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Nicasio, CA501(c)(3)Since 2004InternationalEIN 26-0224844Revenue $493K in FY2024

On file with the IRSifamericansknew.org6600 Lucas Valley Rd, 94946-9715 · Nicasio, CATax-exempt since Apr 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To inform and educate the Amerian public on issues of major significance that are unreported, underreported, or misreported in the American media.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $99K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$493K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$574K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$445K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$493K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$330K
FY2021$355K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$332K
FY2024$533K
FY2024$493K
Expenses
$574K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$365K
FY2021$440K
FY2022$371K
FY2023$675K
FY2024$644K
FY2024$574K
Net assets
$445K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$145K
FY2021$65K
FY2022$857K
FY2023$546K
FY2024$492K
FY2024$445K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2004.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $437K Management & general 21% · $122K Fundraising 3% · $15K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Alison Wier’s $74K as President is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2020
Alison Wier$74,200$71,108$70,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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1 program · $437K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To benefit the American public through providing information and education on American policies in the Middle East by creating and distributing written materials, organizing and participating in public forums and speaking to media.

$437Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $55K · 2019–2024
Imemc-USFY2024$8,438
Braver Angels INCNY · FY2024$12
Unitemized GrantFY2023$5,400
Imemc-USFY2023$5,400
Ithaka Harbors INCNY · FY2023$22
Braver Angels INCNY · FY2023$12
Imemc-USFY2022$8,200
Imemc-USFY2021$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$5,750
Imemc-USFY2020$5,750
Imemc-USFY2019$7,200

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$493K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$480K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$574K
Ln 25
Programscol B$437K
Managementcol C$122K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$445K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$480K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$493K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
SavingsLn 2$33K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$357K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$445K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K$87K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$312K$357K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$503K$447K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$492K$445K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8K$8K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$57K$7K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$319K$217K$96K$6K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$18K$13K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$74K$74K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$22K$267
Information technologyLn 14$10K$7K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K$192
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$339$339
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$737$501$221$15
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$19K$2K$217
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$574K$437K$122K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $533K$644K−$111K$492K 990 PDF
FY2023 $332K$675K−$343K$546K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$371K$819K$857K 990 PDF
FY2021 $355K$440K−$85K$65K 990 PDF
FY2020 $330K$365K−$35K$145K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $493,077 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $512,963$479,722
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,264$5,933
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $13,513$7,422
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $532,740$493,077
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,434$8,450
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $313,216$423,029
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $325,149$142,324
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $643,799$573,803
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$111,059−$80,726
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $493,077 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$479,722
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$479,722
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,933$5,933
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $7,422$7,422
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13,355$493,077
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $573,803 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,450$8,450
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $56,886 · Management $7,111 · Fundraising $7,111$71,108
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $216,892 · Management $95,688 · Fundraising $6,379$318,959
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,822 · Management $13,384 · Fundraising $1,756$32,962
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,720$1,720
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,175$1,175
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $74,173$74,173
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $21,856 · Management $267$22,123
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,264 · Management $2,842$10,016
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,876 · Management $192$4,068
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,863$2,863
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $339$339
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,210$4,210
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $501 · Management $221 · Fundraising $15$737
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,032 · Management $1,651 · Fundraising $217$20,900
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $436,720 · Management $121,695 · Fundraising $15,478$573,803
Part X · Balance sheet $447,184 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $26,280$54,361
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $163,076$33,104
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,852$3,178
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $311,715$356,541
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $502,923$447,184
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,385$2,499
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,385$2,499
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $491,538$444,685
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $491,538$444,685
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $502,923$447,184
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $444,685 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$493,077
XI-2 Total expenses$573,803
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$80,726
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$491,538
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$33,873
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$444,685

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