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Americans for Fairness FY2021 filing

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Countryside, IL501(c)(4)Employment EIN 47-5657733Revenue $390K in FY2021Latest return filed Oct 27, 2025

On file with the IRSCountryside, ILTax-exempt since Feb 2016

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Americans for Fairness supports research and public relations to combat anti-union initiatives, including so-called right-to-work policies "paycheck protection" laws aimed at restricting union involvement in politics, attempts to water down or repeal prevailing wage statutes, and efforts to ban project labor agreements. Supporting such causes benefits all workers and their families. Americans for Fairness encourages infrastructure spending, including the need to build and repair roads, bridges, and ports. Promotion of such spending will benefit all taxpayers and infrastructure users by providing value, efficiency, and safety. Americans for Fairness will develop and execute marketing and public relation campaigns designed to educate the public with regard to labor and infrastructure issues. Its operations will occur in the international union of operating engineers north central states region.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5657733) · Dispute this line
501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
100¢ 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
The IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
100% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10.0 mo
of spending, in cash
10.0 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$23K
3% of total assets
Liabilities are 3% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
11 of 11 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
In line with peersDifferent from peersFar from peersNo peer rangeNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$390K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$764K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$793K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$390K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$400K
Expenses
$764K
FY2021▲ ×59
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$764K
FY2022$833K
FY2023$217K
FY2024$15K
Net assets
$793K
FY2021▼ -32%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$793K
FY2022$381K
FY2023$594K
FY2024$978K

From the FY2021 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 Feb 2016.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $764K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
James Sweeney
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Terrance E McGowan
Executive Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Ridge
Executive Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
David Monsour
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keith Linderer
Executive Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Charlie Singletary
Secretary-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Darren Smith
Executive Board
$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

Advocates for workers' rights and fair labor practices by opposing anti-union laws and promoting infrastructure investment.

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1 program · $764K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Develop and execute comprehensive public relation campaigns on target policies projects, and industries for the mission described in part iii, line 1 of organization's mission.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5657733) · Dispute this line
$764Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$390K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$390K
Money outPt IX
$764K
Ln 25
Programscol B$764K
Owns and owesPt X
$793K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$633K
Total assetsLn 16$816K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$390K
Total revenueLn 12$390K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$633K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$633K
Accounts receivableLn 4$181K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Total assetsLn 16$816K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$793K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$633K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$816K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$23K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$793K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$751K$751K
Total functional expensesLn 25$764K$764K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 27, 2025 $400K$15K$384K$978K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 23, 2024 $430K$217K$212K$594K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2023 $420K$833K−$412K$381K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 26, 2022 $390K$764K−$373K$793K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2021 $409K$13K$396K$1.2M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $390,306 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $409,385$390,306
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $409,385$390,306
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $12,966$763,748
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $12,966$763,748
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $396,419−$373,442
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $390,306 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$390,306
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$390,306
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$390,306
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $763,748 across 3 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,188$9,188
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,577$3,577
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $750,983$750,983
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $763,748 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$763,748
Part X · Balance sheet $816,344 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,021,713$633,309
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $142,855$180,739
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,331$2,296
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,166,899$816,344
X-19 Deferred revenue$22,887
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$22,887
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,166,899$793,457
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,166,899$793,457
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,166,899$816,344
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $793,457 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$390,306
XI-2 Total expenses$763,748
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$373,442
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,166,899
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$793,457

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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