American Values Action

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EIN 27-2299035 Membership association Arlington, VA NTEE R60
Form 990 (PDF)

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Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$476K
FY2024▲ ×12
Expenses
$155K
FY2024-0.3%

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2024 (IRS tax year 2024).


Advocates for faith, family, and free enterprise, educating people on influencing public policy. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $476K in revenue, $155K in expenses, and $728K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Arlington, VA
Website
www.americanvaluesaction.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$476KFY2024
Expenses
$155K
Net assets
$728K
People
4
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for faith, family, and free enterprise, educating people on influencing public policy.
Leadership
Gary Bauer · President · $81K
Money in and out
$476K revenue, $155K expenses
Bottom line
+67% operating surplus

What Funders Ask

6 questions, answered from this org's own filings

Will my donation be tax-deductible?

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No — not deductible

IRS records this as a A social-welfare organization or civic league. Contributions are generally not tax-deductible.; contributions are not deductible as charitable gifts. See detail →

Can I donate to this org right now?

GOOD

No revocation on IRS record

This EIN does not appear on the IRS auto-revocation list. See detail →

Is this organization up to date?

GOOD

Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)

Most recent Form 990 on file is for fiscal year 2024 (2 years ago). See detail →

Is it receiving grants from reputable foundations?

GOOD

1 funder — Spotswood Charitable Foundation INC

1 distinct foundation funder(s) on file, $500 received in the most recent year with grants. See detail →

How is the money spent?

GOOD

82% to programs

82% of total functional expenses went to program services in the most recent filing (Form 990 Part IX); the rest is overhead and fundraising. See detail →

What's its financial size and trend?

NEUTRAL

$100K–1M · ↑ ×12 vs prior year

Revenue band $100K–1M, ×12 versus the prior filing year (up). See detail →

Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$476K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$155K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$728K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $321K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Operating surplus
+67%
revenue over expenses▲ +123% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
52%
of spending is salaries & benefits+0.3% vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$728K
FY2024▲ +79%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$321K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$728K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B82%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CAmerican Values Action
EINHdr · item D27-2299035
Principal addressHdr · item CArlington, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.americanvaluesaction.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2010

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$81,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gary Bauer’s $81K as President is at the 59th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gary Bauer$81,000$81,000$84,250$141,000$152,750

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $128K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

In 2024 american values action engaged in a series of educational initiatives intended to promote traditonal values, including the sanctity of life and religious liberty. In addtion, gary bauer, president of american values action spoke to various community events on traditional values of faith, family and free-enterprise as well as in…

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$476K
Total revenueLn 12$476K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.82 Management & general $0.18
Program services82%$128K
Management & general18%$28K
Total functional expensesLn 25$155K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$728K
Total assetsLn 16$728K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$728K
Months of cash on handcomputed56.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $728K · Operating expenses/yr $155K
56.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $128K · Total expenses $155K
82%
Management & General
Management & general $28K · Total expenses $155K
18%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $155K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $251K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $476K · Total revenue $476K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $476K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $476K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $476K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $155K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $476K · Prior year $40K
×12
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $347K · FY2024 $476K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $728K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $476K · Expenses $155K
+67%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $728K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $728K · Total assets $728K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $728K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gary Bauer · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $81K · Total expenses $155K
52%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $81K · Total expenses $155K
52%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 82%——
Overhead ratio 18%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth ×12——
Accounting fee ratio 13%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$500
Grants paid · 2 grants · $108K · 2020–2023
Susan B Anthony List INCVA · FY2020$100,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$476K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$40K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$238K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$41K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$347K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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