Form 990 for tax year 2022
Filed by AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN GROWTH FUND INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $10,112,654
- Total expenses
- $11,596,217
- Contributions and grants received
- $10,128,967
- Grants paid
- $3,490,162
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $37,279
- Other revenue
- -$53,592
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,919,910
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $691,689
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,228,221
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $10,188,950
- Management and general expenses
- $903,866
- Fundraising expenses
- $503,401
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $10,188,950
Program services were 87.9% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$133,258
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$9,995,709
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$10,445
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3 · Investment income
total $36,126 · excluded $36,126
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $11,597
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $10,444
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,153
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,153 · excluded $1,153
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$10,992
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$133,258
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$64,584
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$53,592 · excluded -$53,592
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $3,490,162 · program services $3,490,162
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11b · Fees: legal
total $58,784 · management and general $58,784
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $22,459 · management and general $22,459
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11g · Fees: other
total $970,585 · program services $805,631 · management and general $115,792 · fundraising $49,162
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $131,904 · program services $131,717 · fundraising $187
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13 · Office expenses
total $176,206 · program services $116,680 · management and general $54,065 · fundraising $5,461
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14 · Information technology
total $47,116 · management and general $47,116
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16 · Occupancy
total $208,437 · program services $168,882 · management and general $24,972 · fundraising $14,583
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17 · Travel
total $307,018 · program services $256,282 · management and general $24,335 · fundraising $26,401
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $285,762 · program services $210,382 · fundraising $75,380
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23 · Insurance
total $16,420 · program services $3,654 · management and general $12,490 · fundraising $276
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24a · Other expenses: REIMBURSEMENT TO AFFILI
total $3,682,589 · program services $2,813,603 · management and general $537,035 · fundraising $331,951
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24b · Other expenses: COMMUNICATIONS - NEWSLE
total $1,448,355 · program services $1,448,355
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24c · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES
total $743,281 · program services $743,281
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24e · All other expenses
total $7,139 · program services $321 · management and general $6,818
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,204,389 · end of year $2,754,986
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $5,696,437 · end of year $4,344,112
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,303,000 · end of year $787,000
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $61,462 · end of year $33,812
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$36,987
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$36,987
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $152,933 · end of year $158,970
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18 · Grants payable
beginning of year $115,000 · end of year $65,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $285,571 · end of year $467,719
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $6,550,130 · end of year $5,757,194
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,161,654 · end of year $1,471,027
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
TO EMPOWER FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY LOWER-INCOME FAMILIES, WITH THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE THE BEST K-12 EDUCATION FOR THEIR CHILDREN.
Activities or mission (Part I)
A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL CHOICE AND INNOVATION, WITH A SPECIFIC FOCUS ON SCHOOL VOUCHERS, SCHOLARSHIP TAX CREDIT PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. WE ARE COMMITTED TO BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS TO EDUCATIONAL CHOICE TO HELP CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY LOWER-INCOME CHILDREN, ACCESS THE QUALITY EDUCATION NECESSARY TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
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DIRECT STATE SUPPORT: DIRECT GRANTS MADE TO NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, CONTRACTS WITH CONSULTANTS AND DIRECT EXPENSES INCURRED WITHIN SELECT STATES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO DEVELOP, GROW, AND IMPLEMENT SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS INCLUDING MARKET AND ADVERTISING PROGRAMS PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL CHOICE PROGRAMS BY TARGETING ELIGIBLE FAMILIES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF AND INCREASE PARTICIPATION IN EXISTING PRIVATE SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILIES IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES.
Expenses $6,801,379 · Grants $3,490,162
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COMMUNICATIONS: DEVELOP AND DISTRIBUTE RESEARCH AND POLICY MATERIAL TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS, STATE AND LOCAL LEADERS, MEDIA AND GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT THE NEED FOR, AND SUCCESS OF, SCHOOL CHOICE; DEVELOP AND MOBILIZE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL CHOICE; CONDUCT PRINT, BROADCAST, DIGITAL, AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE SCHOOL CHOICE AROUND THE COUNTRY.
