.2%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $629
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $276,101
0.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,390,744
4.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,630,998
Total Liabilities $2,520,298
Net Assets $8,110,700

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990

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,054,801
Expenses
$3,114,979
Net Income
$939,822
Net Assets
$8,050,427
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,955,838
97.6%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $1,634
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $85,282
2.1%
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,047
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $157,281
5.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $115
0.0%
Other Salaries and Wages $748,367
24.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $10,318,076
Total Liabilities $2,267,649
Net Assets $8,050,427

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990

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

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
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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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2009

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2008

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2007

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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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2005

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

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2004

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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About This Data

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.

Which Organizations Are Here?

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.

Types of Nonprofits

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