American Action Network INC FY2021 filing

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Washington, DC501(c)(4)Since 2009Human Services EIN 27-0730508Revenue $29.6M in FY2021

On file with the IRSamericanactionnetwork.org1747 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Ste 5, 20006-4604 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Apr 2010

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The American Action Network creates, encourages and promotes center-right policies based on the principles of freedom, limited government, American exceptionalism and strong national security.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$833K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.0M a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$833K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $4.3M
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$536K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$29.6M
Spent
$35.0M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$29.6M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$29.6M
FY2022$89.9M
FY2023$46.2M
FY2024$74.1M
FY2025$57.0M
Expenses
$35.0M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$35.0M
FY2022$62.4M
FY2023$65.7M
FY2024$54.4M
FY2025$74.2M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$3.2M
FY2022$30.6M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$30.8M
FY2025$11.9M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2010.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $33.3M Management & general 3% · $901K Fundraising 2% · $753K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $833K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$377,541Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$125,812Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$124,418Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Development
$72,261Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Research
$72,185Pt VII · Sec A
Communications Director
$60,719Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Conston’s $1.2M as President-Left 121524 is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Daniel Conston$1,181,531$1,367,801$582,339$525,782$377,541
Domenic Re$307,776$227,306$159,020——
Meredith Allen$217,980$154,964———
Nicholas Bouknight——$172,152$192,088—
Stephanie Fenjiro$146,263$149,200$137,172$142,226$124,418
Greg Butcher$137,685$120,256———
Cara Edmundowicz——$132,857$112,876$72,261
Jennifer Choudhry$120,580$131,714$104,492$127,458$72,185

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

Programs and updates

Promotes center-right policies based on freedom, limited government, and strong national security.

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1 program · $33.3M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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American Action Network conducted extensive issue advocacy and grassroots mobilization, including television advertising, direct mail, automated phone calls, digital advocacy, public opinion surveys, and providing grants to allied organizations, in an effort across the country to advocate for, among other things, improving the Medicare…

$33.3Mprogram 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 · 62 grants · $154.9M · 2020–2024
Congressional Leadership FundFY2024$27,780,000
Common Sense Leadership Fund INCVA · FY2024$2,450,000
Republican Jewish CoalitionDC · FY2024$1,300,000
Winning for Women INCDC · FY2024$750,000
Right Vote INCDC · FY2024$750,000
Eighteen Fiftyfour FundFY2024$400,000
Ohio WorksVA · FY2024$400,000
The Suburban ProjectDC · FY2024$80,000
Congressional Leadership FundFY2023$20,000,000
Common Sense Leadership Fund INCVA · FY2023$2,000,000
Republican Jewish CoalitionDC · FY2023$1,000,000
Winning for Women INCDC · FY2023$750,000
Right Vote INCDC · FY2023$750,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$29.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29.6M
Money outPt IX
$35.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$33.3M
Managementcol C$901K
Fundraisingcol D$753K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$536K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$29.6M
Total revenueLn 12$29.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$18K
Other assetsLn 15$201K
Total assetsLn 16$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$536K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 63
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.4M$3.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K$18K
Total assetsLn 16$8.9M$3.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$423K$536K
Net assetsLn 32$8.5M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$18.2M$18.2M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$455K$313K$105K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$872K$556K$287K$29K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$5K$3K$266
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$40K$21K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$86K$56K$27K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$667K$436K$199K$32K
Accounting feesLn 11c$111K$111K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$11.6M$11.6M
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$609K$609K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.0M$1.9M$78K
Office expensesLn 13$40K$36K$4K$626
Information technologyLn 14$89K$58K$27K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$47K$22K$4K
TravelLn 17$47K$13K$5K$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$8K$4K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$10K$4K$720
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$35.0M$33.3M$901K$753K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $57.0M$74.2M−$17.2M$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $74.1M$54.4M$19.7M$30.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $46.2M$65.7M−$19.5M$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $89.9M$62.4M$27.4M$30.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $29.6M$35.0M−$5.3M$3.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $29,638,224 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $47,628,548$29,638,224
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $23,064$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $47,651,612$29,638,224
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $17,175,000$18,215,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,321,460$1,483,526
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $634,898$608,817
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $23,119,386$14,650,351
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $42,250,744$34,957,694
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,400,868−$5,319,470
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $29,638,224 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$29,638,224
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$29,638,224
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$29,638,224
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $34,957,694 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $18,215,000$18,215,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $312,721 · Management $105,114 · Fundraising $37,002$454,837
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $555,889 · Management $287,357 · Fundraising $29,137$872,383
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,080 · Management $2,626 · Fundraising $266$7,972
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,672 · Management $20,508 · Fundraising $2,079$62,259
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $55,620 · Management $26,845 · Fundraising $3,610$86,075
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $435,544 · Management $198,875 · Fundraising $32,406$666,825
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $111,171$111,171
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $11,627,419$11,627,419
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $608,817$608,817
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,884,610 · Management $78,485$1,963,095
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,908 · Management $3,901 · Fundraising $626$40,435
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $58,238 · Management $26,592 · Fundraising $4,333$89,163
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,230 · Management $21,566 · Fundraising $3,514$72,310
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,989 · Management $4,762 · Fundraising $28,944$46,695
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,719 · Management $3,524 · Fundraising $1,492$12,735
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,671 · Management $4,416 · Fundraising $720$14,807
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,696$5,696
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $33,303,310 · Management $901,438 · Fundraising $752,946$34,957,694
Part X · Balance sheet $3,726,560 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8,417,477$3,399,802
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $98,066$49,020
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $376,074$59,382
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $18,708$17,803
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $22,407$200,553
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,932,732$3,726,560
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $255,589$484,278
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $166,932$51,541
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $422,521$535,819
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,510,211$3,190,741
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,510,211$3,190,741
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,932,732$3,726,560
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,190,741 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$29,638,224
XI-2 Total expenses$34,957,694
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$5,319,470
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,510,211
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,190,741

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