Americans for Prosperity: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 75-3148958)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$64.5M
FY2021	$113.8M
FY2022	$112.5M
FY2023	$186.4M
FY2024	$223.7M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$78.3M
FY2021	$97.3M
FY2022	$136.1M
FY2023	$168.0M
FY2024	$201.4M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.5M
FY2021	$19.9M
FY2022	−$3.7M
FY2023	$14.6M
FY2024	$36.9M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2004.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

90%

Program services 90% · $151.4M Management & general 9% · $15.8M Fundraising 1% · $862K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $3.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Emily Seidel

CEO/President

$815,273Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Garza

President, Libre

$473,070Pt VII · Sec A

Brent Gardner

Chief Govt Affairs Officer

$436,020Pt VII · Sec A

Jorge Lima

Senior VP of Policy

$417,116Pt VII · Sec A

Chase Downham

Senior Vice President

$355,150Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher Hudson

Vice President Govt Affairs

$304,437Pt VII · Sec A

Lindsay Lara

Vice President, Strategy & Innovation

$287,430Pt VII · Sec A

Rob Jentgens

Outgoing Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Seidel’s $820K as CEO/President/Chair is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 44 $100M+ community development 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

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Emily Seidel	$820,487	$815,273	$773,099	$588,230	$232,449
Tim Phillips	—	—	—	$478,923	$266,537
Daniel Garza	$474,914	$473,070	$317,316	$247,536	$152,077
Brent Gardner	$450,230	$436,020	$372,022	$354,827	$194,150
Jorge Lima	—	$417,116	$373,874	$306,520	—
Chase Downham	$388,788	$355,150	$311,543	$313,111	$169,917
Beth Anne a Mumford	$317,945	—	—	—	—
Christopher Hudson	—	$304,437	$273,189	—	—

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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Mobilizes Americans to advocate for freedom, opportunity, and prosperity.

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1 program · $151.4M · in their own filed words · FY2023

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Educate and mobilize americans to advocate for solutions that expand freedom and opportunity, with a focus on addressing unsustainable government spending and debt, reforming the health care, immigration, and criminal justice systems, protecting civil liberties, and building an economy where everyone has an opportunity to find success.

$151.4Mprogram expense

Funders

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

Stand Together Chamber of Commerce INCFY2024$121.0M

Stand Together C4 FundFY2024$80.0M

Guardian of Rights FundFY2024$500K

Sarah Ketterer Family FoundationFY2024$200K

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of AmericaFY2024$20K

The Percy FundFY2024$10K

Richard M Allen Charitable Trust U D 12-23-85 M BFY2024$5K

Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$201.7M

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Grants paid · 33 grants · $2.3M · 2020–2024

Mackinac Center ActionMI · FY2024$250,000

National Immigration Forum INCDC · FY2024$150,000

Jersey 1stNJ · FY2024$108,000

Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty INCWI · FY2024$75,000

Showme ProsperityFY2024$50,000

Manufacturer & Business AssociationPA · FY2024$50,000

Ohio WorksVA · FY2024$50,000

Wmc Foundatiion INCWI · FY2024$50,000

American Oil & Gas AlliancePA · FY2024$25,000

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce INCWI · FY2024$17,500

Mackinac Center ActionMI · FY2023$300,000

America Is BetterDC · FY2023$260,869

Jersey 1stNJ · FY2023$39,000

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce INCWI · FY2023$17,500

Manufacturer & Business AssociationPA · FY2023$17,500

American Oil & Gas AlliancePA · FY2023$17,500

Oregon Business & Industry AssociationOR · FY2023$10,000

Growing Indiana Together INCFY2022$50,000

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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$186.4M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M

Other incomeLn 4–11$205K

Money outPt IX

$168.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$151.4M

Managementcol C$15.8M

Fundraisingcol D$862K

Owns and owesPt X

$14.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17.7M

Total assetsLn 16$45.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$30.3M

PeoplePt VI, VII

13

listed · VII A

PaidVII A7

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$181.3M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.7M

