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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by AMERICAN VALUES.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,491,262
Total expenses
$1,241,560
Contributions and grants received
$1,386,081
Grants paid
$47,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$96,479
Other revenue
$8,702
Total assets, end of year
$4,890,871
Total liabilities, end of year
$124,570
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,766,301
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$916,735
Management and general expenses
$219,284
Fundraising expenses
$105,541
Program service expenses (Part III)
$916,735

Program services were 73.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,386,081

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $9,002

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $96,479 · excluded $96,479

  • 11a · Other revenue: LIST RENTAL INCOME

    total $8,702 · related or exempt $8,702

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $8,702

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $47,000 · program services $47,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $336,464 · program services $245,531 · management and general $63,339 · fundraising $27,594

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $337,860 · program services $246,550 · management and general $63,602 · fundraising $27,708

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,517 · program services $12,054 · management and general $3,109 · fundraising $1,354

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $96,004 · program services $70,058 · management and general $18,072 · fundraising $7,874

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $45,979 · program services $33,553 · management and general $8,655 · fundraising $3,771

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $370 · program services $270 · management and general $70 · fundraising $30

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $20,600 · management and general $20,600

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $91,114 · program services $91,114

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,332 · program services $38,919 · management and general $10,040 · fundraising $4,373

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $110,939 · program services $80,957 · management and general $20,884 · fundraising $9,098

  • 17 · Travel

    total $34,273 · program services $25,010 · management and general $6,452 · fundraising $2,811

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $8,428 · program services $8,428

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,421 · program services $4,685 · management and general $1,209 · fundraising $527

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,197 · program services $3,063 · management and general $790 · fundraising $344

  • 24a · Other expenses: CAGING & LIST RENTAL

    total $18,985 · fundraising $18,985

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $13,077 · program services $9,543 · management and general $2,462 · fundraising $1,072

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,147,395 · end of year $4,390,256

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $84,841 · end of year $85,070

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $304,755

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $293,397

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $17,070 · end of year $11,358

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $278,332 · end of year $323,405

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $183,673 · end of year $80,782

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $37,601 · end of year $46,109

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $192,349 · end of year $78,461

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,430,786 · end of year $4,715,726

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $50,575 · end of year $50,575

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

AMERICAN VALUES IS DEDICATED TO DEFENDING THE FOUNDING PRINCIPLES OF OUR NATION AS ARTICULATED IN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE CONSTITUTION. AMERICAN VALUES WORKS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT CRITICAL ISSUES, INCLUDING THE SANCTITY OF LIFE, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, FREE ENTERPRISE, A STRONG NATIONAL DEFENSE AND A ROBUST ALLIANCE WITH ISRAEL.

  • IN 2024, AMERICAN VALUES WORKED TO EDUCATE AMERICANS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS ABOUT A MYRIAD OF ISSUES, INCLUDING IMMIGRATION, FOREIGN POLICY, RELIGIOUS LIBERTY, PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ACTIVE AND INFORMED CITIZENSHIP.AMERICAN VALUES PRESIDENT GARY L. BAUER WAS QUOTED IN MEDIA INTERVIEWS ON A BROAD VARIETY OF TOPICS FROM BORDER SECURITY TO U.S. POLICY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. AMERICAN VALUES PROVIDED CONTEMPORANEOUS ANALYSIS ON CRITICAL ISSUES THROUGH ITS DAILY EDUCATIONAL E-MAIL REPORT, SOCIAL MEDIA EFFORTS AND DAILY RADIO COMMENTARIES.

    Expenses $916,735 · Grants $47,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • GARY BAUER

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $246,121
    From this org
    $184,028
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $62,093
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $176,782
    Bonus
    $7,246
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,607
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51,486
    Filer's total
    $246,121

  • CAROL BAUER

    SECRETARY/TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $90,343
    From this org
    $85,691
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,652
    Hours/week
    20

  • EMILIE WIERDA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • CHUCK DONOVAN

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $2,800
    From this org
    $2,800
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • TOM ROSE

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • DORIE BLACK

    DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $188,542
    From this org
    $157,422
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,120
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,219
    Bonus
    $6,203
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,073
    Nontaxable benefits
    $22,047
    Filer's total
    $188,542

  • WILLIAM MOELLER

    WRITER/RESEARCHER

    Total calculated
    $166,972
    From this org
    $110,063
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $56,909
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $105,605
    Bonus
    $4,458
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $5,400
    Nontaxable benefits
    $51,509
    Filer's total
    $166,972

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 1a · Health or social club dues or initiation fees
  • 1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
  • 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
24 June 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202511759349300886

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