Americans For Prosperity Foundation
Arlington, VATax status: 501(c)(3) public charity, recognized by the IRS in 1988.
EIN: 52-1527294.
FY2024 Form 990: $4,378,810 total revenue, $6,943,194 total expenses, $17,165,328 total assets.
How Helpfund reads this organization
Public Activity — Moderate
Operating History & Continuity — Strong Granted tax-exempt status in 1988 — 38 years of operating history. Unbroken filing record across 3 years.
Web & Social Presence — None No reachable website found. We have not searched this organization's website for social accounts yet — not scored either way. Posting activity cannot be checked until this organization's accounts are resolved — 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. Reports a whistleblower policy. Reports a document-retention policy. Uses an independent process to set executive compensation. 33% of voting board members are independent. Listed in IRS Publication 78 as an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Programs & Events — Moderate 1 program service line described on the latest 990. Program descriptions are brief, with little detail given. Described programs account for 93% of reported expenses.
Published Content & Communications: We have not collected this yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding about this organization.
4 of 5 signals measured.
Sentiment — not yet scored
Independent Funder & Peer Validation — Strongly positive Received grants from 15 independent grantmakers, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization. 9 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, 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
EDUCATE AMERICANS ON SOLUTIONS THAT EXPAND FREEDOM AND OPPORTUNITY, WITH A FOCUS ON ADDRESSING UNSUSTAINABLE GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND DEBT, REFORMING THE HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS, PROTECTING CIVIL LIBERTIES, AND BUILDING AN ECONOMY WHERE EVERYONE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FIND SUCCESS.
Leadership
LEE STEVEN, SENIOR POLICY COUNSEL · CYNTHIA CRAWFORD, SENIOR POLICY COUNSEL · JAMES VALVO, CHIEF POLICY COUNSEL · RYAN MULVEY, POLICY COUNSEL · MICHAEL D PEPSON, REGULATORY COUNSEL · KIM PENNER, OUTGOING DIRECTOR · WESTON EDWARDS, SECRETARY · EMILY SEIDEL, CEO/President/Chair
Reported on the organization's IRS Form 990, Part VII.
Funding received
Received grants from 15 independent grantmakers, totalling $1,793,333, each recorded in that funder's own IRS filing rather than reported by this organization.
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LOUISVILLE (2023)
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program (2023)
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (2022)
Donors Trust Inc (2024)
SIOUX FALLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (2022)
Funders of similar organizations
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Source: IRS Form 990 filings and other public records, republished by Helpfund. Placement is never sold.