American Experiment Foundation FY2020 filing

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Minnetonka, MN501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 83-3831129

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · 100% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Named funders
1
named funder · $26K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$2K
Spent
$0
Net assets
$206K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2K
FY2021$562
FY2022$2K
FY2023$7K
FY2024$9K
FY2025$9K
Expenses
$0
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$0
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025Not on file
Net assets
$206K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$206K
FY2022$208K
FY2023$215K
FY2024$224K
FY2025$233K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Hinderaker’s $155K as President/Treasurer is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 240 <$100K 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

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1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

To support the mission of the Center of the American Experiment.

Pt IX · col B

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2K
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$0
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$206K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Total revenueLn 12$2K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$206K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$206K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$206K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$204K$206K
Total assetsLn 16$204K$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$204K$206K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Total functional expensesLn 25$0$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $9K$233K 990 PDF
FY2024 $9K$224K 990 PDF
FY2023 $7K$215K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2K$208K 990 PDF
FY2021 $562$0$562$206K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2K$0$2K$206K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $2,031 across 2 lines filed
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,031$2,031
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,031$2,031
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $0 across 0 lines filed
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
Part X · Balance sheet $205,594 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $203,563$205,594
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $203,563$205,594
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $203,563$205,594
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $203,563$205,594
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $203,563$205,594
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,594 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,031
XI-2 Total expenses$0
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,031
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$203,563
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$205,594

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