Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,436,380
- Total expenses
- $4,142,016
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,370,315
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $65,637
- Other revenue
- $428
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,382,396
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $45,927
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,336,469
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,349,179
- Management and general expenses
- $567,164
- Fundraising expenses
- $225,673
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,349,179
Program services were 80.9% 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.
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$4,370,315
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$2,000
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3 · Investment income
total $65,633 · excluded $65,633
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $4
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $4
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $4 · excluded $4
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11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENT INCOME
total $359 · related or exempt $359
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11b · Other revenue: HONORARIA INCOME
total $69 · related or exempt $69
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11e · Other revenue, total
$428
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $476,398 · program services $367,031 · management and general $74,024 · fundraising $35,343
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,953,000 · program services $1,504,647 · management and general $303,462 · fundraising $144,891
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $14,515 · program services $11,183 · management and general $2,255 · fundraising $1,077
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $92,189 · program services $71,025 · management and general $14,325 · fundraising $6,839
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $182,148 · program services $140,332 · management and general $28,303 · fundraising $13,513
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11b · Fees: legal
total $72,513 · management and general $72,513
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $19,642 · program services $1,019 · management and general $18,567 · fundraising $56
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11g · Fees: other
total $790,266 · program services $784,700 · management and general $5,566
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13 · Office expenses
total $18,444 · program services $17,173 · management and general $347 · fundraising $924
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14 · Information technology
total $15,074 · program services $13,903 · management and general $735 · fundraising $436
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16 · Occupancy
total $387,906 · program services $337,883 · management and general $31,420 · fundraising $18,603
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17 · Travel
total $1,624 · program services $1,249 · management and general $375
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $2,328 · program services $2,328
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,705 · management and general $5,705
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23 · Insurance
total $5,021 · management and general $5,021
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24a · Other expenses: OPERATING EXPENSES
total $51,364 · program services $43,412 · management and general $4,170 · fundraising $3,782
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $21,135 · program services $21,135
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24c · Other expenses: WEBSITE
total $19,676 · program services $19,676
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24d · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS
total $13,045 · program services $12,483 · management and general $353 · fundraising $209
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24e · All other expenses
total $23 · management and general $23
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $782,348 · end of year $989,397
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,442,839 · end of year $1,260,314
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $644 · end of year $0
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $141 · end of year $780
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$362,170
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$321,338
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $5,879 · end of year $40,832
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $89,168 · end of year $91,073
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $72,664 · end of year $45,927
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $206,250 · end of year $0
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,033,233 · end of year $2,154,323
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,872 · end of year $182,146
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
AAF IS DEDICATED TO BROAD PUBLIC EDUCATION ON DOMESTIC AND ECONOMIC ISSUES, USING MODERN COMMUNICATION TOOLS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC AND PROPOSE POLICY SOLUTIONS. IT ENGAGES IN POLICY RESEARCH BASED ON DATA AND PROVIDES COMMENTARY ON DOMESTIC ECONOMIC POLICY IDEAS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
AMERICAN ACTION FORUM IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPARTISAN POLICY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INSTITUTION.
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AMERICAN ACTION FORUM (AAF) HAS CORE AREAS OF POLICY RESEARCH IN THE FOLLOWING POLICY ISSUE AREAS: COMPETITION ECONOMICS, ENERGY, FISCAL POLICY, EDUCATION, FINANCIAL SERVICES, HEALTH CARE, IMMIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICY, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, HOUSING FINANCE, LABOR MARKETS, REGULATION AND TRADE. AAF'S RESEARCH TEAM, SUPPORTED BY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF, PROVIDES DATA-DRIVEN RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE POLICYMAKERS, THOUGHT LEADERS, ACADEMICS, MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES ARE USED TO REACH THESE AUDIENCES EFFECTIVELY AND IN A TIMELY WAY. AAF FOCUSES ITS RESOURCES PRIMARILY ON ECONOMIC RESEARCH.
Expenses $3,349,179 · Revenue $428
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Lauren MaddoxLAUREN MADDOX
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
John McKernanJOHN MCKERNAN
SECRETARY/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kevin BradyKEVIN BRADY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Norm ColemanNORM COLEMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ken KiesKEN KIES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bobbie KilbergBOBBIE KILBERG
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan MolinariSUSAN MOLINARI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Stephanie MonroeSTEPHANIE MONROE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jc WattsJC WATTS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Sarah SmithSARAH SMITH
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $191,342
- From this org
- $186,588
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,754
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $186,588
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,470
- Nontaxable benefits
- $1,284
- Filer's total
- $191,342
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Douglas Holtz-EakinDOUGLAS HOLTZ-EAKIN
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $311,791
- From this org
- $309,333
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,458
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $309,333
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,400
- Nontaxable benefits
- $58
- Filer's total
- $311,791
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Thomas Daniel RyanTHOMAS DANIEL RYAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $205,111
- From this org
- $174,709
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $30,402
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $174,709
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $212
- Nontaxable benefits
- $30,190
- Filer's total
- $205,111
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Thomas KingsleyTHOMAS KINGSLEY
DIR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES POLICY
- Total calculated
- $120,519
- From this org
- $119,850
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $669
- Hours/week
- 40
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Angela KuckANGELA KUCK
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
- Total calculated
- $176,691
- From this org
- $164,719
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,972
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $164,719
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $3,050
- Nontaxable benefits
- $8,922
- Filer's total
- $176,691
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Frederick AshtonFREDERICK ASHTON
DIR OF COMPETITION POLICY
- Total calculated
- $142,875
- From this org
- $134,774
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $8,101
- Hours/week
- 40
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Jeffrey WestlingJEFFREY WESTLING
DIR OF TECHNOLOGY/INNOVATION POLICY
- Total calculated
- $130,017
- From this org
- $122,469
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,548
- Hours/week
- 40
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
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 11 April 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202631019349301028
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