Americans for Transparency and Accountability

Midlothian, VAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 83-4408826Revenue $260K in FY2024

On file with the IRSamericans4transparency.org250 Browns Hill Court · Midlothian, VA

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Americans for Transparency and Accountability promotes a more informed and transparent debate about US foreign policy Cont Sched O

85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $19K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 47% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 47% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 2 voting members
Concern: none of 2 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$260K
-60% vs prior year
Spent
$261K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$260K
FY2024▼ -60%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$760K
FY2023$655K
FY2024$260K
Expenses
$261K
FY2024▼ -60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$791K
FY2023$659K
FY2024$261K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$103K
FY2021$34K
FY2022$5K
FY2023$690
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $221K Management & general 15% · $40K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$108,740Pt VII · Sec A
$15,000Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Brian Robertson$108,740$193,610$195,000$186,000$180,500
Steve Rabinowitz$15,000————

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

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

Programs and updates

Promotes informed debate about US foreign policy through transparency.

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1 program · $221K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Conducted extensive education of both the general public and Congressional staff on the issue of foreign influence in the United States.

$221Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$260K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$260K
Money outPt IX
$261K
Ln 25
Programscol B$221K
Managementcol C$40K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a2
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$260K
Total revenueLn 12$260K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
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 FY24End FY24
Total assetsLn 16$690$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$690$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$109K$109K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$105K$105K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$261K$221K$40K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $260K$261K−$690$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $655K$659K−$4K$690 990 PDF
FY2022 $760K$791K−$31K$5K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.0M$1.1M−$69K$34K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.1M$10K$103K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $260,000 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $655,000$260,000
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $655,000$260,000
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $250,355$127,649
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $408,868$133,041
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $659,223$260,690
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,223−$690
Part VI · Governance 0 of 2 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $260,000 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$260,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$260,000
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$260,000
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $260,690 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $108,740$108,740
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $11,481$11,481
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,428$7,428
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $105,340$105,340
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,609$2,609
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,668$3,668
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $6,424$6,424
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $220,748 · Management $39,942 · Fundraising $0$260,690
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $690$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $690$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $690$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$260,000
XI-2 Total expenses$260,690
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$690
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$690
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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