Expenses $3,047,464
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CONFERENCES: CONDUCT OR PARTICIPATE IN TRAINING SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, AND SMALL DONOR EVENTS FOR SCHOLARS AND ACTIVISTS TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES FOR ADVANCING AND PROMOTING SCHOOL CHOICE AROUND THE COUNTRY.
Expenses $340,107 · Revenue $144,250
As filed on the 2022 return.
Listed in Part VII
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William E OberndorfWILLIAM E OBERNDORF
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2 + 2.5 related
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John KirtleyJOHN KIRTLEY
VICE-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Kathy HubbardKATHY HUBBARD
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Lee Barfield IILEE BARFIELD II
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Hon Joseph LibermanHON JOSEPH LIBERMAN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Hon Kevin P ChavousHON KEVIN P CHAVOUS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Paul ShiverickPAUL SHIVERICK
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Ann DuplessisANN DUPLESSIS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $24,000
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $24,000
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 1.75 related
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Jimmy HaslamJIMMY HASLAM
DIRECTOR (THRU 5/22)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5 + 0.5 related
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Sister Rosemarie NassifSISTER ROSEMARIE NASSIF
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1 related
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Edward McDermottEDWARD MCDERMOTT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Hon Scott WalkerHON SCOTT WALKER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 1.5 related
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Thomas SchultzTHOMAS SCHULTZ
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $362,481
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $343,560
- Other
- $18,921
- Hours/week
- 30.16 + 9.84 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $285,560 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $58,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $18,921 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $362,481 related
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Elisa ClementsELISA CLEMENTS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
- Total calculated
- $267,652
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $236,330
- Other
- $31,322
- Hours/week
- 19.82 + 20.18 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $196,330 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $40,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $20,500 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $10,822 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $267,652 related
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Jennifer MillerJENNIFER MILLER
CFO/TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $283,903
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $237,871
- Other
- $46,032
- Hours/week
- 17.32 + 22.68 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $197,871 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $40,000 related
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0 + $15,000 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $31,032 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $283,903 related
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
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- COMPENSATION IS SET BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION. THE CHAIRMAN OF THE RELATED ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE CEO COMPENSATION AND CONDUCTS THE ANNUAL REVIEW. COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE CEO ARE DISCUSSED WITH THE FULL BOARD DURING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS. THE CEO AND COO CONDUCT EVALUATIONS OF MANAGEMENT AND MANAGERS EVALUATE THEIR STAFF.
- PART I, LINE 5
- COMMISSIONS WERE PAID TO THE NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT BASED ON GROSS CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, ADJUSTED FOR TIMING DIFFERENCE IN PLEDGE RECEIVABLES OR SPECIAL GIFTS.
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
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$965,000
EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN OH
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EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN MO
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PARENTS FOR EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM NC
$350,000
EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN NC
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INSTITUTE FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
$325,000
EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN IN
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INVEST IN EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
$291,662
EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN SC
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PARTNERS FOR EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM NC
$200,000
EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN NC
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$140,000
EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN SC
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HOOSIERS FOR QUALITY EDUCATION
$120,000
EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN IN
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$120,000
EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN SC
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$100,000
EDUCATIONAL CHOICE EFFORTS IN KY
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN INC
501(C)(4) · SUPPORT SCHOOL CHOICE LEGISLATION AND PROGRAMS · IN
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AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN ACTION FUND
527 · ADVANCE EDUCATION REFORM BY ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO STATE ELECTION · IN
Directly controlled by AMERICAN FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN INC
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NEBRASKA FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN PAC
527 · ADVOCATE EDUCATION REFORM BY ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO STATE ELECTIO · NE
Directly controlled by AMER FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN ACTION FUND
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TEXAS FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN PAC INC
527 · ADVOCATE EDUCATION REFORM BY ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES RELATED TO STATE ELECTIO · TX
Directly controlled by AMER FEDERATION FOR CHILDREN ACTION FUND
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 13 November 2023
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202343199349304619
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