Investment incomeLn 3$200K

Other incomeLn 4–11$205K

Gains on assetsLn 7$1K

Total revenueLn 12$186.4M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$406K

SavingsLn 2$17.3M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17.7M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M

Other assetsLn 15$11.7M

Total assetsLn 16$45.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$30.3M

Net assetsLn 32$14.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5489

VolunteersI 61,957

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$8.6M	$17.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$533K	$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$16.5M	$45.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$20.2M	$30.3M
Net assetsLn 32	−$3.7M	$14.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$662K	$662K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$861K	$813K	$48K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$44.7M	$42.2M	$2.5M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$1.6M	$1.5M	$89K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$4.4M	$4.1M	$247K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$3.3M	$3.1M	$184K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$27.3M	$25.0M	$2.3M	$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$32.1M	$31.8M	$271K
Office expensesLn 13	$281K	$180K	$101K
Information technologyLn 14	$18.1M	$12.7M	$5.4M	$14K
OccupancyLn 16	$6.8M	$5.4M	$1.4M
TravelLn 17	$11.9M	$11.3M	$650K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$15.4M	$12.1M	$2.5M	$836K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$69K	$69K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$568K	$537K	$31K	$3
All other expensesLn 24e	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$168.0M	$151.4M	$15.8M	$862K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest	$223.7M	$201.4M	$22.3M	$36.9M	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$186.4M	$168.0M	$18.3M	$14.6M	990 PDF
FY2022	$112.5M	$136.1M	−$23.6M	−$3.7M	990 PDF
FY2021	$113.8M	$97.3M	$16.5M	$19.9M	990 PDF
FY2020	$64.5M	$78.3M	−$13.8M	$3.5M	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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Part I · Summary $186,359,205 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $108,216,150$181,282,269

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,175,805$4,672,152

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,718$199,654

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $91,846$205,130

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $112,498,519$186,359,205

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $143,500$662,369

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $41,990,993$54,837,734

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $93,968,602$112,540,056

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $136,103,095$168,040,159

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$23,604,576$18,319,046

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $186,359,205 across 8 lines filed

VIII-1d Related organizations$173,360,211

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,922,058

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$181,282,269

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,672,152$4,672,152

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $198,331$198,331

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,323$1,323

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $205,130$205,130

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,672,152 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $404,784$186,359,205

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $168,040,159 across 16 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $662,369$662,369

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $812,653 · Management $48,436$861,089

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $42,208,043 · Management $2,515,687$44,723,730

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,499,444 · Management $89,370$1,588,814

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,137,561 · Management $246,607$4,384,168

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,095,438 · Management $184,495$3,279,933

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,031,351 · Management $2,296,236 · Fundraising $11,309$27,338,896

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $31,816,651 · Management $271,179$32,087,830

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $179,825 · Management $101,283$281,108

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $12,667,654 · Management $5,409,483 · Fundraising $14,335$18,091,472

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,389,420 · Management $1,368,029$6,757,449

IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,255,411 · Management $649,866$11,905,277

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $12,066,215 · Management $2,538,658 · Fundraising $836,033$15,440,906

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $68,912$68,912

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $536,997 · Management $31,206 · Fundraising $3$568,206

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $151,427,944 · Management $15,750,535 · Fundraising $861,680$168,040,159

Part X · Balance sheet $44,964,046 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,537,749$406,073

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,049,173$17,282,757

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$14,000,000

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,305,499$19,080

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $623,207$208,500

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $533,459$1,354,629

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,499,741$11,693,007

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,548,828$44,964,046

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $13,923,711$12,798,073

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,302,108$17,523,918

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $20,225,819$30,321,991

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$3,798,231$14,050,769

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $121,240$591,286

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$3,676,991$14,642,055

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,548,828$44,964,046

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,642,055 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$186,359,205

XI-2 Total expenses$168,040,159

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,319,046

XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$3,676,991

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,642,055

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