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Advancing American Freedom Inc

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.

Category: International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security N.E.C. (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are not tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Provided first-class or charter travel
Organization provided first-class or charter travel to key employees or officers. Details are reported on Schedule J.
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$8.97M (2023)

Expenses
$8.95M (2023)

Total Assets
$3.26M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$1.14M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2021 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 Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$8,971,369
Expenses
$8,948,617
Net Income
$22,752
Net Assets
$2,121,806
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,491,698
61.2%
Program Services $3,456,261
38.5%
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 $23,410
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $523,475
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $731,797
8.2%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,531,542
17.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,257,047
Total Liabilities $1,135,241
Net Assets $2,121,806
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Teller (Executive Director) $292,023 $0 $23,989
John Wheat (General Counsel) $280,000 $0 $16,917
John Fogarty Until 122223 (Director Of Development & Strategy) $255,208 $0 $7,117
Bethany Scully (Chief Operating Officer) $196,458 $0 $11,005
Douglas Carlson (Director Of Digital Strategy) $165,000 $0 $16,880
John Shelton (Policy Director) $151,167 $0 $15,330
Hannah Macinnis (Director Of Digital Strategy) $143,523 $0 $14,780
Greg Jacob (Board Member) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Knight (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Joshua Pitcock (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Marc Short (Chairman) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$12,562,090
Expenses
$13,474,427
Net Income
-$912,337
Net Assets
$2,099,054
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $8,612,913
68.6%
Program Services $3,949,177
31.4%
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 $502,386
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $507,361
3.8%
Other Salaries and Wages $1,264,938
9.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,630,820
Total Liabilities $1,531,766
Net Assets $2,099,054
Other
Provided first-class or charter travel
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Teller (Executive Director) $292,937 $0 $23,569
John Fogarty (Director Of Development & Strategy) $280,000 $0 $6,498
Bethany Scully (Chief Operating Officer) $175,625 $0 $10,255
Douglas Carlson (Director Of Digital Strategy) $162,500 $0 $16,248
Theodore Royer (Speech Writer) $160,000 $0 $16,098
Hannah Macinnis (Director Of Digital Strategy) $137,500 $0 $9,523
Brendan Gramley (Finance Director) $105,000 $0 $12,798
Marc Short (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Knight (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Joshua Pitcock (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Greg Jacob (Board Member) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$7,697,398
Expenses
$4,686,007
Net Income
$3,011,391
Net Assets
$3,011,391
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,667,529
86.6%
Program Services $1,030,848
13.4%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$979
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $303,556
6.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $493,315
10.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,142,010
Total Liabilities $130,619
Net Assets $3,011,391
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Paul Teller (Executive Director) $222,527 $0 $23,679
Theodore Royer (Speechwriter) $106,250 $0 $6,375
Bethany Scully (Chief Operating Officer) $70,000 $0 $4,375
Marc Short (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Knight (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Joshua Pitcock (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Marty Obst (Secretary (Outgoing)) $0 $0 $0

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