American Center: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-4245571)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.6M
FY2022	$26.6M
FY2023	$48K
FY2024	$73K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$2.4M
FY2022	$27.8M
FY2023	$303K
FY2024	$278K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.3M
FY2022	$1.1M
FY2023	$851K
FY2024	$647K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

47 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

47%

48%

Program services 47% · $143K Management & general 48% · $147K Fundraising 4% · $13K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

David Walters

Director, President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Patterson

Director, Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patrick Griffin

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Empowers Americans to demand better government results through increased voter enthusiasm and engagement.

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1 program · $143K · in their own filed words · FY2023

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American center continued its effort to create regular communication channels around a variety of issues designed to build civic awareness and engagement. Research was conducted to better understand how citizens might think about critical issues and motivations as well.

$143Kprogram 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

Oklahoma Forward INCFY2024$300K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$300K

Grants paid · 19 grants · $28.1M · 2020–2024

American Center FoundationDC · FY2024$80,000

FairnessAR · FY2024$10,000

American Center FoundationDC · FY2023$75,000

Oklahoma Prosperity FundFY2023$20,000

Oklahoma Forward INCOK · FY2023$9,000

Oklahoma Forward INCOK · FY2022$26,260,000

For West Virginia's Future INCWV · FY2022$316,821

American Center FoundationDC · FY2022$25,000

Independent AlaskaFY2020$750,000

Oklahoma Forward INCOK · FY2020$149,375

First Alaskans InstituteAK · FY2020$100,000

Native Peoples Action INCAK · FY2020$75,000

Oklahomans for Better RepresentationFY2020$72,000

The Alaska CenterAK · FY2020$50,000

Alaska Progressive Donor TableAK · FY2020$30,000

American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network INCDC · FY2020$27,000

Native Peoples Action Community FundAK · FY2020$25,000

American Center FoundationDC · FY2020$25,000

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$48K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K

Other incomeLn 4–11$12K

Money outPt IX

$303K

Ln 25

Programscol B$143K

Managementcol C$147K

Fundraisingcol D$13K

Owns and owesPt X

$851K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$851K

Total assetsLn 16$851K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

3

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$35K

Other incomeLn 4–11$12K

Total revenueLn 12$48K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$851K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$851K

Total assetsLn 16$851K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$851K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 51

VolunteersI 60

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.1M	$851K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.1M	$851K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$1.1M	$851K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$104K	$104K
Management feesLn 11a	$65K	$26K	$26K	$13K
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K	$0	$3K	$0
Accounting feesLn 11c	$540	$0	$540	$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$96K	$13K	$83K	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$26	$0	$26	$0
Office expensesLn 13	$1K	$0	$1K	$12
Information technologyLn 14	$21K	$0	$21K	$0
OccupancyLn 16	$4K	$0	$4K	$0
TravelLn 17	$6K	$21	$6K	$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$151	$151	$0	$0
InsuranceLn 23	$1K	$0	$1K	$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$280	$0	$280	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$303K	$143K	$147K	$13K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$73K	$278K	−$204K	$647K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$48K	$303K	−$255K	$851K	990 PDF
FY2022	$26.6M	$27.8M	−$1.2M	$1.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	Not on file
FY2020	$3.6M	$2.4M	$1.2M	$1.3M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $47,656 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $26,647,300$35,300

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$12,356

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $26,647,300$47,656

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $26,601,821$104,000

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,203,374$198,956

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $27,805,195$302,956

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,157,895−$255,300

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction 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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $47,656 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$35,300

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$35,300

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,356$12,356

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,356$47,656

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $302,956 across 13 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $104,000$104,000

IX-11a Management feesPrograms $26,000 · Management $26,000 · Fundraising $13,000$65,000

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,399 · Fundraising $0$3,399

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $540 · Fundraising $0$540

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $13,000 · Management $83,001 · Fundraising $0$96,001

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $26 · Fundraising $0$26

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $1,374 · Fundraising $12$1,386

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $20,781 · Fundraising $0$20,781

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,600 · Fundraising $0$3,600

IX-17 TravelPrograms $21 · Management $6,413 · Fundraising $0$6,434

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $151 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$151

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,358 · Fundraising $0$1,358

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $280 · Fundraising $0$280

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $143,172 · Management $146,772 · Fundraising $13,012$302,956

Part X · Balance sheet $851,036 assets, 5 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,106,336$851,036

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,106,336$851,036

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,106,336$851,036

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,106,336$851,036

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $851,036 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$47,656

XI-2 Total expenses$302,956

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$255,300

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,106,336

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$851,036

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American Center FY2023 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for American Center

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV