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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,223,553
Total expenses
$2,531,547
Contributions and grants received
$2,217,027
Grants paid
$54,938
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$6,526
Total assets, end of year
$861,368
Total liabilities, end of year
$57,696
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$803,672
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,004,162
Management and general expenses
$328,539
Fundraising expenses
$198,846
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,004,162

Program services were 79.2% 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

    $2,217,027

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $217

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $217 · related or exempt $217

  • 11a · Other revenue: CREDIT CARD REWARDS

    total $6,309 · excluded $6,309

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,309

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $54,938 · program services $54,938

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $202,002 · program services $141,402 · management and general $35,350 · fundraising $25,250

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $869,278 · program services $661,098 · management and general $68,580 · fundraising $139,600

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $24,935 · program services $14,878 · management and general $4,936 · fundraising $5,121

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $21,640 · program services $14,766 · management and general $3,338 · fundraising $3,536

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $83,096 · program services $61,587 · management and general $8,464 · fundraising $13,045

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $8,301 · management and general $8,301

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $29,803 · program services $5,018 · management and general $24,785

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $51,383 · program services $18,860 · management and general $32,523

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $74,695 · program services $53,173 · management and general $21,522

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $85,005 · program services $78,743 · management and general $6,236 · fundraising $26

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $25,315 · program services $12,270 · management and general $13,045

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $14,500 · management and general $14,500

  • 17 · Travel

    total $215,411 · program services $125,759 · management and general $78,584 · fundraising $11,068

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $743,480 · program services $739,129 · management and general $3,151 · fundraising $1,200

  • 20 · Interest

    total $513 · management and general $513

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $599 · management and general $599

  • 24a · Other expenses: VIDEO PRODUCTION

    total $22,205 · program services $22,205

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $3,621 · program services $323 · management and general $3,298

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $827 · program services $13 · management and general $814

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $901,976 · end of year $822,308

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $305,000 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $39,060

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $95,310 · end of year $57,696

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $806,666 · end of year $709,887

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $305,000 · end of year $93,785

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

THE AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION INC. IS A 501(C)(3) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO MOBILIZING YOUNG PEOPLE AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION THROUGH COMMON-SENSE, MARKET-BASED, AND LIMITED-GOVERNMENT IDEALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO EDUCATE COLLEGE STUDENTS ABOUT FREE-MARKET, LIMITED GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENTAL REFORMS TO SPUR MEANINGFUL CHANGE.

  • GRASSROOTS: ACC'S GRASSROOTS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP RECRUITMENT, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOUTH LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH. THIS YEAR, THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED 4,706 NEW MEMBERS, OUR INAUGURAL ACC SUMMIT WITH 250 ACTIVISTS, AND 168 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS.

    Expenses $1,487,897 · Grants $1,759

  • MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS: ACC'S MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES DIGITAL MARKETING AND SOCIAL MEDIA ENGAGEMENT, CONTENT CREATION AND MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MEDIA OUTREACH, BRANDING, AND IDENTITY. THIS YEAR, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS SECURED OVER 320 MEDIA HITS, INCLUDING 138 PUBLISHED OP-EDS AND 98 PRINT FEATURES. ACC'S WORK WAS FEATURED IN FOX NEWS, ABC, POLITICO, NBC, THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER, AND MORE. ACC ALSO REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 20M ACROSS SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS, INCLUDING 1.8 MILLION IMPRESSIONS ON THE CLIMATE COMMITMENT, ACC'S CLIMATE PLATFORM.

    Expenses $297,395 · Revenue $217

  • GRASSTOPS: ACC'S GRASSTOPS PROGRAMMING INCLUDES COALITION AND PARTNERSHIP BUILDING, THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. ACC'S 2022 GRASSTOPS ENGAGEMENT INCLUDED TWO PUBLIC TESTIMONIES, EXTENSIVE POLLING, AND HOSTING THE GLOBAL CONSERVATIVE CLIMATE SUMMIT, THE LARGEST CONSERVATIVE CLIMATE EVENT AT COP27, WITH 30 POLITICIANS FROM 9 COUNTRIES.

    Expenses $218,870 · Grants $53,179

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Benjamin Backer

    PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $108,746
    From this org
    $97,048
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,698
    Hours/week
    60

  • Jessica Turner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Sarah Hunt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

  • Hannah Downey

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Stephen Rowe

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Shoshana Weissmann

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.25

  • Danielle Butcher

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $93,256
    From this org
    $82,928
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,328
    Hours/week
    45.5

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.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
7 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202343139349305779

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