AMERICAN ACTION FORUM INC

Tax status: 501(c)(3) public charity, recognized by the IRS in 2010.

EIN: 27-0567765.

FY2024 Form 990: $4,436,380 total revenue, $4,142,016 total expenses, $2,382,396 total assets.

How Helpfund reads this organization

Public Activity — Strong

Published Content & Communications — Solid Website content was successfully cataloged (mission, programs, links). We did not find a report linked from this organization's home page. We have not looked at the rest of the site, so this is not scored either way. Maintains a news or blog section, but it publishes no feed we could read — so we cannot confirm how recently it posted. Posting history has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Operating History & Continuity — Strong Granted tax-exempt status in 2010 — 16 years of operating history. Unbroken filing record across 4 years.

Web & Social Presence — Strong Website is reachable (AAF). 4 official social accounts resolved. 4 social accounts resolved but not yet checked for posts — not scored either way. Posting activity has not been collected for this organization yet — not scored either way.

Regulatory & Legal Compliance — Strong Most recent 990 covers tax year 2024 — current. Latest filing includes the full functional-expense breakdown. Reports a written conflict-of-interest policy. No whistleblower policy reported on the 990. Reports a document-retention policy. Uses an independent process to set executive compensation. 100% of voting board members are independent. Listed in IRS Publication 78 as an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

Programs & Events — Solid 1 program service line described on the latest 990. Program descriptions are substantive. Described programs account for 81% of reported expenses.

5 of 5 signals measured.

Sentiment — not yet scored

Independent Funder & Peer Validation — Strongly positive Received grants from 13 independent grantmakers, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization. 10 grantmakers funded it in the most recent filing years on record.

Media, Press & Legal, Social Chatter & Reach, Public Reviews & Community Voice: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

Third-Party Ratings & Watchdogs: The data exists but we are not licensed to publish it. This is a limit on us, not a finding about this organization.

1 of 5 signals measured.

Impact — not yet scored

Cost-Effectiveness, Impact Scale & Growth: We can measure this and choose not to publish it.

Outcome Measurability & Disclosure: We searched for this and found nothing to report.

Third-Party Impact Validation, Constituent-Verified Results: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.

0 of 5 signals measured.

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Programs

AMERICAN ACTION FORUM (AAF) HAS CORE AREAS OF POLICY RESEARCH IN THE FOLLOWING POLICY ISSUE AREAS: COMPETITION ECONOMICS, ENERGY, FISCAL POLICY, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, HOUSING FINANCE, LABOR MARKETS, REGULATION AND TRADE. AAF'S RESEARCH TEAM, SUPPORTED BY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF, PROVIDES DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH

Leadership

DOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN, PRESIDENT · THOMAS DANIEL RYAN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER · SARAH SMITH, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER · ANGELA KUCK, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS · FREDERICK ASHTON, DIR OF COMPETITION POLICY · JEFFREY WESTLING, DIR OF TECHNOLOGY/INNOVATION POLICY · THOMAS KINGSLEY, DIR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES POLICY · STEPHANIE MONROE, DIRECTOR

Reported on the organization's IRS Form 990, Part VII.

Funding received

Received grants from 13 independent grantmakers, totalling $2,430,000, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization.

American Action Network Inc (2023)

PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS (2024)

THE BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE INC (2024)

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION (2024)

DEFENDING AMERICA TOGETHER INC (2022)

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Contact

facebook: @americanactionforum · x: @aaf · instagram: @americanactionforum · youtube: @AmericanActionForum

Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.