American Values Action FY2023 filing

Arlington, VA · Membership association · Civil Rights & Advocacy

! Not tax-deductible Latest data FY2023
Revenue
$40K
▼ -83% vs prior year
Spent
$156K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$407K
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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2023 (IRS tax year 2023).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
No
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
1 funder — Spotswood Charitable Foundation INC
$500 in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
87% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↓ -83% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CAmerican Values Action
EINHdr · item D27-2299035
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2010
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CArlington, VA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R60)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.americanvaluesaction.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.13
Program services87%$135K
Management & general13%$21K
Total functional expensesLn 25$156K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$40K
FY2023▼ -83%
Expenses
$156K
FY2023+0.4%
Operating surplus
-289%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
52%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Total assets
$407K
FY2023▼ -22%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2023
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$116K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$407K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$407K
Total assetsLn 16$407K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$407K
Months of cash on handcomputed31.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$40K
Total revenueLn 12$40K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $407K · Operating expenses/yr $156K
31.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $135K · Total expenses $156K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $21K · Total expenses $156K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $156K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $106K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $40K · Total revenue $40K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $40K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $40K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $40K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $156K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $40K · Prior year $238K
-83%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $407K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $40K · Expenses $156K
-289%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $407K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $407K · Total assets $407K
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) $407K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gary Bauer · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $81K · Total expenses $156K
52%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $81K · Total expenses $156K
52%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%——
Overhead ratio 13%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth -83%——
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.

Leadership and pay

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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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

Mission and programs

Advocates for faith, family, and free enterprise, educating people on influencing public policy.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $135K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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In 2023 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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Funders

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

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

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $476K$155K×12 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $40K$156K-83% 990 PDF
FY2022 $238K$155K+487% 990 PDF
FY2021 $41K$229K-88% 990 PDF
FY2020 $347K$361K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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